2010 December 07 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day’s top poker news stories including a breakdown of Harry Reid’s Internet Poker bill, John Racener’s movie trailer, and more.
It was a quiet opening session of the week on the PokerStars sponsored “Big Game,” which airs on FOX late night in most markets. 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Joe Hachem booked a $21,700 profit on the night, the best of anyone at the table, and the “Loose Cannon” truly looked like an online qualifier.
A look at the high-stakes cash game action on Full Tilt Poker since Friday.
Nolan Dalla introduces Poker Hall of Fame entrant Dan Harrington, as captured by our cameras from the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event in November. This speech was given during the Hall of Fame ceremonies which took place just prior to the Final Table of the Main Event playing out. Each of the two elected members of the Poker Hall of Fame 2010 class were introduced by a speech, as Erik Seidel was introduced by a representative of the player voting committee, which was Doyle Brunson. For Dan Harrington’s introduction speech, a representative member of the media voting committee delivered the speech, as given here by Nolan Dalla.
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker site, released a software update on Monday that addressed many of its customers’ requests and concerns. Among the new features to the software were an “Auto Add-On” button for rebuys and a “Quick Fold to Any Bet” option for Rush Poker players.
Isildur1 has signed with PokerStars, becoming a member of Team PokerStars Pro and is launching the SuperStar Showdown to prove he is the best heads-up cash player in the world.
For the third straight day, Victory Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari leads the way in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic. There are 15 players remaining and, as was the case after Days 2 and 3, Esfandiari owns a stranglehold on the rest of the field.
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