Later this month, several top names from the poker community will be in attendance for two tournaments in Colorado to benefit charitable causes. Leading the list of poker players who will journey to Fort Collins, Colorado are the leading ladies for UB.com, Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho. Recent Poker Pro Network signee Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh,… Read more »
This week, the Poker News Daily series “The Showdown with Jon Friedberg” welcomes two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Brandon Cantu. The married, soon-to-be 30-year-old poker player is expecting a child with his new bride and has recently seen his world turned upside down. View Part 1 and Part 2. UB.com sponsors “The… Read more »
On Tuesday, the World Poker Tour (WPT) announced a partnership with PokerRoad.com that will see Poker Road Radio broadcast shows from WPT stops across the country. ClubWPT will sponsor the popular online radio show, which is hosted by a bevy of media personalities and poker pros. “This is an ideal partnership matching two of the… Read more »
Early on Wednesday morning, Floridian John Riordan became the youngest champion ever of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event. Riordan won the Main Event of the most recent stop in Palm Beach, Florida at age 19. For the first time ever, the WSOP Circuit stepped outside of its traditional casino venues by setting… Read more »
2010 November Nine member Matt Jarvis visits us to discuss life after the World Series of Poker Main Event and how things have changed for this talented poker player. Jarvis had some bad luck at the final table and ended up finishing in 8th place for just over $1 million. In this interview, Jarvis discusses… Read more »
It is no coincidence that NBC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship (NHUPC) takes place in March, the same month as the NCAA college basketball tournament. Collegiate March Madness is arguably the most famous bracket-style tournament in the world, so why not have poker’s version take place while sports fans are in the mood for some elimination… Read more »
Carlos Mortensen has racked up several impressive distinctions as a player. He’s the only person ever to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. He’s the WPT’s all-time money leader at $5.7 million and, on Thursday, he’ll have a chance to extend that mark. Mortensen will… Read more »
In breaking news from California, the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) has pulled its branding from this weekend’s event at the Bicycle Casino. A representative of the world’s largest online poker site posted on TwoPlusTwo earlier today, “The North American Poker Tour L.A. event scheduled for March 5th to 12th at the Bicycle Casino… Read more »
A noticeably different “High Stakes Poker” kicked off its seventh season on GSN over the weekend. With longtime announcers Gabe Kaplan and A.J. Benza officially out of the picture, GSN welcomed former “Saturday Night Live” funny man Norm Macdonald as the series’ new host, with PartyPoker pro Kara Scott conducting interviews from the sidelines. New… Read more »
In a recent interview conducted during the World Poker Tour’s L.A. Poker Classic Main Event, the industry’s most notable free agent, former UB.com front man Phil Hellmuth, filled the community in on his current activities. During play on Sunday, Matt Savage was able to corner the 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner. In… Read more »
In celebration of the fifth anniversary of the popular Sunday Million, PokerStars is increasing the guaranteed prize pool of the tournament from $1.5 million to an amazing $5 million. Kicking off at 4:30pm ET on Sunday, March 6th, the oversized Sunday Million will not only guaranteed a prize pool of $5 million, but also guarantee… Read more »
This week Brandon Cantu is the guest for The Showdown, starring Jon Friedberg. Once you are finished watching this episode, be sure to watch The Showdown – Episode 9, Part 2. To start the show, Friedberg extends his best wishes for Chad Brown. He’s been recently diagnosed with cancer and had a ten pound tumor… Read more »
Brandon Cantu continues his interview on The Showdown, Episode 9, hosted by poker pro Jon Friedberg. This is Part 2 of The Showdown. If you haven’t seen it already, be sure to watch The Showdown – Episode 9, Part 1. Turning the clock back to 2006 when Cantu first burst on the poker scene, he… Read more »
Eighteen players remain in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic. Full Tilt Poker pro Vivek “Psyduck” Rajkumar has a stranglehold on the top spot on the leaderboard with 3.2 million in chips after four days of play. In fact, his stack is 40% larger than the second place tally of 2.3 million belonging… Read more »
