PartyPoker.com poker ambassador, Mike Sexton, will have a new television gig next year to go along with his duties as legendary World Poker Tour announcer. Starting on a yet to be determined date in 2010 on MyNetworkTV, Sexton will host a new poker game show called “Shuffle Up and Deal.” With recently-born poker game shows [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | November 20, 2009

Fans of the various radio podcasts featuring Ultimate Bet sponsored-pro Joe Sebok and longtime poker media member Scott Huff will be happy to hear that the popular radio show hosts will be taking their talents from the airwaves to your television. Huff and Sebok are the hosts of the new poker news program, “Poker 2Nite”, [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | November 19, 2009

Reigning Aussie Millions champion and Party Poker sponsored pro Stewart Scott is teaming up with the online poker room to offer users several chances to win their way into the Melbourne tournament that made his name in the poker world. Scott and Party Poker are offering three different tournament series in addition to the satellites [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | November 18, 2009

Italian racing and poker fans will be happy to hear that their two loves are combining in a new promotion from PartyPoker.it. The Italian wing of the PartyPoker online poker room is giving their customers the chance to face off on the felt with their newly signed spokesperson, F1 driver Giancarlo “Fisi” Fisichella. The new [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | November 17, 2009

The Las Vegas Review Journal broke the news early Friday that World Series of Poker (WSOP) Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack was resigning from his post, effective immediately. Pollack first came on board with Harrah´s Inc. as the Commissioner in 2006 and has overseen the WSOP for the past four years.
The news comes just days after Pollack [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | November 14, 2009

One of the most discussed topics surrounding the 2009 World Series of Poker final table, outside of the actual poker play, was the sponsorship and logo wearing status of the members of the November Nine. According to WSOP rules, no more than three players at the final table are permitted to wear logos for the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | November 13, 2009

The recent World Poker Tour (WPT) event at Foxwoods casino may have been overshadowed by the festivities of the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, but the tournament proved to have plenty of action and compelling storylines, including a second WPT victory in less than a year for Romanian-born poker [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | November 12, 2009

During this past weekend’s Main Event festivities, World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) and the company’s new owner PartyGaming called a press conference to officially pass the baton from former WPTE founder Steve Lipscomb to the new PartyGaming management.
In addition to the public appearance, the two sites also issued a press release announcing the finalization of [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | November 11, 2009

21-year-old Joe Cada became the youngest ever champion at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Monday night after defeating 45-year-old logger Darvin Moon in a heads-up match that lasted nearly 90 hands. The Shelby Township, Michigan native overcame several obstacles during the final table to claim victory and receive the top prize of $8.55 million. [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | November 10, 2009

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, the show will also be featuring a host [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | November 7, 2009