PokerStars modifies Rake and VIP Program for 2012
Players at PokerStars will find several changes beginning on January 1, 2012 as the site announced a major change to their rake calculations, which in turn will have a severe impact on the site’s VIP...
View ArticleInterview with UKIPT winner Emmett Mullin
Last week one of my close friends Emmett Mullin (Mully) won the PokerStars UKIPT in Galway. So straight after his win I made sure he agreed to do an Interview for PokerNewsBoy, and here it is: Gerry:...
View ArticleThe Friday Wrap: Ayre indicted, FS+G bankrupt and more
It has been quite a busy week in the world of poker, considering another indictment was unsealed, this time against Bodog founder Calvin Ayre; the Epic Poker League’s parent company has filed for...
View ArticleDaniel Negreanu banned from 2+2 for spamming
In what appears to be a bit of overzealous moderation, it seems the 2+2 poker forums have decided to ban perhaps the most followed professional poker player in the game, Daniel Negreanu. The hubbub was...
View ArticleNew source claims Full Tilt Poker sale on the horizon
WickedChopsPoker.com is the latest outlet to claim that the Full Tilt Poker deal to Groupe Bernard Tapie is slated to happen soon. According to the Insider’s Section of the popular poker website (which...
View ArticleBlom defeats Haxton in $1 MIL freezeout on PokerStars
In less than 12 hours Viktor “Isildur1” Blom was able to best Isaac Haxton in the duo’s $1,000,000 Heads-Up No Limit Holdem Freezeout match at PokerStars. The two have been embroiled in the heads-up...
View ArticleSuper-User victim Brad Booth accused of stealing $28k
One of the top online poker players during the poker boom has just been accused of stealing nearly $30,000 from one of the top online poker players in today’s game: Brad “YukonBrad” Booth has been...
View ArticleWSOP Notebook: Rio cash grab One Drop update and more
There was some very strange goings on at the Rio yesterday as a player had $50,000 jacked from them at a poker table while they had walked away. In this installment of the WSOP Notebook I’ll touch on...
View ArticleViktor Isildur1 Blom and PokerStars part ways
One of the biggest names in the history of online poker has decided not to part ways with his sponsor. On Tuesday PokerStars announced that Viktor “Isildur1” Blom will no longer be a part of Team...
View ArticlePNB talks poker with player and author Will Tipton
I recently had the opportunity to read Expert Heads Up No limit Hold’ Em, by Will Tipton (you can find my review of the book here:...
View ArticleRaghavan outlasts the pros at WPT Five Diamonds
The final table of the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamonds World Poker Classic featured two former WPT Champions as well as one of the top young talents in the game, but in the end it was Ravi...
View ArticleVanessa Selbst wins PCA High-Roller; passes Liebert
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...
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