The PokerStars APPT Macau is a prestigious event attended by players from all around the world. The event improves each year and offers a bigger price pool to the winners. This year is no exception; the APPT Macau has broken the record of biggest prize pool for a live poker tournament in Asia with an… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker wants to award their loyal players with double points for playing in ring games! All players need to do is sit at two ring game tables at the same time and Full Tilt Poker will double their FTP points at both tables. This new promotion will be running from September 1st until… Read more »
NEOVIA, an online payment business that operates Neteller, Netbanx, Net+, and 1-Pay, announced that the search for its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has come to an end. Mark Mayhew will be stepping in to run the company starting in September. Read more »
It's been a busy year for the World Poker Association (WPA), which has seen "Captain" Tom Franklin assume the role of Chairman. Poker News Daily sat down with the World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner for the latest developments, which include a health care plan designed for poker players. Read more »
Party Poker will host the World Open V from October 11th to the 15th. It’s an exclusive event that will only allow 48 players to battle for the prestigious first place prize and the $480,000 prize pool. The World Open V main event will be televised, and a slew of big names have already confirmed… Read more »
Ultimate Bet is celebrating their tenth anniversary and they want to share it with as many of their loyal customers as they can. One of the many ways to earn a seat to the Aruba Poker Classic is by listening to the Ultimate Poker Show on Rounder’s Radio. A password will be given out during… Read more »
Being the biggest poker room in the iPoker network comes with responsibilities, including being innovative with new promotions that offer appealing prizes to all loyal players in the poker room. Titan Poker will be hosting a one million dollar guaranteed prize pool tournament on September 13th, 2009 at 6pm GMT+ 1. The full buy-in to… Read more »
While Bodog grew into one of the most notable gaming platforms in the industry, the site did not accept action from Canadian players allegedly due to having business outlets in Canada that would not be protected from governmental intrusions. Recent actions have indicated, however, that this situation is about to change. Read more »
Being one of the best players in the world has put Tom “durrrr” Dwan in a great position when it comes to negotiating a deal with the slew of poker sites in line for his representative services. Tom is an extremely unpredictable player with top notch skills who’s given man veteran poker pros a hard… Read more »
I am going to admit up front that this column does not offer up anything in the way of poker "strategy." Rather, I am going with a bit of advice this week. Advice that, thanks to one of the most out of touch, obtuse, stubborn, self-centered poker message board posters of all time giving me the perfect jumping off point, may help you avoid some potential headaches down the road. Read more »
It took all of three episodes of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN for 11-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth to get the industry buzzing. Hellmuth used a parade of words not fit for television during ESPN's Day 1C recap. Read more »
Poker pro Prahlad Friedman took down the 2009 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker, banking just over $1 million for his efforts. He defeated 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Kevin Schaffel heads-up. Read more »
After two months of no action in the Durrrr Challenge, many of the high-stakes railbirds began chirping about the possibility that the million-dollar bet's hiatus might be permanent. However, play resumed on Monday and Tuesday, with Patrik Antonius now holding a slight lead. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pros and members are among the best poker players in the world. Poker players are seen as materialist people that only care about money, but that is not true at all: some of the wealthiest poker players have active roles in charities that help those in need around the world. A charity… Read more »
There are big names at the PokerStars APPT Macau, and it’s a fierce battle at the poker tables. Every player does his or her best job to read and play their cards as well as possible, the main goal of all the players at the table is to make the money in the tournament but… Read more »
Titan Poker is not only the biggest poker room on the iPoker network but they are also the biggest promotion innovators. They currently have three promotions that have big jackpots up for grabs. The Rio Jackpot Sit n Go tournament has a prize pool of $25,000 and it’s open to all Titan Poker players. The… Read more »
In Tuesday night's broadcast of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on ESPN, Daniel Negreanu and Erick Lindgren struggled in front of a national viewing audience as Days 1C and 1D of the Main Event unfolded. Read more »
Party Poker has one of the biggest prize pools in a monthly online tournament that takes place once a month. The first Sunday of every month a one million prize pool is up for grabs. Party Poker encourages all their poker players to enter the tournament by having satellite events that run the entire month… Read more »
The Bicycle Casino and the World Poker Tour partnered up to host the Legends of Poker tournament. The poker players seen at the event are among the best in the world and the competition is fierce. Being the Legends of Poker Champion is a title that gains respect from other players in the poker world.… Read more »
As it prepares for the start of the annual WCOOP, which is set to begin on September 3rd, PokerStars is responding to what it called in a press release "inaccuracies" in media reports and quotes from competitors regarding player numbers. Read more »
The development team that had previously released a set of shortcut and hotkey tools for PokerStars applied the same theory for a solution aimed at users on Full Tilt Poker. The result was the beta release of TableNinjaFT, which is currently available for free. Read more »
Friendly poker games and college have long gone hand and hand, but a new program at Drexel University is bringing gambling from the dorm room to the classroom. The university recently announced plans to offer a certificate in Gaming and Casino Operations at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Read more »
The six-handed final table of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Legends of Poker will play out today, with World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Kevin Schaffel leading the way. Schaffel owns 2.23 million chips. Read more »
PokerStars and FOX Sports have partnered for a new TV show called Million Dollar Challenge. It’s a chance for any PokerStars poker player to hit the spot light and play poker on TV against one of the best poker players in the world, Daniel Negreanu; who has more than $11 million in live tournament earnings… Read more »
This week, "Inside Deal," which airs on ESPN.com, welcomed World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Eric Buchman, who will hold the second largest chip stack when play resumes in November. Read more »
