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Israeli Wins Free Play Poker League At BetVictorThe BetVictor Club Free Play Poker League for February is done and dusted for another month producing an Israeli winner for the first time. “Beatunow 6”, last month’s seventh place finisher, took down the €1,500 top prize while fellow countryman “VTL111” lifted €500 for his fourth place finish. A lower stakes player from Romanian “CFplmea” […]
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Android Giveaway At Switch Poker This MarchMobile poker operator, Switch Poker, is giving away 10” and 7” Android tables between March 1 and April 10. Both new and existing poker players at Switch can avail of the offer simply by playing regularly at the site. New players can simply open up a Switch Poker account, register using the code “FREETAB” on […]
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Paul Klann Wins The 2013 WPT L.A. Poker ClassicPaul Klann has emerged victorious in the 2013 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 main event, earning $1,004,090 and 2,100 Card Player Player of the Year points. As a result, the 41-year-old from Richmond, British Columbia has been catapulted into a tie for second place in the POY race with Aussie Millions champion Mervin […]
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Hansen To Square Off Against NegreanuAfter Gus Hansen needled Daniel Negreanu on social media about an old hand on High Stakes Poker, Negreanu issued a challenge of sorts to the Danish pro. At an upcoming tournament, Negreanu and two of his colleagues at PokerStars will face off against Hansen, Viktor Blom and Tom Dwan. Here’s a look at Negreanu’s original […]
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Most SHOCKING Gambling Stories From Feb.The gambling world can sometimes produce really off-the-wall stories. Here’s a look at some of the most colorful from the month of February. Also take a look back at what weird stuff happened in January, December and November. $75,000 Lottery Winners Blow Up House While Celebrating Two brothers reportedly won the lottery for $75,000 and […]
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Irish Poker Open Video Released By Paddy PowerPaddyPowerPoker.com has released a typically quirky new video to promote the upcoming Irish Poker Open being held at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland from March 29 to April 1, 2013. Featuring a game of poker that has gotten a little bit out of hand with spat out beer, men in pants, a dog, and a […]
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€50,000 Sit ‘N’ Go Poker Challenge At BetVictorTomorrow March 1, 2013 sees BetVictor Poker herald the start of spring with a super Sit ‘N’ Go Challenge which give players eight chances throughout the month to win a share of the €50,000 prize pool. The key to taking part is opting in – simply go to the BetVictor Poker client, ‘my account’ and […]
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Italian Poker Tour Saint Vincent Main Event TodayThe PokerStars Italian Poker Tour main event gets underway in Saint Vincent in the north west of the country today, Thursday, February 28. The €2,000 + €200 buy in no-limit hold’em tournament features two day 1s and run for five days until Monday, March 4. It’s the first time the IPT has pulled into Saint […]
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Watch WPT L.A. Poker Classic Final Table Live Now!Final table broadcast is live now! Click below to watch all the action. The 2013 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 main event has reached its final table. A total of 517 players turned out at Los Angeles’ Commerce Casino to play this storied and prestigious event, building the largest prize pool so far […]
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Watch Special Live At The Bike Cash Game WednesdayCard Player is excited to announce a partnership with the Bicycle Casino and “Live at the Bike,” the industry’s leading live cash game webcast. Starting Feb. 27, CardPlayer.com will host the live cash game streams for all Live at the Bike webcasts (every Thursday and Friday, 7:30-10:30 p.m. PST) and also partner with Live at […]
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Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Begins TodayThe 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas gets underway this week at the five-star rated Wynn Las Vegas for the tour’s first stop of 2013. The 12-event series kicks off at noon on Thursday, Feb. 28 with a four-day, $550 buy-in no-limit hold’em event. The tournament features a $250,000-guaranteed prize pool. The Wynn […]
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A-Rod's 2006 Charity Poker Tournament Falls Into ControversyNew York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has just taken another huge public relations hit after he apparently used a 2006 charity poker tournament to repair his image. In a scathing exposé by the Boston Globe on the successes and failures of nonprofits associated with professional athletes, Rodriguez was pointed out as starting a foundation […]
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888 And Bwin.Party To Benefit From U.S. RegulationYesterday saw New Jersey pass a bill to regulate online gambling including poker in the state making it the third U.S. state after Delaware and Nevada to do so. While struggling Atlantic City casinos will welcome the news so will some significant European gaming operators. PokerStars is at a well advanced stage of buying a […]
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Lunch Lady Admits To Stealing $94K In Order To GambleA pair of cafeteria workers in Pennsylvania reportedly have admitted to losing nearly $94,000 in school lunch money at the slot machines at a nearby casino. One admitted to stealing the funds over a nearly two-year period, while the other gambler admitted to knowing where the money came from, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Both […]
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First 2013 GUKPT Main Event Starts In London TomorrowThe Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London is hosting the first stop on the 2013 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour this week with the £1,000 + £70 main event buy in getting underway tomorrow, Thursday, February 28. The two day one event, like all 12 main events this year, will have a £200,000 guarantee designed to arrest […]
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Husband Threatens Casino After Wife Lost $30,000A Delaware man was so upset that his wife was losing money at a casino on Sunday that he allegedly threatened to use an AK-47 to shoot up the place, according to Delaware Online. The wife reportedly had already lost $30,000, and so the husband allegedly called casino security and chillingly said, “My wife is […]
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BREAKING: Online Poker Now LEGAL In New JerseyIt’s official. It’s finally over. Online poker, as a business, is legal in New Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Tuesday that authorizes casinos in struggling Atlantic City to eventually offer Internet versions of casino games intrastate — and one day beyond. Christie’s action comes after he decided to conditionally veto the measure earlier […]
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Online Poker: Viktor Blom Giving It All AwayHe didn’t lose it as quickly as he won it, but Viktor “Isildur1” Blom has given back all but about $930,000 of the more than $5 million in winnings he once had for the year. According to data from HighstakesDB, Blom was up the massive amount by mid-January and since then has went on a […]
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Poker Player Called 'World's Top NBA Gambler'ESPN The Magazine recently did a piece on high-stakes poker player and professional sports bettor Bob Voulgaris, who was described as “the world’s top NBA gambler.” Voulgaris, from Canada, has managed to become one of the most sophisticated sports bettors around, and has actually done work with a NBA franchise thanks to his expertise. The […]
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Washington Delays Fixing 'Insane' Web Poker LawYou can still go to prison for simply playing online poker in the state of Washington. Lawmakers there held a 50-minute hearing last week on a bill that would have decriminalized “recreational” play from the comfort of one’s home. However, the measure failed to advance after many questions surfaced on its potential ramifications and overall […]
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Zynga Not In Market For ‘Hardcore' PlayersMark Pincus, chief executive officer of Zynga, has told a conference his company does not plan to win real-money gamers with its new ZyngaPlusPoker product which is due to launch in the UK over the coming months. CNET.com reported Pincus’ comments from a Morgan Stanley conference yesterday as he tries to turn around the fortunes […]
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Asian Poker Tour Stops In Korea WednesdayThe Asian Poker Tour: Asian Series Jeju starts tomorrow, Wednesday, February 27 on Korea’s southern island of Jeju. The festival runs until March 6 at the Royal Palace Casino in the Oriental Hotel and features a wide variety of games – 13 in total – including heads up, deepstack turbos, head hunter, freezeout, a $2,500 […]
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Nordic Masters Starts In Stockholm TodayThe Nordic Masters of Poker gets underway today, Tuesday, February 25 at Casino Cosmopol in Stockholm, Sweden. The week-long festival has just five events covering super satellites, pot-limit Omaha and no-limit hold’em with the centerpiece Nordic Masters of Poker main event starting on Friday. The SEK25,000 + SEK1,000 (€4,650 + €186) buy in main event […]
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Adelson Sues Reporter Over Being Described As 'Foul-Mouthed'Casino owner Sheldon Adelson, who has properties in Las Vegas and Macau, has reportedly sued a Wall Street Journal reporter over an article published in December.. The 79-year-old Adelson is apparently upset over the way he was described in the piece. He was called a “scrappy, foul-mouthed billionaire from working-class Dorchester, Mass.” The article was […]
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New Online Poker Bill Dealt To CaliforniaDespite intense bickering that swirled around the California online poker issue in the past and abysmal progress for its proponents, efforts to try to legalize the business in 2013 were shored up with the emergence of a new measure late last week. On Friday, Sen. Lou Correa, a familiar name on the Internet gambling battle […]
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This Week In Nationwide 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 Feb. 25 through Mar. 3. Head to our tournament […]
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Full Tilt Poker Guarantees All TournamentsFull Tilt Poker today becomes the first poker company to guarantee all online poker tournaments. Over $25 million will be guaranteed each month at the site across including 28 to 30 Rush tournaments per day, 15 to 20 multi-entry events daily, 10 to 15 re-entry events each day and 6 to 8 multi-chance events. There […]
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Vladimir Bozinovic Wins World Poker Tour BadenVladimir Bozinovic has won the €3,300 buy in World Poker Tour Baden main event in Austria. The Serb took home $271,258 for his victory over 253 opponents which saw him dominate proceedings ending days three and four as chip leader and knocking out two of his final table opponents before getting heads up with Dutchman […]
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Jordan Morgan: 'I Try Not To Autopilot'Getting his start playing home games in Oklahoma, Jordan Morgan made a swift and successful entry into the poker realm. With impressive live and online results, including more than $1 million in live tournament cashes and four career titles, Morgan has made quite a name for himself throughout the years. This week we listened to […]
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Islamic Militants Kill Card Players In NigeriaFive men have been shot dead and while playing cards in Nigeria on Friday according to PMNewsNigeria.com. Seven others including a policeman were injured. The suspected killers are Islamic militant group Boko Haram (translated as “Western education is forbidden”), also known as the People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad. The […]
