Poker News - Page 8

The game of poker is used by people for many things. For many, it is the way they make their living. For some, it is a way to pass the time with friends. Over the next week in New York City, however, the game of poker will be used for something else…as

Later this week, the International Federation of Poker will put on its inaugural event, the Nations’ Cup, which will take place in London, the United Kingdom, and feature top players from around the world battling in a unique format. Eleven of the t

Late this week, two prominent members of the gaming community – one of the top gaming lawyers in the United States and the CEO of one of the major players in the worldwide casino industry – offered differing opinions on the future of legislation that

After a fairly positive hearing at the end of October, a House of Representatives subcommittee will meet again next week to discuss online gambling and poker and any potential legislation. The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade and it

The opinions in this editorial do not reflect the positions of the ownership or management of Poker News Daily. The 2011 World Series of Poker was certainly one for the history books. With the ominous cloud of “Black Friday” hanging over the opening o

2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Raymer was in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday, testifying in what would eventually be a failed attempt to overturn laws in Portsmouth, VA, and across the state that make poker “halls” illegal. Accord

ESPN.com recently unveiled its October poker player rankings, affectionately dubbed “The Nuts.” The top ten list attempts to determine who the best players in the world are at the moment, based on recent accomplishments.  This materially differs from

It all came down to Tuesday night.  Three men – Germany’s Pius Heinz, America’s Ben Lamb, and the Czech Republic’s Martin Staszko – returned to the Rio to determine who would be the next poker legend, who would be the 2011 World Series of Poker

This year wasn’t the greatest, to say the least, for PokerStars.  Despite coming out relatively clean so far (repeat: so far) from Black Friday, at least compared to Absolute Poker and Full Tilt Poker, the U.S. Department of Justice indictment and subs

All the attention during the beginning of this week may be on the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, but let’s not forget there are other major tournaments going on all over the world.  One of them, the World Poker Tour (WPT) A

Sunday was the day the poker world had been waiting for almost four months.  The 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event resumed after its break in July as the November Nine got together to battle it out for millions of dollars.  Play began at 3:30

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal focuses on the efforts of one of poker’s most respected authors, Anthony Holden, as he attempts to change the public’s perspective on the game of poker. Holden, who wrote the seminal poker book “Big Deal:

After four long months of waiting, building the suspense to palpable levels, the 2011 World Series of Poker Championship Event “November Nine” will step to the felt this afternoon (for most of the world) to begin to determine the World Champion. Set t

The U. S. Department of Justice filed documents yesterday in response to arguments from two of the accused bankers in the “Black Friday” indictments, giving some insights into how the federal government will be prosecuting the case. The response, a 51

It was announced this week that two of the major casino operations in the United States will join forces with the largest online gaming operation – if and/or when the United States can clarify its murky online gaming laws. On Monday, MGM Resorts Interna

PartyPoker, now the second largest poker room on the internet, is launching a new promotion next week, dubbed “World Domination.” In World Domination, the goal is to play at real money tables, collect “cities,” and win money along the way.  Let�

It must be a good feeling to almost double your lifetime earnings in a week.  That’s just what New York’s Daniel Santoro did, as he won the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals in what turned out to be a final table that was a tale

The poker news site Subject: Poker reported Tuesday afternoon that Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) has come to an agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) which will pave the way for GBT to continue the process of acquiring Full Tilt Poker.

Day 5 of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals just goes to show that there are no givens in poker.  One hand, one card, and everyone’s predictions can go flying out the window.  Going into Monday’s abbreviated day of play, two

It’s that time again at PokerStars.  The time that thousands of players logon to try to win the lottery.  It is time for another billionth hand promotion at the world’s largest online poker room.  This time, PokerStars is celebrating its 70 billion