On Saturday, the saga over the identity of mystery Swedish online poker pro Isildur1 came to an end when PokerStars announced that it was indeed Viktor Blom. The pro, who recently updated his Facebook account to show that he was employed by PokerStars since December, promptly faced off against fellow site pro Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier… Read more »
A cryptic Tweet from Phil Hellmuth’s agent regarding the upcoming year has many in the poker world scurrying to figure out what the “Poker Brat’s” moves will be in 2011. Brian Balsbaugh, the top man at Poker Royalty and the agent for the 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, accelerated the speculation on… Read more »
Former UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth started the weekend off with a bang by meeting with Full Tilt Poker officials at the Wynn in Las Vegas. The get-together comes a little over one week following his departure from UB.com, where he served as one of the main faces of the USA-friendly site for nearly a decade.… Read more »
As reported by Forbes Magazine, Federal prosecutors have seized nearly $8 million from financial institutions in Washington State that were holding money for processors of major online poker sites like PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, UB.com, and Absolute Poker. The move reportedly came in the past two weeks and is the latest in the Department of… Read more »
The final table is set in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Event at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). Seven players will vie for the top prize of $1.5 million and, amazingly, the field is not yet in the money, as only the top five will walk away with cash in tow. The tournament… Read more »
Welcome to the Poker News Daily Weekly Update, I’m your host Sean Gibson and I’ll be recapping the biggest headlines for the week in the world of poker. Our first story follows the fall out from last week’s epic news coming out of the UB.com camp. Following last week’s overhaul at Team UB.com that saw… Read more »
Fresh off announcing her departure from UB.com, reigning National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Annie Duke sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss life away from the game. She also addresses the rumors that former colleague Phil Hellmuth will be on the hit ABC reality series “Dancing with the Stars.” Poker News Daily: Thanks for… Read more »
In what will either be the worst kept secret ever in the poker world or the most stunning reveal of all-time, the identity of the online phenomenon Isildur1 will purportedly be unveiled on Saturday evening in the Bahamas. Several poker news sites have announced that the identity of Isildur1 will be revealed at 7:00pm ET… Read more »
Last weekend, I was at a holiday party and, as expected, was forced to make conversation with a bevy of strangers. Most people don’t know anything about poker, but one guy I met was actually a “serious casual” player; he doesn’t live off his winnings, but still wants to make a little money playing rather… Read more »
Brand new to Team UB.com is bracelet winner Prahlad Friedman, who joined the site following the departures of Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth. Friedman sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss joining the USA-friendly CEREUS Network site. Poker News Daily: Tell us why you signed with UB.com following your now-famous Tweet in November saying… Read more »
One day of play is in the books in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Event at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). Thirty-eight players put up the six-figure admission fee and, when the smoke had cleared after nine levels, Tobias Reinkemeier held a stack of 896,000 for a slight lead over Team PokerStars Pro… Read more »
Robert Croak recently announced that he’s joining DeepStacks Live as a partner. Croak has gained huge acclaim as the creator and CEO of SillyBandz. He brings his expertise as a master marketer and brand manager to take the DeepStacks brand to the next level. In this exclusive interview with Poker News Daily, Croak explains first… Read more »
Following last week’s overhaul at Team UB.com that saw Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth depart on the same day, the USA-friendly CEREUS Network site has picked up its newest pro. On Thursday, site officials announced that Prahlad Friedman had joined Team UB.com. Friedman seemingly hinted at joining an online poker site back in November. The… Read more »
Starting next week, Cake Poker will fire up its latest promotion, which will offer $40,000 in cash to those who participate. The Diamond Mine begins next Monday, January 10th and will be a series of tournaments with increasing prize pools. The key to enter these events will be the ever-popular Cake Poker Gold Cards that… Read more »
Michigan online poker pro Jordan “Jymaster0011” Young was named the winner of the 2010 PocketFives.com Yearly Leaderboard PLB title this week, accumulating 19,057 PLB Points to take the honor from 2009 champ Chris “moorman1” Moorman. Young barely bested the 18,979 points of 2010 CardPlayer Online Player of the Year Taylor “taypaur” Paur, who finished as… Read more »
For many, the New Year means a fresh start and an opportunity to make positive changes. Online poker rooms are no exception. The CEREUS Network, comprised of UB.com and Absolute Poker, has revamped its Tournament Leaderboard (TLB) for 2011 and will award more money to more players. The biggest change has been made to the… Read more »
Earlier this week, Taylor “ambiguosity” Paur was named the 2010 CardPlayer Online Player of the Year after edging out defending titleholder Steve “gboro780” Gross in the final days of December. Paur stockpiled an all-time record of 11,030 points for the year, besting previous winners Gross (2009), Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis (2008), and Isaac “westmenloAA” Baron (2007)… Read more »
On Thursday, the first ever $100,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Super High Roller Event will kick off the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The inaugural running of the tournament has attracted nearly 30 players so far and Saturday’s final table will be filmed for coverage on ESPN2. In a press release sent out by PokerStars on… Read more »
CardRunners instructor and SNG Guru Collin Moshman present this strategy video that is a replay of a SNG game. Moshman is one of the most recognized SNG players online and has written many strategy books towards the subject. Here’s the official teaser from CardRunners: Replayer: SNG Moshman delivers one for the small stakes guys, focusing… Read more »
In one of the most intriguing business pairings in recent years, Robert Croak, the creator of Silly Bandz, a popular line of toy bracelets, will become the newest partner in DeepStacks Live. If you’re not familiar with Silly Bandz, Business Week called the product “the biggest success in modern day toy selling,” while during a… Read more »
A marathon 2,918-hand session took place late Monday night in the Durrrr Challenge. The ongoing promotion on Full Tilt Poker between site pro Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “JungleMan12” Cates is now one-third of the way through at 17,108 hands and Cates has built an $819,000 lead. The largest hand in the second round of… Read more »
The very first episode of “The Showdown” with Jon Friedberg debuted today on Poker News Daily. The weekly web-based series welcomed former “Survivor: China” castaway Jean-Robert Bellande to discuss a variety of topics ranging from bankroll management to the Spearmint Rhino in Las Vegas. Friedberg is a former World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner… Read more »
Before 2010, Daniel “jungleman12” Cates was a nonentity in the online poker world. He began his career at the $0.50/$1 heads-up tables in 2008, made the move to sit and gos, and then went back to cash games. He busted his bankroll, was forced to get a minimum wage job at McDonald’s, and started the… Read more »
We might all be putting our new 2011 calendars on the refrigerator, but let’s not put 2010 in our rearview mirror just yet. ESPN.com’s “The Nuts” poker player rankings for December 2010 were released on New Year’s Eve and showed that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Before we get to… Read more »
Pro poker player Jon Friedberg debuts his new show The Showdown. Jean-Robert Bellande is the guest in this first episode. Friedberg is a successful business entrepreneur who moved to Las Vegas in 2004 but gained fame in the world of poker online under the names PokerTrip and Reactrix. During his peak, Friedberg was ranked as… Read more »
