Quebec, British Columbia, and the four Atlantic provinces of Canada may soon see legalized and regulated online poker headed their way, according to an article that appeared in the Montreal Gazette newspaper. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker held a press conference recently to announce their newly signed contract with the online sensation Tom “durrrr” Dwan. He was even assigned as the host for the main event of the FTOPS XIV which concluded on November 15th. But the largest poker room in the world, PokerStars, signed a player of their… Read more »
Ever since DoylesRoom announced that they would be searching for some of the top players in the world to represent the new generation of poker players, the search has been intensive. The first four players added to the Brunson 10 where: Chris “Moorman1” Moorman, Amit “amak316” Makhija, Alec “traheho” Torelli and Zachary “Crazy Zachary” Clark.… Read more »
Ultimate Bet just celebrated their tenth anniversary, and to celebrate they’ve added Joe Sebok to the Ultimate Bet team in hopes that he can help them compete with the likes of PokerStars and Full Tilt. Joe is one of the brightest young business minds in poker and his popularity reach an all-time high last week… Read more »
This week, the online poker forum PocketFives.com welcomed 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winner Joe Cada, who signed up for a PocketFives.com account using the moniker "jcada99." Read more »
Titan Poker will be hosting the ECOOP events for the fifth time, the first time it was hosted back in 2007 the total prize pool was $2.5 million, and this year $4,550,000 in cash prizes are guaranteed. The first tournament in this year’s series will be on Monday November 23rd and it will have a… Read more »
Those looking for a good sweat or just looking for a little extra cash before the holidays may want to investigate a new promotion from the online poker training site CardRunners. The site recently launched a promotion in which one lucky person has a chance to win as much as $5,000 courtesy of CardRunners co-founder and instructor Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby. Read more »
If you have played any serious poker in your lifetime, then you have seen the following situation occur at the tables. A player either limps in or raises the pot in early position with a small pocket pair and gets re-popped by another player. As others muck, suddenly a third person joins the battle with a re-raise of their own. Read more »
Not all the PokerStars pros survived day 1B at the beautiful Vilamoura Marina in Portugal. Some of the names that won’t be returning for day two include: Peter Eastgate, Vanessa Rousso, Dario Minieri, Carter Phillips, Huck Seed, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Pascal Perrault, George Danzer, Marcin Hocrecki, Bertrand Grospellier and Juan Maceiras. But the good thing is… Read more »
Wednesday night marked the first episode of the UB.net poker news show "Poker2Nite." The new franchise stars PokerRoad personalities Joe Sebok and Scott Huff and airs at 11:00pm ET on Wednesdays on Fox Sports Net. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker is enjoying all the attention they have received due to the insane action on their high stakes tables. The newcomers have ignited a hype that media, railbirds and Full Tilt have definitely benefited from. The first wave of enthusiasm was felt when the mysterious screen name martonas appeared and started giving action… Read more »
Day Two of the Full Tilt Poker Million Dollar Challenge played out in London, with Tom "durrrr" Dwan taking on Power Poker front man Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies. In the end, Dwan owned a $68,000 edge. Read more »
Poker News Daily: Calls and e-mails we've placed to G4 on the future of the online poker reality show "2 Months, $2 Million" have gone unreturned. What have you heard about the possibility of a second season? Rosenkrantz: I've heard that they're happy. I haven't gotten official word, but I haven't asked either. Read more »
Over the past few days, Isildur1 has been a staple at the high stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker. He has been playing against some of the best poker players in the world, as names like Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Cole South and many others have tried to take advantage of the… Read more »
Titan Poker offers all their players the chance to win a sponsorship contract for six months in which they will get to represent the poker room in different tournaments around the world. The recent winners are: Jan Bjoersland from Norway, who started playing poker after watching some TV shows and has been hooked ever since.… Read more »
The Cereus Network has been working on renovating their brands and products and part of that led to a new tournament schedule that will offer players thirty daily guarantees. The new Sunday schedule at Absolute Poker will have $400K spread out in the different tournaments through out the day. The schedule will include one $200K… Read more »
Day 1A of EPT Vilamoura ended with 76 players out of the initial 136. Among the field were several PokerStars pros and qualifiers who had a good day at the tables and ended with big chip stacks. When play stopped the chip lead was in the hands of the PokerStars qualifier Dominykas Karmazinas, who had… Read more »
PokerStars player Joe Cada went into the final table in fifth position in chips and was down two several big blinds at one point during play, but he managed to step-up his game and battle his way to victory. Despite displaying both skill and perseverance at the final table, there are still doubters who say… Read more »
The high-stakes world of online poker has received a shot in the arm in the month of November, with Patrik Antonius capturing the largest pot in online poker history, $879,000, at the expense of lsildur1. Read more »
The AV Club, a publication and website from the makers of the satirical newspaper "The Onion," has been publishing a series of lists to honor the best pop culture offerings of the decade and gave a shout out to both "I Bet You" and televised poker in general. Read more »
A cozy field of just 64 players turned out for the $5,150 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event Championship at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. In the end, bracelet winner Matt Keikoan emerged victorious from the pack and earned $106,000. Read more »
Tuesday's opening round action in the live version of the Tom "durrrr" Dwan Million Dollar Challenge saw the youngster tango with Marcello "luckexpress" Marigliano. In the end, Marigliano edged Dwan by $22,500. Read more »
On Tuesday night, 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Joe Cada appeared in an abbreviated segment of the "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS. Also taking to the stage were actress Penelope Cruz and musical guests The Script. Read more »
The second run of the $25K Heads-Up PLO World Championship will be taking place at 3 pm on November 21st. Big names like Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Chris Ferguson and many other red pros will attempt to take down this prestigious event. Full Tilt Poker will have many satellite tourneys… Read more »
Every Wednesday at 9:30 pm DoylesRoom will offer a bounty tournament in which players will get the chance to test their skills against some of the poker pros that call Doyles their home. Some of the names that could be spotted on the virtual felts are: Todd “TBrunson” Brunson, Mike “The Mad Genius” Caro, Zachary… Read more »
