Nolan Dalla is the Media Director of the World Series of Poker and joins us from the Rio to talk about this year’s Main Event and other happenings at this year’s World Series. He spent his entire summer at The Rio Hotel and Casino covering all events from the 2010 World Series of Poker on… Read more »
On Tuesday, PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, released the schedule for its 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, which will once again play out at the Atlantis Resort and Casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Over 50 tournaments will take place, with $25 million expected to be on the line. The 2011 PokerStars Caribbean… Read more »
New episodes of popular poker television shows are airing in droves this week, among them the PokerStars-sponsored “Big Game,” which airs late night on Fox. This week, the six-handed cash game table was stacked with over $1 million and Russell Harlow took to the felts as the online qualifier dubbed the “Loose Cannon.” PokerStars staked… Read more »
Forty-five players pocketed their share of $200,000 as Bodog hosted the $470 + $30 Main Event of the Bodog Poker Open V (BPO) on Sunday. With just 360 registered players, there was a $30,000 overlay, as a $200,000 prize pool was guaranteed by Bodog. Taking the top spot at the $50,000 first prize was Evansville,… Read more »
This week, new episodes of NBC’s “Poker After Dark” returned to airwaves featuring a high-stakes cash game. Over $1 million was spread across the table and the blinds stood at $300/$600 with a $100 ante. Ali Nejad had the call of the action, which emanated from the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas and airs… Read more »
Chalk up another victory for the young guns of Poker. On Monday night, 23 year-old David Vamplew took down the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) London Main Event for £900,000. Heads-up, he defeated Full Tilt Poker pro John Juanda, who cashed for the second straight year in the British tournament. Juanda entered heads-up play against Vamplew… Read more »
In this big hand of the week, as seen on the show PokerStars Big Game, we see UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth tangle with the “Loose Cannon” qualifier. The two start with similar hands, with Hellmuth holding the Ten of clubs and the Eight of diamonds, while the Loose Cannon held the Nine of spades and… Read more »
In breaking news from the World Poker Tour (WPT), Tony “Bond18” Dunst, who made wearing tailored suits at live poker tournaments “hip,” is joining the WPT broadcast team as its “Raw Deal” host. The on-air segment will feature Dunst commenting on hands during WPT broadcasts in his witty style, which is sure to liven up… Read more »
An article in the Sunday edition of the New York Times notes that the land-based casino industry, for quite some time a vehement opponent to legalized online gaming and poker, is beginning to warm to the idea. The article, written by Barry Meier, inaccurately points out that online gaming and poker are illegal (the Unlawful… Read more »
On Saturday, the 16-person playoff field was determined in the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship on GSN. The show airs new episodes every Saturday at 9:00pm ET. Over the weekend, the final two qualifying matches for the playoffs were held. Teammates alternate action by street on Doubles Poker and cannot talk strategy at the table… Read more »
RonFar3 features his theory and perspective on No Limit Hold’em Full Ring in this video brought to us by our friends at CardRunners. RonFar3 is a huge winner at the small stakes on PokerStars and recently became a CardRunners coach back in August of 2010. Official CardRunners Preview: We introduce new instructor RonFar3 with some… Read more »
The Million Dollar Challenge between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “JungleMan12” Cates returned on Saturday following a month-long break for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe. In the short 582-hand session, the fifth of the second incarnation of the Durrrr Challenge, Dwan cut into Cates’ lead by a scant $1,400. The last action prior… Read more »
A payday of ₤900,000 is on the line for the winner of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event, which is currently taking place in the British city. Sixteen runners remain at the time of writing, led by online poker pro Kyle “kwob20” Bowker, who owns a stack of 3.8 million. Who is… Read more »
Inside sources at World Team Poker tell Poker News Daily that Team Spain, which did not participate in the first tournament back in May, has filed its roster. The captain of the squad will be former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Carlos Mortensen, who has banded together a team that brings great… Read more »
Poker News Daily asked me for my thoughts about the ten finalists for this year’s Poker Hall of Fame. This caused me some angst as I decided what criteria I should use in giving my input. I mean, let’s consider the Baseball Hall of Fame. Back in my youth, I lived and breathed baseball, so… Read more »
A proposed law to monitor cross-border electronic money transfers has U.S. online poker players concerned about their future this week. The proposal was the subject of a recent New York Times article. In an attempt to prevent terrorist financing and money laundering from taking place in the United States, the Treasury Department proposed regulations that… Read more »
Nine cities will play hosts to tournaments as part of Season 2 of the PokerStars U.K. and Ireland Poker Tour, more commonly called the UKIPT. The first cycle of the tour is wrapping up now in London in conjunction with the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) stop in the British capital. Newly minted PokerStars pro Liv… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second-largest online poker room, unveiled a software update Thursday that includes a new bonus rewards system for its valued customers. The site introduced the Full Tilt Black Card, which hopes to compete with the Supernova Elite program of PokerStars and offers various benefits for high-volume players. All players who average… Read more »
The price of poker has gone up on the Merge Gaming Network site Carbon Poker. In recent weeks, $100/$200, $200/$400, and $300/$600 No Limit Texas Hold’em tables were added to the USA-friendly online poker room, with a new crop of players rising to meet the occasion. One Carbon Poker player that seems to be excelling… Read more »
Venturing into online poker for the first time can be intimidating. Even though you don’t need to leave the house, take a shower, brush your teeth, or wear a complete ensemble, it can still be a blur of numbers, colors, and sound. Not unlike a real casino, I suppose. But after the initial step of… Read more »
In an article in one of the leading online gaming magazines in the industry, it was stated that Denmark will be opening up its online gaming market come the early part of 2011. In an article written by Stephen Carter at eGaming Review, there was both good news and “not-so-good” news for Danish citizens. Carter… Read more »
Launching on the USA-friendly online poker site DoylesRoom is the all-new Doyles Rewards program. The loyalty program is already live for non-rakeback players and will be launching in the near future for those with rakeback. Ten-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Doyle Brunson fronts the room, which makes its home on the Cake… Read more »
