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In breaking news, two players who have been participating at the 2022 World Series of Poker have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness that has killed over six million people worldwide and resulted in the shutdown of the world for the past two years. Players Phil Hellmuth and David Baker have taken part in some… Read more »
With the 2022 World Series of Poker in action, it also means that it is time for the Poker Hall of Fame to consider expanding its rolls. To get that process started, the Poker Hall of Fame has opened its public nomination process today that will establish the roster of contenders for 2022. In reality,… Read more »
The poker world is once again mourning the passing of one of its own and, in this case, it was at an incredibly early age. Poker player Todd Terry had been battling a severe brain disease for the past seven years and finally succumbed to it earlier this week. Terry, who was well known in… Read more »
Texas is one of the states that has very explicit bans regarding gambling in the state. There have been entrepreneurs that has been able to circumvent the laws in the Lone Star State. Several cities offer poker “clubs,” with many springing up around the state. Along with these clubs have come incidents that lead to… Read more »
We are only ten days away from the start of the 53rd Annual World Series of Poker, so players are pretty much in their bunkers getting ready for action. Those players are examining the schedule, looking for what tournaments are their strong suit, and running over potential game scenarios and optimal play strategies that might… Read more »
Premier influencer Félix “xQc” Lengyel is not just a popular Twitch streamer. He is one of the most popular streamers of all time. He was the most-watched streamer on the platform in both 2020 and 2021 and currently ranks fifth in followers with 10.6 million. As such, he has a lot of influence, particularly on… Read more »
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is throwing money around again, this time banking on his hometown baseball team, the Houston Astros, to win the World Series this season. It is much of the same as he has done before, but there is a twist this time. McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture in Houston, placed two bets… Read more »
It is always a melancholy day when one of our community’s past greats passes away. In this case, it is noted poker columnist, author, and player Bob Ciaffone. Ciaffone, who also would prove to be one of the first who put pen to paper in an attempt to teach people how to play the game… Read more »
There has been a change in scheduling for the PokerGO-created series High Stakes Duel. For the first time ever, the made for streaming event was to have gone up in stakes to each player posting $400,000 for battle. That originally was slated to feature Tom Dwan squaring off against the “Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth in… Read more »
I have never been in a fight in my life. I almost got into one once in high school, but it was more of a strategic move to look like I was willing to fight when I was 95% certain that a brawl wouldn’t actually transpire. I don’t remember why it almost went down –… Read more »
Hey look, it’s Phil Hellmuth again It seems like every week there is something going on with Phil Hellmuth. Either he does something amazing, fails miserably, or makes an ass out of himself. Yesterday, it was both (a) and (c), as he starred in the Hustler Casino Live Poker Show alongside influencers, streamers, and YouTubers… Read more »
A British court has found former tennis champion and poker ambassador Boris Becker guilty of breaking the terms of a bankruptcy agreement he reached in 2017. As a result of these charges, Becker will be spending the next 30 months (two and a half years) in jail. He will only see half of that time… Read more »
Billionaire owner of the Golden Nugget casinos Tilman Fertitta is buying a six-acre piece of land on the Las Vegas Strip for over $200 million. The land, currently occupied by a Travelodge motel, restaurants, and retail, is on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. It’s a solid spot, in between the… Read more »
Something for everyone If you’re a middle-aged person like me, you might not watch Twitch streamers. I actually do sometimes, as I am still into video games and every so often, I like to gawk at some of the best players. So, at least as far as video gaming goes, I understand the appeal. What… Read more »
So, has anything happened in the poker world over the last week? It seems as if the news in the poker world – both live and online – has been one consistent black eye after busted lip after broken finger over the past few days. As the weekend has rolled by, it has continued to… Read more »
There is drama in the world of high stakes poker. Sunday night, poker pro Alex Foxen accused fellow pro of cheating, both live and online. And perhaps most interestingly, he did not get a lot of pushback. Posting on Twitter, Foxen said that Imsirovic is “known as a cheater to almost all in the high… Read more »
What was GGPoker thinking? From the files of “nice job, but it shouldn’t have even come to this,” it appears that GGPoker and Dan Bilzerian have parted ways. As of Tuesday, Bilzerian is no longer listed on GGPoker’s website under the “GGTeam” and according to Pokerfuse, his custom emotes are not available at the online… Read more »
It is always tragic when someone passes away, especially at a young age. It is also tragic when they have a connection to the very game that you have covered. Thus, it is with great sadness that Poker News Daily must report on the passing of a friend of the game of poker, a legend… Read more »
Celebrating the best in poker over the last year, the 2022 Global Poker Awards were handed out on Friday night in the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas. Cementing his exceptional performance in 2021, Ali Imsirovic was the big winner of the night, netting three GPA trophies for his efforts. Jamie Kerstetter backed up her 2020… Read more »
Effective altruism movement According to a Bloomberg report, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk donated $5.7 billion worth of Tesla stock to charity in November. It appears that the man Musk has entrusted to decide where the money goes is poker pro Igor Kurganov. Kurganov, along with Stefan Huber, Phil Gruissem, and long-time girlfriend Liv… Read more »
Offering the blueprint for what to do when you see an anomaly, Hustler Casino has taken quick and decisive action in a potentially explosive cheating scandal. Unlike other incidences in the past, Hustler Casino took immediate action against a player on its “Hustler Casino Live” streaming poker platform after it was discovered the player was… Read more »
Poker is one of those games that you might think you are good at. Then there is the reality when you run into someone that is much better than you on the felt. That seems to be the case in a story told in “James Bond” lore about the interactions between former 007 George Lazenby… Read more »
City’s unexpected heel turn A sleeping giant since forever, the Texas poker scene has been booming lately. Though casinos are not legal in Texas, poker rooms, or “social clubs” as they are often called, are in a legal gray area, but are largely permitted as long as they don’t explicitly violate any of the state’s… Read more »
After skipping last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Poker Awards are back. This year, the winners will be announced during a ceremony on Friday, February 18, at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, streamed live by PokerGO. On Tuesday, the Global Poker Index and The Hendon Mob, which produce the Global… Read more »
In the Aughts during the resurgence of poker, celebrities playing the game became fashionable. Especially on television, some shows were specifically created for celebrities to play the game for charity (anyone remember Celebrity Poker Showdown?). When it comes to these celebrities, would you believe that country music legend Willie Nelson has built a reputation as… Read more »
