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Win World Series of Poker Main Event Package TonightFresh from last weekend’s Irish Open paddypowerpoker.com has launched its attack on this summer’s World Series of Poker. Appropriately titled, Attack The WSOP This Summer players can win a WSOP main event package worth $13,000 tonight at 8.30 p.m. in a $500 + $25 buy in no-limit hold’em freezeout. Feeders to this satellite and Sunday’s […]
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Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Stockton Main Event FridayThe Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Stockton festival kicked off at the Grosvenor G Casino Stockton on Apr. 8 and will run until Apr. 16. The highlight of the nine-day poker-fuelled fest is the £550 buy-in deepstack main event which kicks off tomorrow, Friday, Apr. 13. Players will sit down to 50,000 in chips and blinds […]
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Israeli Court Upholds Online Poker FreedomsAn Israeli court has ruled that police cannot instruct internet service providers to block access to foreign gambling websites including online poker sites. Tel Aviv District Court judge Michal Rubinstein ruled in favour of the Israel Internet Association (ISOC) against the Israel Police according to the Times of Israel saying, “Clearly, gambling not approved by […]
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POY Update: Stanko and VandersmissenThe Card Player Player of the Year race sponsored by Lock Poker saw no movement among the top ten this week, but with some major tournaments coming to a close around the world, there was plenty of money and POY points awarded in the past few days. Here is a look at the biggest results: […]
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Matrix Spring Loaded Begins At BetVictor PokerThe Matrix Spring Loaded promotion kicks off today at Bet Victor Poker and runs until May 10. On top of all the great giveaways and surprise Tuesday and Friday freerolls, the site is also rewarding its players who simply earn VIP points for playing real money cash games and tournaments. Prizes include a €2,000 freeroll […]
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UK & Ireland Poker Tour Nottingham Starts TodayThe second stop of the third season of the PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour kicks off at the Dusk Till Dawn club in Nottingham today with day 1A of the £700 + £70 buy-in main event. The main event, which this season features a £1 million guarantee, has three starting days and runs until […]
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Frank De Busscher Wins Belgian Hold’em ChallengeFrank De Busscher of Belgium has won the first PokerStars Hold’em Challenge in Belgium lifting €47,769 for topping the 212 strong field. The tournament, which had capacity for 600 players, ran from April 6 to 9 at Casino de Namur. The final table payouts were: 1: Frank De Busscher (Belgium) – €47,769 2: Guy Goossens […]
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Unibet Buys Bet24 For €13.5 MillionUnibet Plc has bought Bet24 for €13.5 million. Both companies have significant poker operations with the former operating the Unibet Open across Europe and the latter recently building up a team of 24 poker pros. President and CEO of Modern Times Group, former owner of Bet24, Hans-Holger Albrecht, said, “The sale of Bet24 is in […]
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Sheldon Adelson to Invest $35 Billion Into SpainOnline poker adversary Sheldon Adelson is sticking to his brick-and-mortar business in a big way. On Tuesday, Reuters reported that the casino boss announced plans to spend $35 billion to develop properties in Spain. Adelson was reportedly speaking at a press conference in anticipation of the opening of a $4 billion casino in Macau. The […]
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Ala. Planning to Toughen Penalties for Illegal GamingWhile some states in the North East consider gaming expansion, and a handful of others work toward online gaming industries, Alabama looks to stiffen its penalties for those who run illegal gambling businesses. A bill that is currently working its way through the Alabama legislature would increase the severity of some gambling-related crimes from a […]
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Scott Seiver Wins Party Poker Premier League VScott Seiver has won the $125,000 buy-in Party Poker Premier League V, earning $500,000 for defeating Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates heads-up. Cates earned $300,000 for his runner-up finish. A total of 16 players put up the sizable six-figure buy-in, and were sorted into two separate groups. Each group played four heats, with their finishes in these […]
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Jay Tan Joins Bodog Poker Room TeamTri-lingual, Hong Kong resident, Jay Tan, has signed up to keep Tatjana Pasalic company in the hottest poker team in the world as the Bodog Recreational Poker Model launches in Asia. Jay’s signing coincides with the launch of a Chinese speaking client on the Bodog Poker Network and her fluency in Mandarin and Cantonese coupled […]
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Maryland Fails To Approve Table Games ExpansionA bill that would have allowed Maryland’s five casinos and a proposed property in Prince George County to expand gambling to include table games, including poker, failed to advance beyond the General Assembly, which wrapped up its 90-day session at midnight on Monday. Gov. Martin O’Malley was quoted as saying that he would “probably” sign […]
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Preview of the 2012 WSOP Circuit Harrah's St. LouisThe World Series of Poker Circuit is pulling into St. Louis, Missouri this week for the latest of its 12-event stops. Harrah’s St. Louis will play host to the series starting on April 12th and continuing until the 23rd. There are a number of great events for people to enter, but the highlight of the […]
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Ivey, Dwan In For Big Buy-In APT High-RollerThe Asian Poker Tour announced a new entry to the growing world of super high roller events with its HKD $1,000,000 (USD $129,000) buy-in ‘Manila Millions’ tournament, to be held during APT Philippines at Resorts World Manila on April 20th. The seven-figure HKD entry price makes this the largest buy-in tournament ever witnessed in Asia. […]
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Sam Trickett Wins $2 Million Pot in MacauLate last month, high-stakes titan Sam Trickett won a pot worth more than US$2 million, which he says is the largest he has ever scooped. In a few short years, Trickett has gone from small-stakes grinder to one of the most fearless nosebleed players in the world. Trickett has been playing in the massive Macau […]
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A Poker Life: Grinder Matt WaxmanHard work eventually pays off. Just ask Matt Waxman, who is one of the most dedicated poker players on the tournament circuit today. Though the New Jersey native has had an incredible start to his career, he refuses to believe that there isn’t always room for improvement. When other professionals feel they have the game […]
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World Poker Tour Vienna Starts TodayThe World Poker Tour Vienna main event gets underway today at Casino Montesino in the Austrian capital. The €3,200 + €300 buy in event is a re-entry tournament so players knocked out today can buy in again on day 1b tomorrow. A 48-hour cash game, the PartyPoker Big Game VI is also being hosted at […]
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Young Belgian Pro Wins Irish Poker Open 2012Kevin Vandersmissen from Belgium has won the €3,200 + €300 buy in paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2012 beating 501 opponents to lift the top prize of €420,000. The young pro, already with over $1 million in tournament earnings in just over two years, came from being the short stack at the start of the final table […]
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Gaming VC Sells Betaland Brand
Gaming VC today announced it was selling its Betaland brand on a cash and debt free basis for a nil consideration – effectively giving it away in exchange for the buyer taking on the company debts including redundancy costs. Betaland operates online poker rooms on the Boss and Cake networks. Betaland’s focus was on southern […]
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Crazy Tuesday Poker Freerolls At BetVictor From TodayNot content with offering a host of EMOP and WSOP freerols this month, BetVictor Poker goes one better and launches the Crazy Tuesday freerolls today. Between now and May each Tuesday (and Friday) a €500 freeroll will be announced sometime between 16:00 CET and 23:00 CET. Each will appear in the lobby around 50 minutes […]
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Latest Issue Of Card Player Magazine Now OnlineThe latest edition of Card Player Magazine is now available online and features Sam Trickett, a high-stakes tournament and cash game crusher who had one of the best years in poker history during his 2011 campaign. Trickett frequents the nosebleed games in Macau, sitting with guys like Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Gus Hansen and others. […]
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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 9th through the 16th. Head to our Tournament […]
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Eureka Poker Tour Croatia BeginsThe second season of the PokerStars Eureka Poker Tour gets underway today in Zagreb, Croatia. The action kicks off this evening with a €50+€5 buy in satellite event into the main event which starts with day 1a on Wednesday April 11. The three-day main event has a buy in of €1,000 + €100 and is […]
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World Series of Poker Express Freerolls Start MondayAs the World Series of Poker once again looms on the horizon, BetVictor Poker is giving four players the chance to play at the greatest poker festival on earth and all for just 1 VIP Point. Starting today, Monday April 9 there are two tournaments each evening at 6:30 and 8:30 CET at BetVictor.com each […]
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Irish Poker Open Final Goes Live With Hole CardsAfter three days of battles between some of the biggest names in poker, the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open found its final table of nine and they will fight for the €420,000 top prize and the Terry Rogers memorial trophy today from 2 p.m. (local time). The finalists will be sequestered with no access to any form […]
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Poker Pro Xuan Liu: Getting To Know LiuXuan Liu now has just under $1.2 million in lifetime winnings despite only really focusing on live tournaments since early last year. She finished third at the European Poker Tour San Remo in May 2011 for $534,564 (her sixth ever EPT and her first EPT main event cash) and has kick-started 2012 in style with […]
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Russian Poker Player Wins Moscow ElectionRussian poker player Max Katz has successfully entered politics in his homeland having won a seat on Shchukino municipal council in Moscow last week. The 27-year old independent candidate funded his campaign from his poker winnings according to The Telegraph despite not having cashed in any significant tournament since 2010. Katz had a share in […]
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Paddy Power Poker Irish Open Main Event -- Day 2As day 3 dawns on the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open main event, 49 players can prepare for the next long haul at the felt knowing that they will earn at least €6,900 if all else fails. Looking at the top end of the €1,606,400 prize pool, the first place prize of €420,000 indeed looks more appetizing, […]
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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 […]
