CelebPoker today announced its intention to make poker rakeback more readily available to all poker players, through the launch of their new site RakebackCelebPoker.com. The new poker rakeback site, which goes live today, will offer online poker players exclusive rakeback promotions that are specifically designed to reward those players who play at CelebPoker.com.
David Dononvan, CEO [...]

The second day of play for the survivors from days 1A and 1B in the 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event began at noon today in the Amazon Room at the Rio. There were 1,476 of them at the start of play, but by the end of the night, just 648 [...]

At the end of Day 1b at the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Barcelona Sebastian Ruthenberg was one of only three players to have accumulated over 100,000 in chips on the first day of play. That onslaught was only the beginning for the 24-year-old German pro.
The event attracted a sold-out field of 618 players which lead [...]

By
Arthur Crowson
Welcome to another thrilling edition of Poker News in Brief for the week of April 13-19.
As part of our weekly ongoing feature we've compiled another collection of poker stories that didn't quite make the front page on PokerListings.com but definitely raised a few eyebrows. This week we learn about a certain European Footballer [...]

The Los Angeles Youth Network, a charitable organization focusing on the needs of Los Angeles’ homeless youth, has announced that they will hold a star-studded poker tournament and party to benefit LA’s homeless children on Saturday, September 9th, 2006 at the Crystal Casino located in Greater Los Angeles.
Established in 1986, The Los Angeles Youth Network [...]

Day 3 of the $1,500 No Limit Hold ‘em (Event 28) at the 2009 World Series of Poker ended with Joe Simmons  in the lead. Players battled it out for a spot at the final table until 3 a.m. Monday morning, but were unable to reach the final nine when the floor called it a night. [...]

Hello Mr. Monte Carlo champion! Congratulations on your big EPT win. What have you been doing these days since your victory?
Thanks Ryan, it means a lot to me! I’ve been in Vegas since the day after my win in Monte Carlo. I’ve played the $25k WPT championship, the $5k WSOPC championship at Caesar’s palace, and [...]

PokerTek Inc, seller and licensor of automated poker tables, announced its first quarter 2008 earnings earlier this week. Pokertek posted a net loss of $2.13 million for the quarter which was an improvement over its net loss of $2.62 million for the same period a year ago. The company recorded a healthy 441% increase in [...]

Another busy night for the PokerStars Sunday Million saw a turnout of 7,711 entrants, making the prize pool $1,542,200 with a first-place prize of $188,919.50. Notable finishes include ClaudioReyna in tenth place ($7,711) and Adam "Roothlus" Levy in 53rd place ($2,621.74). The chip counts at the beginning of the final table were:
RunThisTable - 24,525,748
Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" [...]

Still no Texas No-Limit Hold'em in Texas.
By
Arthur Crowson
It's that time again.
PokerListings.com has made a list of some of the smaller but still interesting poker news stories of the week and put it nright here for your reading pleasure. This week we take a look at a horrible river card for legal Texas in poker, the [...]

Running Aces Harness Park, located in Columbus, Minnesota, will be the site of the 10th Annual Trent Tucker Celebrity Poker Tournament, benefiting the Trent Tucker Non-Profit Organization, on Thursday, September 11, 2008. Celebrities scheduled to take part include NBA superstars Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen and Charles Oakley, Minnesota Viking Darren Sharper, former Minnesota [...]

It’s not often than Full Tilt Poker’s marquee Sunday tournament comes with an overlay but that’s exactly what happened Sunday as only 3,626 players entered the $750,000 Guaranteed tournament. That meant an overlay of $24,800. When all was said and done the big winner Sunday was Matthew Hilger, or ionlyplayAA, who managed to capture the [...]

Amateur poker players around the globe dream of going pro and playing “full time” on the World Poker Tour. They yearn for the excitement, intense competition and the chance to win millions at the hottest gaming destinations in the world. But limited bankrolls usually prohibited these dreamers from accomplishing their goal.
WPT Boot Camp, however, will [...]

Thu, Jul 9th, 2009 @ 12:00am
The inaugural Caesars Cup, poker's version of golf's Ryder Cup, will be held in London on September 25 during the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), where 8 European poker players will compete against 8 from North American for international bragging rights. Team Captains Daniel Negreanu (N. America) and [...]

T-Chan was the man at PokerStars.com SCOOP.
By
Arthur Crowson
Welcome to another exciting edition of Poker News in Brief for the week of April 5-12.
As part of our weekly feature we've collected a list of stories that didn't quite make it onto the front page of PokerListings but were worth mentioning. This week we take a [...]

The World Poker Tour’s 2007 Foxwoods Poker Classic championship event resumes today at the world’s largest casino as 56 players continue the battle for the 40 paid spots and a seat at the televised final table.
Leading the field after day two is Casey Griswold, who banked over $190,000 last week at Foxwoods after winning a [...]

RawVegas.tv (www.rawvegas.tv), the Las Vegas-based Internet TV channel featuring a daily mix of original programs on the Las Vegas scene and lifestyle, today announced the launch of a new series of video diaries from three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu. The short-form webisodes, set to be filmed daily throughout the 2007 WSOP [...]

We are pleased to announce that online preregistration into all events at the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia is now open. For a simple and easy preregistration process, simply head to Crown Poker and click on Register Now.
We are expecting an interesting mix of players from all corners of the globe this year who will grace [...]

A South Carolina legislator has introduced a new bill to legalize social gambling and gambling-themed fundraisers, thereby reversing the state's two-plus century old law against such activities. Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston) has introduced the bill to allow for gambling in private homes when there is no house profit, as well as to [...]

Dennis Phillips is about a few weeks away from sitting down at a poker table with a better than one in nine chance of winning $9 million. But the man who is the chip leader of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event is focused on helping others too.
Phillips is auctioning off the opportunity to [...]

They come from all over the country and even overseas. Hundreds of men and women flood into the Rio every day, not to play in a tournament and to dream of winning a big score, but to work. They are the backbone of the WSOP. They are, of course, the dealers.
However, in a stressful time [...]

Event #4 of the 2008 World Series of Poker drew a star-studded field of 332 players, including Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Greg Raymer and Event #1 winner Nenad Medic, trying to become the first double bracelet winner of 2008. The field of 332 was down slightly from 2007, but still created an impressive $1,560,400 prize [...]

Get inside a brat's mind.
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PokerListings.com
Once again, PokerListings.com has made a list of some of the smaller yet still newsworthy poker stories this week and put it all together below.
This week we take a look at the Poker Brat's new book, how online poker is headed to a TV set near you and where the best [...]

Sun, Jul 5th, 2009 @ 12:00am
Happy Birthday USA! They kicked off Day 1B at the WSOP by playing the National Anthem to recognize the country's celebration of Independence Day, then Doyle Brunson issued the order to "Shuffle Up and Deal!" Doyle won't be repeating that performance on future days as he was eliminated during level [...]

Thu, Feb 21st, 2008 @ 12:00am
California state Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, has introduced bill AB2026 to exploit a loophole in the federal law that could bring online poker back to Californians. The bill would order the California Gambling Control Commission and the Department of Justice to study the federal law, the Unlawful Internet Gambling [...]

Can you imagine anyone driving to Las Vegas in 1992 with $50 in his pocket, then borrowing $10,000 to start playing $200/400 razz and seven-card stud, and in six months, running it up to a $17,000,000 fortune shooting pool, playing poker, and shooting dice? Then, instead of cashing out, he decides to gamble sky-high and [...]

You can start the New Year with a bang and a share of $25,000 in bonuses! Simply play in any of our Showdown Survivor events listed below:
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The poker room at this huge gambling complex is located in the "Sport of Kings Poker and Racing Lounge." It's on the second floor in a converted theater, under an enormous chandelier, with terraced seating that promises and delivers "every seat in the house is the best seat in the house." It is, architecturally at [...]

Day 2 of the National Heads-Up Championship featured some of the biggest names in poker and entertainment, as superstars such as Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein and Peter Eastgate squared off not only against other top pros, but also big names from the entertainment world like Brad Garrett, Don Cheadle and actor-turned-poker-pro Gabe Kaplan. The 32 [...]