On today’s Daily Deal, Jen Harman hosts a charity fundraiser, there’s controversy about the next contender in the Durrrr Challenge, a founding instructor leaves Cardrunners, and great news for poker players around the world. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily, brought to you by PokerSource.com. Full Tilt… Read more »
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Maria Eduarda “Maridu” Mayrinck graduated from university with a sociology degree and quickly entered the media industry, working as a screenwriter for several sitcoms on the Brazilian network Globo TV. After becoming obsessed with poker, she began blogging assiduously about the game, and her blog “Need an Ace” quickly gained… Read more »
Born July 15, 1966, in Hamburg, Germany, Katja Thater didn’t start playing poker until she met her husband, poker professional John von Halle. While watching her husband play, she took over in a hand of Stud for him when he went to the bathroom and ended up winning it. She didn’t know how to play… Read more »
Hailing from Dessau, Germany, Sandra Naujoks studied History and German in university. She first worked as a teacher before leaving that post to become a graphic designer and pursue a modeling career. Eventually, she became obsessed with poker and, after learning the game, she dropped everything and hit the live tournament circuit immediately. In 2008,… Read more »
At least $45 million will be up for grabs starting on Sunday, when the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) invades PokerStars. The three-tiered tournament series features low, medium, and high-dollar buy-in tournaments. 2010 marks the second running of the PokerStars SCOOP, which debuted last year amid much fanfare. In 2009, a total of $38… Read more »
In many ways poker took a back seat to other activities on Twitter. Tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby was on the minds of many, but there was still some time to throw some poker in on the side. “Enough of the poker stuff, it’s KENTUCKY DERBY TIME!,” tweeted Tiffany Michelle early Thursday morning. “My first time in… Read more »
From May 1st to 15th on the virtual felts of Cake Poker, look for special Door Crasher tournaments. These low buy-in events won’t be announced until just a few minutes before they begin, meaning that players will literally be crashing down the door to register. Buy-ins will range from one Gold Chip to $30 in… Read more »
Known as ‘mastrblastr’ on Full Tilt Poker and ‘Gunning4you’ on PokerStars, Scott Seiver is a 23-year old American professional poker player. Normally a cash game special with a proficiency for deep heads-up play, Seiver has ventured onto the live tournament circuit with great success. In 2006, he got a taste of what a big event… Read more »
This is the weekend we’ve all been waiting for; not only are there Full Tilt Series of Online Poker events all three days, PokerStars’ highly anticipated Spring Championship of Online Poker also kicks off this Sunday. Never before have so many life-changing tournaments taken place in such a short period of time, at least away… Read more »
Born on May 20, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, Prahlad Friedman first picked up poker while attending the University of California, Berkeley. He developed his skills playing $15-$30 Limit Hold’em at The Oaks Club before moving on to higher No Limit stakes at the Lucky Chances casino. Online, Friedman plays as “Spirit Rock” on Full… Read more »
Tom Dwan, better known as durrrr, is one of the best poker players in the world and is sponsored by Full Tilt Poker. He gained fame by winning millions online and his battles in the Durrrr Challenge is being followed by millions worldwide. We caught up with durrrr for a quick interview at the Bellagio… Read more »
Among those companies gearing up for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is Bustout Poker, a high-quality apparel line whose team of pros includes Chris Hunichen, David Sesso, and Dan Witcher. Poker News Daily sat down with Bustout Poker’s Jeff Griffith to get the scoop on this up-and-comer. Poker News Daily: Thanks for joining… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, The Ivey Room is launched in the Aria, Cake Poker starts testing a beta client, Jonathan Little talks to PND about signing with Victory Poker, and there’s new evidence in Absolute Poker’s super-user scandal. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily, brought to you… Read more »
Exactly one year to the day after it was founded, the International Federation of Poker (IFP) accomplished a major goal Thursday when poker was officially accepted as a “mind sport” by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA). Poker will now join chess and bridge as part of IMSA’s World Mind Sports Games, expected to be… Read more »
In a stunning sudden announcement from the online poker world, one of CardRunners‘ top teaching professionals and a part owner of the poker training site has decided to leave the company. The site itself is currently undergoing maintenance, with a new version announced for April 30th. In an announcement on his blog yesterday, Cole “CTS”… Read more »
In an announcement on April 22, 2010, Titan Poker unveiled the latest member of Team Titan: Sorel ‘Imper1um’ Mizzi. Sorel has long since been an online poker superstar, with victories in PokerStars’ Sunday Warm-Up for $80K as well as two Full Tilt Series of Online Poker titles. On the live tournament circuit, Mizzi has a… Read more »
Known as “get crunk” on PokerStars and “DAT MOOSE” on Full Tilt Poker, Brett Richey is a poker player and member of hip-hop band Dream/Clone. Originally hailing from Pittsburgh, Richey attended Amherst College in Boston where he met fellow aspiring musician Dave Stasiak, whose background was classical and jazz. Richey found that his rap fit… Read more »
Born on July 2, 1955 in Vietnam, Chau Giang fled to the United States in the late 1970s. After landing in Florida, he moved to Colorado where he worked as a chef. It was during his stint in the Centennial State that he picked up poker, and soon after learning the game he moved to… Read more »
Known as Ashman103 online, Ashton Griffin is one of the most recognizable and fierce online cash game players around. He found the game playing small stakes with his mother and sister, but eventually began playing $60 Sit-and-Gos online. After some moderate success, Ashton took a few shots and found himself with only $200 remaining in… Read more »
Born in 1950, Bobby Baldwin was, at one point, the youngest World Series of Poker Main Event champion. After winning the 1978 WSOP for $210K, Baldwin’s mark was bested by Stu Ungar in 1980, Phil Hellmuth in 1989, Peter Eastgate in 2008, and Joe Cada in 2009. He has three other bracelets: $5K Seven-card Stud… Read more »
Born November 4, 1979 in Cut Off, Louisiana, Trishelle Cannatella first gained recognition in 2003 by appearing in MTV’s The Real World: Las Vegas. Since then, she has been featured in Playboy, Maxim, Details, Elle Girl, Spin, and Stuff. She also been in over 30 TV shows and films, including Criminal Minds, The Dukes of… Read more »
CardRunners instructor Brian Townsend is next in line to take on Tom “durrrr” Dwan in the online version of the Million Dollar Challenge, according to Bluff Magazine. However, Dwan shot down the rumors in a post on TwoPlusTwo. The cover story of the May issue of Bluff Magazine, “Facing All Challenges,” chronicles the 15-month saga… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker Pro Jennifer Harman doesn’t stop when it comes to giving back to those in need. Just weeks after hosting a charity poker benefit for the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Harman and the Peppermill Resort Casino will present the second annual Throw Down Poker Championship benefiting the… Read more »
Tiltboy Rafe Furst was the feature guest on Wednesday’s episode of the UB.com sponsored poker news show “Poker2Nite,” which airs weekly on Versus at 11:00pm ET. Furst is the founder of “Put a Bad Beat on Cancer.” The show opened with a recap of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, which wrapped up last weekend… Read more »
When looking at the average player, those sitting in a tournament at a casino will typically make decisions that are colored by fear more often than those playing online will. There are a number of components that go into this fear, so let's look at a few. Read more »
