Over the weekend, Amanda Musumeci became the newest member of Team Bodog, joining Evelyn Ng. The popular online sports book and poker room happily accepts players from the United States. Musumeci sat down with Poker News Daily to recap her big signing. Poker News Daily: You were turned onto becoming a sponsored player of the… Read more »
What might have been a slow weekend in the poker world through Twitter exploded on Saturday with the news of Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad’s surprising move to Full Tilt Poker. Soon after the announcement, players burst with congratulations and a few challenges. Obrestad, who is recognized as one of the top young players, both online and… Read more »
Longstanding gambling outlet Intertops jumped from the Microgaming Network to the Cake Poker Network this week, according to a press release sent by the site on Monday. Intertops will fill the void of several rooms that departed the Cake Poker Network in April. The Cake Poker Network accepts players from the United States, while the… Read more »
LeRon Washington is one of the best stories to come out of poker in 2010 so far. Playing on the freeroll website ClubWPT, he won an entry to the WPT Celebrity Invitational tournament played at the LAPC, at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. Not only did Washington make the final table, but he took… Read more »
On Sunday’s episode of the GSN cash game franchise “High Stakes Poker,” Mike Matusow, who had largely played tight throughout the season, folded K-Q suited in the small blind after a standard pre-flop raise and promptly left the table. It was a culmination of a rocky appearance on “High Stakes Poker” for Matusow, who folded… Read more »
On Sunday, Amanda Musumeci became the newest member of Team Bodog, replacing David Williams, who took down the 2010 World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship last month. Musumeci joins Evelyn Ng as the lone members of Team Bodog. Musumeci was turned on to becoming a Bodog sponsored pro after the USA-friendly online poker site and sports… Read more »
Poker News Daily: Thanks for joining us. What has the reaction been to your new iPhone App, the Annie Duke Poker Tutor? Annie Duke: The response has been good from the people who have seen it. Now, there is a whole Hold’em glossary, which will get filled out as people give me comments. As examples,… Read more »
Starting on Tuesday, May 4th on the virtual felts of PartyPoker is the Million Dollar Hand promotion. Up to $1 million is up for grabs and the Million Dollar Hand will wrap up on May 23rd. For every 15 PartyPoints you rack up on PartyPoker during the promotional period, you’ll receive a random playing card.… Read more »
In the continuing battle against multi-accounting, the CEREUS Network has made a major clarification to its player policies that were originally changed earlier in the month. The announcement, which was released on Thursday to affiliates and a copy of which was obtained by Poker News Daily, changes what the CEREUS Network had enacted only ten… Read more »
One month remains until mandatory financial services industry compliance with the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) on June 1st. In the meantime, the online poker community weighs in on its future. On sites like PocketFives.com, posters debated what the state of the online poker industry in the United States would be… Read more »
On Wednesday, May 5th at 8:00am ET, UB.com pro and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke will mentor former political advisor George Stephanopoulos on the ABC franchise “Good Morning America.” The episode will air as part of sweeps week, during which “Good Morning America” personalities will cross items off their bucket lists. Stephanopoulos will… Read more »
In surprising news surfacing on Saturday, Norwegian sensation Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad signed on to become the newest member of Full Tilt Poker‘s team of Red Pros. Obrestad joins a talented stable of Red Pros that includes female players Cyndy Violette, Amanda “Mandy B” Baker, Svetlana Gromenkova, Esther Rossi, and Beth Shak. The 21 year-old Obrestad… Read more »
PokerStars qualifier Nicolas “niccc” Chouity finished atop the pack in the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final in Monaco. His first place finish was worth a rousing €1.7 million and Chouity became just the second player from Lebanon ever to win an EPT title. Last year, Chouity took 50th in the EPT Monte… Read more »
