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Did an eight-year-old really win an online poker tournament? Did PokerStars break the record for the largest poker game ever played? And why can't Antonio Esfandiari beat Phil Laak? All these questions will be answered in tonight's Nightly Turbo.

Yesterday, we shared the first half of our picks for the Top 10 Online Poker Innovations; today we're wrapping it up with our final five. Agree or disagree with us? Fire away in the comments! 5. Resizable tables Not too long ago...

The "Isildur1" rollercoaster ride continues this week as the mysterious Swede's bankroll careened all over the place in a series of high-stakes heads-up marathons. Isildur1 won more than $1.5 million on Tuesday, most of it from Cardrunners pros...

The second-to-last day at the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star played out Thursday with 27 players returning to the felt to play down to the televised final table of six. It was Andy "BKiCe" Seth who finished out the day as the chip leader...

If you were planning on sunning yourself in Aruba this year for the UB Aruba Poker Classic, you might want to think again, ESPN has released their top 10 poker players of March, and if you missed Poker2Nite last night, you can catch it here. We've...

The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star resmued on Wednesday with 126 players having made it through to Day 2. After six levels of play, we are in the money and only 27 players remain. Emerging to the top of the chip counts was none other than...

Think back to the first time you played online poker. Were you on the Moneymaker bandwagon in late 2003? Or riding the WPT wave in 2004? Maybe Joe Hachem inspired you to start playing in 2005 or “Isildur1’s” run convinced you to ante up three months

It seems like it's ladies night in the Nightly Turbo tonight. We're bringing you the hottest girls of poker as decided by Maxim magazine and a ladies club promotion brought to you by PokerStars. Ok, we won't single out the ladies, there's news...

It's been a busy week in poker, with Annie Duke winning the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship this past weekend, and a major robbery taking place at the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Berlin. Both topics were on the minds of our readers, and we...

On Tuesday morning, another 196 players bought into the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star, creating a field 332 players strong. Among the Day 1b starters were 25 namesake “Shooting Star” bounty players whose knockouts were worth $5,000...

The PokerStars $2,000 cash freerolls are running through April. Just sign up for a PokerStars account through PokerNews and earn at least 150 VPPs in March to receive a ticket which can be used to register for the $2,000 freeroll of their...

The PartyPoker Women's World Open IV has just confirmed a few players, the Ladbrokes Poker Team has just signed its newest member, and more, all in tonight's Nightly Turbo.

Full Tilt Poker hosted some huge action this weekend, largely driven by the presence of everyone’s favorite online poker punching bag “Isildur1.” There were epic heads-up matches, swingy six-max games, and as many as eight tables of $300/$600...

The unique format of the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star makes it stand out from the tournament crowd during this blossoming springtime poker season. Day 1a of the $10,000-buy-in event ran on Monday, and the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose...

Patrik Antonius capped off a miserable day at the online tables with another losing session in the "durrrr" Challenge, his tenth in their last eleven meetings. Antonius and Tom "durrrr" Dwan met for only a bit over an hour and 364 hands, but the...

Mainstream media coverage of the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act introduced in the Senate two weeks ago often didn't even mention the bill's clause to license and regulate Internet poker. This might seem like a slight to the...

PokerNews is bringing you $500 cash freerolls at Carbon Poker every Wednesday through May. There are no minimum deposits or point requirements to qualify. All you have to do is sign up for a Carbon Poker account through PokerNews. The freeroll...

In tonight's Nightly Turbo, we'll be reminding you that the MiniFTOPS is around the corner, talking about Negreanu's latest blog post, and more.

While you've been doing work at the poker tables, others have been busy at the boardroom table. Good thing PokerNews is skilled at multi-tabling. We'll get you up to speed on what's new in the gaming business. This week, a new casino opened as...

Another Sunday on the virtual felt is in the books as the major online poker sites ran their standard Sunday tournaments. The PokerStars Sunday Million had over 10,000 entrants again, four of whom emerged six figures richer. The biggest win went...