http://www.pokernews.com/news/ Daily news from poker and online poker world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:25:30 -0800 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-nightly-turbo-unabomber-replaces-texdolly-napt-high-roll-7897.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:21:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-nightly-turbo-unabomber-replaces-texdolly-napt-high-roll-7897.htm 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. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-durrrr-challenge-dwan-expands-lead-by-315-000-7898.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:07:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-durrrr-challenge-dwan-expands-lead-by-315-000-7898.htm 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... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/top-5-performers-in-ftops-history-7895.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/top-5-performers-in-ftops-history-7895.htm 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... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/party-poker-premier-league-iv-set-to-heat-up-vegas-7894.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/party-poker-premier-league-iv-set-to-heat-up-vegas-7894.htm 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. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/online-poker-in-california-7893.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/online-poker-in-california-7893.htm 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... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-nightly-turbo-ivey-s-not-so-super-sunday-pokerstars-laun-7891.htm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:36:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-nightly-turbo-ivey-s-not-so-super-sunday-pokerstars-laun-7891.htm 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... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-wsop-on-espn-the-poker-brat-the-godfather-the-magician-a-7892.htm Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-wsop-on-espn-the-poker-brat-the-godfather-the-magician-a-7892.htm 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... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-pokernews-jet-set-the-m-resort-las-vegas-7887.htm Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-pokernews-jet-set-the-m-resort-las-vegas-7887.htm 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... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-sunday-briefing-palurdo-banks-a-sunday-million-win-on-su-7890.htm Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-sunday-briefing-palurdo-banks-a-sunday-million-win-on-su-7890.htm 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... http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-nightly-turbo-dutch-governement-vs-poker-players-masterc-7889.htm Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/02/the-nightly-turbo-dutch-governement-vs-poker-players-masterc-7889.htm 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.