Follow PokerBlips on Twitter
Poker News Daily Latest Blog Posts |
Add as Favorite
Claim Blog 
|
http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/ - Your one stop shop for poker news.
Click on the "vote it up" button to submit a story below to our homepage.
If you're the owner of Poker News Daily, claim your blog to unlock additional tools and reports.
pokernewsdaily.com - 11 hours ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Despite the promise of a televised final table
for both its Pot Limit Omaha Championship and Main...
Event, it was a small crowd at the United States Poker Championships (USPC), with only 32 players entering the Omaha event and 154 taking part in the Main Event. The tournament series, hosted by the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, ran from November 2nd until shortly before Thanksgiving and featured a total of 24 different events with buy-ins ranging from $340 to $5,250. Prior to the start of the series, ...
(more)
William Brindise Wins US Poker Championship Main Event
Comments
vote down
Rover
found this 11 hours agofound this
Rover
found this 11 hours agofound this
pokernewsdaily.com - 19 hours ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Most Americans spent Thanksgiving Day huddled around the
dinner table, noshing on roasted turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy,...
and a variety of desserts. Poker News Daily was able to talk to several pros to hear what they are thankful for. Many poker players took the day off from the tables to spend time with their families. Beth Shak was quite reflective when she said, “I’m thankful for my health and the heath of my family. I’m thankful for the love from my family and friends. I’m thankful for ...
(more)
Top Poker Pros Discuss What They Are Thankful For
pokernewsdaily.com - 19 hours ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Twenty-four hours after it was revealed that mandatory
financial services industry compliance with the regulations of the...
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ( UIGEA ) would be delayed by six months, the poker industry has had a chance to react. The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) was one of several organizations that successfully petitioned U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to push back conformity with UIGEA rules until June 1st, 2010. ...
(more)
Poker Industry Reacts to UIGEA Regulations Delay
pokernewsdaily.com - 20 hours ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Less than a day after winning this year’s
British Columbia Poker Championship and earning the first place...
prize of $364,364, 30 year-old Sophon Sek was arrested on charges of manslaughter and breaking and entering. As a result, his prize money is being held at the casino at the request of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and there is a chance it will be confiscated from Sek altogether. Sek is the sixth person arrested in connection with the Surrey Six murder case. In October of ...
(more)
British Columbia Poker Championship Winner Sophon Sek ...
pokernewsdaily.com - 39 hours ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Online poker players in the United States have
a lot to be thankful for this holiday season....
On Friday, CNBC and the Associated Press confirmed that U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had granted requests to delay the mandatory compliance date of the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ( UIGEA ) by six months to June 1st, 2010. Word of a potential delay first broke on Wednesday from Interactive Media Entertainment and ...
(more)
UIGEA Regulations Officially Delayed Six Months
pokernewsdaily.com - 40 hours ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
The second installment of the UB.com-sponsored poker news
show “ Poker2Nite ” hit televisions on Thanksgiving Eve...
in the United States on cable station Fox Sports Net. Scott Huff and Joe Sebok host the show. “Poker2Nite’s” second episode began with a discussion of the $1.3 million Pot Limit Omaha hand between Patrik Antonius and Swedish online poker player Isildur1 . The hand was replayed on-screen, with Antonius flopping a straight and Isildur1 calling all-in with a series of higher ...
(more)
Poker2Nite Talks Isildur1, Annie Duke Charity Poker ...
pokernewsdaily.com - 41 hours ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Everest Poker , an independent online poker site,
is continuing to build its influence in France by...
signing Fabrice Soulier . 2009 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Main Event third place finisher and fellow French player Antoine Saout is also a sponsored pro of the site. A press release distributed by Everest Poker claimed that the move to sign Soulier was made in order to reinforce “its presence in the country in a continued effort to develop poker in France ahead of the opening of the ...
(more)
Frenchman Fabrice Soulier Signs with Everest Poker
pokernewsdaily.com - 42 hours ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
A report from Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reveals some
new details surrounding the tragic death of PokerListings.com founder...
Andreas Oscarsson . The story, published last week, suggests that Oscarsson’s August murder could be connected to a business deal involving the popular poker website that was adversely affected by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ( UIGEA ). Oscarsson was shot six times while he was sleeping in his home in Trollhättan, Sweden on August 3rd and the initial ...
(more)
Andreas Oscarsson Murder Case May Be UIGEA Related
pokernewsdaily.com - 2 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
On Monday night, Week 12 of the National
Football League (NFL) will conclude with the 7-3 New...
England Patriots visiting Louisiana to take on the undefeated New Orleans Saints . Featured during the game will be 2009 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Main Event runner-up Darvin Moon . Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30pm ET and the contest will air on cable station ESPN in the United States. It was believed that Moon would be present for the on-field coin toss, when teams choose whether to kick or ...
(more)
WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Darvin Moon to be Featured ...
pokernewsdaily.com - 2 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
If you hail from the United States, this
weekend is a time for family, food, shopping, and...
some nice downtime from the stresses of life. If you’re a poker player, it is also time to squeeze in a tournament, be it in Costa Rica, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, or Los Angeles and put in some extra time at the tables in between bites of turkey. Players like Jean-Robert Bellande, Jon “pokertrip” Friedberg, David “Bakes” Baker, and Team PokerStars Pro Maria “Maridu” Mayrinck decided to escape the cold ...
(more)
Poker Community Celebrates Thanksgiving
pokernewsdaily.com - 3 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
The regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement
Act ( UIGEA ) have been delayed six months...
from December 1st, according to Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) Chairman Joe Brennan . Neither U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner nor Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had made any official comment regarding a six-month delay at press time. The two government officials received petitions to stay the UIGEA’s regulations by one year in letters filed ...
(more)
Report: UIGEA Regulations Postponed Six Months
pokernewsdaily.com - 3 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Poker News Daily: Tell us about the feedback
you received from the first episode of the UB.com-sponsored...
poker news show “ Poker2Nite ” on Fox Sports Net. Scott Huff : People in the poker world seem to be excited about the show and hope that we can do a good enough job with it to last beyond our 13-episode run. The majority of people enjoyed it and sensed our nerves. Everyone felt like it moved quickly and was paced well. They felt like we needed to be the team we once were with PokerRoad and be ...
(more)
Poker2Nite Host Scott Huff Interview with Poker News Daily
pokernewsdaily.com - 3 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Last week, heralded online poker grinder Shaun Deeb
announced that he was retiring from tournaments. In addition,...
it appears that his future in the online poker world may be up in the air. On the TwoPlusTwo forums, Deeb posted, “yah Im burntout I hate them I’m done with them. I cant win live everyone was always right I cant win online I just ran good everyone was always right. I’m gunna take rest of year off hopefully and go do something else yah poker was good for a while but **** ...
(more)
Poker Community Reacts to Shaun Deeb Retiring from ...
pokernewsdaily.com - 3 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
On Tuesday night, it was revealed that a
hearing will occur next Thursday, December 3rd in the...
House Financial Services Committee . Taking center stage are two bills related to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ( UIGEA ). Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas told Poker News Daily that no markup will occur at the hearing, which will be purely informational in nature: “It’s just an informational hearing. I don’t think the witnesses have been set yet and ...
(more)
No Markup Planned for December 3rd Internet Gambling Hearing
pokernewsdaily.com - 4 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
In breaking news from the House Financial Services
Committee , a hearing to discuss two pieces of...
legislation related to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ( UIGEA ) will be held on Thursday, December 3rd at 10:00am ET. Interested online poker players can check out the hearing via a webcast found on the official website of the Committee . The hearing, which will be held in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building, will cover two pieces of legislation introduced by Committee ...
(more)
UIGEA Hearing Scheduled for December 3rd in Financial ...
pokernewsdaily.com - 4 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
The fifth European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP)
has gotten off to an excellent start on Monday,...
with “ thanasis1982 ” becoming its first tournament winner. In its fifth year, the ECOOP has become the top tournament schedule on the iPoker Network , which is comprised of such rooms as Titan Poker , Celeb Poker, and Paddy Power Poker. This year’s tournament series, which started on Monday and lasts until December 6th, runs the gamut in a test of poker skills and boasts guaranteed prize ...
(more)
ECOOP V Kicks Off, thanasis1982 Event #1 Champion
pokernewsdaily.com - 4 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Poland ’s Senate approved a measure limiting gambling
to casinos, stunting access to poker and other games...
outside of a structured establishment. The bill cleared the Senate by a 48 to 3 margin, with 30 lawmakers not voting. The Krakow Post noted that the new crackdown on gambling outside of licensed casinos may also spell trouble for internet gambling and online poker : “The legislation also affects Internet gambling, which will no longer be allowed under Polish law. However, the enforcement of ...
(more)
Poland Limits Gambling, Poker to Brick and Mortar Casinos
pokernewsdaily.com - 4 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
On Monday, Team PokerStars Pro member Daniel Negreanu
posted a blog entry on Full Contact Poker entitled...
“ Mommy is Gone .” The funeral is scheduled for Thursday at 11:00am at the Jerett Funeral Home in Toronto. Negreanu revealed that his mother passed away in her sleep around 3:30am early Monday morning in a hospital, where she had been since February. The four-time World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) bracelet winner explained, “10 months of the most brutal torture. Just no way to live, and ...
(more)
Poker Player Daniel Negreanu’s Mother Passes Away
pokernewsdaily.com - 5 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
The ongoing clash between Isildur1 and the game’s
most vaunted high-stakes cash game players reached new levels...
over the weekend, as the cagey Swede played record-setting sessions with Full Tilt Pros Patrik Antonius , Phil Ivey , and Tom “ durrrr ” Dwan . The online poker world watched in awe as Isildur1 got involved in multiple $1 million pots at the $500/$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) tables. The biggest pot ever played on the internet came on Saturday between Isildur1 ...
(more)
Patrik Antonius Takes Record-Setting $1.3 Million Pot ...
pokernewsdaily.com - 5 days ago
—
pokernewsdaily.com —
Swedish newcomer Isildur1 has dominated the action on
Full Tilt Poker in recent weeks, helping grow the...
eight largest pots in online poker history. One of his opponents, CardRunners instructor Haseeb “INTERNET POKERS” Qureshi , sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss Isildur1’s recent dominance. Isildur1 has largely competed in Pot Limit Omaha against high-stakes Full Tilt regulars like 2009 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) November Nine member Phil Ivey , Durrrr Challenge namesake Tom ...
(more)
Haseeb Qureshi Comments on Isildur1 and High-Stakes Poker
