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This Week in Poker -- November 14 – 20
by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Nov 20, '09
Check out CardPlayer.com every Friday for a weekly wrap-up of the news from the live poker tournament trail. Card Player Player of the Year Update 1: Eric Baldwin — 6,058 (pictured right) 2: Cornel Cimpan — 5,670 3: Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 5,463 4: …
Poker Stars Million Dollar Challenge Returns Sunday on Fox
by Kristy Arnett | Published: Nov 20, '09
… most watched poker television show in U.S. history, with more than four million viewers tuning in, easily beating out the World Series of Poker final table on ESPN, and after a short hiatus, the show will continue its first season with a new episode this …
Boylepoker $2,500 Added, $1 World Cup Bad Beat Freezeout
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 19, '09
… soccer and poker fans can take some cheer from tonight’s clever Boylepoker.com promotion. The Irish poker room is hosting a special £1 World Cup Bad Beat Freezeout with $2,500 added to celebrate Ireland’s triumphant display at Stade de France which saw …
Final Qualification for Belgium Poker Championships
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 19, '09
… seats have been added by PokerStars.com and these tournaments can be found in the “Events” section of the PokerStars lobby, under “Special”. The BOPC main event will play out over nine days (including four starting days, and two day 2’s), and will be …
ESPN Remains Pleased with November Nine Poker Concept
by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Nov 19, '09
… the sport, to make it more interesting to our viewers,” said White, who declined to give specific examples. But he did say that poker fans can look forward to World Series of Poker Europe coverage, which should begin in late January or early February.
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Final Table Takedown -- Prahlad Friedman
by Craig Tapscott | Published: Nov 13, '09
… unrelenting, aggressive style of play. He has cashed in tournaments for more than $2 million and won a coveted bracelet in a 2003 World Series of Poker $1,500 pot-limit hold’em event. He also finished 20th, for $494,797, in the 2006 WSOP main event. But …
Capture the Flag -- Emil Patel
by Kristy Arnett | Published: Nov 13, '09
… , like the WCOOP [World Championship of Online Poker], FTOPS [Full Tilt Online Poker Series], and a few World Series of Poker events. KA: When you first started, what games and stakes were you playing, and how …
Card Player CEO Captures World Series of Poker Europe Championship
by Justin Marchand | Published: Nov 13, '09
… last month as the_ World Series of Poker Europe_ descended on … your turn to win.” World Series of Poker Europe Champion Barry … have father and son World Series champions. So, how do their … Jeff to the 2009 World Series championship title and ships him …
Poker’s Ranking Systems – Part I
by Jennifer Mason | Published: Nov 01, '09
… one way to gauge ability, and one in which the players themselves seem to have a hardwired competitive interest. For example, the World Series of Poker runs one of the most prestigious Player of the Year (PotY) races over one sixth of an actual year in …
One Man Against a Machine
by Padraig Parkinson | Published: Nov 01, '09
… is well-known on the European poker scene, both for his poker prowess and sense of humour. He was one bluff away from winning the 1999 World Series of Poker, but unfortunately got called. Padraig Parkinson plays at and is sponsored by BoylePoker.com.