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In motions filed on Wednesday in federal court, the Atlantic City casino the Borgata is looking for a dismissal of a lawsuit brought by poker professional Phil Ivey regarding the non-payment of his winnings from a 2012 baccarat binge. In their motion, attorneys for the Borgata claim that Ivey and a partner, Cheng Yin Sun,… Read more »
Last month, officials with the World Series of Poker and Caesars Entertainment announced the ten finalists for nomination to the Poker Hall of Fame. The Hall, set to induct two more members later this fall during the finale of the 2015 WSOP Championship Event “November Nine,” has once again put together a fine list of… Read more »
A two-part public service warning here: 1) Watching reality television is roughly akin to having a lobotomy without the benefit of anesthesia, so don’t do it, and 2) If you want to waste three months, there’s better ways to do it. After three months in which she obviously played the best game of anyone in… Read more »
In what has been a tumultuous two days, poker professional Vanessa Rousso has put herself in position to be under consideration for the $500,000 first prize on the CBS reality show Big Brother. After fighting her way into the final three, Rousso now has the potential to make the final two. Come next week, Rousso… Read more »
As they are pulling into the final week of what has been a summer-long run, the CBS reality television show Big Brother is down to its final five competitors. Of the five houseguests remaining, one is poker professional Vanessa Rousso. Rousso has shown a dominant mental game throughout the run of this summer’s program, but… Read more »
The poker community is well aware of the potential future of poker under the dreams of Mediarex Sports and Entertainment’s (formerly Zokay Entertainment) Chief Executive Officer and founder Alexandre Dreyfus. The dream of Dreyfus – to “sportify” the game of poker rather than leave it in its current state – is one of the major… Read more »
After a great deal of outrage from many in the poker community regarding the conduct of the event, the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering has announced they are investigating the Hialeah Park Casino over a poker tournament it conducted in late August. According to Nick Sortal of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, gaming officials in Florida were… Read more »
If it wasn’t for the factor that there is a poker player involved in the proceedings, the number of people in the poker community watching the CBS reality show Big Brother would probably be much smaller than its current levels. With poker professional Vanessa Rousso in the final five players in the competition, rumors are… Read more »
Way too much in the area of “water works” for this week’s episode. If you don’t like a load of false drama, this wasn’t the week you wanted to be watching. Fortunately, we here at Poker News Daily did the job for you. It has all come down to this. With only two weeks to… Read more »
One of the best ways for charitable organizations to raise funds is to throw a “Casino Night” or, more recently, a charitable poker tournament. The funds raised by such activities are a boon for the charitable cause and they provide a return to the participants, usually in the form of prizes but sometimes in cash.… Read more »
One of those double eviction nights, so we here at Poker News Daily will bypass our usual public service announcement and state you should have seen this episode! Just a couple of weeks ago on the hook for being tossed out of the game, poker professional Vanessa Rousso has made a startling recovery on the… Read more »
Next week will be different, we promise. But for this week, watching this program was dangerous to your health in that it lowers your IQ. We here at Poker News Daily have the appropriate medications to alleviate those symptoms, so let us watch for you! After looking like she was going to be the next… Read more »
The poker world has lost another member of the community, this time one of its strongest online players and a person who has drawn the respect of the poker world. In an official announcement from his family on Thursday, poker player Chad ‘lilholdem954’ Batista was reported to have passed away. He was 35 years old.… Read more »
OK, back to the same old, same old – please, to maintain your sanity and that of the friends that surround you, do not watch bad television! We’ll do that for you! While she is constantly being hailed as one of the smarter players in the game, poker professional Vanessa Rousso is walking an ever-thinning… Read more »
OK, we’ll change our normal public service announcement at the beginning of this article. If there was an episode to watch (other than the finale), this would have been the one to check out! After it looked very bleak for her earlier in the week, poker player Vanessa Rousso somehow was able to work her… Read more »
During the call to investors regarding their earnings for the second quarter of 2015, Amaya Gaming announced that they had completed the purchase of a daily fantasy sports (DFS) organization, paving the way for Amaya’s return to action in the United States. In the official press release announcing the acquisition, Amaya Gaming picked up the… Read more »
For those that may be unaware of it, the Poker Hall of Fame is looking to the poker world for the next set of nominees for entry into the Hall. By visiting the World Series of Poker’s website, the public can put one name forth (only one vote per e-mail address) for induction into the… Read more »
As a reminder, watching bad television is detrimental to your health. As such, we here at Poker News Daily are watching this for you to save you from yourself! Only a week after reaching a position of power within the house, the Vanessa Rousso-led alliance on Big Brother is now almost reduced to shambles. The next… Read more »
It is the dream of everyone who has picked up a deck of cards at some point. Everyone dreams of ditching the “9 to 5” (or, in some cases, much longer) hours and do exactly what they want to do. For some, that dream is still just that – a dream – but, for a… Read more »
Four out of five doctors have determined that watching bad television will cause a drop in the ability for rational thought. As such, allow us at Poker News Daily to take on this issue as, with the proper treatments, we can recover! After a week which saw the loyalties of her alliance tested as well… Read more »
Once again, as a public service reminder, we hear at Poker News Daily are watching this so you can utilize your summer schedule accordingly! After a week sitting back in the shadows – but still in firm control of the game – poker player Vanessa Rousso continues to have a significant effect on the CBS… Read more »
When it was first created by Planet Poker in 1998, online poker was groundbreaking. Bringing the game from the casino and a live setting to the internet was a truly innovative achievement, allowing people who had never picked up a chip in a casino or home game the opportunity to go online and play the game… Read more »
After just more than a decade in operation Bluff Magazine, one of the poker magazines that was borne from the online poker boom of the 2000s, will effectively shut down over the next few weeks. There are unanswered questions, however, if this is a long-term situation or that the organization will be reborn in some… Read more »
Once again, full disclosure: I’m watching this so you don’t have to! After one of the more skillful methods of plot building I’ve seen, poker professional Vanessa Rousso – who became the overall Head of Household over the past week – sent one of her fellow houseguests out of the house on the CBS reality… Read more »
Sometimes the world of poker takes itself a bit too seriously. Crunching numbers to determine whether to call that big bet, worrying about which state will or will not pass online poker legislation, even fretting over things that haven’t happened (such as the demise of online poker) puts way too much stress on the community.… Read more »
