We’re one day away from the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), which kicks off from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Friday. Headed to the Nevada desert are officials from the WSOP Academy, who released a revised event schedule on Wednesday. Among the new additions to the WSOP Academy schedule… Read more »
On Wednesday, World Series of Poker (WSOP) officials released a media guide containing the details of the upcoming festivities in Las Vegas. Included in it was the rundown of the 2010 WSOP Europe. Five events are on tap this time around, one more than in 2009. The WSOP Europe schedule will once again play out… Read more »
Bodog Poker, a site that is trying to break back into the market following a significant loss of traffic after the UIGEA, recently unveiled a new software update. The details of the update can be found below, as per Bodog Poker’s press release: 1. Flaming Hands for Good Hands: When a player gets a flush… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, PokerStars announces the Baltic Festival, the CEREUS Network regains its post in the top ten, the Brunson Beer Pong invitational is upon us, and we all celebrate the seventh anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s historic win. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily. The PokerStars… Read more »
If there’s one thing UB.com pro and 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has proven over the last few years, it’s that he will do anything for attention. Whether it’s dressing up as Julius Caesar, ranting at players on live TV, or collapsing in a heap of tears after a gut-wrenching… Read more »
We’re just two days away from the start of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The game’s elite and a host of amateurs will descend upon Las Vegas on Friday to capture one of 57 bracelets up for grabs and claim riches in a slew of cash games and side events. The Rio All-Suite… Read more »
PokerStars sponsored pro Katja Thater has taken down the Season 6 European Poker Tour (EPT) Mixed Games Player of the Year title. A press release distributed by PokerStars explains the origin of the award: “The EPT Mixed Games Award acknowledges the achievement of players who thrive in the world of the more obscure poker variations… Read more »
Since 2006, ESPN.com has held a fantasy poker draft leading up to the World Series of Poker, and the poker writers and players involved pick the team of players that will perform the best at this year’s WSOP. On Monday, ESPN.com Poker Editor Andrew Feldman published the results of the fifth annual draft, which was… Read more »
In 2003, a little-known Tennessee accountant named Chris Moneymaker took down the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Moneymaker is the reason you and I are here today and this week marks the seven-year anniversary of his win. Moneymaker joined Tuesday’s installment of the ESPN.com poker news show “Inside Deal.” The annual WSOP used… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, Annie Duke triumphs on NBC, Phil Laak attempts to set a world record, and PartyPoker awards tickets to the WSOP Main Event – for life. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily. Annie Duke finally got her OWN victory on NBC after coming second… Read more »
With pro sponsored poker tables like the new Ivey Room in the Aria popping up all over the place, big name endorsements are all the rage right now. Never one to to fall behind the times, PokerStars recently unveiled Daniel’s Room – a set of exclusive high-stakes cash games tables sponsored by Team Pro Daniel… Read more »
On Monday, PokerStars announced that the PokerStars Baltic Festival will be reprised in June. The event will be held at the Olympic Casino at the Swissôtel in Tallinn, Estonia from June 16th to June 19th. Last year’s Baltic Festival was a celebration of worldwide diversity, drawing 307 runners from 24 different countries. United Kingdom resident… Read more »
Plagued by encryption issues and major tournament series on other online poker sites, the CEREUS Network dropped from the sixth largest worldwide to ninth according to PokerScout.com. Two weeks later, the network, which consists of UB.com and Absolute Poker, has reclaimed its spot at number six. The PokerScout.com Weekly Online Poker Traffic Update revealed that… Read more »
Coming up on Wednesday at Hogs and Heifers, located at 201 North Third Street in Las Vegas, is the third annual Brunson Beer Pong Invitational. The event, which is sponsored by Doyle Brunson’s online poker site DoylesRoom, will see some of the top names in our industry try their hand at an old frat party… Read more »
So you can’t make it out to Vegas this year for the World Series of Poker? Never fear, Full Tilt Poker has you covered with their Mini Series of Poker, which begins the same day as the big series – May 28th. Full Tilt Poker will be hosting 57 shadow events that are 1/100th the… Read more »
This past weekend in online poker was relatively tame. Sandwiched between the conclusion of PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) and the kickoff of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), many players decided to recharge their batteries instead of playing all day. Luckily for them, one of the most anticipated TV episodes in… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, the Cake Poker Network strikes a strategic partnership, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour crowns a new Macau champion, World Team Poker prepares another clash of nations, and Facebook users will continue to get their poker fix for some time to come. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal… Read more »
Many of you will be coming to Las Vegas soon to play in the World Series of Poker (WSOP). For some of you, all you want to do while you are here is gamble. For others, you may want to take some time off from the casinos and enjoy dining where the locals eat. In… Read more »
Starting on June 2nd at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Phil Laak will attempt to break the world record of 78 straight hours of playing poker. You read that right, 78 straight hours! Paul Zimbler currently holds the title, which was set in late 2009. Moreover, Laak is sending challengers from his own online poker… Read more »
“I finally didn’t come in second on NBC,” Annie Duke exclaimed following her win in the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, whose finale played out on NBC on Sunday. Taking second fiddle to comedian Joan Rivers in the finals of the network’s “Celebrity Apprentice” last year, Duke triumphed over fellow poker pro Erik Seidel to… Read more »
The Cake Poker Network partnered with European-based online casino software provider CTXM last week in a plan to market their services jointly to gaming sites worldwide. The Cake Poker Network and CTXM and will now share online poker sites PowerPoker.com, the newly launched AdamEvePoker.com, and the soon-to-be-launched Comeon.com. Said CTXM CEO Udy Yosha, “Since Cake… Read more »
The first World Team Poker (WTP) event wrapped up last week with Team China taking the gold. Ten-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet holder Johnny Chan and former World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship winner David Chiu served as the captains of the Chinese squad, which also featured Chau Giang, Mario Ho, Winfred Yu, Rich… Read more »
The 2010 PokerStars Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau Main Event was truly a global affair. A total of 342 players from 40 countries and six continents descended upon the Asian gaming metropolis and, when the smoke cleared, Victorino Torres from the Northern Mariana Islands came out on top for HKD $3.2 million, or USD… Read more »
Facebook and Zynga Game Network came to a five-year agreement this week to keep Zynga’s games on the world’s largest social network. Zynga, a game developer whose browser-based list of games includes Farmville, YoVille, Mafia Wars, and Texas Hold’em Poker, has more than 230 million active users monthly, of which 65 million play every day.… Read more »
On Friday, the lawsuit over the rights to the short-lived NBC poker franchise “Face the Ace” was scheduled to be filed in Federal Court in Las Vegas. Casino security officer Brandon McSmith has alleged ownership to the concept behind the Full Tilt Poker-backed game show. In March, the Eighth District Court in Nevada dismissed the… Read more »
