PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, has announced plans for a live poker tour to land in Eastern Europe in 2011. The site confirmed this week that the Eureka Poker Tour will launch in March and offer affordable buy-ins to players residing in the Eastern Hemisphere and online qualifiers from around the world. The… Read more »
The Minnesota Vikings might have fallen woefully short of the Super Bowl, but the team’s star running back, Adrian Peterson, is hosting a celebrity poker tournament two days prior to the “Big Game” in Dallas. The proceeds from Adrian Peterson’s All-In Celebrity Poker Tournament on Friday, February 4th will benefit Peterson’s All Day Foundation, which,… Read more »
A No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Six-Max event carrying a $530 buy-in played out last night as part of the UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC. The field numbered 514, pushing the prize pool to well over a quarter of a million dollars, and Stuart “THEDONATOR” Paterson came away with the title following a heads-up chop.… Read more »
CardRunners instructor RonFar brings us this micro-stakes full ring No Limit Hold’em training video that discusses theory and shows it off in practice. Well know small stakes grinder “RonFar3” has been consistently beating the micro and small stakes games for years and brings his perspective in this video. Here’s the official training video teaser from… Read more »
With the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) behind us, the industry’s attention shifted to another one of the year’s most popular tournament destinations last week. The 2011 Aussie Millions kicked off last Thursday at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia and a whopping 762 players showed up for the opening event, an AUD $1,000 buy-in No… Read more »
On Tuesday, a field of 543 players turned out for Event #7 of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC. The $320 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack tournament featured two-time bracelet winner Brandon Cantu as its host and offered up a $162,000 prize pool. When the final cards were dealt, ED_ANGELIS walked away with a… Read more »
Las Vegas. Atlantic City. Tunica. Biloxi. Florida? If some Florida state legislators get their wish, Florida may become known for more than just Disney and fun in the sun. Last week, Republican State Senator Dennis Jones told the Miami Herald newspaper that he plans to introduce legislation that would allow for up to five “destination”… Read more »
This week, CardRunners instructor and cash game specialist John “Nicolak” Kim joins “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg.” The web-based television show can be seen exclusively here on Poker News Daily, so check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this week’s installment. If you don’t already have an account at UB.com, the show’s sponsor, now… Read more »
A new professional poker league is set to launch in late 2011 and several prominent names in the community have taken significant roles in the organization. The formation of the yet-to-be-titled poker league was announced this morning by an organization called Federated Sports and Gaming, which was organized last year and is headed by former… Read more »
The United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media, and Sport, concerned about the welfare of vulnerable segments of the country’s population, is taking aim at foreign internet gambling companies. Jeremy Hunt wants to make sweeping changes to the U.K.’s gambling laws to tighten up regulations and greatly restrict who can compete for the… Read more »
The cast for the 22nd cycle of the hit CBS reality series “Survivor” was announced on Monday and, to the surprise of some, was void of poker players. A thread on TwoPlusTwo before the announcement claimed that a poker player could be part of the upcoming season’s installment, but the rumors turned out to be… Read more »
The fifth event of the ongoing UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC, ended in a heads-up chop between FINEIRISHLAD and PDI88. The $215 No Limit Hold’em Rock Star Bounty, which featured UB.com pro and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian as its host, drew a field of 615 players to create a prize pool passing $120,000. An equity… Read more »
UB Pro Jon Friedberg returns in Episode 3 of The Showdown and welcomes CardRunners Pro John Kim. One of their biggest topics of discussion will be why some tournament players are so bad at cash games. Also, Friedberg will talk about the ethics behind the Jay Rosenkrantz multi-accounting admission dating back to 2007. Finally, Friedberg… Read more »
The Showdown Episode 3 continues with the conversation with high stakes online pro John “Nicolak” Kim with host Jon Friedberg. This is Part 2 of Episode 3 of The Showdown. Click Here for Part 1 of Episode 3. One thing that Kim admits to now that he has been producing poker videos is if some… Read more »
While wrapping up the proceedings in the Bahamas, PokerStars announced several new stops on its range of global tours, including the North American Poker Tour (NAPT). According to CardPlayer Magazine, the NAPT will return to two locations from its inaugural season, the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles (scheduled for March 5th through 10th) and the… Read more »
In 2009, Canadian Will Molson was the runner-up to Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier in the $25,000 buy-in High Roller Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). In 2010, he once again played second fiddle in the prestigious tournament, this time to William Reynolds. Over the weekend, Molson finally broke through and took down the High Roller… Read more »
The first event of the sixth UB.com Online Championship (UBOC) kicked off on Sunday night and featured a healthy field of 664 players. The $530 No Limit Hold’em contest whittled down to one man, Laurence “DONT_RIVER_ME” Houghton, who came away with a $78,000 top prize. In September, Houghton took down a PokerStars World Championship of… Read more »
I’m going to use my space here to address a couple of recent incidents that took place in the poker world. Of some note, both took place in brick-and-mortar venues and, in fact, could not have happened online. This is relevant because the crux of both issues is tournament management in a live setting. Say… Read more »
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom‘s new deal with PokerStars could land him with a colossal tax bill from the Swedish government, according to the newspaper Dagens Industri. Blom, who revealed his online identity as “Isildur1” during the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure last weekend, could be investigated by the Swedish Tax Authority known as Skatteverket and owe around $150… Read more »
In a final table beamed across the world in near-real time on PokerStars.tv, ESPN3.com, and ESPN2, Galen Hall overcame a 5:1 heads-up chip deficit to become the champion of the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event. Hall booked $2.3 million for the win, while runner-up Chris Oliver earned $1.8 million. Oliver entered the eight-handed… Read more »
Former Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), and Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) titleholder Shaun Deeb headlines the six-handed final table of the $5,000 Bounty Shootout at the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). The finale is slated for Sunday at the Atlantis Hotel and Casino in the Bahamas.… Read more »
The PartyPoker Challenge on PokerTableRatings started registering players on Wednesday, with actual competition beginning on January 18th. Players can get in on the action by completing two different steps. A player must have a PartyPoker account and an account at PokerTableRatings. Through playing at the minimum levels of $0.05/$0.10 No Limit or Pot Limit Hold’em,… Read more »
In one month, the ninth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) will debut on Fox Sports Net. This season will bring a barrage of changes, including a new on-air personality, a returning hostess, and a team of women that will spice up the set. It all comes your way on Sunday, February 13th at… Read more »
Welcome to the January 14th edition of the Poker News Daily weekly news update. I’m your host Sean Gibson and I’ll be recapping the week in the world of poker. This week, it was officially announced that two thousand ten World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel had joined Team PokerStars Pro. With… Read more »
More than a month after being auctioned off on eBay, Peter Eastgate’s 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event bracelet’s buyer has finally been identified. According to an article on Ekstrabladet.dk, the buyer of Eastgate’s bracelet is a well-known Scottish philanthropist who has a background in poker. The article identifies the buyer as William… Read more »
