Attendance in the $100k Challenge at the Aussie Millions was way down from last year’s impressive 38 entrants, with just 22 players registering for the $100k buy-in tournament this time around. Even with the attendance drop the tournament still managed to attract some of the biggest names inRead Full Article

With the first major tournament series of 2012 now in the books I figured it was time to take a look at the Global Poker Index (GPI) rankings for the first time in 2012. The GPI was created in conjunction with the Epic Poker League in order toRead Full Article

Despite Black Friday laying waste to the online poker community in the United States, as well as its backlash causing worldwide drama for poker players, it was still a good year for a number of poker players, but few had the amount of success of Eugene Katchalov, whoRead Full Article

On January 25th, 2012 the European Poker community will descend on the Aviation Club in Paris, France to hand out 10 European Poker Awards (EPA’s) to the biggest stars on the European poker scene. This will mark the 11th consecutive year that the European Poker Awards have beenRead Full Article

Move over Phil Ivey; step aside Tom “durrrr” Dwan; make room Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond; there is a new candidate for the title of the best poker player in the world, and it’s the UK’s talented young star Sam Trickett. While the reports are nearly impossible to verify, itRead Full Article

On Wednesday a total of 100 players registered for the third Epic Poker League Main Event, which is being played as a NLHE Mix-Max tournament –Day 1 is played at 8-Max tables, Day 2 at 7-Max tables, Day 3 at 6-Max, and Day 4 at 4-Max. Among theRead Full Article

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

According to PokerNews.com the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia has confirmed that the Aussie Millions will once again host a $250,000 Super-High-Roller tournament. The first $250,000 Super-High-Roller took place at last year’s Aussie Millions, and despite being hastily created in the middle of the tournament series a respectableRead Full Article

In a year when top tournament players have amassed some amazing records and numbers –Sam Trickett, Erik Seidel, Jake Cody, Bertrand Grospellier, Chris Moorman, Eugene Katchalov, Ben Lamb, and so on– Andrey Pateychuk has quietly put together a remarkable year of his own, with his latest resume boosterRead Full Article

On Monday, November 28th, Titan Poker will launch its iPoker Online Poker Series (iPOPS) with $1,000,000 up for grabs over the course of the four tournament series. The Main Event of the iPOPS will be a $125 buy-in NLHE Freezeout tournament with a massive guaranteed prize-pool of $500,000.Read Full Article