UBOC 5 Championship Kicks off Sunday

UBOC 5 Championship Kicks off Sunday Thumbnail

On Sunday, the Championship Event of the fifth Ultimate Bet Online Championship, or UBOC, kicks off on the virtual felts of the CEREUS Poker Network. Players on the CEREUS Network sites UB.com and Absolute Poker will be vying for their share of a $1 million guaranteed UBOC 5 Championship prize pool. The tournament boasts a… Read more »

FeaturedOnline Poker

Joe Sebok Reacts to UB and Absolute Poker Acquisition

Joe Sebok Reacts to UB and Absolute Poker Acquisition Thumbnail

On Thursday, the poker world learned that Blanca Games, which features Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gordon, had acquired the CEREUS Poker Network. UB.com and Absolute Poker both make their home on the USA-friendly network and the former features Joe Sebok as a sponsored pro. Shortly after the acquisition announcement, Poker News Daily caught up to… Read more »

FeaturedInterviews

Tom Dwan vs JungleMan12 Durrrr Challenge Kicks Off

Tom Dwan vs JungleMan12 Durrrr Challenge Kicks Off Thumbnail

The poker world watched in earnest late last night as the second installment of the Tom Dwan Million Dollar Challenge kicked off on Full Tilt Poker. Although no official tracking page exists, Dwan got off to a quick $130,000 lead over Dan “JungleMan12” Cates after 1,651 hands, according to the High Stakes DB and Dwan’s… Read more »

FeaturedOnline Poker

Andy Frankenberger Leads WPT Legends of Poker Final Table

Andy Frankenberger Leads WPT Legends of Poker Final Table Thumbnail

Andy Frankenberger owns a slight chip lead over the rest of the pack entering the final table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker. His stack of 3.02 million represents the lone tally at the table over three million. At stake are a $750,000 grand prize and a seat into the end-of-season WPT… Read more »

FeaturedWPT

PartyPoker Announces September Snowball Promotion

PartyPoker Announces September Snowball Promotion Thumbnail

In September, PartyPoker, an independent online poker site, will hold the Snowball promotion, dishing out up to $5,000 in cash and $100,000 in freeroll entries per person. Why is it called the Snowball, you ask, when winter in many parts of the globe has not yet set in? Text found on PartyPoker’s website explains the… Read more »

FeaturedOnline Poker

WPT Legends of Poker Attracts 462 Players

WPT Legends of Poker Attracts 462 Players Thumbnail

After its buy-in was slashed from $10,000 to $5,000, the 2010 installment of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker attracted 462 players. Last year, a total of 279 entered, meaning that the field grew by 66%. However, the total prize pool of the marquee WPT event dipped from $2.63 million to $2.15 million,… Read more »

FeaturedWPT

PokerStars Responds To Chinese Collusion Ring Scandal

PokerStars Responds To Chinese Collusion Ring Scandal Thumbnail

Earlier this week, Poker News Daily reported on the allegations of a cheating scandal on the site regarding its “Double or Nothing” (DoN) sit and gos. At the time, the world’s largest site had not responded to Poker News Daily’s requests to answer some questions on the issue. After the story was posted, however, PokerStars… Read more »

FeaturedOnline Poker

Mac Poker Sites More Popular Than Ever

Mac Poker Sites More Popular Than Ever Thumbnail

If you own a Mac, then your options for playing online poker on a Mac are growing quickly. Existing rooms are offering a variety of ways for you to fire up the virtual felts, ranging from a fully downloadable client similar to what your Windows counterparts use to a browser-based alternative. The latter – dubbed… Read more »

FeaturedOnline Poker

CardRunners Signs Mickey Petersen (mement_mori)

CardRunners Signs Mickey Petersen (mement_mori) Thumbnail

The popular poker training site CardRunners has inked two-time Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) event winner Mickey “mement_mori” Petersen. The new arrival owns the top spot in the Bluff Online Poker Player of the Year leaderboard and is the fifth ranked player on PocketFives.com. Petersen is fresh off a win in a $216 No… Read more »

FeaturedOnline Poker

PokerStars Announces 2010 WCOOP Extreme Satellites

PokerStars Announces 2010 WCOOP Extreme Satellites Thumbnail

Starting on August 21st, PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is putting up more than $500,000 in seats to its annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The so-called WCOOP Extreme Satellites will run all the way through August 29th, with three opportunities to win your way in on the line daily. These aren’t… Read more »

FeaturedOnline Poker

ESPN Inside Deal Welcomes Scotty Nguyen, Baby

ESPN Inside Deal Welcomes Scotty Nguyen, Baby Thumbnail

On its one-year anniversary, the ESPN.com poker news program “Inside Deal” welcomed “The Prince of Poker,” 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Scotty Nguyen. In celebration, a special “Baby-O-Meter” ran in the corner of the screen, counting the number of times Nguyen dropped his trademark word. The rumored sale of the Rio… Read more »

FeaturedPoker TV

Atlantic City Gaming Revenues Fall 5% in July

Atlantic City Gaming Revenues Fall 5% in July Thumbnail

Fresh off hosting a summit on the future of gambling in New Jersey, Atlantic City casinos reported their July revenue, or “win,” this week. Year over year, casino revenues were down 5.0% to $363.9 million. All but two casinos reported decreases in win in July 2010 compared to the same month in 2009. The big… Read more »

FeaturedPoker Stocks

Lonesome Shark Week Continues on Poker After Dark

Lonesome Shark Week Continues on Poker After Dark Thumbnail

Six of poker’s most eligible bachelors took to the felts as part of Lonesome Shark week on the NBC franchise “Poker After Dark.” The series airs nightly on NBC at 2:05am ET and each player began with a stack of 20,000 in chips. The winner of the six-man sit and go will pocket $120,000, enough… Read more »

FeaturedPoker TV

PokerStars Big Game Returns with New Episodes

PokerStars Big Game Returns with New Episodes Thumbnail

On Monday night, the PokerStars-powered “Big Game” returned to Fox with all new episodes. The nightly cash game program rivals GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” and features a “Loose Cannon” qualifier staked with $100,000. He or she can keep any amount made over $100,000. A total of $800,000 was spread across the table to open the… Read more »

FeaturedPoker TV

Aussie Millions Main Event Wraps Up on GSN

Aussie Millions Main Event Wraps Up on GSN Thumbnail

On Saturday night, the stirring conclusion of the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event aired on GSN. The broadcast, which is sponsored by Full Tilt Poker, began with five players and newly minted Titan Poker pro Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi as the chip leader. The final five consisted of two Aussies, two Canadians, and one Dane in… Read more »

FeaturedPoker TV

Atlantic City Hosts New Jersey Gambling Summit

Atlantic City Hosts New Jersey Gambling Summit Thumbnail

On Friday, a “who’s who” in the New Jersey gambling world turned out to the Atlantic City Convention Center. The topic: how to rejuvenate the city’s fledgling casinos and, at the same time, preserve the storied horse racing industry in the northern part of the state. On July 21st, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie released… Read more »

FeaturedPoker Legislation

2010 PokerStars WCOOP Schedule Announced

2010 PokerStars WCOOP Schedule Announced Thumbnail

In early July, PokerStars released the preliminary schedule for its 2010 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). After seeking input from the online poker community, PokerStars unveiled the final schedule on Friday. This cycle promises to be the richest yet, as its $50 million guaranteed prize pool is the highest ever offered by the world’s… Read more »

FeaturedOnline Poker

Dennis Phillips, David Baker Join ESPN Inside Deal

Dennis Phillips, David Baker Join ESPN Inside Deal Thumbnail

On this week’s edition of the ESPN.com poker news program “Inside Deal,” 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Niner Dennis Phillips sat in throughout the duration of the episode. Phillips was the second guest to visit “Inside Deal” when it debuted last year. The hot topic of the week was the passage… Read more »

FeaturedPoker TV

WSOP Tournament of Champions Airs on ESPN

WSOP Tournament of Champions Airs on ESPN Thumbnail

On Tuesday night, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions made its return to the small screen. ESPN continued its coverage of the annual tournament series with the event’s 10-handed final table. PokerStars pro Barry Greenstein told ESPN cameras that the group reminded him of the original basketball Dream Team, equating himself to… Read more »

FeaturedPoker TV