Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 09, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | 1 Comment »

By now you may have heard of the new online poker site Skillbet.com, where players compete against one another in game of “Duplicate Poker” where each player is given the same two hold cards and the person who plays them the most skillfully (wins the most money orRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on Nov 09, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Tuesday, the final three of the 2011 WSOP November Nine took center stage at the Rio in Las Vegas, NV.  After over six grueling hours of play, Pius Heinz emerged as the champion.  Here are some of my thoughts and impressions of the final three spectacle. BenRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Nov 06, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The “live” coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table on ESPN and ESPN 2 (as well as being streamed on ESPN3 at www.watchespn.com) is likely going to last some 12+ hours if history is any indicator. At PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that unlike us theRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on May 31, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Sunday, Sam Barnhart won the WSOP Circuit National Championship freeroll event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.  For his win, Barnhart took home $300,000 and a gold WSOP bracelet.  This was the first time that a bracelet was awarded for a WSOP-C branded event and theRead Full Article

Posted by James Guill on May 26, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The World Series of Poker kicks off in just six days at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  While the WSOP is undeniably the main attraction, there are several other smaller events that are going on in Las Vegas during the same period.  SomeRead Full Article