This week the Entraction Poker Network made good on its previous warnings that it would be banning players from select countries around the globe (countries where legislation has made online poker illegal in some way, shape or form). The countries that have been put on Entraction’s “No-Play” listRead Full Article

With Phillip Gruissem winning his second straight EPT High-Roller tournament (Gruissem won the EPT Barcelona High-Roller in August) as well as a 28th place finish in the World Series of Poker Main Event in July, it looks as if we may be watching one of poker’s up-and-coming playersRead Full Article

This gossip is still in the early stages, but several sources have confirmed that the Entraction Poker Network will be blocking players from five countries at the end of the month, Canada, Russia, Israel, Norway, and Turkey. While the network hasn’t issued an official statement at this time,Read Full Article

As the Main Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker draws ever-closer, the final few preliminary tournaments are wrapping up including the ultra-high buy-in $50k Players Championship, and at the opposite end of the spectrum, Event #54, a $1k buy-in No limit Holdem tournament. After a hugeRead Full Article

 Poker is a lot like baseball in one respect, stats matter! So with 35 events in the books I thought it would be a good idea to take a look inside some of the more noteworthy numbers coming out of the 2011 WSOP –these numbers are accurateRead Full Article

We are all aware of Alexander Kostritsyn’s resume when it comes to poker; whether it’s his nearly $3 million in live tournament earnings, or the millions the young poker pro from Russia has made at the Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars tables, nobody questions his ability to dominateRead Full Article