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On the eve of the Championship Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe, there are still two bracelets left to be awarded. During yesterday’s action, the relatively unknown Tristan Wade defeated a stacked final table in the €3000 No Limit Hold�

While the World Series of Poker Europe continues in its city, details are emerging as to a card marking scandal that has occurred in a Cannes casino. Fox News and Expatica.com are reporting about the scandal, which involved the usage of infrared ink marke

With the €10,000 Championship Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe looming on the horizon, Steve “MrSmokey1” Billirakis etched his name into the annals of WSOP history on Wednesday by taking down his second gold bracelet, while a stacked f

Hoping to find a niche on the live tournament circuit and attract young players looking for a game after the obliteration of online poker in the United States, Card Player magazine has announced that it is launching a new poker tour, the Native American C

The second event of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) concluded Tuesday with Aussie Andrew Hinrichsen emerging victorious, the sixth Australian in history to win a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.  The €1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’

CalShark.com, a new free-to-play online poker room, opened yesterday, an event that would not normally be big news, especially because the games are all for play money.  What is interesting about this poker room, however, is that it is run by California

ESPN.com’s monthly ranking of the top ten poker players in the world, called “The Nuts,” has been released and for September, the top five has remained unchanged.  In fact, of the ten players on the list, only one was new, meaning that one player h

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) kicked off Friday with the first of seven official bracelet events as the Series moves to Cannes, France after four years in London, England.  In another first, Guillaume Humbert became the first Swiss national to

The opinions in this editorial do not reflect the positions of the ownership or management of Poker News Daily. The saving grace that came last week with the announcement of the long-awaited deal for the sale of Full Tilt Poker to the French investment co

Riding a wave of knockouts at the final table, Germany’s Benny Spindler cruised to the championship at the European Poker Tour’s stop in London, while Philipp Gruissem made EPT history by winning the High Roller event at the Hilton Metropole Hotel. In

With both events whittling their fields down to the final players, the champions will be determined today at the European Poker Tour London Main Event and the High Roller championship. In the Main Event, play ended yesterday with the elimination of Adria

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced the ten nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Tuesday after a public nomination process on WSOP.com, followed by a vetting of all nominations by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council. The criteria

Now we’re down to the nitty gritty.  Day 4 has wrapped up at the European Poker Tour (EPT) London with just 24 players – three tables – remaining and the title is virtually anyone’s for the taking at this point.  There is a virtual three-way tie

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Groupe Bernard Tapie, the French investment group that signed an “exclusive agreement” to purchase Full Tilt Poker and its assets, is considering offering an equity stake in the new company to certain

Day 3 was moving day at the European Poker Tour (EPT) London, as players were looking to make the money and position themselves for a potential run at the final table.  160 players started the day, and with 104 cashing, there was no doubt the money bubbl

One current and one former member of Team PokerStars are the targets of a lawsuit by Wynn Las Vegas, which is looking to recover $700,000 it says the two won at the casino by illegally cheating at craps. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Leo Fern

Oftentimes in large, multi-day poker tournaments, the chip leaders at the end of early days fall off the next day, never to be seen again in the event.  Not so this weekend at the European Poker Tour (EPT) London stop.  Germany’s Benny Spindler, who s

Day Two play at the European Poker Tour stop at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in London is in full swing, with the final numbers for the tournament exceeding expectations and bringing new faces to the top of the leaderboard. After 280 players stepped up on F

One of the most prestigious stops on the European Poker Tour, their annual trek to London, the United Kingdom, is currently underway, with several top professionals on the felt yesterday and for Day 1B action today. The £5000 buy in event started on Frid

Coming on the heels of the revocation of their gaming license by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission on Thursday, the inactive online site Full Tilt Poker reported Friday afternoon that a deal has been struck to sell the beleaguered company to a Fren