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NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship Day 1

After 12 hours of play, the field of 64 at the 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship has been cut in half. Celebrities such as Jason Alexander and Don Cheadle were successfuly ousted by Liv Boeree and Tom Dwan, but former NFL star Emmitt Smith battled hard to win his match against David Williams […]

European Masters of Poker Freeroll Tonight

Online poker players get another shot at winning a seat to the upcoming European Masters of Poker Lisbon tonight on the Entraction network with the third in a series of Iron Man freerolls at 8:15 CET. Players need just 40 VIP points on the network to enter and a package worth €2,000 is guaranteed. The […]

Rob Sherwood: Surviving The Irish Poker Open

A couple of storylines stood out at least year’s PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open. Firstly, it was England versus Ireland in a dramatic heads up duel for the title, which was the perfect ending to a thoroughly successful and enjoyable event. And even though the trophy went across the sea to England, the celebrations played out as […]

Card Player's Weekly News in Poker Training

This week at CardPlayer.com we bring your awareness to some of the brand new tools, lessons, articles, and more, available at the leading online training sites. Check out this week’s happenings on the following sites: This week at Bluefire Poker, instructor “MartinGiggy” discusses the ways players can rise to the next level as he two […]

PokerStars to Host $5 Million GTD Sunday Million

The PokerStars Sunday Million is celebrating its five-year anniversary on Sunday, and the online site is marking the occasion by raising the prize pool for the tournament to $5 million. A $1 million first-place prize is also guaranteed. In addition to the mammoth prize pool, PokerStars is throwing in a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 for the […]

Victor Chandler Poker Signs New Captain

Victor Chandler Poker has announced the signing of Roy “The Boy” Brindley as Team VC Captain and Resident Pro. The poker player, writer, and commentator will take on the role of host, coach, and captain to Team VC players at upcoming European Masters of Poker events, and will also report on their progress. Head of […]

PokerStars Launches Belgian Poker Site

PokerStars.com has launched a Belgian poker site in conjunction with bricks and mortar casino company Circus Groupe. PokerStars.be is regulated by the Belgian Gaming Commission. The new poker client will offer its own bonuses and promotions but there will be no first deposit bonus due to legal restrictions. Also online poker players must be 21 […]

Poker Chip Hacker Gets Temporary Reprieve

A UK computer hacker who was convicted of stealing $12 million worth of virtual poker chips from online game operator Zynga has had his sentencing stalled in a dramatic late twist in the case according to Thisisdevon.co.uk. Ashley Mitchell, 29 of Paignton, Devon was remanded in custody until next week but his solicitor told the […]

Casino Royale Charity Event Scheduled

What do Zac Efron, Snoop Dogg and WWE champion “The Miz” have in common? They’re just a few of the celebrities who took part in last year’s Casino Royale charity event, presented by the H.O.M.E. Foundation. This year’s event is scheduled for April 11th at Avalon Hollywood. Guests will join celebrities and some of the […]

NBC Heads-Up Poker Bracket

After a late night party at Pure nightclub at Caesars Palace, the bracket is officially set for the 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship. The field of 64 was released a week ago, but there have been some changes to the line up. Incredibly, Annie Duke will not be returning to defend her title […]

World Poker Tour -- Gregory Brooks Wins L.A. Poker Classic

The final table of the 2011 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event took place today at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California. The final table featured two former WPT title winners in Carlos Mortensen and Vivek Rajkumar. Mortensen was the most successful player in WPT history even before cards got […]

WPT: Kitai Wins Celebrity Inv.

The final six players remaining in the World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational returned for the final table of the event on Wednesday, Mar 2 in Los Angeles at the Commerce Casino. They had survived from a field of 482 players that included many stars from professional poker and Hollywood. The first two days of the […]

PPA Reacts to NJ Governor Veto

Following New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoing a bill on Thursday that would have legalized internet gambling in his state, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) reacted with “mixed feelings,” according to a statement by former Senator, and chairman of the PPA, Alfonse D’Amato. “We firmly believe that licensing and regulating online poker is the best […]

Bodog's 'Another Day, Another Dollar' Promotion

There’s still 12 days left in the Bodog Another Day, Another Dollar promotion, which means players can earn up to $10 just by playing poker online. The promotion, which ends on Mar. 15, gives players a chance to earn 10 Bodog poker points, on at least 10 days, in order to earn a minimum bonus […]

Redbet Takes Over i4Poker

Redbet Holding, the Swedish-based online gaming operator has acquired i4Poker.com. The eastern European-facing online poker site is on the Entraction network and Redbet Gaming acquired it in an asset-based deal. Jorgen Andersson, chief executive of Redbet said, "Through the acquisition of i4poker, Redbet strengthens its position in Eastern Europe, especially in Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria. […]

Vicky Coren's Poker Confessions Published Today

Vicky Coren’s autobiography, For Richer, For Poorer: Confessions of a Player is today being released in paperback. The book’s subtitle was originally A Love Affair with Poker when it was published in hardback in 2009, but the new paperback edition has seen this change to Confessions of a Player with a new cover to go […]

Revenue Declines At PartyPoker

Poker revenue continued to fall at PartyGaming Plc in 2010 with full year gross revenue down 4 percent to €166.7 million from €174.4 million in 2009. Net revenue was down 9 percent to €124.8 million from €136.8 million a year earlier. Key performance indicators show active player days up 1 percent to 18.5 million, yield […]

Viktor Blom's Wild Ride

On Monday Viktor “Isildur1” Blom was having his best week yet since joining PokerStars, but by Wednesday morning he had given nearly everything back. The young Swede started the past week off with a win of $350,000 against Dan “w00ki3z” Cates in a Friday session consisting of 2,000 hands of $25-$50 pot-limit Omaha. The duo […]

NAPT LA now The Big Event at Bike

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour has pulled its branding from the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event that will take place at the Bicycle Casino from March 5-10. The tournament is now The Big Event and although ESPN will no longer film this event, it will be webcast on “Live at the Bike”. ESPN will film […]

WSOPC FL Crowns Youngest Champ

The World Series of Poker Circuit brought in big numbers during its first ever stint in the Sunshine State, breaking Florida poker records and crowning the youngest ever WSOPC main event champion. For nearly two weeks the series set up shop at the Palm Beach Kennel Club, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ten different WSOPC […]

Aidan Cullinane Wins Western Poker Open

The Boylepoker.com Western Open came to a dramatic close with Aidan Cullinane getting the better of his final two opponents in one go and scooping the top prize of €16,000. Cullinane topped a field of 235 to become the Western Open champion. The final three-way all-in hand saw him knock out local Andy Morris and […]

Belgium and Portugal Get Own Poker Tours

Not content with conquering pan-national poker in Europe, PokerStars.com has announced two national tours with lower buy ins to augment tours already running in places such as the UK & Ireland. The three-stop Belgian Poker Series gets underway at Casino de Namur from April 14 and runs until April 17 with a €730 + €70 […]

L.A. Poker Classic Final Table Set

Day 5 at the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event was a quick one at the Commerce Casino. There were 18 players when the final day began and it took less than six hours to determine the final six who will compete at Thursday’s final table. That final table will […]

Phil Hellmuth Will Not Appear on DWTS

The rumors are finally over — Phil Hellmuth will not appear on the 12th season of Dancing with the Stars. The cast was announced via a national broadcast just before 7 p.m. PT on Monday. Hellmuth, who tweeted back in December about the possibility of being on the show, was looking to join Shannon Elizabeth […]

European Masters Of Poker Lisbon Freeroll

The very first Iron Man European Masters of Poker (EMOP) freeroll will take place today on the Entraction network, with five more to follow throughout early March. Lisbon, Portugal will play home to the next EMOP as from Mar. 23 to 26 the second stop of the third season will play out at Casino Estoril. […]

Vivek Rajkumar Leads LAPC Main

The 2011 WPT L.A. Poker Classic main event has reached the final two tables and among the remaining 18 players are some of the game’s best poker minds. Leading the way is former WPT champion Vivek Rajkumar, who absolutely owned the final half of the day, picking on former chip leader James Carroll to amass […]

Erik Seidel Wins LAPC High Roller

It may not be seven figures, but Erik Seidel has another win to add to his growing list of 2011 accomplishments. Seidel defeated a field of 18 at the $25,000 High Roller event at the 2011 L.A. Poker Classic, earning $144,570 and moving him into second place ahead of Phil Ivey and behind Daniel Negreanu […]

Bad Beat Jackpot Hit for $340K

Update: The UB Bad Beat Jackpot was hit for $340,000 when “ODESSA99,” from New York, lost with four queens to the quad kings of “FARFLUNG” at a $0.50-$1. The winner of the hand took home a six-figure prize as well. As of around 6 p.m. PT Monday, the UB Bad Beat Jackpot had passed $1 […]

Live Tournament Poker -- March Preview

The month of March will pick up where February left off in offering big buy-in live poker all around the globe. There will be four World Series of Poker Circuit stops in March. The final table of the WSOPC main event at Florida’s Palm Beach Kennel Club is set for March 1, and it will […]

Johnny Chan Talks Position Poker

This May, the Bellagio will be debuting a new poker variation called Position Poker with a $500 no-limit hold’em tournament during the WPT Five-Star World Poker Classic. In order to give a little incentive for players to try out the game, Position Poker has decided to add $10,000 to the prize pool. The game has […]