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At the time, the durrrr challenge seemed like it could become one of the greatest battles – and one of the top poker stories – of all time. But nearly 12 months later, that story doesn’t even make Card Player’s Top 10 Poker Stories of 2009 list due to the historic year that followed Continued ...
Tournaments
| Series | Dates |
| 2010 New Year's Weekend Poker Bash | Jan 01, '10 - Jan 03, '10 |
| 2010 Larry Flynt's Challenge Cup | Jan 02, '10 - Jan 18, '10 |
| 2010 New Year's Classic | Jan 02, '10 - Jan 18, '10 |
| 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI | Jan 04, '10 - Jan 14, '10 |
| 2010 Southern Poker Championship | Jan 06, '10 - Jan 27, '10 |
| L.A. Poker Classic -- Multiple Satellites Offered |
| Bayou Poker Challenge -- Allen Kessler Wins Main Event |
| WPT -- Daniel Alaei Wins Doyle Brunson Classic Championship |
Blogs
Dec 22, 2009
Dec 21, 2009
Dec 20, 2009
Dec 19, 2009
Dec 18, 2009
Dec 16, 2009Videos
Card Player TV tours the home, and poker training center, of poker pros Ari Engel and David Chicotsky in this episode of High Stakes Living.
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Poker Pro Andrew “Foucault” Brokos teaches you how to play short handed poker at the Final Table of a major online tournament. Andrew shows you how to ‘open up’ your game when the field narrows, and what adjustments you need to make when Continued...
Euro
The World Poker Tour, recently purchased by PartyGaming, today announced it will host a poker tournament in Bucharest, Romania from March 27 to April 2, 2010. The €3,000 buy-in event will be held in the The Regent Casino at Novotel Hotel in the Continued...
Player of the Year
| Player | 2009 POY Points | 2009 POY Winnings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Baldwin | 6,994 | $1,494,494 |
| 2 | Cornel Andrew Cimpan | 5,934 | $2,807,781 |
| 3 | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 5,509 | $3,948,098 |
| 4 | Vitaly Lunkin | 4,473 | $3,151,602 |
| 5 | Soheil Shamseddin | 4,283 | $939,039 |
| 6 | Daniel Alaei | 4,142 | $2,059,913 |
| 7 | Jason Mercier | 4,130 | $1,245,876 |
| 8 | Faraz Jaka | 3,950 | $1,746,770 |
| 9 | Brock Parker | 3,838 | $854,107 |
| 10 | Joseph Cada | 3,600 | $8,546,435 |
Online Player of the Year
| Player | 2009 OPOY Points | 2009 OPOY Winnings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Gross | 10,032 | $1,201,199 |
| 2 | David Sands | 9,060 | $975,014 |
| 3 | Thayer Rasmussen | 8,844 | $701,150 |
| 4 | Chris Moorman | 8,452 | $955,781 |
| 5 | Shaun Deeb | 8,290 | $788,451 |
| 6 | Joseph Udine | 8,052 | $882,927 |
| 7 | Jeremiah Vinsant | 7,994 | $830,766 |
| 8 | Jonathan Delong | 7,926 | $764,124 |
| 9 | Casey Jarzabek | 7,776 | $665,453 |
| 10 | Jon Van Fleet | 7,624 | $661,276 |
World Tracker
| Country |
Finishes |
Finishes |
Finishes |
Total Medals |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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United States | 188 | 184 | 194 | 566 |
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Australia | 17 | 16 | 20 | 53 |
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Canada | 15 | 17 | 10 | 42 |
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Germany | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
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United Kingdom | 12 | 18 | 15 | 45 |
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Italy | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
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Sweden | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
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Denmark | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
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Russian Federation | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
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France | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
Poker Bonuses
| Room | Bonus | |
| Full Tilt Poker | $600 | |
| PokerStars | $600 | |
| UB | $1,300 | |
| Bodog Poker | $550 | |
| Cake Poker | $600 | |
| Absolute Poker | $500 | |
| Boyle Poker | $600 | |
| DoylesRoom | $600 | |
| SpadeClub | Free Poker | |
| Card Player Poker | Free Poker |
Freerolls and More
| Date/Time | Room/Tournament |
| Dec 24, 2009 2:40 PM EST. |
Bodog Poker $500 Freeroll |
| Dec 24, 2009 9:40 PM EST. |
Bodog Poker $500 Freeroll |
| Dec 25, 2009 2:40 PM EST. |
Bodog Poker $500 Freeroll |
| Dec 25, 2009 9:40 PM EST. |
Bodog Poker $500 Freeroll |
| Dec 26, 2009 2:40 PM EST. |
Bodog Poker $500 Freeroll |
Today's Free Strategy Clip: Poker Pro Andrew Brokos runs an "All-In" bluff without looking at his cards, while playing $100 No Limit Hold'em.
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