It’s been four years since a World Poker Tour tournament has been held on Canadian soil, but considering the record-setting field that massed at the Playground Poker Club for the WPT Montreal, the WPT will likely make Canada a regular stop on the tour. Thanks to the twoRead Full Article
I have three tidbits from Day 5 of the 2012 WSOP Main Event to talk about today, and two of them have to do with actor Kevin Pollack whose improbable run in the 2012 Main Event came to one of the most improbable finishes late on Saturday nightRead Full Article
As the 2012 World Series of poker approaches I thought it would be a good time to take a look at some of the questions poker players and the poker media will have going into the nearly two-month long summer poker series in Las Vegas. In the firstRead Full Article
After three full days of play the starting field of 665 players has been pared down to just 26 at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final in Monte Carlo. Day 3 of the tournament was scheduled to see the field shrink to just three-tables of eightRead Full Article
After a disappointing turnout on Day 1a of the European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Madrid, Spain, Day 1b of the tournament saw a much larger field take to the poker tables at the Casino Gran Madrid, putting the final attendance tally at 477 players. The turnout wasRead Full Article
The past week saw a number of developments in the world of tournament poker, with everything from major tournaments in action, to a major controversy at the Chicago Poker Open, and the announcement that poker is heading back to Aruba in 2012. So here is a look atRead Full Article
On Monday Irishman Emmett Mullin captured the latest PokerStars UKIPT title, winning the Season III stop in Galway. A total of 698 players entered the tournament over the course of the two starting days, all parting with the €700 entry fee. Mullin almost gave the United Kingdom creditRead Full Article
While the total attendance is a far cry from the numbers Foxwoods used to attract in the glory days of the World Poker Tour, the 189 player field that made its way to the Connecticut woods for the 10th running of the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals hadRead Full Article
After a fast-paced and short-lived Day 3 we are left with just 64 players remaining in the hunt for the 2011 EPT San Remo title. Amongst the remaining players you’ll find a slew of top flight poker players including Joseph Cheong, Lex Veldhuis, Alessio Isaia, Johnny Lodden, andRead Full Article
One of the most consistent tournaments in terms of attendance over the past four years has been the World Series of poker Europe Main Event. The inaugural event in 2007 saw a total of 362 players (which is still the highest in the tournaments brief history) a numberRead Full Article