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- The Nightly Turbo: PokerStars Launches Women's Poker League, WPT's Search for the Next Simon Cowell, and More
Your weekly grind is over. Kick off your shoes, fire up an poker table or two on your favorite online poker site, and check out the day's top stories. Taking you into the weekend, PokerStars is launching a women's poker league, the World Poker...…
- Off the Felt with Mark Vos
We like to catch up with the pros from time to time, to give you a little sneak peek into their lives. Our latest chat was with Full Tilt Pro Mark Vos. We found out how he's recovering from the 2010 World Series of Poker, what he'd be doing if he...…
- Inside Gaming: PartyGaming and bwin Announce Merger, LV Sands Fires China CEO, and Station Casinos Settles
The online gaming industry is buzzing this week with news of the $1.76 billion merger between Euro giants PartyGaming and bwin. The brick-and-mortar industry is all atwitter about a major shakeup in the leadership of Sands China. CEO Steven...…
- The PokerNews Jet Set: Florianopolis
The ideal recovery after the biggest grind of the summer in the scorching heat of Las Vegas would be to escape to a South American island, right? Well the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour just happens to be hosting its...…
- The Nightly Turbo: PartyGaming and Bwin Merge, Beth Shak on Millionaire Matchmaker, and More
PartyGaming and Bwin have announced a merger, which would create the largest publicly traded online gambling company. On top of that, Beth Shak is apparently going to be on Millionaire Matchmaker. And it's only Thursday.
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- The Online Railbird Report: Negreanu Wins $333,000 on PokerStars
While Full Tilt Poker is the primary hotbed for high-stakes online cash games, the action was kicked up a notch this week on PokerStars by the presence of the site’s most famous endorser. Daniel Negreanu has blogged a great deal about how much...…
- The WSOP on ESPN: Mizrachi Grinds to a Win in $50,000 Player's Championship
“The players, the players, the players…”
It’s what poker television is really about, isn’t it? The cast of characters that gathers around the table determines so much of the viewing experience, and with this pointed introductory...…
- PartyPoker $1,100 Summer Step Up
PokerNews and Party Poker are excited to bring you this exclusive "Summer Step Up" tournament series. With $1,100 in freerolls. There are five steps beginning with Step A, a $1 buy-in, and culminating in a $1,000 freeroll.
Summer Steps...…
- House Financial Services Committee Votes to Approve Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Legislation
The eventual timeline of how officially legalized online poker came about in the United States will include a spot for July 28, 2010, the first time a licensing and regulatory bill received a positive vote at the federal level.
The House...…
- The Nightly Turbo: Bruce Buffer Wins Hustler Tournament, World Series of Poker Launches Facebook App, and More
In tonight's Nightly Turbo we've got the scoop on Bruce Buffer showing off his poker skills at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the World Series of Poker has launching a Facebook app, and more.
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- General Guidelines on Small Pairs Preflop with Christian Harder
Christian Harder, also known as “charder” online, has accumulated around $2.9 million in online and live tournament winnings, and most recently, he had an amazing run at the 2010 World Series of Poker. He cashed seven times, including a...…
- A Hand From the WSOP with Billy Kopp: When Attempting to Extract Maximum Value Fails
When attempting to extract maximum value goes wrong
Day 3 of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event had been going along quite smoothly. Thinking back, Day 1 was beyond exceptional. I was able to more than triple up my stack. My table draw...…
- A Hand from the WSOP with Andrew Brokos
Andrew “Foucault” Brokos is an online cash-game pro who has an incredible track record at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Of the past five years, he cashed four times. He finished 279th in 2006 for $39,000, 361th in 2007 for $35,000...…
- A Hand from the WSOP with Mclean Karr
Mclean Karr has been on a tear this year. He has been making consistent final tables online and also won the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star event this past March. Karr is competing at the 2010 World Series of Poker looking to win his first...…
- A Hand from the WSOP with Amit Makhija
Amit Makhija played Event #16, a $5,000 no-limit hold’em event that started yesterday and by dinner break, had one of the biggest chip stacks in the field due in large part to a hero call. He took a break from the tournament to discuss the hand...…
- Playing WSOP Event No. 3 the $1,000 NLH with Vanessa Rousso
For professional tournament pros, the lower buy-in large-field no-limit hold’em tournaments can be quite the minefield, but to win, you must adjust. Vanessa Rousso talked to PokerNews about a hand in which she employed a modified strategy when...…
- Adjusting Against Thinking Players with Brett Richey
Brett Richey is an accomplished cash-game player who frequents the live tournament circuit and was recently featured at the televised final table of the $25,000 North American Poker Tour High Roller Bounty Shootout on ESPN. With such a high buy-in...…
- Representing Hands with Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb is known for his incredible tournament results, as well as his ability to articulate strategy. He recently made the trip to Monaco for the European Poker Tour Grand Final Main Event and also competed in a couple of the side tournaments...…
- Relative Hand Strength with Jon Aguiar
Jon “FatalError” Aguiar has traveled the globe playing in the world's richest poker tournaments. In the last five years, he’s accumulated $1.1 million in winnings in live and online tournaments. Aguiar’s latest trip was to Monte Carlo for the...…
- Bluff Attempt at EPT Grand Final With Lex Veldhuis
Lex Veldhuis has quite a reputation at the poker table, especially after the episode aired of the 2009 World Series of Poker main event that featured Veldhuis pulling off ballsy bluff after ballsy bluff. On Day 1b of the 2010 EPT Grand Final, his...…
- Weekly Freerolls: Summer Heats Up
Of particular note this week is the Titan Poker $2,500 race rake that ends today, the William Hill monthly $2,500 freeroll on Monday and the 888poker $500 freeroll on Tuesday.
The following freerolls are open to all PokerListings.com players. Qualify in the specified qualification period, and then take your seat to potentially win baskets of free cash.
If you're not a PL.com registered player on any of the following sites, click on the site's name in the list to sign up.
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- 2010 November Nine: Jason Senti
In November, the 25-year-old from Saint Louis Park, Mineasotta, will enter the final table with 7.7 million chips and try to parlay his 15 big blinds into the $8.9 million first place prize.
"I'm absolutely exhausted but I'm so excited I don't even know if I could sleep," Senti said right after making the final table.
Known as PBJaxx online, Senti is actually one of the most dangerous players at the final table. Currently an instructor with Phil Galfond's Bluefire Poker, Senti has been known to …
- PokerStars Launches Ladies-Only League
The brand new Women's Poker League aims to give female players the chance to have a little fun and compete against players from all over the world in an exclusive female-only online poker community with cash prizes on the line.
The league will run until the end of this year, awarding points for results in tournaments with buy-ins as low as $5.50.
The players with the most points at the end of each month and at the end of the year will win cash and PokerStars Ladies Luxury Event packages.
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- IPT Venice Begins
A total of 227 players coughed up the €2,000+€200 buy-in on Day 1a, including 35 who qualified on PokerStars.
One of those qualifiers, Loccarini Giacomo, played himself into the chip lead with 175k in chips after nine levels of play, leading the 101 players who survived the day.
Claudio Pagano, father of Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano, will be hot on Giacomo's heels when Day 2 begins Saturday, holding 145k in chips.
In the meantime, Friday's Day 1b is expected to draw another sizeable…
- WSOP Launches Facebook App
Harrah's Interactive Entertainment entered into an agreement with Playdom this week to re-launch its existing Poker Palace poker game on the popular social networking site with WSOP branding.
"We are very excited to bring the thrill and excitement of the World Series of Poker to the social gaming space with Playdom," said WSOP Vice President Craig Abrahams.
"We will immediately start to work on enhancing the game, bringing unique WSOP promotions and sweepstakes into the offering and ensuring tha…
- 2010 November Nine: John Racener
Racener will take his seat at the final table in November with 19 million chips and he'll have as good a chance as anyone to take down the $8.9 million first place prize.
"If I win this tournament I don't know what I'm going to do," he said. "I know I won't have to worry about anything for a long time."
The 25-year-old from Port Richey, Florida, has been playing poker all of his adult life and even a bit before that.
When he was 16 years old he asked his mother to put $50 into an online poker si…
- U.S. House Committee Votes in Favor of Online Gambling Regulation Bill
Should it become law, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009 would establish a federal regulatory and enforcement framework under which Internet gambling operators could obtain licenses authorizing them to accept bets and wagers from individuals in the United States.
The Act passed in the House Financial Services Committee by margin of 41-22 and must now go through both the full House and Senate before becoming law.
According to the Committee, the legi…
- 888poker Launches New Software
The software is almost a complete overhaul of the former user experience with over 100 new features including improved search functions, layout, 3D table graphics and an always visible cashier.
Catering to both beginners and advanced players the new 3D lobby is separated into a simple easy-to-navigate section or an advanced layout with customizable features like favorites.
Tournament players will be happy to know 888poker has added late registration and several time bank options.
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- 2010 November Nine: John Dolan
The 24-year-old Floridian will enter the final table second in chips only to French-Canadian Jonathan Duhamel who has 65 million.
After making the final table Dolan was humble about his accomplishments in poker.
"I think there are a lot of kids just like me," he said.
Born and raised in Bonita Springs, Florida, Dolan's story is indeed similar to many other players. He started by playing $5 and $10 home games in college and then transitioned into online poker, playing as JRD312.
"I lost at first,…
- Legends Looms at The Bike
Thousands of players are expected to battle for a total prize pool of more than $6 million over the next 34 days.
The series begins Jul. 28 with a $400,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold'em $335 re-entry event, allowing players who get knocked out to re-enter each day.
This year's Legends will also feature a variety of tournaments including H.O.R.S.E., Omaha 8, 2-7 Triple Draw and Stud.
Players will also have a chance to play for a $250,000 seat into the biggest buy-in poker tournament in the world - …
- Scott Ian Hosting 2nd Online Home Game at Ultimate Bet.
Rockers are reuniting once again to compete in Scott Ian’s second annual Home Game, which in actuality will be played online at Ultimate Bet. This is the second home game that the Anthrax guitarist has hosted at UltimateBet and a few seats are up for grabs for online players to earn.
The winners of the seats [...]…
- PokerStars EPT Moscow - “To Be or Not to Be?”
Current reports have been up in the air as to whether or not the PokerStars European Poker Tour stop in Moscow will be taking place in August. The reason for the controversy is because the Russian Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism in Russia passed an order on July 20th that removed poker as a [...]…
- Justin Bonomo Takes Down Stars Super Tuesday Event!
The Super Tuesday event at PokerStars saw 389 players this week and it was Justin Bonomo who earned the first place win. When final table play began Bonomo held the chip lead by almost 100,000 chips to second place Joe Patrick and would continue to play well to earn the first place win.
The first player [...]…
- Bill Moves to Legalize Poker in Texas
Imagine not being able to legally play poker with your buddies on a Friday night.
If you live in Texas and some other areas of the United States and the world, you know just how this can be. Just because it isn’t legal doesn’t mean people don’t do it. As a matter of fact, they say [...]…
- 2009 WSOP Schedule Finally Released
WSOP fans rejoice!
The time has finally come and the World Series of Poker schedule has finally been released, along with some key details about what we have to look forward to this year.
This event has been scheduled for May 26 through July 15 at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in beautiful casino gambling [...]…
- Poker Controls Launches Revolutionary New Poker Control Device
Anybody who dabbles in the world of online poker knows just how frustrating miss-clicks, betting wrong, missed moves and other errors can be. They can ruin even the best games, causing people to lose games and subsequent funds. The Poker Controller is a wireless controller device that seeks alleviate all of this frustration by aiding [...]…
- New Poker Training Site Rocks the Online Poker Industry
As a poker aficionado, perhaps someone who lives and breathes poker, wouldn’t you love the opportunity to pick the brains of some of the poker greats that you have encountered during your time as a player? A new poker training site has just launched, PokerSwat.com. It features some of the greatest minds in poker sharing [...]…
- PurePlay.com Doubles Membership Base in 2008
San Francisco-based PurePlay.com is the first play-for-cash online poker site of its kind. Last year, they set their sights on increasing their membership and not only did they reach that goal, but they exceeded it more than doubling their membership base in this past year. As of today, PurePlay.com is home to more than 1.7 [...]…
- Patrik Antonius Confirms Acceptance of Dwan Poker Challenge
We have already discussed the wager that Tom Dwan has put up, challenging anyone to a game of poker of 50,000 hands. He has wagered $1.5 million to anyone else’s mere $500,000 and the rules of the game are this: there are 50,000 hands to be played over a period of time. There will be [...]…
- Poker Great Tom Dwan: Is He Getting More Than He Gambled For?
If you keep up with the poker news much, chances are that you have heard the news about Tom Dwan and his boasts. If you don’t know who Tom Dwan is, chances are that you don’t mess much with internet poker as he is a real phenomenon in that niche. He recently challenged anyone who [...]…
- July 30th – Daily Deal
Topics: HR 2267, statement from Alfonse D’Amato, bwin/PartyGaming merger and Vegas Casinos headed to the auction block. Coming up on the Daily Deal, we’ll continue the discussion about the house committee passing HR 2267, get a statement from the PPA’s Alfonse D’Amato, find out which two poker superpowers are merging, and find out which vegas [...]…
- Top PLO Player Andreas “Skjervøy” Torbergsen Newest CardRunners Instructor
CardRunners, one of the top online poker training sites in the game today, announced yesterday the addition of top Norwegian Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) master Andreas “Skjervøy” Torbergsen to their roster of poker talent, with his first video for the site set to debut today. Torbergsen, who will also step up to become a Full [...]…
- ESPN Ratings Up 15% for Poker Players Championship Broadcast
ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) got off to a great start on Tuesday, improving its first week ratings by 15% from last year. The coverage highlighted some phenomenal play from a group of talented pros, which almost certainly helped boost ESPN’s ratings during the second hour of the broadcast. The [...]…
- Frank Kassela Interview with Bernard Lee
Frank Kassela is a player that took his game to the next level during the 2010 World Series of Poker. He was the only man able to win multiple bracelets, assuming that Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi does not win the Main Event in November. If Mizrachi fails to win it all, then Kassela will officially [...]…
- What Might Poker Boom II Look Like?
With Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act finally passing in the House Financial Services Committee this week, dreams of fully legal and regulated online poker have been revived in the poker community. Sure, there are some people who would prefer the status quo (and these people are mistaken, but that’s a [...]…
- July 29th – Daily Deal
Special Edition recap of H.R. 2267 passing in committee hearing. On today’s edition of The Daily Deal, we have a special edition for you today. We’ll recap yesterday’s huge victory for poker in the United States, find out what amendments were added and find out what’s next for the bill. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and [...]…
- Poker Players Alliance Reacts to Passage of HR 2267
The tireless work of Rep. Barney Frank and the Poker Players Alliance finally made some progress Wednesday as HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, passed the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 41-22. The result can be viewed as a small but important victory for the poker community, [...]…
- bwin, PartyGaming Deal Completed, Will Merge In 2011
In what has been a long rumored merger in the online gaming industry, it was revealed today by online gaming site Gaming Intelligence and confirmed by a press release that the deal between Austrian-based bwin and Gibraltar-based PartyGaming has finally been completed. The merger, which is expected to be completed by the first quarter of [...]…
- Jared Tendler Video Interview
Jared Tendler is one of the most respected names in the world of mental game coaching in the poker industry. He was originally brought into the world of poker by Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt and became a coach on Stox Poker. From there he gained clients, including Matt “mbolt1” Bolt and other top online professionals. Currently [...]…
- Interview with Leo Margets
Poker News Daily: Talk about your run as Last Woman Standing in the 2009 WSOP Main Event. How has that experience changed your career? Leo Margets: My run was amazing, but I was not aware of it until this year. At the time of playing I was completely focused on winning one hand and then [...]…
- 2010 World Series of Poker November Nine Profile -- Joseph Cheong
As a student at the University of California San Diego, Joseph Cheong used to fund his modest poker bankroll by way of his $12-an-hour job in the college’s literature department.…
- August 2010 Poker Tournament Trail Preview
August is a month that always starts slow with a post-World Series of Poker haze that is devoid of major tournament action, but this year picks up steam quicker than ……
- This Week in Poker -- July 24-30
Check out CardPlayer.com every Friday for a weekly wrap-up of the news from the live poker tournament trail. Card Player Player of the Year Update The Card Player Player of ……
- The Scoop -- Watch Part II with Ted Forrest on This Week's Episode
Ted Forrest talks about how prop bets are paid on the honor system on this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. Check ……
- Meet The Novemeber Nine -- Filippo Candio
Filippo Candio is the only remaining European player in the 2010 WSOP Main Event heading into the final table, and is the first Italian ever to make the Main Event final table. In this video you'll learn more about his poker background, his opinion of his opponents and his plans heading into November.…
- Poker Bill Passes Out of Committee -- Now What?
On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee passed Rep. Barney Frank’s poker-related legislation out of committee by a 41-22 vote. The result was hailed by poker advocates as a historic ……
- European Poker Giants Agree to Merger
PartyGaming, owner of PartyPoker, and bwin, the Austro-German betting giant, today agreed terms on their long-mooted merger. Pending shareholder approval, bwin will own 51.4 percent of the enlarged group…
- ANZPT -- Julian Cohen Wins Queenstown Main Event
The PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour pulled into Queenstown, New Zealand last week and the tournament came to a conclusion on Sunday. The $2,500 NZD no-limit hold’em main event ……
- Meet The November Nine -- 2nd In Chips John Dolan
24 year old poker professional John Dolan enters the final table of the 2010 WSOP Main Event in second chip position with 46.25 million. The Florida native had built up nearly a million dollars in tournaments cashes before making the Novemeber Nine, and in this video he discusses his background in poker, his position at the final table and his plans leading into November.…
- World Series of Poker Q and A: Nolan Dalla
No one spends more time at the Rio each summer during the World Series of Poker than media director Nolan Dalla. He stays with each and every final table until ……
- PokerStars launches new Women's Poker League
Women's only events have been a regular feature on the live poker circuit and now PokerStars has taken that concept online with the launch of a new Women's Poker League.…
- ESPN includes position in WSOP broadcast; gets it wrong
ESPN have gone all out with WSOP coverage this year – as well as the standard simple graphics, commentary from the classic Norman n’ Lon team and dozens of hours of coverage of the Main Event, they have included positional graphics and references so the less casual player can better follow the action.…
- Win a trip to the English Poker Open
The English Open promises to be one of the highlights of the London Poker Festival and you could have a shot at the $1m guaranteed prize pool courtesy of PokerHeaven.com.…
- London Poker Festival 2010 — London is the Capital of Poker this September
The 70+ poker event festival takes place from the 28th of August until the 28th of September, and runs along side some of the biggest tournaments on the continent. On August 28th The World Poker Tour London (WPT) comes to town, and is closely followed by The English Poker Open (EPO); and of course, the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE*) is running throughout the second half of September. In total, those tournaments alone bring a prize pool of over £9 million to the capital.…
- Poker Players to Meet Evander Holyfield in the Ring at Poker in the Park
20 July 2010 (London, UK) — WBF heavyweight title holder Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield will be in the ring at the world’s largest poker fair, Poker in the Park, in London’s Leicester Square.…
- The British Poker Awards Announced
Winners will be largely chosen by the voting public, while some awards give the opportunity to players to vote for their peers, and a Best Player award judged by the editors of Bluff Europe Magazine, Poker Europa and Poker News. Tickets to this star-studded event will also be made available to the public, and will go on sale soon.…
- Bluff Europe First Poker Magazine Available on iPad
The revolutionary tablet promises to change the way we experience the web and view media, creating a groundbreaking new class of technology halfway between laptop and the smart phone.…
- Last call for tomorrow's Poker Academy
If your tournament game is in need of a tune up then Bluff Europe has just the thing. The latest Poker Academy in association with BlackBeltPoker.com takes place at London's Victoria Casino tomorrow and there are still a handful of places left.…
- Daniel Negreanu wins over $300,000 online
Daniel Negreanu is still on his quest to prove he is a winner at the $100/$200 stakes on PokerStars despite playing against the likes of Cole “CTS” South, nutsinho and and Justin Smith. He has reached the 10,000 hand milestone as a six-figure winner, boosted by an excellent series of sessions in the last week that saw him earn over $330,000.…
- London Poker Festival 2010 — London is the Capital of Poker this September
The 70+ poker event festival takes place from the 28th of August until the 28th of September, and runs along side some of the biggest tournaments on the continent.…
- Jason Mercier at WSOPE 2009
Bluff Europe's Alex 'Pickleman' Rousso (and a mysterious voice) interview Jason Mercier after he bust out in 4th place of the Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe. Understandably, he is not that talkative...…
- Phil Hellmuth's grand entrance to 2009 WSOPE Main Event
Hellmuth makes his usual grand entrance to the 2009 WSOPE Main Event once again sporting a Roman centurion outfit.…
- How to play pocket JJ
We've all been there. JJ arrives and...oh someone raises before you. What the hell do you do now? Call? raise? Well sweat no longer. This video will teach you all you need to know about JJ..... it's a bitch.…
- Foxy Bingo's Red Nose Day Dance Video
You thought that online poker players had all the fun? Check out these crazy guys at Foxy Bingo who got their character "Foxy" to get down with the hottie from strictly come dancing.…
- Gus Hansen - Suck, Resuck.
No, it isn't a dodgy home video but rather a standard hand from the world of Gus Hansen, here up against Jeff Madsen. Get your straw ready for the suck out!…
- Brad Booth and his massive bricks.
Here is Brad Booth, one of the most respected cash game players in Vegas, showing why he is so well regarded by his peers. You take a four, a two, and a large set of balls. Then you shove three bricks of money out there with nothing more than a gutshot. Oh, and you are against Phil Ivey.Brad Booth, we salute you.…
- Bounty Boy Makes a Straight Flush
Here is Matt Dale of Poker.co.uk making a straight flush on telly - he even has to check back at his cards when the other guy moves all in on the river! What a n00b! Want to take him on? Join him, Dan Carter, and us on 30th October for the Bluff Europe Madness freeroll. Details are just over there --->…
- Doyle Brunson - Making Poker Look Easy
Here's Doyle Brunson making the game we love look so simple. Here he makes a great fold without even blinking against poker legend and great friend, Chip Reese. Andy Bloch's read is a little out on this hand too ;)…
- Weed Brownines + 200/400 NL Hold'em = ????
Now, we can't substantiate the claims, but whatever it was these high-stakes online pros were 'enjoying', it did make them play 8-6 offsuit like the nuts. The result? Comedy genius. Well, unless you're the other chap.…
- Bad, Bad, BAD Beat
Children, this is what happens when you splash the pot as you move all in exclaiming "gamble!". Don't splash the pot or you might end up walking into a guy in Seat 1 who thinks Greg Raymer has his own TV show.…