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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 […]
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LIVE UPDATES: CPPT Wynn Main Event UnderwayLive updates for the event can be found here. The inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas series has been a great success, with impressive turnouts seeing every guaranteed prize pool surpassed. Now the marquee CPPT Wynn $5,180 no-limit hold’em main event is upon us, getting underway with the first of two starting days […]
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World Poker Tour National London UnderwayThe World Poker Tour has rolled into London for one of its lower buy in National events at Aspers Startford Casino in the east end of the city. The €1,500 + €150 buy in main event is of the re-entry format where day 1A players can return today Saturday, March 16 and buy in again […]
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Playtech's Poker Revenue Falls 18 Percent In 2012Full year 2012 figures from Playtech, owner and operator of the iPoker network, have confirmed poker revenues down by 18 percent to €17.8 million from €21.8 million in 2011. However the company said the downward trend had been reversed in the third and fourth quarters as a result of “the poker liquidity programme changes made […]
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Big Names Battling In CPPT Wynn Event 10Event 10 – $2,100 No-Limit Hold’em A total of 161 entires were made in event no. 10 of the 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas, building a prize pool over $312,000. At the end of the first day’s play, only 48 remain to battle it out for the title and the first-place prize […]
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Greg Raymer Arrested In Prostitution StingGreg Raymer was arrested earlier this week in North Carolina in what was originally described as a “male prostitution sting,” according to a local ABC affiliate. The news organization later removed the word “male” from the reporting and issued a clarification. Raymer allegedly was seeking a female prostitute. Police reportedly said that Raymer responded to […]
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Isildur1 Back To About $4 Million In ProfitsThe downswing is officially over. Viktor “Isildur1” Blom won more than $1.8 million over the past week to put his 2013 earnings back at around $4 million, according to data from HighstakesDB. He was also battling Tom “durrrr” Dwan at the time of writing this article and looked to be a solid winner. Blom was […]
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Poker Revenue Down 17 Percent At bwin.partybwin.party has published its full year 2012 figures which see a continuing decline in pro forma gross poker revenue which fell 17 percent in 2012 to €219 million from €263.8 million a year earlier. This is an even steeper rate of poker revenue decline than the 10 percent seen in 2011. Overall gross profit in […]
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Free €10 Giveaway At BetVictor Poker On MondayBetVictor Poker players will get a bankroll boost on Monday to help celebrate the Microgaming network’s 10th anniversary. The €10 Cash Drop sees a free tenner given away each and every minute on Monday March 18 with a total of €14,400 given away and multiple chances to win simply by being seated at a BetVictor […]
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Indiana Governor Opposes Gambling Expansion: ReportIn response to massive gambling expansion in neighboring Ohio, some Indiana lawmakers and casino interests are pushing to make legislative changes that are favorable to the state’s own gambling industry. However, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence reportedly doesn’t support the plans, according to the Associated Press. Senate Bill No. 0528, which is currently in committee, would, […]
