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Hand History: Grospellier at WPTIn this new series, “Hand History Time Capsule,” Card Player digs up memorable hands to help you relive, or perhaps discover for the first time, pivotal situations from some of poker’s most exciting moments. In the 2008 World Poker Tour Festa al Lago main event, 368 players put up the $15,000 buy-in to create a […]
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Late Night Poker Star “Semi-Retired”
One of the stars of the TV show that helped kick-start the poker boom over a decade ago has declared himself semi-retired. Welshman Dave Colclough, star of Late Night Poker, former co-owner of Blonde Poker and Dusk Til Dawn sponsored pro, told Wales Online that he now lives in Asia, is semi-retired but still winning […]
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Christies To Auction Diamond Encrusted Poker Set
World famous auction house Christies will auction a unique and expensive piece of poker paraphernalia in Hong Kong next Tuesday – a jewel-encrusted poker chip set is expected to sell for between $100,000 and $150,000. The Meteorite Set, as the exclusive chip set is known, is described as: “Comprising one hundred and twenty gaming chips […]
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Latest CP Magazine OnlineThe latest edition of Card Player Magazine is now available online and features the world famous Commerce Casino, California’s largest poker room with more than 240 tables. The Commerce Casino opened in 1983 and built itself around the game of poker, even when others were pushing their poker rooms to the back corners of their […]
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World Poker Tour Marrakech UnderwayThe World Poker Tour Marrakech main event got underway yesterday and numbers were up to 274 this year from 222 in 2010 but still significantly down on the 416 who took part in 2009. The €2,700 + €300 main event, being held at Casino De Marrakech in the Moroccan capital generated a prize pool of […]
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Player of the Year UpdateHere is a look at the Card Player Player of the Year movement from Nov. 16-23. Be sure to check back each week for another update from the world of tournament poker. EPT Loutraki The first ever European Poker Tour event to take place in Greece wrapped up this week in the seaside resort town […]
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Bjorn Schneider Joins Team PokerStars Online
Twenty-two year old German history and philosophy student Bjorn Schneider has become the 26th player to join Team PokerStars online. Better known online as “Bjoerni89”, the Gottingen native specializes in $5,000 heads up sit “n” go tournaments and is close to becoming PokerStars all-time VIP player points record holder. Remarkably Schneider only started playing poker […]
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Genting Launches UK Poker TourGenting Poker has announced a UK Poker Tour which will take in six stops around Britain from next March. One event will be played online. Each leg of the Genting Poker Series tour will have guaranteed prize pool of £100,000 with the grand final in London in December having £200,000 guaranteed. Each event will be […]
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Phil Ivey Makes Return to PokerPhil Ivey, widely considered poker’s best player, has returned to the live tournament scene, months after the online poker site he represented was accused of financial crimes. He entered the Asian Pacific Poker Tour Macau main event on Wednesday. The eight-time bracelet winner has been off the poker radar since April 15’s indictments against operators […]
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RasZi Beats ElkY In MMA Fight
Dutch poker player Lex “RasZi” Velduis has beaten Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier in their Mix Martial Art-style fight yesterday in Marbella, Spain. The Dutchman took just four minutes to end the bout with two swift roundhouse kicks to the Frenchman’s head. The pair agreed to the fight as an even money prop bet in 2009 but […]
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Partouche Launches Belgian Online Poker SiteCasino operator, The Partouche Group, has become just the second business to be granted a license to operate online poker in Belgium after PokerStars.be. A message at PartouchePoker.be says, “The first Casino operators in Belgium and leaders in organising European Poker Tournament events, now offer you to play online on Partouche.be, the 1st authorised online […]
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Genting Acquires London Poker ClubLondon’s only dedicated poker venue, the Fox Poker Club, has been sold to global gaming giant Genting Casinos for an undisclosed amount. UPDATE: Genting Casinos UK Limited (Gencas) acquired the entire issued share capital of Fox Poker Club Limited for £7.75 million pounds (RM38.35 million) according to Genting Malaysia accounts. The fully licensed club opened […]
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Ruberto Wins WPT JacksonvilleAnthony Ruberto defeated Sam Soverel heads-up to take down the WPT Jacksonville $3,500 main event title, earning $325,928 for by far the the biggest win of his poker career. Ruberto, a Florida native, topped a field of 393 players at the Orange Park Kennel Club just south of Jacksonville. This solid turnout generated a $1,277,250 […]
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Barry Tanenbaum: 1945-2011Barry Tanenbaum…A Gift to the World I already miss Barry Tanenbaum. Barry passed away on November 22 from health complications. I had the pleasure of knowing Barry for many years; in fact I can’t remember ever not knowing Barry because he had a real “presence” in the lives of everyone who knew him. I don’t […]
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MA Governor Signs Casino BillThe Boston Globe reported on Tuesday that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill into law that will allow for the creation of three full-scale casinos and one slot-only casino in the state. Massachusetts is now the 40th state to legalize casinos and slot parlors. Gambling in the state had previously been limited to forms […]
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Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Festival UnderwayThe Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Grand Final festival is underway at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino, London with 11 events remaining between now and December 4 including the £2,500 buy in mian event. Last year it was won by Leon Bui who took down the top prize of £144,905. The remaining schedule of events is: Tuesday […]
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First Bitcoin Poker LaunchedCutting edge mobile poker operator Switchpoker.com today became the world’s first poker site to offer players the chance to play poker using virtual currency Bitcoin. The company, which was also the world’s first to develop real money poker for Apple mobile devices, now accepts deposits and can make payments using Bitcoin which operates without governmental […]
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Americas' Thanksgiving $25KAmericas Cardroom is inviting poker players to go from stuffing their faces with turkey to stuffing their pockets with cash. The online poker site is hosting a special $25,000 guaranteed Thanksgiving Day poker tournament. The tournament is being billed as a warm-up event for Americas Cardroom’s upcoming online poker super series, ACROSS. The $25k ACROSS […]
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WSOP-C Comes to the BikeThe WSOP Circuit and the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles will welcome in the new year by hosing an official WSOP Circuit stop in Southern California Jan. 1-12, 2012. The Bicycle Casino stop marks the first time the WSOP has offered a branded event in the Los Angeles market. “The process of bringing the World […]
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DOJ Won't Confirm Agreement on Full Tilt PokerThe Justice Department still has nothing to say four days after the Wall Street Journal and CNN Money reported that a lawyer for a French investor said the group inked an agreement with authorities to purchase Full Tilt Poker. “We have no comment and are not confirming or denying an agreement with Groupe Bernard Tapie,” […]
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Edgars Augstkalns Lifts EMOP Riga TitleDetails of season IV of the European Masters of Poker have just been released as Lativan Edgars Augstkalns lifted the sixth and final EMOP title of season III in Riga at the weekend. Augstkjals took down €57,491 for topping the field of 175 in the €1,650 buy in event ahead of Swede ahead of Joakim […]
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Poker Pros In Mixed Martial Arts BattleTwo of poker’s best known proponents Lex “RasZi” Veldhuis and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier fight each other in a mixed martial arts contest tomorrow in Marbella, Spain. The even-money prop bet was made between the pair in 2009 but a series of events including injury and the collapse of online poker in the U.S. have stalled […]
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Raul Mestre Wins World Poker ChampionshipRaul Mestre of Spain is the new International Federation of Poker World Champion after he topped the 130-strong field in London yesterday beating Victoria Coren heads up in the $500,000 freeroll. Mestre, who started the final table as chip leader, and Coren had tangled plenty throughout the day but in the course of two decisive […]
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Poker Analsyt App Launched
Poker Analyst has just released a new upgrade for Apple mobile devices on iTunes. The app is an easy-to-use yet powerful tool allowing poker players to make detailed real-time observations on their opponents in any live and online poker game such as hold’em, stud, and Omaha. Players can assign characteristics to opponents at their table […]
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Ziyard Wins EPT LoutrakiBritish poker professional Zimnan Ziyard defeated a field of 336 players to win the first ever European Poker Tour event in Greece this week. The €4,400 EPT Loutraki main event featured a €1,344,000 total prize pool, and awarded €347,000 to Ziyard for becoming its inaugural champion. After quickly getting down to three-handed play, it took […]
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Poker News in BriefNot everyone has the time to stay on top of all of the news that breaks daily in the poker world, but that doesn’t mean you have to be out of the loop entirely. Here’s a look at this week’s poker news. Main Event Finalists Say Coverage Good for Poker The general consensus from the […]
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Strip Poker Art Critiques SocietyAccording to the New York Daily News, artist Zefrey Throwell has turned to strip poker for artistic inspiration. Throwell’s most recent project, I’ll Raise You One, was a performance art piece featuring a game of strip poker which ran for seven days ending yesterday, Saturday, Nov. 19. The performance, which could be fully seen from […]
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Coren And Naujoks In World Poker Championship FinalThe International Federation of Poker’s World Poker Championship event, The Table, kicked off yesterday with an invite-only field of 135 to the $500,000 freeroll. In a little over 11 hours, nine players were remaining with familiar names such as Sandra Naujoks and Vicky Coren in contention. The final table plays down to one today and […]
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European Masters of Poker Riga Finds Final NineOnly nine players remain from an original field of 175 in the €1,650 buy-in European Masters of Poker Riga main event held at the Royal Casino Spa & Hotel Resort in Latvia’s capital city. With 22 players paid in total, the remaining soldiers are now battling towards the upper planes of the prize pool, particularly […]
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WPT Jacksonville Has Strong ShowingA total of 393 players have turned out for a successful running of the World Poker Tour Jacksonville, creating a prize pool of $1,277,250 for the $3,500 buy-in event. Some of the game’s top pros entered — such as Jonathan Little, Nick Schulman, Dwyte Pilgrim, Lee Markholt, Victor Ramdin, Jason Mercier, Will Failla, Tommy Vedes […]
