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Taylor Paur Sits Atop OPOY Standings

Three months ago, Taylor “ambiguosity” Paur was atop the 2010 Card Player Online Player of the Year standings. Then, a two-month dry spell saw him plummet and Paur was suddenly in danger of falling out of the top 10. Two weeks ago, however, Paur made a dramatic comeback, rattling off three straight wins to earn […]

Full Tilt Sit-and-Go Madness Tomorrow

Full Tilt Poker will run its Super Sit-and-Go Madness promotion starting tomorrow, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m. EST. The online site will allow its players to win a share of more than $150,000 in cash and prizes, including entry to the $75,000 Super Madness Freeroll. Any interested player needs to play single-table sit-and-gos and super […]

November Nine Q and A: Jonathan Duhamel

Jonathan Duhamel will take the chip lead into final table of the $10,000 no-limit hold’em. main event at the World Series of Poker with 65,975,000. Live coverage from the final table begins at noon PST on Saturday, November 6 and you can follow all of the action on CardPlayer.com. Card Player caught up with Duhamel […]

Read The New Issue Of Card Player Europe Online Now

The new issue of Card Player Europe is available to read online now. Check out features on Phil Laak and his World Series of Poker Europe victory, some Hollywood Bad Boys, and Devilfish and Pauly McGuire book reviews as well as some WSOP 2010 memories. There’s strategy from Phil Hellmuth and our resident Omaha and […]

WSOP 2010 The Final Countdown -- Party Central

As the November Nine prepare to take to the felt, bringing to an end the WSOP 2010, Rebecca McAdam relives her favourite memories from this year’s Series. In anyone’s memories of Las Vegas and the World Series, parties and celebrations are always going to come to the fore. So, I decided to pile all my […]

Tom Dwan Biggest Winner in October

The month of October was kind for some in the online high-stakes world, and thus ugly for some others. Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies was the biggest loser this past month, largely due to a massive loss at the hands of Tom “durrrr” Dwan in early October. Sahamies lost about $1 million to Dwan in some vicious […]

Read CardPlayer Magazine Online: Phil Laak

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 […]

L.A. Poker Open Kicks Off At Commerce

The L.A. Poker Open starts today at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles and will run through Nov. 21. The first event guarantees a $400,000 prize pool in a $220 no-limit hold’em event with re-entry. It kicks off at 2 p.m. today. A variety of games are on the schedule, including Texas hold’em, Omaha hi-lo, […]

World Poker Tour Amneville Underway

The World Poker Tour returned to France yesterday for the second time this year. Amneville in the north-east of the country is hosting the event after Paris held its renewal earlier this year. Day 1A saw either 260 or 270 players (reports are conflicting) take to the felt in the €3,200 + €300 buy in […]

WPT: Jeff Forrest Wins At Foxwoods

The final table of the 2010 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event began on Tuesday at Foxwoods Resort Casino. A record number of draw outs stretched the final table past 200 hands and past the midnight hour into Wednesday before crowning a champion. Players moved all in consistently throughout the […]

EPT Vienna Transforms Poker Player of The Year Race

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Vienna has given the season 7 awards race a bit of a makeover. Joining the top ten due to EPT performances in Austria are main event champion Michael Eiler, Italian WSOP bracelet holder Dario Alioto, and Irishman John O’Shea. Still in the lead for the Player of The Year award […]

PKR Signs Up Four Millionth Poker Player

PKR.com reached a remarkable milestone yesterday when it signed up its four millionth online poker player to the site. It’s just over one year since the four-year-old company reached its three millionth user. Marketing Director, Simon Prodger commented on the achievement, saying, “This is a great accomplishment for us and a real achievement considering we […]

WSOP 2010 The Final Countdown -- Celebrity Chat

As the November Nine prepare to take to the felt, bringing to an end the WSOP 2010, Rebecca McAdam relives her favourite memories from this year’s Series. During my Card Player TV duties, I got to hit up the red carpet with the celebs (the other side of the rail of course) for the Ante […]

UB Bad Beat Jackpot Nearing $600K

The UB Bad Beat Jackpot is reaching a mammoth size — and it’s still growing. As of about 3:30 p.m. EST the online site’s jackpot reached nearly $575,000. For the player who loses with quad eights or better, 50 percent of the total money awarded will go to him or her. Anyone interested in having […]

iPoker Revenue Plummets 30 Percent

Israeli-based publicly quoted gaming operator Playtech has announced third quarter revenue for 2010. Poker revenue generated by its online network iPoker has plummeted 30 percent to €5.7 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared to €8.2 million in the third quarter of 2009. It was also down 21 percent compared to the previous quarter […]

WSOP 2010 The Final Countdown -- Euro Pride

As the November Nine prepare to take to the felt, bringing to an end the WSOP 2010, Rebecca McAdam relives her favourite memories from this year’s Series. Needless to say, Britain did very well at this year’s WSOP with five bracelets. It was truly fantastic to see them flying the flag for Europe as they […]

World Poker Tour: Final Table is Set at Foxwoods

The final table has been decided at the 2010 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event in Connecticut. Action on day 5 was relatively quick at Foxwoods Resort Casino. A few big names exited the field as the the tournament played down from a dozen players to a half dozen, including […]

Sulsky Loses $100K to Runner-Runner

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. Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky has not been running well lately. The […]

Online Poker: Cake Poker's November Promotions

Cake Poker is rewarding its sports fans this month with a couple of special promotions. Cake Poker will welcome its players to the Champions League Tournament Series. The Champions League is an annual football cup competition in Europe. In honor of the event, Cake Poker will host a nightly tournament on each day of Champions […]

‘Brotha D’ Wins ANZPT Darwin Main Event

New Zealand hip-hop icon Danny ‘Brotha D’ Leaoasavaii has transitioned from dropping beats in the studio to simply beating opponents on the felt. Back in September, Brotha D won the Pokerstars-sponsored Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland celebrity tournament to receive entry into the NZD $3,000 buy-in APPT Auckland main event. After five days of play, […]

Doubles Poker Championship Down To 3 Teams

The second installment of the Full Tilt Poker’s Doubles Poker Championship finals aired Saturday on GSN, and the first team has been eliminated from the final table. The previous installment of the final table concluded with all four teams still remaining in the hunt for the $1 million first-place prize. Howard Lederer and Phil Gordon […]

Zareta 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: $1,704,600 Entrants: 8,523 1. Zareta — $230,514* 2. marado86 — $203,482* 3. yoitsmedude — $127,845 4. beldarion — $85,230 5. SeraphimV — $68,184 6. zuber85 — […]

Head Games: Preflop and Flop Play in PLO

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? […]

Brito Busts Hollink in European Poker Tour High Roller

Fernando Brito has won the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Vienna High Roller event, dashing the hopes of season I Grand Final winner Rob Hollink to win the €10,000 buy in event. Brito, a 51-year-old father-of-four from Portugal, won €90,000 for topping the 72-strong filed and continues a great EPT run having finished sixth in the […]

WSOP 2010 The Final Countdown -- Ivey in Clover

As the November Nine prepare to take to the felt, bringing to an end the WSOP 2010, Rebecca McAdam relives her favourite memories from this year’s Series. You could tell Phil Ivey was hungry for a big win, and not just by the fact he was all over the Rio, hopping between different events, but […]

EPT: Michael Eiler Wins Vienna Main Event

An explosive final table at the PokerStars €5,300 buy-in European Poker Tour Vienna main event saw 20-year-old Michael Eiler become the first German winner since Team PokerStars pro Sandra Naujoks won EPT Dortmund in season 5. Eiler began the final table mid-pack with all eyes on chip leader Daniel Negreanu. It wasn’t to be for […]

Jan Škampa Wins Betfair Poker Live! Prague

Leg six of Betfair Poker Live! has been won by Jan Skampa who lifted €30,000 for his victory over 112 opponents in the €820 + €80 buy in main event at the Card Casino Prague last week. Škampa is a familiar victor in the Czech capital having won the European Poker Tour Prague there last […]

WPT: Foxwoods World Poker Finals Day 4

The money bubble at any given poker tournament can have a mind of its own. Sometimes it is charged right through without a second thought, and at other times it takes forever to burst. Day 4 of the 2010 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event was an ode to the […]

WSOP 2010 The Final Countdown -- DurrrrFest

As the November Nine prepare to take to the felt, bringing to an end the WSOP 2010, Rebecca McAdam relives her favourite memories from this year’s Series. The whole obsession with Tom “Durrrr” Dwan during the Series largely boiled down to the reportedly millions he had on the line in bracelet bets. Every time I […]

European Poker Tour Vienna: Day 4

Watch Daniel Negreanu attempt to achieve poker’s triple crown at EPT Vienna now on EPT Live. He has $12.7 million in lifetime winnings, two World Poker Tour titles, and four World Series of Poker bracelets. Two things Daniel Negreanu doesn’t have however are an EPT title, and the top spot of the all-time money list […]