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Final Nine Set In CPPT Caribbean Cruise Main EventThe final nine has been set in the Card Player Poker Tour $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event while at sea on day 5 of the 7-night CPPT Caribbean Cruise, hosted by Card Player Cruises. Registration closed at the start of play today with the final number of entries being 43. This built a prize pool […]
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Caesars Makes Move For NJ Internet GamingPokerStars made a strong play at getting a license for eventual New Jersey online poker, and now so has Caesars Entertainment Corp., according to the Press of Atlantic City. Caesars, owner and operator of the World Series of Poker which takes place every year during the summer is Las Vegas, has applied for a New […]
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Kevin Eyster Wins WPT Hard Rock ShowdownAfter topping a field of 542 players at the 2013 World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown, Kevin Eyster has earned his first major live tournament title and a hefty prize of $660,395. Eyster, who made a name for himself as an online player, more than doubled his career live tournament earnings to nearly $1.2 […]
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Feds Bust Poker Games With Links To Russian MobAmerican poker players haven’t been repaid yet from the Full Tilt Poker case, but the Department of Justice decided to bust a handful of poker players Tuesday as part of a crackdown on alleged shady dealings by Russian mafia operating within the country. Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney who indicted the major owners of […]
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Poker Hand Of The Week: What's Your Play?Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they’ll come up with dozens of different opinions. That’s just the nature of the game. Each week, Card Player will select a […]
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Full Tilt Poker Segregates New PlayersFull Tilt Poker has launched special segregated tables for new players and existing players who are learning new games at the site in order to help them better develop their skills against players of a similar level. The New To The Game tables are available at the lowest stake levels in both tournament and ring […]
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International Poker Open London Starts TodayThe Boylepoker.com International Poker Open London gets underway today at Aspers Casino, Stratford, London. The £200 + £25 buy in event runs until Sunday, April 21 with three day 1s on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. IPO London 2013 is a re-entry event with players who are knocked out able to re-enter on any […]
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CPPT Caribbean Cruise Main Event UnderwayThe inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Caribbean Cruise $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event, hosted by Card Player Cruises, got underway today aboard the 7-night cruise around the Caribbean on the gigantic and luxurious MS Oasis of the Seas. After a day in the beautiful port of Falmouth, Jamaica the first cards where dealt at 7:30 […]
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Florida Tribe To Host $10 Million Guarantee Poker TournamentSouthFlorida.com reported that the Seminole Tribe of Florida announced this week that it will run a $10 million guaranteed tournament, which is the largest ever, according to the group. The tournament is called the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and will run Aug. 22-29 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The […]
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A Look At Poker In The State Of MarylandIn December, Maryland residents voted to expand table games offerings at its state’s casinos. The news was huge for poker players, who were previously forced to travel to neighboring West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for their action. Last month, the first poker room in the state opened at the Hollywood Casino Perryville, just […]
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Second Phase Of Cleveland Casino In DoubtThe second phase of casino construction in downtown Cleveland remains an uncertainty, according to reporting from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Those involved reportedly aren’t sure exactly how to develop the area — what it needs and what it could support. “Everything happening there is good,” a real estate expert told the paper. “I’m not a […]
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Pennsylvania Casinos Set Record For Table Games RevenuePennsylvania casinos brought in a March record $67.4 million in gross table games revenue. According to the state’s gaming control board, that take represents a 9 percent increase over the previous monthly record set in 2012. The main reason for the new record is the added action at the new Valley Forge Casino Resort in […]
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John Bowman Wins WSOPC Cherokee Main EventThe largest buy-in tournament in the history of North Carolina wrapped up on Monday, with local John Bowman claiming his first World Series of Poker Circuit title at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino. Bowman defeated 856 players in the four-day $1,500 buy-in event, earning $250,380 from the $1,284,000 prize pool and a gold WSOP Circuit ring. Bowman, […]
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Chad Elie Sues Former Attorney For MalpracticeChad Elie, the former online poker payment processor currently serving time in jail, has sued Jeff Ifrah, his former lawyer, for “professional malpractice,” according to Forbes. The lawsuit, filed in Nevada, claims that Ifrah was involved with the online poker business prior to the industry falling in the cross hairs of the Department of Justice, […]
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AP: Feds Say Russian Mob Ran Celeb Poker GamesThe Associated Press broke the news Tuesday morning that federal authorities in the state of New York have claimed that members of a Russian organized crime ring ran high-stakes underground poker games in New York City that were frequented by professional athletes, movie stars and apparently executives in the Wall Street trading world. The issue […]
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Poker Down 13 Percent In FranceOnline poker turnover was down 13 percent in France in the first quarter of 2013 according to new figures out by French regulator ARJEL. Cash game turnover fell 13 percent to €1.48 billion in the first three months of 2013 from €1.7 billion in the same period of 2012 while tournament turnover rose just 2 […]
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Jake Cody Wins First UKIPT Series At HippodromeTriple-crown winner and Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody has won the inaugural £250 + £25 UK & Ireland Poker Tour Series at the Hippodrome Casino in London. Cody, who has European Poker Tour, World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour titles to his name, topped the 343-strong field to take down £19,400 for his […]
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Hanh Tran Wins Mega Series Of Poker MadridHanh Tran from Austria has won the Mega Poker Series Madrid main event topping a 352-player field in the €700 + €70 re-entry event at Gran Casino in the Spanish capital. The final table of 10 made a deal when reduced to five and a further deal when three remained before they played one hand […]
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CPPT Caribbean Cruise Main Event Begins TuesdayThe first ever Card Player Poker Tour Caribbean Cruise $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event is set to get underway on Tuesday, April 16th at 7:30 PM aboard the incredible MS Oasis of the Seas, the second largest cruise ship in history behind its sister ship, the Allure of the Seas. Hosted by Card Player Cruises […]
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Final Former Owner Of Full Tilt Pleads GuiltyRay Bitar pleaded guilty Monday to violation of the UIGEA and conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, avoiding jail time because he needs a heart transplant, according to The Wall Street Journal. His plea means that no former owner of Full Tilt Poker was found responsible for the disappearance of more than $300 million […]
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Little Has Changed Two Years After Black FridayBlack Friday happened two years ago, but not much has changed since that fateful day. Former American customers of (old) Full Tilt Poker are still without their money, some of the largest online poker sites in the world aren’t taking action from Americans, and the poker economy as a whole is, arguably, still recovering from […]
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This Week In Tournament Poker: April 15 - 21In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from April 15 – 21. Head to our tournament database […]
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Negreanu Wins Fifth WSOP Bracelet In AustraliaThe drought is over. After five years without a World Series of Poker victory and many close calls, Daniel Negreanu finally managed to win a coveted bracelet. On Tuesday in Australia, Negreanu finished off a field of 405 to win the first-ever WSOP Asia Pacific main event. Negreanu collected a little over $1 million for […]
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Philipp Gruissem Wins WSOP APAC High RollerAt this point, you can officially say that Philipp Gruissem is High Roller shark. The German pro won his third title at his ninth High Roller final table, banking AUD $825,000 for taking down the AUD $50,000 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific event at the Crown Casino in Australia. Gruissem, who now has nearly […]
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WATCH: Negreanu Playing Heads Up For Fifth BraceletPoker pro Daniel Negreanu is on the verge of his fifth World Series of Poker bracelet. As of around 1:20 a.m. local time Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia, Negreanu held a chip lead of about 11 million to Daniel Marton’s 1.15 million to start heads-up play. The tournament was the $10,558 buy-in main event in the […]
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Online Poker: 'Durrrr Challenge' Back OnRemember the “Durrrr Challenge”? Well, that’s apparently back on. Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “jungleman12” Cates had been squaring off in a heads-up duel prior to Black Friday in April 2011, but when (old) Full Tilt Poker feel into hot water with the U.S. government their “challenge” was put on hold. Fast forward about two […]
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Gavin Griffin: Poker Questions Asked And AnsweredPeople in the poker community often come up to me and ask about whatever is on their mind. Some of these questions are good questions, and some are bad beat stories in disguise. I’ve been through quite a few things in my poker career and I like to help whenever possible, and in this new […]
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Formula One Owner May Bid For BetfairOnline bookmaker and betting exchange Betfair may be in the sights of Formula One owner CVC Capital Partners. Reuters has reported that the private equity firm is in the early stages of preparing a bid for the company which went public in 2010. However a Sky News report said the company had not yet made […]
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Eirimas Livonas Wins GUKPT DidsburyEirimas Livonas has won the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Didsbury main event. Livonas, whose birthday it was, topped the field of 153 players took part in the £500 + £50 buy in main event for a £22,570 payday at the G Casino in the Manchester suburb. Livnovas started the day as chip leader at the […]
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CPPT At The Bike Guarantees $100K To WinnerThe Card Player Poker Tour (CPPT) is excited to announce more details on its upcoming stop at Los Angeles’ most action-packed poker destination, the Bicycle Casino. The Bicycle Casino is located about 10 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and hosts 175 poker tables. From May 23 to June 5, the casino will feature nine […]
