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The Season 2 finale of the UB.com sponsored poker news show “Poker2Nite” aired on Wednesday. Former “Amazing Race” contestant Maria Ho challenged Absolute Poker pro Trishelle Cannatella for the series’ “On the Clock” trophy. First up was discussion of the recently completed World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris, which saw World Series of… Read more »
A marathon two-and-a-half hour hearing in the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday morning focused on legislation to tax internet gambling. Gracing the floor of the Committee were internet gambling activists Barney Frank (D-MA) and Jim McDermott (D-WA) as well as Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) crafter Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). Ironically, Goodlatte mislabeled… Read more »
The witness list for Wednesday’s internet gambling hearing in the House Ways and Means Committee was released this morning. The lineup features a “who’s who” of Congressmen that have had an impact on internet gambling, including Barney Frank (D-MA) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). Frank is internet gambling’s main champion on Capitol Hill. The longtime Massachusetts… Read more »
On Sunday, the quarterfinals of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship aired on NBC. Of the eight players left standing, four were former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champions. The poker tournament wraps up this Sunday, May 23rd, on NBC. In the first hour of coverage, 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate faced… Read more »
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Theo Jorgensen came out on top in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris on Saturday. Jorgensen, who once defeated Full Tilt Poker pro Gus Hansen in a boxing match, banked €633,000 from the €10,000 buy-in tournament. Jorgensen entered the final table as the chip leader.… Read more »
Former “Everybody Loves Raymond” star Brad Garrett will attend the upcoming charity poker tournament hosted by UB.com pro Annie Duke benefiting After School All-Stars. The $250 buy-in, $100 rebuy event will play out on May 20th from the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. A bevy of superstars will attend, including Full Tilt Poker pro and… Read more »
Debuting July 1st in Florida are new live poker regulations that could change the landscape of the industry for quite some time to come. Present at a hearing to determine what card games will be allowed in Florida was Randy Kasper, founder of Poker Players International. Kasper sat down with Poker News Daily to recap… Read more »
On Wednesday night’s installment of the popular UB.com sponsored poker news show “Poker2Nite,” Victory Poker pro and 2007 Playboy Playmate of the Year Sara Underwood broke down her future in the industry. Kicking off the episode was a recap of last week’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) media conference call, which revealed that Red Bull… Read more »
The seventh season of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) was announced on Wednesday. The roving tournament series will kick off on August 11th in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Qualifiers for the opening stop of Season 7 will begin in mid-June on the world’s largest online poker site. Twelve stops currently make up the… Read more »
Monday night featured the final tables of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun High-Roller Bounty Shootout and Main Event on ESPN2. The latter awarded a $350,000 winner take all prize. Each player had a $5,000 bounty on his back in the Shootout. At the end of the tournament, the player who recorded… Read more »
Sunday’s broadcast of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship on NBC featured a clash of the titans, as newly minted Full Tilt Poker pro Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad squared off against DoylesRoom namesake Doyle Brunson. The Sweet 16 of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship included seven former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winners. Craig Hummer… Read more »
A recent article that appeared on PokerTableRatings.com addressed potential encryption issues on the CEREUS Network sites UB.com and Absolute Poker. According to PokerTableRatings.com, hackers could have been able to access players’ hole cards. PokerTableRatings.com opened its piece by explaining, “We have no way of knowing if this exploit has been discovered and used to steal… Read more »
From 00:00 ET on Saturday, May 8th to 23:59 ET on Sunday, May 9th, players on the popular CEREUS Network sites UB.com and Absolute Poker can earn twice as many Ultimate Points and Absolute Points in sit and gos. All sit and go tables on the USA-friendly CEREUS Network are eligible. The pair of online… Read more »
The popular poker training site CardRunners was recently re-launched and now includes a bevy of new features. In addition, the site has welcomed 25 new guest pros to the team specializing in a wide range of poker genres. Among the new features is a revamped video player. Text found on CardRunners’ all-new website explains the… Read more »
Wednesday’s episode of the UB.com sponsored poker news program “Poker2Nite” featured Full Tilt Poker pro and Deep Stacks University instructor Mike Matusow threatening to run naked down the Las Vegas Strip. “Poker2Nite” airs on Versus at 11:00pm ET each week. The show began with the headlines of the week, including Nicolas Chouity winning the European… Read more »
UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth has won 11 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, including the coveted Main Event title. Now, you can add a win in the “Good Morning America” Poker Showdown to his list of accolades. The segment aired on Wednesday morning. As part of “Living the Dream” week on “Good Morning America,” each… Read more »
On Monday, the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun High-Roller Bounty Shootout took center stage on ESPN2. The first round of action was shown, with table winners receiving up to $60,000. In addition, every entrant had a $5,000 bounty on his head. The contestant who racks up the most number of bounties receives… Read more »
On Sunday, Amanda Musumeci became the newest member of Team Bodog, replacing David Williams, who took down the 2010 World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship last month. Musumeci joins Evelyn Ng as the lone members of Team Bodog. Musumeci was turned on to becoming a Bodog sponsored pro after the USA-friendly online poker site and sports… Read more »
One month remains until mandatory financial services industry compliance with the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) on June 1st. In the meantime, the online poker community weighs in on its future. On sites like PocketFives.com, posters debated what the state of the online poker industry in the United States would be… Read more »
In surprising news surfacing on Saturday, Norwegian sensation Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad signed on to become the newest member of Full Tilt Poker‘s team of Red Pros. Obrestad joins a talented stable of Red Pros that includes female players Cyndy Violette, Amanda “Mandy B” Baker, Svetlana Gromenkova, Esther Rossi, and Beth Shak. The 21 year-old Obrestad… Read more »
From May 1st to 15th on the virtual felts of Cake Poker, look for special Door Crasher tournaments. These low buy-in events won’t be announced until just a few minutes before they begin, meaning that players will literally be crashing down the door to register. Buy-ins will range from one Gold Chip to $30 in… Read more »
Tiltboy Rafe Furst was the feature guest on Wednesday’s episode of the UB.com sponsored poker news show “Poker2Nite,” which airs weekly on Versus at 11:00pm ET. Furst is the founder of “Put a Bad Beat on Cancer.” The show opened with a recap of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, which wrapped up last weekend… Read more »
On May 21st and 22nd, the Aria Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will debut The Ivey Room, a private high-stakes poker room bearing the name of all-around poker stud Phil Ivey. As part of the festivities, a $1 million invitational freeroll will play out. An invitation to the event posted on TwoPlusTwo and confirmed… Read more »
On Monday night, the final tables of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout and Main Event aired on ESPN2. The latter included a blowup of epic proportions. The first hour of coverage featured the seven-handed final table of the Bounty Shootout. ESPN commentator Lon McEachern previewed the field: “A… Read more »
In Sunday’s episode of the GSN cash game series “High Stakes Poker,” two major pots featured Mike Matusow tangling with Daniel Negreanu. Matusow took down both, furthering Negreanu’s struggles on the series. The episode began with Eli Elezra up nearly $300,000 as the table’s big winner. Negreanu was active early, attempting a squeeze play holding… Read more »
