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In an auction that closed on Wednesday, the 1999 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet won by Paul “Eskimo” Clark in a $1,500 Razz event fetched $4,050. The auction attracted 15 bids after a starting price of $1,000 was established. The lucky winner was “n***x,” whose identity is not known due to eBay privacy rules.… Read more »
Players at the USA-friendly CEREUS Network sites UB.com and Absolute Poker will now be able to make it a lot more difficult for their accounts to be compromised by using security tokens. The security measure was introduced this week and can be purchased in the UB Points Store. UB.com’s Joe Sebok was elated to bring… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second-largest online poker site, kicked off Rush Week on Monday, giving players an opportunity to earn free money while playing the popular fast-paced Rush Poker format. Full Tilt is handing out up to $250 in cash per player plus entries into an exclusive $50,000 Rush Week Freeroll. The promotion runs… Read more »
In December, PartyPoker will unveil the Five Star Poker Challenge, offering 31 freerolls worth $5,000 each plus other high-stakes cash prizes. PartyPoker offers some of the industry’s most unique promotions every month. All you have to do to take full advantage of the Five Star Poker Challenge is rack up five Party Points in a… Read more »
The truth about the “technical issues” with eWalletXpress was given new light earlier this week when the payment processing company was served a warrant from the U.S. Government. According to an article by SportsbookGurus.com, management at a major online gambling site confirmed that the warrant had been served and the seizures had already begun, although… Read more »
After a nearly two-month break, the Durrrr Challenge between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “JungleMan12” Cates returned on Friday. Two sessions were held, the first of which totaled 1,354 hands and saw Cates win $35,000. Then, an 80-minute session saw 769 hands played. During the second encounter, Dwan cut into Cates’ lead by $47,000. Cates… Read more »
Eleven-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth will be lending his star power to benefit HospiceCare, Inc. when he hosts the Phil Hellmuth Hold’em with HospiceCare charity poker tournament in December. The tournament will take place in Hellmuth’s hometown of Madison, Wisconsin in the penthouse of the Arbor Gate complex on December… Read more »
Poker players are no different than others in the United States when it comes to celebrating Thanksgiving. Like many across the nation, some travel to see family, some travel with business on their minds, and others take a moment to give assistance to those who truly need it. At the top of the list for… Read more »
While the bidding for Peter Eastgate’s 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event bracelet is hitting the homestretch, another former bracelet winner’s trophy has made its way to the auction block. On Sunday, an eBay auction began for the 1999 WSOP bracelet won by Paul “Eskimo” Clark in a $1,500 Razz event. The bracelet… Read more »
Here we go again. On December 6th at 9:00am ET, a hearing is scheduled in front of Judge Thomas Wingate in the case involving the seizure and potential forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names in Kentucky, including those belonging to PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. This time, Kentucky attorneys have asked that the 141… Read more »
Sunday marked the second to last episode of the season for the PokerStars sponsored “Million Dollar Challenge,” which flanks NFL coverage on FOX. Ray Reid, a 29 year old son of a pastor from Canada, was the show’s challenger and told host Chris Rose that he wanted to use any money earned to turn his… Read more »
Although there are still several high-profile tournaments left in 2010, PokerStars is already looking towards 2011 and the first big tournament of the year, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The world’s largest online poker site is offering players a chance to earn their way to the Bahamas to take… Read more »
Austrian-based online betting company bwin released its 2010 third quarter financial report on Thursday. The firm, which is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange (WBAG) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB), saw its total revenues for the third quarter rise 17.7% from the same period last year, but profits were down due to the expenses… Read more »
On Thursday, UB.com pro Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin took down the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles Bounty Shootout for $134,000. It marked Baldwin’s third live score of $100,000 or more of 2010 according to the Hendon Mob and he edged out a talented field of live and online poker pros. The first elimination… Read more »
In an impressive feat, Joe Tehan ran the table in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles finale, eliminating all seven of his opponents to pull in $725,000. Tehan’s claim to fame to this point was winning the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Mandalay Bay Poker Championship four years ago for $1 million. On… Read more »
On Tuesday night, Poker News Daily received an e-mail from PokerStars officials that read, “Please be advised that the final table of the NAPT Los Angeles Main Event has been relocated to the Crystal Casino and Hotel. The final table is being filmed for broadcast on ESPN2. The cards will be in the air at… Read more »
If you have ever wanted to own a piece of poker history, now is your chance. This week, 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate put his gold bracelet up for auction on eBay. But before you wonder if he is “busto,” it should be noted that the sale is an… Read more »
We’re entering the home stretch in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles Main Event. A field of 81 players remains after two days of play and Jimmie Guinther leads the way with a stack of 894,000. Guinther and Travis Pearson hold a commanding lead over the survivors and are the only two… Read more »
Maria Ho, the last woman standing in the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, has joined UB.com. The 27 year-old becomes the newest face of the CEREUS Network site, which recently saw the departures of Billy “Patrolman35” Kopp, Matt “mattg1983” Graham, and Michael Binger. Ho was elated to be joining Team UB, whose… Read more »
CardRunners instructor Brian Hastings announced on his blog late last week that he will be making his first televised poker appearance on NBC’s “Poker After Dark.” Hastings said that he will join fellow Full Tilt Red Pros Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan as well as high-stakes regular Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond in a $300/$600 Pot Limit… Read more »
According to TVByTheNumbers.com, the number of viewers tuned into the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event fell 30% this year to 1.563 million. Last year, 2.2 million viewers watched the spectacle, which airs annually on ESPN. On Tuesday, ESPN aired the final table in the 10:00pm ET time slot, whereas past installments had been… Read more »
On Tuesday night, the final table of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event aired on ESPN. As ESPN announcer Norman Chad described, the group of nine had five pairs of sunglasses, five baseball caps, one visor, three hoodies, and two sets of earnings. Matt Jarvis dropped 50% of his stack early after… Read more »
Just minutes after Jonathan Duhamel took down the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday night, the Canadian shared his jubilation with the media, who crowded around him in the lobby of the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio. Poker News Daily was on-hand for the three-ring circus; you can view… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the second largest online poker portal in the industry, recently announced the latest upgrades to its software, which have been widely applauded by players. The upgrade, which was available to Full Tilt Poker players beginning on Thursday, vastly increases the number of disciplines offered. Draw Games that have been added to the… Read more »
On Monday night, Jonathan Duhamel became the first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion from Canada, banking nearly $9 million following a 90-minute heads-up session against John Racener. Despite taking second place, Racener was gracious in defeat. He posted on Twitter this afternoon, “Congratulations to Johnathan Duhamel. Still very happy with 2nd… Read more »
