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Promises, promises Fans of famed YouTuber MrBeast were excited for the “MrBeast Experience at Resorts World” in Las Vegas April 13-15, but it turned out to be a complete fiasco. According to first-hand reports, the entire event was essentially a pile of nothing and MrBeast himself, real name Jimmy Donaldson, did not make an appearance.… Read more »
Poker is a game that, in the U.S. at least, an estimated sixty million people enjoy. It has entranced politicians, actors, musicians, athletes, and writers for its complexity and challenge. But who has been the best “celebrity” poker player? Let us examine some of the candidates for the top honor. Best Politician Poker Player Everyone… Read more »
Part of the lease sale With only about two months before the deadline to submit New York City casino proposals, the Associated Press noticed a detail with one of the competitors that is, at the very least, quite interesting. Bally’s, which wants to build one of three downstate casinos in the Bronx, will have to… Read more »
If there is something that poker players are wont to do, it is a wager on sports. Baseball is one of those activities that will spark the betting interests of some poker players, and the season is slightly more than a week away for Major League Baseball. Although we haven’t seen any action yet, we’re… Read more »
If there is something that poker players are wont to do, it is a wager on sports. Baseball is one of those activities that will spark the betting interests of some poker players, and the season is slightly more than a week away for Major League Baseball. In the American League, the fall of the… Read more »
If there is something that poker players are wont to do, it is wager on sports. Baseball is one of those activities that will spark the betting interests of some poker players, and the season is slightly more than a week away for Major League Baseball. In the National League, there is but one question… Read more »
Avoided jail time Former poker dealer Jason Saliba is a lucky man. Saliba, who was caught stealing money from cash game pots, pleaded guilty to nine gambling law charges and will avoid any time behind bars. The saga dates back to September 6, 2024, when a poker player in one of the low-stakes cash games… Read more »
Right in front of their noses Maurice Hawkins won the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Horseshoe Baltimore this week to earn his 18th career ring, tied for the most all-time with Ari Engel. Controversy has erupted around his victory, however, as it turns out that a mistake by the dealer gave him… Read more »
Fake cars, fraudulent car loans In late 2023, poker player George Janssen turned up on the side of the road with his hands bound in his hometown of Bad Axe, Michigan after having been missing for a month. Allegedly kidnapped as a part of an extortion scheme, it was an odd story to say the… Read more »
Says she used it after a hand Late last week, a blurry, year-old image that Americas Cardroom (ACR) Pro Ebony Kenney posted to social media became a hot topic in the poker community, as it showed Kenney with real-time assistance (RTA) software open while she was playing in ACR’s “The Venom” tournament. The reaction from… Read more »
Get him a tryout with the Carolina Panthers We all know we’ve wanted to do it at some point in our poker lives. The temptation has been there. The vast majority of us, fortunately, have self-restraint and the understanding that we live in a society. On Sunday at the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC)… Read more »
“With a heavy heart” The poker world is weird. It is an ecosystem that revolves around beating the hell out of each other at the tables for money, while at the same time, many players have no problem loaning and borrowing thousands of dollars from each other to keep the games going. Of course, that… Read more »
Buy these useless cruise miles I have a friend who tends to book travel through whatever website seems to have the best price. I always tell them to just book directly through the airline, hotel, rental car company, etc. whenever possible, but that doesn’t always happen. It has caused my friend problems, but nothing dire.… Read more »
Watch what you post Americas Cardroom (ACR) pro Nacho Barbero has been under the microscope since Friday, when he posted a picture of his computer screen showing multiple ACR tables open plus an active instance of GTO Wizard. GTO Wizard is a real-time assistance (RTA) tool that helps players make statistically correct decisions while they… Read more »
Overdosed on propofol King’s Resort founder Leon Tsoukernik is in the hospital after an alleged overdose on the sedative and anesthesia component propofol. He allegedly collapsed at his home in the Czech Republic late Monday night and was life-flighted to a nearby hospital. “I can confirm that we had two crews with a doctor on… Read more »
I deliberated whether I would write about the closure of our little alcove of the poker world here, Poker News Daily. I debated since we (and by “we” I mean my friend and colleague Dan Katz) were informed last week that the ownership of the site was “pausing” posting on the site and whether a… Read more »
Fans of Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow have been waiting for a treatment of his life for quite some time. A ghost-written autobiography in 2012 told the story from Matusow’s perspective, but it seemed that the four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner was still hiding some things. Fast forward a decade later and a documentary… Read more »
With a heavy heart, Poker News Daily reports on the passing of a man whose multi-faceted and iconoclastic approach to life resulted in excellence across many fields. Steve Albini, a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and producer of one of the iconic rock albums of the Nineties, stunningly passed away on Wednesday morning… Read more »
If it is the first weekend in May, that means that the bluegrass of Kentucky is calling and the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs are drawing the attention of the horse racing world. This year is the 150th “Run for the Roses,” the Kentucky Derby, and there are some clear-cut favorites for this year’s race.… Read more »
Despite falling squarely in a gray area of the law, poker rooms are becoming increasingly popular in Texas, as is evidenced by the inaugural Texas Poker Open that just completed. With that fuzziness, though, can come problems. Recently, poker players have accused Legends Poker Room in Houston of rigging decks in cash games. The latest… Read more »
Casinos are often known for the varied entertainment options they have. Sometimes they are concerts, but sometimes they are sporting events like boxing or Mixed Martial Arts. In Delaware, that “fight night” attitude spilled over into the casino itself as a fight in a poker room resulted in one of the pugilists being arrested for… Read more »
It is with melancholy that we here at Poker News Daily report on the passing of one of the true “road gamblers” of poker lore, San Antonio, TX’s Crandell Addington. According to friends, Addington passed away on April 14 after complications from a fall he took late last year. A “Celebration of Life” will be… Read more »
Sometimes it is all about timing. Reports out of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, which oversaw the rollout of online sports betting in the state, indicate a great desire for the activity. How much? Within hours of launching in March, eight figures in revenues (and payouts) had been won by North Carolinians. ACC Tournaments… Read more »
An exciting weekend of college basketball across the States of America has brought the Final Four to Phoenix, AZ. The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has reached the end of its monthlong saga, with history potentially on the line for one of the teams and Cinderella dreams still alive for others. It will all start… Read more »
The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has not skimped on excitement this March. In one of the most tumultuous First Rounds in recent memory, several of the “blue bloods” – teams that are considered elite – are out of the tournament. What it means for the average Joe is that there are ZERO perfect brackets… Read more »
