The final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Celebrity Invitational is set. The group of six was determined last night at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles and lawyer Damon Schramm leads the way with a stack of 865,000. A top prize of $100,000 is on the line in the invite-only tournament and each… Read more »
Several brand name players serve as the front men for the Poker Pros Network, which launched on the Cake Poker Network over the weekend. The site offers a $500 first-time deposit bonus and is headquartered in Costa Rica. Chuck Kidd, CEO of the Poker Pros Network, was excited to bring his vision to life for… Read more »
Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Linda Johnson is the pacesetter after Day 1 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Celebrity Invitational. The tournament, which began with a massive field of nearly 500 players on Saturday and is being housed at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, now stands at 115 runners. Johnson built a stack… Read more »
Poker players from all over the world are gearing up for what could be a record-setting day on the virtual felts. The 19th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) Main Event kicks off at 5:00pm ET on Sunday and is expected to at least double its $3 million guaranteed prize pool. The $640 buy-in tournament,… Read more »
For the first time, one of the major players in the Ultimate Bet Superuser Scandal has spoken out about the case on a poker radio broadcast. On Wednesday night, “The Cold Call Show” hosted by World Series of Poker bracelet winner Todd “DanDruff” Witteles and Bryan “The Icon” Micon on DonkDown Radio, featured an interview… Read more »
Welcome to the Poker News Daily Weekly Update. I’m Sean Gibson and I’ll be covering this week in the world of poker. Let’s get right down to it. Our first story is about Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, who has been one of the biggest opponents of online poker since the industry begun so many years… Read more »
Samsung 3D televisions, Apple iPads, and Monster Beats headphones are just a few of the prizes up for grabs as part of PartyPoker’s Win Tonight promotion, which runs until March 28th. The series of daily freerolls is open to new players only. The PartyPoker Win Tonight promotion began back on February 15th and gives players… Read more »
This weekend, the World Poker Tour (WPT) will invade the Commerce Casino for its annual Celebrity Invitational, which has already reached capacity. The WPT Celebrity Invitational begins play tomorrow night with a star-studded field that will mix it up with some of the best from the poker world. Beginning at 7:00pm local time, a red… Read more »
During a recent session, a couple of situations presented themselves that struck me as intriguing, not because they were unusual, but because they were fundamentally alike and yet extremely different. The two situations came up in tournaments I was playing. In the first, we were in the mid-stages of a sit and go and I… Read more »
Natalia Nikitina became the latest woman to win a major title this week when she took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Paris National Series event at the Aviation Club de Paris. Nikitina bested 188 players, including the scorching hot Sam Trickett at the final table, to earn €243,830 ($330,500) in prize money. The €5,000… Read more »
Online poker players in New Jersey are anxiously laying in wait as Governor Chris Christie examines the merits of an intrastate internet gambling bill that sailed through the state’s legislature five weeks ago. The fate of the industry now rests in Christie’s hands. According to the New York Post, Christie signing the measure into law… Read more »
We’re only two months into the 112th Congress and already talk of pro-internet gambling legislation being introduced has begun. This time, it’s from Congressman John Campbell (R-CA), who, according to Gambling Compliance, has teamed with Barney Frank (D-MA) to call for the licensing and regulation of internet gambling in the United States. In an e-mail… Read more »
Federated Sports and Gaming has announced the schedule for its first season. The league, which features former UB.com pro Annie Duke as its Commissioner, will hold four preliminary tournaments along with a high-stakes $20,000 buy-in, rake-free Main Event. Yes, rake-free. The tournaments will run during the last four months of the year, with the Championship… Read more »
If the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Las Vegas bookmakers have their way, betting on non-sporting events will soon be coming to casinos around the state. An article on the website Covers.com, written by Case Keefer, tells the story of how the Nevada Gaming Commission recently amended regulations to allow for wagering on “event betting.”… Read more »
This week, “Poker After Dark: The Cash Game” continued on NBC. The “$150,000 Cash Game” began last week and began on Monday night with Full Tilt Poker pro Eli Elezra up $182,000. The big loser after the first week of play was Olivier Busquet, who was down $81,000 after five sessions. The action continues all… Read more »
In 2011, the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe festivities will emanate from Cannes, France after a four-year run in London. A seven-stop tournament series will also be held around the European nation and qualifiers can be found on BarrierePoker.fr. To break down the move, Poker News Daily sat down with WSOP Vice President… Read more »
Professional poker player and media personality Bernard Lee has teamed up with Cabot Cheese to create the Full House Charity Program, which will donate a minimum of $20,000 to children’s organizations around New England each year. “The Full House Charity Program was born out of a desire to combine my greatest loves — poker and… Read more »
Seeing an online poker room’s Bad Beat Jackpot hit once every couple of weeks is normal, but the Microgaming Poker Network’s bounty was recently hit twice within a 24-hour period. The Microgaming Network offers its Bad Beat Jackpot to players on specially designated tables over its string of 36 online poker rooms, including 32RedPoker, Unibet,… Read more »
When PokerStars adds new pros to its team, it often does so with great fanfare. At the very least, it makes an announcement on its website. But when pros leave or are dropped, nary a peep can be heard. Such is the case with the latest players to remove their PokerStars patches: Julian Thew and… Read more »
This week, Poker News Daily’s exclusive news show “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes one’s of the game’s hottest young guns, UB.com pro Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner discusses his rapid ascent in the game and how he continues to keep his edge. UB.com sponsors “The Showdown,” so support… Read more »
PokerStars pro Viktor “Isildur1” Blom improved his record to 3-1 in the site’s SuperStar Showdown. Over the weekend, he edged out Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov and lodged his largest victory margin yet at $111,000. During the four SuperStar Showdowns held so far, Blom has recorded $165,000 in earnings. Blom was fresh off back-to-back wins against PartyPoker… Read more »
On Saturday, February 26th, the seventh season of “High Stakes Poker” will premiere on GSN. Hosting the upcoming cycle will be none other than former “Saturday Night Live” funny man Norm Macdonald, who sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss his new gig. Poker News Daily: How did this come about? Norm Macdonald: It… Read more »
Rumors out of the recent International Casino Exhibition (ICE) conference, which was held in late January in London, seem to point to a new era in online gaming in the United States – if and when the government legalizes and regulates online gaming. According to an article from the Daily Mail in London written by… Read more »
Many in the industry are constantly talking about the demise of online poker. And with the failure of pro-poker legislation at the end of 2010, the doom and gloom train was at full speed. But if recent traffic is any indication, things are just fine at the virtual tables. Full Tilt Poker is in the… Read more »
The Showdown with Jon Friedberg hosts Eric Baldwin in this week’s episode. After watching this video be sure to watch The Showdown – Episode 7, Part 2. The official sponsor of the show is UB.com. If you haven’t signed up already, be sure to check out UB.com and be sure to use promo code “UBPND”… Read more »
