An amateur no longer. November Niner Soi Nguyen, who took ninth place at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, won his first major online tournament at the 18th installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). Nguyen, who was hosting his first FTOPS event as a Full Tilt Red Pro, won… Read more »
In an impressive feat, Joe Tehan ran the table in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles finale, eliminating all seven of his opponents to pull in $725,000. Tehan’s claim to fame to this point was winning the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Mandalay Bay Poker Championship four years ago for $1 million. On… Read more »
On Monday, the “lame duck” session of Congress kicked off in Washington, DC. The period may mark one last hoorah for the internet gambling industry in the United States, which will see a Republican-led House of Representatives convene in January. Also this week, the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative has been touting the budgetary… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced yesterday that it will introduce a series of worldwide tournaments branded with the WPT name. After hearing requests from players who wanted to participate in a WPT-style event, but didn’t quite have the bankroll for a $10,000 tournament, the Tour has responded by creating two circuits, the WPT Regional… Read more »
On Tuesday night, Poker News Daily received an e-mail from PokerStars officials that read, “Please be advised that the final table of the NAPT Los Angeles Main Event has been relocated to the Crystal Casino and Hotel. The final table is being filmed for broadcast on ESPN2. The cards will be in the air at… Read more »
Liv Boeree one of the hot names in the world of poker right now. She’s worked in the industry as an interviewer and at the same time gained respect as a live tournament player. In this interview, Boeree talks about her perspective of winning the EPT San Remo event and how that has fueled her… Read more »
The online gaming world has been abuzz for the last few days over rumors that rivals Unibet and Sportingbet were in merger talks. However, both companies announced on Tuesday that negotiations have come to an end. Word of the potential business deal cropped up on Sunday with a report in London’s Sunday Times. There were… Read more »
New Jersey is one step closer to becoming the first state to regulate, license, and tax the internet gambling industry within its borders. With the prospects of a Federal scheme still on the horizon as part of a Congressional “lame duck” session, a bill introduced by State Senator Raymond Lesniak in New Jersey cleared the… Read more »
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau Festival wrapped up on Monday with 18 year old Zhang Dan Peng winning the Main Event for HKD $1.68 million (US $215,000). But the biggest story surrounding the series was the side action that developed after some of the big-name pros busted out of the tournament and created one… Read more »
While the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) stop at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles is winding down to its final table, it was announced yesterday that the final day of the tournament – as well as the Bounty Shootout – will be held at the Crystal Casino. All one needed to do was… Read more »
The 700-player field of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles stop has been slashed all the way to 19. On Tuesday, the remaining players will return to the felts at 1:00pm PT to play down to a final table. Christopher Demaci holds a resounding chip lead in NAPT LA after three days… Read more »
Norman Chad is the co-host of ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker. Fresh off the taping of the WSOP’s Main Event Final Table, Chad joins us via our Newsmaker Hotline to discuss the coverage ESPN gave the World Series this year and talk about how this final table differed from past November Nine… Read more »
If you have ever wanted to own a piece of poker history, now is your chance. This week, 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate put his gold bracelet up for auction on eBay. But before you wonder if he is “busto,” it should be noted that the sale is an… Read more »
Party Gaming has filed a motion to dismiss a complaint against it in the Kentucky internet gambling case. According to court documents obtained by Poker News Daily, Party Gaming argues that “insufficiency of service of process, failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and lack of standing” warrant the complaint against… Read more »
Recently, it was announced that UB.com will join forces with the Global Poker League (GPL). The GPL and UB.com have established the “three C’s” of poker – camaraderie, competition, and cash. Through special GPL tables on UB.com, the organizations are looking to build on these premises with a range of sit and gos. The cost… Read more »
We’re entering the home stretch in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles Main Event. A field of 81 players remains after two days of play and Jimmie Guinther leads the way with a stack of 894,000. Guinther and Travis Pearson hold a commanding lead over the survivors and are the only two… Read more »
Randy “Nanonoko” Lew is one of the most popular online grinders in poker today. We caught up with Nanonoko at the NAPT Los Angeles stop for a rare on-camera interview to discuss online poker, his sponsorship deal with PokerStars and his live tournament play. We even got a quick comment regarding a recent downswing (his… Read more »
The second of two starting days in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour’s (NAPT) Los Angeles stop is in the books and Kim Fredericksen leads the survivors of Day 1B with a stack of 237,000. The final field size was 701 players, meaning that a top prize of $725,000 will be awarded. One of the… Read more »
It’s an exciting time on the World Poker Tour this season. We are currently in our ninth season, meaning we’ve done more TV shows than legendary franchises like “Seinfield” and “I Love Lucy.” Just look at the history of television and you will discover that a very small percentage of TV shows last nine years. … Read more »
Maria Ho, the last woman standing in the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, has joined UB.com. The 27 year-old becomes the newest face of the CEREUS Network site, which recently saw the departures of Billy “Patrolman35” Kopp, Matt “mattg1983” Graham, and Michael Binger. Ho was elated to be joining Team UB, whose… Read more »
While many sites may offer Bad Beat Jackpots, they are only memorable when someone walks away with a huge payout. On Thursday at Carbon Poker, the Bad Beat Jackpot was cracked, paying out very memorable money for those involved. On the $0.50/$1 tables at Carbon Poker on Thursday, “dk2112” entered into a hand with pocket… Read more »
The first of two Day 1s played out on Friday in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) stop in Los Angeles at the Bicycle Casino. A field of 330 players turned out and even more are expected to descend upon the California card room when Day 1B begins this afternoon at 1:00pm PT. Online… Read more »
CardRunners instructor Brian Hastings announced on his blog late last week that he will be making his first televised poker appearance on NBC’s “Poker After Dark.” Hastings said that he will join fellow Full Tilt Red Pros Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan as well as high-stakes regular Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond in a $300/$600 Pot Limit… Read more »
It was announced yesterday that the popular European online gaming organization ChiliGaming will enter the United States market at the start of 2011, introducing its ChiliPoker brand to American customers. The ChiliGaming Network, comprised of its popular online poker, casino, and bookmaking operations, has been in existence since 2006. Since that time, it has been… Read more »
The 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event has finally ended and now comes the hangover, when every armchair poker player says why the World Champ is terrible. This year, that talk revolves around one huge hand, the one on Day 8 back in July when the eventual winner, Jonathan Duhamel, sucked out on… Read more »
