http://www.pokernews.com/news/ Daily news from poker and online poker world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:53:30 -0800 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-weekly-turbo-nikolay-evdakov-passes-away-full-tilt-12008.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-weekly-turbo-nikolay-evdakov-passes-away-full-tilt-12008.htm The Weekly Turbo has the week's top poker news stories including poker pros owing $16.5 million to Full Tilt Poker, the death of Nikolay Evdakov, and more. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-everleaf-quits-us-france-pokerstars-malta-12006.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-everleaf-quits-us-france-pokerstars-malta-12006.htm The Everleaf Poker Network has withdrawn from the U.S. and France, and Chiligaming entered the U.S. market by partnering with the Golden Nugget. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-sports-betting-takes-more-skill-than-poker-11997.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-sports-betting-takes-more-skill-than-poker-11997.htm Gambling legend Billy Walters says betting sports takes more skill than playing poker. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-gpi-player-of-the-year-award-thor-hansen-11991.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-gpi-player-of-the-year-award-thor-hansen-11991.htm Betfair.com is hosting a charity event designed to raise money for poker legend Thor Hansen, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/nightly-turbo-nikolay-evdakov-passes-away-viktor-blom-blog-11975.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/nightly-turbo-nikolay-evdakov-passes-away-viktor-blom-blog-11975.htm Russian poker pro Nikolay Evdakov passed away on Monday, Feb. 6 at the young age of 47. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-gus-hansen-loses-1-89-million-pot-tapie-11965.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-gus-hansen-loses-1-89-million-pot-tapie-11965.htm Gus Hansen lost a $1.89 million pot during a cash game in Macau, and Laurent Tapie confirmed reports that several pros still owe millions to Full Tilt Poker. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-weekly-turbo-full-tilt-poker-owed-millions-by-pros-2012-11953.htm Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-weekly-turbo-full-tilt-poker-owed-millions-by-pros-2012-11953.htm The Weekly Turbo has the week's top poker news stories including Full Tilt lending millions to well-known poker players, the 2012 World Series of Poker schedule, and much more. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/nightly-turbo-romney-opposes-online-gaming-florida-denied-11952.htm Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/nightly-turbo-romney-opposes-online-gaming-florida-denied-11952.htm Presidential candidates Ron Paul and Mitt Romney gave their thoughts about online gaming, and a casino bill to bring three Vegas-style casinos to Florida was withdrawn. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-deepstacks-partners-with-breeders-cup-11941.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-deepstacks-partners-with-breeders-cup-11941.htm The attorney for Groupe Bernard Tapie claims that poker players like Phil Ivey, David Benyamine, Erick Lindgren, and others still owe millions of dollars to Full Tilt Poker. http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-tapie-says-ferguson-rumors-are-false-2012--11928.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/02/the-nightly-turbo-tapie-says-ferguson-rumors-are-false-2012--11928.htm Laurent Tapie says the recent rumors about Chris Ferguson are false, and the 2012 World Series of Poker schedule has been released.