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Paddy Power Poker Launches Iron Man IIFollowing the success of the PaddyPowerPoker.com Iron Man promotion earlier in the summer, the online poker company has extended the promotion for all of September. Paddy’s Iron Man II sees players rewarded for simply playing at the site and earning Paddy Points with prizes such as up to $4,000 in cash and $2,000 freeroll entries […]
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Guaranteed Packages To Paradise Poker Tour AustriaIt’s six weeks or so until Paradise Poker Tour season three gets underway at the Concord Card Club, Vienna, Austria and online qualification is underway at the site with seven seats guaranteed every week. Next up is the €50 + €5 Sunday satellite at 18:30 GMT on ParadisePoker.com with two packages worth €1,100 guaranteed. Following […]
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EPT Barcelona This WeekendThe PokerStars European Poker Tour makes its second stop of season eight tomorrow, August 27 at Arts Hotel (Casino annex), Barcelona where up to 1,000 players are expected in the main event. The €5,000 + €300 buy in event has two day 1s, one hour levels (rising to 75 minutes after day 1) and 30,000 […]
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Meet Nov Nine: Matt GiannettiMatt Giannetti is in third chip position entering the 2011 WSOP main event final table with 24.75 million. A 26-year-old poker professional from New York, Giannetti attended the University of Texas in Austin prior to moving to Las Vegas to play poker full time. During that time he played primarily high-stakes online cash games under […]
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Nevada Issues Regulatory Proposals for Online PokerOn Wednesday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board released proposed regulations for Internet poker which would be become active upon the passage of federal legislation. The five separate regulatory drafts provide information on the requirements for licensing, book-keeping, technology, and customer enrollment. In addition, the recommendations create a system of oversight and punitive measures for violations. […]
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iPoker Revenue Down 33 PercentPlaytech, the publicly owned parent of the iPoker network, today announced a drop in poker revenue of 33 percent between the first half of 2011 and the first half of 2010 – from €15.8 million to €10.7 million (a drop of 25 percent excluding the impact of the closure of the French offshore market). The […]
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Unibet Open Gets Underway in Dublin TodayThe €1,500 + €150 buy-in Unibet Open Dublin gets underway in the Irish capital today. The two day 1 event is the third live Unibet Open event of this year and will see up to 400 players sit down with 15,000 in chips at Citywest Hotel. Five percent of the prize pool at all Unibet […]
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CP POY Update: Karr and HastingsHere is a look at the Card Player Player of the Year movement from Aug. 17-24. Be sure to check back each Wednesday for another update from the world of tournament poker. Parx Open Poker Classic Parx Casino in Bensalem, PA played host to a 15-tournament series running from Aug. 10-24, with buy-ins ranging from […]
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The Best Gamble in Southern CaliforniaThere are a few things in life that naturally go together: love and marriage, peanut butter and jelly — the Miller Family and the City of Gardena. While I can’t necessarily speak to the prior two, I am certain of the latter. Normandie Casino is Gardena’s premiere card club and the Miller Family’s pride and […]
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Atlantic City Revenue DroppingMacau’s gambling revenue is climbing and Las Vegas is more or less holding steady, but Atlantic City continues to see their numbers fall at a staggering rate. Revenue dropped to $340 million in July, roughly a 6.5 percent decrease when compared to July numbers in 2010. The 11 Atlantic City casinos have been hit hard […]
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WPT Legends of Poker Starts ThursdayOn Thursday, the Bicycle Casino will kick off their annual World Poker Tour Legends of Poker main event. The 20-event series has been running since late July and has awarded millions in prize money. The $3,500 main event is the first televised stop on season 10 of the WPT, and tournament officials are expecting an […]
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Poker Strategy: Adjusting To Your Opponent's RangeThis strategy column, and many like it, are featured in every issue of Card Player magazine. Subscribe today to get 26 issues delivered to your home each year! The true value of a hand is how it fares against the range of hands that it is facing. A-Q is a strong starting hand, but if […]
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Europe’s Largest Poker Tournament Record Attempt StartsThe Grosvenor UK Poker Tour today attempts to set a new record by hosting Europe’s largest ever poker tournament at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England. The three-day 1 event hopes to attract over 1,600 entrants, many of who are expected o buy in more than once in this unique format – players can re-enter the […]
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Eureka Poker Tour Croatia Starts TodayThe fourth stop on the PokerStars Eureka Poker Tour gets underway in earnest today with the €730 + €70 main event at the Golden Sun Casino, Hotel Antunovic, Zagreb, Croatia. It’s one of the first times a major poker tournament has taken place in the city and is expected to attract up to 400 people […]
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Push for CasinosLawmakers in the state of Massachusetts filed a gaming bill on Tuesday that would allow three casinos and a slot parlor, amidst burgeoning discussions of legalizing gambling, according to the Boston Herald. Per the measures in the bill, casino developers would be required to make a capital investment of at least $500 million and pay […]
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Bellagio Robber Gets 3-11 YearsAnthony Carleo, known as the “Bellagio Bandit,” was sentenced on Tuesday to 3 to 11 years for stealing about $1.5 million in gambling chips from the Bellagio in December, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Carleo, 30, pleaded guilty in June to armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon as part of a deal […]
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Chris Conrad Wins WPT JacksonvilleThe World Poker Tour regional $1,500 event, held at Jacksonville’s Orange Park Poker Room, August 13-16, was won by Tampa’s Chris Conrad. Conrad outlasted 461 players and took home the WPT trophy and $143,145 in Northeast Florida’s largest ever poker tournament. Conrad took the win when his flopped set of 9’s held up against Ray […]
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Efforts Stall for Internet Poker in CaliforniaAfter strong arguments for and against two pieces of intrastate online poker legislation in California, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) pronounced the efforts dead for 2011, according to the Oakland Tribune. State Sen. Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) had said his Senate Bill 40 would create 1,300 jobs and $1.4 billion in revenue over […]
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Late Night Poker Begins FilmingLate Night Poker returns to the felt today with the first qualifying rounds taking place for the 32 hopefuls in front of TV cameras at production company Presentable’s studios in Cardiff. The $10,000 buy in will create a first prize of $150,000 in the original legendary poker TV show which first aired in 1999. The […]
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Interview With Poker Pro Jeff GrossJeff Gross is a 24-year-old poker pro with a lot going for him. He was a successful online tournament grinder playing under the name “kidwhowon,” regularly competing on sites with the best online poker tournaments. Post Black Friday, he’s a budding live tournament star with 14-time Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps in his corner. […]
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When I Was A Donk: John PhanIn this new 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. John Phan is one of the deadliest no-limit hold’em players in the poker world. The California poker pro broke […]
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California's Internet Poker Debate Heats UpThe Internet poker debate in the state of California has intensified in August, as state lawmakers are faced with less than a month before the deadline to act on the bills this year, according to the L.A. Times. A group which consists of some of the major card rooms in the state, as well as […]
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Poker Panama in OctoberThe Veneto Casino, located in Panama City, is hosting a Poker Panama festival no-limit hold’em tournament from Oct. 12-16. Day 1 of the event is October 12-15, and starts at 8 p.m. and plays to final 20 percent of total players for each day. The last day of the event and the final table will […]
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Alex Rodriguez Spotted At Mohegan Sun CasinoJust weeks after avoiding punishment from Major League Baseball for his participation in underground, illegal poker games, New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez is back in the headlines again for allegedly being spotted in a high-stakes gaming room at the Mohegan Sun Casino. Rodriguez was in the Poconos awaiting a minor league rehab start when […]
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Paradise Poker Tour Confirms Season Three CitiesParadisePoker.com has confirmed the stops on the upcoming season three of the tour which kicks off at the Concord Card Club in October and introduces Greece as a new destination. All events will feature the centrepiece €550 buy in main event which will have a guaranteed prize pool of €125,000 and an improved structure which […]
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Chaz Chattha Lifts UK Poker Title in LutonChaz Chattha has won the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton topping the 212-strong field to take down the top prize of £59,360 at the G Casino in the English city. He face some formidable opponents including European Poker Tour winner Toby Lewis and Andrew Feldman and had to play with the short stack from the […]
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Victor Chandler Poker Goes Cash Game CrazyVictor Chandler Poker goes cash game crazy this week with a full daily line up of cash game promotions designed to boost your bankroll just by playing. Monday and Tuesday (August 22 and 23) sees Wheel of Fortune offer any player who wins a hand at showdown with a wheel (a straight from ace to […]
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A Poker Life: Sam BarnhartSam Barnhart is a 50-year-old software analyst and researcher from Little Rock, AR. He has worked in the field of informatics, which combines his knowledge of computer science and biology (He holds degrees in both subjects) for years as his chosen career. He has also played poker since his childhood and it stuck with him […]
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Euro Poker Tweets Of The WeekIt was a quiet enough week on Twitter with most talking about the first ever Epic Poker League main event, which was won by Chino Rheem. A lot of players were congratulating the finalists, especially Jason Mercier who finished in third place, and the overall champ, Rheem. There was a lot of talk surrounding Rheem’s […]
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World Cup Of Poker VIII BeginsThe World Cup of Poker VIII has begun pitting countries against each other online in order to find a nation of poker champs. The seven countries that make it through will play out a live final at the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. At this stage, a pro poker player will also be […]
