Online poker news
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 »
On December 13th, the World Poker Tour (WPT) will head to the Bellagio in Las Vegas for the annual Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Among those in attendance will be members of DoylesRoom, which makes its home on the Cake Poker Network. Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that Dirty Stack Poker and Propaganda Poker may soon be leaving the iPoker Network, according to a high-ranking official. Our source explained, "Both rooms are currently not accepting deposits nor giving rakeback to players as promised and both will be leaving in the next few days." Read more »
Starting today, customers on PartyPoker can take advantage of the Million Dollar Hand, a popular promotion that is back due to its resounding success. Up to $1 million is at stake for each five-card hand collected on the site. Read more »
Heads-up online poker player Lary "pokergirl z" Kennedy and former Full Tilt customer Greg Omotoy filed their complaint on October 1st and levied accusations of fraud, libel, slander, false advertising, and racketeering against the popular online poker room. Read more »
Starting on October 4th, satellites will be available for the Absolute Poker College Challenge, which makes its return to the popular Tokwiro-owned online poker site. $30,000 in prizes can be won, including a $10,000 grand prize tuition for the Player of the Year. Read more »
We're nearly at the halfway point in the Tom "durrrr" Dwan Million Dollar Challenge. Dwan and Patrik Antonius have logged 23,597 hands, almost half of the 50,000 required for the challenge to be completed, and Dwan leads by $235,000. Read more »
Come one, come all to the 14th Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). Poker players looking for their share of $20 million in guaranteed prize money will only need to wait one month for the high-stakes action to kick off on the world's second largest online poker site. Read more »
Cool Hand Poker, an online poker site that appeals to the laid-back poker player, is offering a unique promotion for its members in October. The site's method is to provide novice players with a fun and relaxing poker playing experience, but also give frequent customers cash prizes this month. Read more »
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, which verified the results, September 6th saw PokerStars defeat its own world record for most players hosted by an online poker room. On that day, during which the WCOOP was in full swing, PokerStars recorded 307,016 players. Read more »
Poker News Daily can confirm that Pitbull Poker, a small site on the Flash Poker Network, closed down on Wednesday, according to a high-placed source. Contrary to rumors, no arrests were made in Costa Rica. The future of player funds held on the site is up in the air. Read more »
With the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event on the horizon, the Cake Poker Network site DoylesRoom has made a splash, signing Chris "Moorman1" Moorman to its prestigious Brunson 10. Read more »
Longtime PokerStars representative Isabelle Mercier of Canada ended her relationship with the site a few weeks ago, but another woman has already been added to the roster. PokerStars recently announced the signing of Fatima Moreira de Melo, an Olympic gold medal winning field hockey player from Holland. Read more »
The top two online poker sites in the world, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, have recently released software updates. These additions have a ripple effect in the poker software industry, as every time there's an update for a site, third party software developers must update their programs in order for them to continue to work. Read more »
Continuing what has been one of the most successful years that a professional poker player could have, Yevgeniy "Jovial Gent" Timoshenko won the Main Event of the 2009 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), earning over $1.7 million for his efforts. Read more »
Recently, Terrence "Unassigned" Chan took down a $1,050 buy-in Limit Hold'em Six-Max event during the PokerStars WCOOP a few months after winning two SCOOP Limit Hold'em events. He sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss his feat. Read more »
Long considered to be one of the top poker professionals without a major sponsorship deal, it was announced late Monday evening that Joe Sebok will be joining Ultimate Bet's roster of poker pros. Sebok will also take a prominent position inside of the Ultimate Bet organization. Read more »
