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As of Wednesday, 181 different individuals have received nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010. According to Harrah’s officials, the voting trend is similar to last year. On the Poker Hall of Fame nominating process, World Series of Poker (WSOP) Communications Director Seth Palansky told Poker News Daily, “It’s going well and… Read more »
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 »
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 »
In an ongoing scandal that covers most of this year, a collusion ring based in China has been found on PokerStars, with the company providing few answers as to the depth of the alleged cheating or how their players were affected. In a highly detailed thread on the Two Plus Two forums, the conspiracy involving… Read more »
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 »
According to Reuters, casino giant Harrah’s will register 9.9% of its stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The shares are currently in the hands of John Paulson, investor and hedge fund extraordinaire. Reuters claims that the reason for the move is so Paulson can receive “registered, common voting stock.” eGaming Review noted that… Read more »
Just weeks removed from a high-profile ATV mishap, Phil Laak and his online poker site, Unabomber Poker, will host a special Unabomber Bounty Freeroll on August 31st. As its name implies, the player who knocks out Laak from his very own tournament takes home a prize, an autographed Unabomber hoodie. Laak has been preoccupied with… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
On August 22nd at 4:00pm ET, the USA-friendly online poker site DoylesRoom will be sending players to the Todd Brunson Montana Poker Challenge through a $226.60 Grand Finale. One prize package is guaranteed and DoylesRoom will add another for every 10 players in the tournament. The younger Brunson will host the winners from August 31st… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, was passed out of the House Financial Services Committee last week by a 41-22 margin. On the same day as the measure was approved, HR 2267 picked up its 70th co-sponsor, Congressman John Campbell (R-CA). A total of 18 amendments to HR 2267 were… Read more »
We’re just 48 hours away from the quarterly Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), which fires up its 17th installment on Wednesday. August’s edition will pony up at least $19 million in prize money spread across a whopping 34 tournaments. During FTOPS XVI, 30 events played out, making the 17th cycle the largest in the… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) has one slot available on its broadcast team. For Season 9, an Average Joe can join the likes of Poker Hall of Fame member Mike Sexton, WPT Co-Host Vince Van Patten, and floor reporter Kimberly Lansing on the WPT’s broadcast team. One lucky fan will appear in an on-air segment… Read more »
ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) got off to a great start on Tuesday, improving its first week ratings by 15% from last year. The coverage highlighted some phenomenal play from a group of talented pros, which almost certainly helped boost ESPN’s ratings during the second hour of the broadcast. The… Read more »
After postponing the hearing on Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee met on Wednesday to discuss Rep. Barney Frank’s proposed bill H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. Many representatives were on hand to file amendments and make their voices heard, and after several hours the bill was passed by a… Read more »
With the regulation of online poker a hot topic on Capitol Hill this week, Poker Players Alliance (PPA) chairman Alfonse D’Amato was eager to voice his opinion in support of poker players in the United States. In his piece titled, On poker, are politicians listening? on politico.com, D’Amato spoke out on subjects such as the… Read more »
With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) now completed – save for the determination of the world champion from the November Nine – the online poker room DoylesRoom has announced the latest member of its prestigious Brunson 10. At the start of the WSOP, Doyle Brunson put four players up for what would be the… Read more »
