News | November 2013

Nine tournaments to dethrone Daniel Negreanu
17 November 2025 a las 15:18 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
This year's race for Player of the Year (PoY) is being closely fought. Daniel Negreanu has already been named Player of the Year at the World Series of Poker®, and has the chance of closing the year leading the three major live tournaments classifications

Daniel Negreanu instacalls a cheerleader
16 November 2025 a las 16:54 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
Daniel Negreanu is a lucky guy - not because he has been crowned Player of the Year: this has nothing to do with poker. The PokerStars Pro is crushing both at the tables and outside the tables, and now he has achieved the dream of many players: he gave an instant-call to a cheerleader.

Polish government wants online gambling monopoly
15 November 2025 a las 12:21 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
The Polish government has submitted to the European Union its online gambling bill proposal (which includes online poker), which will create a state-controlled monopoly.

PokerStars is raising money to help the Philippines
14 November 2025 a las 16:50 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
On the 8th of November, the Philippines were decimated by Typhoon Haiyan, a storm that took the lives of thousands of people and left many more homeless. Now you can help the survivors of this disaster throughPokerStars.

PokerStars to launch Heads-Up Zoom
13 November 2025 a las 09:37 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
Fighting against the predatory attitude of some heads-up players remains a major concern for online pokerrooms. PokerStars will launch heads-up Zoom tables, this December, to try and reduce the number of players who are "camping" at the tables.

Poker Night in America announces third event in Pittsburgh
12 November 2025 a las 10:39 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
 The latest poker show in American television, Poker Night in America, hasn't held its second edition yet, but has already revealed where the third program will be recorded. The show is centered around top professionals playing in a cash game table, and intends to fill the void left by the end of Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker .

Delaware opens the first US gambling market
11 November 2025 a las 14:53 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
 The small state of Delaware, on the Atlantic coast of the United States, opened the doors of the first regulated online gambling market last Thursday. Besides poker, Delaware residents can also play blackjack, roulette and slots on 3 new rooms, all working on a new 888 network.

Greg Merson confirmed for the PartyPoker Premier League
10 November 2025 a las 14:52 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
The Party Poker Premier League will visit Canada for the first time, specifically Montreal - this will be the 7th edition, and of the 12 places to fill, only 2 remain. The most recent confirmation was the american Greg Merson, winner of the WSOP 2012 Main Event.

Esfandiari quit on his bet to go celibate for one year
09 November 2025 a las 17:03 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
Last August, Bills Perkins revelead the eccentric bet that Antonio Esfandiari had took: the winner of the biggest tournament ever (Big One for One Drop) would have to go one year without sexual relationships. 

Atlantic Club Casino files for bankruptcy
08 November 2025 a las 15:49 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
 The Atlantic Club Casino in New Jersey, which was to be sold to PokerStars (a sale that was later canceled), presented this week a request for judicial protection of bankruptcy.

MGM's CEO believes there's not enough liquidity in Nevada
07 November 2025 a las 18:28 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
Jim Murren, the CEO of MGM, one of the leading casino operators in the world, said that his company will not enter the online poker market in the state of Nevada, since "poker-only here is not a profitable enterprise."

Ryan Riess won the WSOP 2013 Main Event
06 November 2025 a las 15:51 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
 It took nine days (or four months, actually) to crown the new champion of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker - the 23 year old Ryan Riess. In a heads-up that lasted 4 hours, Riess defeated Jay Farber and received a first prize of $8,361,570 and the most coveted bracelet in the poker world.

McEvoy and Nguyen are now Poker Hall of Fame members
05 November 2025 a las 18:31 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
On the eve of the start of the final table of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, the Poker Hall of Fame 2013 ceremony was held, this time celebrating the careers of Tom McEvoy and Scotty Nguyen

WSOP Final Table starts today
04 November 2025 a las 11:15 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
Las Vegas, 5:30 PM - the final table of the World Series of Poker 2013 Main Event starts today, at thePenn & Teller Theater (Rio Hotel and Casino). The November 9 will fight not only for the most sought after bracelet in the poker world, but also for a first prize of $8,359,531.

Mickey Petersen - do you know him?
03 November 2025 a las 16:56 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
Almost every online poker player in the world knows about "mement_mori", the online handle of danish player Mickey Petersen. Discover more about the young player behind "mement_mori".

Slovenia wants new gambling legislation
02 November 2025 a las 16:51 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
The Slovenian government has notified the European Union of its intention to adopt a new gambling law in 2014. The legal text must be examined by the Commission, which will verify whether it's consistent with UE standards or not.
 

Norwegian poker player challenges politicians
01 November 2025 a las 21:17 @MclubPT 0 comentarios
 The Norwegian player Ola "Odd_Oddsen" Amundsgård, a Pot Limit Omaha specialist, has issued a challenge to his country politicians: if they play 10,000 hands of PLO against him and win, he'll offer them 1 million krone (€124,341). Amundsgård's aim is to prove that poker is not a game of luck but a game of skill.



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