Annual poker celebration It’s that time of year again. Winter is in the rearview mirror and outdoor temps are comfortable, so it is time to spend the next month and a half in the air conditioning, playing poker. That’s right, the 2026 World Series of Poker kicks off on Tuesday, May 26 at Horseshoe Las… Read more »
Poker has long had a convoluted history when it comes to comedic or dramatic presentations. While poker cash games and tournaments draw large audiences, that does not seem to translate into viewership for fictional television shows or films. There is a new production that is looking to change that, however, starring one of the top… Read more »
In a stunning announcement this afternoon, officials with GGPoker and the World Series of Poker stated that the $10,000 World Championship Event – the “Main Event,” won by Poker Hall of Famer Michael Mizrachi last year – will be returning to the cable broadcast channel. After a five-year absence, poker fans will once again be… Read more »
Colossal failure It seemed like a good idea at the time. Combine the world’s biggest name in sports with a seasoned gambling company and you should have a chance to compete in the top tier of the United States’ legal sports betting market. But it didn’t work. On Thursday, ESPN and Penn Entertainment announced that… Read more »
The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has not skimped on excitement this March. In one of the most tumultuous First Rounds in recent memory, several of the “blue bloods” – teams that are considered elite – are out of the tournament. What it means for the average Joe is that there are ZERO perfect brackets… Read more »
A new big name in betting ESPN BET, the sports betting site wearing the name of the US’s dominant sports media brand, has gone live in 17 states. Long thought to be an impossibility because ESPN is owned by family-oriented Disney, ESPN BET’s launch on Tuesday marks the official marriage between the sports network and… Read more »
New giant on the block In what will be a sizable shift in the US sports betting industry, ESPN and Penn Entertainment have partnered to create ESPN BET. It will be the sports media leader’s first official entry into the sports wagering business, though it has partnered with other companies as sponsors and broadcast data… Read more »
There once was a day when you pretty much couldn’t go to a cable channel that didn’t have some sort of poker programming on it. ESPN, of course, was the benchmark for years with their coverage of the World Series of Poker, but cable channels like the Game Show Network (now known as GSN), the… Read more »
It may not feel like it, but we have come to the final couple of weeks of the 2022 World Series of Poker. The indicator of this is that Sunday will mark the start of the crown jewel of the schedule, the $10,000 Championship Event. The first of three-Day Ones will take to the felt… Read more »
It may seem as if all the news coming about poker is all about the World Series of Poker, but that is not necessarily true. There are other newsworthy tidbits that are out there that, under normal circumstances, would receive a lot more airtime. We will look at some of those stories in this volume… Read more »
The 2021 World Series of Poker has come and gone and, for the most part, it was a highly successful run. Almost 90 tournaments, all run very well, and the threat of COVID-19 was pretty much nonexistent save for the end of the schedule. But there was one thing that, while on its face looked… Read more »
The case of “poker player” Mike Postle has taken another unique turn in the past week. Faced with having to pay off two people he had falsely accused of slandering him, Postle has allegedly gone on the run to avoid paying the two people. The problem with that is they can seize his property to… Read more »
ESPN was our first poker home When it comes to the World Series of Poker on television, most of us have only known it on ESPN. Sure, in recent years, streaming services like PokerGO have provided coverage, but on our tubes, it has always been ESPN. In fact, for many of us, watching the WSOP… Read more »
It looked like a good time, at least This shouldn’t need to be said, but if you are married with children and have, say, a good job, perhaps it is a bad idea to live stream yourself intoxicated at a home poker game surrounded by strippers. That’s exactly what former NBA star and soon-to-be Hall… Read more »
It was thought that the case would not go anywhere, but now it is official. After filing a massive $330 million defamation suit against several top professional poker players, noted training sites, investigative personnel and even the media, disgraced citizen Mike Postle has dropped the lawsuit that he had filed. By doing so, he has… Read more »
McEachern and Kerstetter It won’t be quite the same as in previous years – nothing in the past twelve-ish months has been – but the World Series of Poker Main Event will once again be on ESPN a few days from now. ESPN announced on Wednesday that it will air 2020 WSOP Main Event coverage… Read more »
Just a short decade or so ago ESPN, acquiescing to the fact that poker fans wanted to watch the action live rather than on tape, brought the World Series of Poker to viewers on pay-per-view. With the advent of streaming, the 24/7 poker channel PokerGO took that banner up over the past couple of years.… Read more »
In an effort to keep up with the ever-changing times, the World Poker Tour has made the decision to live stream all its Main Tour championship events over PokerGO, the subscription streaming service from the former Poker Central. “The World Poker Tour delivers the thrilling and action-packed poker programming our audience loves,” said Joe Kakaty,… Read more »
ESPN World Series of Poker commentator Lon McEachern is one of the most recognizable faces in the poker industry. Fresh off the production of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, McEachern sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the process of airing poker. Read more »
Many had questioned whether the decision by Harrah's to move the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event back 117 days would be effective. Would the decision really generate renewed interest in poker? Read more »
The World Series of Poker is one of the marquee events to air on ESPN. New episodes currently air on Tuesdays and are replayed numerous times throughout the week on its family of networks. On November 11th, just a few hours after it concludes, the WSOP Main Event final table will air. Read more »
On Tuesday night, millions of viewers will witness Day 2A and likely Day 2B of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event on cable channel ESPN. The action begins at 9:00pm ET on the Worldwide Leader in Sports. Read more »
On Tuesday night, September 9th, cable channel ESPN will air Days 1C and 1D of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. The action begins at 8:00pm ET for Day 1C and 9:00pm ET for Day 1D. Read more »
On Tuesday night, the first installment of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event aired on ESPN. It marked Day 1A of the second largest tournament in WSOP history and seated at the featured table was none other than Scotty Nguyen. Read more »
