“Isildur1” winning the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event would likely re-ignite the high-stakes game scene around the Web. It’s shaping up to happen, as Sweden’s Viktor Blom, the man many consider to be behind the “Isildur1” handle online, leads the way at the £10,000 buy-in tournament, which is taking place at… Read more »
Continuing what has been the best year of his poker career, British poker pro Richard “CHUFTY” Ashby is one of the latest winners during the run of the 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) schedule. Event #54, the $2,000 Six-Handed Pot Limit Omaha tournament, proved just how popular the discipline of Omaha is… Read more »
London-based Sportingbet PLC has agreed to pay $33 million to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to keep the online gambling operator out of court in the States. Sportingbet was under investigation for illegal internet gambling operations between 1998 and 2006. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said that Sportingbet offered… Read more »
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOP) Main Event is in full swing, with many of the world’s best poker players in attendance. For all of the action on the felt, however, many in the Twitterverse have been discussing the latest entrance by Phil Hellmuth into the Casino at the Empire in London on Thursday.… Read more »
In breaking news, the Washington State Supreme Court has upheld a law that makes playing online poker a Class C felony. Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Washington State Director Lee Rousso, a lawyer by trade, sued to declare the harsh law unconstitutional on the grounds that it violated the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.… Read more »
On Tuesdays and Thursdays I don’t make my kids go to pre-school. I have the luxury of working at home, so I figure while they’re still young enough, I might as well get to enjoy their company a couple days a week. The problem is, in between wiping up my one-year old’s messes (whether they… Read more »
The Aussie Millions is one of the most prestigious poker tournaments hosted in the Southern Hemisphere. Held in the luxurious Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, this event brings all tournament players from all around the world to compete for millions of dollars. The first official Aussie Millions was in 2001 where 40 players spent AUD$5,000… Read more »
In rather bizarre news from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe festivities in London, the final pairing of the £10,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up tournament has been suspended after play wrapped up early this morning at 3:00am ET. In the best-of-three finale, Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy and Full Tilt Poker pro Gus Hansen… Read more »
Phil Hellmuth decided to enter the WSOPE with his usual fanfare, this time on a UB-themed double decker bus in London for the start of the World Series of Poker Europe. Meeting him there was a team of sexy dancers and a singer who gave a rendition of “Poker Face” to the huge crowd of… Read more »
Welcome to the Poker News Daily Weekly Update. I’m your host, Sean Gibson and you might notice that I’m wearing some CardRunners gear here. Well, this is me fulfilling my end of the bargain for my prop bet match against Cardrunners pro Taylor Caby. If you haven’t watched the match, check it out in our… Read more »
We have a winner! Late Thursday night, Dwyte Pilgrim cemented his legacy by taking down the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City. The man who was widely considered to be one of the top players in poker never to have won a major pulled one out of his hat in monumental… Read more »
In the finale of the Heads Up Sit & Go match between Taylor “Green Plastic” Caby and PND’s own Sean Gibson, a winner will be determined with a wild swing of fortune determining the outcome of the final hand. If you missed the first two episodes: Taylor Caby Heads Up Match Part 1. Taylor Caby… Read more »
In a decision rendered by the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday, the case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names will return to the trial court and Judge Thomas Wingate. The decision read in part, “Because the trial court has not had the opportunity to address Petitioner’s claims, both as… Read more »
Poker players will have a chance to take part in a very worthy cause when the European Poker Tour (EPT) makes its next stop on London September 28 to October 5. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, will host a two-day £100,000 guaranteed charity event for Cancer Research UK, an organization that supports researchers,… Read more »
On Wednesday, September 22nd, PokerStars dealt their 50 Billionth hand. Twitter and Facebook were advertising constantly as the moment was building up to this milestone. After the third to last milestone, the 49,998,000,000th hand, the PokerStars cash tables filled up exponentially. There was barely a seat available as all players were trying to sit on… Read more »
He has 20 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Cashes for over $450,000. Add to that three gold rings and you have one of the most successful players in WSOP Circuit history. However, what has insofar eluded Dwyte Pilgrim is a signature win in a major live tournament. That could all change on Thursday, however,… Read more »
In this second installment of the Heads Up match between Taylor Caby and Sean Gibson, the match continues with commentary from Caby. Both are tangled in a tough $5 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Sit & Go game of life and death as the loser has to fulfill their end of the epic prop bet. Taylor… Read more »
Democratic Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Congressman who has been pushing for the legalization and regulation of online gaming in the United States, has stated in an interview that he is “not optimistic” regarding the passage of his legislation prior to the 2010 midterm elections. The bill known as HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation,… Read more »
We captured the 50 Billionth Hand being dealt at PokerStars, which was to award at least $50,000 to the winner of the hand. The hand was dealt in the morning on September 22nd, 2010 as part of the huge 50 Billion Milestone Hand promotion at PokerStars, the world’s largest poker site. We captured the the… Read more »
About a year ago, Britain’s Paul Zimbler played poker for over 72 consecutive hours at the World Series of Poker Europe, making his stamp on the Guinness Book of World Records. Then, this June, Phil “The Unabomber” Laak crushed Zimbler’s mark, playing $10/$20 Hold’em at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for 115 hours straight. Many… Read more »
London’s own Scott Shelley earned his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet Tuesday morning by winning the WSOP Europe ₤1,075 No Limit Hold’em Event #3, collecting £133,857. Shelley bested a field of 508 players to join Phil Laak and Jeffrey Lisandro in the winner’s circle at WSOP Europe, which is celebrating its fourth… Read more »
Could this be the year that Mike Sexton takes down a World Poker Tour (WPT) title? Entering the play down day in the WPT Borgata Poker Open, Sexton, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame, owned the 19th largest stack out of 27 players remaining. The top spot pays out $733,000 and every player… Read more »
Whereas past installments of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN have featured the “old guard of poker,” this week’s two-hour block highlighted one of the game’s young stars, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond. The Bluefire Poker instructor took his seat at the feature table on Day 5 of the Main Event, which featured 574… Read more »
Taking center stage in recent weeks has been the squabble between a coalition of California casinos and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) over the merits of HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. Poker News Daily sat down with Commerce Casino CEO, President, and Chairman of the Board Haig Papaian to… Read more »
In a 2008 article in The Independent, the United Kingdom was dubbed the “litigation capital of the world” primarily as the result of many high profile cases finding their way to British courts. Never fear, Americans, the United States may yet wrest that title away from its kin across “The Pond.” Last week, notices of… Read more »
