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WSOP Circuit Harrah's Tunica PreviewThe 2012 World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Harrah’s Tunica kicks off today with the first of 12 gold-ring events. All told, three events are scheduled that will reward Card Player Player of the Year, including the $1,600 WSOP Circuit Main Event which begins on February 11th. Last year the Main Event attracted 480 […]
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Fertitta Interactive Applies to Do iPoker in NevadaThe Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting that Fertitta Interactive has applied to participate in an online poker industry in Nevada. “We support the regulation of online poker,” Lorenzo Fertitta, founder of the company, said in a statement. “Our industry leading software has a track record of complying with the strictest regulations in jurisdictions around the […]
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Rep. Ron Paul Responds to Online Gaming IssueRepublican presidential candidate Ron Paul was interviewed on Face to Face with Jon Ralston Wednesday in Las Vegas, NV. The Congressman was asked directly about legalized online gaming, and he said: “I think people should have legalized freedom. People should be free and make their own decisions. There should be no regulation on the Internet.” […]
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Caesars Makes French Online Poker MoveFollowing on from Tuesday’s announcement that Caesars Interactive Entertainment was readying its World Series of Poker brand for expected online poker regulation in the U.S. the company has moved to extend its toe-hold in the French market. The company is extending its deal with Groupe Lucien Barrière and Française des Jeux to develop the WSOP […]
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Kool Shen Wins Euro Finals Of Poker Diamond ChampionshipFrench rapper Bruno Lopes also known as Kool Shen has shown his prowess at the felt by taking down the Euro Finals of Poker Diamond Championship. Lopes topped a field of 109 to take home the top prize of €129,410 from a total prize pool of €517,750. The €5,000 buy-in event ran from Jan. 26-29 […]
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Genting Poker Series Gets Underway in UKThe Genting Poker Series gets underway today with the first £400 + 40 main event taking place at Star City Casino in Birmingham, England. Each stop on the new tour, of which there are seven between now and December, will have a main event with a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000 with the £1,500 buy […]
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European Masters Of Poker Prague Main Event BeginsThe European Masters of Poker Prague €1,000 + €100 main event begins today, kicking off at 2 p.m. (local time) with day 1A. There will be two starting days in total with the final table set for Sunday, Feb. 5. Card Casino Prague, the biggest poker room in the Czech Republic’s capital city, will act […]
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2012 WSOP Final Table Moved To OctoberOn Wednesday morning, the 2012 World Series of Poker schedule was unveiled and included some significant changes. This year’s WSOP will feature a total of 61 events, running from May 27th to July 16th. Despite rumors of a possible venue change over the last few years, the Series will remain at the Rio All-Suite Hotel […]
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North Carolina Closes In On Las Vegas Style GamblingA new gambling compact with the Cherokee Indian tribe in North Carolina could bring poker and other Las Vegas-style gaming to the state’s only casino. Under the proposed 30-year agreement, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino would gain exclusive rights to offer the new table games in exchange for 4 percent of their revenue which would go to […]
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D.C. Takes First Step to Repeal Web Gaming BillReuters is reporting that a vote was held in the District of Columbia on Wednesday afternoon local time to repeal plans for Internet gaming in the jurisdiction. The city council’s Finance Committee reportedly voted 3-2 to undo the law that was passed in December 2010. Questions surrounded the way online gaming was added to an […]
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Eureka Poker Tour Season II Dates AnnouncedPokerStars has announced the return of the Eureka Poker Tour for season II. The tour will see three stops across Croatia, Bulgaria and Latvia and will feature €1,000 + €100 main events. The full schedule for the tour, which starts in April, is: Croatia April 9-14: Golden Sun Casino, Zagreb — €1,000 + €100 Bulgaria […]
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Northern Europe Gets New Team Poker TourA new team poker event for Nordic and Baltic nations was announced today by Poker Icons. The first event will take place at the Reval Park Hotel & Casino, Tallinn, Estonia from May 18 to 20. Nordic Aces 2012, which is similar to the popular annual Pokerfinnkampen event, will feature teams of friends, colleagues, local […]
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Chris Ferguson Close To Settling With The DOJFormer Full Tilt Poker principal Chris Ferguson has been having “very positive dialogue” with the Department of Justice, and expects to have his case settled early in 2012, his lawyer, Ian Imrich, told Card Player. In September, the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York accused Ferguson, along with Howard Lederer, […]
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Judge Drops RICO Claim Against Full Tilt ProsA New York federal judge has dismissed the RICO class action suit against the members of Team Full Tilt. The complaint, which was filed last June, alleged that the defendants, Ray Bitar, Nelson Burtnick, Full Tilt Poker, Tiltware, Pocket Kings and the members of Team Full Tilt which included Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, […]
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Kevin Calenzo Wins WSOP-C Caesars Palace Main EventKevin Calenzo topped the 662-player field in the World Series of Poker Circuit Caesars Palace main event, earning the $197,451 first prize, his first WSOP Circuit gold-ring, and 840 Card Player Player of the Year points. The 28-year-old pro joined a list of prior Caesar’s Palace WSOP Circuit winners that includes notable pros like Allen […]
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Entraction Becomes IGT Poker NetworkNevada-based slot and gaming manufacturer International Game Technology (IGT) has announced that the recently acquired Entraction will be renamed the IGT Poker Network. IGT acquired the Swedish online poker network last March for $115 million in an effort to favorably position the company for a potentially licensed and regulated online gaming market. In September, the […]
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WSOP Brand Readied For Online Regulation in U.S.888.com and Caesars Interactive Entertainment today announced they were extending their UK software licensing agreement to the U.S.. 888’s independent business-to-business unit, Dragonfish, has been running Caesar’s World Series of Poker online poker site in the UK since 2010. In a statement 888 said, “Utilising 888’s state of the art poker platform, the agreement will […]
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William Dorey Wins Asian Poker Tour LondonA small but competitive field turned out for the Asian Poker Tour “special event” at the Fox Poker Club London as part of the club’s Chinese New Year celebrations. The 125 players in the £500 + £45 main event included Surinder Sunar, Barny Boatman, Scott Shelly, and Pryian De Mel but it was 25-year-old William […]
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Oleksii Kovalchuk Wins Second Italian Poker Tour TitleThe Italian Poker Tour San Remo €2,000 + €200 main event came to an end with Oleksii Kovalchuk and Andrea Vitale fighting it out for the top slot of the €679,000 prize pool. In the end it was Kovalchuk who took home the title, the trophy, and the €175,000 top prize. This is Kovalchuk’s second […]
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Rank May Buy Gala Casinos in UKRank Group plc, owner of Grosvenor Casinos and the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, yesterday confirmed it was in talks about a possible acquisition of the Gala casinos from the Gala Coral Group. The Press Association said the deal, which would grow Grosvenor’s existing 35 casinos by 24, could cost £250 million and would catapult Grosvenor […]
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Juan Miguel Tomé Wins Estrellas Poker Tour MadridThe first Estrellas Poker Tour champion of season 3 has been crowned. After five fast-paced days and the shortest final table in the history of the Tour, Juan Miguel Tome emerged victorious in Madrid. Tome, the dark horse of the pack, made it to the heads-up battle with Luis Rufas and then showed the poker […]
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Preview of Upcoming 2012 EPT DeauvilleThe eighth stop of the European Poker Tour’s eighth season is set to kick off on January 31st at the EPT Deauville in France. The Casino Barrier will play host to a total of 35 events running through February 6th. The centerpiece of the whole festival is the €5,000 EPT Deauville main event. The 2011 […]
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Latest Issue Of CP Magazine Now OnlineThe latest edition of Card Player Magazine is now available online and features Kirk Stewart, winner of the inaugural Native American Casino Poker Tour stop at the Choctaw Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. Other features in this issue includes in-depth strategic analysis on players such as Andy Frankenberger and Mel Judah, as well as columns from […]
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Early LAPC Tournaments See Huge TurnoutsThe 2012 LA Poker Classic kicked off at the Commerce Casino with two small buy-in events that produced sizable prizepools as a result of absolutely massive turnouts. Both tournaments featured multiple starting days and allowed players who busted out to re-enter on one of the following starting days. The first event of the series was […]
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Alan Meltzer Leaves $1.5 Million To Driver and DoormanAccording to The Dailymail, Wind-Up Records founder and part-time poker player Alan Meltzer left a total of $1.5 million to his driver and doorman when he passed away last October. Jean Laborde, Meltzer’s personal chauffeur, received $1 million and his doorman, Chamil Demirag, received $500,000. Demirag, a Brooklyn, New York resident, said, “He was a […]
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MIT Offering Course on Poker Theory This WinterCardRunners pro and MIT Ph.D student Will “HalcyonDays” Ma has found a way to put poker onto a syllabus. In the aftermath of online poker’s shutdown in the United States, the 23-year-old was looking to meet more people and talk about the game he enjoys. So, he proposed and was awarded his own three-week course […]
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Scot Wins Grosvenor UK Poker Tour ManchesterThe first Grosvenor UK Poker Tour main event of 2012 has found its winner in 24-year-old Lewis Hunter from Scotland. He prevented two-time Sunday Million winner Kevin Steele from lifting the title and took home the top prize of £49,600 for topping the field of 171 players (down from 206 last year) in the £1,060 […]
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Estrellas Poker Tour Madrid Crowns Champ TodayIn less than two hours the Estrellas Poker Tour Madrid main event lost 30 players and found its final table of eight. With just under 1.7 million in chips [[p:Rubén Velasco Merino]] is the king of the final and he is being chased by six fellow Spaniards and a sole German. The €1,000 + €100 […]
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Italian Poker Tour San Remo Main Event Final SetThe final table of the Italian Poker Tour (IPT) San Remo €2,000 + €200 main event is set and ready for the ultimate battle. Leading the pack is IPT Nova Gorica champ Oleksii Kovalchuk with just over 1.9 million in chips. He has quite a tough fight ahead of him however as hovering behind him […]
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Oliver Speidel Wins Aussie Millions Main EventThe 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event was a global affair, with a field of 659 entrants from all around the world turning up at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. But in the end the title stayed at home, with Melbourne’s own Oliver Speidel emerging victorious. The 26-year-old banker was richly rewarded for […]
