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The Nightly Turbo: Poker After Dark MMA Week, WSOP on ESPN Preview, and More

US Poker News - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 23:00
Another Monday, another day back at the grind. We've got a little something to make that grind go by a little quicker - news. What's on the line up today? We've got previews for this week's MMA packed Poker After Dark, tomorrow night's WSOP...

The PokerStars.net Big Game: No Happy Ending for Loose Cannon Howard

US Poker News - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 18:00
After a month-long hiatus, fresh episodes of the PokerStars.net Big Game returned to the airwaves last week. Following Nadya Magnus’ triumphant stint as the Loose Cannon proved to be difficult for Troy Howard, a 29 year-old music engineer from...

FTOPS XVII: Double Jersey Winners, Family Ties, and More

US Poker News - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 16:30
Full Tilt Poker's 17th installment of their quarterly online poker series is wrapping up today with the second day of the $600 Main Event. While you rail that online, take a look at some of the biggest wins from the last two weeks:

The Sunday Briefing: Three Players Emerge With $400k+ Scores

US Poker News - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 15:45
FTOPS XVII has come to a close, but not before dishing out millions in prize money. For 12 days, online poker veterans and rookies took to the virtual felt with hopes of capturing FTOPS glory. The Main Event was won by TyboVegas for $423,057.41...

PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn Day 4: Can Mattern Do the Double?

US Poker News - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 13:30
The penultimate day of EPT Tallinn kicked off with 25 players remaining after many obstinate short stacks had refused to die the day before. But today was do or die time, the players would be whittled down to a final table of eight no matter how...

The PartyPoker Weekly: Devilfish Bites Back, New Tournament Structure on Trial and Bodo Talks Palladium Elite

US Poker News - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 13:00
Another busy week for our friends at PartyPoker, this week the Devilfish replies to Tony G, Bodo Sbrzesny talks Palladium Elite and a new tournament blind structure is announced

This Week in Tournament Poker: August 8-14, 2010

US Poker News - Mon, 08/16/2010 - 05:00
Much to the contrary of the virtual felt, there wasn’t much going on this past week on the live felt. Even despite big, prominent action, there were some notable names that stood alone in the winner’s circle. Wrapping up this past week are the...

The Weekly Turbo: World Poker Tour Heads to Florida, Part Two of the UB Cheating Scandal, and More

US Poker News - Sun, 08/15/2010 - 16:00
You've made it through the entire week. Maybe you were a little busy with the FTOPS or just crushing your home game and couldn't get caught up on all the news that happened this week, like the World Poker Tour announcing a stop in the Sunshine...

PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn Day 3: Mattern In Contention As Down to 25 They Go

US Poker News - Sun, 08/15/2010 - 01:00
When Day 3 of the PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn dawned, 84 players returned to the Swissotel Tallinn hoping to take a shot at the title and the €400,000 first prize. But before the day was out, 28 of them would go home with nothing, another 31...

$70,000 in Club PokerNews Freerolls from William Hill Poker

US Poker News - Sat, 08/14/2010 - 13:00
Join PokerNews and William Hill Poker as we bring you one of the biggest freeroll series around today. $70,000 in prizes including two $20,000 freerolls.

PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn Day 2: Weekes Ends Strong with Massive Lead

US Poker News - Sat, 08/14/2010 - 04:00
The second day of PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Tallin was short and sweet. It only lasted five levels, but that was plenty of time for young Brit Jonathan Weekes to amass a giant chip lead. Former November Niner Ivan Demidov is next, and...

The Nightly Turbo: A Seven-Year-Old Poker Prodigy, a Casting Call for a Poker Reality Show, and More

US Poker News - Fri, 08/13/2010 - 22:58
Your friggatriskaidekaphobia might be kicking in today, but here at PokerNews HQ, it's just another day. We're going to bring you the news so you have something to talk about, and we're going to take credit for teaching you a new word (see:...

The Pigskin Diaries Vol. 1: Are You Ready For Some Football?

US Poker News - Fri, 08/13/2010 - 18:00
If you're anything like me, your autumn Sundays are devoid of nearly everything apart from football and poker. Add chili to that short list come winter, obviously -- those three things comprise the Holy Trinity of a man's weekend. I have my "spot"...

Off the Felt with Rayan Nathan

US Poker News - Fri, 08/13/2010 - 17:00
We sat down with Rayan Nathan recently to discuss his WSOP (and not all of it was spent in Las Vegas), November Nine predictions, and petanque (and if you don't know what that is, Google it). OK, we think that most people are finally just...

Inside Gaming: Macau to the Rescue

US Poker News - Fri, 08/13/2010 - 15:45
Last week, Inside Gaming reported on the stream of dismal accounting sheets produced by casino operators during the second quarter of 2010. But the major international companies, including the Sands, the Wynn, and MGM, all found one bright spot on...

Making Supernova Elite with Team PokerStars Online Pro Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt

US Poker News - Fri, 08/13/2010 - 13:05
We talk to Team PokerStars Online Pro Dusty 'Leatherass' Schmidt about how he achieved and maintained SuperNova Elite for the last 4 years.

PokerStars.com EPT Tallinn Day 1b: Bukara Leads the Way

US Poker News - Fri, 08/13/2010 - 13:05
Day 1b of the inaugural PokerStars.net EPT event at Tallinn's delightful Swissotel saw more players take their seats in the somewhat cozy tournament area located on the 6th floor of this, the tallest building in the city. After the dusted had...

Club PokerNews Currently Hosting Five Freerolls with Prize Pools of $10,000 or More

US Poker News - Fri, 08/13/2010 - 13:00
While most freerolls get smaller, Club PokerNews freerolls get bigger all the time. We currently boast five freerolls with a prize pool of $70,000 with very low rake requirements.

The Nightly Turbo: Doubles Poker Championship, PartyGaming Named in Kentucky Domain Case, and More

US Poker News - Thu, 08/12/2010 - 23:00
You came here looking for the news and that's what we're going to give you. What's on the docket today? Well, the Doubles Poker Championship is hitting your TV sets this week, PartyGaming has been named in the Kentucky domain seizure case, and...

European Poker Tour Unveils New Player of the Year Ranking System

US Poker News - Thu, 08/12/2010 - 18:45
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour kicked off its seventh season this week in Tallinn, Estonia. For the occasion, PokerStars also unveiled the new points system the tour will use to calculate Player of the Year and other awards categories. The...
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