Ultimate Bet wants to have a strong representation at the felts in the LA Poker Classic, for that reason there will be many packages at stake at the different super satellite events taking place on every Sunday in February. Each package will include the $10K buy-in plus $2K for traveling and accommodation expenses. The main… Read more »
The uproar over online poker site PartyPoker's decision earlier this week to limit the maximum amount a person can have in their play money account continues to dominate discussion in the online poker community. Read more »
StoxPoker.com instructor Jason Ho claimed he made over $1 million in 2008 and accepted jobs coaching players both online and at "camps" he set up. Recently, a flood of accusations poured in against Ho, who, according to his detractors, could have been scamming all parties during his entire career. Read more »
It's that time of the week again. The time where Poker News Daily scours the Web and no Twitter feed goes unread as we search for all the juiciest gossip, tournament updates, and all-around nonsense we can find in order to bring you the latest Poker in Twitter update. Read more »
In press statements released on Thursday, it was revealed that the move of PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com from the Cake Poker Network to the Merge Gaming Network would occur by mid-April. Read more »
In an effort to solidify the 888 brand around the world, site officials have launched a bevy of promotions focusing on the number eight, including eight ways to win 88 prize packages to the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Read more »
It took all of two weeks for the major tracking and analysis programs to release patches accommodating Full Tilt's Rush Poker. Recently, PokerTracker released a real-time updating Heads-Up Display (HUD) for the poker variation. Read more »
Debuting on February 14th at 8:00pm ET on GSN is Season 6 of the popular cash game show "High Stakes Poker." This time around, hostess Kara Scott will conduct interviews in the "High Stakes Poker" suite, replacing A.J. Benza. Scott sat down with Poker News Daily to preview the upcoming cycle. Read more »
One of the truths of the World Series of Poker Championship Event is that, since Juan Carlos Mortensen won the World Championship in 2001, only non-professional (some would say "amateur") players have won what is considered the ultimate championship in poker. Read more »
The first month of the year is behind and millions of dollars have switched hands at the Full Tilt Poker tables. Some pros have started the year with a twist of luck regarding their results in ’09; a clear example of this is Patrick Antonius, who finished the year up a little less than $9… Read more »
Ultimate Bet is challenging all their pros in a unique promotion that will have them competing against each other. Each pro will be assigned a freeroll with a $2K prize pool and each one of them will be in charge of promoting their tourney by adding an extra prize for the winner of the tournament.… Read more »
Rumblings in the recent London Affiliate Conference (LAC) were that by mid-April, PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com would be departing the Cake Poker Network. Instead, Sportsbook.com's parent company, which owns both sites, will head to the Merge Gaming Network. Read more »
On Wednesday Party Gaming PLC, the parent company of PartyPoker, announced the financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009 and preliminary results for the fiscal year 2009. Read more »
February 1st marked the launch of a new online poker site, as Victory Poker opened its virtual doors for business. The site, which is represented by a team of highly-regarded professional players, makes its home on the merged Everleaf/UPN network. Read more »
The Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) continues to grow and expand and its latest addition is none other than Absolute Poker pro Lacey Jones. The tour recently announced that the model, poker player and media personality is going to be the new face of the CPT. Read more »
In the new month, individuals and corporations around the world continue to donate money for the victims of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the island nation of Haiti on January 12th. The popular poker buddy list software PlayerGPS is also getting into the act. Read more »
Year in and year out, poker players have shown themselves to be among the most generous people around. Recently, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker donated over $2 million combined to Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Read more »
On Monday, officials from the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) participated in a hearing of the New Jersey Senate Gaming and Tourism Committee. Taking center stage was whether to legalize online sports betting and internet gambling. Read more »
Over the weekend, the world's largest online poker site, PokerStars, generated the biggest field ever for its weekly Sunday Million. The $215 buy-in industry staple saw a whopping 19,377 players compete. Read more »
Heading into next Monday's $5,150 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Championship in Tunica, Mississippi, media interest in the event is ramping up. The area was hit hard by winter weather last weekend, but despite Mother Nature, mammoth crowds have turned out. Read more »
Online site PartyPoker made some changes to its play money policies during the past week. The site, which has been in the news with the signing of professional players Kara Scott and Tony G and its purchase of the World Poker Tour, is now putting a clamp down on the dishonest actions taking place at its play money tables. Read more »
Jennifer Harman has pledged to contribute 1% of her poker earnings to The NephCure Foundation, a charitable organization whose goal is to support research to fight two terrible kidney diseases, Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. Read more »
Lady Gaga's hit single "Poker Face" was nominated for five Grammys this year and took home two titles. "Poker Face" was a smashing success by all accounts, putting Lady Gaga on the proverbial map. The Grammys aired on Sunday night on CBS. Read more »
With all that was going on last weekend, it is a wonder that any poker was played at all. Poker players tweeted feverishly about a wide array of topics, from J.D. Salinger's death to the Grammys to brown rice to Big Mac wraps. Someone offered $10,000 for an iPad, Doyle Brunson could not find food good enough for his dog, and Joe Sebok plans to jump off a plane. Read more »
A total of 1,307 players took part in the $1,050 buy-in Main Event of the fourth Ultimate Bet Online Championship (UBOC). At the end of Sunday's tournament, Dave " DOUBLEDAVE22 " D'Alesandro took down the title and its corresponding $279,000 payday. Read more »
