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Sam Razavi Tops UKIPT Leader Board

British pro Sam Razavi has topped the PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) leader board for season II and in doing so has won buy-ins and accommodation for the coming season. Razavi was the first player to complete the Black Belt Poker grading system and join Neil Channing and Richard Ashby as black belts […]

Americas ACROSS Poker Series

Just days after announcing its acquisition of US-friendly poker site DoylesRoom and promising significant investment in the community, Americas Cardroom is putting its money where its mouth is. The online poker site has announced that it will be launching an online poker super series of its own this November. Dubbed ACROSS, the Americas Cardroom Online […]

President Obama Comes to Las Vegas

President Barack Obama spoke Monday at the Bellagio about his revised jobs bill and how the government could help desperate Nevada homeowners. The president arrived in Las Vegas at just before noon to also attend a campaign fundraiser and visit one of the city’s neighborhoods, according to the Las Vegas Sun. Obama, who reportedly has […]

Three Great Poker Writers Meet for First Time

Here’s a brief look into the history of three of poker’s great narratives. David Spanier, Al Alvarez and Anthony Holden had been playing in a Tuesday night poker game in north London for over a decade when Spanier’s book Total Poker came out in 1977. Impressed by its favorable reviews and decent sales, Alvarez persuaded […]

Ilari Sahamies Up $2 Million This Fall

Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies is still in the midst of a massive upswing. He now has won more than $2 million over the past two months, a period in which he won the largest pot ever tracked on PokerStars. At one point this summer Sahamies was in a deep hole across all poker sites, but […]

Pocket Kings Reports Lay Offs

News site, IrishTimes.com, has reported that up to 180 staff at Full Tilt’s Dublin-based subsidiary, Pocket Kings, were made redundant during the latter half of last week. Employees who spoke to The Irish Times said they had been offered statutory redundancy. They also said the company’s reason given for the lay-offs was that it was […]

A Poker Life: Will Failla

For many people around the world, poker used to be thought of as a way to escape from your day-to-day life, have a drink with your friends, and tell some dirty jokes. With the rise of televised poker, we saw the game go from a lighthearted pastime to a serious competition, full of stoic professionals […]

Game Face Gaming Hires Poker Pro Tom McEvoy

Legendary poker player Tom McEvoy has been hired by reality gaming social network, Game Face Gaming, Inc. as a pro consultant and instructor for its poker offering. The U.S. based company is an online subscription-based worldwide gaming platform featuring live video, audio, and messaging capabilities. The first game to be added to the platform is […]

International Poker Open Finds Final Eight

The final table of the 2011 Boylepoker International Poker Open (IPO) has been decided and the wait is now on until Nov. 26 to find out if the title can stay home in Ireland, or indeed if it will be taken to England, Netherlands, or France. Leading the way at the final table is Englishman […]

The Poker Play Part II: Melanie Weisner

In part I of This Poker Play, Melanie Weisner describes an important hand from a World Series of Poker event. In part II, she discusses the importance of the bubble and making her opponents sweat. Rebecca McAdam: How useful is the bubble in terms of more experienced players using it to their advantage? Melanie Weisner: […]

POY Update: Moorman Leads

Here is a look at the Card Player Player of the Year movement from October 12-20. Be sure to check back each week for another update from the world of tournament poker. World Series of Poker Europe The World Series of Poker Europe made a smashing debut this year at the Majestic Barrière Casino in […]

The Poker Play Part I: Melanie Weisner

Event: WSOP Event No. 24, $1,500 no-limit Hold’em Field: 2,192 Prize Pool: $2,959,200 First Prize: $540,136 Blinds: 800-1,600 Weisner: K Q The Villain: 7 7 Melanie Weisner: It’s the exact bubble of this event and I have around 100,000 in chips. The average stack is around 45,000. I have been playing very aggressively and this […]

Qualify For Irish Winter Poker Festival This Weekend

The countdown is on to the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival which kicks off on Oct. 28 and runs for four days at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin, Ireland featuring events of all kinds. There are still however plenty of opportunities to win a seat or, alternatively, seats are available at a discount in the site’s […]

House to Look at Online Poker

The topic of Internet poker, and likely Rep. Joe Barton’s (R-Texas) Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2011, are set to be discussed on Capitol Hill on Oct. 25, according to The Hill. The title of the hearing is Internet Gaming: Is There a Safe Bet? and will examine the […]

Nevada Issues Online Poker Rules Draft

On Thursday morning the Nevada Gaming Control Board issued a draft for the Minimum Internal Control Standards for Interactive Gaming (MICS), putting substance onto regulations that have been hashed out since Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law that would allow online poker pending Federal legislation or Department of Justice approval. In the MICS […]

Bellagio's New Daily Tournaments

The Bellagio has announced a new weekly tournament schedule featuring buy-ins of $100+$20, $300+$30 and $500+$40. These tournaments will run every day of the week and will begin at 2 p.m. Each of these events boasts a 10,000 starting stack and the Bellagio allows players to re-enter if they bust before registration closes. The $100+$20 […]

International Poker Open Begins Today

The 2011 Boylepoker €200 + €25 buy-in International Poker Open begins today, Oct. 21, in Dublin’s Regency Hotel. Europe’s largest live poker tournament as usual has two starting days and will play down to a final table on day 2, Oct. 23. This year there is a twist however as there will be a pause […]

Elio Fox Wins WSOPE Main Event

With the conclusion of the main event, the World Series of Poker Europe 2011 saw a fourth bracelet, which happens to be the most important one of all, go to America. New Yorker Elio Fox triumphed over a record field of 592 in the €10,000 buy-in main event to take home the title, his first […]

The Ten: TV Bad Beats

This week we bring to you some of the most memorable and heart-breaking bad beats ever seen on TV. Everyone hates a suck-out story, but these hands are worthy of reliving and talking about over and over again. 1. Greg Raymer v. Aaron Kanter: Given the context, this beat Raymer took was historic. The 2004 […]

America Wins Caesars Cup

This year the title of Caesars Cup champions goes to Team Americas. In its first year it was easily won by Team Europe, but two years later, Phil Hellmuth and his team have got their own back by beating Bertrand Grospellier and co. 3-1 in a best-of-five match format. Being selected for the team is […]

Cody and Moorman Highlight WSOP Europe Final Table

After four days of action, the final table of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event is set. The remaining eight players will all regroup on Thursday to battle down to a champion who will earn a coveted bracelet along with a first-place prize of €1.4 Million. Leading the way is Elio Fox, […]

Bodog Opens For Poker Worldwide

Poker players worldwide who are searching for great value should take a look at the Bodog $100,000 guarantee every Sunday. The $150+$12 no-limit hold’em tournament is one of online poker’s premier events. The site offers an opportunity to qualify for as low as $1. On Oct. 16, the winner took home $23,600. If you don’t […]

Ed Miller Pens New Poker Strategy Book

Card Player columnist and professional poker player, Ed Miller, well known for his coaching and communicating his knowledge about the game, has released a new book, Reading Hands At No-Limit Hold’em. Miller specializes in educating small stakes players, writing for the $1-$2 and $2-$5 crowd. With degrees in Physics and Computer Science and Electrical Engineering […]

When I Was A Donk: Matt Stout

In this series, Card Player asks top pros to rewind back to their humble beginnings and provide insights regarding the mistakes, leaks, and deficiencies that they had to overcome in order to improve their games. Matt Stout is the true definition of a grinder. With 214 career cashes between live and online, the poker pro […]

EPT San Remo Starts Thursday

The PokerStars European Poker Tour pulls into Casino San Remo, Italy on Oct. 20 and will stay there until Oct. 28. This is a change for the tour which usually stops off in San Remo in April on its way to the Grand Final in May. An autumn appearance will see a whole host of […]

Poker Pros Prepare For Irish Winter Festival

The PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival 2011 is just around the corner and among those looking ahead to the festivities are November Niner Eoghan O’Dea and Irish Open champion Niall Smyth. O’Dea will play his final poker tournament at the IWF before he catches his flight to Vegas for the biggest final table of his life, […]

Europe Takes On America For Champion Poker Title

It has been two years since Europe crushed America at the Caesar Cup. They face each other again for the final stand today to see who can take the 2011 title. There have been a few changes to the teams originally announced. Bertrand Grospellier and Phil Hellmuth remain as the team captains but the line-up […]

Card Player Live Poker Streaming

Card Player can now film and stream live poker events, bringing final tables from U.S. casinos and card rooms into the homes of thousands of poker players and fans with its new multimedia service. Cameras with various angles and views and running commentary capture live final tables as they play out, and alongside ad hosting […]

Justin Young Wins Bellagio Festa al Lago Championship

A total of 228 players put up the $5,000 buy-in to enter the Bellagio’s annual Festa al Lago Main Event this year and after battling it out for four days, it was Justin Young who came out on top. Young has been particularly dominant at the Bellagio, a property that accounts for nearly $2.2 million […]

Head Games: Switching Gears In Tournaments

Sometimes it’s hard to get a straight answer from a professional poker player. Ask three players a question and you’re liable to get three different answers. Why? Because, the answer depends. It depends on the situation, opponent, stack sizes, table image, tilt, metagame, and so on. Head Games will peer deep inside the complex minds […]