Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

There’s a great line in the movie Major League where some Cleveland Indians fans are discussing the Indians roster when one guy says something to the effect of “I’ve never heard of any of these guys”; well, this is likely how many poker fans feel about the 2012 versionRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

I’m really starting to feel good about the predictions I made back at the beginning of the year when I said that women will win multiple bracelets at the 2012 World Series of Poker, AND that a woman will make the final table of the WSOP Main Event.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 21, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Roberto Romanello is one of the many young poker talents coming from the UK, and the young star will be eyeing his first World Series of Poker bracelet on Thursday, as he is one of the 10 finalists in the $3k No Limit Holdem Shootout tournament. Romanello alreadyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After both players came up short in Event #15, the $5k Stud 8 or better tournament, Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth are right back in the swing of things, making another final day of a WSOP tournament, but this time the pair will be playing on the finalRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 25, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

German poker pro, and recently signed representative for Party Poker, Marvin Rettenmaier maintained his chip-lead during Day 5 of the World Poker Tour $25k Championship, and will take a commanding lead into Saturday’s official final table. Nine players took their seats on Thursday, with the tournament scheduled toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 23, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Day 4 of the World Poker Tour Season X $25k Championship came to a close on Tuesday night with 19 players still in contention for what is considered one of the most prestigious titles in poker. Unfortunately for one of those players, Day 5 will see their runRead Full Article

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

After four full days of action the final table for the 2012 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final Main Event is now set, and despite a relatively unknown field, expect some excellent play and fireworks during Monday’s finale. Leading the way in the final table will beRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 15, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Ben Wilinofsky is a new name in the world of live poker, but for followers of the online game Wilinofsky is a well known commodity, where he has been one of the most dominant online poker players in recent years playing under the screen-name “NeverScaredB”. Last April WilinofskyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 16, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

When play began on Friday at the latest stop on the PokerStars European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Season 8 schedule, the EPT Madrid Main Event was down to just 24 players, with a handful of well-known poker pros in the running for the title, and the nearly €550,000 first-placeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 10, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The newest World Poker Tour Champion was crowned at the Bay 101 Casino in Los Angeles, California on Friday night, as Moon Kim bested a tough final table that included three well-known pro poker players to capture the 2012 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars title, along with theRead Full Article