Poker News

• The "durrrr" Challenge: Four Sessions + 2,000 Hands = an $81,000 Win for Tom Dwan

  October 28, 2009,

  After a 20-day gap between sessions, Patrik Antonius and Tom "durrrr" Dwan finally found time to continue their (neverending) challenge match, sitting at four tables of heads-up $200/$400 pot-limit Omaha on Full Tilt Poker at just after 4...

   

• The WSOP Main Event on ESPN: The One in Which Ivey Mucks a Winner

  October 28, 2009,

  As we close our eyes and momentarily channel the writers of “Friends,” we here at PokerNews would like to officially dub last night’s episode of ESPN’s World Series of Poker Main Event coverage “The One in Which Phil Ivey Mucks a Winner.”...

   

• Five Minutes with ESPN.com's Inside Deal Host Andrew Feldman

  October 28, 2009,

  ESPN.com's "Inside Deal" has become a fan favorite since its debut and poker fans are wondering about the fate of the show. To get the inside scoop, we caught up with ESPN.com's poker editor Andrew Feldman to talk about the show's...

   

• The Nightly Turbo: Poker Cruise, Barry Berating, and More

  October 27, 2009,

  If you've found yourself reading this, then you should know The Nightly Turbo is the easiest way to get your fill of the top poker news stories of the day. You should come back tomorrow, and you should tell your friends.

   

• Vedes Takes the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago Title

  October 27, 2009,

  The World Poker Tour's Festa al Lago tournament at Bellagio ended yesterday with Tommy Vedes scoring the win in a 275-player field and collecting the $1,218,225 first-place prize by defeating Jason Lavallee heads up for the win. Despite having...

   

• Online Poker Spotlight: Michael Tureniec

  October 27, 2009,

  Michael Tureniec is a Full Tilt pro born and raised in Sweden who has taken the poker world by storm amassing over $1.2 million in career tournament earnings. We caught up with Michael to discuss his chip lead in the Partouche Poker Tour, what he...

   

• The World Series of Poker November Nine: Darvin Moon

  October 27, 2009,

  This year's World Series of Poker Main Event final table has its share of colorful personalities but perhaps the most interesting player of the group is chip leader Darvin Moon, a 45-year-old logger from Oakland, Md. Despite lacking the...

   

• The Nightly Turbo: High Stakes Poker Host Speculation, Supernova Dad, and More

  October 26, 2009,

  Welcome back to the Nightly Turbo, where we search high and low to bring you the day's top poker news stories, so you don't have to. What more could you ask for?

   

• Dan Livingston Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Chicago Main Event

  October 26, 2009,

  The World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Chicago Main Event came to a conclusion that saw Dan Livingston of Oak Forest, Ill., snag the first place prize of $291,749. Despite facing a field of 248, which grew in attendance by 12% from the...

   

• Should Poker Put the Skill-Game Issue Aside?

  October 26, 2009,

  Ever since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed by Congress three years ago, poker advocates have been trying to distinguish poker from other forms of gambling as a skill game.

   

• The Sunday Briefing: "grifo173" and "Kirbynator" Secure Sunday's Biggest Scores

  October 26, 2009,

  The final Sunday in October proved to be an exciting one on the virtual felt. Deals were failed to be reached by the final competitors in the PokerStars Sunday Million and Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee, resulting in huge scores to those emerging on...

   

• PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 5: Christophe Benzimra Takes the Title

  October 25, 2009,

  A respectable field of 203 runners braved the cold, gray rain outside the Casinos Poland this week, coming from all corners of the world to do battle at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw. After nearly a week of serious tournament poker...

   

• The Weekly Turbo: PartyGaming, High Stakes Poker Host Update, and More

  October 25, 2009,

  The work week can get overwhelming, and not everyone has the time to dive headfirst into the poker world's top stories every day. Weekend warriors rejoice! You've just flopped the nuts because the Nightly Turbo is introducing a special weekly edition. Pre

   

• PokerNews Op/Ed: The Philosophy of Knish

  October 25, 2009,

  The Joey Knish character from "Rounders" is regarded as the consummate professional poker player. Knish’s physical characteristics paint a gritty picture of a pro’s life – disheveled appearance, unshaven face for days and weeks at a time...

   

• iPod, LCD TV & Camera Giveaway Back On Paradise Poker!

  October 25, 2009,

  The incredible PokerNews Monthly Giveaway at Paradise Poker is back giving players the chance to play for LCD TVs, Sony Cameras, iPods and cash until the very end of 2009 - now with half the buy-in fee!

   

• PokerNews Playlist: Volume #13

  October 25, 2009,

  For both serious and casual online poker players, Sundays are (hopefully) a long grind. For those who don't want to play in a meditative state, music can be the perfect middle ground between total silence and the distraction of television. Don't...

   

• PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 4: Luca Pagano Highlights Sunday's Final Table

  October 24, 2009,

  The final table was reached on Saturday at the 2009 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw after the elimination of Alexander Debus in ninth place. Leading the way into the fifth and final day of action will be Oleksandr Vaserfirer holding 1.854...

   

• PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 3: A Pair of Canadians in Command

  October 24, 2009,

  Fifty-five players returned to the Casinos Poland at the Hyatt Hotel on Friday for Day 3 of the PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw. Within about eight hours, that number had been whittled down to the final 24 who are now guaranteed to walk away with a...

   

• Australian Productivity Commission Recommends Legalization of Online Gaming and Repeal of the Interactive Gambling Act

  October 23, 2009,

  In what looks like a big win for online poker The Australian Productivity commission, the Australian Federal Government's independent advisory for the body on microeconomic reform today released a draft report supporting the managed liberalization...

   

• The Nightly Turbo: Festa al Lago Day 2, Looking for Ivey, and More

  October 23, 2009,

  It's Friday. That means, the weekend is here. So we'll just get right to it today. Here is the news. Read it, tell your friends where you found it, and go work on your game.

   

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