Barring a last-minute breakthrough by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), U.S. Treasury, or Federal Reserve, the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) will go into effect on Tuesday, June 1st. In November, the Treasury and Federal Reserve granted a six-month delay in mandatory industry compliance with the UIGEA’s rules until June 1st.… Read more »
In my last blog, I shared some of the Las Vegas locals’ secrets regarding food establishments. In this blog, I’ll be filling you in on some of the locals’ favorite things to do after busting out of a tournament. The Las Vegas Strip is a major attraction in itself. If you don’t have a car,… Read more »
Over the course of the weekend in the Twitterverse, poker players were naturally discussing the start of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). With the $50,000 Players’ Championship starting on Friday for the high rollers and the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament picking up action on Saturday, the top pros on Twitter kept their fans… Read more »
Microgaming, the worldwide leader in online gaming software, appears to be gearing up for the impending changes to the French online casino market. The company announced this week the successful submission of three significant operator applications to the National Regulatory Authority of the French (ARJEL), two of which are in partnership with 888 Holdings PLC.… Read more »
As usual, PokerStars was action packed over the weekend. Things kicked-off with the Sunday Warm-Up, which garnered 4029 players and a $805K prize-pool. When all was said and done, Boruzze came out on top, taking home $126.5K for his efforts. Losing the heads up battle and settling for $94K was ryanghall, whie Cule100 grabbed $66K… Read more »
Twenty-one players remain in the $50,000 Player’s Championship at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) after Day 3. Leading the field is a familiar face, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, who owns a stack of 1.48 million chips entering Day 4. Hot on his heels with 1.43 million is Russia’s Vladimir Schmelev. Also appearing in… Read more »
Last year, 6,012 players turned out for the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Stimulus Special held during the World Series of Poker (WSOP). This year, the first of six open $1,000 events (#3) attracted 2,601 players on Day 1A and 1,742 on Day 1B for a total field of 4,343. Day 1B was not without… Read more »
Earlier this month, Poker News Daily reported on the efforts of Michael Karnjanaprakorn, an entrepreneur from New York who is looking to raise his buy-in for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event from contributors, with any winnings given to charitable causes. Through his World Series of Good, Karnjanaprakorn has enlisted many of the… Read more »
What started as a field of 116 in the $50,000 Player’s Championship at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been slashed to 54. WSOP bracelet winner Kirk Morrison leads the way after Day 2 of the prestigious tournament. Eliminated in the closing seconds of Day 2 was Amnon Filippi, who check-called all-in on… Read more »
The first $1,000 No Limit Hold’em event (#3) of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on Saturday with the first of two starting days. A total of 2,601 players tossed their hats into the ring including some of the game’s best. By Level 7, which marked the first to play out after the… Read more »
Day One of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is in the books, with Saturday’s schedule featuring the continuation of one of its premier events and a second tournament whose field size should challenge one of the WSOP’s all-time records. On Friday, the prestigious $50,000 Player’s Championship took center stage at the Rio with… Read more »
In an article that appeared on Friday on Pokerati, it was revealed that the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) might be on the outs with the Venetian and other casinos in Nevada. The Venetian hosted the NAPT’s first U.S.-based stop in February. According to Pokerati, the phenomenal success of the inaugural season of the… Read more »
About 20 minutes past 5:00pm Pacific Time on Friday, the much-anticipated $50,000 Player’s Championship kicked off at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The high-stakes tournament began with a tribute to the late Chip Reese, the namesake of the trophy given to the winner of the event. Poker legend Doyle Brunson and tournament director… Read more »
On today’s Daily Deal, it is now “easier” to get into the Poker Hall of Fame, the WSOP Academy announces new seminars, Lacey Jones leaves Absolute Poker, and there is a new pair of Brunson Beer Pong champions. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily. The Poker Hall… Read more »
While the start of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been on the minds of many of poker’s elite on Twitter, there were other matters that took center stage in the hours preceding the start of the event today. In many cases, it was television that occupied the Tweets of poker players. The finale… Read more »
On Thursday, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the industry’s one million member strong lobbying force, staged a rally on the steps of the Washington State Supreme Court. Inside the building, PPA Washington State Director Lee Rousso was suing to declare a law that criminalizes online poker to be unconstitutional. In comments released shortly after the… Read more »
From a network that was once thought to be jumping off the poker bandwagon comes two brand new shows and nine hours of coverage dedicated to the sport. On Thursday, GSN officials announced that the network will air the 2010 Aussie Millions beginning on June 5th and the Full Tilt Poker Doubles Championship beginning on… Read more »
MTT Review: Jacksup is back for his second CardRunners video, this time it’s live play at 2 tournaments on Poker Stars! See how he handles the early stages of a $44 turbo and $27.50 360 player cap MTT. Read more »
The schedule for the World Series of Poker Europe is announced, the Year of the Woman continues as a female player takes the EPT Mixed Games Player of the Year title, and we’ll wrap it up with a ludicrous story involving Phil Hellmuth. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker… Read more »
I was in an unusually cantankerous mood the other day while playing poker and it seemed like every stupid thing someone did or said at the tables just tested the boundaries of my patience. They were hitting on all of my poker pet peeves. Genius, I would call it, if these opponents knew me. I’m… Read more »
In a surprising announcement before the start of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), top female player/model/poker announcer Lacey Jones has revealed that she has parted ways with Absolute Poker. According to a posting on the Bryan Micon/Todd Witteles owned poker forum Donkdown.com, Micon said that Jones informed him that she had left one-half… Read more »
The Third Annual Doyle Brunson Beer Pong Invitational was held at Hogs and Heifers bar in Downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday, giving many of poker’s biggest names a chances to drink, socialize, and talk a little trash before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off later this week. After a day filled with foolish… Read more »
Beginning June 1st, Cake Poker is sweetening their Super Turbo prizes by 50%. With the Gold Stacks Cash grab, Super Turbo frequent player rewards are twice as juicy and, what’s more, there’s no cap on how much you can win. Between June 1st and June 30th, Cake Poker players are invited to win as much… Read more »
Sam Chauhan is the mental guru that has coached some of the top names in poker with amazing results. His most recent pupil was none other than David Williams, who was able to rebalance his mindset after a month of training and leverage that to a victory at the WPT Championship. Chauhan has published one… Read more »
The guidelines for enshrinement into the Poker Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2010 were released on Wednesday. This year, the top two vote-getters will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in November as long as they receive a majority. Last year, a candidate had to receive 75% of the vote… Read more »
