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PKR Live Five Hits London in November
PKR.com will host PKR Live Five at the Fox Poker Club, London from November 12 to 14, 2010. Qualification for the 150 runner, $500 buy-in main event is underway at PKR.com from just $4.95. The main event will have an estimated prize pool of $75,000 and the Sunday of the festival sees a $150 Terminator […]
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Book Review: Devilfish ⎯ The Life & Times of a Poker LegendDave “Devilfish” Ulliott, poker legend. People either love him or hate him but the one thing no one in poker can do is ignore him. Now he has told his life story in Devilfish ⎯ The Life & Times of a Poker Legend and what a story it is. From rags to riches, prisons to […]
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World Poker Tour -- Legends of Poker Day 1A
Day 1A at the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker $5,000 no-limit hold’em main event began at 1 p.m on Friday, August 20. A total of 186 players joined the action on the first day offered and at the end of the night 90 remained. Notable professionals that hit the rail during the day included […]
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This Week in Poker: August 14 -- 20
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 The Card Player Player of the Year Race is brought to you by Bodog 1: Thomas Marchese — 4,442 2: Sorel Mizzi — 3,862 3: Jeffrey Papola — 3,420 4: […]
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PokerStars' Extreme Satellites Begin Tomorrow
For the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker, PokerStars has announced that it will be adding more than $500,000 in WCOOP seats to its special series of satellite tournaments, which are running three times daily Aug. 21-29. The Extreme Satellites are back for their second year and will once again provide an opportunity for bankrolls […]
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The Scoop: Jean-Robert Bellande On This Week's Episode
Jean-Robert Bellande discusses going broke on this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. Check out his interview with Diego Cordovez and Adam Schoenfeld on Card Player TV and you can hear about the struggles of running poorly and borrowing money. At one point, he lives up to […]
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Alleged Ringleaders of Berlin Poker Robbery on Trial
Two men appeared in court in Berlin yesterday charged with orchestrating the robbery at the Grand Hyatt Hotel during the European Poker Tour event held there in March this year. Ibrahim al Moussa, 31, is accused of organizing the four thieves who carried out the attack while Mohammed Abou-Charka, 29, is charged with masterminding the […]
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Free International Poker Open Tickets
Boylepoker.com has today launched its Last Men Standing competition which is giving players a chance to win a seat in the €180 + €20 buy-in International Poker Open (IPO) taking place from Oct. 15 to 17 at the Regency Hotel in Dublin. To be in with a shot at a free ticket players should simply […]
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Full Tilt Cyprus Classic Main Event Starts Today
The 2nd Annual Full Tilt Cyprus Classic main event gets underway today at the Merit Crystal Cove Casino, Cyprus. The $5,000 no-limit hold’em event with one rebuy or add-on has two day ones and is expected to raise a prize pool of up to $3 million. Among those in attendance are Phil Ivey and November […]
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PokerStars Granted Online Poker License in Estonia
PokerStars.com has been granted an license to operate in Estonia. The Estonian Tax and Customs Board has issued the license after a period of due dilligence and the company is among the first operators to receive a licence in the newly regulated market. PokerStars has recently been active in Estonia hosting the European Poker Tour […]
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bwin Poker Revenue Saved By Italian Market
bwin Interactive, parent company of bwin poker and the Ongame poker network, saw gross gaming revenue from poker jump 21.1 percent in the second quarter of 2010 to €32.5 million compared to €26.9 million in the same period of 2009. However, the figure includes revenue for Italy’s Gioco Digitale which the company bought last year. […]
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World Poker Tour Legends of Poker Begins Today
The World Poker Tour will return to Los Angeles and the Bicycle Casino when the Legends of Poker $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship event begins on Friday, August 20. Day 1A will begin at 1 p.m. PDT. Day 1B will take place on Saturday, Aug. 21 and the tournament will crown a champion next week on […]
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Mike Telker Wins Second Online $1K Monday Of Summer
Read the results for the $1,000 events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt Poker — $1K Monday Buy-In: $1,000+$60 Prize Pool: $316,000 Entrants: 316 Final Table Results: 1. Mike ‘CuteIsWhatIAim4’ Telker — $79,000 2. bonswald — $50,560 3. StepOnU — $37,920 4. Joshua ‘buttsauce33’ Weizer — $29,230 5. Steven ‘PassThaSHUGA’ Gonzalez […]
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WSOP November Nine: Jason Senti
In what is now the third edition of the November Nine, Jason Senti is hoping to have a better result than the previous short stacks who arrived at the delayed final table. James Akenhead entered November’s place ninth in chips last year and finished the tournament in ninth, while Kelly Kim was only able to […]
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Zynga Poker Goes Chinese
Game developer Zynga has announced the launch of Zynga Texas Poker in traditional Chinese. Since Zynga Poker’s launch in 2007, it has become the third most popular application on Facebook with more than 28 million people playing each month from more than 100 countries. Zynga Texas Poker makes the game available to Hong Kong and […]
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Main Event Begins at Irish Classic Poker Festival
A strong local and international field is expected for the eighth annual Irish Poker Classic main event which begins today at the Macau Sporting Club, Cork, Ireland. The €1,000 + €100 buy-in main event has a €100,000 guaranteed prize pool. The schedule for the festival also includes a number of no-limit hold’em events with buy-ins […]
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UK & Ireland Poker Tour Hits Edinburgh Today
The PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour pulls into Edinburgh, Scotland today and will stay there until Aug. 22. Poker players who enjoy a little bit of culture are in for a treat with this stop of the Tour – the event takes place during the world famous Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe […]
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WSOP Circuit -- New Season Kicks Off in Council Bluffs
The World Series of Poker Circuit will begin the 2010-11 season at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Thursday, August 19. The tournament stop will feature a total of 33 events, which all lead up to the $1,500 no-limit hold’em championship event that will have a WSOP Circuit gold ring up for grabs. […]
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Tom Dwan Slowed by URnotINdanger2
Even though Tom “durrrr” Dwan has been having a great year so far and earlier this month increased his lead to more than $2 million in the Durrrr Challenge, he had a lackluster past seven days due to the recent thorn in his side — Scott “URnotINdanger2” Palmer. Dwan had trouble in late July with […]
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Poker Quiz: Playing Pocket Jacks
Card Player documents some of the most talked-about hands in the poker world with Poker Hand Matchups. Getting the analysis of a hand is great, but we’d like to see what you, the reader, would do if you got the chance to sit down with the pros. Each week, we’ll bring you a scenario straight […]
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Online Poker: UBOC 5 Begins Wednesday
The fifth installment of the UB Online Championships (UBOC) kicks off on Wednesday with a $300+$20 no-limit hold’em sniper (bounty) tournament hosted by Joe Sebok. The series will run for 12 days and will feature 20 tournaments that boast a combined $3.628 million in guarantees. The highlight will be a $1,000+$50 main event with a […]
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PKR.com Celebrates Fourth Birthday
PKR.com yesterday marked the four years since its launch on August 17, 2006. The innovative 3D online poker room now has more than 3.75 million registered players and has given away just shy of $3 million in freerolls since its inception. Up to 16,000 people play on the site at any given time and the […]
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World Poker Tour London Live Satellite Schedule
The Palm Beach Casino, Berkeley Street, London is now hosting satellites every night at 7 p.m. for the upcoming World Poker Tour event. The six-handed satellites are capped at 36 players, have a buy in of £300 +£30 and award one seat to the World Poker Tour London main event, worth £5,000, taking place at […]
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Big-Name Winners at Hard Rock's Detox Poker Series
The Detox Poker Series at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is about half-way over, and some big-name poker players are turning out to play in the relatively low buy-in events. Early highlights of the tournament series include wins booked by poker professionals Joe Tehan (pictured right) and Frankie O’Dell. The $350 no-limit hold’em event […]
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Women in Poker HOF Dinner Takes Place September 3rd
The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino will host the Women in Poker Hall of Fame dinner and ceremony on Friday, September 3 at 6 p.m. This year three significant women in poker will be inducted into the hall of fame: Kathy Liebert (pictured right), Jennifer Harman and Billie Brown. To be a part of history-in-the-making, […]
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New Products For Poker Network and Site
Two online poker operators have announced an expansion of their product lines. The Cake Poker Network has launched Unleashedpoker.com while Winner Poker has just released a flash-based version of its online poker client. Julia Jonson, project manager at Unleashedpoker said, “…[we] have huge expectations for Unleashedpoker.com and have been massively encouraged by Cake Network’s enthusiasm […]
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Kevin Stani Wins EPT Tallinn Main Event
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Tallinn stood out for many reasons; it was the first stop of season 7, the first time an EPT was held in the Baltic States, a field of 420 ensured it broke the record for the biggest poker event ever to be held in Estonia, and Luca Pagano set a […]
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YouTube Poker Mystery Man Chris Olaafson Revealed
The face behind the intriguing Chris Olaafson viral video sensation on YouTube has finally revealed himself and its, perhaps unsurprisingly… “poker God” Chris Olaafson. Last week’s teaser video has been followed up, as promised, by the first eight-minute introduction to the mercurial Swedish poker icon. Have a look at the video and all will be […]
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International Poker Open Extends Online Qualification
Boylepoker.com has expanded its satellite schedule for this year’s International Poker Open taking place from Oct. 15-17 at the Regency Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Online poker players can now qualify for Europe’s largest poker tournament every evening at 20:15 BST in a €22 buy in freezeout, each of which has a variety of feeder satellites […]
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ANZPT -- Nauv Kashyap Wins Gold Coast Main Event
The $2,500 AUD no-limit hold’em main event at the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour stop at the Gold Coast in Australia crowned a champion on Sunday, August 15. The tournament drew a strong field of 287 players, which represented growth from the field of 249 players that attended last year. The champion was Nauv […]
