Daily news about poker and the online poker world http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/ en-us Copyright 2005-2011, ThePokerFather.com Wed, 25 May 2011 22:23:00 -0800 Wed, 25 May 2011 22:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/Images/TPFBanners/tpf_banner120x60.jpg http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/ Poker News from ThePokerFather.com Lawmakers on the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee have approved Internet poker bill AB258, sending it to a floor vote... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/may/25-poker-bill-clears-nevada-senate.php Wed, 25 May 2011 15:30:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/may/25-poker-bill-clears-nevada-senate.php news/poker/ Doyle Brunson will no longer be affiliated with the online poker site DoylesRoom.com, according to a report on a gambling news website... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/may/15-doyle-brunson-ends-contract.php Sun, 15 May 2011 15:30:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/may/15-doyle-brunson-ends-contract.php news/poker/ The USA has influenced many jurisdictions with its prohibition on online gambling throughout the years. The dispute with the World Trade Organization and Antigua and Barbuda being one problem that does not seem to be going away. Now the authorities in Costa Rica are pulling out all the stops by raiding the offices of Absolute Poker and PokerStars in an attempt to gather evidence regarding alleged wrong doing by those companies, as a reaction to the indictments put forth by the US Department of Justice... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/may/5-costa-rica-police-AP-UB.php Thu, 05 May 2011 15:30:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/may/5-costa-rica-police-AP-UB.php news/poker/ The site, one of the first of its kind, grew like wildfire. Soon nearly 30,000 players were logging on at once, trying their luck at games like Texas Hold'em. In just four years, annual revenues rocketed past $200 million... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/30-poker-investors-lose.php Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:30:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/30-poker-investors-lose.php news/poker/ The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, home to Absolute Poker, is ready to continue a fight in the World Trade Organization over the United States' actions to prevent Americans from playing online poker, according to a Thursday article on Reuters... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/23-WTO-sanction-US-online-poker.php Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:30:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/23-WTO-sanction-US-online-poker.php news/poker/ US authorities have unveiled an indictment against the owners of three of the world's biggest poker websites, throwing the young industry into turmoil... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/19-US-poker-online-in-turmoil.php Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/19-US-poker-online-in-turmoil.php news/poker/ It finally happened, everyone knew it was coming. Hell where are we going to play now. Amazing that you can buy any type of porn you want or any type of drugs on the net but God forbit you play a $5 sit and go you cant... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/15-DOJ-shuts-down-top-poker-sites.php Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/15-DOJ-shuts-down-top-poker-sites.php news/poker/ Matt Jarvis, who finished eighth last year in a World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas, made the statement Sunday at a public hearing regarding a mega casino proposal before city council... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/14-mega-casino-plan-vancouver-support.php Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/14-mega-casino-plan-vancouver-support.php news/poker/ Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has lodged a complaint with the competition watchdog about the advertising campaign being run by pubs and clubs against proposed poker machine reform... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/12-pull-poker-ads.php Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/apr/12-pull-poker-ads.php news/poker/ Online gaming giant FullTilt Poker and Fertitta Interactive, which is co-owned by the family that founded Station Casinos, have struck a partnership to operate an Internet poker website if the activity gains federal approval... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/mar/30-full-tilt-poker-partnership.php Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/mar/30-full-tilt-poker-partnership.php news/poker/ Legalizing Internet poker within the state's borders is part of a wide-ranging gambling bill pending in the Iowa Senate... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/mar/20-us-poker-bill-reactions.php Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/mar/20-us-poker-bill-reactions.php news/poker/ Zynga officials enthusiastically announced this week at SXSW that through its online games, Facebook players took only 36 hours to raise $1 million for Japanese earthquake victims. Zynga in partnership with Save the Children is asking players to donate to the Japanese relief efforts by buying virtual goods on its game sites... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/mar/17-zynga-donates-japan.php Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/mar/17-zynga-donates-japan.php news/poker/ Nevada lawmakers are not going to give up quietly especially when they see a good thing and want part of its conception and growth. I mean come on; we are talking about the state that built a city in the middle of a desert which grew to be the gambling capital of the world! It seems that lawmakers in the state of Nevada will be discussing intrastate online poker and all its perks sooner than later. William Horne, the Assembly Minority Whip has decided to introduce an intrastate online poker bill that would regulate and license sites in Nevada... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/mar/11-nevada-poker-online.php Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/mar/11-nevada-poker-online.php news/poker/ This May, the Bellagio will be debuting a new poker variation called Position Poker with a $500 no-limit hold'em tournament during the WPT Five-Star World Poker Classic. In order to give a little incentive for players to try out the game, Position Poker has decided to add $10,000 to the prize pool... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/28-poker-position-game.php Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/28-poker-position-game.php news/poker/ The first regulated poker network in North America, the Canadian Poker Network, powered by GTECH G2, launched last December when poker players at Loto Québec's Espace Jeux site joined the network. Now players in British Columbia will play at the same tables as players in Quebec. The increased liquidity means more choice for players of every level... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/23-bclc-playnow-canadian-poker-network.php Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/23-bclc-playnow-canadian-poker-network.php news/poker/ The story began in 2006, where legislators in Washington state fast-tracked a law banning online poker and gambling within the state. Breaking the new law would turn online poker players into Class C felons, a legal standing equivalent to possessing child pornography or torturing an animal, with a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/15-online-poker-washington.php Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/15-online-poker-washington.php news/poker/ The impact of the merger between Party Poker and bwin continues to reverberate through the online poker industry. The latest tremor: Confirmation that the merger will likely result in the sale of the Ongame Poker Network... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/8-ongame-for-sale.php Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/8-ongame-for-sale.php news/poker/ An English hacker has admitted he stole 400 billion virtual poker chips worth somewhere between $285,000 and $12 million in actual dollars from a popular online game, then sold some of them for cash on Facebook... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/3-facebook-poker-hacker.php Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/3-facebook-poker-hacker.php news/poker/ According to news reports, the alleged thief who knocked off the Bellagio in Las Vegas for $1.5 million was apprehended due to the help of the online poker community... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/1-bellagio-theif-arrested.php Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/feb/1-bellagio-theif-arrested.php news/poker/ Android device owners will soon have another option for real money poker on their phones, as Microgaming announced plans to release an Android real-money poker application in the coming months... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/jan/20-microgaming-android.php Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/jan/20-microgaming-android.php news/poker/ Professional Bull Riders boss Jeffrey Pollack, a former World Series of Poker commissioner, plans to keep his hand in the game... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/jan/15-PBR-poker-league.php Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/jan/15-PBR-poker-league.php news/poker/ This may come as a surprise, but the 2011 World Series of Poker is only four months away from the kick-off of summer tournaments in Las Vegas. Four months!.. http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/jan/10-4-months-to-WSOP.php Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/jan/10-4-months-to-WSOP.php news/poker/ There is not much left of White's School of the Arts Community Development Programs, a non-profit that operated out of the old Village Woods Middle School... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/jan/5-poker-palace-probation.php Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2011/jan/5-poker-palace-probation.php news/poker/ Full Tilt Poker's latest software update included many new features for the popular online poker site, including the introduction of what are being called "On Demand” tournaments... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/dec/28-full-tilt-tournaments-on-demand.html Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/dec/28-full-tilt-tournaments-on-demand.html news/poker/ A brand new poker room has been launched in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, located at Tampa in Florida; and its launch offer includes a number of special poker events, which will be run between December 21 and December 24... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/dec/22-hard-rock-casino-poker-room.html Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/dec/22-hard-rock-casino-poker-room.html news/poker/ On Friday, Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas appeared on Bloomberg Television to discuss the bill legalizing and regulating online poker introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). On the likelihood of a bill passing before the current Congressional session expires, Pappas candidly told Bloomberg viewers, "It would really have to take a Christmas miracle at this point.. http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/dec/18-online-poker-bill.html Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/dec/18-online-poker-bill.html news/poker/ For fans of non-traditional poker programming, 2011 may have an interesting addition in store with the reality show "Young Guns,” which will follow the lives of four online poker pros in Los Angeles... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/dec/12-poker-reality.html Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/dec/12-poker-reality.html news/poker/ Anurag Dikshit, the former online poker billionaire, was sentenced on Thursday to one year of probation and no jail time in a hearing that highlighted the extreme confusion over how U.S. law applies to online poker... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/nov/24-duhamel-caribbean-poker-adventure.html Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/nov/24-duhamel-caribbean-poker-adventure.html news/poker/ PokerStars is giving its players a chance to win a trip to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January with 2010 World Series of Poker main event champion Jonathan Duhamel. The opportunity is thanks to the Jonathan Duhamel's Caribbean Adventure promotion... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/nov/24-duhamel-caribbean-poker-adventure.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/nov/24-duhamel-caribbean-poker-adventure.html news/poker/ The cooperation of Phil Hellmuth and Ultimate Bet is one of the oldest in the field of poker as the popular online poker player known as the poker brat was substantially the man behind the growing success of the US facing online poker room part of the Cerues Network. Rumors, however, which recently saw the light of day, call into question the continuation of this cooperation as UB.com does not seem willing to continue to cover the amount of sponsorship Hellmuth requests to continue playing poker with the colors of UB... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/nov/18-hellmuth-ub-part-ways.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/nov/18-hellmuth-ub-part-ways.html news/poker/ Canadian poker professional Jonathan Duhamel holds a 6-1 advantage in chips as he faces John Racener of the U.S. for the $8.9 million top prize at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/nov/8-wsop-2010-final-two.html Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/nov/8-wsop-2010-final-two.html news/poker/ The recently penned deal between PokerStars.net and the media company FOXsports has a lot more impact in the world of Poker than some people may think... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/29-pokerstars-fox-sports.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/29-pokerstars-fox-sports.html news/poker/ The $1,500 no-limit hold'em main event at the 2010 World Series of Poker Circuit tour stop at the Horseshoe Hammond Casino in the Chicago area began today and 872 players have entered the tournament, making it the largest WSOP Circuit main event of all time... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/23-WSOP-circut-begins.html Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/23-WSOP-circut-begins.html news/poker/ Facebook has been caught letting its users personal info fall into the hands of advertising and data firms again -- but the social media site insists it wasn't on purpose... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/19-facebook-poker-names-leaked.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/19-facebook-poker-names-leaked.html news/poker/ Action heated up on Sunday as several big names in online poker picked up some nice cashes, as field sizes in the majors were higher over recent weeks. The most notable winner Sunday was FTOPS jersey wearer Alex "Kadabra” Keating, taking down the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Brawl for over $111,000... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/16-sunday-poker-winners.html Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/16-sunday-poker-winners.html news/poker/ The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday on an appeal of a Charleston judge's ruling that Texas Hold'em is a game of skill, not chance... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/9-supreme-court-ruling.html Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/oct/9-supreme-court-ruling.html news/poker/ Day 1A of the EPT London Main Event attracted a whopping 339 players, with Day 1B drawing an even bigger field, making the EPT London the largest live poker tournament ever held on British soil. Players all arrived at the Hilton Metropole hotel, with only 146 of the 339 surviving the first day of play... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/sep/30-ept-london.html Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/sep/30-ept-london.html news/poker/ Rumors are flying around that a subpoena was issued by US justice courts for poker pro Jason 'JDN' Newitt. There is a tremulous history between Mr. Newitt and Full Tilt poker, his employer as of last year when he was let go over some embarrassing incidents that ended up with litigation being launched in Nevada at Full Tilt Poker by Newitt for unfair and wrongful termination... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/sep/17-jason-newit-us-officials.html Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/sep/17-jason-newit-us-officials.html news/poker/ I have a question, and a wish, for television execs, the CRTC, or anyone who hands out licenses, allots specialty channels or those who influence the business of television programmin... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/sep/10-poker-not-a-sport.html Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/sep/10-poker-not-a-sport.html news/poker/ Full Tilt Poker's Sunday Mulligan is a tournament that features $200k in the prize pool and it will start on Sunday September 5th at 7:05pm ET. If you are looking for a bigger prize pool then the Sunday Brawl features a $400,000 prize pool and that tournament starts at 2pm ET... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/sep/4-full-tilt-poker-400k-guaranteed.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/sep/4-full-tilt-poker-400k-guaranteed.html news/poker/ With a following that spans the globe, the time had definitely come for an international tournament. Enter the World Series of Mahjong, which just held its latest championship round on Aug. 22... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/aug/27-wsoj.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/aug/27-wsoj.html news/poker/ That was the surprising conclusion of Dr. Erik Schlicht, a visiting researcher at Wellesley College who used the game to study the way humans make decisions under pressure... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/aug/17-win-at-poker-research.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/aug/17-win-at-poker-research.html news/poker/ Perhaps the biggest name poker star you'll find playing online is Daniel Negreanu. Born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario Canada it didn't take long for Negreanu to decide on an unconventional way of life... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/aug/4-ftops-xvii.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/aug/4-ftops-xvii.html news/poker/ The 34 tournament series will have a total guaranteed prize-pool of some $19 million, a number which is typically surpassed as players flock to the popular online poker room in hopes of winning one of the huge tournaments... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/aug/10-poker-stars-pros.htmll Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/aug/10-poker-stars-pros.html news/poker/ The World Series of Poker will soon let card players chase virtual gold bracelets on Facebook and other social networks... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jul/27-wsop-facebook.html Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:15:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jul/27-wsop-facebook.html news/poker/ The World Series of Poker Circuit has never been as popular as the actual WSOP itself, and the administration has realized this. The World Series of Poker Circuit has recently been revamped, giving the upcoming year a much larger series of opportunities... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jul/15-wsop-2010-day-10.html Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jul/15-wsop-2010-day-10.html news/poker/ Two-time World Series of Poker champion Johnny Chan was eliminated from the no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event Thursday after gambling strong pocket pairs twice against pocket aces, the game's best starting hand... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jul/15-wsop-2010-day-10.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jul/15-wsop-2010-day-10.html news/poker/ A group of 1,125 card players flocked to Las Vegas for the start of the World Series of Poker main event Monday, each gambling $10,000 on hopes of winning millions at the game's richest no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/23-online-pokies-gamble.html Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/23-online-pokies-gamble.html news/poker/ He goes by the nickname 'chapmoney' and he was 20 years old and living with his parents in Windsor, Ont., when he dropped out of school to play poker for a living... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jul/2-ontario-international-poker.html Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jul/2-ontario-international-poker.html news/poker/ YOU wonder about a sudden push to legalise online poker in Australia when our annual gambling losses are nudging $20 billion... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/23-online-pokies-gamble.html Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/23-online-pokies-gamble.html news/poker/ The latest World Series of Poker statistics as poker's biggest tournament sails past the halfway mark suggest that so far the revised schedule has been a positive move in regard to entries, if not in prize pools... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/19-wsop-2010-stats.html Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/19-wsop-2010-stats.html news/poker/ Paul 'Smalls' Kitsos, a well known professional poker player and mainstay on the World Series of Poker Tour since 2005, has died on a flight to the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. Kitsos was known for his large stature and was morbidly obese. WSOP officials say that Kitsos died of an apparent heart attack... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/9-paul-kitsos-dies.html Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/9-paul-kitsos-dies.html news/poker/ Had the Swiss Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Texas hold 'em was a game of skill, it would have permitted private competitions to continue. But it said simple math, tactics and psychology played smaller roles than luck in determining the winner... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/4-swiss-poker-ruling.html Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jun/4-swiss-poker-ruling.html news/poker/ Full Tilt Poker are guaranteeing that at least $300,000 will be up for grabs on May 31st when they host their $1k Monday tournament, an event with a buy in of $1000 + $60 (just 6% for the site fee). The format of the tournament is No Limit Texas Hold'em and the starting time for the event is 9pm ET... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/31-full-tilt-poker-300k.html Mon, 31 May 2010 23:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/31-full-tilt-poker-300k.html news/poker/ The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) finished up a busy week last week by appealing their case in a Washington Supreme Court followed by a pro-Internet gambling rally. The PPA's Washington branch is challenging the current state law which charges that playing poker or casino gambling online is a felony offense... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/21-play-online-poker-washington.html Fri, 21 May 2010 14:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/21-play-online-poker-washington.html news/poker/ While famed poker player Phil Ivey is considered by many to be the best poker player in the game today, the seven-time WSOP bracelet winner becomes the hunted, not the hunter, during next week's invitational poker tournament at the newly dedicated Phil Ivey Room at the Aria at City Center in Las Vegas... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/14-phil-ivey-poker-target.html Fri, 14 May 2010 14:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/14-phil-ivey-poker-target.html news/poker/ Play with William Hill Poker in a new $1,000,000 Monthly Guaranteed Prize Tournament. This mega $1,000,000 tournament has a buy in of $500+$35. Satellites for Monthly Million tournaments take place on Sundays at 18:00 GMT... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/10-will-hill-poker-promotions.html Mon, 10 May 2010 02:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/10-will-hill-poker-promotions.html news/poker/ Let's make one thing clear; when the World Series of Poker rolls into Las Vegas this May, we're not just talking about any random poker tournament and we're certainly not talking about any random city, either. We're talking about the world's most prestigious poker event of the year taking place in the party capital of the world... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/05-bodog-wsop-2010-parties.html Wed, 05 May 2010 19:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/may/05-bodog-wsop-2010-parties.html news/poker/ Playing in the World Series of Poker Main Event is a dream for every poker player. Each year online poker sites offer players various ways to qualify for the WSOP and BluffMagazine.com has broken them done to help you get to Las Vegas easily. Each day this week we'll present a different online poker room and show you how you can get to the WSOP with them. Today we present the Cereus Poker Network, home of UB.com and AbsolutePoker.com... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/apr/30-wsop-2010-cereus.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/apr/30-wsop-2010-cereus.html news/poker/ The first Poker Pro Canada Classic poker tournament at Four Aces Card Club in Montreal was a huge success, drawing about 250 players from all over Canada and the U.S. – even Europe – to compete for a prize pool of $369,000... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/apr/22-four-aces-pro-canada.html Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:35:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/apr/22-four-aces-pro-canada.html news/poker/ Full Tilt Poker is one of the largest online poker rooms available to US citizens and reports have surfaced that the online poker room is currently under investigation. A federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating the online poker room and indictments could be brought against some of the most well known and best poker pros in the industry... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/apr/7-full-tilt-investigation.html Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:35:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/apr/7-full-tilt-investigation.html news/poker/ You'd think the 2009 WSOP would be considered a win for title sponsor Everest Poker, as one of their own – Antoine Saout – graced the final table. Apparently not, as the company announced a suit against the WSOP today... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/apr/2-everest-sues-wsop.html Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:00:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/apr/2-everest-sues-wsop.html news/poker/ HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. is pleased to announce that its brand, the Canadian Poker Tour, Canada's leading poker organization, is finalizing plans to host the country's largest poker tournament series... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/26-headsup-entertainment-poker-tournament.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/26-headsup-entertainment-poker-tournament.html news/poker/ With so much change going on under our noses in the US poker world, it may be time to sit back and speculate what we can expect on the online poker legislation front by the end of this year.. http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/19-poker-in-2010.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/19-poker-in-2010.html news/poker/ An 8 year old child from India is in trouble with an online poker room for winning over 22 million rupees ($500,000) in an online poker tournament. The facts regarding this development are unclear, but the child is Aashish Nanak and he is regarded as a computer genius. He was first introduced to computers at the age of 3, starting building webpages at 4, and he began playing online poker when he turned 6. He has now been playing poker over the Internet for 2 years... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/13-poker-tournament-won-8-year-old.html Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/13-poker-tournament-won-8-year-old.html news/poker/ Every year, just before March Madness begins in the NCAA, poker's own version of bracket insanity takes place in a made for TV event that has become a staple in the tournament scene, and a 'please pick me' prayer for every pro... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/10-poker-dude.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/10-poker-dude.html news/poker/ Lady Gaga geeks rejoice - you can now strum along to Poker Face, Bad Romance and more on a plastic guitar as Harmonix and MTV announce the Lady Gaga pack for Rock Band... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/5-poker-face-rock-band.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/mar/5-poker-face-rock-band.html news/poker/ Comments regarding increased Full Tilt Rakeback while playing Rush Poker are partially right; after announcements made earlier in the week that rakeback players might receive more rakeback from fulltiltpoker.com when playing Rush Poker should be cleared that the amount of rakeback does not change for players regardless if they play Rush Poker or normal Ring Games at Full Tilt Poker as the return is a uniformed 27% which is paid directly by Full Tilt... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/feb/15-full-tilt-poker-rake-back.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/feb/15-full-tilt-poker-rake-back.html news/poker/ Poker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/feb/06-Internet-gambling-again-in-play.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:50:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/feb/06-Internet-gambling-again-in-play.html news/poker/ Things aren't always rosy in terms of finances for professional poker players. The ebbs and flows of variance which accompanies the game can be brutal, especially when coupled with other money leaks such as craps, blackjack or sports betting. When things are running bad for stretches of time, even players who seemingly have made tons of money have rough times making ends meet... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jan/29-cake-poker-wsop-ebay.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jan/29-cake-poker-wsop-ebay.html news/poker/ In Michigan, all gambling is illegal unless for charity or organised by a state regulated casinos. However, it wasn't too difficult for Michigan police to track down this particular poker get together as the Grand Rapids Poker Club game had been openly advertising it to the public days in advance... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jan/21-topless-poker-tournament.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:50:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jan/21-topless-poker-tournament.html news/poker/ Doyle Brunson has been the central personality of professional poker for more than 30 years and has just published perhaps the most worthwhile autobiography ever written by a poker pro. "The Godfather of Poker" delivers a clear picture of its interesting and paradoxical author... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jan/18-godfather-of-poker-story.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:35:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jan/18-godfather-of-poker-story.html news/poker/ What has long been a rumor has finally been confirmed as official. PokerStars, the online poker room behind popular poker circuits like the European Poker Tour (EPT), Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) and Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), announced earlier this week that it would be spreading to North America... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jan/09-poker-stars-north-american-poker-tour.html Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:25:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2010/jan/09-poker-stars-north-american-poker-tour.html news/poker/ It was a challenge that had an entire Horry County parish on the edge of their pews, hoping one of their own could bring home a large chunk of change from a Los Angeles poker competition to help rebuild their dilapidated church... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/25-poker-playing-priest.html Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:25:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/25-poker-playing-priest.html news/poker/ 'Something for everyone' were the words of World Series of Poker tournament director Jack Effel when describing the just released 2010 WSOP schedule, and he's right. http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/19-wsop-2010-schedule.html Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:55:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/19-wsop-2010-schedule.html news/poker/ On Saturday, the National Post ran an article entitled "Calvin Ayre online gaming tycoon,” a profile of the founder of the popular online poker room, casino, and sports book Bodog. Ayre donned a Bodog Fight shirt for the interview's image... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/14-bodog-calvin-ayre-national-post.html Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/14-bodog-calvin-ayre-national-post.html news/poker/ Sophon Sek does not believe his incarceration as a suspect in the Surrey Six gangland slayings of 2007 is reason for police to seize $364,000 he won in a championship poker game the day before he was arrested, his lawyer says... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/9-surrey-six-killing-wants-poker-winnings.html Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/9-surrey-six-killing-wants-poker-winnings.html news/poker/ It is an established fact that Internet poker has become one of the most popular forms of gambling for the Americans, with millions of online card players in the US. At the moment there are not enough standing regulations to protect the customers' ends when they gamble at the many existing unregulated online casinos so they eagerly look forward to the US updating their online gambling laws. Everyone is awaiting a new ruling with poker becoming the first game to be regulated... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/5-online-poker-future-america.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/5-online-poker-future-america.html news/poker/ Players looking for an opportunity to rack up player points on the CEREUS Network will be happy to hear that Absolute Poker and UB.com are now offering two Power Hour sessions daily in which players can earn twice the UltimatePoints. Each session is three hours long, offering players up to six hours per day to earn double points... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/3-poker-power-hour.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/dec/3-poker-power-hour.html news/poker/ In partnership with PlayNow.com, the River Rock Casino Resort is proud to announce that the winner of the BC Poker Championships Mr. Sophon Sek of Cloverdale took home the grand prize of $364,364 beating out over 680 players... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/23-bc-poker-championships-2009.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/23-bc-poker-championships-2009.html news/poker/ If you have a large bankroll then you will want to be at Absolute Poker tomorrow, November 18th at 8:30pm EST for the $150,000 dollar Guaranteed Deep Stack Tournament... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/19-absolute-poker-deep-stack.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/19-absolute-poker-deep-stack.html news/poker/ Market research firm Mintel has published a report claiming online poker in the UK will decline by seven percent in 2009 with gross gaming yield falling to £247 million from £265 million in 2008... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/13-uk-poker-market-decline.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:11:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/13-uk-poker-market-decline.html news/poker/ Big changes are in store for the next season of the popular GSN program 'High Stakes Poker.' In addition to the firing of longtime host AJ Benza, the hiring of former European Poker Tour Hostess Kara Scott and a new sponsorship deal with online poker room PokerStars... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/7-high-stakes-poker-lineup.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:35:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/7-high-stakes-poker-lineup.html news/poker/ There are four games for Sunday at Ladbrokes Poker of the brand new game type, Survivor. This is a new tournament game that gives players a twist - if they fall into the bottom ten percent of chip stacks at the end of any round, they are eliminated... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/3-ladbrokes-poker-tournament.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:35:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/nov/3-ladbrokes-poker-tournament.html news/poker/ A recent change to the tournament schedules at CEREUS Network sites Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet has online grinders rejoicing at the fact that it will now be even easier to bolt to the bathroom during a long session of online tournament play. The two rooms are the latest to adopt the practice of synchronizing breaks... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/31-synchronized-poker-breaks.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:30:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/31-synchronized-poker-breaks.html news/poker/ Not only does PokerStars have some of the best promotions in the industry but they also sponsor some of the biggest live tournament series. They started out with the already famous European Poker Tour and quickly added the Asian Pacific Poker Tour and the Latin American Poker Tour... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/27-pokerstars-czech-slovak-tour.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:15:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/27-pokerstars-czech-slovak-tour.html news/poker/ Kentucky's effort to seize 141 Internet domain names of online gambling sites was without precedent and blatantly unconstitutional, lawyers representing online gambling interests told the state Supreme Court on Thursday... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/23-supreme-court-online-gambling-case.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:39:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/23-supreme-court-online-gambling-case.html news/poker/ Online poker room Full Tilt Poker is known for keeping mum when it comes to its legal and business matters, but the company broke its silence to comment on a recent lawsuit by former customers Lary Kennedy and Greg Omotov... http://www.thepokerfather.com//PokerNews/2009/oct/18-full-tilt-response-poker-bot.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com//PokerNews/2009/oct/18-full-tilt-response-poker-bot.html news/poker/ The French parliament has approved a bill to regulate and legalize online gambling, including online poker. The new law is expected to come into force next year, and up to 100 operators are expected to apply for licenses... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/14-france-approves-online-poker.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:15:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/14-france-approves-online-poker.html news/poker/ AFTER three weeks that saw the world's best players come here to play in the World Series of Poker Europe and the European Poker Tour, London's season of poker has finished. To cash in either flagship tournament is an achievement, and to cash in both – meaning you've picked your way through two of the world's toughest fields in succession – is exceptional... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/9-london-poker-season-ends.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:53:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/9-london-poker-season-ends.html news/poker/ An online poker player has filed a lawsuit against operator Full Tilt, in which the company is accused of being controlled from within the US and using software to control hand results. Lary Kennedy, a Full Tilt patron, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the company and pro players Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/5-full-tilt-poker-lawsuit.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/5-full-tilt-poker-lawsuit.html news/poker/ 111 poker players are left in the PokerStars London EPT (PokerStars European Poker Tour) event with a combined prize pool of more than £3.500.000. Currently it seems to be a fantastic day 3 we will witness as many interesting players are left in the tournament and quite a few of those have accumulated substantial chips stacks... http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/3-poker-stars-ept.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:23:00 -0800 http://www.thepokerfather.com/PokerNews/2009/oct/3-poker-stars-ept.html news/poker/