Saturday will mark the final table of the Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic. After four days of play, the tournament is down to its final seven players and perched atop the pack is Swedish poker pro Johan Storakers. He's no stranger to the Aruba Poker Classic spotlight, having finished third in the tournament in 2005. Read more »
On Monday at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, Kentucky, some of the industry's leading authorities will meet to discuss the recent actions by Governor Steve Beshear, who has sought forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domains. The meeting is being organized by the Bluegrass Institute. Read more »
Dutch Professor used his retirement speech to drop a bomb, stating that according to his studies poker should be classified as a game of skill in the Netherlands. Read more »
In July, poker pro Bernard Lee, who finished 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, announced that he would be releasing his first book, "The Final Table." It has since become an instant classic. Poker News Daily has learned that Lee is planning to release a follow up to the popular book before Christmas. Read more »
To say that the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event was grueling would be an understatement. In fact, 22 hours and 484 hands after it started, the final hand of the WSOPE Main Event was dealt. Read more »
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Kathy Liebert spent most of her life on Long Island in New York, New York. When it came time to make a college choice, Kathy decided on Marist College and was able to graduate with a degree in Business and Finance from there. With her degree in hand, Liebert was fortunate enough to land a nice job with Dun & Bradstreet analyzing stocks. Read more »
When speaking of poker players who have been just as great at making a name for themselves with their words as they've been with their play, Mike Matusow would have to rank right at the top of the list. In fact he has been nicknamed "The Mouth" for his brash talk and questionable antics at the table, which could oftentimes be construed as bullying. Read more »
If you're looking for Huckleberry Seed at a poker tournament he's not that hard to find. You probably won't notice him because he's not an excessive talker at the table or a great self-promoter who draws attention to himself wherever he goes. Rather, you'll notice the quiet, mild-mannered Huck Seed because of his 6'7" height. Read more »
The best female poker players have a date in London this October 3-6 for Party Poker's second Women's World Poker Open. Read more »
The 2008 Aruba Poker Classic, sponsored by Ultimate Bet, is in full swing from Aruba. In the background of the Main Event, news spread across the island that one of UB's former affiliate managers and consultants, Russ Hamilton, was named as the main perpetrator behind the scandal. Read more »
The European Poker Tour London event kicked off on Wednesday from the Grosvenor Victoria Casino on Edgeware Road. The starting field was just under 300 players and, at the end of the day, 77 remained. Read more »
The Mohegan Sun Casino is celebrating the opening of its brand new 42 table poker room in style. The Uncasville, Connecticut property announced on Wednesday that it is running a series of satellites into one of the largest poker tournaments ever held on the East Coast of the United States, a $750,000 Guarantee. Read more »
In the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, nine players remain, led by Full Tilt Poker pro John Juanda. The final group will play down to a winner on Thursday. The champion will pocket £868,800 and hold the title of the second WSOP Europe Main Event Champion ever. Read more »
With the excitement of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event going on in London, it's easy to forget about a poker tournament going on thousands of miles west, the Aruba Poker Classic. The event is down to its final 291 players. Read more »
News flashed across the wires on Tuesday night that Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) had introduced S 3616, the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act. The bill, according to its text, "provides for the licensing of Internet skill game facilities." Read more »
While he may not be one of the names called when people discuss the best players in the game today, the highly underrated Erik Seidel is a player that, if not considered one of the best today, certainly should be in the running for that as well as the best of all time. Read more »
Before his untimely death, Chip Reese was one of the most feared players on the felt. For over thirty years Reese was the epitome of the "old school" poker player, always in control of his emotions whatever the game and stakes in play. These talents at the tables have led many to call Reese one of the greatest players that the game has ever seen. Read more »
The European Poker Tour London started today at the Victoria Casino, with a £1,000,000 first prize and the debut of high-roller event "PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown." Read more »
The stock market in the United States has declined precipitously in recent weeks. News of a possible "bailout" hit the wires on Tuesday night. However, stocks listed on any of the major exchanges in the United States have taken a beating. Among them is the World Poker Tour, which sank to an intraday low of $0.56 on Tuesday, its lowest share price on record. Read more »
