Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 21, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Apparently having signed 2011 World Series of Poker champion Pius Heinz has given PokerStars a little wiggle room when it comes to the worth of their other Team PokerStars from Europe, and two of those players have seemingly been let go by the site: JP Kelly from theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 17, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After a week of build-up PKR Poker has finally let the cat out of the bag as to the identity of their newest Team PKR Poker Pro: Jake Cody. With the signing of the youngest Triple Crown winner in poker history (Cody is all of 23 years old)Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 20, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

With big names like Tony G, Erik Seidel, online phenom Chris “Moorman1” Moorman, Triple Crown Winner Jake Cody, and Patrik Antonius it was almost a foregone conclusion that the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event was going to be one for the ages.Read Full Article

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

At the end of play on Day 2 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event the field had been pared down to just 116 players, from the original starting number of 593, and poker fans will find a number of recognizable names amongst the chipRead Full Article

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

Event #4 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe featured a very tough final table lineup that included amongst others, Triple Crown winner Bertrand “ElkY”Grosspellier, Online Player of the Year contender Taylor “ambiguosity” Paur, as well as poker pros James Dempsey, Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade, Steve O’Dwyer, RichardRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 12, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Event #2 of the 2011 World Series of poker Europe tournament series taking place on the French Riviera started off with a bang –besting the WSOPE attendance record by more than 100 participants– and nearly ended with the crowning of the fifth Triple Crown winner in poker history,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 03, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

It’s not very often that a day 1 chip-leader continues to top the leader-board at the end of Day 2 in a major tournament, but this is precisely what Benny Spindler was able to accomplish at the 2011 Pokerstars EPT London Main Event. Spindler, the Day 1b chip-leader,Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 08, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

This past weekend the British Poker Awards were handed out at the Poker in the park festival and even though many of the players were busy plying their trade at major tournaments around the globe, the award winners were cheered, and a handful were on hand to pickRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Sep 04, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A stacked final table returned to the poker tables on Thursday to crown a champion in the largest poker tournament ever held in Spain, the 2011 PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event.  A total of 811 entered the tournament at the beginning of the week, and the final eightRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jun 19, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

One of the most exclusive clubs in the poker world is the Triple Crown –players who have won a World Series of Poker bracelet, a World Poker Tour Championship, and a European Poker Tour Championship. With just four current members, the Triple Crown is one of tournament poker’sRead Full Article