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EPT Releases Early Season 8 DatesThe PokerStars European Poker Tour has released the first half of its season eight schedule today. The first seven events on the schedule will take players to locations as diverse as Tallinn, Estonia for the first event on August 2-7, and the Bahamas for PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on January 5-14, 2012. The first seven events […]
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CP's Jeff Shulman Among Leaders in WSOP $3k LHEEntering the final day of play, only 18 remain in event no. 14, a World Series of Poker $3,000 limit hold’em tournament. Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman is still in the hunt and gunning for his first career bracelet, sitting in sixth place overall with 197,000 in chips. Shulman has 20 cashes and has made […]
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Call for AUS Online Poker RegulationAustralian Betfair chief executive Andrew Thwaits has called for online poker operators to be regulated saying current legislation is not working. He told the Australian newspaper today that, “While it is pleasing to see both the federal and state governments taking the integrity of betting in sports seriously and on a united front, the present […]
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Grand Series of Poker Season II Announced
Ongame Network has announced details of season II Grand Series of Poker (GSOP) which will have five stops running from August 2011 to April 2012. The schedule for the Series is: Aug. 2-7: Old Trafford football stadium Manchester, England Oct. 11-15: Porto Carras, Greece Feb. 1-6: Salzburg, Austria Apr. 21-28 Dominican Republic Detaisl of buy […]
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World Poker Tour Hits Slovenia Next MonthThe _World Poker Tour _rolls into Slovenia for the first time next month when it pulls up at Casino Portoroz from July 17 to 21. The €3,300 buy in main event is set to attract players such as Dominik Nitsche and Marvin Rettenmaier to the coastal town just south of the Gulf of Trieste in […]
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David Diaz Wins $1,500 3X NLHThe winner of the 2011 World Series of Poker $1,500 no-limit hold’em triple chance is 26-year-old poker pro David Diaz, who outlasted a large field of 1,340 players to take home $352,808 in prize money late Thursday evening. The childhood cancer survivor beat out late runs by established pros such as Bill Chen (4th), J.C. […]
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Zhukov Wins $10K Omaha Hi-LowThe winner of the 2011 World Series of Poker $10,000 Omaha eight-or-better championship is Vyacheslav Zhukov, who toppled of 202 players to take home $465,216 in prize money early Thursday evening. The 22-year-old Russian pro had to wade through an elite final table which included Steve Billirakis, Richard Ashby, Mikael Thuritz, Josh Arieh, and eventual […]
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AC Casino Loses $11 MillionThe Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City has suffered two serious blows since April, losing more than $11 million to just two high-stakes gamblers, according to the Associated Press. In April, a Pennsylvania gambler named Don Johnson beat the casino for $5.8 million at blackjack — part of an amazing run that also saw […]
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Unibet Open Barcelona Poker Tournament StartsThe Unibet Open rolls into Gran Casino, Barcelona today for the second live event of this season’s Unibet.com tour. The €1,500 + €150 buy in event has capacity for up to 400 players and gets underway at 15:000 local time. Unibet will be streaming a feature table live and when the final two tables are […]
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WSOP: Klein Wins $1,500 6-Hand NLHEGeffrey Klein faced a serious 9-1 chip deficit when he entered heads-up play against Nicholas Blumenthal in Event No. 10 ($1,500 six-handed no-limit hold’em) at the 2011 World Series of Poker. After nearly two grueling hours, Klein eventually got the best of Blumenthal though and he walked away with the gold bracelet and $554,388 in […]
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WSOP: Getzwiller Wins $1K NLHEThe first of the low buy-in no-limit hold’em tournaments of the summer that are geared for weekend warriors has come to a close at the 2011 World Series of Poker and the winner of the tournament is Sean Getzwiller. He took home $611,185 and a gold bracelet as the champion of Event No. 8 ($1,000 […]
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International Poker Network For €2 Million Upgrade
The International Poker Network, home to online poker rooms such as Mermaid Poker and Virgin Poker, has announced a €2 million investment in upgrading the network. In a statement today GTECH G2, operator of the network, said, “The investment will deliver players on the IPN with bigger and better promotions and tournaments. Creating the ultimate […]
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Herculespoker Offering Card Player Readers Rake Back
Brand new Herculespoker is not only giving Card Player readers eligibility for a deposit bonus of 200 percent up to $1,000 (by just using the promotional code cardplayer), the online poker site is also giving our readers a chance at 30-percent rake back. If you don’t want to deposit just yet, the site is offering […]
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Tournament Poker Edge Analyzes Allen Bari HandCard Player has teamed up with the great minds from Tournament Poker Edge to bring you top-notch hand analysis from key hands during the World Series of Poker. This time around, we’ll take a look at a hand played by Allen Bari, winner of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event. For the victory, Bari earned a […]
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Niall Smyth -- From Ballabriggs to Baller Part IIRead part I of Niall Smyth’s remarkable poker journey. RM: How much money did you put on this lucky horse? And did you always plan on trying to qualify for the Open online regardless? NS: I had €20 on the horse total, €10 each-way, so when he came in I decided to transfer the money […]
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WSOP: First Week NumbersOne week of tournaments has now taken place at the 2011 World Series of Poker and attendance at most events has increased from 2010. It would appear that more players are looking for live action at the Rio, whether it is in the cash games in the packed Pavilion room, or the bracelet events running […]
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Paradise Poker To Open Second Online Poker Room
ParadisePoker.com today announced it was expanding its online poker presence with the addition of a second poker room later this year. The new room, which will operate alongside the current ParadisePoker.com room, is on the ongame network. It is to be branded ParadisePoker.com also. The dual-room strategy will facilitate the movement of money between the […]
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Niall Smyth — From Ballabriggs to Baller Part INiall Smyth Irish Open story overflows with the stuff dreams are made of. A young guy puts a few quid on a horse and wins, uses the money to enter an Irish Open satellite and wins, plays in the main event, and… well you probably know what happens next. Smyth walked away with €550,000 for […]
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WSOP: Perrins $1,500 LowballEnglishman Matt Perrins hadn’t played any no-limit deuce-to-seven draw lowball before event no. 9 at the 2011 World Series of Poker. However, Perrins was able to quickly learn the game, outlasting a field of 275 and a brutal final table that included Jason Mercier, Josh Brikis, and eventual runner-up Chris Bjorin. Bjorin began the heads-up […]
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WSOP $1,500 Six-Max Field Shrinks RapidlyWorld Series of Poker event no. 10 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em six max) has been in the midst of a massive flow of eliminations early on day 1 — falling from 1,920 players to just over 500 by the dinner break at the end of level six. With the flurry of knockouts in the early stages […]
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Turn $60 into $20K on DraftStreet.comAttention fantasy sports players! DraftStreet is letting its players win thousands of dollars just playing fantasy sports. You can be like unknown player “hixvillehunk” and turn $60 into $20,000 at the top of DraftStreet’s monthly leader boards, simply playing the games you love. If you’re a fantasy sports expert, then you’re going to love competing […]
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WSOP: Lehavot Wins Event No. 7The first $10,000 world championship of the summer has drawn to a conclusion and the champion of Event No. 7 ($10,000 pot-limit hold’em) is Amir Lehavot, who took home his first gold bracelet and a handsome first prize worth $573,456 in his third WSOP cash. As you can imagine for a world championship event, Lehavot […]
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Unibet Open Summer Poker Schedule Underway
As Unibet Open Barcelona kicks off later this week in the Catalan capital the Unibet team are not resting on their laurels with three more events planned for July and August. Two Unibet Open Online events take place at Unibet.com on July 3 and August 14 and players can qualify for the €300+€20 buy in […]
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Abdul Atila Seiar Wins European Masters of Poker BulgariaYoung Romanian poker player Abdul Atilar Seiar is the fourth European Masters of Poker champion of season III after he defeated 276 opponents at the Crystal Crown Casino, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria to take home the top prize of €65,100 yesterday. Seiar got heads up in the €1,100 buy in game as 4:1 chip leader agains […]
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WSOP: Wilder Wins Event No. 6Most poker players are met with skepticism when they decide to leave a college education and head into the career of a professional poker player. That was not the case for Harrison Wilder, who was encouraged by his parents to suspend his enrollment at the University of Oregon and take up poker full time. The […]
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WSOP: Allen Bari Wins Event No. 4The World Series of Poker crowned another notable winner on Sunday when Allen Bari took home the gold bracelet in Event No. 4 ($5,000 no-limit hold’em). It was his first major tournament victory since he won the Borgata Summer Open in 2008 and he grew his career earnings close to $3 million thanks to the […]
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Weekly World Series RecapThe first week of the 2011 World Series of Poker has been nothing short of spectacular. After Tournament Director Jack Effel kicked off the festivities with the $500 Casino Employees Event the 42nd Annual summer series was officially underway. Later that night, Phil Ivey shocked the poker world when he released an official statement from […]
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European Masters Of Poker Bulgaria Final SetThe European Masters of Bulgaria €1,000 + €100 buy-in main event has reached its final table from a total field of 277. First place will leave the Crystal Crown Casino with €65,100. In the lead at the moment is native Kiril Donovski. Donovski took out the final-table bubble, Timothy Härold, with pocket queens versus A […]
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Win A VIP Grand Prix Poker PackageFrom Jun. 10 to 26, PartyPoker.com is giving its players the chance to win a prize package for the trip of a lifetime. Although the German Grand Prix is a must for fans of Formula One, anyone would get excited when they hear what is in each of the 10 packages. Each winner will receive […]
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Katchalov Wins 1st WSOP BraceletIt was just a matter of time before poker phenom Eugene Katchalov captured his first World Series of Poker bracelet. He did so late Saturday night at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, winning event no. 2 ($1,500 seven-card stud) after outlasting a tough field of 357. Katchalov has been on a tear […]
