Day 3 from the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship hasn’t been totally eventful outside of a big splash made during one of the breaks. We mean “big splash” literally, as during the break, most players were drenched thanks to the Bellagio water show. During the break, most players went outside for a breath of fresh… Read more »
On the Daily Deal, we will talk about a controversial story regarding a grand jury investigation of Full Tilt Poker, go over the latest High Stakes Poker episode, and find out who is chip leader at the World Poker Tour Championship. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily,… Read more »
Hailing from Barcelona, Spain, Leo Margets first picked up poker four years ago when her boyfriend introduced her to the game. She began developing her skills in local clubs and actually won the first live event she played – The University Championships – held in her hometown of Barcelona. Following the victory, 888.com approached her… Read more »
Known online as locoenlacabeza on Full Tilt Poker, locaencabeza on PokerStars, and supermodl on Absolute Poker, Lauren Kling is a star in the making. Her biggest online scores include second place in the UBOC 4 Championship in January ’10 for $163K and third in Full Tilt Poker’s $1K Monday for $44K. She also final tabled… Read more »
Karina Jett was born August 16, 1974 in Saigon, Vietnam, but moved to Las Vegas, Nevada as a child. Her mother was a Seven-Card Stud player who taught her the ins and outs of the game as she neared age 21. Although she showed flashes of unusual potential for poker success, she moved away from… Read more »
Born on October 28, 1967 in California, Kristy Gazes got her gambling start at age 21 when she began frequenting the Commerce Casino to play Pai Gow with her friends. It was during these trips to the casino that poker caught her eye; before long, she was playing Seven-Card Stud several nights a week. For… Read more »
Equal parts poker player and beautiful T.V. personality, Amanda Leatherman is a great young ambassador of the game. Cheerful and easygoing, she has been a popular hostess and reporter for various poker media outlets over the past few years. Amanda got her start as a reporter with PokeWire in 2006. A few years later, she… Read more »
Hailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Jason Mercier is a poker professional who has torn up the poker world since he burst onto the scene in 2008. Formerly known online as treysfull21, Mercier got into poker like so many others from his generation, inspired when the then-unknown Chris Moneymaker struck it rich in the 2003 World… Read more »
It was an interesting eight hours of Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. There were still players buying into the event as late as Level 8, which was about halfway through the day. Players like Phil Hellmuth, Freddy Deeb, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, and Howard Lederer all showed up late to the party. … Read more »
A new study released on Monday from an English gaming consulting company shows that the effects of regulating internet gambling in the United States would be greater than previously thought. The study was done by H2 Gambling Capital, which provides marketing information and data regarding the gaming industry, and is getting a great deal of… Read more »
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. is denying claims that it breached a $22.5 million sponsorship contract with Ultra Internet Media (UIM), the owners of online poker site Everest Poker. Harrah’s, which purchased the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand in 2004, filed a response to the suit on Friday that detailed its side of the heated dispute.… Read more »
The Quick Overview Betfair is the official sponsor of the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe in London and, as such, is one of the top non-U.S. facing sites in the world. In addition to its burgeoning online poker room, Betfair plays host to a sports book, casino, and even arcade games. Its sponsored… Read more »
After two days of play in the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, a familiar face sits atop the leaderboard, Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka, who owns a stack of 597,100 chips. Hot on his heels is Day 1 chip leader Shawn Buchanan. A total of 98 players remain out of the quaint field of 195… Read more »
PartyGaming, operator of PartyPoker, announced Monday that it had entered into a partnership with one of France’s largest television broadcasters. The deal will have PartyGaming provide a white label online poker room for AB Groupe, a company with 15 subscription channels and 52 million paid subscribers across France and other French speaking countries. The new… Read more »
On Monday night, the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) debuted on ESPN2 with the opening round of the Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout. The unique tournament featured a field of 49 of the game’s best spread over seven tables. Although the theme music and b-roll were different than the annual World Series of Poker… Read more »
We caught up with WSOP bracelet winner Erik Seidel at the Bellagio and discussed topics such as how is 2010 is going so far, how to approach big buy-in tournaments and his plans for the future. Read more »
Today’s Daily Deal comes from the World Poker Tour Five-Diamond $25,000 Championship. Read more »
Poker News Daily is going to be coming to you live from the WPT Championship at the Bellagio all week. Check back frequently for the latest updates, video interviews and more. Read more »
On April 5th, the Financial Times’ Joe Menn published an article outlining a potential grand jury investigation of Full Tilt Poker. The London news outlet is one of the few mainstream sites to have reported on the case, leaving many in the industry to question the future of the legal action. Menn’s article, which appeared… Read more »
Born on October 14, 1953 in Long Island, New York, Linda Johnson started her adult life working for the US Postal Service. After turning 21, she began traveling to Las Vegas numerous times a year to play blackjack. However, her father soon convinced her that poker was the game to master, since it wasn’t played… Read more »
The top story of the weekend from poker players and their Twitter accounts was the beginning of the 2010 World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. The crème of the poker world descended on the Bellagio in Las Vegas and many had a great Day One to Tweet about. Topping the list of those who were on… Read more »
Fresh off a final table appearance in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout, Shawn Buchanan leads the field of the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship after Day 1. Buchanan took fifth in the $25,000 NAPT High Roller event at Mohegan Sun and collected $80,000. A total… Read more »
On Sunday night’s episode of the GSN cash game franchise “High Stakes Poker,” Phil Ivey once again walked away from the table. This time, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond took his place and quickly tangled with “High Stakes Poker” legend Eli Elezra. Early on, Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier led out for $11,000 on a… Read more »
Poker News Daily has obtained a copy of a memo circulated by Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill in the United States entitled “Legalized Internet Gambling: A Final Legacy for Team Abramoff???” The Washington Post newspaper published an article about the document last week. The memo points out several purported facts about Jack Abramoff’s ties to… Read more »
The brains behind the scenes here at Poker News Daily have been busy over the past several months. After the site received a major makeover last weekend, Poker News Daily introduced a mobile version that is available on handheld phones and personal digital assistants. PND Mobile can be accessed on any device with a web… Read more »
