Players who have the unfortunate luck of losing with four eights or better at the Absolute Poker Bad Beat tables are rewarded with a bad beat jackpot. The tables have become very popular and hundreds of players have enjoyed the benefits of playing at these tables. A total of 28,743 players have shared over $43… Read more »
Very shortly, you'll be seeing the first phase of a new tournament schedule at Cake Poker. We're very excited about it and we think that once you see it, you will be too. Read more »
Ultimate Bet is currently holding their 10th anniversary party celebration on the alluring Island of Aruba. All of team UB will be playing in the different tournaments and will be sharing the great experience that the exquisite island provides to all its visitors. Players will get to talk and share some of their time with… Read more »
The EPT London built up a lot of excitement in the poker world, hundreds of players made the trip from all parts of the globe. A new world record for number of players in a UK poker tournament has been set with the main event – a total of 730 players participated in the event,… Read more »
Even though football season has started in US, poker players are still taking the time to play at the biggest online guaranteed tournaments. This past weekend was no exception, as a total of 6,940 players registered to play at the PokerStars Sunday Million, which had a guaranteed prize pool of $1.5 million. As play developed… Read more »
On December 13th, the World Poker Tour (WPT) will head to the Bellagio in Las Vegas for the annual Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Among those in attendance will be members of DoylesRoom, which makes its home on the Cake Poker Network. Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that Dirty Stack Poker and Propaganda Poker may soon be leaving the iPoker Network, according to a high-ranking official. Our source explained, "Both rooms are currently not accepting deposits nor giving rakeback to players as promised and both will be leaving in the next few days." Read more »
Starting today, customers on PartyPoker can take advantage of the Million Dollar Hand, a popular promotion that is back due to its resounding success. Up to $1 million is at stake for each five-card hand collected on the site. Read more »
Sunday night marked the second installment of the CBS reality series "Amazing Race," which is in its 15th season. After starting the leg in seventh place, professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho finished in sixth. Nine teams remain. Read more »
Heads-up online poker player Lary "pokergirl z" Kennedy and former Full Tilt customer Greg Omotoy filed their complaint on October 1st and levied accusations of fraud, libel, slander, false advertising, and racketeering against the popular online poker room. Read more »
Starting on October 4th, satellites will be available for the Absolute Poker College Challenge, which makes its return to the popular Tokwiro-owned online poker site. $30,000 in prizes can be won, including a $10,000 grand prize tuition for the Player of the Year. Read more »
We're nearly at the halfway point in the Tom "durrrr" Dwan Million Dollar Challenge. Dwan and Patrik Antonius have logged 23,597 hands, almost half of the 50,000 required for the challenge to be completed, and Dwan leads by $235,000. Read more »
Poker News Daily: It must feel good to be back at the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event after a nine-year hiatus. Shulman: It definitely feels good, but it's so much different now. Back then, the tournament was played in one or two days. From making the money to final table was eight hours, so you didn't have time to think. Now, I'm up at 2:00am every morning thinking about it. Read more »
American Matt Glantz emerged victorious in the European Poker Tour's (EPT) London High Roller event, banking £542,000. Glantz bested Erik Cajelais in a tournament that attracted 75 runners. Read more »
On Friday, ballots were due for the 2009 Poker Hall of Fame class. A total of nine players were considered for enshrinement and among those voting alongside this author was ESPN.com Poker Editor Andrew Feldman, who shared his thoughts on each nominee. Read more »
It was announced on Friday that the longtime poker information site PokerPages.com, which has been in business since the late 1990s, would be ceasing operations come the end of October. Read more »
Those who enjoyed "Face the Ace" have another poker-themed game show to look forward to, as the PokerStars-sponsored "The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" is set to premiere on Fox on Sunday, October 11th. Read more »
Poker players in general are excited about the amount of tournaments that are taking place at the different live events in London which also has caught the attention of poker pros and high stakes players. Everyone wants to play and get a piece of the action, but when players are not in live events they… Read more »
The WSOPE had a remarkable field that included players like Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, PokerStars pro Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer, and Jason Mercier among many other poker professionals and poker celebrities. At some point on day 3 Doyle Brunson was in 21st place on the chip count and it looked like he was in excellent… Read more »
Ultimate Bet is celebrating its tenth anniversary on the beautiful Island of Aruba, and millions of dollars will be spent on the line. Players will also get the chance to play against all the Ultimate Bet team which features the following players: Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Joe Sebok, Adam Levy, Billy Kopp, Bryan Devonshire, Brandon… Read more »
The European Poker Tour has had some of the best poker players in the world at their tables, and there has been a lot of exciting action. One player has certainly enjoyed the event – Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Cajelai, who won the Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha event which netted him a bracelet for his… Read more »
The Aussie Millions has become a traditional tournament for many poker players around the globe, as it currently stands as the sixth biggest tournament in the world. For the 2010 main event 800 players are expected. In 2009 the Aussie Millions was home to the world’s largest cash game – a AUD$1 million buy-in. The… Read more »
The high roller event at London had 75 entries and the field included some of the best players in the world: Phil Ivey, PokerStars pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker, Carlos Mortensen, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, and Barry Greenstein just to mention a few. Overall it has been a great tournament with the extremely… Read more »
This week, Entraction officials announced plans to shutter CardRoom2, which makes its home on Boss Media's International Poker Network. Entraction Network sites include Devilfish Poker and NoiQ Poker. Read more »
After over 16 hours, CardPlayer CEO Barry Shulman defeated Team PokerStars Pro member and crowd favorite Daniel Negreanu to win the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe. Shulman earned £801,603. Read more »
