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Jason Wheeler Leads OPOY RaceIt’s been three months since Taylor “ambiguosity” Paur was crowned Card Player Online Player of the Year and it is time to see who makes up the new batch of contenders for the 2011 title. Thanks to increased guarantees and the introduction of multi-entry events, more tournaments are qualifying for OPOY than ever. Remember, players […]
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WPT Unveils Super High Roller Event at Bellagio
The World Poker Tour has officially announced that it will hold the debut of a Super High Roller Event during the upcoming WPT World Championship series at Bellagio. This exclusive tournament will run from May 18-19 and feature a $100,000 buy-in — the largest amount in the history of the WPT. Card Player will be […]
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Qualify For European Masters Of Poker Bulgaria
The European Masters of Poker next rolls into Bulgaria with the €1,100 buy in EMOP main event taking place from June 1 to June 5, 2011 at Crystal Crown, Sunny Beach. Online poker players on the Entraction network can qualify all through April in a series of Iron Man freerolls which simply require accumulated VIP […]
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Roberto Romanello Wins WPT Bratislava
Just a couple of months after taking down the European Poker Tour Prague for €640,000, Roberto Romanello has done it again, this time in Slovakia at the World Poker Tour Bratislava. The Welshman adds €140,685 to his tournament winnings, plus a $25,500 WPT World Championship seat, and a Tiffany bracelet. After beating 210 players to […]
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Dutch Banks May Block Online Poker Payments
Ahead of the proposed regulation on online gambling in Holland, Dutch banks will be asked to block payments to all gambling sites operating there according to DutchNews.nl. Online gambling is deemed illegal in the country and the junior justice minister Fred Teeven told Dutch News that the government hopes banks will begin blocking credit card […]
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Play The Everest Poker ONE Satellite Tonight
Easter is on its way and with it the €1 million guaranteed Everest Poker ONE tournament. Tonight Tuesday April 5, 2011 sees the penultimate $336 + $24 satellite at the site with one package worth $9,000 for every 27 players who register for the event.. The Everest Poker ONE is taking place from Apr. 21 […]
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EPT Berlin Begins Tuesday
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Berlin stop begins on Tuesday, April 5 at noon local time in the capital city of Germany. This is the second year for this tournament stop and the first edition was wildly popular with 945 players in attendance and a total prize pool worth $6,436,080. Last season Kevin MacPhee topped […]
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happymon32 Wins Full Tilt Poker $2.25 Million
You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on PokerStars, Full Tilt, UB, Absolute Poker, and Bodog below: Full Tilt Poker — $2.25 Million Guarantee Buy-In: $200+$16 Prize Pool: $2,806,000 Entrants: 14,030 1. happymon32 — $353,770* 2. Alex_Striker — $247,513* 3. Mario “Pokerccini” Puccini — $239,966* 4. thed3ntist — $224,021* 5. P1NkUn1C0rN […]
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Iowa Internet Poker Bill in Trouble
A bill in the state of Iowa that would legalize and regulate internet poker has failed to gain any traction after a Senate committee approved the proposal in early March, according to the Associated Press. According to the article published this past Friday, lawmakers couldn’t agree on Senate File 458 in its current form. It […]
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A Poker Life: Bruce Buffer
Poker is just a part of life for modern Renaissance man Bruce Buffer, but that in no way reflects a lack of passion for the game. Buffer simply has many interests competing for his time. He is President and CEO of the “The Buffer Partnership” with his half-brother and boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer. Both […]
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Scott Palmer Edges Viktor Blom by $5K
After a wild PokerStars SuperStar Showdown with Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu in March, on Sunday Viktor “Isildur1” Blom experienced the first virtual stalemate in the brief history of the showdowns. Scott “urnotindangr” Palmer managed to edge his Swedish opponent by just $5,425, which is less than a buy-in at the $50-$100 no-limit hold’em stakes they were […]
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Doyle Brunson Featured on Poker After Dark
Doyle Brunson is arguably the biggest living legend in the game, and this week he’ll have to once again prove he can hang with some of the best young players in the game. The 77-year-old is making his 13th appearance on NBC’s Poker After Dark and will be putting up $50,000 in a winner-take-all freezeout […]
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Full Tilt Brings Back Take 2 Promo
From Friday, April 8th to Sunday, April 17th, Full Tilt Poker will bring back its Take 2 promotion, giving players with more modest bankrolls a chance to earn double Full Tilt Points (FTPs) and a $25 bonus. Playing at two or more ring-game tables at the same time or any single Rush Poker table during […]
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Wigglesworth Is Black Belt Poker London Live II Champ
Peter Wigglesworth topped a 414-strong field at London’s Grosvenor Victoria Casino to become the Black Belt London Live II champion. Wigglesworth’s final opponent was Michael Yiannikkou and after a few run-ins the two decided to play for the trophy and split the money. However, before they could each take home $16,000, it had to be […]
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Antonio Dieguez Wins Estrellas Poker Tour
Antonio Dieguez has won the PokerStars.com Estrellas Poker Tour Málaga having been runner up last month at another PokerStars event, the Eureka Poker Tour Prague. Dieguez topped the field of 375 players in the €1,000 buy in tournament at the Torrequebrada Casino, Málaga to take home €81,000 after beating Michael Carter heads up. After the […]
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Italian Tax Services Investigate Poker Pros
Online poker professionals in Italy may have a few worries on their mind at the moment. According to Tax-News.com, the Italian Revenue Agency and the Guardia di Finanza have set the wheels in motion towards investigating the income earned and tax declared of players who have signed contracts with Italian and international poker rooms. A […]
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Thirty Irish Poker Open Packages Guaranteed Tonight
With the Irish Open 2011 looming on the horizon, sponsor PaddyPowerPoker.com tonight hosts a massive mega satellite with 30 packages to the main event guaranteed. The 30 Guaranteed Packages satellite has €300 + €20 buy in and takes place tonight Sunday April 3, 2011 at 8 p.m.. Each package is worth €4,600 and comprises the […]
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Play The Unibet Poker Open Online Tomorrow
The second stop on the Unibet Open tour takes place online tomorrow Sunday Apr. 3 at 7 p.m. (CET) at Unibet.com. The €300 + €20 buy-in event features a guaranteed prize pool of €25,000 and players begin with 10,000 in chips and a one-hour clock. Players who participate can earn points for the Unibet Open […]
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PKR.com Announces Düsseldorf Poker Social
PKR.com has announced the latest in its run of poker social events, the PKR Social: Düsseldorf. The German event takes place over two days from Saturday May 7 and will consist of a paintball session, dinner, poker, and drinks. PKR is subsidizing half the cost of the event so players will only have to pony […]
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India Poker Open Announced
Details of the first India Poker Open have been announced. The four-tournament festival will take place in Casino Carnival, Goa, India from May 12 to 15, 2011. The schedule centres around a US$2,300 (INR100,000) main event starting on Saturday May 14. Additionally the festival features a $115 no-limit holdem rebuy and $230 no-limit hold’em freezeout […]
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Euro Poker Tweets Of The Week
This week saw Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier updating about what he does best, and that’s stacking those chips up. This time it was at the World Poker Tour Bratislava. On Mar. 31, we followed his run which went a bit like this, “56k at first break of WPT bratislava really good start at QQ twice in […]
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Full Tilt Poker Triple Guarantee Sunday
On Sunday, April 3, Full Tilt Poker will conclude its $30 Million Double Guarantees Week with a massive Triple Guarantees Big Money Sunday. All of Full Tilt’s guarantee tournaments that start between 12 p.m. ET and 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday will have their total guaranteed prize money tripled. This means that the normal $750,000 […]
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Tournament Poker: April Preview
Although April is just beginning, a number of major live poker events are already under way across the globe. Tournaments from the World Series of Poker Circuit, World Poker Tour, Asian Poker Tour and Heartland Poker Tour started in late March and will conclude in the coming days. Some of the largest events in progress […]
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Andrew Li: 2011's First PokerStars SuperNova Elite
These days, winning at online poker is harder than ever. The number of sharks have increased and the fish are few and far between, not to mention the fact that even bad players are just a few clicks of the mouse away from a top-rated poker education at any number of the training sites out […]
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Friday $200 Freeroll For CP Readers
Attention fantasy sports players! This is your last chance to jump in on an exclusive, free-to-enter tournament at DraftStreet.com. This one-night fantasy NBA league will feature a $200 freeroll for tonight’s games. Competing for your share of the prize is cake. Simply sign up and draft your team. If the players you choose perform well, […]
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Cake Poker Network Shrinks Further
The beleaguered Cake Poker Network has suffered another blow with the defection of the UK’s Gutshot Poker to the iPoker network. In a statement issued by Gutshot the company said, “Here’s the news you’ve all been waiting for: Gutshot Poker is moving to iPoker, the world’s largest poker network on Monday April 4th!" The Cake […]
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bwin.party Digital Entertainment Starts Trading
The long-anticipated merger of two of Europe’s leading online gaming operators was completed today as bwin Interactive Holdings and Party Gaming plc became one entity, bwin.party digital entertainment plc. The news company started trading on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker ‘BPTY” and at 11.05 am were down 1.75 percent to 196.5 pence. The […]
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Final Irish Poker Open Satellites Revealed
PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced its Last Chance Saloon satellite schedule for this year’s Irish Open. The schedule, which starts from Thursday, Apr. 7, features various ticket-only satellites with seats guaranteed for the upcoming festival. The satellites will run for 14 days and those who take part in six or more will be automatically entered into a […]
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Dan Cates Leads by $1.2 Million in 'Durrrr Challenge'
Dan “jungleman12” Cates passed the $1 million mark this past week in his lead over Tom “durrrr” Dwan in Full Tilt Poker’s Durrrr Challenge. Cates, who was recently written about in the New York Times Magazine, picked up an additional $300,000 across two short sessions in the past seven days to bring his profits to […]
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Full Tilt to Pair with Fertitta
Full Tilt Poker has entered into a partnership with Fertitta Interactive, an entity established and co-owned by Station Casinos’ founders. Contrary to previous unsubstantiated reports circulating the web, the deal is not with Station Casinos. Full Tilt Poker’s new relationship with a Nevada gaming entity comes less than one week after PokerStars partnered with Wynn […]
