2010 April 26 Poker News, Events and Happenings
PartyPoker has signed a new member to the team, the EPT has released its schedule for season seven, and more - all in tonight’s Nightly Turbo.
One of the events leading up to this weekend’s running of the Kentucky Derby is the Derby Poker Championship. Fronted by Phil Hellmuth, Robert Williamson III, and legendary University of Louisville coach Denny Crum, the event promises to be one for the ages. Poker News Daily caught up with Crum to talk about the gala, which will play out on Thursday night, April 29th, from the Palace Theatre in Louisville.
On the Daily Deal, we will learn who the World Poker Tour Champion and the Player of the Year are, congratulate Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet on his first FTOPS jersey, and find out which WSOP events will be broadcasted by ESPN this year.
Legislation proposed by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) may pave the way for licensed and regulated internet gambling in the United States. However, proper safeguards to prevent underage and problem gambling and ensure consumer protection are integral to the future of the industry. Poker News Daily sat down with Safe Gaming System’s Glenn Gorelick to discuss his company’s potential role in the future landscape of internet gambling.
Over the weekend, poker players in the Twitterverse were abuzz over the two major poker championships raging on both sides of the Atlantic. The World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, which ended on Saturday, and the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final, which started the next day, kept poker players active on their Twitter accounts and kept fans informed on the proceedings.
Daniel Negreanu’s High Stakes Poker curse continued in earnest this week, as frustrated pro dropped two more buy ins during the episode. Even more aggravating, he shipped both to the bank of newly-nitty Mike “the Mouth” Matusow. The show was…
A clash of the titans took center stage on Sunday’s NBC coverage of the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, as industry veterans Phil Hellmuth and Howard Lederer met in a match for the ages.
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