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Irish Poker Open Betting Markets Are LiveIrish bookmaker Paddy Power has opened 10 betting markets on the upcoming paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open main event. Former World Series of Poker main event finalist Eoghan O’Dea is favourite at 66/1 to win the outright market for the €2,250 buy in main event being held at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland from March 29 to […]
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International Poker Open London Seat Guaranteed TonightBoylepoker.com hosts one of its weekly International Poker Open London 2013 super satellites tonight, Thursday, March 21 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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Reece Lewis Wins Word Poker Tour National LondonReece Lewis is the new World Poker Tour National London champion taking down £80,000 for his victory over the 218-strong field at Aspers Stratford Casino, London. Lewis who started the day as third in chips in the £1,500 + £150 buy in event which allowed day 1A entrants to re-enter on day 1B. The final […]
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CPPT Wynn Main Event Final Table SetThe final table is set for the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event and the final 10 players will return tomorrow at 12 p.m. and battle down to a winner. High-stakes cash game player Ray Dehkharghani will return as the chip leader with 1,374,000 and the only player over the one million mark. […]
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Day Five Recap Of CPPT Atlantis Casino ResortThe 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada just had two events conclude on Tuesday — the series’ fifth day of action. Here are the results. Event No. 9 $230 No-Limit Hold’em, 76 entries 1. Steven Olson — $3,259 2. Michelle Domsic — $3,259 3. Rolly Bautista — $3,258 4. […]
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Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Main Event Starts FridayThe Card Player Poker Tour pulled into Reno, Nevada last week for the start of an 18-event series at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. The first 10 events are in the books, as the $1,080 buy-in main event on Friday draws near. The $150,000 guaranteed championship, which features live reporting, will get underway on Mar. […]
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ICYMI: Sign Up For Email Updates On FTPLast week the Department of Justice released a much anticipated announcement on the hiring of a “claims administrator” to assist with paying victims of the alleged Full Tilt Poker fraud occurring pre-2012. The amount owed is about $159 million. Garden City Group Inc., a subsidiary of the much larger claims management firm Crawford & Company, […]
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Eureka Poker Tour Starts Today In RozvadovThe Czech Republic city of Rozvadov hosts the main event of the first stop of season three of Eureka Poker Tour today, Wednesday, March 20. The €1,000 + €100 buy in event at Kings Casino has a guarantee of €500,000 with two day 1s and capacity for up to 800 players. Players will start with […]
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Qartomy Leads Final 23 In CPPT Wynn METhe average stack on day 2 of the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event hovered between 70 and 80 big blinds for most of the day, but that didn’t stop the field from playing itself down from 78 to 23 in a span of just six levels. It wasn’t until the money bubble […]
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France Poker Series SnowFest Main Event NearsThe PokerStars French Poker Series SnowFest main event starts today in Evian Les Bain in the French Alps tomorrow, Thursday March 21. It is the first stop on season three of the tour. The €1,000 + €100 main event has two day 1s and will see its final table reached on Sunday. Players start with […]
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Hollywood Poker Open Moves to St. LouisThe inaugural Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) is coming to St. Louis. Hollywood Casino St. Louis will host a 28-event HPO regional tournament from April 4 through April 14 as top poker players from throughout the Midwest compete over an 11-day period. The action culminates with the $1,620 main event on April 12-15 when the winner […]
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Day Four Recap Of CPPT Atlantis Casino ResortThe 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada is moving along, as a few events concluded Monday — the series’ fourth day of action. Here are the results. Event No. 6 $230 Omaha $10,000 Guarantee, 61 Entries 1. Tam Duong (pictured above) — $3,978 2. William Chavarria — $2,403 3. […]
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Cash Game Strategy With Live At The BikeCard Player is excited to announce a partnership with the Bicycle Casino and Live at the Bike, the industry’s leading live cash game webcast. CardPlayer.com will host the live cash game streams for all Live at the Bike webcasts (every Tuesday and Friday, 7:30-10:30 p.m. PST) and also partner with Live at the Bike for […]
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Tony G Leaves PartyPoker
Tony G, the mercurial Lituanian-Australian poker pro and business man, is no longer sponsored by Party Poker. G, who owns online betting site TonyBet.com, said in a blog post, “The time has come to take a massive step in a new direction. Towards the future of the gambling market. This future is called TonyBet.com and […]
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Unibet Buys Chunk Of Facebook Gaming CompanyUnibet plc, the Swedish online gaming operator based in Malta, today announced it had purchased 45 percent of Bonza Gaming. Bonza Gaming was one of the first companies to launch real money gaming on Facebook when it opened its first slot at the social networking site earlier this year. Bonza holds an Alderney gambling license […]
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Genting Poker Series Leg II Gets UnderwayThe Genting Poker Series Leg II gets underway today Tuesday, March 19 at the company’s own casino in Newcastle in the north west of England. The £400 + £40 buy in main event, starting tomorrow, is a re-entry event with just one re-entry allowed over the two day ones. Buy ins are accepted up to […]
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Day 1B: CPPT Wynn Championship EventWith day 1B of the 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas Championship in the books the official numbers are in. A total of 121 players took their seats today and when chips were bagged for the evening only 49 remained. Those 49 will return Tuesday at noon along with the 29 players who […]
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Strategy For The Rest Of Us: Galen CranstonIt’s great to see pros like Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth battling it out on poker’s biggest stages for millions of dollars, but the truth is that most of us will never get the same opportunity, nor will we really learn anything from their play that directly applies to our own games. The truth is […]
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Third Day Recap Of CPPT Atlantis Casino ResortThe 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada kicked off with a $50,000 guaranteed, $340 buy-in no-limit hold’em event on Friday. After three days of intense action, the winner was crowned. Below are the results. Event No. 1 $340 buy-in, $50,000 Guarantee, 200 Entries 1. Charles Mendoza (pictured above) — […]
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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 Mar. 18-24. Head to our tournament database for more […]
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Louisiana To Study Potential Legalization Of Internet PokerLawmakers and other public officials in Louisiana are expected to take up the task of pondering the legalization of Internet gambling, including poker. Rep. Mike Huval proposed a plan last week to “study the feasibility and practicality of authorizing Internet gaming in Louisiana and to report the findings” prior to the 2014 legislative session. In […]
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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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Desperate Atlantic City To Offer Fantasy SportsOfficials in New Jersey appear to be doing everything in their power to help the casino companies in Atlantic City who have seen their winnings slump since 2006. On Monday, state regulators announced the temporary adoption of regulations (effective April 22) which authorize Atlantic City casinos to offer fantasy sports tournaments. The trial run will […]
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BetVictor Poker Bad Beat Jackpot Returns With €920,000BetVictor Poker launches its new, revamped Bad Beat Jackpot tomorrow Tuesday March 19. The all-time industry high of €921,603 should be enough to tempt many players to try out the new Jackpot which has undergone a major facelift which will now see it paid out to many more players and much more often. Now players […]
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Day 1A: CPPT Wynn Championship EventA total of 86 players put up the $5,000 buy-in for today’s day 1A action at the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Championship Event, creating a prize pool of at least $417,000 with another registration day scheduled for Monday. Tournament officials are expecting an even bigger turnout for day 1B, pushing the total prize pool […]
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Qartomy, Wassmuth Win At CPPT WynnEvent 10 – $2,100 No-Limit Hold’em A total of 161 players entered the $2,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em event at the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas, building a prize pool of $312,340. The event was slated to last two days, but late on the second day play was halted with six players remaining. The […]
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Second Day Recap Of CPPT Atlantis Casino ResortThe 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada kicked off with a $50,000 guaranteed, $340 buy-in no-limit hold’em event on Friday. The first two flights were on Friday, while the third and fourth played on Saturday. The surviving 29 players return on Sunday, Mar. 17 at 1 p.m local time […]
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Ruben Visser Takes EPT London TitleRuben Visser from Holland has won the PokerStars European Poker Tour London main event lifting £595,000 for besting 646 opponents in the English capital yesterday. “This feels completely awesome. I’m extremely happy," he said after his win. "I have been playing well in live tournaments in the last few years but now I just ran […]
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Four Irish Poker Open Seats Guaranteed St. Patrick's DayIts St. Patrick’s Day and paddypowerpoker.com is starting its Irish Open Last Chance Saloon with four seats guaranteed tonight and a further 46 over the next nine days. That’s €112,500 worth of seats guaranteed, each with the buy in of €2,250. Players who participate in five or more Last Chance Saloon tournaments also get entry […]
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First Day Recap Of CPPT Atlantis Casino ResortThe 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada kicked off with a $50,000 guaranteed, $340 buy-in no-limit hold’em event on Friday. The first two starting days were played on Friday, while flights 1C and 1D are scheduled for noon and 5 p.m. local time on Saturday, respectively. There’s still time […]
