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Betfair Poker LIVE! For London

Betfair Poker LIVE! makes its first trip to London next month hitting the Fox Poker Club in Soho in the English capital. The £230 +£20 main event takes place on Saturday Feb. 12 while the £30 + £3 turbo bounty side event takes place on Sunday Feb. 13. Qualification starts soon from just 55 cent […]

Poker After Dark Monday Night

The seventh season of Poker After Dark kicks off Monday night on NBC and viewers are in for a treat. The usual $20,000 buy-in has been increased to $100,000, which means that the winner will take home a $500,000 profit when all is said and done. The lineup for this week’s episodes include some of […]

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Kicks Off At Noon

For the eighth straight year the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is on the calendar to start the poker year off in exciting fashion at the Atlantis Hotel and Resort in the Bahamas. All eyes will be on the $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event, running Jan. 8-15. Last year’s record-setting main event field reached 1,529 players and […]

He77_Razor Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UB, Absolute Poker, and Bodog below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,893,200 Entrants: 9,466 1. He77_Razor — $270,353.82 2. stevemruk — $198,786 3. touchmynuts1 — $140,948.74 4. BacarySagna — $94,660 5. bigred2587 — $75,728 6. MorningBuzz — […]

Isildur1 Defeats Tony G

Team PokerStars Pro Isildur1 and poker veteran Antanas “Tony G” Guoga did battle on the virtual felt Sunday in the second installment of the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown. After a long fight featuring vicious swings, Isildur1 came out on top $44,820 after 2,500 hands of $50-$100 pot-limit Omaha and no-limit hold’em. The match was aggressive from […]

$70,000 Fish & Chips Points Race Begins at Betfair Poker

Betfair Poker’s $70,000 Fish & Chips Points Race kicks off today and will run until Jan. 24. Players at the site can win a share of the $70,000 prize pool and packages to Betfair Poker LIVE! London by choosing to opt in and play. Coming up shortly, on Jan. 10, there is the Fish & […]

New Year Poker Q and A -- James Akenhead

With the arrival of 2011, Card Player caught up with some of the big names on the international poker circuit to find out how their 2010 went and what they hope for in the New Year. Full Tilt Poker pro James Akenhead has had better years in poker, but is optimistic about the one ahead. […]

Taylor Paur Wins Online POY

It’s official. Taylor “ambiguosity” Paur is the 2010 Card Player Online Player of the Year. The race came down to the wire, but after the ball dropped Friday night, Paur was left with a record 11,030 points and the title. Paur had led down the homestretch, but was forced to withstand a late surge from […]

Euro Poker Year Review -- December 2010

Player of the Month: Gus Hansen completes a great year with victory in the Full Tilt Poker Million in London. Quote of the Month: Michael Piper realises he’s just thrown himself to the lions in the form of British comedian Jimmy Carr. “Oh fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. Really? Fuck! OK, my shoes are untied. God, […]

New Year's Poker Q and A -- Lex Veldhuis

Card Player caught up with some of the big names on the international poker circuit to find out about their best moments, best hands, and even their worst moments of 2010. On the first day of 2011, it’s Team PokerStars Pro player Lex Veldhuis turn to look back on his 2010, and forward to the […]

Euro Poker Year Review -- November 2010

Player of the Month: European Poker Tour Barcelona winner Kent Lundmark. Quote of the Month: Padraig Parkinson recounts a tale told to him by his old friend and former Binion’s tournament director, Scof – “The pick of his stories over the weekend was one about a dealer who was plying his trade dealing a ring […]

World Cup of Poker Euro Captains Named

The upcoming World Cup of Poker at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure will see nine teams play for a $100,000 first prize and six European teams are in the mix. Liv Boeree captains the UK, Juan Manuel Pastor takes the reins with Spain, Luca Pagano will steer Italy and Arnaud Mattern takes charge of France. Slovakia […]

Jungleman12: 'One of Best Days Ever'

Tune into Card Player every Monday and Friday evening for a recap of one of the most intriguing cash-game hands that recently took place in the online poker world. Also, be sure to check out extensive weekly recaps at around 3 p.m. EST on Wednesdays. Dan “jungleman12” Cates has been the biggest winner in 2010, […]

Tony G to Face Isildur1 in PokerStars SuperStar Showdown

On Sunday Jan. 2, Team PokerStars Pro Isiludr1 will face off against Antanas “Tony G” Guoga in the second installment of the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown. The game will be half no-limit hold’em and half pot-limit Omaha, at stakes of $50-$100. Both players have $150,000 in escrow for the match. Although Isildur1 lost in his first […]

The Scoop: David Baker Part II

David Baker stops by for this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. He continues his interview from part I last week. Check out his interview with Diego Cordovez and Adam Schoenfeld on Card Player TV, and you can hear him continue to talk about his coaching relationship […]

A Poker Life: Chris Bjorin

Usually in the pages of A Poker Life we give you an introduction to players who lead an interesting life on the felt and away from the table, but those pieces are more of a snapshot. To truly embody the term a poker life, a player must have played the game and won for the […]

Euro Poker Year Review -- October 2010

Player of the Month: James Bord won the WSOPE main event in September and just two weeks later took down a high roller event in Morocco . Quite the thing considering he also made the Full Tilt Poker Million final table (more of which later in this review). Quote of the Month: Regular Card Player […]

Hellmuth, Duke Cut Ties With UB

UPDATED: Just a few hours after Annie Duke announced her exit from UB, the site confirmed that poker legend Phil Hellmuth would be departing as well. Duke and Hellmuth represented the last remaining inaugural pros from the site’s inception nine years ago. Hellmuth’s exit doesn’t come as much of a surprise as he’s been recently […]

UB and Absolute Poker Yearly MTT Race Nears Conclusion

Less than 48 hours remain in the UB and Absolute Poker Yearly MTT Leader Board Competition. $100,000 is up for grabs for the top finishers in the year-long race. As of around 10:30 a.m. PST, C_SWEENZ is leading the way by slightly more than 800 points in the CEREUS Network’s TLB. If the 28-year-old online […]

The Bicycle Casino Gives to Children in Need

Over 2,200 needy children and their families were given the gift of Christmas in Los Angeles last week. Working with assistance from the Rio Hondo Boys and Girls Club, Rotary Club, Bell Gardens Merchants and Commerce Association, HSA and Lions Club, the Bicycle Casino and its 1,600 employees did their part make sure the area’s […]

PokerStars UK & Ireland £50k Giveaway Is Coming

The PokerStars UK & Ireland £50k Giveaway is just days away. Starting Jan. 1 and running until Jan. 15, UK and Ireland players will have a chance to win their share of £1,000 every evening at 8 p.m.. These freerolls will feed 99 players into two £20,000 finals, one taking place on Jan. 9 and […]

Christmas Special Poker Q and A –- Paul Marrow

As the new year approaches, Card Player caught up with some of the big names on the international poker circuit to find out how their 2010 went and what they hope for in 2011. Liverpudlian Paul Marrow leaves his mark at every table he plays on across the globe. He is one of those players […]

Euro Poker Year Review -- September 2010

Player of the Month: Phil Laak bounces back from a near death experience on a dune buggy (and a spell in hospital) with a marvelous World Series of Poker Europe victory in London. Quote of the Month: Padraig Parkinson tangles with Roberto Romanello on Late Night Poker – “I asked the dealer if she could […]

Player of the Year Q and A: Thomas Marchese

Thomas Marchese won the 2010 Card Player Player of the Year award with 6,738 points overall after he recorded an impressive performance that included 11 final tables and two tournament titles. He won over $2 million playing tournament poker in 2010 and he recorded the second highest POY point total in the last five years […]

Dan 'jungleman12' Cates Biggest Winner in 2010

The headlines at the tail end of 2009 were dominated by the million dollar pots of high-stakes sensation Isiludr1. A year later, after disappearing from the nosebleed scene for quite some time, the hyper-aggressive Swede is back rebuilding his bankroll for more tear-jerking swings. On Tuesday, the new member of Team PokerStars Pro put in […]

Full Tilt Store Giveaway

Full Tilt Poker is giving its players a special incentive to use the Full Tilt Store this holiday season. With the Holiday Giveaway promotion, players can use their Full Tilt Points in the Full Tilt Store or Black Card Store to get a free cash bonus or Steps Tournament tickets, plus entry to the $50,000 […]

Christmas Special Poker Q and A -- Marty Smyth

As the new year approaches, Card Player caught up with some of the big names on the international poker circuit to find out how their 2010 went and what they hope for in 2011. WSOP bracelet-holder Marty Smyth has more than $3.7 million in lifetime winnings, but 2010 was not a good year for the […]

Euro Poker Year Review -- August 2010

Player of the Month: After his near-bracelet experience during the summer in Las Vegas, former Irish Open winner Neil Channing can now also be crowned, GUKPT champion . Quote of the Month: Roy Brindley in effusive form while recording his new telephone answering message. “Hi this is Roy,” the new message opened. “If you are […]

Fish & Chips Frenzy at Betfair Poker in January

January is on its way and so are plenty of promotions at Betfair Poker. Starting on Jan. 3 and running until Jan. 24 there is a $70,000 Fish & Chips Points Race where players can win a share of the $70,000 prize pool and packages to Betfair Poker Live London. Those who want to join […]

UB Satellites to UBOC6 Main Event

UB will run satellites to the UBOC6 main event in January. The tournament boasts a $1 million guarantee and has a $1,000+$50 buy-in. UBOC6 main event satellites ($100+$9 buy-in) will run every Sunday in January. The first kicks off this Sunday at 6 p.m. EST and will award at least five seats. The final satellite […]