On today’s Daily Deal, Jake Cody wins WPT London, the sixth PartyPoker World Open begins, and the WSOP Circuit will make a stop in the Sooner State of Oklahoma! It’s all coming, right now! Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily. Jake Cody followed up his title in… Read more »
In one of the longest final table battles in World Poker Tour history, top online grinder Justin “BoostedJ” Smith vanquished a top notch final table early Monday morning to win the WPT London’s High Rollers tournament. A light field of 20 players stepped up to offer their £15,000 (roughly $22,000 U. S. dollars) for a… Read more »
Antanas Guoga, best known in the poker world as Tony G, is one of the most recognizable players in the world of poker. Known for his outlandish behaviour at the table, combined with natural ability, Tony G is one of the most successful Australian players in the world. Born in Lithuania, Tony moved to Australia… Read more »
In his thirteen-year poker career, John Hennigan has been just as successful as many of the top players in the game. He is recognized by his peers as an astute and difficult player, capable of anything on the felt. Even though he has this reputation, however, he is perhaps one of the most underrated players… Read more »
With FTOPS XVII in the books, we are now moments away from starting the MiniFTOPS series. The series is tailored to suit players with any bankroll, giving everyone a chance to make a big win and get a huge return of their investment. With buy-ins ranging from as little as $11 and up to $216… Read more »
The regular Sunday schedule wasn’t on this weekend, due to the much anticipated 9th annual WCOOP kicking off. PokerStars was full of professional players online on Sunday. We saw the first 3 events kick off Sunday: * $215 6max No Limit Hold’em * $10,300 High Rollers No Limit Hold’em * $215 No Limit Hold’em Event… Read more »
Given that the online poker community’s collective attention is focused on the ongoing PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), it comes as no surprise that the subject of players missing from the roster of Team PokerStars Pro surfaced on the forums. Among those pros reported as MIA were Hevad Khan, Gavin Griffin, and Peter… Read more »
To celebrate the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), PokerStars is offering a special reload bonus to all of its current customers. Players who make a qualifying deposit before 11:59pm ET on September 11th using the bonus code “WCOOP” (without the quotation marks) will receive a 20 percent bonus up to the maximum of… Read more »
It’s not every day that $600,000 falls into your lap. For PokerStars member “CrabMaki,” however, that day was Sunday, when he took down Event #2 of the ongoing PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), a $10,300 No Limit Hold’em High Roller tournament. “CrabMaki’s” cash was the largest of the 2010 WCOOP, which is now… Read more »
Hosted by 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Winner Joe Hachem, PokerStars held a “PokerStars Champions Reception” and invited select media to attend. Hachem acted as the host and gave a speech about the site and how important the relationship is for him. He went on to talk about how many players that PokerStars… Read more »
This weekend marked the beginning of the PokerStars World Championships Of Online Poker (WCOOP). Plenty of top poker pros were on hand for the beginning of festivities. “WCOOP starts today,” Tweeted J.C. Alvarado prior to the start of action. “Instead of the typical vape and movie Sundays, today will be serious with the comfy chair,… Read more »
The parent company of Poker News Daily, Protos Marketing, who also own MacPoker.com and MacPoker.net are being sued for trademark infringement. The case, which has seen Protos Marketing shell out $50,000 in litigation fees already, is still pending. Michael Jackness, Protos Marketing’s Chairman of the Board was named in the case. Jackness has since reached… Read more »
PaddyPowerPoker.com’s Paddy’s Pantsdown promotional tournament series will recommence today and extend through the end of the year, giving away $80,000 in the coming months. The Paddy’s Pantsdown money added tournaments will continue to take place twice every day, with buy-ins ranging from $1 to $4 and up to $400 added to each tournament prize pool.… Read more »
Jake Cody followed up his title in the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Deauville event in January in a big way. This time, he trumped the pack of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) first ever stop in London and racked up £273,000. His EPT Main Event victory was worth a colossal €847,000. WPT commentator Mike Sexton,… Read more »
Starting on Monday from the Palm Beach Casino in London is the sixth incarnation of the PartyPoker World Open. Last October, Phil Laak took down the title of PartyPoker World Open V champ after defeating a final table that included Luke “FullFlush” Schwartz, Laak’s girlfriend Jennifer Tilly, and World Poker Tour (WPT) host and Poker… Read more »
Frenchman Bruno “King” Fitoussi, born September 21, 1958 in Paris, can often be found playing in the biggest poker games in the world. But Fitoussi isn’t your regular high-stakes card shark. An architect by trade, Fitoussi was also a music producer before founding the consulting firm VIP Gaming, where he still holds a position as… Read more »
Poker News Daily: What have you been up to poker-wise since the conclusion of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP)? Annie Duke: Trying to slack off. My goal has to been to shirk all responsibility and I’ve been doing a pretty good job of that. The WSOP is a lot. It’s six weeks of… Read more »
On Saturday night, the second round of matches in the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship played out on GSN. The unique team format features randomly assigned partners who alternate action on every street. Teammates cannot discuss strategy while they have cards unless they call a 30-second time out. In the first match of the one-hour… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit made history earlier this week with the announcement of an additional stop to its 2010-2011 Circuit schedule, a visit to the great state of Oklahoma. The WSOP Circuit will visit the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma from January 6th to 25th for the first ever American WSOP… Read more »
After the first six weeks of coverage of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on cable sports giant ESPN, the ratings are down slightly in comparison to last year’s numbers. The overall ratings for the first six weeks of WSOP coverage on ESPN have garnered a 0.67 rating, with a rating of 1.0 meaning that… Read more »
On Wednesday, September 8th, the Borgata Poker Open will kick off from Atlantic City. A total of 21 poker tournaments are on tap, including the $3,500 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event. Day 1A of the WPT Borgata Poker Open begins on September 18th and the tournament will crown a winner five days later.… Read more »
When the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event resumes on November 6th, Filippo Candio will hold the sixth largest chip stack at the Rio at 16.4 million. The Italian is the lone European at the final table and sat down with Poker News Daily to preview the $10,000 buy-in tournament’s conclusion. Poker News… Read more »
If your weekend activities involve watching college football or otherwise lounging around in your pajamas, head to Full Tilt Poker and take advantage of the site’s Fast $50 bonus. The offer is good through September 12th on the world’s second largest online poker room. All you have to do is log into the Full Tilt… Read more »
Blair Hinkle, Dwyte Pilgrim and Doug “Rico” Carli are all no strangers to the WSOP Circuit events around the country. All were playing at the World Series of Poker Circuit Event in Council Bluffs, which is right on the border of Iowa. To honor the cornfields of the heartland of America, the three engaged in… Read more »
In preparation for its forthcoming Championship Event, World Team Poker has added 19 countries to its lineup, including Canada, Pakistan, and Spain. World Team Poker will even receive face time on Fox Sports Net when its tournaments begin debuting in January on Sunday nights for 13 weeks. Team Canada promises to be among the fiercest… Read more »
