While many in the United States were celebrating the Memorial Day weekend, 63 players took part in the Full Tilt Poker Heads-Up World Championship on Saturday and Sunday. Read more »
THEASHMAN103 Captures Full Tilt Poker $25K Heads-Up Title
Month: May 2009
Barney Frank’s HR 2267 Up to 23 Co-Sponsors
The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, which was introduced in early May by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) and numbered HR 2267, has quickly attracted 23 co-sponsors. Read more »
Nolan Dalla Comments on Minnesota’s Great Internet Gambling Firewall
When the People's Republic of China began cracking down on its citizens and their internet access a few years ago, many civil libertarians and human rights activists issued dire warnings. They cautioned us that various forms of government and corporate-assisted censorship would eventually find their way to American shores. They were right. Read more »
PKR to Broadcast 24 WSOP Final Tables
Independent online poker room PKR has announced that it will air the final tables of 24 World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournaments as the "exclusive sole live broadcaster." The news comes on the heels of an announcement that ESPN360.com and BluffMagazine.com will also stream 24 events. Read more »
NEOVIA CEO Ron Martin to Step Down May 31st
On the heels of a March announcement that NEOVIA CEO Ron Martin was departing the company for "family reasons," the parent company of Neteller announced that his final day in office will be May 31st. Chairman of the Board Dale Johnson will then head NEOVIA until a permanent successor can be found. Read more »
Dan Martin (Wretchy) Banned by PokerStars for Multi-Accounting
On August 6th, Dan "Wretchy" Martin will once again be able to take to the felts of PokerStars. The world's largest online poker site banned the rising poker star for three months due to multi-accounting under the user names Wretchy and WhatsLogic. Read more »
Phil Hellmuth Favored to Win WSOP Champions Invitational
According to betting lines posted on Bodog, Ultimate Bet pro and 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is the favorite to win the WSOP Champions Invitational, fetching 9:1 odds. The tournament will consist solely of former Main Event champions. Read more »
Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment Established to Grow WSOP Worldwide
On Friday, it was revealed that Harrah's Entertainment had formed Harrah's Interactive Entertainment. The new entity will be charged with growing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and other Harrah's brands around the world. Read more »
World Series of Poker Final Tables to be Streamed Live
In just a few days, the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino will open the doors for the WSOP. Thousands of poker players and fans will descend on the Amazon Ballroom to watch the penultimate event of the poker year, but several thousands more will be unable to make it to Las Vegas for the fun and games. Harrah's officials have made it easier for everyone to take in some of the action. Read more »
Poker Players Alliance Giving Away a 2009 WSOP Main Event Seat
An e-mail sent to members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) late Friday night offered the prospects of playing in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for renewing or upgrading to a premium membership. The seat is worth $10,000. Read more »
PartyPoker Hosts Women’s World Open III
Several of the world's top female poker pros will take to the felts this Sunday at Three Mills Studios in London, the site of the third PartyPoker Women's World Open. Three days later, the $3,000 buy-in tournament will crown a champion, who will see her bank account grow by $50,000. Read more »
Update on Internet Gambling Legal Battles in Kentucky and Minnesota
With the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) now just one week away, Poker News Daily sat down with Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) Chairman Joe Brennan to discuss the future of online poker in Kentucky and Minnesota. Read more »
Chris Wallace (Fox) Interview with Poker News Daily
Poker News Daily: How did you get started in poker? Wallace: I needed a distraction in my life. I needed something to focus on. When I learn things, I get very into them. I was working with exotic hardwoods and developed an allergy to them that was going to kill me if I didn't stop, so my career was over. Read more »
WSOP To Offer Players Ability To Help Charities
Over the past five years, poker players have stepped to the forefront for a variety of charitable causes. Online tournaments have raised funds to assist the victims of the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and other deserving organizations. Read more »
Celebrity Apprentice to Return Mid-Season, Retain 9:00pm ET Time Slot
NBC's hit reality show, Celebrity Apprentice, will return mid-season in 2010, according to a recent article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune. The show's second season, and eighth overall, saw poker pro Annie Duke reach the finals and square off against comedian Joan Rivers. Read more »
Mind Games
When playing poker, be it online or live, it is easy to not give it your all. Online, you could be playing multiple tables and not be able to give your full attention to any one game, or you could be distracted by any number of things, such as the world wide web, television, or even your un-potty trained toddler running around naked. Read more »
Team RPM Poker Features Internet’s Top Players
RPM Poker, a new site on the popular Merge Gaming Network, has unveiled its team of poker pros. The squad features some of the top names in the world of online poker, including Aditya "Intervention" Agarwal and Mark "dipthrong" Herm. Read more »
Dream Team Poker Announces Tournament During 2009 WSOP
Dream Team Poker will present the third tournament in its history in July. Fresh off a sold out event at Caesars Palace, the team gaming concept will make its way to the Rio from July 12th to 13th during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The buy-in is $560 per person, or $1,680 per three-man team. Read more »
PlayerGPS Upgrades and Pricing Model Announced
PlayerGPS.com, a website that offers the ability to add players to an alert list and receive notifications when they sit at a cash game table, announced a slew of updates as well as its final pricing model. The site has been under a fully functional beta period where players could set up an account and use the site for free. This free period will end on June 1st, when the new pricing model will take effect. Read more »
WSOP Commissioner talks to PND about the Impending 2009 WSOP
The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will kick off in exactly one week on May 27th. The traditional $500 Casino Employees event is the first to play out, followed by the new $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament commemorating the 40th running of the WSOP. Poker News Daily sat down with WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack to gauge the mood at the Rio with just seven days remaining. Read more »
Poker Bill HB 222 Removed from Agenda in Texas
Legalized poker will have to wait in Texas, at least for the foreseeable future. HB 222, which was introduced by Representative Jose Menendez, would have legalized poker and recognized it as a game of skill. The bill is now officially labeled as "Postponed" on the Texas Legislature's website. Read more »
New Titan Poker Players to Compete in Freerolls for $63,000
The massive iPoker Network room Titan Poker recently announced that new members will be able to compete for $63,000 in freerolls in May. The iPoker Network is the largest that does not accept customers from the United States. Every new player who deposits on Titan Poker will receive five tokens into the site’s $20,000 New… Read more »
“The Bernard Lee Poker Show” Celebrates Second Anniversary
May marks many special occasions in the world of poker. It originally marked the end of the World Series of Poker for several years, and for the past couple of years, it has marked the start of the WSOP, for which thousands of players will make a pilgrimage. Read more »
Gambling Research Facilities Launched at Yale and University of Minnesota
The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) has announced the formation of two Centers of Excellence in Gambling Research at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. Read more »
Online Poker Reality Series 2 Months, $2 Million to Air on G4
In August, cable station G4 will debut a brand new reality series following four online poker players trying to earn $2 million collectively in just two months. The show is appropriately called "2 Months, $2 Million" and will consist of 10 half-hour episodes. Read more »
