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Oklahoma Championship Gets Under Way

The 2011 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker tournament series is now under way at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Action kicked off on Thursday and will continue through February 20 with a total of 22 different events spreading a variety of games, including no-limit and pot-limit hold’em, PLO, Omaha/8 and H.O.R.S.E. […]

Eugene Katchalov in SuperStar Showdown

PokerStars has announced that Viktor “Isildur1” Blom will face off against Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. EST in the fourth installment of the SuperStar Showdown. The game will be 2,500 hands played across four $50-$100 no-limit hold’em tables, and the winner of the SuperStar Showdown is the player who shows […]

Ashton Griffin Wins $300K in Ultramarathon Prop Bet

For cash game pro Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin 113K wasn’t a continuation bet this past Friday. The 22-year-old ran 113 kilometers, or 70 miles, during a 24-hour period in a massive prop bet. Griffin, a former high school cross country runner and collegiate wrestler, stood to lose $900,000 if he failed to record the distance on […]

bwin May Sell Ongame Poker Network

Bloomberg news agency today said bwin Interactive, the Austro-German gaming provider, may sell its online poker network Ongame. bwin is merging with PartyGaming Plc and Ongame may be deemed surplus to requirement after the merger. Ongame was acquired by bwin in 2005 for just under €500 million before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act tore […]

Scot Leads World Poker Tour Venice

The World Poker Tour Venice €3,000 + €300 main event has found its final eight players. Leading the way is Scottish EPT London champ, David Vamplew with over 4 million in chips. Another familiar name at the final table is Max Lykov. The eight survivors will battle for the top prize of €380,000 from a […]

Poker Pro Liv Boeree Wins $147,780 Online

UK poker player and Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree won last weekend’s PokerStars Sunday Warm Up event at the site topping the 4,710 strong field to take down $147,780. The current European Poker Tour San Remo champion beat World Series of Poker bracelet winner James “mig.com” Mackey heads up in the $215 buy in game. […]

UK Set For Its Largest Ever Poker Tournament

Dusk Till Dawn has announced plans to host the largest ever poker tournament held in the UK. The third Grand Prix main event will take place at the Nottingham, England based club from May 16 to 22, 2011 and will feature a €50 + €10 buy in and a guaranteed prize pool of €80,000. It […]

Tournament Poker Edge Releases New Training Video

On Monday, training site Tournament Poker Edge released a strategy video on the middle stages of the PokerStars $10 Cube tournament. Tournament Poker Edge pro Jon “Wein” Wein, who has nearly $700,000 in career tournament earnings, analyzes and discusses the play of RonFezBuddy in the online tournament. Part I of the training piece is a […]

CP Mag Online: Thomas Marchese

CardPlayer.com is loaded with news, videos, strategy, and other material special to the website, but don’t forget that you can also read Card Player magazine’s content online. Simply click on the “Magazine” link on the left side of the homepage, and you’ll be able to check out recent issues, which include in-depth features on poker’s […]

Octavian Voegele Wins ANZPT Adelaide

A record field came out to the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour‘s opening destination of season 3, and through the crowd a familiar name emerged and made his second consecutive ANZPT Adelaide main event final table appearance. Austrian player Octavian Voegele improved on last year’s third-place finish in the ANZPT Adelaide main event and […]

Norm MacDonald Hosting HSP

On Monday, GSN announced that High Stakes Poker, presented by PokerStars, will feature commentary by comedian and poker player Norm MacDonald. Kara Scott, who joined the show last season, will co-host with the veteran TV and film actor. Longtime host Gabe Kaplan did not return for a seventh season. According to a press release, MacDonald […]

marin06 Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

Sunday was highlighted a number of notable winners online: Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree winning the PokerStars Sunday Warmup for $148,000, Scott Seiver taking down the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for $50,000, Ryan “PERCS” Fair finishing first at Absolute Poker, and Phil “bergeroo” Huxley scoring a win at Bodog. You can check out the final […]

Poker After Dark $150K Cash Game

On Monday night, NBC will premiere the first cash game of the season on Poker After Dark, pitting six of the world’s best players against each other in a no-limit hold’em contest. The six pros scheduled to appear are David “Viffer” Peat, Howard Lederer, Phil Laak, Greg Mueller, Olivier “livb123” Busquet and Eli Elezra. Though […]

Head Games: Bad Beats and Downswings

This 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! Sometimes it’s hard to get a straight answer from a professional poker player. Ask three players a question, and you’re liable to get three different answers. Why? […]

Irish Open €22 Rebuy Satellite Tonight

PaddyPowerPoker.com continues its popular Monday night €20 + €2 rebuy Irish Open satellites tonight January 31. This qualification route has been extended to every Monday between now and the event which is running from Apr. 22 to 25 at The Burlington Hotel in Dublin. The rebuy satellite takes place every Monday at 8 p.m. (GMT), […]

888poker Down 26 Percent in 2010

888 Holdings Plc today reported total operating income from its business to consumer) poker unit down 26 percent in the 12 months to December 31, 2010 to US$38 million from US$52 million in the same period of 2009. However the company also reported some encouraging signs that its decline in the online poker market had […]

Premier League Poker Final Televised Monday

The UK’s Channel 4 shows the final of the Party Poker Premier League on Monday Feb. 7 at 12.10 a.m.. The final heat will be broadcast over two episodes and sees international stars of the game Phil Laak, David Benyamine, Roland De Wolfe, and Daniel Negreanu take on up and comers Giovanni Safina and Luke […]

Play Asian Poker Tour Philippines With PKR

The Asian Poker Tour Philippines (APT) 2011 is on its way and PKR.com wants to help its players get there. Every second Monday, (since Jan. 17), there are packages worth up to $5,000 on offer in $200 + $15 buy-in final-stage qualifiers. Players can buy in to the final directly or get there for pretty […]

Get Irish Open 2011 Seat With VIP Points Now

PaddyPowerPoker.com players can avail of VIP discounts for their Irish Open buy ins from this weekend. The online poker site is offering discounts from 18 percent to 59 percent when players buy their Irish Open ticket using VIP points and players are who chose this route are still eligible for Sole Survivor status. Paddy Power, […]

Victor Chandler EMOP Iron Man Freeroll Tonight

Victor Chandler Poker tonight continues its European Masters of Poker Iron Man freerolls to March’s EMOP Lisbon tournament. By accumulating points in February, players can win their way into any or all of the eight Iron Man freerolls, which are each offering one package to EMOP Lisbon. Here is the Iron Man EMOP schedule (events […]

Card Player's Poker Training Tools

Earlier this week the Card Player homepage launched a new Poker Training section designed to help our readers choose the proper training tools to suit a variety of skill levels and poker disciplines. On Friday, two new additions were made to our world-class list of poker training tools: Tournament Poker Edge and Drag the Bar. […]

FTOPS XIX Starts Sunday

On Sunday, Feb. 6, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XIX will return and kick off at 4 p.m. EST with a $200+$16 buy-in $1 million guaranteed. The series will feature a total of 45 events with a total guaranteed prize pool of more than $22 million. Highlights of the series include: a $10,000+$300 […]

Suspect Arrested For Bellagio Heist

Anthony Carleo, the son of a Las Vegas Municipal Court judge, was arrested on Wednesday as the prime suspect for a December robbery at the Bellagio Resort and Casino. Carleo is charged with robbery with a deadly weapon and burglary after he stole approximately $1.5 million worth of casino chips while holding a gun and […]

Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge

Foxwoods Resort and Casino kicks off their Mega Stack Challenge XIX on Friday with a $530+$70 buy-in no-limit hold’em event featuring a $75,000 guarantee. The east coast’s largest poker room is guaranteeing a total of $400,000 for their six-event series which will be highlighted by a $1,090+$110 main event with a $150,000 guarantee. Foxwoods has […]

Online Cash Game Poker Legalised In Italy

Italy has finally passed the much-anticipated law opening up cash game poker to players in the market according to egrmagazine.com. Up until now online poker was only legally playable in tournament format. Operators offering online cash games face a tax on gross profits of 20 percent and the maximum allowable buy in has been initially […]

888poker Revenue Up 16 Percent

888poker yesterday said its poker revenue had reversed a long decline jumping 16 percent in the final quarter of 2010. Ahead of next weeks publication of fourth quarter 2010 key performance indictors, Maytal Ginzburg, VP Poker at 888 Holdings said, “Over the past few years 888poker, previously known as pacific poker, had a bad name […]

Live Poker: February Preview

Following the pattern that the live poker scene set in January, the month of February will offer many different major events all across the globe, including new stops from the World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker Circuit and European Poker Tour, among others. The tournament trail will especially be busy in Europe. The 15th […]

Casinos Report $3 Billion Loss

Any indication of a rebound for the nation’s economic downturn isn’t being seen in Nevada. The foreclosure and unemployment rate remain high, but perhaps the most telling figure for the state’s current economic situation comes from the Nevada casinos themselves, which have just reported losses for the second consecutive fiscal year. A total of $3.4 […]

PokerStars NAPT Freerolls

PokerStars is giving its players a chance to qualify for the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles festival for free. Players can win a seat by playing in any of the twice-daily freerolls currently running to the grand final freeroll on Feb. 20. The final event will award a $7,000 NAPT Los Angeles prize […]

Everest Poker’s ONE Has €1 Million Prize Pool

Everest Poker today announced it is to host a €5,000 + €500 buy in live poker event in Monte Carlo with a €1 million guaranteed prize pool. The event, known simply as ONE, will take place at Salle des Palmiers, Monaco from April 21 to 24, 2011 and will feature a variety of side events […]