Poker News

• The Nightly Turbo: Unabomber Replaces TexDolly, NAPT High-Roller Players, and More

  February 09, 2010

  We've got the scoop on who will be replacing Doyle Brunson in the PartyPoker Premier League, a list of confirmed players for the PokerStars North American Poker Tour High Roller Bounty Shootout, and more in tonight's Nightly Turbo.

   

• The "durrrr" Challenge: Dwan Expands Lead by $315,000

  February 09, 2010

  With very little high-stakes cash game action running last night, Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Patrik Antonius sat down for a nearly three-hour session of the "durrrr" Challenge. After 883 hands of play, Dwan booked yet another win, adding $314,828 to...

   

• Top 5 Performers in FTOPS History

  February 09, 2010

  On August 14th, 2006, Full Tilt introduced the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) with its first installment. Three and a half years and 263 tournaments later, FTOPS XV has arrived. That got us wondering, who are the top FTOPS performers? There...

   

• PartyPoker Premier League IV Set to Heat Up Vegas

  February 09, 2010

  The PartyPoker Premier League's fourth season is only days away. Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Tony G and others will battle for first prize in the $100,000 buy in tournament. J.C. Tran will try to defend his title.

   

• California Senate Committee Holds Intrastate Poker Hearing

  February 09, 2010

  California will hold a hearing today in a state senate committee to examine the public policy and fiscal implications of intrastate Internet poker. This isn't necessarily the good news it would seem for the poker community. The proposal for...

   

• The Nightly Turbo: Ivey's Not So Super Sunday, PokerStars NAPT High Roller Shootout, and Sebok Jumping Out of a Plane?

  February 08, 2010

  Hope you had a good Sunday, cause from what we're about to tell you, Phil Ivey might not have. If you like jumping out of planes, you might want to stay tuned to get the details on the opportunity to do just that with Joe Sebok and PokerStars has...

   

• The WSOP on ESPN: The Poker Brat, the Godfather, the Magician, and the Mystery Swede

  February 08, 2010

  Poker fans got a triple dose of the World Series of Poker Europe on Sunday night as three of ESPN’s eight hours of coverage hit the airwaves. If you were in the throes of a Super Bowl celebration or were already passed out from the festivities...

   

• The PokerNews Jet Set: The M Resort, Las Vegas

  February 08, 2010

  Before you can see the lights of the Strip, before you can hear the clang of the slot machines, and right as you coast over that last mountain pass on Interstate 15, the sapphire-blue M Resort rises from the desert floor, letting you know that...

   

• The Sunday Briefing: "palurdo" Banks a Sunday Million Win on Super Bowl Sunday

  February 08, 2010

  It may have been Super Bowl Sunday, but that did not slow down the action on the virtual felt much as eight players emerged from the Sunday majors with six-figure scores. The largest went to "palurdo", earning just shy of $250,000 for claiming...

   

• The Weekly Turbo: Dutch Government vs Poker Players, MasterCard Blocks Poker, and Is Isildur1 Back?

  February 07, 2010

  Did you miss any news this week? Well you probably missed the news on the Dutch government and what they're doing to poker players, Mastercard blocking poker, and Isildur1 coming back on the scene - or not.

   

• Betfred's $2,000 Cash Freeroll Starting Soon

  February 07, 2010

  Don't miss the next $2,000 Cash Freeroll at Betfred Poker... only available when you sign up to Betfred Poker through PokerNews, make a minimum $50 deposit and earn 50 points. Take your pick from any of these freerolls, or why not play them...

   

• 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open: Madsen Riding a Heater, Takes the Trophy

  February 06, 2010

  Friday was finally Final Table day at the Borgata Winter Poker Open in Atlantic City with the first prize of $625,006 set before the last ten players. The fight card projected a good battle with Sirous Jamshidi, Jeff Madsen, Dave Fox, and Tom...

   

• The Nightly Turbo: Brunson Backs Out, UB Partners with Bellator, and More

  February 05, 2010

  Are you wondering if Brunson's age finally catching up with him and what UB is doing in the Octagon? You'll find all that out and more in tonight's Nightly Turbo.

   

• 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open: Jamshidi, Madsen Headline Final Table

  February 05, 2010

  The Borgata Winter Poker Open was down to the final 27 players when Day 4 of the Main Event convened on Thursday morning. The overflow of poker in the building meant the field was relocated to the cozy confines of the Poker Room for the resumption...

   

• Full Tilt Online Poker Series XV: Satellite Your Way to a Gold Jersey

  February 05, 2010

  The next installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series is right around the corner, beginning Feb 10. This time around, 27 different events will be held and more than $17 million is guaranteed. PokerNews is here to give you a primer on the...

   

• The Nightly Turbo: MasterCard Blocks Poker, Cake Poker Ships It the Wrong Way, and More

  February 04, 2010

  In tonight's Nightly Turbo, we'll tell you which credit card company is making it a little bit harder on you to deposit money in your favorite online poker site, the story on Cake Poker awarding a losing player the pot, and more.

   

• PokerNews' Tony G Named #9 on BLUFF's 2010 Power 20

  February 04, 2010

  Every year the poker community eagerly awaits the release of the Bluff Magazine Power 20; a list of the poker industries most influential individuals. Tony G, PokerNews' owner cracked the top ten, coming in at number nine. "The entertaining...

   

• 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 3: Matros, Childs Surge to the Front

  February 04, 2010

  Americans looking for major tournament poker during the winter months can either head east or west to get their fix on the felt. Those who go east inevitably make their way to Atlantic City this time of year for the Borgata Winter Poker Open. This...

   

• The Nightly Turbo: Jennifer Harman's Charity, A Poker Room Robbed, and More

  February 03, 2010

  The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the scoop on where Jen Harman is going to start donating money, a robbery at a poker room in a casino, and maybe a rumor or two. In Case You Missed It We sat down with Vinny Pahuja recently to talk poker...

   

• The WSOP on ESPN: World Series of Poker - Europe Main Event to Air Beginning Feb. 7

  February 03, 2010

  Just when you thought it would be a long wait before fresh episodes of the World Series of Poker hit the airwaves, ESPN announced their plans to air eight hours of coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker - Europe Main Event. This month, Sunday...

   

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