Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 29, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Another World Poker Tour (WPT) final table means another stacked WPT final table, considering the final six players competing for the Season X LA Poker Classic title includes four of the top young players in the game: David Sands, Jason Somerville, Dan Kelly, and Noah Schwartz. I’ve alreadyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 26, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was a very busy week on the tournament trail –and the coming weeks look just as jam-packed. So without any further delay here is a look at some of the highlights from around the world of tournament poker that you may have overlooked. PokerStars LAPT Grand FinalRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 07, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With a final table of five Frenchmen and Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano it’s easy to see why Belarussian poker pro Vadzim Kursevich was overlooked heading into the final day of the 2012 PokerStars PT Deauville Main Event, despite entering the day second in chips. By the endRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 06, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It was another busy week on the tournament poker trail, and while we were able to provide reports from the biggest tournament taking place, the European Poker Tour stop in Deauville, France, there was plenty of other choices for tournament players across the globe to choose from. HereRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 02, 2012 Posted in Poker Promotions | No Comments »

Beginning on March 4th, 2012 and running through March 25, 2012, the Merge Gaming Network will be hosting a massive 70-Event tournament series known as Poker Maximus. Over the course of thee 22-days of tournaments the Merge Gaming Network will be guaranteeing $1.5 million in prize-money, with theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 31, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Yesterday we updated you on a number of poker events, including the Aussie Million, the Million Dollar Heater tournament series in Biloxi, Mississippi, and the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Caesar’s Palace. Today we’ll revisit the WSOPC Caesar’s Palace Main Event where the field played downRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 28, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

As quickly as the idea of six-figure buy-in poker tournaments came into fashion last year, it seems, like the latest fashion trend, that there shelf-life was no more than Season as they have just as quickly become passé in the poker world judging by the attendance numbers fromRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 12, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The 2012 Aussie Millions tournament series kicked-off Thursday with a $1,000 No Limit Holdem tournament that will feature two days of registration. Over the course of the 18 day Aussie Millions series a total of 26 separate poker tournaments will take place, including the Aussie Millions Main Event,Read Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Jan 06, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

Jimmy Somemerfeld, founder of Poker Tournament Consultants and storied tournament director, has announced his retirement after turning in a letter of resignation to Caesar’s Entertainment. Sommerfeld broke the story himself on TwoPlusTwo forums and explained the reason for the decision.  He said: I started in the poker businessRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 05, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There hasn’t been a major live poker tournament since before the Christmas weekend, when the World Poker Tour wrapped-up their 2011 schedule with the WPT Venice and the Epic Poker League hosted their 3rd Main Event of the year. Now that the holidays and festivities of ringing inRead Full Article