All four suspects in the March 6th heist of the European Poker Tour (EPT) stop at Berlin are now in custody, as police arrested two men at Berlin's Tegel Airport Saturday. Read more »
All EPT Berlin Poker Robbery Suspects Arrested
Month: March 2010
Daniel Negreanu Reveals 2010 World Series of Poker Schedule
There are just under 70 days remaining until the start of the WSOP. As such, poker pros are getting their affairs in order, planning their schedules beginning on May 28th. One of those who has been quite open about his schedule is PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu. Read more »
WPT Hollywood Poker Open Attracts 143 Players
A quaint field of 143 players turned out for the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open. The event marks the WPT's first ever trip to Hollywood Casino Indiana, located just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. Read more »
NAPT Mohegan Sun to Feature High Roller Bounty Shootout
The PokerStars North American Poker Tour will make its third stop this month when it visits Mohegan Sun. The 16-day poker event will consist of 37 tournaments, including a $25,600 two-day High Roller Bounty Shootout that will attract the biggest names in the game. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker Announces Second Season of España Series
The latest trend for online poker companies is to have their own live tournament schedules so that customers can participate in the game away from the internet. Full Tilt Poker recently announced that its own sponsored poker tour would be back for the second year. Read more »
ESPN Inside Deal Welcomes Phil Hellmuth
In the most recent installment of the ESPN.com poker news show "Inside Deal," 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth took center stage. A review of Hellmuth's most infamous meltdowns also aired. Read more »
Poker Pro Brandon Cantu Wins Wynn Classic Main Event
A total of 242 players turned out for the $5,000 Main Event of the Wynn Classic and when the smoke cleared, poker pro Brandon Cantu stood tall above the field for $363,000. He defeated poker veteran Jared Jaffee heads-up. Read more »
PokerStars: Nightly Tournament Results
As always, PokerStars ran an action packed schedule of tournaments last night. First up was the Daily Thirty Grand, which garnered 4618 entrants and a $46K prize-pool. When all was said and done, free8runner8 emerged victorious, taking home $5.9K in the process. NegPL lost the heads-up battle and settled on $4.1K for second, while FrenchKiss91… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker: MiniFTOPS Results
Full Tilt Poker featured two more MiniFTOPS events last night, the first of which was a $22 No Limit Hold’em Cashout tournament with a $60K guarantee. When all was said and done, lau21 came out on top, taking home $10.8K for his efforts. Losing the heads up battle was mister_stiming, who settled on $7.4K for… Read more »
ESPN WSOP Coverage Earns Sports Emmy Nomination
ESPN's coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been nominated for a Sports Emmy Award for the second consecutive year, as announced this week by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Read more »
Poker in Twitter: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, the Tournament of Champions Voting Begins, and Hellmuth Being Hellmuth
Just like many people around the world, poker players leapt at the chance to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Wednesday. Whether it was pulling up a chair for some poker or pulling up a bar stool to tip a few, poker's best kept up its end by celebrating well. Read more »
Poker News Daily Votes for 2010 WSOP Tournament of Champions
Recently, World Series of Poker officials announced open voting to determine 20 of the 27 spots in the 2010 Tournament of Champions. With five automatic qualifiers already in the field and two more left up to the event's sponsor, Poker News Daily staff writers cast their votes. Read more »
Durrrr Challenge Rolls On
The Durrrr Challenge might be two-thirds completed, but at this point a lot of players are beginning to think that Patrik Antonius is fully cooked. According to our good friends at DurrrrChallenge.com, there have been 33,303 hands played out of the 50,000 total with Tom "durrrr" Dwan up over $1.9 million. Read more »
EPT Berlin Poker Robbery: Second Suspect Behind Bars
A second suspect is behind bars charged with taking part in the high-stakes robbery of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin event two weeks ago. The second arrest came after the first assailant, 21 years of age, turned himself in to police on Monday. Read more »
Same Hand, Different Game: Middle Aces
In poker, sometimes the hand you hold has differing capabilities depending upon the game that you're playing. What would be a great hand in one form of poker will, in essence, be total junk in another discipline of the game. Read more »
Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt Named to PokerStars Team Online
Online poker training site DragTheBar.com announced Thursday that lead instructor Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt has been added to the PokerStars Team Online. Schmidt joins an elite 26-player roster. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker: MiniFTOPS Results
Full Tilt Poker featured two more MiniFTOPS events yesterday, the first of which was a $22 7-Game Mixed event that garnered 2269 entrants. When all was said and done, cpinheiro came out on top, adding $9.4K to his Full Tilt Poker account. Doyte_D1 lost the heads-up battle and settled for $5.8K, while GodlikeRoy took third… Read more »
Kentucky Supreme Court Sides with State in Internet Gambling Case
In breaking news from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the state's Supreme Court has ruled against the owners of 141 internet gambling domain names, charging that the principal parties involved do not have standing. Read more »
NAPT Hostess Joanna Krupa Joins Poker2Nite
PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) hostess Joanna Krupa joined this week's installment of the UB.com sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite." The franchise airs at 11:00pm ET every Wednesday on Versus. Read more »
PokerStars: murphdawgh10 Ships Super Tuesday
Tuesdays are always a little juicier on PokerStars, no thanks in part to The $1K Super Tuesday. Earlier on in the day, however, the action was kicked off by the Daily Thirty Grand, which garnered 5001 entrants and a $50K prize-pool. When all was said and done, R4D3K came out on top, earning $6.4K for… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker: MiniFTOPS Results
Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS XV tournament series featured three events last night, the first of which was a $33 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Shootout. Only a total of 3934 players showed up, so Full Tilt Poker actually had to pay out an overlay, which is always great news for players. When all was said and… Read more »
Berlin Poker Robbery Suspect Turns Himself In
One of the four suspects who robbed the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin tournament 10 days ago has surrendered to police, according to the Associated Press. He also named his three accomplices, who remain at large. Read more »
Phil Ivey on Cover of Cigar Aficionado
It's not Time Magazine, but given the history of celebrity appearances on its cover, getting one's face on the front of Cigar Aficionado is quite an accomplishment. Read more »
Potential Deal in the Works for Canadian Poker Tour Purchase by Online Poker Company
According to CNN Money, there is a potential deal being offered for sponsorship of the Canadian Poker Tour or an outright purchase of the organization by an unnamed online poker company. Read more »
Steve Gross (gboro780) Signs with DoylesRoom
Poker News Daily can independently confirm that Steve "gboro780" Gross has signed with DoylesRoom to become the sixth member of the Brunson 10. The legendary Doyle Brunson, the site's namesake, has handpicked the group of rising poker stars. Read more »
