PokerStars.com EPT Budapest, Day 2: Albert Iversen Leads Final 42

The Las Vegas Casino in Budapest, Hungary saw 182 survivors from Days 1a and 1b combine to a single field as Day 2 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungary stop kicked off. Leading the field to start the day was Mauro...

iMEGA Files Petition for Dismissal in Kentucky Appeals Court

Following the decision of a Kentucky Circuit Court to uphold an initial seizure order affecting 141 Internet domain names connected to various forms of online gaming, one of the interested parties in the case, the Interactive Media...

2008 WSOP Event #15 $1,000 Ladies World Championship: Gromenkova Wins

Svetlana Gromenkova won the bracelet, a Corum watch, and $244,702 in the $1,000 Ladies World Championship, wearing the same pair of sunglasses Anthony Rivera wore for his bracelet-winning performance in the $10,000 Mixed...

A freeroll like no other – thanks to Ladbrokes Poker!

Ladbrokes Poker hosts a $20,000 freeroll with absolutely no points requirements scheduled for Thursday May 29 at 19:00 GMT. No hidden catches â€" just sign up through PokerNews, make a deposit and click away…

Online Poker Weekend: 'darkillermax', 'tarheelkid' Notch Big Wins

Another fall Sunday with a bit of overlay bonus in place was the tale of last night's biggest online events. Turnouts remained massive at the largest events on PokerStars and Full Tilt, with more than 11,000 players combined...

PokerNews WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Craig Marquis

When compared to his counterparts, 2008 WSOP final-table participant Craig Marquis has somewhat limited experience in live tournament play. Marquis, however, has plenty of online knowledge instead, primarily at Full Tilt, where...

PokerStars.com EPT Budapest, Day 1a: Annette Obrestad Tops Opening Session

An oversold field landed in the Las Vegas Casino in Budapest, Hungary for the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungary stop. Like last month's EPT London, the initial field was capped at 500 entrants. And like in London, the demand...

Andy Bloch Visits UNLV Campus; Talks Poker and MIT Blackjack Team

This past week, a group of students attending the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus were given details from an inside perspective regarding one of the most famous instances of 'hitting it big in Vegas.' Poker professional and former...

Poker Room Review: Circus Circus Casino, Reno, NV

Circus Circus is a large, hotel and casino much like the other hotels and casinos in the downtown Reno area. It caters principally to local residents and conventioneers, who buck the trend of staying in the pricier...

Running Aces Hosts Celebrity Poker Tournament

Running Aces Harness Park, located in Columbus, Minnesota, will be the site of the 10th Annual Trent Tucker Celebrity Poker Tournament, benefiting the Trent Tucker Non-Profit Organization, on Thursday, September 11, 2008. Celebrities...

Record Setting High Stakes Weekend

This weekend was one for the record books, with the record for the highest online no-limit hold'em pot ever being set not just once, but four times. What was even more shocking than the quantity was the time frame, with all four...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Upcoming Fall Tournaments

Poker-playing ladies across the United States have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months. The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana is the site of the next World Series of Poker Circuit Event. The ladies-only tournament...

Poker Business News, October 24th

World Poker Tour Enterprises gets some good news about its potential delisting, brought on by a bad economy, and PartyGaming and Cryptologic join forces to battle the same tough economy, all in today's poker business news...

The PokerNews Profile: Jason Mercier

For those of us following the European tournament circuit over the last year or so, Jason Mercier is hard to miss in a crowd. Just look for the crisp, white baseball cap donned askew and a massive tower of chips, constructed into...

Poker News Bytes, October 23, 2008

PartyPoker has now officially announced three of the twelve invitees to the third edition of the PartyPoker Premier League, an elite series of poker matchups. JC Tran and Juha Helppi are the most recent invitees to be named...

Joe Hachem & Shane Warne Charity Poker Tournament Announced

Australians Joe Hachem and Shane Warne are teaming up to host a charity designed to benefit sick and underprivileged children down under. The Crown Casino in Melbourne will host the charity event on October 27th, with proceeds...

Concerns over PartyGaming's Third Quarter Overshadow First-Half Results

Last week PartyGaming, the online gaming firm, announced first-half year results that were well above analysts' expectations. The company's EBIDTA (earnings before interest, depreciation, taxes and amortization) came in at $64.9 million...

Online Poker Roundup: 'PeachyMer' and 'kingbenno' Log Major Triumphs

Another big early week in online poker saw winners crowned in major events at Full Tilt and PokerStars. PeachyMer captured Monday night's Full Tilt $1K Guarantee for a nice $86,000 payday, while the PokerStars Super Tuesday went...

Race to the finish with PokerRoom's $500k Race Trophy Final!

Win a package to PokerRoom's televised Race Trophy Semi Final in Monza, Italy for a chance at the live televised Final Table in Vienna and a share in the $500,000 guaranteed prizepool…

Caesars Palace Mega Stack Series Returns in November

Caesars Palace in Las Vegas has released the schedule for its upcoming Mega Stack poker series, marking the return of the event which proved to be a popular addition to the city's poker scene last summer. The upcoming series...

Poker World Awaits '60 Minutes' Look at Online Gambling Scandals

Rumors have begun circulating that the much anticipated '60 Minutes' piece offering a look at the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet online cheating scandals will not air this Sunday, as widely reported. Instead, this highly anticipated

World Poker Tour Launches Dedicated ClubWPT Myspace Channel

Prominent social network MySpace and the venerable World Poker Tour have announced today the creation of the first fully integrated poker destination for the MySpace online community. The site, to be branded under the ClubWPT...

PokerStars.net APPT Season Two Preview With APPT President Jeffrey Haas

Always looking to expand the game of poker and conquer new lands, PokerStars last year launched their Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Manila. 255 players saddled up to play in the Philippines...

Hard Rock Poker Lounge Open For Business

For about fifteen years, the Hard Rock has always been a vibrant, cutting-edge casino. Situated on the corner of Paradise Rd. and E. Harmon Ave, the Rock n' Roll themed casino...

Hollywood Poker all set with two PNC Australia packages

Hollywood Poker's two upcoming PokerNews Cup Australia Freerolls give players the chance to compete for entry to Australia's most anticipated poker event, plus entries to qualifiers for other major poker tourneys…

Guilty Pleas for Three Minor Defendants in BetOnSports Case

The federal case against people connected with former US-facing sportsbook site BetOnSports moved forward with the acceptance of guilty pleas from three relatively minor defendants on Wednesday. The three Florida defendants...

Poker & Pop Culture: CBS and the World Series of Poker

We are just three weeks away from seeing the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. By the time ESPN concludes its 'plausibly live' presentation of that final table on Tuesday, November 11, a grand total...

EPT Adds Hungary Stop; Hotel Booking Service, London High-Roller Tourney Also Announced

The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour has announced several recent developments, including the addition of a stop at Budapest, Hungary, October 28 â€" November 1, 2008. The €4,350, four-day NLHE event will be capped at 500 players...

2008 PokerNews Cup Main Event: Nali Kaselias Wins Championship

After four days of tough poker featuring some of the biggest names in the world, the final nine players returned to the poker room at the Crown Casino in Melbourne for the final table of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Championships...

Online Poker Weekend: Leandro 'Brasa' Pimentel Wins Full Tilt $1,000,000 Guarantee

Sunday's two biggest online tournaments again continued their recent trends of approaching but ending up just shy of their guarantees, though the PokerStars Sunday Million and the Full Tilt $1,000,000 Guarantee still drew nearly...

Full Tilt's FTOPS IX Begins

Full Tilt's ninth edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) begins today with the first of 25 events, a $200+16 event hosted by Allen Cunningham which boast a million-dollar purse guarantee...

Inside the Tour, Vol. 101: More from New Zealand

'Put Charles Darwin, Claude Monet and J.R.R. Tolkein in a room with six bottles of vodka and a party pack of recreational drugs and, combined, they could not come close to the concept of New Zealand. If nature had a design studio...

Kahnawake Releases Official Statement on UltimateBet, Absolute Poker

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), which oversees numerous online poker sites using Kahnawake-based Internet services in Canada, has released an official statement regarding the unfolding situation on UltimateBet Poker. The statement...

PokerNews Cup Main Event, Day 2: David Gorr Heads Final

Day 2 of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Main Event saw a bubble burst, a final table set, and dozens of top pros from around the world head to the rail as David Gorr finished the day with the big stack heading into Monday's...

WSOP November Nine's Dennis Phillips Battles MS Through eBay Auction

On his way to becoming chip leader entering the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, Dennis Phillips has let both his poker play and his care for others define him. With an auction currently underway on eBay, Phillips...

US Trade Delegation Arrives in Antigua to Discuss Online Gambling Differences

The on-again, off-again talks between the United States and Antigua & Barbuda, regarding their impasse over the offering of online-gambling services to American residents, is undergoing another round of face-to-face discussions...

2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE World Championship Day 6: Dennis Phillips Leads Final 27

On July 3rd, the WSOP $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship began with 6,844 players. Ten days later, only 79 players remained, all focused on the coveted bracelet and $9,111,517 first prize seemingly within their grasp...

Poker Royalty Opens London Office

Major player-representation firm Poker Royalty announced this week that is has opened up a branch office in London to grow and manage its European client base. With its home office in Las Vegas, Poker Royalty already represents...

2008 WSOP Event #52, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em: David Daneshgar Takes Gold

David Daneshgar outlasted a field of 2,693 to win the second-to-last no-limit event of the 2008 World Series of Poker, Event #52, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. With lifetime earnings in excess of $1.6 million, over 50 tournament cashes...

Full Tilt's FTOPS X Scheduled for November

Online poker site Full Tilt has just released the schedule for the tenth installment of its tri-annual event. The Full Tilt of Poker Series (FTOPS) is scheduled to get underway November 5th, with twenty-five events taking place...

2008 WSOP Event #46, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed: Kitai, Grospellier Chase Petersen

Day 1 of Event #46, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, drew 805 players hoping to capture the gold bracelet and the first-place prize money, a whopping $911,855. The field was narrowed to 96, almost reaching the money bubble...

PokerStars Receives Italian License, Opens Pokerstars.it Site

On Thursday, PokerStars announced the launch of PokerStars.it, a new Italian-only gateway into the largest online poker site in the world. The historic opening of the site followed by just a few days the granting by Italy's...

PokerNews Cup Main Event, Day 1a: Heath, Dale Top Opening Session

The Main Event of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Championships kicked off at the Crown Casino in Melbourne with 171 players on Day 1a. Among the big names in the field were Julian Powell, Tony Hachem, Tony G and Joe Hachem...

Poker Room Review: Club Cal Neva Casino, Reno, NV

Reno is a beautiful city, but the Cal Neva poker room is, in this reviewer's opinion, an ugly, old room in a rundown casino that has seen better days. If you choose your poker rooms because of the general ambiance of either...

2008 WSOP Event #35, $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Final: Mike Rocco Wins it All

Mike Rocco had already proved himself in seven-card stud, winning two stud tournaments. Now he can add a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event to his resume....

The PokerNews Profile: Jon 'Pearljammer' Turner

At the dawn of the poker boom, Jon Turner was studying computer science at the University of North Carolina - Raleigh. Like so many of us, he was introduced to no-limit hold'em while watching ESPN's broadcast of the 2003 World Series...

PokerNews Cup 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em: Martin Cardno Triumphs

The Crown Casino poker room was packed as the 213 entrants into Thursday's event in the PokerNews Cup Australia Championships, 6-Handed No Limit Hold'em, took up most of the tables in the room. Big names in the field...

Kentucky Court Affirms Seizure of Poker Domain Names

A Kentucky Circuit Court judge has dismissed all objections brought by representatives of as many as 141 Internet domain names subject to seizure and forfeiture to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the result of an order issued by...

PokerStars.com Announces EPT Season Five Schdeule

Europe's largest and most prominent traveling poker series, the PokerStars.com-sponsored European Poker Tour, has today announced its much awaited Season Five schedule. Beginning with a September kickoff event in Barcelona...

PokerNews Cup, Event 5: Kenneth Damm Claims Celebrity Shootout Title

Day 2 of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Event #5, the $550 Tony G Celebrity Shootout with Bounties, kicked off with eight players remaining at the final table. Two of the bounty players were still in the hunt for the trophy, PokerNews CFO...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Poker and Intuition

Poker, it seems, is becoming more dynamic and much less structured than it has been known in the past. More than ever, practical decision making and rapid responses are essential. I see more and more players, especially women...

PokerNews Cup Main Event Day 1b: Dory Zayneh in Familiar Territory

Everything old was new again on Day 1b of the PokerNews Cup Australia Main Event as 2007 Main Event Champion Dory Zayneh finished the day the same way he ended up last year â€" atop the leader board. Zayneh was just one of the big names...

Poker Book Review: Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie's 'Harrington on Cash Games, Volume I'

To say that Dan Harrington and Bill Robertie's hugely successful 'Harrington on Hold'em' series changed the way tournament poker is discussed and played would be an obvious understatement. The first two volumes...

PokerNews Cup, Event #5, Tony G Celebrity Shootout, Day 1: Bounties Claimed as Final Table Set

The Tony G Celebrity Shootout Bounty Tournament, Event #5 at the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Championships, drew a stacked field of tough competitors, all gunning for each other and the bounty lanyards that a portion of the field wore...

Online Poker Recap: Freeman, 'TheZadester' Collect Big Paydays

The PokerStars Super Tuesday attracted 379 entrants, falling just a bit short of its $400,000 guarantee and thereby putting a small overlay in place. Notable finishers outside the final table included Iftarii in 10th place...

PokerNews Cup, Event 1: Harry Ligos Triumphs

The second installment of the PokerNews Cup at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia kicked off with 422 entrants easily combining to exceed the $75,000 guaranteed prize pool for the series' opening event, a no-limit...

PokerNews Cup Event #3, $240 PLO w/ Rebuys: Jamie Pickering Surges to Win

Tuesday's nine-player final in Event #3 of the 2008 PokerNews Cup, $240 Pot-Limit Omaha (with rebuys), saw Day 1 leader Roy Bhasin arrive at the final with a huge lead â€" more than 5:2 over his closest pursuer, Koray Tucker...

WSOP-C Southern Indiana, Final Table: Samuel Oberlin Claims Ring

The nine remaining players in the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event returned to the felt Tuesday to duke it out for the championship ring, a buy-in to the 2009 WSOP Main Event and $143,064 to...

PokerNews WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Peter Eastgate

Peter Eastgate, the 22-year-old professional poker player from Odense, Denmark, has only been playing poker for three year and has just four prior cashes on his resume, all from European tournaments. His previous biggest payday...

PokerNews Cup Event #4, $550 H.O.R.S.E.: Sean Arazi Heads Final

Seventy-seven players were on hand on Tuesday for Day 1 action in Event #4 of the 2008 PokerNews Cup, $550 H.O.R.S.E. The field was sprinkled with plenty of stars, including Joe Hachem, Van Marcus, James 'Andy McLEOD' Obst...

PokerNews Cup Event #4, $550 H.O.R.S.E: Abel Cabrera Takes First

A tough lineup of eight players comprised the final table of PokerNews Cup Event #4 - $550 H.O.R.S.E. Abel Cabrera came off a final-table appearance in Event #3, pot-limit Omaha, earlier in the week, while Steve Topakas won a seven-card stud...

WSOPC Southern Indiana Day 1: The Kopacz and Kopacz Show

The newly remodeled Horseshoe Southern Indiana played host on Sunday to the start of this property's World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event, with 84 players putting up $5,150 to take their shots at the Circuit championship ring...

WSOP-C Southern Indiana, Day 2: Samuel Oberlin Heads Final

The final 27 players in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana wasted no time in getting down to the final table, as Day 2 lasted less than five hours. The roller coaster ride took out several...

PokerNews Cup Event 3, Day 1: Roy Bhasin Leads as Final Table Set

The Crown Poker Room in Melbourne was host to an action junkie's wildest dream as Event 3 of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia kicked off on Monday, Australia time. The Pot Limit Omaha tournament, Event #3, featured some big names...

Cash-game Format Returns to 'Poker After Dark'

This week's edition of NBC's popular late-night series, "Poker After Dark," returns to the cash-game format tried only once before in the series' extensive run to date. While the show is traditionally televised as a week-long...

Caesars Palace Classic Begins October 16th

The Caesars Palace Classic, among several poker tournament series this fall at one of Las Vegas's most popular poker destinations, will begin on October 16th with a day of satellite qualifers. Actual event play begins on the following...

PokerStars.net APPT Auckland, Day 3: Daniel Craker Wins

The largest poker tournament in New Zealand history drew 306 players to the SKYCITY Hotel and Casino as Daniel Craker took down the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event for NZD $257,040 plus an entry into the APPT...

Poker Room Review: Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel, Reno, NV

The Fitzgeralds Casino and Hotel is one of five, slightly rundown, downtown casinos in Reno that offer poker. The Cal Neva, Harrahs, Eldorado, and Circus Circus are all within walking distance and all have decent low limit (and in...

PokerNews Cup, $10,200 H.O.R.S.E.: Marcus, Argyros, Tony G Chop

A special event on the agenda for the second annual PokerNews Cup at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia was a high-stakes H.O.R.S.E. event on Tuesday evening. Set up to cater to the "deeply bankrolled" players in Melbourne...

PokerStars.net APPT Auckland, Main Event Day 2: Final Table Nearly Reached

Day 2 of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event saw lots of crazy action, a bursting bubble, and some big-name eliminations. Among the players still in the hunt for the APPT title on Day 2 were Assadour Assadourian...

Inside the Tour, Vol. 100: Reflections from Auckland

I got here in time to play day one of an $1,100 event that would otherwise be called the New Zealand championship â€" but that is likely the name of a tournament held in Christchurch in a much smaller venue. I visited the SkyCity...

PokerStars.net APPT Auckland, Main Event Day 1b: Amant Nauhria Leads

Day 1b of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event kicked off at SKYCITY Casino with 142 players joining the field, bringing the total number of entrants in the event to 306; the largest big buy-in poker tournament in...

Citadel Commerce Parent Settles with US Attorney's Office

On Thursday, the United States Attorney's Office announced that it had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with ESI Entertainment Systems, which between 2003 and 2007 offered its Citadel Commerce online payment processing...

The PokerNews Profile: Phil Galfond

With his choice of screen name, one might think that Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond is an unapologetic "American Idol" fan. Though he admits to having watched his fair share of the show, the story behind Galfond's online...

2008 WSOP Event #7, $2,000 NLHE, Day 1: Theo Tran Leads

The WSOP changes its schedule every year, making year-to-year comparisons a little dubious. That being said, 2008's first $2,000 no-limit hold'em event outdrew last year's by 61 players. With six events running simultaneously...

PokerStars.net APPT Auckland, Main Event Day 1a: Nathanael Seet Leads

The PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour resumed with the largest poker tournament in New Zealand history in Auckland on Thursday. With 164 players taking the field on Day 1a, the SKYCITY Hotel and Casino played...

Lakes Entertainment Giving Away WPT Stock to Shareholders

On October 7th, 2008, Lakes Entertainment announced it would be distributing all of the company's shares of World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) stock. Lakes, a casino development and management company, is the largest...

Forfeiture Action Frozen, Continuation Granted in KY Domain Seizure Case

A hearing in Frankfort, Kentucky on Friday involving the court-ordered forfeiture of 141 domain names connected to online gambling resulted in a short-term victory for pro-poker forces when the forfeiture action was ordered...

Online Poker Report: 'DidIGetBoned,' 'I Pay Ur Rent' Log Online Wins

A busy Tuesday night saw big winners at both PokerStars and Full Tilt, highlighting the night's online action. 'DidIGetBoned' took down a big payday at Stars, while 'I Pay Ur Rent' captured the night's biggest tourney prize...

PokerStars 2008 WCOOP Day 15 Summary Report: 'PiKappRaider' Posts Re-Buy Win

Day 15 of the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) at PokerStars had a familiar ring. Two bracelets were awarded, over $2,000,000 in prize pool money was dispersed, and Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier posted another

Seven-day Wait Period Announced in Kentucky Domain Seizure

A contentious hearing in the court-ordered forfeiture to the state of Kentucky of 141 Internet domains connected with online gambling will see another seven days elapse before the judge in the case issues a decision. Kentucky Governor...

UPDATE: Republicans Remove Internet Gambling Language From Party Platform

In a surprising turnaround, the Republican Platform Committee today stripped language urging a prohibition of Internet gambling from its draft platform. Considering one of the leading opponents of an internet gambling ban...

PokerNews WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Kelly Kim

Kelly Kim has to know the odds are against him. The 31-year-old poker pro from Whittier, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, is going into the final table of the 2008 WSOP Main Event with just 2,620,000 in chips...

Dutch Professor Cites Poker as Skill Game

Using a formula which has been part of the Dutch government's official determination for games of skill when compared to games of chance, Dutch mathematics professor Ben van der Genugten has criticized the Netherlands' official...

PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour's Second Season Announced

The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour has announced the LAPT's Season 2, which will begin in early November with the return of the San Jose, Costa Rica stop, the first of an expanded six events on the tour's upcoming schedule...

PokerStars.net EPT London £1 Million Showdown Day 2: Mercier Prevents Juanda London Double

After two days and a couple of timely double-ups, EPT San Remo champion Jason Mercier came out atop the 85-player field at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London £1 Million Showdown. Mercier made it through...

Poker and Pop Culture: Critical Reception of 'The Cincinnati Kid'

Debates about the best-ever poker movie nearly always resolve into discussions of the relative merits of a few favorites, with The Cincinnati Kid (1965) usually figuring as one of a small group of candidates for top honor. The relative

Online Poker Weekend: Daniel 'Allanon85' Drescher Claims Stars Sunday Million

For the second consecutive Sunday, the major online tournaments at PokerStars and Full Tilt fell just short of their announced guarantees, thereby offering a bit of extra money for the players that did make it to the fun...

PokerStars.net APPT Auckland Set for Kickoff

A healthy contingent of star players is expected to be on hand for the main event of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour's upcoming Auckland stop, which begins Oct. 9th at Auckland's SKYCITY Casino. It's the third of five...

A PokerNews First – One ENTIRE Month of Daily Freerolls

September sizzles for all PokerNews players as we host at least one freeroll for every day of the month â€" that's a chance to go home a winner every single day in September!

PokerStars.net EPT London High Rollers, Day 1: Benyamine Tops Opening Session

With the World Series of Poker Europe finished and the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London final table in progress, what better way for 85 of poker's biggest stars, champions and action junkies to spend a rainy Sunday than...

Hoyt Corkins Las Vegas Home Robbed

Top poker player and two time WSOP bracelet winner Hoyt Corkins' Las Vegas home was broken into, and many of the veteran player's prize possessions were taken. Corkins, who is currently vacationing...

Poker Book Review: Arnold Snyder's 'The Poker Tournament Formula 2'

In his new book, 'The Poker Tournament Formula 2', Arnold Snyder shifts focus from his previous discussion of strategies for no-limit hold'em tournaments with fast structures, here examining more specifically tournaments with slower...

Venetian Announces Fourth 2008 Deep Stack Extravaganza

The Venetian has announced the last 2008 installment of its popular Deep Stack Extravaganza series. Deep Stack Extravaganza IV will run November 1-25, 2008, offering one no-limit hold'em event on each of 23 consecutive start days...

'MishkaT' Wins Six-Handed FTOPS Event #17

Wednesday's Event #17 of FTOPS IX drew 1,059 entrants, and the $300+22 six-max format produced 2,239 rebuys and 727 add-ons to build a total prize pool of $1,207,500. Several big names fell just short of the final table...

PokerStars.net EPT London, Day 3: Tureniec, Liu Lead Final Eight

The last 32 players standing in the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour London Main Event returned to the Grosvenor Victoria Casino to play down to the eight-handed final table. Frenchman Philippe D'Auteuil started the day...

Duplicate Poker Halts Operations, Cites Global Credit Crunch

In a brief update to its home page and a similar e-mailing to its customer base, US-facing site Duplicate Poker pulled the plug on its operations on Sunday, effective immediately. A check of the online Duplicate Poker...

2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Announced

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure will return for its sixth edition in early 2009, according to information recently released by the popular online site. PokerStars has announced that the 2009 PCA â€" also an official stop...

PokerStars.net EPT London Final Table: Michael Martin Captures Title

In a comeback for the ages, Michael Martin battled back from a one-time micro stack to take down the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour London Main Event title and its £1,000,000 first prize. The young American beat out...

Kahnawake Gaming Commission Announces Sanctions on UltimateBet: Russ Hamilton Named

In a release issued late on Monday afternoon, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission announced sanctions imposed as a result of the insider cheating scandal at UltimateBet. Named specifically in the announcement was UB official...

Opinion: Inside the 'Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act'

The recent introduction of the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008 by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is important for its specific mention of online poker as a game needing protecting in the form of definition...

PokerStars.net EPT London, Day 1b: Tightly Packed Leaderboard Marks Session

Day 1b of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour London Main Event kicked off with a field full of EPT champions, WSOP champions, online superstars and one Olympic gold medalist. A field of 309 players started the day...

PokerStars 2008 WCOOP Day 14 Summary Report: 'TheActionKid' Wins Triple Shootout

Day 14 of 2008 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) at PokerStars brought another pair of $500+30 events and the fifth straight strong performance in one of the day's events by Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier, who final-tabled...

PokerStars.net EPT London, Day 1a: Max Pescatori Jumps to Front

An overflow crowd of nearly 300 players descended upon the Grosvenor Victoria Casino for Day 1a of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour London Main Event. The field was originally capped at 500, but the turnout far exceeded initial...

Poker Room Review: Harrah's Casino, Reno, NV

I'll admit right up front that I haven't been impressed with most of the Harrah's poker rooms I've visited. They're adequate, to be sure, but they tend to be, in my opinion, somewhat cold and inflexible with too many rules...

Kentucky Governor Attempts Mass Domain-Name Seizure Targeting Online Gambling Sites

In a surprise political move termed separately as a 'stunt' and a 'blatant protectionist move' by interested observers, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear on Thursday pushed through a court order to seize domain names connected...

PokerNews WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Ivan Demidov

Ivan Demidov, the 27-year-old from Moscow, Russia, poured himself into his first World Series of Poker this summer, playing almost every event over the seven-week series. By the time the Main Event was set to start, however...

PokerStars 2008 WCOOP Main Event, Day 1: 'august35' Leads 60 Survivors to Second Day

The Main Event of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars kicked off yesterday with Day 1 play. The $5,000+200 tourney saw 2,185 participants sign up, creating a total prize pool of $10,925,000. Barring a deal...

WSOPE Main Event, £10,000 NLHE Day 2: Andy Bloch Heads Star-laden Leaderboard

One hundred and seventy-nine players returned for Day 2 action in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. Among the competitors were superstars Doyle Brunson, John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow and chip leader Daniel...

WSOPE £10,000 NLHE Main Event, Final Table: John Juanda Triumphant in Record-setting ...

Methodical would be an understatement in describing the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe. Clocking in at a record 22 hours, the finale was as much an endurance test as a poker tournament, as John Juanda...

Pokerstars.net EPT London, Day 2: French Stars Carry the Day

Only a couple of hours after John Juanda took down the WSOP Europe Main Event at the Empire Casino in a marathon final-table battle, 158 competitors returned to action across the city at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in the...

Poker News Bytes, September 30th, 2008

While the small-stakes games offered in Colorado casinos have served as a training ground for many players â€" Kathy Liebert, among others, honed her skills there â€" economic pressure has grown on the state to offer pricier games. Amendment...

The PokerNews Profile: Erica Schoenberg

Erica Schoenberg is one of those rare women who could stack you at no-limit hold'em in one moment and school you in beer pong the next. Equally at home in Manolo Blahnik stilettos or her beloved Cleveland Cavaliers jersey, Schoenberg...

Carter 'ckingusc' King Wins PokerStars 2008 WCOOP Main Event

The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars came to a close on Monday as Day 2 of the Main Event took place. The $5,000+$200 tournament saw 2,185 participants enter to create a total prize pool of $10,925,000...

'Poker After Dark' Kicks Off 'Mission Impossible' Week

It's another theme week for NBC's popular late-night poker program, 'Poker After Dark,' and this week's series of episodes pokes a bit of 'light-hearted' fun at series regular Mike Matusow. Titled 'Mission Impossible,' the week's...

Online Poker Weekend: A Wild and 'Willy' Finish in Full Tilt $1 Million Guarantee

Full Tilt Poker held its once-a-month $500+$35 version of its marquee Sunday tournament that attracted 2,239 players and created a total prize pool of $1,119,500. For those unable to pony up the money for a major online event elsewhere...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Back to Basics

Women have come a long way in poker. There is no doubt that we are strong in numbers behind the scenes and online but the number of women playing live is nowhere close to what it could be. I ask women who I know to be strong...

Menendez Introduces Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act

The latest attempt at creating a safe, regulatory framework at the federal level for skill games such as poker has come about in the form of the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act, S. 3616, introduced by Senator Robert...

WSOPE £10,000 NLHE Main Event, Day 4: John Juanda Maintains Lead, Heads Final

John Juanda kicked off Day 4 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event as the chip leader, and carried that designation throughout the day and all the way to the final table as top players from the live and online worlds...

Poker Room Review: The Silver Club, Sparks, NV

The Silver Club in Sparks, Nevada is the epitome of a nice, small, locals-oriented casino. They have a great single-deck blackjack game with favorable rules, including blackjack that pays 3:2 and doubling down on anything. The table's...

WSOPE £10,000 NLHE Main Event, Day 3: Juanda, Negreanu Top Final 24

The Empire Casino in London's Leicester Square continued hosting many of the most famous faces in poker as Day 3 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe kicked off. Andy Bloch started the day with the chip lead, followed closely by...

PokerStars.net APPT Seoul Final: Yoshihiro Tasaka Triumphs

It was a long day of slow, methodical play punctuated by frenzied spells of eliminations, but at the end of the night, Japan's Yoshihiro Tasaka took down the top prize of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Seoul...

PokerStars.net APPT Seoul, Day 2: Brian Kang Leads Final 16

Day 2 action in the Pokerstars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event in Seoul, South Korea, saw 83 players on hand to start play, the survivors of 165 initial Day 1 entrants at the Walker-Hill Casino. The 83 players worked down...

Poker Room Review: The Eldorado Casino, Reno, NV

The Eldorado Casino in Reno is home to a great poker room, particularly for cash games. Nearly all week long the casino spreads a small $1/2 no-limit hold'em game which has a $60 min and $300 max buy-in. The casino also runs...

Online Poker Weekend: 'Tuffy Cat' and 'waffle1215' Post Big Wins

With PokerStars' annual World Championship of Online Poker in the rear view mirror, business was back to usual for poker on Sunday. Still, both of the day's largest tournaments at PokerStars and Full Tilt, in a bit of an off...