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On Tuesday, the World Series of Poker Main Event will air two one-hour episodes at 9:00pm ET and 10:00pm ET. The field of the final 27 players will take to the felts inside of the Rio in Las Vegas. Players left in the field may shatter a bevy of milestones, making every episode a truly entertaining affair. Read more »
Poker software programs such as Poker Tracker 3, Hold'em Manager, and Poker ACE have become commonplace in today's online poker world. These and other programs provide statistics on players, real-time odds calculators, and shortcut keys for various actions like opening tables and betting. Read more »
The topics for this Sunday's edition of the CBS news program "60 Minutes" were revealed on Thursday and noticeably absent from the list was a feature on online poker. CBS News cameras have been scouring the poker community for information on the Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker scandals as well as the recent developments in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Read more »
As previously reported on Poker News Daily, the story about the online poker scandals was rumored to air on the CBS news program "60 Minutes" this Sunday, October 26th. However, when prompted for confirmation by PND, show producers declined to verify the air date, instead saying that the content of the October 26th edition of the program had not yet been determined. Read more »
Jim "Krazy Kanuck" Worth and Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon, two of the most well-known names in the online poker world, are teaming up to debut a new show on Rounder's Radio called "The Krazy H0 Show." The one-hour show premieres this Sunday night at 8:00pm ET on Rounder's Radio. Read more »
As of today, Google will start displaying online gaming ads on search pages in Great Britain. This service will only be available to companies based in the UK or the European Economic Area, who will have to fulfill a series of requirements. Read more »
The Poker Channel, Europe's dedicated poker television channel, re-launched their online site, pokerchanneleurope.com, on October 13th in cooperation with the online video site Brightcove.com. Read more »
Dimat Enterprises announced that poker player and author Jeff Hwang will release two new books on Pot Limit Omaha strategy. Both books are expected to be released next year, with the first coming out in the Spring. Read more »
PKR.com enters the next phase in poker television with an interactive internet TV channel dedicated to broadcasting episodes of their popular PKR TV series. Read more »
The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its August monthly "win" figures this week. Of note was that statewide gambling win declined by 8% in August, 2008 in comparison to the same period in 2007. Read more »
In a statement released to the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, NETELLER Plc announced that it will officially change its name to NEOVIA Financial Plc. The parent company owns and will retain the brands NETELLER, NETBANX and Net+. NETELLER Plc is currently traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "NLR." Read more »
On October 29th, leaders of both land based and online poker rooms will gather in Budapest, Hungary at the Budapest Marriott Hotel for the beginning of the Third Annual World Poker Congress. Read more »
"Club WPT," the new poker combination of World Poker Tour Enterprises and Fox Sports Network, premiered this Sunday afternoon. Read more »
North Carolina has been a hotbed of poker for some time. Many popular professional players including Greg Raymer, Mike Sexton, Michael Gracz, and Chris Bell have all called it home presently or at one time. It also has been a hotbed for poker raids, as evidenced by the latest police activity in Fayetteville. Read more »
Fresh off its event in Barcelona, Spain, the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) announced that the industry conference will travel to Sydney, Australia for the first annual "CAP Down Under." The event will occur from November 25th through 28th at the Shangri-La Hotel. Read more »
Dutch Professor used his retirement speech to drop a bomb, stating that according to his studies poker should be classified as a game of skill in the Netherlands. Read more »
In July, poker pro Bernard Lee, who finished 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, announced that he would be releasing his first book, "The Final Table." It has since become an instant classic. Poker News Daily has learned that Lee is planning to release a follow up to the popular book before Christmas. Read more »
The European Poker Tour London event kicked off on Wednesday from the Grosvenor Victoria Casino on Edgeware Road. The starting field was just under 300 players and, at the end of the day, 77 remained. Read more »
In addition to the buzz around the seizure of 141 internet gambling domains by the Governor of Kentucky, an upcoming story by CBS' "60 Minutes" has also been the center of discussion at the CAP Euro Barcelona event. Poker News Daily has learned that the story by "60 Minutes" should air on Sunday, October 26th. Read more »
Monday is no longer poker night on GSN. Beginning this weekend, Sunday night will become the new home for poker programming on the cable network. GSN has extended its marquee poker show, "High Stakes Poker," through Season V, and it will now move episodes to Sundays. Read more »
Popular industry magazine eGaming Review gave out its annual awards, pinpointing 19 companies as the best in online gaming for this year. Read more »
On Friday, it's expected that many avid poker players and fans will gather at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square in London. Doyle Brunson will take on online poker prodigy and 2007 WSOPE Main Event winner Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad in a heads-up match. Read more »
Aside from four bracelets and millions of dollars on the line, there is something else to look forward to at this week's World Series of Poker Europe festivities. Ultimate Bet personality Phil Hellmuth will be hosting a special lookalike contest. Read more »
Imagine playing poker with all your losses covered, but keeping only 50% of your winnings. This is the modus operandi of BadBeat, an experiment in prop trading. Read more »
Rumors swirled all over the internet on Thursday that Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh, the first pro signed to IronDuke.com, a popular online poker room, was dating the founder of Napster, Shawn Fanning. Poker News Daily has confirmed that the two are indeed together. Read more »
