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The cast for the 16th cycle of the Emmy Award winning CBS reality series "Amazing Race" does not include any poker players. In its last season, the show featured Maria Ho and UB.com pro Tiffany Michelle. Read more »
The Everleaf Gaming Network and Universal Poker Network (UPN) have combined forces to form a larger network that will attempt to attract more players. The new network, yet to be named, was officially formed on January 19th and will also be adding Victory Poker to the system on February 1st, according to Victory Poker officials. Read more »
Maxim UK describes this poker player as a "very sexy guitar-wielding, card-playing, telly-hosting farm girl." Who is she, you ask? UB.com's Liv Boeree, of course. Boeree appeared in a recent edition of the scandalous magazine. Read more »
On Wednesday's installment of the Fox Sports Net poker news show "Poker2Nite," Faraz "The-Toilet" Jaka and Justin "Boosted J" Smith recapped a hand from the Bellagio Cup V. The tournament will kick off the eighth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) on Fox Sports Net. Read more »
This weekend, the New Orleans Saints will host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:40pm ET on Sunday and the game will air on Fox. Among those in attendance will be 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event runner-up Darvin Moon. Read more »
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the industry's one-million member strong lobbying organization, is ramping up for what could be a monumental 2010 legislative year. At stake is the future of online poker in the United States. Read more »
According to figures released by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, gaming revenues in Atlantic City dipped 13.2% during the 2009 calendar year compared to 2008. All told, area casinos raked in $3.9 billion. Read more »
For the first time since December 2007, Nevada casino "win" increased year over year. In November 2009, revenues grew 4.35%, snapping 22 consecutive months of falling win and perhaps signaling the start of a new streak. Read more »
The official rules for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) were handed down this week, with tournament organizers adopting a cell phone rule that permits text messaging and Twittering at the table. Read more »
Legalized internet gambling and online poker may be coming to New Jersey. State Senator Raymond Lesniak introduced S 3167, which specifically legalizes the internet version of popular brick and mortar games like poker, roulette, baccarat, blackjack, craps, the big six wheel, slot machines, mini baccarat, red dog, pai gow, and sic bo. Read more »
Iowa poker player William Reynolds took down the $25,000 buy-in PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) High Roller Event at the tender age of 21. His victory was worth $576,000. Read more »
Poker staking site IStakeU.com hit an important milestone. The total amount staked recently passed the $300,000 threshold, not too shabby for a website that opened for business in May. In addition, several of its players made waves over the weekend to bump their total earnings to $434,000. Read more »
It's been an exciting few months for Kara Scott. The professional poker player and television presenter recently signed on as Gabe Kaplan's new co-host of GSN's "High Stakes Poker" in November, and this week she became the newest member of "Team Party," where she will represent PartyPoker.com at poker related events around the world. Read more »
Wednesday night's installment of the Fox Sports Net poker news show "Poker2Nite" featured a stirring tribute to the late Amir Vahedi. Layne Flack paid a visit to the UB.com sponsored series, which airs at 11:00pm ET on Wednesdays. Read more »
Italian poker pro Dario Minieri leads the pack for the second straight day in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $25,000 buy-in High Roller tournament. Minieri is a member of Team PokerStars Pro. Read more »
Harrison "gibler321" Gimbel outlasted a talented final table in the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event to become the youngest winner ever of the $10,000 buy-in poker tournament. He earned a $2.2 million first place prize. Read more »
Eight players remain in the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). Online poker pros Ryan "g0lfa" D'Angelo and Tyler "puffinmypurp" Reiman lead the eight-handed final table by a comfortable margin. Read more »
In a tragic story coming out of Las Vegas, World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Amir Vahedi has passed away after complications arising from diabetes, according to fellow poker pro Mark Seif. Read more »
Today, the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event enters its play down day, as the 24 remaining players will become eight when all is said and done. At stake is a $2.2 million first place prize and the title of 2010 PCA Champion. Read more »
In the last two years, poker training sites have exploded. Mainstays like DeucesCracked and StoxPoker, which have been around for years, are contending with upstarts like Drag the Bar, which just wooed Dusty "Leatherass9" Schmidt into its ranks. Read more »
Like Wayne Bentley on Day 1A, Praz Bansi owns a commanding chip lead in the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) after Day 2. His stack of 960,800 chips is 260,000 more than the next closest competitor. Read more »
The 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) will go down as the largest in history, as 1,529 entrants took to the felts. Anibal Tacla from Curitiba, Brazil, the same hometown as Team PokerStars Pro member Alexandre Gomes, led Day 1B's finishers. Read more »
In a recent post on his blog, Team PokerStars Pro member Daniel Negreanu outlined eight goals he is aiming to accomplish before the year draws to a close. These range from collecting $1 million in tournament earnings to making big strides in his self-imposed bankroll challenge. Read more »
Fans of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe won't have to wait long for the tournament series to air on ESPN. The first episode kicks off on Sunday, January 31st at 11:00pm ET and a total of 10 hours will air. Read more »
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich headlines an ensemble "Celebrity Apprentice" cast. The 14 names announced by NBC on Monday do not include any poker players, as first reported by Poker News Daily in October. Read more »
