The European Poker Tour event in Prague has been a complete success as a huge field of players showed up to try and earn some extra holiday money. A total of ninety five players will be returning for day three, and only twenty four of them will survive the day and return tomorrow. Day two… Read more »
Who is the top all-around poker player in the world? Online or live, cash games or tournaments, whose game reigns supreme over the rest of the industry? According to a panel of experts organized by ESPN.com, the answer is Phil Ivey. Read more »
On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee, Chaired by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), hosted a hearing on two internet gambling bills. Twenty-four hours later, the online poker industry has had a chance to respond. Read more »
Ultimate Bet has an interesting promotion for all their players this December. Players who sit at specific poker tables will be earning double Ultimate Points. The promotion will only run six hours a day, from 1-4 am to 1-4 pm from Monday to Saturday. The promotion will also be available on Sundays from 1-4 am,… Read more »
ESPN has implemented a ranking for the top poker players in the world. The ranking will take in consideration online play as well as live games and tournament results on a monthly basis. A group of poker experts will carry out the difficult task of voting for the top players each month on a board… Read more »
The six-month delay in compliance with the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was featured on Wednesday night's episode of the UB-sponsored poker news show Poker2Nite. Read more »
The third episode of the Fox Sports Net show "Poker2Nite" is in the books and co-host and UB sponsored pro Joe Sebok's recent posts on Twitter indicate that the series is starting to get in a groove. Sebok is a bit of a biased source, so we here at Poker News Daily decided to scour the internet for other reactions. Read more »
Party Poker is constantly changing, and because their focus is on user experience they have implemented new features. Some of the new features will help players track stats on their performance as well as on their opponents. The main feature is in beta version called Staking Console. The main objective of the feature is to… Read more »
Day 1B ended with Norwegian player Marius Heine in the chip lead with 162,700 and he certainly hopes his luck will extend into day two of the tournament. The event in Prague has grown into one of the biggest tournaments on the EPT schedule, with a total of 586 players entered the tournament this year… Read more »
On Thursday morning, the subject of internet gambling took center stage in an informative hearing in the House Financial Services Committee, Chaired by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA). Seven witnesses participated. Read more »
The Star City Casino is playing host to a large crowd today, many of whom are PokerStars pros. Players in the field will share the tables with pros like: Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate, Celina Lin, Grant Levy, Jonathan Lin, Emad Tahtoug, Raymond Wu, Tony Hachem, Dan Schreiber, Bryan Huang and Tae Jun Noh. Other notable… Read more »
In the upcoming days, Titan Poker will be celebrating their two billionth hand by putting thousands of dollars up for grabs in several promotions. The first promotion that will be awarding cash prizes is called Golden Hands and it will award cash prizes every 500,000 hands with the countdown starting at 1,990,000,000. Prizes will depend… Read more »
Ultimate Bet and its sister site Absolute Poker recently made some important changes to their poker client, with their focus mainly on creating a better user experience with their software. Thus, they implemented the use of avatars which make identifying specific tournaments easier on the eye. Among the many changes that Ultimate Bet has implemented… Read more »
The APPT Sydney main event and the High Roller tournament started yesterday. Last year’s champion in the High Roller, Australian Jarred Graham, is back this year for another shot at the title and big prize pool. He started the tournament in great shape and eventually got heads-up against George Moussa. Moussa was not able to… Read more »
The live finale of the Full Tilt Poker Million is on the horizon, which means the last of its pre-taped episodes are airing on the Sky Sports channel in Europe. The live finale is set to air on Sky Sports on Friday. Read more »
Isildur was in the spotlight yesterday in a session that lasted for hours. A total of seventeen players took part in the epic session and millions of dollars changed hands. It seems like Isildur’s performance has been in constant decline, and although his best game is still No Limit Hold’em, he continues to play Pot… Read more »
A total of 119 players managed to overcome a very tough day at the poker tables in Prague, and a new group of players has arrived to compete in Day 1B. Day 1B brought many experienced players and well known pros to the tables, including Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Dario Minieri, William Thorson, Johnny Lodden, Sebastian… Read more »
Breaking a record that was only set a week ago, online poker player "ChicagoJoey" crushed the mark for most hands played during a 24-hour period and made some nice cash on the side to boot. Read more »
On Thursday, internet gambling will take center stage in the House Financial Services Committee. A hearing to be held at 10:00am ET in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building will discuss two bills that could change the landscape of the industry in the United States. Read more »
The mystery behind the identity of high-stakes Full Tilt Poker player Isildur1 received a little clarification on Tuesday, as Viktor "blom30" Blom told Bluff Europe that he is not the man of the hour. Read more »
Swedish online poker pro Isildur1 is a relative newcomer to the industry. He took the high-stakes Pot Limit Omaha and No Limit Hold'em worlds by storm in November of 2009, squaring off heads-up against players like World Series of Poker November Nine member Phil Ivey, Tom "durrrr" Dwan, and Patrik Antonius. Read more »
The news has just come out that, as of December 14th, there will no longer be a hotel at the Horseshoe Hotel-Casino in Downtown Las Vegas. Of course, it used to be Binion's Horseshoe, the site of the World Series of Poker for 35 years and the center of the poker world for that long. Read more »
Railbirds are getting a kick out of all the action that Isildur is providing at the high stake tables at Full Tilt. In his most recent session, he has played against Ilari “ziigmund” Sahamies, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Brian Townsend and others. His volume of play is incredible and the amount of hours he has spent… Read more »
Clothing apparel company KSINO announced Monday that it has signed exclusive agreements with two of poker's up-and-coming female players, Lacey Jones and Leo Margets. The brand is building a reputation as the top clothing line for those living and loving a fast-paced lifestyle. Read more »
This week, InterPoker pro Juha Helppi will take to the felts of the Poker Million VIII final, a made-for-television event that will also feature players like Luke "FullFlush1" Schwartz, James Akenhead, Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby, Dag Martin Mikkelsen, and Peter Vasiliou. Read more »
