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Poker players wearing sunglasses has been a stereotype within casino poker for years.  But PokerStars’ player Daniel Negreanu is one person who doesn’t like this stereotype….in fact, he doesn’t even think people should be wearing sunglasses at the poker table period! Negreanu recently spoke of his disdain for sunglasses on the popular holdem poker show High Stakes Poker.  He basically said sunglasses hurt the game, and that sunglasses aren’t needed to learn how to play poker.  The other people who were playing poker hands with him such as Doyle Brunson and Tom Dwan agreed that sunglasses aren’t necessary. Daniel Negreanu …

If you’re tired of listening to Lon McEachern and Norman Chad ramble on about the 2009 WSOP, then don’t worry because ESPN will be airing new episodes starting on July 27th.  The 2010 installment of the world’s largest casino poker event will begin running at 8pm ET on the 27th with the $50,000 Player’s Championship.  If you followed the Player’s Championship this year through poker news, then you already know that Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi won this poker tournament and the $1.56 million prize.  But now you have a chance to see the tournament on TV! Besides the Player’s Championship, …

The PokerStars “Big Game” debuted on the FOX television network earlier this week in what was considered a very successful first episode.  Perhaps the main reason for the successful debut was the fact that many of the world’s best live and internet poker players attended the Big Game.  Those who sat down at the Big Game poker table included Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Tony G, Phil Laak, Daniel Negreanu, and amateur player Ernest Wiggins.  Wiggins, who hails from Washington D.C., was especially interesting since he qualified for the show through a “Loose Cannon” poker tournament at PokerStars.  And Wiggins certainly …

It’s fitting that PokerStars would choose the time of year when the WSOP* is running to sign Ville Wahlbeck.  After all, Wahlbeck managed to play poker just as well as anyone else last June when he finished runner-up to Jeffrey Lisandro in the WSOP* Player of the Year race.  Now Wahlbeck will get to join the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Peter Eastgate, Chris Moneymaker, and Barry Greenstein as a PokerStars pro.  He’ll also get to take advantage of the incredible VIP deals at PokerStars too! Wahlbeck first caught the attention of the world’s largest online poker room when he won …

The Big Game – Week 1, Episode 1 Episode 1 of The Big Game, featuring Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak, Tony G and Loose Cannon Ernest Wiggins from Washington D.C. To sign up at PokerStars click here or check out our other great offers!

Several professional poker players have had forays into the land of Hollywood with PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Full Tilt Poker rep Erik Seidel (Curb Your Enthusiasm) being the latest.  Chris “Jesus” Ferguson is also very interested in joining the circle of online poker players who’ve ventured into Hollywood.  Only Ferguson is looking to do his work behind the scenes and hopes to actually make movies. This is new territory for a holdem poker player, but Ferguson is indeed serious about this venture, and he’s already teamed up with RCR Pictures to make this dream happen.  RCR …

Already the top two online poker rooms and largest providers of rakeback in the world, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars might be getting even bigger by launching their own TV shows.  PokerStars’ TV show will be called “The Big Game” and it will air on Fox Television.  The Big Game is a takeoff on the popular show “High Stakes Poker” where some of the world’s best known players engage in poker games against each other.  At this point, PokerStars-sponsored player Daniel Negreanu is the only person who’s been confirmed for the show. The show will be formatted in $200/$400 holdem …

Despite having success in its first five seasons, the super-popular poker show High Stakes Poker decided to make a big change by dropping the witty A.J. Benza from the commentator booth and replacing him with the sultry Kara Scott.  When the move was made, people immediately started criticizing the Game Show Network producers who made the decision, and some online poker rooms even considered pulling their advertising. Well it’s a good thing those Internet poker rooms didn’t make a hasty decision because High Stakes Poker’s ratings are actually up in Season 6.  In fact, they’ve soared above Season 5 with …

While most players today are making their money by playing online poker and taking advantage of rakeback deals, Carlos Mortensen is sticking to the old-fashioned way by earning his cash through live tournaments.  And Mortensen recently earned a lot of cash when he took the $393,820 top prize at the WPT Hollywood Poker Open. This was the third World Poker Tour win for Carlos Mortensen and this ties Gus Hansen for the most all-time wins in the WPT.  Perhaps even more important than this is that Mortensen was able to move past Daniel Negreanu on the all-time WPT money list.  …