Online poker news
PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, has unveiled the Americas Cup of Poker, bringing players from 13 countries in the Western Hemisphere together to do battle. Up for grabs is a $250,000 prize pool. Read more »
Over the past weekend, poker players had a difficult decision to make, with the ability to say that they were a part of a Guinness World Record on the line. Read more »
In coverage of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bellagio Cup V, it was revealed that Alec "traheho" Torelli has signed with Doyle's Room, a USA-friendly site on the Cake Poker Network. Torelli holds the sixth largest chip stack entering Day 4 at the Bellagio. Read more »
Poker commentator Lacey Jones will take her career to the next level after signing with Absolute Poker this week. Outside of poker, Jones has also appeared on hits like HBO's "Entourage," NBC's "Las Vegas," and Fox's "The O.C." Poker News Daily sat down with Jones to talk about her poker and modeling careers. Read more »
As the battle for online poker legality comes to the forefront of the American legal system, players are still in limbo making deposits and withdrawals from their favorite sites. Some rooms like Cake Poker have had no reported incidents, while larger ones like Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars were directly affected by the U.S. Attorney's Office seizing funds in bank accounts tied to processors. Read more »
Fans of the world's second largest online poker site can rejoice in the introduction of a Hand Replayer and Mixed Limit games on Full Tilt Poker. Both made their debut as part of a recent software upgrade. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker turns five years-old in 2009. For the next 10 days, the world's second largest online poker site is celebrating in a big way, giving players the ability to earn extra Full Tilt Points (FTPs), boost their bankroll through freerolls, and participate in richer Sunday majors. Read more »
The popular PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) returns on September 3rd and consists of 45 tournaments, an increase from the 33 that were run in 2008. Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Stud, HORSE, Badugi, and 2-7 Triple Draw events will be held. Read more »
Starting today, Party Poker is squaring the pot of every 50,000th hand played on its virtual felts. Also as part of the Genius promotion, which runs for 10 million hands, every millionth hand will receive a massive boost. Read more »
The thirteenth installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) has been announced and will kick off on August 5th. FTOPS XIII consists of 25 events, culminating in a $535 buy-in $2.5 million guaranteed prize pool tournament on August 16th. Read more »
The largest online poker site around keeps adding to its all-star stable of pros, and they seem to be shopping both ends of the poker world this time, as they add beloved veteran Marcel Luske and hot discovery Jason Mercier. Read more »
After receiving the proposed legislation of online gaming that the nation of Belgium planned to enact, the European Commission yesterday rejected their plan due to language in the proposed laws that appears to be a nationalization plan rather than acceptable regulation and legislation. Read more »
After staying out of the battle for sponsoring players for the entirety of their existence, PartyPoker has entered into the fray by signing three players to begin a team of sponsored players. Read more »
Neil Scott Kaplan, Lori Kaplan-Multz, and Penelope Tucker have all pled guilty to U.S. District Court Judge Carol E. Jackson, according to an article published by Bloomberg on Tuesday. Now, BetOnSports Founder Gary Kaplan faces trial on September 21st. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker players from around the world have descended on the world's second largest online poker site this weekend for Sit & Go Madness. The promotion was last held in late March and was a stunning success. Read more »
Traffic on PokerStars, the largest online poker site in the world, has slipped 9% in the last two weeks, likely due to potential cashout issues for its players, according to PokerScout.com. PokerStars has recommended bank wires for players seeking cashouts. Read more »
In recent weeks, Poker News Daily has featured exclusive news regarding the controversy surrounding the United States Government's seizure of over $30 million in online poker player funds. Many regular players are now concerned that their own bank accounts might be flagged and that the checks they receive might not clear. Read more »
Even though the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is still in full swing, PokerStars is already preparing for September through the release of a tentative schedule for the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Read more »
The seizure of over $30 million in online poker payment processor funds has sent shockwaves through the industry. One of the foremost gambling law experts is Professor I. Nelson Rose of the Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California. Rose sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the legal challenges of the seizure. Read more »
Ultimate Bet, one-half of the CEREUS Network, has signed World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Brandon Cantu to become the newest member of Team UB. He can be found playing under the screen name "brandon_cantu" on the USA-friendly site. Read more »
The latest development in the Australian company Intabill's problems with online poker companies occurred today with a report in the Australia Courier-Mail that Kolyma Corporation AVV has filed a $52 million lawsuit against the company. 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 »
In the last two weeks the climate for online poker has changed dramatically. Over $30 million in funds have been frozen by the US Attorney's Office. 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 »
