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The 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event is working its way closer to its champion with a host of popular professionals all in pursuit of Patrick Kelly, who bagged up a neat 1.75 million chips by the end of action on Thursday. 166 players returned for action yesterday at the Atlantis Resort at Paradise Island… Read more »
The “Battle in the Bahamas” raged onward yesterday as the Main Event of the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure moved into its Day Two action on Wednesday. For the first time, the field came together as one, a full 500 strong from the original 987 player field, with Ashton Griffin heading the pack. By the end… Read more »
The first major event of the 2013 live poker tournament season got underway this week with the 2013 European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event. Both starting flights have been completed and it’s a close race for the top spot, with Ashton Griffin coming out of Day 1B as the chip leader… Read more »
If you are going to pick a tournament at which to go on a gigantic surge and reach the final table as an overwhelming chip leader, a year-opening near-record setting high roller tournament is a great way to go. That is what David “Doc” Sands did Sunday, going from tenth place to first as the… Read more »
The 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is off and running at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas and they have chosen to start the tournament in style. The first day of the $100,000 Super High Roller is in the books, smashing last year’s attendance numbers. Of course, with such a high buy in,… Read more »
After a respite from the game for the holiday season, poker’s top players and ambitious amateurs will be escaping whatever winter climes they find themselves in to journey to the Bahamas for the first major tournament poker event of 2013. The Tenth Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure kicks off tomorrow at the Atlantis Resort in Paradise… Read more »
The final three months of 2012 proved to be a whirlwind for the poker world, be it on the tables, in the political system and online. While some of the news was bad (especially on the political front), it closed a thrilling year overall. October The World Series of Poker Europe bracketed the months of… Read more »
Zoom Poker, the fast-fold poker variation on PokerStars, has been available at the world’s largest online poker room for almost a year, but only in cash game format. Now, as the year 2013 begins, Stars is rolling out Zoom Poker into the tournament realm. It came with little fanfare, but Zoom Poker tournaments were quietly… Read more »
Apart from World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour broadcasts, poker does not get all that much media attention unless there is something negative going on like the passing of the UIGEA in 2006 or Black Friday. Readers of the December 31, 2012 issue of Sports Illustrated, though, were treated a short piece on… Read more »
After failing to pass legislation this year that would have brought the state into the online poker arena, reports are coming from the head of Iowa’s gaming commission that the state is ready to take another look at passing the legislation. The chairman of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, Jeff Lamberti, was interviewed by… Read more »
The opinions in this editorial do not reflect the positions of the ownership or management of Poker News Daily. Over the past few days, I have been seeing ominous signs for the poker world. Beyond what is happening in the power structure in Washington, D. C. regarding the regulation of online poker (something this writer… Read more »
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, announced late last week that it has entered into a partnership with Casino Gran Madrid to build a new PokerStars-branded poker room in the casino. According to the PokerStars blog, the new poker room will be tournament-centric and house more than 20 tables, accommodating over 200 players. Plans… Read more »
On Friday, the state of New Jersey once again took the step to become only the third state in the United State to enter into the online gaming market with the passage of legislation that now awaits Governor Chris Christie’s signature. The State Senate took up Senator Ray Lesniak’s proposal that would open up the… Read more »
After seeing one player or another dominate the major Player of the Year races in the poker world over the last twelve months, the final few tournaments of 2012 shook up the standings. Approximately a month ago, Dan Smith was atop the ladder in two of the three POY races, but late season charges have… Read more »
Howard Lederer has agreed with the United States government on a settlement of the civil case against him, putting to rest one of the last remaining loose ends of the 2011 Black Friday debacle. The Stipulation and Order of Settlement was filed Tuesday in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New… Read more »
This month has been a disappointing one for United States online poker players, as hopes of getting internet poker legalized and regulated on a federal level during the lame duck session disappeared. On the bright side (or not, depending on one’s perspective), individual state measures continue to push forward. One such measure is in New… Read more »
After a two year run in Cannes, France, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe is moving for the second time. Unlike the last move, which saw the WSOP Europe change countries, this one will keep the tournament series in France as it settles into its new home at the Casino Barrière Enghien-les-Bains just outside… Read more »
RPM Poker, an online poker room on the Merge Gaming Network, closed without warning late last week, leaving concerned players scrambling for answers. Signs of problems began Thursday night/Friday morning (ET), as even though players were able to login to their accounts, it appeared that the rpmpoker.eu website was no longer up and running. At… Read more »
After nearly a week of battle on the tables in Prague, the Czech Republic, Sweden’s Ramzi Jelassi emerged as the champion of the European Poker Tour Main Event, while Germany’s Marvin Rettenmaier wrapped up a stunning 2012 by winning the €10,000 High Roller event. Jelassi came to the final table after an awesome run to… Read more »
The final major tournament of the year, the European Poker Tour’s stop in Prague, the Czech Republic, has reached its penultimate day with two final table events going on that will crown champions. In the Main Event, 21 men returned to the felt to quickly work their way down to the final eight competitors. Ben… Read more »
Late this afternoon, the official word came from the offices of Nevada Senator Harry Reid regarding the drive for federal online poker legislation: he’s pulling the plug. With only about one week left in the 112th session of the U. S. Congress (the new Congress will be seated on January 2), Senator Reid issued a… Read more »
The final major tournament event of the 2012 tournament poker calendar, the European Poker Tour stop in Prague, the Czech Republic, is working its way down to its final days, while the very last opportunity for players to earn valuable Player of the Year points – as well as a truckload of cash – is… Read more »
Online gambling firm 888 Holdings has inked a deal with Facebook to offer real money gambling on the world’s largest social network platform, becoming the second company to do so. The venture will be operated by 888 subsidiary Mytopia and will start with games such as bingo, slots, and casino games offered only to residents… Read more »
It is not often that we see the chip leader at the start of the day early on in major poker tournament make it to the end of that same day in the same position, but Tuesday was one of those days. Iosif Beskrovnyy entered Day 2 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main… Read more »
While it is always a good feeling to make the final table of a World Poker Tour (WPT) event, it had to be a little tough for Ravi Raghavan to feel too overjoyed entering play Saturday at the 2012 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. After all, he was the short stack and… Read more »
