During the recent National Poker Week, 2008 WSOP November Nine member Dennis Phillips made the trek to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to visit with troops at the facility. Phillips, who flew a throng of supporters to last year's Main Event final table, sat down with Poker News Daily just minutes before a charity poker tournament to talk about his afternoon. Read more »
Tired of having an Ace flop every time you get dealt Pocket Kings? Players on RedKings Poker won’t be scared of that Ace any longer with the new $500 Bad Beat Bonus promotion. Through the end of the year, RedKings Poker will be offering $500 to anyone playing on their site that gets dealt the… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker is currently running online satellite tournaments to its new Live Tournament Series in Spain. The series of four tournaments played throughout Spain began last month with the €1,500 + €150 buy-in freeze-out. The winner, Ruben Merino Velasco walked away from Casino Gran Madrid in Torrelodones, Spain with $139,439 and the prestigious event… Read more »
This past Monday, July 20th, Party Poker launched their newest promotion: ‘The Jackpot Hunter’. This Sit-N-Go tournament promotion offers huge amounts of extra cash for players that are able to win five consecutive 10-handed Sit-N-Go tournaments at the same buy-in level. The Promotion features three different jackpots, all providing great value for the casual and… Read more »
PokerStars will be running its monthly $1 Million Guaranteed Turbo Takedown tournament this Sunday, July 26th at 2:30pm EST. Players will fight it out for their share of the $1 Million dollars in guaranteed money, putting up only their PokerStars Frequent Player Points as an entry fee. Those who wish to participate can satellite in… Read more »
The Asian Poker Tour is busily preparing for the first ever poker festival on the grounds of the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau and, as an added feature for participants, the festivities from August 12th through the 23rd will be the stage for the filming of a Chinese poker film. Read more »
I figured with the World Series of Poker (WSOP) upon us I would talk a little about my breakout year in 2006. I think it makes sense to backtrack and set things up, though. Prior to the 2006 WSOP, I had played only two live events ever (I never even played the $100 buy-ins at the local casino). I had played pretty poorly earlier that year in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and was unhappy with my play. Read more »
As part of National Poker Week, Tournament Directors Association Co-Founder and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Linda Johnson lived the high life in Washington, DC. She received a guided tour of the Pentagon and took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Arlington National Cemetery. Johnson relived her travels with Poker News Daily. Read more »
Amid the sea of individuals actively involved in National Poker Week was Mickey Leibner, a lobbyist for the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Leibner sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss lobbying for the legalization and regulation of online poker in the United States. Read more »
Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Linda Johnson and former World Poker Tour (WPT) statistician Jan Fisher spent Monday during National Poker Week visiting the Pentagon accompanied by Brigadier General, Army National Guard Sandi Dittig. Read more »
To supplement its successful poker business, spearheaded by the popular Party Poker room, PartyGaming has just acquired the entire issued share stock of Cashcade Limited, a successful online bingo and casino operator. Cashcade was purchased for £71.9m in cash, with a further £24.0m in cash pending on future performance. Last year Cashcade generated revenue for… Read more »
As the world wide Bar Poker League prepares to launch in Canadian bars, Titan Poker has been announced as the online sponsor of The Bar Poker League in Canada Titan Poker’s sponsorship of the Bar Poker League will entail exclusive visibility of Titan’s brand on the league’s poker tables, chips, cards, advertising and web site,… Read more »
My favorite part about watching "The Celebrity Apprentice" this season was to watch how Annie Duke played the game. It was obvious that she was a poker player (and no, not because she was "two-faced" or "conniving") because she was the only one who seemed to have any sort of plan. Read more »
Among those in attendance at the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Fly-In held as part of National Poker Week was former PokerStars Marketing Director Dan Goldman, who served as a consultant to bring the event to life. Poker News Daily caught up with Goldman during a working dinner on Monday. Read more »
As part of National Poker Week, Ultimate Bet pro Annie Duke appeared as part of a charity tournament sponsored by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) benefiting the USO of Metropolitan Washington. Poker News Daily caught up with Duke during the second of two breaks. Read more »
Fredrik Paulsson is a well known Swedish cash game professional who makes his online home at Party Poker. His blog, http://fredrikpaulsson.blogspot.com/ has received worldwide followship from fellow cash game players and his insights into tilt control and 6-handed game theory have catapulted him into the mid-stakes where he is one of the top steady winners over the last year. 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 »
On Tuesday night as part of National Poker Week, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) held a charity tournament to raise money for the USO of Metropolitan Washington. In the end, the event generated $35,000, including a generous $25,000 donation by the PPA. Read more »
On Tuesday at the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Fly-In held as part of National Poker Week, 30 of the organization's State Directors and a handful of the game's elite met with Senators and Representatives from around the United States. Read more »
On Monday night at the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Fly-In held as part of National Poker Week, a working dinner featured Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), PPA Chairman Alfonse D'Amato, and PPA Executive Director John Pappas. Read more »
Darvin Moon is from Oakland, MD, and was the chip leader of the "November Nine" with an astonishing 58.93 million in chips – just under a third of the chips in play. Moon held the lead of the 2009 WSOP Main Event since Day Six. The 45-year-old logger from western Maryland is a longtime poker player who learned the game at the feet of his grandfather. Read more »
Antoine Saout is from Saint Martin des Champs, France and is one of only two non-US born players of the 2009 "November Nine." When the cards hit the air on November 7th, Saout will be one of the short stacks at the table with 9.5 million in chips. Read more »
Kevin Schaffel is from Coral Springs, FL, and is the oldest member of the 2009 "November Nine" at 51 years old. When play resumes on November 7th, Schaffel will be in the middle of the pack in sixth place with 12,390,000 in chips. Read more »
Like many young aspiring poker pros, Joe Cada realized that college wasn't for him. The Shelby Township, MI native took the leap toward becoming a professional poker player shortly after beginning classes at Macomb Community College. And while most dropouts find the transition difficult, Cada's decision to leave school turned out to be the most lucrative of his young life: a short time later he became a member of the 2009 World Series of Poker November Nine. Read more »
Steven Begleiter won't be quitting his day job anytime soon. But after making the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, he'll have some extra spending money to take back to his home in Chappaqua, NY. Read more »
