Poker News

POY Update: Giannetti Wins WPT

Here is a look at the Card Player Player of the Year movement from Sept. 21-28. Be sure to check back each Wednesday for another update from the world of tournament poker. World Poker Tour Malta The WPT is continuing to grow and expand the events it runs, with more regional and international events for […]

Criminal Charges Possible in Ponzi

A week after Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called Full Tilt Poker a “global Ponzi Scheme,” amending charges of fraud against its players to the civil complaint, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, and Rafe Furst are not facing any criminal charges. The company’s CEO Ray Bitar faces a maximum sentence of 65 years in prison for […]

European Poker Tour London Begins Thursday

The PokerStars European Poker Tour London kicks off at the Hilton London Metropole on Edgware Road in London tomorrow, Sept. 29, and will run until Oct. 6. London will be Season 8’s third destination but its first full-on poker festival thus far. Sept. 30 sees the first of two starting days for the highlight of […]

Betclic Poker Joins Everest Poker Network

Betclic Poker has left Boss Media’s International Poker Network and joined the Everest Poker network which is owned by its parent company BetclicEverest Group. Tarquin Henderson ,head of poker and casino at the group said, “We are thrilled that BetClic Poker joins the Everest Poker network. The growing Everest Poker Network is a popular and […]

Blair Hinkle Optimistic Despite $1 Million in Full Tilt

Despite allegations of paying out $440 million to its board members and other owners since 2007, beleaguered online site Full Tilt Poker, operating as a “global Ponzi Scheme,” owes $150 million to U.S. players. One million of that figure rightfully belongs to poker pro Blair Hinkle. This past February Hinkle won $1.2 million in a […]

Germany May Ban Online Poker

Germany may be set to ban online poker under compromise legislation which could see the country jettison legislation which would have legalised and regulated the sector. Last week one state, Schleswig-Holstein, passed a bill which would have regulated online poker there from January 1, 2012. However reports are coming out of the country that the […]

Irish Winter Poker Festival 20 Packages Guaranteed

With the popular Irish Winter Festival just one month away at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin from October 27 to 31, PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced a Mega Satellite on Sunday October 9 with 20 packages guaranteed. The €200 + €15 Mega Satellite takes place at 20:00 and the packages are worth €1,800 including a €1,100 main event […]

Dane Wins WCOOP Main Event

The 2011 World Championship Of Online Poker $5,200 main event attracted 1,627 players, creating a total prize pool of $8,135,000. Like many WCOOP events this year, the pinnacle of the series far exceeded its $5 million guarantee. It was Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen from Denmark who took down the top prize of $1,260,018.50 beating “Vojta_R” of […]

Euro Short-Handed Poker Championships Crowns King

Last year at the European Short-Handed Poker Championships it was an Irishman who outlasted the throng of French. This year, Englishman Stephen King would fight tooth and nail for the title and €63,000 top prize. King’s final opponent was Belgian player Michael Gathy and the two made a deal heads up which saw King walk […]

Illinois Looks to Expand Gaming with Chicago Casino

A gaming expansion bill in the state of Illinois is moving toward finding itself on the desk of Gov. Pat Quinn, amidst ongoing discussions to reduce the amount of proposed slot machines at the state’s horse racing tracks, according to the Associated Press. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton and other state lawmakers have been trying […]

Hendon Mob Signs New Poker Contract

The four professional poker players behind The Hendon Mob; Barny Boatman, Ross Boatman, Joe Beevers, and Ram Vaswani have signed an exclusive contract with Genting Poker which will see them represent the site in both live and online tournaments. The deal also secures the future of the Hendon Mob website. The signings will bring new […]

Janos Jeszek Crowned Betfair Poker LIVE! Dublin Champ

The new season of Betfair Poker LIVE! kicked off with a $600 + $50 buy-in main event at the Fitzwilliam Card Club in Dublin, Ireland. It was a busy weekend for poker in Dublin but the event still managed to attract 73 players creating a total prize pool of €28,120. It was Janos Jeszek who […]

Polishman Wins Estrellas Poker Tour Ibiza

Polishman Grzegorz Gosk has won the PokerStars Estrellas Poker Tour Ibiza main event, receiving €92,100 for topping a field of 426. The odds were good at the final table for a Spanish champion with Gosk being the only player from another country but he outlasted all his opponents and now takes the trophy home to […]

Meet The November Nine: Sam Holden

Just as every final table needs it’s chip leader, someone must invariably come in as the shortest stack. When the 2011 World Series of Poker main event resumes in November, that short stack will be played by 22 year-old British poker professional Sam Holden. Holden will take his position in the 6th seat with 12.375 […]

A Poker Life: Devin Porter

When former online poker pro Devin Porter walked into an interview for a tech-support position at a web-based company he took a page out of popularized con artist, turned financial fraud consultant Frank Abignale Jr.’s playbook. “I found out during the interview that they wanted someone with knowledge of xml, html, http, JavaScript, et cetera,” […]

Matt Giannetti Wins World Poker Tour Malta

Not long before he takes center stage for the biggest final table of his life, Matt Giannetti has taken down the World Poker Tour Malta topping a 240-strong field for the $273,200 first-place prize, the WPT Champions Cup, and entry into the season X finale, the $25,500 WPT World Championship. Initially it seemed Cecilia Pescaglini […]

Paradise Poker Tour Austria Packages For The Taking

This evening players will go to battle for three €1,100 packages for the Paradise Poker Tour Austria. The €50 + €5 buy-in final takes place at 18.30 p.m. (GMT) at ParadisePoker.com. Seven packages are given away weekly; three on Sunday, two on Thursday, and two on Tuesday. Each final has a buy-in of €50 + […]

This Poker Life Part II -- Martin Jacobson

In part I of This Poker Life Martin Jacobson talks about what he was doing before he became serious about the game and his many close calls in his hunt for a title. Part II sees Jacobson discuss variance, the secret to his success, his true goal, and upcoming busy schedule. Jacobson’s results pretty much […]

This Poker Life Part I -- Martin Jacobson

People often judge poker players by the amount of titles or bracelets they have to their names, but what about those who consistently make final tables and whose names are always among the last few remaining. One player who has been relentlessly knocking on the door is Martin Jacobson. Since 2008 the talented Swede has […]

Weekly Poker News In Brief

Not 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. Every week, Card Player will bring you everything you need to know to stay informed about your favorite events, players and […]

Oboodi Wins Borgata Poker Open

Early Saturday morning Bobby Oboodi won the 2011 Borgata Poker Open after outlasting a record World Poker Tour field of 1,313 entrants. He took home a whopping $922,441 for the win in the $3,500 buy-in event. Oboodi cruised through the final table, never being all in for his tournament life. Despite losing the chip lead […]

UK Gaming Company Launches Online Poker Site

Vernons, a well-known gaming name across the UK in the area of football pools, has now turned its sights to poker. Partnering with Playtech, Vernons.com will offer poker, casino and games on the iPoker network. Generous new player bonuses, regular freerolls, the chance to win unforgettable trips and prizes, and extra bonuses such as a […]

The Ten: Poker's One-Hit Tournament Wonders

It’s easy to look at a list of one-hit wonders and think they were simply lucky to win a major tournament and didn’t have the skills to win another. That could be a reasonable assumption for some, but completely wrong for others. Some players win big and then never do again because they move on […]

Estrellas Poker Tour Meets Ibiza

The final stop on the Estrellas Poker Tour kicked off yesterday in Ibiza. 215 players descended upon the Casino de Ibiza for day 1A with a whole new room-full of faces expected to battle it out today. The €910 + €90 buy-in main event will run until Sept. 25 when the last champion of season […]

Qualify For World Poker Tour Ireland at Paradise Poker

Satellites to the upcoming World Poker Tour Ireland got underway this week at ParadisePoker.com. Three packages worth €3,500 are guaranteed to the €2,500 buy in main event at Citywest Hotel, Dublin from January 4 to 8, 2012. The super satellites, with one package guaranteed each, take place on October 16, November 13, and December 11, […]

Full Tilt Poker Attorneys Respond

Attorneys representing Full Tilt Poker have reacted to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s statement that Full Tilt was not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme. This statement was made on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Justice claimed the site’s board members Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, and Rafe Furst worked with CEO Ray […]

POY: Kovalchuk and Trickett Rise

Here is a look at the Card Player Player of the Year movement from September 14-21. Be sure to check back each Wednesday for another update from the world of tournament poker. Partouche Poker Tour Main Event The Partouche Poker Tour main event, held at the Cannes Palm Beach Casino in France, has become one […]

EPL Suspends Lederer, Ferguson

On Wednesday, the Epic Poker League issued a statement concerning the membership status of Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson, two players named in the amended indictment filed by the Department of Justice against the board of directors of Full Tilt Poker. EPL Chairman of the Standards and Conduct Committee Stephen Martin said, “The Committee voted […]

CarbonPoker October Promotion

CarbonPoker is offering a double-the-points October, as players can take advantage of great times to earn a little bit extra during many aspects of game play. Players will earn double from 00:00-04:00 and 12:00-16:00 on their entire play everyday in October. In addition, you will earn double points on all Omaha games 24/7 for the […]

Amanda Leatherman Joins Team Bodog

Bodog has today announced its latest signing, poker hostess Amanda Leatherman. The ex-cheerleader now joins Tatjana Pasalic and poker pro Evelyn Ng in representing Team Bodog in both live and online events. Leatherman said, “The Bodog life and my own are scarily similar. I can’t wait to do the Bodog photo shoot. I’ll be posting […]