A German national residing in Naples, Florida was arrested last month for running online gambling payment processing businesses out of his home. According to the criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 29-year old Michael Olaf Schuett "did knowingly conduct, control, manage, supervise, direct and own an unlicensed money transmitting business." Read more »
Tuesdays on PokerStars are always action packed, and last night was no exception. The Super Tuesday, the biggest weekday tournament that PokerStars offers, garnered 382 entrants and a $382K prize-pool that paid 45 spots. When the dust settled, 1$ickDisea$e emerged victorious, banking nearly $74K for his night’s work. Losing the heads-up battle was iCeVeNoM, who… Read more »
The annual UB.com Aruba Poker Classic will take a leave of absence in 2010, according to officials from the USA-facing online poker site. Instead, UB.com plans to increase its presence at other live events and expand its online tournament offering. Read more »
For lower limit tournament grinders who can’t afford the stakes of the regular Fill Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), the introduction of MiniFTOPS was a dream come true. The smaller series features tournaments that are one-tenth the buy-in of a normal FTOPS event, but still carry a hefty guarantee with them and always generate massive… Read more »
A total of 196 players took to the felts in San Jose, California for Day 1B of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. Eugene Katchalov came out on top after the second starting day, earning a $10,000 cash bonus. Read more »
The weekend robbery of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin event has garnered headlines around the world. On Monday morning, the tournament's champion, Kevin "ImaLuckSac" MacPhee, appeared on CBS' "Early Show" to break down the heist. Read more »
Over the weekend, UB.com pro and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke became the first female winner ever of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which will air next month on NBC. Duke sat down to discuss her monumental win. Read more »
If you’re trying to find some smaller field tournaments than the gargantuan ones offered by PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, look no further than Cake Poker. Tonight’s schedule includes a variety of buy-in levels, so there’s likely a tournament for you regardless of the stakes you normally play. First up at 5pm, Cake Poker features… Read more »
Being the biggest online poker site has its spoils, not the least of which is the fact that you can offer the juiciest action night in and night out. While Full Tilt Poker might have featured the $1K Monday last night, PokerStars had their own slew of great tournaments. First on the schedule was the… Read more »
Two players on recent hot streaks are among the chip leaders after Day 1A of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. A total of 17 bounties took to the field on Day 1A, with 25 more expected today. Read more »
Monday nights on Full Tilt Poker always generate a bit of a buzz, mainly due to the high-roller event known as the $1K Monday. After a grueling seven and a half hour grind, bankrolkme87 emerged as the newest $1K Monday champion, a score that netted him nearly $77K. Shovestoof, who was bested by bankrollme in… Read more »
On Monday, Poker News Daily learned that the Eighth District Court in Nevada dismissed a lawsuit filed by Brandon McSmith, who claimed ownership of the idea for the NBC poker game show "Face the Ace." Read more »
Large pots were few and far between on Sunday night's episode of the GSN series "High Stakes Poker." Instead, a vegetarian prop bet between Full Tilt Poker pros Phil Ivey and Tom "durrrr" Dwan took center stage. Read more »
In an article authored by the German news outlet Spiegel, Police Chief Rainer Wendt labeled the four armed gunmen who plundered the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Berlin over the weekend "small-time crooks." Read more »
An up-and-coming young site, Cake Poker already has a Sunday Major that’s on the radar of every serious tournament poker player. The $125K Guaranteed has a buy-in of $162 and rarely gets over 1000 entrants, so it’s easily one of the better value tournaments of the weekend as it regularly pays out over $25K to… Read more »
Whether across the Atlantic taking part in the European Poker Tour (EPT) stop in Berlin or the National Heads Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas, there was action not only on the felt, but also away from the tables. Read more »
Every Sunday, Titan Poker hosts what might be the best value tournament of the weekend in their $250K Guaranteed. With a buy-in of $320 and a field-size that rarely gets over 1000 entrants, the $250K is the best bang for your tournament poker buck. Just ask chazmanchaz1, he’ll tell you. After a long and grueling… Read more »
Although UB is a smaller site that doesn’t get nearly the same amount of traffic as PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, they still try to pull out all the stops on Sundays with their Major, the 200K Guaranteed. This past Sunday, UB.com saw their biggest tournament get 1093 entrants, which bumped the prize-pool to almost… Read more »
Second only to PokerStars in terms of weekend guarantees, Full Tilt Poker offers their own schedule of potentially life-altering prize-pools, and this past weekend was certainly no exception. First up was The Sunday Brawl, a hefty $256 knock-out tournament that saw 2911 players register to generate a $582K prize-pool. When the tournament ended, doublencs emerged… Read more »
As they do every weekend, PokerStars handed out glory, bragging rights and, of course, life-changing money to their three new Sunday Major champions. First on the slate was the Sunday Warm-Up, which garnered 4980 players and a $996K prize-pool. When there were only six players remaining, the action was paused and an unprecedented six-way deal… Read more »
Brandon McSmith, who has a lawsuit pending in the Eighth District Court in Nevada, charged that Poker PROductions used his idea for the NBC poker game show "Face the Ace" without compensation. Now, the FBI has become involved in the case. Read more »
The first female champion of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship was crowned on Sunday as UB.com pro and Poker News Daily Guest Columnist Annie Duke took down the title and its corresponding $500,000 top prize. Read more »
On April 4th, Full Tilt Poker and PokerGives.org will team up for a $5+$5 charity tournament. Half of each player's buy-in will build the tournament's prize pool, while the other half will be donated to charity through PokerGives.org. Read more »
As reported yesterday, up to six armed gunmen robbed the Grand Hyatt Hotel's casino during the European Poker Tour stop at Berlin. While nobody was seriously hurt, the thieves made away with a portion of the EPT High-Roller tournament prize money. Read more »
Eight players remain in the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which will begin airing on NBC on April 18th at Noon ET. Among the survivors are poker veterans Doyle Brunson and Annie Duke. Read more »
