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More Live Satellites Announced For Irish Poker OpenPaddyPowerPoker.com has announced even more ways to win a seat for the Irish Open 2012. If live is your game, then these extra super satellites will be right up your alley. The two additions to the schedule of live Irish Open satellites will each give away three Irish Open seats valued at €3,500. First up […]
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EPT Grand Final Will Return To Monte CarloPokerStars has announced the European Poker Tour Grand Final will return to Monte Carlo this year and will be known as PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final (using the French spelling of Monte Carlo with a hyphen.) After a short-lived year in Madrid the €10,000 buy in main event goes back to the […]
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Freeroll Into EMOP Lisbon Tonight At Bet Victor PokerThe European Masters of Poker is getting ready to take to the road once again, this time it’s heading to Casino Estoril in Portugal for EMOP Lisbon. This month Bet Victor Poker is giving players plenty of chances to win fantastic packages to this event for free via its EMOP Lisbon Iron Man Freerolls. The […]
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D.C. Votes to Repeal Online Gaming PlansThe contentious debate over online gaming in the District of Columbia appears to be over for now. The city council voted on Tuesday to repeal plans for Internet gaming within the jurisdiction, The Washington Post reported. Supporters of the measure reportedly were trying to save the online gaming provisions of an omnibus budget bill that […]
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Nevada Sports Books Report $5 Million Super Bowl WinThe numbers are now in. This year, a total of $93,899,840 was wagered on the Super Bowl at Nevada’s 184 registered sports books, resulting in a modest win of $5,064,470. The 5.4 percent profit was reported by the Nevada Gaming Control Board late Monday afternoon, making this year’s match between the New York Giants and […]
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Luca Pagano Sets Record For Most EPT Final TablesThe 2012 European Poker Tour Deauville €5,000 main event came to a conclusion today, and in addition to determining the latest EPT champion, this final table also played host to another historic achievement. By finishing seventh in this event for €110,000 in prize money, Luca Pagano broke his own record by making his seventh European […]
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Swede Wins European Masters Of Poker PragueNils Jarefjäll is the first champion of the European Masters of Poker season IV. The Swede topped a field of 231 to take down the €1,000 + €100 buy-in main event at the Card Casino in Prague. A deal made heads up between Jarefjäll and Pim van Wieringen (based on stacks at the time) saw […]
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Ruslan Vlasov Lifts Genting Poker Series TitleThe Genting Poker Series got off to a successful start with 365 players entering the €430 buy in at Star City, Birmingham, England at the weekend. The main event was won by Nottingham man Ruslan Vlasov who took down the £18,200 first prize as well as a seat worth €1,600 to the grand final at […]
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European Deepstack Poker Championship Begins
The European Deepstack Poker Championship 2012 gets underway today at the Ballsbridge Inn, Dublin, Ireland with the €2,500 High Roller event. The €550 buy in main event, which last year attracted 737 players and was won by Magnus Nasslin, starts tomorrow with day 1A at 1 p.m.. Players start with a 50,000 starting stack and […]
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888 Poker Revenue Up 58 Percent in 2011888 Holdings Plc, owner of 888 Poker, today said its business-to-consumer (B2C) online poker offering earned US$61 million in revenue in 2011, up 58 percent on the US$38 million it earned in 2010. The fourth quarter of 2011 saw B2C poker revenue up 76 percent to $19 million from $11 million in the same period […]
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Vadzim Kursevich Wins EPT Deauville Main EventAfter eleven-and-a-half-hours, the European Poker Tour Deauville €5,300 main event final found its champion. Vadzim Kursevich became the first Belarusian to win an event on the Tour and his victory over a total of 888 opponents saw him receive €875,000 for a valiant performance. Kursevich, who finished fifth in last September’s World Championship of Online […]
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Campos, Elie Seek Dismissal After Wire Act RulingIn the wake of the DOJ’s surprising flip-flop of its longheld position on the 1961 Interstate Wire Act, attorneys for John Campos and Chad Elie, along with federal prosecutors, have laid out their arguments on how the new interpretation should or shouldn’t affect the case, according to documents obtained by Card Player. On Monday in […]
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Poker Student Questions and Answers
At the Card Player Poker School we answer your questions about the game. If you have anything kicking around in your head, please don’t hesitate to ask by sending them in to support@cardplayerpokerschool.com. Here’s a look at a few of the recent ones. Q: Can you talk about the purpose of running it twice? A: […]
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GOP's Mitt Romney Against Web GamblingMitt Romney, the frontrunner for the GOP’s nomination to run against President Barack Obama, told Las Vegas political journalist Jon Ralston last week that he is against online gaming. When asked if he is a supporter of legalizing the activity, Romney responded: “No, no I’m not. Gaming has a social effect on a lot of […]
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Bovada $100K Guaranteed Sunday TournamentBovada is hosting a $100,000 guaranteed poker tournament every Sunday. Play your way to the site’s biggest guaranteed tournament every Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET. You can qualify for as little as $1. Pick the level of qualifying tournament and chart your path to the Sunday $100K. Register for a Cheap Seat, use Poker […]
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Las Vegas Sports Books Earn Modest Super Bowl ProfitFor the 16th time in the last 17 years, Las Vegas sports books were able to post a profit for Super Bowl Sunday. Though the exact numbers have yet to be released, sports books have already begun reporting modest wins. While all of those futures bets on the New York Giants didn’t break the Las […]
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888 Tests Android Poker App888 Poker has launched a beta version of its new Android poker app and asked players to take part in testing it. A message on the company website says, “You’re invited to try the new Beta 888poker Android app (lite version). Enjoy cash games from your mobile phone or tablet no matter where you may […]
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B3W Launches Poker Pack NetworkPoker software platform developer B3W has officially launched the Poker Pack Network. The Malta-based company company announced its intentions last August with the launch of Yachting Poker and has now signed three other rooms to expand its platform and officially launch the network. Joining Yachting Poker is Black Stack Poker, B4 Poker, and The Poker […]
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German Pro Wins GSOP SalzburgThomas Butzhammer has won the €1,500 + €150 buy in main event at the Grand Series of Poker Salzburg. The young German pro takes home €62,760 for finishing last in a field of 252 players at St Johann im Pongau, Austria. Thirty two players got paid a minumum of €2,900 and the final table payouts […]
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World Poker Tour Venice Gets UnderwayThe World Poker Tour sails into Venice, Italy today or the penultimate European stop on the season X schedule. Day 1 of the €4,950 main event gets underway at 1 p.m. local time in Casino Di Venezia, the oldest casino in the world. Players will start with 30,000 in chips and 60 minute clock. Already […]
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Florida Casino Bill Withdrawn From SubcommitteeA piece of legislation that would authorize three new resort-style casinos in Florida has been withdrawn before a House subcommittee could hold their vote. Barry Johnson, president of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, said that the bill “was in the ICU,” and wasn’t likely to be brought up again until the new year. The […]
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European Masters of Poker Prague Final TableThe European Masters of Poker Prague has its final table. From 231 players 27 got paid at the Card Casino in the Czech capital in the €1,000 + €100 buy in main event. Nine players remain in the hunt for the €58,900 top prize. The final table will be streamed live today at 2 p.m […]
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Robbie Williams Launches Controversial Poker SitePop star Robbie William has caused a stir with the launch of his new play money online poker site. RobbieWilliamsPoker.com, is where “poker players and Robbie Williams fans play each other to score great prizes and create the craziest avatars! ,” according to the site. It goes on to say, “This is NOT a Gambling […]
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Endurance Challenges at Bet Victor PokerBet Victor Poker, formerly Victor Chandler Poker, has launched an Endurance Challenge for the month of February with three separate races, each paying out €8,000 to loyal players. Simply earn the required VIP Points each day during the race to earn a share of the €8,000. The first race is underway and runs until February […]
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MGM, Boyd Apply for Nevada Online Poker LicenseCard Player has obtained information that MGM Resorts and Boyd Gaming are a couple of the latest entities to apply for a license to participate in a Nevada intrastate online gaming industry that would begin with poker. In October, MGM and Boyd announced a deal with bwin.party to run Internet poker sites. The U.K-based company […]
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Paddy Power Poker Iron Man Offers Irish Open PackagePaddyPowerPoker.com grinders are in for a treat with the announcement of Paddy’s Iron Man III. Players at the site will be rewarded quality prizes and even an Irish Open package simply for playing at the site and accumulating Paddy Points between Feb. 10 and Mar. 11. Aside from giving away an Irish Open package worth […]
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Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Schedule AnnouncedThe PokerStars Australian and New Zealand Poker Tour has announced four top-class stops across two countries for season four. Set to be bigger and better than the previous season, the Tour kicks off in Sydney at the Star City Casino and runs from Mar. 22- 25 featuring a $2,200 buy-in main event. The following stop […]
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A Look At News From Around The WebHere’s a look at the headlines for this week in the gaming business world. Judge Rebukes ESPN Poker Pundit For Tweeting During Trial Poker commentator Norman Chad was dismissed from jury duty and then later returned to the court for a contempt hearing after being caught using his Twitter account during the trial. Judge Laura […]
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Ivey, Benyamine, Flack, Lindgren Owe FTP MillionsA group of poker players owe Full Tilt Poker about $18 million collectively, a person familiar with the situation told Card Player. Earlier on Thursday, PokerStrategy.com reported that Behnam Dayanim, an attorney for the French investment group seeking to purchase the company, said that money owed from Phil Ivey, Layne Flack, David Benyamine, Erick Lindgren, […]
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CarbonPoker Offering $5,000 Freeroll on Feb. 11CarbonPoker is offering its customers a chance to participate in a $5,000 freeroll. All you have to do is pick a winner for the Super Bowl. Simply login to your player admin and pick the winner of the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and New York Giants taking place on Sunday, Feb. 5. […]
