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The end of 2010 spelled doom for online poker’s legalization and regulation in the United States, at least in the foreseeable future. Months ago, the poker industry appeared to hold pocket aces in a much-anticipated political showdown that would have reversed the devastating aftereffects of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), back-roomed into law… Read more »
There was close to $1 million on the table when the $150,000 Cash Game week of NBC’s “Poker After Dark” kicked off on Monday night. The blinds held steady at $300/$600 with an ante of $500 paid out of the big blind. Six players took to the felts for the show, which airs at 2:05am… Read more »
Over the weekend, former UB.com front man Phil Hellmuth was in Dallas, Texas for Super Bowl XLV, which saw the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 last night. Part of Hellmuth’s itinerary was a stop at Southern Methodist University to chat it up with former U.S. President George W. Bush. After meeting country… Read more »
With Super Bowl XLV upon us, many in the poker community are preparing for the “Big Game” in different ways. While many are in Dallas for the festivities, some will actually be working when the game begins on Sunday night. While Phil Hellmuth has been traveling the Super Bowl party circuit, challenging him for being… Read more »
If you were banking to see former UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth on the 12th cycle of the ABC reality series “Dancing with the Stars,” then you might have to wait a little longer. This week, while in transit to Dallas for the Super Bowl and dropping names like they were molten lava, Hellmuth addressed the… Read more »
This month, PartyPoker is bringing back its popular Snowball promotion, allowing players to bank up to $10,000 in cash and get access to $100,000 in freerolls. The promotion, which was last held in September, will run until February 28th at 23:59 ET. If you’re interested in participating in the PartyPoker Snowball promotion, you must opt… Read more »
The man who walked away with $1.5 million after an armed robbery of the Bellagio in Las Vegas was arrested on Wednesday night in Sin City, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal. The mystery man is Anthony Michael Carleo, the 29 year old son of Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge George Assad. According to… Read more »
This week, “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes one of the top up-and-coming females in the poker world, Lauren Kling. She’s fresh off a runner-up finish to Kristin Bihr in a $1,000 Ladies Event held during the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) for $18,000 and has been a force to be reckoned with online. UB.com… Read more »
Last week, Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin inked a two-year extension with the USA-friendly site UB.com. Baldwin had originally signed a one-year deal and told Poker News Daily that the recent turnover at Team UB hasn’t been disconcerting: “It keeps you on your toes, but it’s been exciting. We’re not just talking about moving the brand in… Read more »
That’s a wrap! The sixth UB.com Online Championship (UBOC) wrapped up on Sunday with a $1,050 buy-in Championship Monster Stack No Limit Hold’em event that came complete with a $1 million guarantee. THEDECANO ultimately walked away victorious after outlasting a 1,036-player field and banked a colossal $231,000, the largest prize shelled out during UBOC 6’s… Read more »
On Saturday afternoon, GOOD2FU made waves by taking down a $109 No Limit Hold’em with Rebuys event held as part of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC. He banked a healthy $26,000 for the win and bested a strong field of 289 players. Today, the UBOC Championship Event will play out. The $100,000 guaranteed… Read more »
Last night, a flock of 500 players turned out to the virtual felts of UB.com. The occasion: a $162 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack event (#26) being held as part of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship (UBOC). In the end, Canada’s BANANAZOO came away with the outright win and earned $18,000 for his efforts. The… Read more »
Today marks a new chapter for the USA-friendly online poker site DoylesRoom. Effective immediately, DoylesRoom is jumping ship from the Cake Poker Network to the Yatahay Poker Network, the latter of which features True Poker and BetCRIS as its flagship sites. A press release distributed by DoylesRoom on Friday morning noted that the move to… Read more »
In nine seasons of the World Poker Tour (WPT), no player has ever won the same tournament twice. Come tonight, the curse may be broken, as 2009 Southern Poker Championship winner Allen Carter owns the second largest stack entering the final table of the 2011 installment. Carter and five other players remain in the hunt… Read more »
A field of 568 players turned out for Event #20 of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship (UBOC) on Tuesday night, a $215 Sniper No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack contest. In the end, a two-way chop between SANDMAN201 and TCB21 occurred, with the finalists walking away with $22,000 and $18,000, respectively. The top 54 players finished… Read more »
Brandon Cantu proved long ago that he’s no one-trick pony. In 2006, he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event for $757,000, outlasting the likes of Carlos Mortensen and Brent Roberts at the final table. Two years ago, he was up to his winning ways once again.… Read more »
On Monday, officials from Caesars Entertainment released the schedule for the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The 2011 WSOP schedule features 58 bracelet events including a brand new $25,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em Championship. The festivities will once again take place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The $50,000 Player’s… Read more »
Mike “1GOLEAFSGOEH1” Leah took down Event #14 of the UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC, on Saturday. Leah stormed through the field of the $215 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Triple Chance tournament that doled out a short stack to each player. Leah’s victory was worth an even $26,000 and he edged out P0KERCCINI heads-up. Leah, a… Read more »
Not one, not two, but three players participated in a chop of Event #12 of the sixth UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC. The $162 Sniper No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack tournament drew a field of 563 players and boasted a prize pool that passed $75,000. In addition, a bounty prize pool of $8,400 was up… Read more »
Online betting giant bwin has announced the launch of the first real money online poker app for the iPhone, joining Full Tilt Poker and Switch Poker as the only rooms in the mobile arena. The free Texas Hold’em app is available now in the App Stores in the U.K. and Austria, where bwin is based,… Read more »
A No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Six-Max event carrying a $530 buy-in played out last night as part of the UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC. The field numbered 514, pushing the prize pool to well over a quarter of a million dollars, and Stuart “THEDONATOR” Paterson came away with the title following a heads-up chop.… Read more »
This week, CardRunners instructor and cash game specialist John “Nicolak” Kim joins “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg.” The web-based television show can be seen exclusively here on Poker News Daily, so check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this week’s installment. If you don’t already have an account at UB.com, the show’s sponsor, now… Read more »
The fifth event of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC, ended in a heads-up chop between FINEIRISHLAD and PDI88. The $215 No Limit Hold’em Rock Star Bounty, which featured UB.com pro and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian as its host, drew a field of 615 players to create a prize pool passing $120,000. An equity… Read more »
The first event of the sixth UB.com Online Championship (UBOC) kicked off on Sunday night and featured a healthy field of 664 players. The $530 No Limit Hold’em contest whittled down to one man, Laurence “DONT_RIVER_ME” Houghton, who came away with a $78,000 top prize. In September, Houghton took down a PokerStars World Championship of… Read more »
In a final table beamed across the world in near-real time on PokerStars.tv, ESPN3.com, and ESPN2, Galen Hall overcame a 5:1 heads-up chip deficit to become the champion of the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event. Hall booked $2.3 million for the win, while runner-up Chris Oliver earned $1.8 million. Oliver entered the eight-handed… Read more »
