The Year in Poker: November, 2008

November capped an incredible fall run of poker news with perhaps the biggest story of the entire year, when Denmark's Peter Eastgate returned to the Rio to capture the WSOP's Main Event. It was one of several huge tournaments...

The Year in Poker: October, 2008

October saw major poker events on several continents, again a testimony to the game's global maturing during 2008. John Juanda enjoyed one of the best 48-hour periods in poker history, including winning the WSOP Europe...

Aussie Millions Flashback: The Crown's Field of Dreams

In our first Aussie Millions Flashback, we covered the early years of the event, wherein the Crown Casino worked hard to solidify poker in Australia. In some ways, they picked a difficult era to start their quest. The late 1990...

Poker Room Review: John Ascuaga's Nugget, Sparks, NV

I've often wondered if there was any room left in the expanding casino world for a first-class, independent casino. So many places I've played in are either run by the super-large corporations or are faltering, especially...

The Year in Poker: September, 2008

September was a huge month for poker, with significant events running around the globe. The annual World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars ran for much of the month and set attendance and payout marks, while the World...

PokerStars 'Guinness World Record' Tourney Entries Capped

PokerStars has announced plenty of promotional extras in conjunction with its latest assault on the Guinness Book of World Records. The record-setting event, which starts at 3:30 pm ET on Sunday, reached its 35,000-player cap...

The Year in Poker: August, 2008

Following a short respite from the rigors of the World Series of Poker, the best players in the world spread out across the globe as August arrived, with major events in several international locales... and online...

The PokerNews Profile: Antonio Esfandiari

As Antonio Esfandiari acquired a massive stack early in the 2008 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, a buzz started traveling through the room. With a win in this event, Esfandiari would become only the second player in history...

The Year in Poker: July, 2008

The prospect of a delayed final table for the WSOP Main Event left the poker world in an anticlimactic mood, even as the final bracelets in 2008 WSOP preliminary events were awarded in early July. The immense ME field...

Tokwiro Releases Statement on UltimateBet Software Glitch Awarding Pot to Wrong Player

Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG, proprietor of UltimateBet, released a statement on Tuesday acknowledging an unusual software glitch and explaining a fix that was rapidly put into place to prevent future instances of the...

Poker News Business Briefs: December 28, 2008

The number of sites licensed to offer poker to residents of Italy now includes four sites of using Playtech network's software. The member sites approved are Snai s.r.l., Eurobet Italia SpA (a division of Gala Coral), Sisal SpA...

The Year in Poker: June, 2008

The poker world's annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas and the 2008 World Series of Poker had barely started when June began, and as expected, news and results from the Rio dominated the headlines throughout the month. The series came...

'Poker After Dark' Starts Fifth Season with WSOP Final Tablists

'Poker After Dark' launches its fifth season on Monday night with a matchup they are calling 'Close But No Cigar.' It will feature six players who have all made a WSOP Championship final table in their careers, but came up...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Multitasking Poker and Life

One of my biggest faults in life and in poker is lack of focus. Like many other women, I always have a zillion things going through my head all at once. I forever balance family and crazy sports/dancing schedules, work, poker...

Online Poker Roundup: Rice Tops Obst in Stars Super Tuesday

The early-week majors in online poker featured plenty of big names making deep runs. At PokerStars on Tuesday, Craig Rice bested James Obst at a tough final table that also included Alex Smith and Shane Schleger. On Monday...

Private Arizona Poker Club Folds

A private Tucson, Arizona poker club whose opening served as a challenge to that state's gambling regulations has agreed to close in the face of legal pressure. Club Royale, opened by former judge Harold Lee and Donna and Johnny...

Poker Book Review: Collin Moshman's 'Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em'

Action. What most poker players crave. The more they play, the more they need. Understanding this principle, one sees how poker's recent history -- particularly the evolution of players' preferences for various forms of online...

Online Poker Weekend: Burkholder Wins $1M Guarantee at Full Tilt

An uptick in player turnout marked action in the Sunday online majors, with Full Tilt running a special $1 million guarantee with a $500+35 buy-in, and PokerStars drawing over 8,000 players to its rich Stars Sunday Million event...

Aussie Millions Flashback: The Early Years

With the 2009 Aussie Millions just around the corner, PokerNews is taking a look back at some of the Aussie Millions past, explaining how it grew from a modest AUD $74,000 event to the preeminent AUD $7,800,000 tournament...

The Year in Poker: May, 2008

May was history-making in many ways for the poker world, beginning with the announcement of the month's very first day that the final table of the WSOP Main Event would be delayed. The end of the month brought the start of the 2008...

The Year in Poker: April, 2008

April brought a pair of huge European poker events to the forefront of the poker world, though in both instances North American players ventured across the pond to snare life-changing wins. American Jason Mercier and Canadian Glen...

The Year in Poker: March, 2008

March brought both a smattering of major poker events and plenty of news on the legislative front on both the state and national levels. Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson won the most prestigious title of the month in capturing the 2008 NBC...

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EU Court Approves Cut-Rate Business Taxes for Gibraltar

On Thursday a European Union court in Luxembourg ruled in favor of Gibraltar's state aid case, thereby allowing Gibraltar to levy a corporate tax rate of just 15% of profits on offshore companies. The ruling enables Gibraltar...

The Year in Poker: January, 2008

From a big score down under to business deals and international trade battles, January of 2008 was a fair harbinger for what the year would bring. Alexander Kostritsyn captured the year's first million-dollar title by besting Erik...

The Year in Poker: February, 2008

February brought the tournament poker world to full throttle, and the month was dominated by major events, both live and online. From the breakthrough win in the EPT German Open by online star Michael 'Timex' McDonald to the win...

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Harvard Medical School Affiliate and bwin to Continue Research into Online Gaming

The Austrian-based online gaming company bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and the Division on Addictions at the Cambridge Health Alliance have announced a five-year agreement to continue researching online gaming...

Poker Room Review: Terrible's Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Reno, NV

The poker room at the Sands Regency Casino Hotel is named 'Mom's Poker Room'. It's a misnomer. It should be called, "Grandpa's Poker Room" â€" filled as it often is with older local guys. Even so, it's a lively and noisy place...

PokerStars Seeks World-record Turnout for December 28th Event

Leading online poker site PokerStars continues preparations for its December 28th attempt to rewrite the entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest-ever online poker tournament. With a target of 35,000 players...

The PokerNews Profile: Michael Binger

Earning nearly $6 million in tournament poker in only two years doesn't take a rocket scientist â€" but when it comes to Michael Binger, it does take a theoretical physicist. A scant two months before his third-place finish in...

Poker & Pop Culture: Dogs Playing Poker

We all know them. Those bulldogs, mastiffs, St. Bernards, collies, and other breeds all absurdly gathered around a table, smoking pipes and cigars, drinking whiskey and beer, and, of course, playing poker. Perhaps some of us...

PartyGaming Releases Statement Regarding Dikshit / US DoJ Settlement Reports

Reports late Monday by UK business stalwart 'The Financial Times' have led PartyGaming to issue a release today clarifying the company's ongoing negotiations with the United States Department of Justice. According to the...

WSOP Cash Game Academies Announced for Early 2009

The World Series of Poker has announced the launch of a new series of instructional academies focused on cash-game play. The first of these new WSOP Cash Game Academies is scheduled to take place at Harrah's Atlantic City...

PartyGaming Co-founder Anurag Dikshit Settles with US Department of Justice

PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit agreed to a plea deal with the United States Department of Justice on Tuesday, in accordance with reports published over the past 24 hours. The terms of the agreement found Dikshit pleading...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Poker Headliners

Joanne Monteavaro of Bronx, NY was the last woman standing at the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Atlantic City. Ending Day 1 with a strong chip count, Monteavaro carried her chips to an impressive 11th-place...

Online Poker Report: 'BobbyFi', 'oh i win yay' Take Early-week Majors

Getting to the final table with a deep stack was the key to success in online poker's early-week majors. At Full Tilt on Monday, 'oh i win yay' reached the final in second place and stormed to the win with a comeback during...

PartyGaming Founder Anurag Dikshit Reported to Settle with US Authorities

Several UK services have broken the news that PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit has agreed to plead guilty to one or more charges relating to illegal online wagering, and pay US authorities a massive fine reported...

Online Poker Weekend: Three-way Chop in Sunday Million

A busy winter Sunday found plenty of action in the major tournaments across the major online sites, including PokerStars, where an unusual three-way chop for even money occurred. Stars' event rules dictate that a share...

WSOP-C Atlantic City, Day 1: Bill Gazes Leads

One hundred and seventy-nine players ponied up $5,150 each to play in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Atlantic City, including previous champions John Racener (2007) and Rick Rossetti (2006). Some other...

PokerStars Expands PCA into 'Festival of Poker'

An expansion of events surrounding next month's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has meant a reworking of the ever-popular European Poker Tour destination into the PCA Festival of Poker. The schedule of events for poker's annual...

Poker News Briefs: December 14th, 2008

A Norwegian bill attempting to block payments to online gambling sites, modeled after the United States' controversial Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, was passed into law earlier this week. The passage occurred...

WSOP-Circuit Atlantic City, Day 3: Brent Roberts Rolls to Gold

After three days and countless hands of poker, Brent 'Astrolux85' Roberts bested a field of 178 competitors to stand alone as the World Series of Poker Circuit Atlantic City Champion. The 23-year-old New Yorker adds a Circuit...

WSOP Circuit Atlantic City, Day 2: Brent Roberts Heads Final Nine

It didn't take long for the 35 remaining players in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Atlantic City to winnow down to the final table. In just over six hours, the final table was set, with Brent 'Astrolux85'...

Arguments Heard in Kentucky Appellate Hearing on Domain Seizures

A three-judge appellate panel heard arguments in Louisville on Friday surrounding the Commonwealth of Kentucky's court-ordered seizure of 141 Internet domain names connected to online gambling. Many prominent online poker sites...

PokerStars.com EPT Prague Day 3: Bonavena Heads Final Eight

Thirty-two players started Day 3 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague Main Event, but at the end of the day only eight remained. Over a methodical nine hours of play, three quarters of the field was eliminated...

PPA Targets DC Officials with Gambling-Regulation Print Ads

The Poker Players Alliance has completed a print advertising campaign that promotes its call for US federal regulation of online poker and targets politicians and federal officials in the Washington D.C. area. The PPA's ad...

The PokerNews Profile: Robert Mizrachi

Before Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi or his twin Eric ever learned what a flop was, their older brother Robert was racking up some impressive tournament results. Chris Moneymaker was still a Tennessee accountant...

Poker Room Review: Carson Nugget, Carson City, NV

I visited the Carson City Nugget late on a Wednesday night as I drove back to my hotel in Reno after a day in Lake Tahoe. I'm very glad I took the slight detour and stopped in for a couple of hours of play...

Highest Stakes Yet – 'High Stakes Poker' Announces Lineup, Filming Plans

'High Stakes Poker,' the smash-hit poker game show on the Game Show Network, has just announced the lineup for the show's upcoming fifth season. The upcoming Season Five will be filmed at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Mindy Trinidad (1960-2008)

Every now and then the poker world notices someone who lights up a poker room with personality and a contagious love of the game. Such was the case of Mindy Trinidad, who recently lost her short battle against acute myelogenous...

PokerStars.com EPT Prague, Day 1b: Christer Johansson Takes Overall Lead

Nearly 300 players joined the field at the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Prague Main Event on Wednesday for Day 1b action, bringing the total number of entrants to 570. Among the stars present on Day 1b were EPT champs Will Fry...

PokerStars.com EPT Prague, Final Table: Bonevana Becomes First Italian EPT Champion

After a long day of poker, Salvatore Bonavena finished the day at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague Main Event the same way he began it, on top. After taking the chip lead into the final table, Bonavena lost that lead...

Online Poker Recap: 'ib4eman', 'VARICO' Notch Big Wins

The early-week majors at Full Tilt and PokerStars pulled in similar-sized fields on Monday and Tuesday evenings, respectively, with only a two-entrant difference between the tourneys. 'VARICO' captured top honors...

Bodog Announces '12 Days of Poker'

Bodog has announced a promotion for those players that can find a bit of extra time this busy holiday season. Dubbed the '12 Days of Poker,' Bodog is running a 45-event series jammed into 12 days of action from December 21st...

Harrah's Successfully Refinances Short-Term Debt

Since going private in a deal finalized early last year, the balance sheet for casino operator Harrah's Entertainment has been hampered with high-interest expense associated with the cost of its buyout. But over the last few...

Poker Book Review: Anthony Holden's 'Holden on Hold'em'

Anthony Holden, the British journalist and author of books on the royal family, classical music, and Shakespeare, earned a special place in poker literary history with his terrific 1990 autobiographical narrative...

PokerStars Announces LAPT Mexico Completion Plans

Although the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Nuevo Vallarta tournament itself was cancelled and prize funds redistributed to the 89 players who still had chips when action was halted, PokerStars has announced a freeroll...

PokerStars.com EPT Prague, Day 1a: Ludovic Lacay Leads

The turnout was strong for Day 1a of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Prague Main Event, with 272 players from all over the world taking part. Among the players in the first flight were EPT London champion Michael Martin...

Online Poker Weekend: Eric 'basebaldy' Baldwin Wins Full Tilt $750,000

Another Sunday stuffed with high-profile events saw a contrast in results at the two largest, the Full Tilt $750,000 and the PokerStars Sunday Million. At Full Tilt, online star Eric 'basebaldy' Baldwin ran away from the final...

PokerStars.com EPT Prague, Day 2: Nygard Leads as Bubble Burst

One hundred and seventy-seven players returned to the Prague Hilton for the Main Event of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour's Prague stop, with Christer Johansson leading the way as the day kicked off. Before the end of the day...

Highest Stakes Yet – "High Stakes Poker" Announces Lineup, Filming Plans

'High Stakes Poker,' the smash-hit poker game show on the Game Show Network, has just announced the lineup for the show's upcoming fifth season. The upcoming Season Five will be filmed at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino...

Poker News Bytes: December 8th, 2008

The American Gaming Association's transition toward a public stance favoring online gambling received public confirmation this past week with the announcement that the lobbying firm spent up to $400,000 in the fiscal third quarter...

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PokerStars.com APPT Sydney Grand Final: Martin Rowe Claims Championship

After a solid week of high-power poker at the Star City Casino in Sydney, the final nine players in the PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final took to the felt to determine the champion and new millionaire yesterday...

LAPT Nuevo Vallarta Cancelled

The PokerStars.com LAPT Nuevo Vallarta event was suspended late on Day 1 during the middle of play by local gaming officials. It was announced just a short while ago that the tournament as a whole has been canceled...

Poker Room Review: Fandango Casino, Carson City, NV

The Fandango Casino poker room is a brightly lit, festive, and somewhat garish place that is currently suffering the ill effects of a poor economy. They have scaled back their operations somewhat, closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and not officially...

PokerStars.net APPT Sydney, Day 3: Antonio Fazzolari Heads Final

After a lengthy Day 2 to burst the money bubble, the remaining 48 players at the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final wasted no time in eliminating all but nine players to set the final table. Frank Saffioti took...

Missouri Card Club Offers Free Poker After Legal Dispute

The small town of Rockaway Beach, Missouri was almost home to the state's first cash tournament poker hall. Jason Williams, owner of the Twin Lakes Card Club, had every intention of opening the poker club for live, multi-tabled tournaments and...

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PokerStars.com APPT Tournament of Champions: Rousso Tops Rowe in Charity Event

After a week of sitting across a table trying their hardest to take money from each other, ten of the biggest stars of the APPT gathered for one last opportunity to give a little back in the PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour...

PokerStars.com APPT Sydney, Day 2: International Stars Fall

The 217 players who made it through three separate Day 1 flights at the PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final returned to the Star City Casino in Sydney for a grueling Day 2. Over a long day's play, the field thinned down...

PokerStars.com APPT Sydney, Day 1c: Tight Leaderboard in Final Starting Session

Day 1c of the PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final at the Star City Casino in Sydney was the largest of all three days, with 197 players joining the field, bringing the total number of entrants in the event...

PokerStars Announces Russian Poker Tour

The next element of the PokerStars-sponsored series of worldwide, regionally themed poker tours has been announced with the creation of the Russian Poker Tour (RPT). PokerStars, in association with the Russian Poker Tour, has...

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Online Poker Roundup: 'dreamgirl3', 'HU4ROLLZ' Post Wins

The final tables of the two major early-week online poker tourneys shared a common theme, and that theme was named Brian Hawkins. Hawkins final-tabled both the PokerStars Super Tuesday and the Full Tilt Monday $1,000, though...

The PokerNews Profile: Jeff 'yellowsub86' Williams

He's not a crazy Beatles fan or anything. "Yellow Submarine" just happened to be playing on the radio while Jeff Williams was choosing his email address many years ago, adding his birth year to the song's title. When he settled...

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Poker & Pop Culture: Bret Maverick

'Who is the tall dark stranger there? Maverick is his name. Riding the trail to who knows where? Luck is his companion. Gambling is his game....'

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KGC, PPA Issue Statements Following '60 Minutes' and Washington Post Exposés

Following a widely anticipated segment from '60 Minutes' and two articles in the Washington Post covering the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet online poker cheating scandals, both the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC)...

PokerStars.com APPT Sydney, Day 1b: Jason Gray Enjoys Huge Opening Session

The field for Day 1b of the PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final at the Star City Casino in Sydney was larger than Day 1a, with 172 players joining the event. Among the big names on hand were Gavin Griffin, Raymond...

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Absolute Poker, UltimateBet Scandals Featured in '60 Minutes', Washington Post Pieces

A cooperative mainstream investigatory piece offering an overview of the Absolute Poker and UltimateBet insider cheating scandals was aired by '60 Minutes' and published by the Washington Post on Sunday, though it shed little...

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Online Poker Weekend: Big Turnouts at PokerStars, Full Tilt

Solid turnouts marked Sunday's action in major poker events across the Internet. In the two largest, Peter 'twirlpro' Turmezey came to the final table of the Stars Sunday Million in third place, then found good fortune to take...

PartyPoker Premier League III Final Table Set

The lineup for the six-player final of the PartyPoker Premier League III has been completed after Tony G and Roland de Wolfe claimed the final two seats in heads-up playoff matches, joining JC Tran, Peter Eastgate, Juha Helppi...

2009 Aussie Millions Schedule Released

Aussie Millions officials have now released the complete schedule for the 2009 edition of the largest annual poker tournament series in the Southern Hemisphere. The 2009 Aussie Millions runs January 4-26, 2009, including five days...

PokerStars.com APPT Sydney, Day 1a: Phillip Willcocks Claims Early Lead

Players from all over the world descended upon the Star City Casino in Sydney on Tuesday for the PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final, including David Saab, Celina Lin, Julian Powell, Tony 'Bond18' Dunst and Team...

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Politics and Poker: Transition Team -- Why Richardson Rocks

Some say (though I hate that as an opening line), that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson losing the Secretary of State post to 'Billary' is a huge personal blow and being offered Commerce Secretary is the consolation prize...

PartyPoker Premier League III, Day Four: Eastgate, 'durrrr' Triumph in Heats

The fourth day of action at the PartyPoker Premier League III brought a bit of order to the proceedings, as heat victories by Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Peter Eastgate and another strong performance by overall leader JC Tran helped...

Online Poker Roundup: 'ZBTHorton', 'IfIHadItAll' Notch Major Wins

Brian 'ZBTHorton' and 'IfIHadItAll' were the winners in the biggest early-week online events, taking down the Full Tilt $1,000 Monday and the PokerStars Super Tuesday, respectively. The Full Tilt event also featured deep runs...

JC Tran Tops Tony G for PartyPoker Premier League III Title

JC Tran entered the final of the PartyPoker Premier League III with the lead and ended play with another title, coming back to overtake Tony G and add $300,000 to his sensational year's efforts. The final table brought together...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Battling Nervous Poker

Here's the scenario: You are about to play in your first live poker tournament. There are several hundred men and women milling around the tournament area, chatting, looking for their assigned seats and looking so confident it seems...

Poker Room Review: Lakeside Inn and Casino, Stateline, NV

I sometimes fantasize about redoing my house and building an elegant club room in which to play poker with my friends. I'd put in a beautiful high-end table and nice chairs for a cash game, and then add a couple more for good...