The very first World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Regional Championship kicked off on Monday from the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, just outside of Chicago. The $10,000 buy-in tournament, whose price tag is equal to that of the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas, drew 226 players for a total prize pool of $2.1… Read more »
Outlasting the largest championship event field in the history of the World Series of Poker Circuit’s (WSOPC) history, Kurt Jewell dominated at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The $1,500 tournament started on Friday, drawing the crème of the Chicago area poker scene. An outstanding 872 players came to the felt for the tournament, with… Read more »
PokerStars Team Canada pro Greg DeBora stars in the conclusion of the “Hot Tub Interview” series with site editor Dan Cypra. This interview was shot just after Day 1A of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event from The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. At this PokerStars cocktail party, they hosted many… Read more »
In September, a letter from XMT Liquidations to the shareholders of what was formerly known as Excapsa Software identified a new cheating incident on the former Ultimate Bet site. Recently, Blanca Games, the current owners of UB.com and Absolute Poker, addressed the findings and the dispute between Tokwiro Enterprises and Excapsa. The letter, dated September… Read more »
$10/$20 Limit Hold’em Strategy with CardRunners is presented exclusively in this video, made by instructor Bryce Paradis. Here’s the video’s official teaser on the site: Replayer: LHE Bryce Released 09.29.2010 Seriously – The Bryce needs his own radio show – he’s just so darn entertaining to listen to. This week, he collaborates with Nick Abourisk… Read more »
It was another rough week to be a contestant on the PokerStars-sponsored “Million Dollar Challenge.” The poker game show, which airs around NFL coverage on FOX every other Sunday, pits online qualifiers against celebrities and PokerStars pros with a chance at $1 million on the line. Longtime sportscaster Chris Rose serves as its host. After… Read more »
A lawsuit in Kentucky previously targeting Full Tilt Poker and Party Gaming has been amended to include Microgaming, Poker News Daily has learned. The complaint was re-filed a few weeks ago in the legal matter, which is numbered 10-CI-505. In addition, existing defendants in the case have been recently served. The lawsuit details that Microgaming… Read more »
A new report from consulting firm Richard K. Miller and Associates (RKMA) revealed that gross gaming revenue in the U.S. totaled $80.5 billion in 2009. The company’s “Casinos, Gaming, and Wagering 2010” report provided in-depth analysis regarding the amount of money retained by casinos, racetracks, lotteries, and other gaming hosts. According to the report, approximately… Read more »
The finals of the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship began airing on Saturday night on GSN. The $50,000 buy-in tournament had worked its way down to four teams, each vying for a $1 million top prize. Every team left standing is guaranteed to take home at least $100,000 for making the final table. Allen Cunningham… Read more »
On Thursday, the online poker site Ladbrokes introduced a new twist on an old favorite, Anonymous Tables. Ladbrokes, which is the largest betting company in the United Kingdom and one of the largest retail bookmakers in the world, is offering its new innovation at cash game tables. Although the site is part of the Microgaming… Read more »
On Friday, Brian “Stinger” Hastings released a video entitled “Million Dollar Bankrolls” on the popular poker training site CardRunners. Amazingly, it was the 2,000th video produced by CardRunners, which was founded five years ago and continues to establish itself as a market leader. It’s fitting that Hastings would be the brains behind the milestone video.… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker room, sent an e-mail to an unknown number of recipients last week regarding the measures being taken to improve its security, according to PokerTableRatings and other outlets. The e-mail informed players that the site had completed an investigation that found several users in violations of Full… Read more »
Hello and welcome to the Weekly Recap on Poker News Daily. This week, we congratulate Dan Harrington and Erik Seidel on entering the Poker Hall of Fame, witness an implausible twenty-three way chop in a live tournament, and more. I’m your host, Sean Gibson. The Poker Hall of Fame Class of two thousand ten was… Read more »
For those that don’t have enough to do with their iPhones, alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman is coming out with an application that will allow you to play poker against her. In an article on DNAIndia.com and also reported by ABC, Chapman is said to be releasing a special iPhone app called Poker With Anna… Read more »
In breaking news from Las Vegas, the seventh season of “High Stakes Poker” will tape from November 18th to 20th, as GSN has given the green light for the newest installment of the cash game poker franchise. The location, time, air date on GSN, and players involved have not yet been announced, but poker fans… Read more »
If you want to rack up a ton of FTPs and play a game that might have a big of variance but a potentially huge edge for yourself, you might want to check out Heads Up Sit n Gos. In this strategy video from CardRunners, we get to see HU SNG specialist PrimordialAA play live… Read more »
According to a press release distributed on Friday, Simon Duffy will become Non-Executive Chairman following the merger of Party Gaming and bwin, which is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2011. Neither company accepts players from the United States. The merger, which was announced in late July, combines two of the largest internet… Read more »
Nowadays, even though I make a living in the poker industry, I don’t have much time to play poker. It’s a bit unfortunate, but sometimes life just gets in the way. On the bright side, winning nothing is better than losing something. Recently, however, I decided to find the time at least a few nights… Read more »
According to financial information released on Friday by Party Gaming, the parent company of PartyPoker, overall revenues were up 9% to €85.3 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period last year “with growth in all products except poker.” The company is in the midst of a merger with rival bwin.… Read more »
The conclusions of the mental poker coaching are revealed in this final Part 3 episode of the Jared Tendler Session. If you missed it be sure to catch the previous editions of this series: Jared Tendler Session Part 1 Jared Tendler Session Part 2 This video series is an exclusive insider look into a mental… Read more »
The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago wrapped up action on Wednesday night, with Randal Flowers becoming the youngest player ever to capture two WPT titles. Following his victory, the poker world erupted in congratulations over Twitter. “There are some ppl in poker that just deserve everything that comes to them,” UB.com’s Adam “Roothlus”… Read more »
On Thursday, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the major lobbying voice for poker players in the United States, released a list of 58 Congressman that its Poker Political Action Committee (PokerPAC) is endorsing in the general elections next month. The list includes incumbents and non-incumbents alike and consists of both Democrats and Republicans. Former Senator… Read more »
Randal Flowers, who can be found in online circles under the handle “RandALLin,” came out on top of the field in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago on Wednesday night. Following extended play on Tuesday, the six-handed final table took fewer than 100 hands to complete and Flowers walked away with $831,000. Flowers… Read more »
Mental Coach Jared Tendler, who specializes in poker, continues his session with PND’s own Sean Gibson. Tendler is a renown therapist who works with poker players (in addition to those in golf) and gets them on the right mental track to success. If you missed it, be sure to watch the Jared Tendler Session Part… Read more »
The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday regarding a 2006 case involving a home poker tournament. The discussion centers on whether the state’s gaming laws were violated and/or whether poker is a game of skill or chance. The five justices sitting on the South Carolina Supreme Court – Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal and… Read more »
