Well, the Celebrity Apprentice cat is out of the bag now. The cast is announced and, yes, I am part of it. Okay, so what would make me do this show? I mean I have tried to avoid reality TV. I really value my private life and protecting the privacy of my kids. So then why on Earth would I agree to do this show? Read more »
On April 16th, the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Mar del Plata tournament will kick off in Argentina, its sponsor, PokerStars, revealed last week. The $5,200 buy-in event, Season 2's Grand Final, is capped at 600 players and will name a champion on April 19th. Read more »
On April 5th, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) presents WrestleMania XXV, which will kick off from Reliant Stadium in Houston, home of the Texans franchise of the National Football League. The annual spectacle is one of the storied events in the wrestling industry. Read more »
Late Friday night, the Merge Gaming Network Bad Beat Jackpot was awarded. At the time the pot was scooped, the Jackpot had reached $1.2 million, meaning $417,396 was given to its winner. At the end of the day, RUGGIO was bested by AELANI when RUGGIO's jack-high straight flush fell to AELANI's king-high straight flush. Read more »
The winner of the 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event, Carter "ckingusc" King may be facing charges as a result of U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps being spotted using a bong at a South Carolina party. The Smoking Gun reports that King's arrest is not directly associated with Phelps' actions. Read more »
For the first time in the tournament's seven year history, the 2009 World Poker Tour Invitational - which caps off the month long L. A. Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino on February 28th - will feature rebuys for the invite-only tournament that will entirely go to charity. Read more »
Recently, tracking and analysis program Poker Office received a major facelift. After several delays caused by the its interaction with the Windows Vista operating system, Poker Office 5.0 was rolled out, much to the delight of serious players everywhere. Read more »
This week, another major online poker room found a new home, as Ladbrokes Poker joined the Microgaming Network. A bevy of high-stakes promotions will be held as part of the changeover, which became official on Tuesday, including an exclusive Ladbrokes Poker $1 Million Rake Race. Read more »
Recently, Poker News Daily became aware of a study by Caroline Jawad and Stephen Griffiths that sought to find ways to curb problem gambling on the internet. The authors are giving readers of Poker News Daily a sneak preview as to what they can expect from their research as well as a chance to participate. Read more »
The Commonwealth of Kentucky petitioned its State Supreme Court for 30 additional pages in order to explain its case against the owners of 141 internet gambling domain names. Regularly, 50 pages are allowed in Supreme Court briefs; attorneys for Kentucky are asking for 80. Read more »
I will be the first to admit that I am no expert at Omaha High-Low. You will never, ever see me sitting in the $1,000/$2,000 game at Full Tilt Poker, not even if I happen to win the Main Event of the World Series of Poker some day. But Omaha High-Low is my favorite game and I haven't embarrassed myself at the tables. Read more »
CryptoLogic Limited announced Monday that its chief technology officer, Michael Starzynski, has left his position with the company. The move comes as part of CryptoLogic's effort to restructure its business to return to profitability. Read more »
Recently, one of the top poker training sites in the world got a little bit bigger. PokerXFactor, which is fronted by Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy and Eric "sheets" Haber, among others, signed top Omaha pro Scott Clements, who is better known in the online poker world as BigRiskky. Read more »
Early on Monday morning, after battling through what was the largest one flight field in the history of the organization, a soon to be unemployed factory worker from Arkansas captured the first championship of the 2009 season for the Heartland Poker Tour at the Downstream Casino in Quapaw, OK. Read more »
Online poker players are in for a treat this weekend, as in addition to the finale of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) on Sunday, PokerStars has introduced promotions as part of its 25 billionth hand celebration. The festivities will be capped off when the milestone hand is dealt. Read more »
The champion of the 2006 WSOP Main Event, Jamie Gold, has signed with ACED Poker, which makes its home on the Merge Gaming Network. Gold triumphed over Paul Wasicka in the largest WSOP tournament ever held, a field of 8,773 players, and pocketed $12 million. Read more »
A Massachusetts state bill that has been in the works for nearly a year and a half looks to be moving forward once again, this time with clauses deep in the bill that would criminalize online poker and gaming removed from its language. Read more »
In his most recent blog post, ten time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Doyle Brunson spoke out about the pictures that surfaced showing U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps using a bong at a party in South Carolina in November. Phelps had been the darling of the poker world following his record-breaking performance in Beijing in 2008. Read more »
A perennial Super Bowl advertiser, GoDaddy.com will bring its brand name to the felts of NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship as its presenting sponsor. The tournament, which is entering its fifth season, runs from March 6th through March 8th at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Read more »
In a recent interview with Raw Vegas, Russ Hamilton refused comment on the cheating scandal that erupted on Ultimate Bet. In September, he was implicated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), the regulatory body for Ultimate Bet, as the "main person responsible for and benefiting from the multiple cheating incidents." Read more »
This weekend marked the running of the eighth, ninth, and tenth events of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). A heralded online poker player made waves during Event 10, as Steve "gboro780" Gross took down the 5,325 player tournament for $275,000. Read more »
I'm sitting at my computer listening to Christmas carols and thinking about how much I enjoyed the holidays. My good friend Rita Axel made the turkey and stuffing (yummy!) and I made the appetizers, salad, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, lamb, and ham. After dinner, we played trivia and sat around telling tales from our favorite moments from 2008. Read more »
On Friday, it was revealed that a Pennsylvania ruling by Judge Thomas James that poker is a game of skill will be appealed to the state's Superior Court, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper. Read more »
Mac poker players, rejoice! Your options at the tables have gotten a little bit broader. Recently, online poker room Bodog launched an Instant Play option that allows users to play on its software in a web browser. However, the new feature is limited to one table, making multi-tabling impossible for the foreseeable future. Read more »
Fresh off his runner up finish in the Main Event of the Helsinki Freezeout, Ilari Sahamies, known to many in the poker world as Ziigmund, has launched his very own blog, Coinflip.com. The free online poker community will play host to videos and anecdotes from the popular Finnish player. Read more »
