Bruno de Paiva

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Joined PokerTube September 2014

From Perth, Australia, Bruno de Paiva is a qualified journalist who has worked in both media and non-media roles. At just 24, he was the chief journalist of a newspaper in north-west Australia, leading a team of four regular writers and regional correspondents in producing weekly editions of the publication. After discovering poker some six years ago it fired a passion in him - but his focus shifted more towards writing about the game than to actually playing it. Of course, he enjoys playing in an occasional friendly game of poker as well.


Articles by Bruno de Paiva

Weekly Online Poker Traffic Update: PokerStars Surging Again

Big:T;he status quo appears to have been restored to the world of online poker, at least for this week anyway.The majority of online poker rooms have retained their usual places on PokerScout’s

Live Poker Events, 9 years ago

Weekly Tournament Recap: Jason Mercier Triumphs in Alpha8

Big:T;here were not a large number of professional poker tournaments played over the last week, but those tournaments that were held were large in terms of both entrants and prize pools. Here is a

Poker Network Traffic Predictions for 2015

Big:T;he year 2014 saw some changes occur in online poker traffic, but overall it was more of the same. PokerStars retains its reputation as the most popular online network by a million miles, while

Live Poker Events, 9 years ago

Wilson Calixto Takes Out Brazilian Series of Poker

Big:T;he Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) has grown and grown since its first event back in 2006.The series has become so successful that its Main Event has now become the second largest in the world

US Online Poker 2015 – Things to Keep an Eye On

Big:I;t was a topsy turvy year for online poker in the United States. The market in New Jersey became more established, while the market in Nevada had its good and bad points, the worst of which

Live Poker Events, 9 years ago

Pete Chen Wins Asia Player of the Year Award

Big:I;n poker, it is often stated that persistence is the key to constant success as a professional on the felt. This is something Taiwan’s Pete Chen has proven in 2014 as he has beautifully played

Weekly Online Traffic Update: PokerStars.it Surges, Three Rooms Holding the Same Spot

B:T;here are a few surprises in this week’s online poker player traffic rankings, with a few networks working their way into the top five.The foremost of those is PokerStars.it, which has

Yahoo! Poker to Close at End of Year

Big:I;f you’re a keen player of Yahoo! Fantasy football then you’ve likely seen a whole lot of advertising for Yahoo’s poker offering. However, that advertising has more or less been futile as

UK Point of Consumption Tax Comes Into Effect

Big:T;he UK Government attracted some controversy over the last year and a half after it announced plans to implement a 15% tax on the gross profits of online gaming companies that have UK

Live Poker Events, 9 years ago

Weekly Tournament Recap: Seven Days Bursting with Action

Big:A; number of major poker tournaments took place over the last week around the world. Here is a review of four poker events that took place or are currently taking place throughout the last seven

Nevada October Online Poker Revenues Lowest Ever

Big:T;he U.S. state of Nevada may have been the first state to regulate and establish the online gaming industry, but that has not translated into big numbers and revenues.At least that’s the

PokerStars Shines at eGR Operator Awards

Big:T;he 2014 eGaming Review (eGR) Awards took place in London this week and, as expected, PokerStars was the biggest winner in the poker categories.The Isle of Man-based online poker powerhouse took

Live Poker Events, 9 years ago

Jaffe the Man at WPT Montreal Main Event

Big:H;e came into the WPT Montreal Main Event final table as its chip leader, and Jonathan Jaffe kept that play going all the way, winning the event and its US$409,656 first place cash

One Year Anniversary for WSOP in New Jersey

Big:I;t’s been a big month for the World Series of Poker (WSOP), with the final table of the Main Event having taken place earlier in the month. However, that’s not the only big news. WSOP is

Adelson Anti-Online Poker Stance Under New Wave of Republican Attack

Big:B;illionaire casino and resorts tycoon Sheldon Adelson has been continuously unrelenting and forthright in his desire to see a ban on online gaming in all of its forms, which includes online