256 players decided there were better things to do in Cannes than play baccarat and registered for the €3,200 No limit Holdem Shootout event at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe tournament series on Tuesday and by the end of the day just 30 players were able toRead Full Article

Over the past few years the PokerStars EPT London tournament has grown into one of the most prestigious tournaments in the poker world; with a huge prize-pool and attracting some of the most notable poker players from across the globe, the 2011 running of the EPT London, whichRead Full Article

At the 2011 Legends of Poker Main Event, the World Poker Tour (WPT) continued to experiment with new structures, with their latest offering being a multi-entry tournament where players were even allowed to forfeit their stacks at the end of Day 1a if they so chose, giving themRead Full Article

6. The WSOP has over-complicated their rule book With a number of controversies this year, including an out of left field debate during the Main Event as to what is permissible to talk about when heads-up in a pot, the World Series of Poker has hopefully learned aRead Full Article

I realize the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is currently in progress, and that Slovenia is neither considered a vacation paradise nor a poker hotspot, but with a reasonably priced €3,300 buy-in, tournament officials were likely expecting a far greater turnout than the 46 players thatRead Full Article

All serious poker players, and not so serious most probably, will know that the annual WSOP is nearly upon us, and many of you, me included, are trying to qualify for a seat in Las Vegas. Depending on which poker site you use there are all manner ofRead Full Article

There is a perfect way to sum up the 10-Level Rule/Hard-Stop Rule at the 2011 World Series of Poker: Good in theory but terrible in practice. The rule has come into play far too often at the 2011 WSOP, and in most cases the rule has reared itsRead Full Article

With over 30 players returning to the Rio on Monday it seemed destined from the outset that the $1,500 No Limit Holdem tournament would be the next victim of the 10-Level Hard-Stop Rule, and sure enough, with six players remaining tournament officials called a stop to the action.Read Full Article

Two of the first five tournaments at this year’s World Series of Poker have already fell victim to the new rule that was implemented in an effort to keep tournaments from running into the morning hours, known as the Hard-Stop Rule. The first tournament that saw an additionalRead Full Article

The $25k buy-in NLHE Heads-Up Championship got underway on the opening day of the 2011 World Series of Poker on Tuesday, and attracted a field of precisely 128 players –which likely had tournament officials doing cartwheels and back-flips as logistically this is the perfect number for a bracket-styleRead Full Article