WSOPE Tournaments Should Not Be Bracelet Events
If a World Poker Tour (WPT) or European Poker Tour (EPT) tournament were to put up the numbers that the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) has over the years we would call the tournament [….]
Articles by Steve Ruddock
Has the November Nine Outlived its Usefulness?
After floundering ratings and a forgettable Main Event final table in 2007, the World Series of Poker came up with a new concept for the following year that they hoped would rekindle the public’s love [….]
Why Poker Could Use a Bit More Slowrolling
If you’ve been paying attention to the poker forums recently you’ve undoubtedly come across the YouTube video clip of Shaun Deeb slowrolling Mike “the Mouth” Matusow that will appear on a potential episode of the [….]
Is Another Poker Boom on the Horizon?
With the launch of the WSOP.com website in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware prepping for their own online poker launches, and with talks of interstate online poker compacts heating up, we are on the precipice [….]
Potential Marketing Strategies for US Poker Rooms
Stick a patch on an accomplished player; offer some no-name at the final table a take-it-or-leave-it sponsorship deal; throw together some “.net” commercial advertisements; and most importantly, team up with a number of online affiliates [….]
Are Criminals Increasingly Targeting High Stakes Poker Players?
The 2+2 poker forum has been abuzz with the story that Jens “Jeans” Kyllonen –and what seems to be a growing list of other players–had his hotel room broken into and his laptop tampered with, [….]