The Full Tilt high stakes tables have been quite busy in the last hours, and a few players managed to take advantage of the downswing that Tom “durrrr” Dwan is having. The red pro Phil Ivey in combination with Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies managed to take around $850K from durrrr at the Pot Limit Omaha tables. … Read more »
On November 11th, "The Godfather of Poker" will hit bookstores and online retailers. The autobiography of "Texas Dolly" himself, Doyle Brunson, includes 372 pages of indelible tales and never-before-seen images of poker's marquee ambassador. Read more »
This past weekend was special at Full Tilt Poker because besides the regular big prize guarantees there was an additional tournament with a $250K prize pool, meant to get players pumped-up for the FTOPS events starting on November 4th. The FTOPS warm-up tournament was a complete success that brought more than 43,000 players to the… Read more »
The final table at the Baltic Festival was an all-European table. Among the players were two PokerStars qualifiers: Johan Nilsson from Sweden and Kenneth Danielsen from Norway; the only PokerStars sponsored player was Claus Bek Nielsen. The chip leader was the Danish player Michael Fardan. The first player to bust out of the final table… Read more »
It’s almost certain that all poker players wish to win one of the biggest online tournaments, and PokerStars gives them the opportunity every weekend. The number of players who want to take a chance at the Sunday Million increases as time passes, and this weekend was no exception. There were a total of 7,962 players,… Read more »
Innovation is a very important objective at Cake Poker, since they aim to be the trend makers in an industry that has very tough competition. To stay on top of things and be able to offer new features that all players will value, Cake Poker listens to their customers’ suggestions and implements the ones that… Read more »
November is full of poker everywhere, and the November Nine will gather to play until there’s one man standing and the new world champion takes Peter Eastgate’s place. But before that happens Full Tilt Poker will be hosting the FTOPS events 48 hours from now. The added prize pool for these events will be $20… Read more »
After a two-year break from television coverage, the United States Poker Championship (USPC) at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey will be broadcast on television for the next five years. Read more »
Despite a $36.5 million last-minute bid by mobile entertainment company Mandalay Media, shareholders of World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) approved a $12.3 million purchase by Party Gaming subsidiary Peerless Media on Friday. Read more »
Given the age of the internet, owners of newspapers, magazines, and other print materials have struggled to survive. Add in an economy on the downswing and the environment is complicated even further. Poker News Daily sat down with John Wenzel, Editor in Chief of Poker Pro Magazine, to survey the magazine scene. Read more »
Online poker room Cool Hand Poker is giving users a chance to win concert tickets worth up to $500 for as little as $0.50. The tickets are part of the site's November promotion entitled "Let Us Entertain You." Read more »
Sunday night marked the end of the road for professional poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho on the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality series "Amazing Race." The duo quit the race after encountering two insurmountable Detours in Groningen, the Netherlands. Read more »
Details of the upcoming Los Angeles Poker Classic (LAPC) at the Commerce Casino have been released and the 50-event series appears to offer a little something for everyone. The Commerce Casino will play host to a number of events, including the first-ever U.S.-based Badugi tournament and an Ironman event. Read more »
The Halloween installment of the NBC poker franchise "Face the Ace" saw two contestants go one and done. Savannah firefighter Charles Campbell and cell phone salesman Will Liberman both failed to win $40,000. Read more »
