Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 15, 2013 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Monday Vanessa Selbst closed out the 2013 PokerStars PCA tournament series in grand fashion, winning the $25k High-Roller tournament, which attracted a huge field that passed 200 entries after reentries were counted –by comparison the $25k WPT Championship at the Bellagio hasn’t surpassed 200 entries Since SeasonRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 01, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In the first part of this column (https://pokernewsboy.com/wsop-news/my-take-on-the-poker-skills-of-the-october-nine/13236) I examined the final table play of the six men who were eliminated on Monday night. Now it’s time to offer up my thoughts on the play of the final three players in the WSOP Main Event. But, before IRead Full Article

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

Friday at the World Series of Poker probably looked something like an AARP convention for anyone walking by as over 4,000 Seniors (over 50 in the poker world) took to the tables to play in the Senior’s Tournament. The massive field set multiple records and I’m still tryingRead Full Article

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

With Andy Bloch scratching his name off of the “Best player to never win a bracelet” list at the 2012 WSOP, and with several big names like Gus Hansen, Gavin Smith, ElkY and Phil Laak also crossing their names off last year, I figured it was time toRead Full Article

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

Of the eight remaining players at the final table of the 2012 European Poker Tour Main Event in Deauville, France five of them are Frenchmen, but the biggest name still in the hunt for the over $1 million first-place prize-money is Italian poker player and Team PokerStars ProRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jan 09, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

While the Player of the Year races for live poker tournaments was one of the closest in history (at both Card Player and BLUFF Magazine) the title of Online Poker Player of the Year at Card Player Magazine was an absolute runaway victory for Jason “jdpc27” Wheeler. WheelerRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 27, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
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The final ballots have been cast by our hand-picked panel of poker experts, and after a little bit of deliberation we were able to settle upon a winner in each if the 10 categories we selected this time around. Congratulations to all of the winners and the deservingRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Dec 14, 2011 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

It’s that time again; time to vote for the 2011 PokerNewsBoy.com Awards. For 2011 the categories have been streamlined to 10, with 5 Player of the Year Awards up for grabs, as well as five other awards ranging from Poker Moment of the Year to Best Poker Blog.Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 30, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

We are now officially one week away from when the final nine players remaining in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event will return to the felt at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino and battle for the nearly $9 million first prize. So here isRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 18, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

In the few days preceding the run-up to the final table of the Partouche Poker Table, Sam Trickett had been surviving, not thriving. But all of that changed on Saturday as the UK poker pro vaulted from the middle of the pack to the chip-lead as the finalRead Full Article