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  • Daily Grind: Doyle skipping WSOP, Roothlus' rare double and

    Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    Every day the poker world is inundated with more news, reports, and gossip, than any of us can read. At http://PokerNewsBoy.com we understand that there are only so many hours in the day, and only so much time you can set aside to follow...more
  • EPT Grand Final Super-High-Roller hits 50 entries

    Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    A €100,000 price tag didn't deter 42 players from entering the €100,000 Super-High-Roller tournament at the 2013 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, not to mention eight players deciding that one entry wasn't enough and ...more
  • Hellmuth issues statement after secret UB tapes released

    Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    The revelations in the recently released tapes by Travis Makar have brought the Super-User scandal that occurred at Ultimate Bet during the poker boom back into the spotlight, showing precisely how groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and do...more
  • Steve O'Dwyer wins PokerStars EPT Grand Final

    Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    It was the summer of 2011 when the poker world was officially introduced to a talented young tournament player named Steve O'Dwyer after he won the Bellagio Cup VII Main Event. Now, O'Dwyer wasn't an unknown at this point in his career, ...more
  • Secret UB tapes: Annie Duke used version of God Mode

    Monday, May 13, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    The Ultimate Bet Super-User scandal that rocked the online poker world back in the midst of the poker boom is back in the news as a series of secretly recorded audio-tapes (allegedly recorded by Russ Hamilton) have been released by Ultim...more
  • 2013 WSOP Countdown: Players to Watch Part 1

    Sunday, May 12, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    Every year I put together a list of poker players to watch at the World Series of Poker, so before I get into this year's 10 selections let me recap the performance of the players that were chosen by me in 2012 and see if any of them cam...more
  • Steve Silverman wins EPT Grand Final High-Roller

    Sunday, May 12, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    The €25,000 buy-in High-Roller tournament at the 2013 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final allowed for each player to rebuy a singled time if they so desired, and after multiple players did decide that €50,000 was a reaso...more
  • Key figures from UB and Absolute return to poker

    Saturday, May 11, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    It appears that the poker world is not averse to recycling, considering two very high-profile entities (one a person and the other a software company/provider) involved with now-defunct Ultimate Bet/Absolute Poker have landed key roles i...more
  • Negreanu among leaders entering Day 5 of EPT Grand Final

    Saturday, May 11, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    From the outset the Season 9 PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final has seen the cream rise right to the top, and now heading into Day 5 of one of the most prestigious events in poker the final 16 players in the EPT Grand Final Main ...more
  • Poker's best dominating PokerStars EPT Grand Final

    Thursday, May 9, 2013, Steve Ruddock
    You'll probably never see a stronger assemblage of players atop a leader-board than the Top Eight chip-leaders at the end of Day 2 at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final Main Event. Out in front at the end of the day is ...more