Nearly leading the tournament wire-to-wire, Antonio Esfandiari took down the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Esfandiari, a Victory Poker pro, banked $870,000 for his efforts. The tournament can be seen as part of Season 9 of the WPT on Fox Sports Net next year. After entering the… Read more »
It’s shaping up to be an interesting last 10 days of the current Congressional session for members of the online poker community. On Tuesday, Politico published an article revealing that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was attempting to add a bill legalizing online poker to the measure extending tax cuts. Read the article.… Read more »
Dan Harrington’s speech inducting him into the Poker Hall of Fame is seen here in its entirety. Harrington was elected to this year’s group of entrants which also included Erik Seidel. He is best known for both winning the 1995 World Series of Poker Main Event as well as the many poker strategy books he… Read more »
Unleashed Poker is looking to hand out presents to all their players this holiday season. Players on the site will have the opportunity to earn numerous prizes as part of Unleashed Poker’s Christmas Giveaways. From now until December 21st, players can pick up exclusive Unleashed Poker swag along with high-end electronic prizes. For those partial… Read more »
Yesterday, PokerStars took the unexpected step of signing the online enigma Isildur1. The Swede gained fame by multi-tabling against the world’s best players including Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, and Tom “durrrr” Dwan. The signing is atypical for PokerStars, which usually aims to ink established pros who have had a ton of television face time. This… Read more »
At 4:00pm today, the final six players will take to the felt to determine a winner of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). PokerStars pro and GoDaddy Girl Vanessa Rousso leads the way with a stack of 5.8 million headed into the six-handed televised finale. Among those… Read more »
It was a quiet opening session of the week on the PokerStars sponsored “Big Game,” which airs on FOX late night in most markets. 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Joe Hachem booked a $21,700 profit on the night, the best of anyone at the table, and the “Loose Cannon” truly looked… Read more »
Nolan Dalla introduces Poker Hall of Fame entrant Dan Harrington, as captured by our cameras from the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event in November. This speech was given during the Hall of Fame ceremonies which took place just prior to the Final Table of the Main Event playing out. Each of the two… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker site, released a software update on Monday that addressed many of its customers’ requests and concerns. Among the new features to the software were an “Auto Add-On” button for rebuys and a “Quick Fold to Any Bet” option for Rush Poker players. The “Auto Add-On” button… Read more »
In a surprising move, the terror of the nosebleed stakes, Isildur1, has signed a sponsorship deal to become the latest member of the Team PokerStars Pro stable. Although he still has not, as of yet, announced his name or released any photos, Isildur1 becomes the top online cash game player that the largest site in… Read more »
For the third straight day, Victory Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari leads the way in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic. There are 15 players remaining and, as was the case after Days 2 and 3, Esfandiari owns a stranglehold on the rest of the field. Esfandiari owns 2.6 million in chips… Read more »
Last week, word broke around the industry that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was planning to introduce legislation to legalize and regulate online poker in the United States. The bill, dubbed the Internet Poker Act of 2010, remains in draft form, but plenty of organizations have weighed in on its merits. Among them was… Read more »
CardRunners brings an exceptional theory video about the art of telling a story with every action you take during a hand at the tables. The video was created by Marshall28 and we’ve got a great snippet of it for you to enjoy. Here’s the official teaser: Classroom – The Art of Storytelling Every hand is… Read more »
The first of 11 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit tournaments at Harrah’s Atlantic City was a smashing success over the weekend, breaking an all-time attendance record for the resort. The record going into Saturday was 1,181 players, which was set in 2008, but 1,250 entrants came from all over the East Coast to participate,… Read more »
While they were camped out at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic, players were also keeping their eyes on the sporting world. One of the big events that drew their attention in recent days was LeBron James’ return to Cleveland as a member of the… Read more »
If you’re like me, your typical online poker session will look something like this: tables on one or two monitors, internet browser on another monitor, music playing, and the television on. That’s one of the things that makes online poker so grand. You can play and do whatever else you want at the same time,… Read more »
It’s magic! Antonio Esfandiari, known as “The Magician,” leads the way after Day 3 of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Esfandiari was also the chip leader after Day 2 and now stands as the only player above one million in chips. A top prize of $870,000… Read more »
Actress Cheryl Hines of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Joe Cada will host the third annual All In For Cerebral Palsy celebrity charity poker tournament at the Venetian’s poker room on Saturday, December 11th. Proceeds from the event will benefit the One Step Closer Foundation, a non-profit… Read more »
With two days of play in the books at the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Antonio Esfandiari leads the way with a stack of 485,600. He’s the only player left standing to cross the 400,000-chip plateau. The final field numbered 438, meaning that attendance grew by 33% year-over-year. However, this year’s… Read more »
This week, word circulated around the Web that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was set to introduce a bill legalizing and regulating online poker in the United States. From the Associated Press to the Wall Street Journal, the Internet Poker Act of 2010 gained a considerable amount of mainstream media attention. Read more. Among… Read more »
One day of play is in the books in the Five Diamond World Poker Classic, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo, who took fifth in the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, leads the pack after Day 1 in Las Vegas with a chip stack of 192,500. The field numbered… Read more »
One of the common reactions poker players have about an opponent’s play is calling them a “donkey.” With that in mind, Cake Poker has come up with a promotion that will allow players to salute their favorite “donkey” while helping out a charitable organization with a worldwide reach. Throughout the month of December, Cake Poker… Read more »
The popular poker training site CardRunners is turning five years old. Given the major milestone, CardRunners is giving new members $100 off and dishing out some of the holiday season’s hottest electronic items. Poker players who sign up for CardRunners between December 6th and 12th will see their $100 signup fee waived in honor of… Read more »
According to an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) may soon be bringing online poker legislation to life in the U.S. Senate. Whether the measure could pass into law before the current legislative session expires is anyone’s guess. According to the Journal, “The Nevada casino… Read more »
Hello and welcome to the Poker News Daily Weekly Update, I’m your host Sean Gibson and I’ll be bringing you this week’s top headlines in the world of poker. Let’s get right to it! Players on UB.com and Absolute Poker will be able to make it a lot more difficult for their accounts to be… Read more »
