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David Shallow entered final table play at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ireland Main Event as the overwhelming chip leader. It is commonplace to see someone with a healthy chip advantage to begin the final day – maybe a couple million chips – but leads like Shallow’s are something to see. With 6,155,000 chips, he… Read more »
After a three day battle with 32 of the deepest pocketed professionals in the poker world, the phenomenon known as ‘Isildur1’ – Viktor Blom – emerged as the champion of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’s $100,000 Super High Roller event Saturday evening. The eight man final table featured notable names across the board but, with only… Read more »
On Friday afternoon, the final table for the first major event of the 2012 tournament poker season was determined in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’s $100,000 Super High Roller event, with several top players looking to make some significant green. 18 men came back to the tables on Friday, looking to get down to at least… Read more »
The 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is underway at the Atlantis Casino and Resort in the Bahamas, with the $100,000 Super High Roller event drawing out some of the biggest (and deepest pocketed) poker professionals to the felt. At the time the tournament started on Thursday afternoon, 24 players were arranged around the tables without a… Read more »
According to reports, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has apparently changed his mind regarding the regulation and licensing of online gaming, including poker, in the state. On NorthJersey.com, writer John Brennan’s “Meadowlands Matters” blog reported Wednesday afternoon that the discussions regarding the regulation of online gaming are ramping up, although a bill that was on… Read more »
Regulated internet gambling is now in full force in Belgium and with the turning of the calendar, the Belgium Gaming Commission has released its list of approved sites on which its citizens can place a wager. Included on the list are three online poker rooms, highlighted by PokerStars, as well as four online casinos and… Read more »
According to an Associated Press report, there is currently an eleventh hour effort in the works to legalize intrastate online gambling in New Jersey. State Senator Raymond Lesniak is attempting to push an online gambling bill through the state legislature and the hopefully get it signed by Governor Chris Christie by the end of the… Read more »
When PokerStars announced changes to its rake structure and VIP program last week, it knew there would be some push back from customers, but it never expected the volcano of emotion that erupted from high volume players. Immediately after the announcement was made, players on the Two Plus Two forums, the largest poker message board… Read more »
Following the announcement of the decision last week by the U. S. Department of Justice that the Wire Act of 1961 did not apply to online gaming and poker, many in the poker community trumpeted the clarification of policy. That initial positive response, however, has been tempered over the past week as some of the… Read more »
As the world prepares to usher in a New Year in just a couple of days, I find myself reflecting on the past year in the world of poker. For many, especially in the United States, it has been a tumultuous 2011, but there is some hope on the horizon. In looking back at the… Read more »
It’s the end of the year, so that means it’s list time! 2011 was by far one of the most interesting years in poker history, though it was unfortunately for mostly the wrong reasons. Today, we’re going to take a look at the year’s top ten surprises in the world of poker. They weren’t necessarily… Read more »
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the million member poker advocacy non-profit organization known for its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill, released a statement late last week applauding the U.S. Department of Justice’s ruling that online poker does not violate the Wire Act of 1961. While the Fifth District Court determined that the Wire Act only… Read more »
It was expected to be a formality, and it was. In a unanimous 4-0 vote Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission approved Regulation 5A, which sets the rules for intrastate online poker, including operator licensing requirements. As it stands now, any operator who obtains an online poker license will be restricted to offering games to customers… Read more »
The 2011 tournament poker season has come to a close, but the argument as to who is the Player of the Year rages on, with several organizations rankings’ crowning different players as the top poker player for the season. At Bluff Magazine, a player’s best ten finishes (in relation to buy in and field size)… Read more »
The opinions in this editorial do not reflect the positions of the ownership or management of Poker News Daily. There have been attempts before in the world of tournament poker to create what would be essentially a “professional” poker circuit that would draw the greatest players in the game to the felt. The World Poker… Read more »
When most people think about their first live tournament cash, they have fond memories of a low buy-in tournament, probably at their local casino, when they were able to just eek out a profit. It’s an exciting time, even if the cash is so tiny that the cost of food and drink that night makes… Read more »
The fifth and final day of the Epic Poker League Mix-Max Main Event was a far cry from the days that preceded it. Whereas the players who advanced each night had it easy with short days on Days Three and Four, Sunday night was a true test of stamina. Though only five players were seated… Read more »
It was another short day at the Palms Casino Resort for the surviving twelve men in the Epic Poker League’s $20,000 “Mix-Max” event, setting up for the crowning of a new champion on Sunday. With the twelve men already guaranteed a $50,920 payday, all were setting their sights on the top prize of $801,680. They… Read more »
After what was an expected short Day Three, former World Poker Tour champion Joe Tehan has amassed a tremendous lead at the Epic Poker League‘s $20,000 “Mix-Max” Main Event after one of the most controversial hands seen in a poker tournament in some time. Day Three began innocently enough, with 25 players remaining in pursuit… Read more »
In a press release that was released Friday afternoon, the number one online poker site in the industry, PokerStars, and one of its most recognizable faces have decided to part ways. In that press release from the London offices of PokerStars, 2005 World Series of Poker Championship Event winner Joe Hachem and the poker site… Read more »
One of the final major events of the 2011 tournament poker season is underway at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, as the Epic Poker League’s third of five scheduled events began yesterday afternoon. As with the EPL tournaments, every Main Event has a different format. Originally, the scheduled event for this third tournament… Read more »
If it seems like the World Poker Tour (WPT) has an event every week, it’s because it does. At least this month. During the first week of December, we had WPT Prague, won by Andrey Pateychuk. This weekend, James Dempsey won the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio in Las… Read more »
The Epic Poker League, about to start the third tournament series of its first season, has decided to grant the legendary Doyle Brunson its first lifetime player card, which will grant him eligibility for every Epic Poker League event, regardless of whether or not he met the entry requirements. “It’s unnecessary but I guess it’s… Read more »
If you are going to win a World Poker Tour (WPT) event, you might as well do it on a whim. Such was essentially the case for James “Flushy” Dempsey Sunday night, as he won the 2011 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. The Brit was not in Las Vegas specifically to play… Read more »
The World Poker Tour’s Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic has reached its penultimate moment, determining the six handed final table during play Saturday night. Thirteen players came back on Saturday afternoon to the Bellagio, prepared to work their way down to the traditional six handed WPT final table. 2010 World Series of Poker… Read more »
