Sunday night marks the seventh new episode of Season 6 for the popular GSN cash game series "High Stakes Poker." Ratings for the longtime franchise are up dramatically across the board. Read more »
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Isildur1 Invited to Party Poker’s Big Game IV
With Party Poker and Matchroom Sport's latest announcement that the Big Game IV will take place in London from April 11 to 13, the uber-secretive Isuldur1 has once again stolen the spotlight. Read more »
Jeff Madsen, Lacey Jones Join Poker2Nite
This week, the UB.com sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite" welcomed two young guns, Full Tilt pro Jeff Madsen and Absolute Poker babe Lacey Jones. The series airs at 11:00pm ET on Wednesdays on Versus. Read more »
Andrew Robl, Dennis Phillips, Lex Veldhuis Make High Stakes Poker Debuts
A new set of players took to the felts on the GSN cash game franchise "High Stakes Poker" this week, as Andrew "good2cu" Robl, Dennis Phillips, and Lex Veldhuis made their debuts. Read more »
ESPN Inside Deal Welcomes Phil Hellmuth
In the most recent installment of the ESPN.com poker news show "Inside Deal," 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth took center stage. A review of Hellmuth's most infamous meltdowns also aired. Read more »
NAPT Hostess Joanna Krupa Joins Poker2Nite
PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) hostess Joanna Krupa joined this week's installment of the UB.com sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite." The franchise airs at 11:00pm ET every Wednesday on Versus. Read more »
Poker After Dark Cash Game 1 Debuts
The first cash game of 2010 got underway this week on the NBC franchise "Poker After Dark." New episodes will air this week and next on NBC at 2:05am ET nightly and the show is brought to you by Full Tilt Poker. Read more »
Annie Duke Tells All on Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show
On Sunday night, UB.com poker pro and recent National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Annie Duke appeared on Kevin Pollak's Chat Show. Poker News Daily sponsored the episode, which is now archived on the Chat Show's website. Read more »
High Stakes Poker: Four Players Felted
It was a veritable bloodbath on Sunday's episode of the GSN cash game franchise "High Stakes Poker." Four players went broke to the tune of $200,000 and next week, a new crop of players will take to the felts. Read more »
Annie Duke Appears on Tonight’s Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show
On Sunday night at 5:00pm PT, UB.com poker pro and recent National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Annie Duke will join Kevin Pollak's Chat Show for a 90-minute in-depth interview. Poker News Daily will sponsor the segment, which will be archived on the Chat Show's website following its airing. Read more »
Shuffle Up and Deal Producers Searching for Sponsor
In December, Oates Media Group, the creators of the poker game show "Shuffle Up and Deal," announced an online casting call seeking contestants. Three months later, the franchise is still looking for a sponsor to bring its product to life. Read more »
Poker2Nite: Annie Duke Discusses Heads-Up Poker Championship Win
The UB.com poker news show "Poker2Nite" aired its second episode of Season 2 on Wednesday. National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke joined the Versus franchise. Read more »
Face the Ace Lawsuit Dismissed in Nevada’s Eighth District Court
On Monday, Poker News Daily learned that the Eighth District Court in Nevada dismissed a lawsuit filed by Brandon McSmith, who claimed ownership of the idea for the NBC poker game show "Face the Ace." Read more »
High Stakes Poker: $1 Million Vegetarian Prop Bet Agreed To
Large pots were few and far between on Sunday night's episode of the GSN series "High Stakes Poker." Instead, a vegetarian prop bet between Full Tilt Poker pros Phil Ivey and Tom "durrrr" Dwan took center stage. Read more »
FBI Joins Face the Ace Copyright Infringement Investigation
Brandon McSmith, who has a lawsuit pending in the Eighth District Court in Nevada, charged that Poker PROductions used his idea for the NBC poker game show "Face the Ace" without compensation. Now, the FBI has become involved in the case. Read more »
Poker2Nite Debuts on Versus, Welcomes Trishelle Cannatella
On Wednesday, the UB.com sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite" kicked off Season 2 on its new home, Versus. The series airs at 11:00pm ET and this week welcomed Absolute Poker pro and former "Real World: Las Vegas" star Trishelle Cannatella. Read more »
G4 Won’t Renew Online Poker Show 2 Months, $2 Million
Cable station G4 has elected not to renew the online poker reality series "2 Months, $2 Million," according to show personality Jay "Krantz" Rosenkrantz. The future of the franchise is now up in the air. Read more »
WSOP Europe Main Event Coverage Wraps Up on ESPN2
On Sunday night, ESPN2's coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event wrapped up with Barry Shulman defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up to claim the top prize of ₤801,000. Read more »
Jason Mercier Joins High Stakes Poker Cast
The third episode of Season 6 of GSN's "High Stakes Poker" aired on Sunday night at 8:00pm ET. Team PokerStars Pro member Jason Mercier joined the set and Daniel Negreanu pushed all-in, but ultimately chopped the pot. Read more »
Poker2Nite Moves to Versus for Season 2
The UB.com sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite" has seen its final new episode air on cable station Fox Sports Net. Season 2 of the franchise will appear on Versus, according to a post on PokerRoad. Read more »
Andreas Hoivold Goes Broke on High Stakes Poker
Two episodes of "High Stakes Poker" Season 6 have aired and two players have already dropped $200,000. Last week, UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth went busto on the popular GSN cash game show. This week, that distinction belonged to Ladbrokes pro Andreas Hoivold. Read more »
Petition to Bring Back A.J. Benza to High Stakes Poker Gains Steam
The current season of GSN's "High Stakes Poker" is off to a flying start, with one important change. Longtime host A.J. Benza was dropped in favor of having analyst Gabe Kaplan run solo in the booth and veteran poker announcer Kara Scott interviewing players from the floor. Read more »
WSOP Europe on ESPN Ratings Fall 25% Amid Stiff Competition
The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe has been airing on ESPN2, with three hours of coverage shown last Sunday. The ratings for the annual tournament series have dropped 25% year over year due to stiff competition. Read more »
NAPT Season 1 to Air on ESPN2
In breaking news from Bristol, ESPN2 will carry the inaugural season of the PokerStars sponsored North American Poker Tour (NAPT). The festivities will kick off on April 19th on the cable station with the Venetian $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout. Read more »
Jason Mercier Dominates ESPN WSOP Europe Main Event Coverage
ESPN2's coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event continued on Sunday night, as Team PokerStars Pro member Jason Mercier delivered knockout after knockout. Two more episodes remain and will air on February 28th. Read more »