Online poker news
The elite group of 13 poker pros that comprise Team Full Tilt Poker has a new member joining its ranks. The online poker room just announced that its 14th member of the team will be 23-year old high-stakes online poker pro Tom "durrrr" Dwan. Read more »
Ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Doyle Brunson continues to prove to the poker world that age is not slowing him down at all. Brunson is finding time to log hours in Bobby's Room at the Bellagio, share blonde jokes on Twitter, and launch a revamped version of the online gaming destination DoylesCasino.com. Read more »
Online poker room Cool Hand Poker is giving users a chance to win concert tickets worth up to $500 for as little as $0.50. The tickets are part of the site's November promotion entitled "Let Us Entertain You." Read more »
In more than 2,000 hands played in the Tom "Durrrr" Dwan Million Dollar Challenge on October 27th and October 28th, Dwan earned $82,000, pushing his lead to nearly $780,000 overall after 27,185 hands. Read more »
A recent change to the tournament schedules at CEREUS Network sites Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet has online grinders rejoicing at the fact that it will now be even easier to bolt to the bathroom during a long session of online tournament play. Read more »
Returning in November on PartyPoker, the world's fourth largest online poker site, is the popular Gladiator promotion. At stake are entries into the 2010 Aussie Millions worth AUD $10,500. Read more »
Online poker room PKR recently revamped its entire multi-table tournament (MTT) schedule to allow for more variety, more events with larger guarantees, better Omaha tournament selection, and a greater number of satellites so that players with a wide range of bankrolls can get in on the action. Read more »
Players logging into the popular online poker room Bodog on Sunday to play in the weekly $100,000 Guaranteed flagship tournament found the site down due to technical difficulties. Read more »
In a statement released in recent days by the Merge Gaming Network, the family of online poker sites fired back at Players Investment Company, or PIC Club, a major online poker payment processor that uses its status as a trading organization to operate legally in the United States. Read more »
A major affiliate who goes by the moniker "JC Hawk" has led the charge in seeking justice and not just accepting his losses as a bad beat. He was an affiliate with Pitbull Poker and the Flash Poker Network and was also in contact with Network Manager Dave Brenes and Pitbull Poker owner Kevin Baronowski. Read more »
The USA-friendly online poker site DoylesRoom, fronted by 10-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Doyle Brunson, is expanding its stable of pros. The so-called "Brunson 10" currently consists of only four members. Read more »
Making poker news headlines this week was word that Players Investment Company, more commonly known as PIC Club, had severed its relationship with the Merge Gaming Network. PIC Club CEO Chuck Kidd sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the company's formation and its compliance with U.S. law. Read more »
In the world of online poker tournament series, there are a few that are "must play" events for online professionals. The annual WCOOP and the quarterly FTOPS normally come to mind first, but Bodog has built its own franchise that has done very well, the Bodog Poker Open. Read more »
In a recent e-mail to members, PIC Club stated that its business arrangement with the Merge Gaming Network would be terminated. According to PIC Club, "Transactions to or from the rooms on the Merge Network will cease at 11:59PM [Eastern Time] on October 18th, 2009." Read more »
Online poker room Full Tilt Poker is known for keeping mum when it comes to its legal and business matters, but the company broke its silence to comment on a recent lawsuit by former customers Lary Kennedy and Greg Omotov. Read more »
At a time in the online gaming industry when internet casinos and online poker rooms are shutting their doors to American players, one site has gone the opposite route and started to accept players from around the world. Read more »
According to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, statewide casino revenue, or "win," fell 9.32% in August of 2009 compared to August of 2008. The total gaming win reported was $847.0 million, representing the 20th straight month of decline. Read the Board's August revenue report. Read more »
The latest sports star to take an interest in the game of poker is Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella. The Italian speedster recently signed on to a sponsorship deal with PartyPoker.it, PartyPoker's Italian site. Read more »
We've officially reached the halfway point of the Tom Dwan Million Dollar Challenge. Eight months after play began in February, Dwan leads Patrik Antonius by nearly $700,000, with 25,145 hands completed. Read more »
On September 30th, Poker News Daily confirmed that Pitbull Poker, a small site on the Flash Poker Network, closed down amid a superuser scandal. In response to the article, there are 35 comments and counting from angry players demanding to know how to get their funds back. Read more »
On August 3rd, PokerListings founder Andreas Oscarsson was found murdered in Trollhättan, Sweden. Two months later, police are investigating the incident as a "contract killing," according to the Swedish news outlet Sveriges Radio. Read more »
One of the top online poker sites in the industry, Cake Poker, has announced that it is making changes in two critical areas of its product. Read more »
There is just one month to go before the November Nine return to Las Vegas to determine the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion and Full Tilt Poker is adding to the anticipation with a new promotion, Pieces of Ivey. Read more »
In a curious twist, players logging into the Pitbull Poker client on Wednesday were met with news that the site was officially closed. However, five affiliate banners for other online poker sites also appeared. Read more »
Last week, Poker News Daily confirmed the rumors that Pitbull Poker, a site on the Flash Poker Network, had shut down amid allegations of superusers and suspicious play. Readers of our site have since threatened litigation. Read more »
