On May 4, the Cake Poker Network announced the addition of Intertops Poker to their family. Intertops, a hugely popular online sportsbook and casino operator since 2003, moves to the Cake Poker Network from Microgaming. Intertops Poker is celebrating the switch with freerolls and special tournaments all through the month of May. Daily $100 freerolls… Read more »
Besides Phil Ivey leading the voting for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions, details on the two sponsor exemptions for the event were released during a conference call earlier this week. One seat is available to U.K. residents through WSOP.com. The online poker site is currently holding daily $1 satellites, with… Read more »
Wednesday’s episode of the UB.com sponsored poker news program “Poker2Nite” featured Full Tilt Poker pro and Deep Stacks University instructor Mike Matusow threatening to run naked down the Las Vegas Strip. “Poker2Nite” airs on Versus at 11:00pm ET each week. The show began with the headlines of the week, including Nicolas Chouity winning the European… Read more »
David Ulliott, better known as Devilfish in poker circles, joined us on Poker News Daily for an interview from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. During the interview, Devilfish reveals to us his opinion on hyper aggressive internet players, how to win big tournaments as well as his goals for 2010. On top of that, he… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, PND celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, a player pledges all his main Event winnings to charity, Foxwoods gets two November Nine guests and Everest Poker hosts an exclusive freeroll for PND readers. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily, brought to you… Read more »
As always, in the wake of a Full Tilt Online Poker Series comes the running of MiniFTOPS, which features the same events as the FTOPS that precedes it at roughly 1/10th the cost. Full Tilt Poker is guaranteeing $7 million in prize money over the course of the 30 MinitFTOPS XVI events. With huge fields,… Read more »
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, poker professional Phil Ivey is selling his home in Las Vegas for a reported $1.995 million. The story, written by the Times’ Lauren Beale on Monday, describes the Ivey home as it is listed on Realtor.com. It was built in 2001 and is a contemporary design… Read more »
Matt Matros has been playing poker ever since his Dad taught him the game as a young child. By the time he was in his senior year of college at Yale University, he was devoting all his spare time to the game. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Matros has an exceptionally analytical understanding of… Read more »
Hailing from Williamsburg, Virginia, Cole South is a 22 year-old professional poker player best known for his online high-stakes cash game dominance. He began playing on Party Poker in 2005 under the name ‘CTS’. Since grinding micro-stakes with his initial $50 deposit, South has moved up to become one of the most feared nose-bleed stakes… Read more »
In a conference call held on Tuesday, Harrah’s officials revealed that Phil Ivey is the top vote-getter for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions. Poker’s version of an all-star game will take place on June 27th at the Rio in Las Vegas, with the final table panning out on July 4th.… Read more »
Unlike the scores of young players who have been dominating online play in recent years, Cliff ‘JohnnyBax’ Josephy started his poker career much later. After attending the University of Michigan, Josephy moved to Syosset, New York to start a family and work as a stock broker. It was there that he met Eric ‘sheets’ Haber… Read more »
Continuing her string of seemingly never-ending charitable efforts, UB.com pro Annie Duke will be hosting the Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night at 7:30pm PT on May 20th at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. The $250 buy-in, $100 rebuy tournament will benefit the non-profit organization After-School All-Stars. After-School All-Stars was established by California Governor Arnold… Read more »
UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth has won 11 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, including the coveted Main Event title. Now, you can add a win in the “Good Morning America” Poker Showdown to his list of accolades. The segment aired on Wednesday morning. As part of “Living the Dream” week on “Good Morning America,” each… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, Intertops joins the Cake Poker Network, Mike Matusow profits on High Stakes Poker, we get a live comment from Joe Cada and Annette Obrestad about the WSOP and Bodog signs a new pro. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily, brought to you by… Read more »
Poker News Daily guest columnist and Foxwoods Casino Resort spokesperson Bernard Lee announced recently that two special guests will host the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge from May 11th to 17th. Former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine members Dennis Phillips and Kevin Schaffel will take part in the daily events and sign… Read more »
In what may be a first for a contestant in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, a New York poker player has pledged to donate 100% of his winnings to charity. Michael Karnjanaprakorn, an entrepreneur from New York City, is the poker player who came up with this challenging proposition. While attending the… Read more »
Born on October 4, 1984 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Amanda Musumeci picked up poker while attending Kutztown University, where she studied Speech and Mass Communications. During school, she developed her game and was eventually able to grind small-stakes sit-and-gos and multi-table tournaments to pay the bills. Upon graduating, Amanda was invited by a friend to the… Read more »
Hailing from Leeds, Yorkshire, British poker player John Duthie originally worked in the television industry as both a director and producer of shows like Silent Witness and Clocking Off. Always an avid poker player, one tournament changed the course of his life forever. In 2000, Duthie won the Poker Million for $1.4 million, which made… Read more »
In the wake of David Williams’ release, Bodog recently announced young poker professional Amanada Musumeci as Team Bodog Pro’s newest member. Known online as ‘manderbutt’ and ‘BodogMander’ on Bodog, Musumeci is a rising star in the online poker world. Her recent scores include a second place in PokerStars’ $100K Guarantee and third in Full Tilt… Read more »
We have an exclusive promotion for readers of Poker News Daily. Just sign up for the independent online poker room Everest Poker through PND and you will be eligible to play in a winner-take-all freeroll on Thursday for a $150,000 Guaranteed seat. The juicy $150,000 Guaranteed runs every Sunday at 18:00 GMT on Everest Poker… Read more »
On Monday, the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun High-Roller Bounty Shootout took center stage on ESPN2. The first round of action was shown, with table winners receiving up to $60,000. In addition, every entrant had a $5,000 bounty on his head. The contestant who racks up the most number of bounties receives… Read more »
Born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, Eli Elezra first learned to play cards with his friends. Upon graduating from high school he trained to become a member of Israel’s elite commando unit, the Golani Brigade. In his fourth year of service, he was injured in the Lebanon War and was confined to a hospital bed.… Read more »
On April 29, 2010, President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Proclamation declaring May 2010 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The proclamation began as follows: For centuries, America’s story has been tied to the Pacific. Generations of brave men and women have crossed this vast ocean, seeking better lives and opportunities, and weaving their… Read more »
PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker kicked off with a bang yesterday as 6,738 players showed up for the mid-stakes version of Event #1. When the dust settled, Dantes_11 emerged victorious, taking home $203K for his efforts. Fohle140586 lost the heads-up battled and settled for $142K, while Revjot took third for $101K. The rest of… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, Annette Obrestad finds a new online home, the CEREUS network changes its affiliate policy, PartyPoker launches its popular Million Dollar Hand promo, and Annie Duke teaches poker on TV. Over the weekend, Norwegian prodigy Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad left Betfair to join Full Tilt Poker’s team of Red Pros. Obrestad joins a… Read more »
