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iPoker Network site William Hill has teamed up with the No Surrender Charitable Trust to bring the first ever No Surrender UK Poker Classic to life. The online event will raise money for a cancer-related social network and research. Read more »
Greg "FBT" Mueller barreled through the field of 185 players in the $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em Championship (Event #33) during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The Vancouver native earned $460,000. Read more »
Just days after finishing runner-up to Zac Fellows in the $3,000 buy-in HORSE event, poker pro James Van Alstyne made another HORSE final table, this time in the $1,500 buy-in HORSE tournament. Read more »
A talented final table assembled for the finale of Event #30 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $2,500 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha tournament. In the end, J.C. Tran took down his second gold bracelet and $235,000. Read more »
After a six hour long final table, Mike Eise, a 30 year-old pipe fitter from St. Louis, took down Event #28 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. Eise's win was worth $639,331 and his first WSOP bracelet. Read more »
Titan Poker players will soon be able to experience a brand new VIP Program. The popular iPoker Network site will roll out its heralded promotion on July 1st, offering a VIP status that is based on the previous month's play. Read more »
By virtue of taking down a $5,000 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better bracelet during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Roland De Wolfe became only the second player ever to complete poker's Triple Crown. De Wolfe also has wins on the European Poker Tour (EPT) and World Poker Tour (WPT). Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey entered the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as a five-time bracelet winner. Now, he's up to seven, tied with Billy Baxter for the sixth most in WSOP history. Read more »
It's a fair assessment that the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball boasted one of the most talented final tables of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). In the end, Nick "TheTakeover" Schulman added a WSOP bracelet to his arsenal of poker accolades. Read more »
A ninth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet was not in the offing for Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel in the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em tournament (Event #20). He finished seventh, paving the way for John-Paul Kelly to capture his first WSOP bracelet. Read more »
Brock "t_soprano" Parker accomplished a seemingly unachievable goal Wednesday evening by winning the $2,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and picking up his second bracelet in just four days. Read more »
In the online poker era, players who aren't using a tracking and analysis program with a built-in Heads-Up Display (HUD) are a few steps behind at the tables. These programs have the ability to import hand history files from online poker rooms into a database and spit out just about every statistic possible about players' poker games. Read more »
In breaking news from the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group, Poker News Daily has learned that Bodog.com will once again become the central domain name for the online poker room's operations in the United States beginning today. The Kahnawake-based company regained control of the domain name in April. Read more »
On Sunday, 1,060 of poker's top female pros took to the felts for the $1,000 buy-in Ladies' No Limit Hold'em World Championship as part of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Two days later, Lisa Hamilton emerged as its champion. Read more »
Over $30 million belonging to at least 24,000 online poker players has been frozen by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, according to statements released by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and Associated Press. Read more »
Poker pro Jeffrey Lisandro captured his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in Seven Card Stud on Monday night. He took down a $1,500 buy-in tournament, the 16th event of the 2009 WSOP, in the age-old genre of poker. Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division has sent letters to 11 of the world's largest internet service providers (ISPs) rescinding its notice to block 200 internet gambling websites. The news comes four days after the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) declared victory in the state. Read more »
A total of 1,088 entrants took to the felts in the $2,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event (#13) during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). In the end, Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen took home his first gold bracelet and $506,000. Read more »
Large crowds formed in the back of the Amazon Room Saturday afternoon to watch Doyle Brunson and son Todd Brunson play at the same table of the $10,000 buy-in World Championship Mixed Event during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). That was with 20 players remaining. By the end of the night, the crowd… Read more »
The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has already been firmly cemented as one of our industry's most epic events ever. Three of the first nine tournaments were sold out for the first time in WSOP history, including the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Stimulus Special event, which attracted 6,000 runners. Read more »
Thursday night brought two differing conclusions to the Minnesota internet gambling case by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA). A settlement between the industry and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety may still be up in the air. Read more »
A record-setting 6,000 players turned out for Event #4 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Stimulus Special. In the end, 24 year-old professional poker player Steve Sung banked $771,000 for the win. Read more »
There were no bracelets awarded Tuesday at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), but there were several big stories that kept people riveted to the tables of the five different bracelet events that were running. Read more »
Players looking for last-minute opportunities to win their way into the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) should check out William Hill. On Sunday, June 14th, the site will host a massive WSOP qualifier offering 40 prize packages to Las Vegas. Read more »
Tom McEvoy has been looking to regain some admiration from his peers. That goal was likely achieved late last night. Read more »
