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Bitar To Plead Guilty As He Awaits Heart TransplantThe final member of the Full Tilt Poker team that federal prosecutors alleged, in September 2011, had been operating a “global Ponzi scheme” reportedly will plead guilty. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Raymond Bitar needs a heart transplant and this medical development has affected his criminal case. “It’s a very unusual situation,” Bitar’s […]
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Zynga Stock Price Holding Steady Since Spike Last WeekZynga (ZNGA) launched its real-money poker game in the United Kingdom this past Wednesday and immediately saw its stock price climb from $3.07 to $3.43. It’s at $3.47 as of around 4 p.m. EST on Monday. Its stock price was once as low as around $2. The new Zynga project, powered by Bwin.Party, features both […]
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A Look At The Week In Tournament PokerIn 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 8 – 14. Head to our tournament database […]
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PNG To Develop $360M Casino Near San DiegoPenn National Gaming announced late last week that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the Jamul Indian Village have agreed to jointly develop a Hollywood-branded casino on the Tribe’s trust land in San Diego County, California, about 20 miles east of downtown San Diego. The proposed $360 million development will include a three-story gaming and […]
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Mike Sexton: Success In The Booth And On The FeltIt is not uncommon for former superstars in sports such as basketball, baseball and football to bring their years of experience as players to bear as commentators once they retire. Poker might be one of the only games where, due to the lack of a season, players are able to be full-time commentators and still […]
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Two Found Dead In Atlantic City's Revel CasinoAtlantic City’s most expensive casino ever, and the one that just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, was just recently home to two dead bodies. According to a local ABC affiliate, the corpses of a 56-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, both from New Jersey, were discovered Sunday on the seventh floor of the hotel. […]
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Mass. Man Wins $10M In No-Skill Poker TournamentEven lotteries are taking an interest in Texas hold’em. A Massachusetts man won $10 million in a no-skill poker tournament on Saturday. The prize was larger than every World Series of Poker main event payout except one. The event, which was electronic-based and thus did not have any live dealers, started with 560 players who […]
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Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Didsbury StartsThe Grosvenor UK Poker Tour pulls into Didsbury, Manchester today for the second stop of season seven of its annual jaunt around Britain. The G Casino hosts 13 events over the next week with the centrepiece being the £500 + £50, three day, re-entry main event starting Thursday, April 11 with a £50,000 guaranteed prize […]
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Ed Miller: How To Stick To A PlanMost people don’t plan when they play poker. From hand to hand, they wing it. Oh, I’ll limp in here. Maybe I’ll hit my hand. Oh, I’ll bluff there. It’s the only way I can win. This isn’t how I play. Before I put my first chip in the pot, I have formulated a plan […]
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International Poker Open London Seat Guaranteed SundayBoylepoker.com hosts one of its weekly International Poker Open London 2013 super satellites tonight, Sunday, April 7 at 8 p.m. with one seat worth £225 guaranteed. The buy in is £20 + £2 and late registration is available for the first six levels. Players who would like to qualify for the super satellite for less […]
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Andrew Brokos: Learning To Look LeftLight snow had been falling all day Saturday, and the roads were in worse shape than I expected when I left for the casino shortly after dinner. It took me nearly twice as long to get there as usual, so I wasn’t eager to turn around and come back home when the brush told me […]
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PokerStars Signs Brazilian Soccer Legend RonaldoIn an effort to increase their market share of Brazil and of sports fans worldwide, PokerStars has signed retired soccer superstar Ronaldo as a site representative. The 36-year-old is widely considered to be one of the greatest soccer players of all time, having won two world championships and being named FIFA Player of the Year […]
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Viktor Blom Wins $1.7M In Hours ThursdayViktor Blom decimated Ben Tollerene yesterday, as the Swedish pro finished up $1.7 million, while Tollerene was down about the same. The pair were engaged in some $500-$1,000 capped pot-limit Omaha action on Full Tilt. On one of the tables, Blom amassed $1 million. Blom had started the past week on a downswing, but thanks […]
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World Poker Tour Barcelona Gets Underway FridayThe €3,200 + €300 buy in World Poker Tour Barcelona main event gets underway today at Gran Casino in the Catalan city. The no-limit hold’em event has a single re-enty and will be streamed live on the web. Players start with 30,000 in chips and blinds are set at 60 minutes. Additionally the PartyPoker.es Big […]
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Poker For The Homeless This Weekend In DublinPoker For the Homeless gets underway tonight at The Jackpot Club in central Dublin for the first time in three years. The Irish fundraising organization spearheaded by Card Player writer and poker legend Padraig Parkinson and generously sponsored by paddypowerpoker.com hosts a €100 + €10 buy in no-limit hold’em freezeout with 20 percent of the […]
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First Poker Tourney In North Carolina Sells OutOver 600 players have entered the first ever major live poker tournament in North Carolina, being held at the Harrah’s Cherokee casino. The $365 World Series of Poker Circuit preliminary event completely sold out, taking on close to 200 alternates to accommodate player demand. Harrah’s Cherokee is the only licensed casino in North Carolina to […]
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Inaugural WSOP APAC Underway In AustraliaFor the first time in the 44-year history of the World Series of Poker, official WSOP gold bracelets will be awarded outside of the United States or Europe. The inaugural World Series of Poker Asia Pacific tournament series has gotten underway this Thursday at the Crown Melbourne Casino in Australia with the first of five […]
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Yann Pelletier Wins PKR Live VIIYann “keefkeef” Pelletier has won the seventh rendition of PKR Live at Aspers Casino, London topping a record 291-strong field to take down the $27,620 top prize. It was the second biggest career cash for the 32-year-old PKR.fr regular behind his runner up spot at a France Poker Series main event in 2010 for €69,500. […]
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Another Wealthy Gambling Addict Blows FortuneThe Sydney Morning Herald reported that an obscenely wealthy gambling addict lost nearly $1.5 billion over 14 months at the Crown Casino in Melbourne and is now trying to recoup some of his staggering losses via the legal system. Via The Sydney Morning Herald: Harry Kakavas, described in the High Court on Thursday as Australia’s […]
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Blom Amasses $1 Million Stack At Capped PLOOn Thursday morning (United States time zones) Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, a Swede, was engaged in epic $500-$1,000 action with American Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene, who was logging on from Canada thanks to online poker largely being restricted in U.S. cyberspace. The pair had hundreds of thousands of dollars spread across a handful of high-stakes pot-limit Omaha […]
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A Poker Life With American Carter PhillipsAfter more than $3.6 million in tournament earnings since 2007, Carter Phillips has quickly established himself as one of the best no-limit hold’em tournament players on the circuit. He’s not even 25 years of age yet. During the time span, Phillips has racked up more than 100 career cashes and nine titles, two of which […]
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Estrellas Poker Tour Valencia Is UnderwayThe €1,000 + €100 PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour main event kicked off in Valencia, Spain yesterday, Wednesday, April 3, attracting 196 players for day 1A. Day 1B gets underway at Casino Cirsa Valencia today and is expected to attract a similar number of players to what is the second stop on the fourth season of […]
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Group To Divest From Gambling Business In MassachusettsThe Boston Globe reported late last week that a company is looking to sell its stake in a gambling operation because its principals don’t want to undergo new and extensive background checks needed to win a bid for a new casino near the city of Boston. Vornado Realty Trust, which owns nearly 20 percent of […]
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Nevada Gaming Commissioners ReappointedThe Nevada Gaming Commission, the state’s top regulatory body for the powerful and lucrative casino industry, just saw two of its members receive four-year extensions by Gov. Brian Sandoval, the Las Vegas Sun reported Wednesday morning local time. Attorneys John Moran Jr. and Joe Brown will continue to rule on some of the most important […]
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Register for CPPT Caribbean Cruise By ThursdayThe next stop on the Card Player Poker Tour is just 10 days away, and you can join us for the poker action, fun and sun as the CPPT boards the popular cruise ship MS Oasis of the Seas to sail around the Caribbean. Card Player Cruises, the premier poker cruise company, will host the […]
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New Hampshire Casino Bill Faces Battle In HouseNew Hampshire’s casino bill is in the House after recently passing the Senate, but its road to success remains unclear because of complex discussions on how to regulate. “What is surprising to me is that (the bill’s sponsors and writers) don’t learn,” Rep. David Hess, who has led the House fight against casinos, told the […]
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Intrade Might Pay Customers Back 50 Percent At FirstBloomberg has reported that online betting site Intrade, which took action on events like the presidential election, is eying a plan to refund customers 50 percent of their accounts. The site shutdown earlier this year after “financial irregularities.” The rest of the money reportedly would be paid back if investors came in. The whole situation […]
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ZyngaPlusPoker Goes Live In The UKZynga, the online gaming giant, has joined the real money poker market in the UK with the launch today, Wednesday, April 3, of ZyngaPlusPoker.com. The site, powered by bwin.party, features both a downloadable client and web version and will be launched on Facebook and mobile platforms in the UK later this year. In a statement […]
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PokerView Turns Off Cameras For GoodPokerView, the online poker room where players could watch each other via webcams, has shut down. The site, launched to much fanfare in May 2011, says player funds are secure with Merge Gaming. On a statement at PokerView.com the company said, “We are writing to inform you that PokerView recently transferred to Merge Gaming Limited […]
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Antonio Esfandiari Signs With Ultimate PokerOnline poker is coming back to the United States in a big way, and Ultimate Poker — along with poker superstar Antonio Esfandiari — is leading the way. On Tuesday, it was announced that Esfandiari signed on as “brand ambassador” for Ultimate Poker, a licensed online poker room in Nevada. It plans to launch its […]
