The poker world is saddened today by the passing of a legend. Former World Series of Poker Lead Tournament Director and Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland has passed away from undisclosed causes. McClelland was 74 years old and, with his passing, another of the links to the “old school” poker world has left this… Read more »
If it sounds like the same song, different verse, you would not be mistaken. Once again, Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi is leading the way at the 2025 World Series of Poker’s $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship. With seven players remaining (including for the first time a female competitor), Mizrachi has a better than average chance at… Read more »
In about two weeks, Event #92, the $1979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty tournament, will take place during the 2025 World Series of Poker. As a matter of ceremony, the newest inductee for the Poker Hall of Fame will be named before the start of the tournament (for which all Hall members have a free… Read more »
The 2025 World Series of Poker continues to motor along through the steamy June days, but one thing has been determined. Following input from the public, the nominees for the 2025 Poker Hall of Fame have been announced. Ten people have been selected, but only one person will be announced publicly just ahead of the… Read more »
Public nominations are now open for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Those who want to have a say in the one player that will make the Hall this year need to act fast, as the nomination window began June 6 and ends June 15. As usual, anyone can nominate someone for the… Read more »
In the world of poker, there is only one scoreboard that matters – how much money have you won? With this fact in mind (and before the start of the 2025 World Series of Poker), Poker News Daily has headed over to The Hendon Mob poker database with a critical question: Who are the all-time… Read more »
With a week of the 2024 World Series of Poker in the books, the nomination process for the next class of the Poker Hall of Fame has opened. “With the poker world losing original participants of the 1970 WSOP in the last two years, it’s more important than ever to celebrate the history of the… Read more »
The 55th Annual World Series of Poker wasted little time tossing the fireworks in 2024, starting the festivities with a new event alongside a longtime tournament. The new event, the $5000 Champions’ Reunion, has now reached its final ten players, while the longtime tournament, the $500 Casino Employees’ Event, has only four survivors left. Those… Read more »
It is with melancholy that we here at Poker News Daily report on the passing of one of the true “road gamblers” of poker lore, San Antonio, TX’s Crandell Addington. According to friends, Addington passed away on April 14 after complications from a fall he took late last year. A “Celebration of Life” will be… Read more »
Earlier this week, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced that the 2023 Poker Hall of Fame nominations were live. Under this format, the fans get to nominate one person (per email address) for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame (provided they meet the qualifications – you think I’m joking? One year… Read more »
The nomination period for the Poker Hall of Fame has begun. On Tuesday, the World Series of Poker made the nomination form available to the public on its website. While you can nominate anyone you would like, there is a set a criteria that must be met in order for that nominee to actually be… Read more »
The 2023 PokerGO Cup took a well-deserved day off on Sunday, but that does not mean that Saturday was free of action. In Event #3, veteran Ed Sebesta surprised a smattering of pros at the table to capture the title, while the final table was determined in Event #4. Both tournaments were $10,000 buy-in events,… Read more »
Despite sacrificing attention on their tournaments with an announcement that could have been made prior to the start of the event, the 2022 Poker Masters has rolled onward through this weekend. Three tournaments of the twelve on the schedule are now complete and the battle is on for the Purple Jacket. In the trio of… Read more »
A gentleman and a poker scholar The World Series of Poker announced Sunday that Layne Flack has been elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. Flack’s enshrinement was celebrated in conjunction with the $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty event. And believe it or not, my friend Earl Burton actually predicted the results of the… Read more »
The fan ballots have been tabulated and the results are in. Yesterday, World Series of Poker officials announced the ten people who have been nominated for the sole induction into the Poker Hall of Fame this year. It is a mix of those who have been down this road before, along with a few newcomers… Read more »
With the 2022 World Series of Poker in action, it also means that it is time for the Poker Hall of Fame to consider expanding its rolls. To get that process started, the Poker Hall of Fame has opened its public nomination process today that will establish the roster of contenders for 2022. In reality,… Read more »
Putting on a display of poker prowess that has not been seen in some time, Germany’s Koray Aldemir completed the task that he started at the beginning of November. In a dominant fashion, Aldemir rode the chip lead he had built at the start of the final table of the 2021 WSOP Championship Event to… Read more »
All legends in their own right The Poker Hall of Fame has announced its list of ten finalists for this year’s class, following a two-week open nominations process. The one winner will be revealed next month, with an enshrinement ceremony scheduled for November 17. The ten nominees are as follows: Eli ElezraAntonio EsfandiariChris FergusonLayne FlackTed… Read more »
If the 2021 World Series of Poker is going on, that also means that the nominations are open for the 2021 Poker Hall of Fame. The Poker Hall of Fame, which has recognized poker greatness since 1979, has cracked the seal on their online nomination portal. Every person with a qualifying e-mail address can nominate… Read more »
Big changes occurred on Saturday at the 2021 U. S. Poker Open. News that Ali Imsirovic took down Event #9, a $10,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, may not be huge, but the victory was important. By winning the event, Imsirovic (and second-place finisher Andrew Lichtenberger) passed Joe McKeehen for the lead in the Overall Championship… Read more »
On Wednesday night, the battle continued between 15-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth and fellow Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu. High Stakes Duel 2 was once again an entertaining affair, but the outcome was no different. In the end, Hellmuth ended up vanquishing his rival, extending his streak on the program… Read more »
After a three-month battle that, for some, was never in doubt, the “Heads Up Challenge” between Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu and online legend Doug Polk has come to an end. More than 25,000 hands of poker were played and, in the end, both players were complimentary of the other. Compliments aren’t the scoreboard,… Read more »
Voting wasn’t even close Huck Seed has always loomed large in a poker room. At 6 feet, 7 inches tall, he is almost always the tallest person at the table. And now, at age 51, he has reached new heights, named the newest member of the Poker Hall of Fame. Seed had been one of… Read more »
The annual release of the Poker Hall of Fame finalist list is always good fodder for discussion. Thing is, that debate is normally reserved for poker fans and media. The nominees themselves don’t normally engage in a public back-and-forth. This week, though, long-time World Series of Poker on-air commentator Norman Chad had something to say… Read more »
In an announcement over their Twitter feed on Thursday, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced the list of nominees for induction into the “mythical” Poker Hall of Fame (I will save my “physical” Poker Hall rant this year). The ten men on the list are no strangers to having been nominated and… Read more »
