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Online Poker News
Youth is served: Joe Cada wins the World Series of Poker Main Event
10 Nov 2009
21-year-old Joe Cada beat Darvin Moon heads-up to win the World Series of Poker Main Event title and win $8.5 million. The win also made Cada the youngest Main Event champion.
Virgin Poker renews contract with GTECH G2's IPN
9 Nov 2009
The British poker site has been a part of the International Poker Network since 2005 and has renewed its contract for three years.
PartyGaming completes World Poker Tour acquisition
9 Nov 2009
PartyGaming acquired all of the WPT assets for a cash consideration of $12.3 million plus an additional minimum payment of $3 million over the next three years.
Celebrities to get red carpet treatment at poker event
9 Nov 2009
The Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Tournament will be held at the Commerce Casino in California.
"Durrrr" joins Team Full Tilt
9 Nov 2009
Online poker legend Tom "durrrr" Dwan, 23, has been added to Team Full Tilt.
Ivey falls short in quest for WSOP Main Event title
8 Nov 2009
When Joe Cada and Darvin Moon began play at 1 p.m. Sunday in Las Vegas, Phil Ivey was the favorite to reach the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. When play ended nearly 17 hours later, Cada and Moon were the last men standing.
Instant final table analysis: Cada, Moon somehow outlast the rest
8 Nov 2009
The first portion of the WSOP Main Event final table lasted nearly 17 hours and in the end the two players whose play will be most criticized -- Darvin Moon and Joe Cada -- will be back on Monday night with the title on the line.
Ivey's media snub after Main Event exit was not "the best thing for poker"
8 Nov 2009
After his exit from the epic World Series of Poker Main Event final table, Phil Ivey -- "the world's undisputed greatest player" -- decided to skip out on his meeting with the media, and instead made a quiet exit into the Las Vegas night through a back door.
Emotional Sexton officially inducted into Poker Hall of Fame
8 Nov 2009
Poker's elite gathered at the Rio on Saturday night for a touching ceremony that saw Mike Sexton get inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Spirited crowd base makes WSOP final table a true 'Vegas' event
8 Nov 2009
The World Series of Poker Main Event final table once again drew a massive crowd at the Penn & Teller Theater on Saturday, creating a football-like party atmopshere.
Casino City Gang talks WSOP
5 Nov 2009
Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Gary Trask and Dan Igo go in-depth on this weekend's World Series of Poker final table and make their Week 9 NFL picks.
Phil Ivey is Main Event favorite at Party Bets
5 Nov 2009
Despite having just 5% of the chips in play, Phil Ivey is now a 7/2 favorite at the WSOP Main Event.
PKR nominated for three e-Gaming Review Awards
4 Nov 2009
PKR has been selected as a candidate for the Poker Operator of the Year, Online Marketing Campaign of the Year and Offline Marketing Campaign of the Year.
Party Poker's "Gladiator" promotion off to strong start
4 Nov 2009
Almost 200 people collected 1000 PartyPoints on the first day of the "Gladiator" promotion at Party Poker.
Buchman in position for breakthrough victory at WSOP Main Event
3 Nov 2009
Eric Buchman knows he has the skill to win the Main Event. Add in the fact that the New York pro also has a wealth of experience and a healthy chip stack and there's no wonder why he's a popular pick to prevail at this weekend's November Nine in Las Vegas.
Poker pros and media make their final table selections
2 Nov 2009
Casino City reaches out to a host of poker pros -- including Mike Sexton, Hevad Khan and Peter Eastgate -- as well as a number of the esteemed poker media to find out who everyone is picking to win the WSOP Main Event.
Michelle, Ho knocked out of Amazing Race
2 Nov 2009
Casino City's Vin Narayanan was looking forward to seeing Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho fall get eliminated on the Amazing Race, and on Sunday his wish was fulfilled.
Top-10 WSOP tidbits from Lon and Norm
2 Nov 2009
Lon McEachern and Norman Chad have been providing commentary for the World Series of Poker since 2003, and they will be at it again next week during the Main Event Final Table. They both took part in a 45-minute media conference call on Friday, and shared some interesting facts about all the November Nine participants. So for this week’s Top-10, we’re bringing you the top-10 tidbits from the World Series of Poker conference call.
A betting preview of the WSOP Main Event final table
2 Nov 2009
With Bodog offering proposition bets on this weekend's World Series of Poker Main Event final table, Casino City's Gary Trask is more than happy to make his predictions on who will win, who will be the first to get knocked out and whether or not anyone can possibly overcome the "greatness" of Phil Ivey.
Tournament for women offers opportunity to win trip to Bahamas
2 Nov 2009
Women’s Poker Club supporting effort of PokerStars.net to bring more women into poker.
PokerStars launches UK and Ireland Poker Tour
2 Nov 2009
The PokerStars.com UK and Ireland Poker Tour will have its first event in Galway, Ireland in December.
Two poker players eliminated in "Amazing Race"
2 Nov 2009
Professional poker players Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle were eliminated in sixth place on the CBS reality show.
Brit takes home PokerStars Baltic Festival championship
2 Nov 2009
Thomas Partridge outlasted 307 players from 24 counties to win the PokerStars Baltic Festival and take home €76,750.
Mel Judah launches "Cashout Poker"
2 Nov 2009
Cashout Poker was launched on October 15 at Full Tilt and is a system where players can cash out chips at any time during a multi-table tournament.
New PokerStars TV show to debut in UK
30 Oct 2009
The Pokerstars.com Bounty Stars of Poker that gives amateur online qualifiers a chance to take on top pros and celebrities.
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