This year, PokerTableRatings is giving the opportunity to all poker enthusiasts to vote for the 2009 Player of the Year for both Hold'em and Omaha cash games. Read more »
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TwoPlusTwo Sues Dutch Boyd
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Russell "Dutch" Boyd may be best known for his career as a professional poker player, but he has also supplemented his income over the years by cyber-speculating, registering a number of poker-related domain names and making money off the traffic that goes to those sites. Read more »
Isildur1 May File Online Poker Data Mining Complaint
Online poker player "Isildur1" has been careful about keeping his identity a secret since bursting onto the high-stakes scene in October. However, poker publication PokerNews.com was able to track down the unknown Swede for an interview earlier this week. Read more »
Tom Dwan Leads by Nearly $1 Million in Durrrr Challenge
Merry Christmas from all of us here at Poker News Daily. Just a few days prior to the worldwide holiday, Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius hit the felts of the Durrrr Challenge tables on Full Tilt Poker, pushing the total number of hands played to nearly 30,000. Read more »
PokerStars Introduces Changes to VIP Program in 2010
As 2009 comes to a close, many online poker rooms are looking to ramp up their promotions in 2010. The top online poker room in the business, PokerStars, is not only looking to create bigger and greater promotions, but is also making it easier for players to qualify for higher levels in its industry-leading VIP Program. Read more »
2009 Online Poker Industry Trends
With the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) looming overhead and watchdog groups trying their best to curb internet gaming, many felt that the online poker industry would do nothing but regress in 2009. However, the opposite proved to be true. Read more »
Team PokerStars Online Announced
After 2,000 online poker players sent in applications to become members of Team PokerStars Online, the group's 23 inaugural players were announced on Wednesday, just in time for the holidays. Read more »
Eric Baldwin (basebaldy) Signs with UB, Wins Player of the Year
On Tuesday, 2009 CardPlayer Player of the Year winner Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin became a sponsored pro of the USA-friendly online poker site UB.com. He defeated Cornel Andrew Cimpan and Yevgeniy "Jovial Gent" Timoshenko in the Player of the Year race. Read more »
Bodog Running 12 Days of Poker Promotion
With the Christmas holiday upon us, many poker players have presents lined up under their trees waiting to be opened. In keeping with the holiday spirit, top online poker room Bodog is offering more presents for players as part of the 12 Days of Poker promotion. Read more »
Brian Townsend’s Full Tilt Poker Status Suspended for Isildur1 Controversy
In the wake of the arrival of Swedish high-stakes online poker player Isildur1, Brian "sbrugby" Townsend, a CardRunners instructor, has had his Full Tilt Poker Red Pro status suspended for one month. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker May Change Cash Game Buy-Ins, VIP System
Big changes have been rumored for the second largest online poker site, Full Tilt, for the better part of two months. As 2009 winds down, many in the industry are expecting major announcements from not just Full Tilt Poker, but also other sites like PokerStars and PartyPoker regarding their VIP rewards systems. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker Bot Lawsuit Focuses on Attorney Background
While several litigations against Full Tilt Poker appear to be resolved or dead in the water, the online poker room is still not in the clear when it comes to a lawsuit accusing the site of unfairly seizing player funds, using bots on the site, and racketeering. Read more »
Everest Poker Offers Players a Chance to Live the Dream
Popular poker room Everest Poker is aiming to kick off 2010 in style with the second installment of its Live the Dream promotion. The contest gives qualifiers the chance to compete for one of ten sponsorship deals worth over $100,000. Read more »
PokerStars Launches Team Pro Tuesdays
This week marks the second installment of Team Pro Tuesdays on PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site. Every Tuesday through December 29th, PokerStars sponsored pros will be hitting the virtual felts in earnest. Read more »
Andreas Oscarsson Murder May Be the Result of Extortion Attempt
A 44 year-old man linked to the Swedish version of the Hells Angels accused of "aggravated extortion" may be involved in the murder of PokerListings.com founder Andreas Oscarsson, according to several Swedish news outlets. Read more »
2010 UBOC Schedule Features $4 Million Guaranteed
The schedule for the 2010 Ultimate Bet Online Championship (UBOC) was recently released and features more than $4 million in guaranteed prize money up for grabs across 18 events. The festivities will span the course of a dozen days. Read more »
Brian Hastings Beats Isildur1 for Over $3 Million
Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, and Brian Townsend had each taken big portions of the mysterious Isildur1's bankroll over the past month and a half. On Tuesday, it was Brian Hastings' turn. Read more »
Joey Ingram (JoeIngram1) Recaps 50,000 Online Poker Hands Prop Bet
The online poker world was fixated at the micro-stakes games last week, as Joey "JoeIngram1" Ingram won a lucrative prop bet that involved setting the world record for number of hands played. Read more »
ECOGRA Certifies CEREUS Poker Network
The CEREUS Network has taken another step towards regaining the trust of its customer base. The independent certification group eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) recently announced that CEREUS met all of the qualifications for the organization's seal of approval. Read more »
MiniFTOPS XIV Kicks Off on Full Tilt Poker
On Wednesday, the Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIV (MiniFTOPS) will kick off on Full Tilt Poker. The series mirrors the schedule of the 14th FTOPS, which took place in November, but features tournaments at one-tenth of the buy-in. Read more »
Cake Poker Announces Gold Stacks Rewards Program
You've heard of Gold Chips and Gold Cards on the popular USA-facing site Cake Poker, but now the room has shaken up its rewards program by introducing Gold Stacks. Instant bonuses will be automatically placed in players' accounts. Read more »
PartyPoker Launches Full House Promotion
Throughout the month of December, PartyPoker will be holding the Full House promotion. The three-pronged promotion covers the worlds of cash games, sit and gos, and multi-table tournaments. PartyPoker does not accept players from the United States. Read more »
UB.com and Absolute Poker Introduce Power Hour
Players looking for an opportunity to rack up player points on the CEREUS Network will be happy to hear that Absolute Poker and UB.com are now offering two Power Hour sessions daily in which players can earn twice the UltimatePoints. Each session is three hours long, offering players up to six hours per day to earn double points. Read more »
Pitbull Poker Scandal Continues Unresolved
When we think back to the major poker headlines of 2009, one of the very first ones to pop into our heads is the Pitbull Poker scandal. It all started with a single post from a disgruntled prop player on the TwoPlusTwo forums and snowballed into one of the largest scandals the online poker industry has ever seen. Read more »
Online Poker Player ChicagoJoey Cracks 24 Hour Hand Record
Breaking a record that was only set a week ago, online poker player "ChicagoJoey" crushed the mark for most hands played during a 24-hour period and made some nice cash on the side to boot. Read more »
