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Last Chance to Win Irish Winter Poker Festival Seat Tonight

Today is the final day of the PaddyPowerPoker.com Last Chance Saloon, which means it is the last chance to win a seat in the Irish Winter Festival’s main event, the Irish Masters. A total of 50 seats were given away so far in the Last Chance Saloon, with the final 10 up for grabs this […]

WPT: Randal Flowers Wins Festa al Lago

The final table of the 2010 World Poker Tour Festa al Lago $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event took place today at Bellagio in Las Vegas. Six final players remained when play began at 4 p.m. PST and by the end of the night Randal Flowers won the tournament and $831,500. Flowers also made some WPT […]

Randy Couture’s Charity Poker Event Returns

Randy “The Natural” Couture has won six Ultimate Fighting Championship titles and is in the UFC Hall of Fame. But before he ever stepped inside the octagon, he spent six years in the U.S. Army. And on October 30, the former Sergeant is leading the charge to support troops wounded in the war on terror. […]

$9.95 Card Player Subscription Special

Card Player magazine is now offering a cheaper, shorter-term subscription solution for those with tight budgets or who simply want a cost-effective taste of what a full subscription could get them. For a limited time, those looking to subscribe now will see a 6-issue option for just $9.95. (U.S. addresses only) Subscribers gain access to […]

Schwertley Wins Largest WSOP C Event

This past Saturday, Nebraska native Brett Schwertley won the largest World Series of Poker Circuit event in history. The 27-year-old semi-pro outlasted a field of 1,611 in event no. 1 ($350 no-limit hold’em) at the Regional Championship at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind. He won $77,438 in prize money and the gold ring. The […]

Quiet on the Online High-Stakes Front

The past week has been a quiet one in the high-stakes online world, as few pots have exceeded six figures. Patrik Antonius and Dan “Jungleman12” Cates were one of the few to engage in some large confrontations. The pair did battle at $500-$1,000 no-limit hold’em this past weekend on Full Tilt Poker. The two nosebleed […]

PokerStars Announces UK & Ireland Poker Tour Season II

PokerStars.com has announced the return of its UK & Ireland Poker Tour and it’s jumping straight back into the thick of it with the UKIPT Galway in December. The €1,000 + €100 buy-in main event takes place over four days, from Dec. 2-5 at the Radisson Hotel and is part of the Irish Poker Championship. […]

Dusk Till Dawn's Monte Carlo Poker Event Returns

Dusk Till Dawn has announced details of its 2010 Monte Carlo event. The £1,000 + £90 buy-in event will run from Dec. 17 to 19 at the poker club in Nottingham with a guarantee of £200,000. This year’s event is being produced as a pilot televised show with the intention of being broadcast on one […]

World Heads Up Poker Championship Goes Live

The World Heads Up Championship has seen a slight change to its schedule. The £2,000 + £200 no-limit hold’em event will take place from Nov. 19 to 22 with two rounds played each day beginning at midday. As the WHU Championship is taking place during the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Grand Final (Nov. 18-28), it […]

Watch Live Updates From WPT Festa Al Lago Final Table Now

NOTE: You can watch all the action live from the final table. Check out the Card Player live updates page to follow along. Just 13 players returned to the Bellagio to battle down to the televised final table at the 2010 World Poker Tour Festa al Lago. The action started at noon, but the final […]

Shortstack Wins Heartland Poker Tour Shooting Star Title

Brandon Dosch held just three percent of the chips in play when he reached the final table of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) $1,000 main event at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, MN. But he still had a chip and a chair. Against the odds, the Fargo-native picked up some big hands and even […]

2010 Caesars Palace Classic Begins Thursday

The fourth annual Ceasars Palace Classic begins Thursday, Oct. 21 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. A total of 34 events will take place inside the Caesars Palace poker room, with the $1,000 no-limit hold’em Poker Hall of Fame event concluding the schedule on Nov. 7. Games spread will include no-limit hold’em, limit hold’em, Omaha […]

Canterbury Park Partners With NAPT

Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Casino in Shakopee, Minn. has partnered with the North America Poker Tour and PokerStars to host four poker tournaments that will qualify winners for NAPT main events in various cities. The first of four no-limit hold’em super-satellite tournaments will be held Thursday, Oct. 21. The winner will receive a $7,000 […]

Harrington, Seidel Join Poker Hall of Fame

It was announced early Tuesday morning that Dan Harrington and Erik Seidel will be joining the Poker Hall of Fame as the official class of 2010. Harrington and Seidel beat out eight other nominees for the honor, including Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, Tom McEvoy, Daniel Negreanu, Scotty Nguyen and Linda Johnson. […]

Potraiser Joins Cake Poker Network

Online poker site, Potraiser has announced that it is joining the Cake network. The planned launch is Oct. 20 with many celebratory promotions to take place thereafter. Potraiser Poker Manager, Albert Rolander, said, “It’s really exciting that we can join a network that has such a promising future and is expanding in interesting markets such […]

Full Tilt's Explosive Poker Million Final Table

The line up for the Full Tilt Poker Million IX is one which would set any poker player’s pulse racing. Former finalists Tony Bloom, Howard Lederer, and Hendon Mobster Barny Boatman will be joined by Scandinavian stars Patrik Antonius and Gus Hansen, and things have gotten even more interesting with the addition of recent WSOPE […]

Paddy Power Poker Announces Irish Open Details

PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced early details of the Irish Open 2011 and its €100,000 Sole Survivor promotion. The €3,200 + €300 Irish Open main event will take place at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland from Apr. 22-25, 2011 and will again feature the €100,000 Sole Survivor promotion, which means the last PaddyPowerPoker.com qualifier standing will also […]

Day 4 of Festa al Lago Main Event

Day 4 at the 2010 World Poker Tour Festa al Lago $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event took place today at Bellagio. When play began 41 players remained and by the end of the night a lucky 13 had made it through to make a final charge at the final television table of six tomorrow. Some […]

Ben 'Sauce123' Sulsky's A-K Holds

Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky had one of the best days of his career on Sunday, thanks to a lucrative session at the nosebleed stakes on PokerStars. Late in the evening, Sulsky sat down at the virtual felt for some $200-$400 no-limit hold’em action against Also11. The brief session gave the online pro most of his nearly […]

Online Poker: Sherkadil Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship online poker events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UB, Absolute Poker, and Bodog below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,597,800 Entrants: 7,989 1. Sherkadil — $215,477* 2. par4mindy — $157,923* 3. ggman — $161,868* 4. $Airness22$ — $80,529 5. samurai_tony — $63,912 6. […]

Head Games: Mizzi, Williams, and Baldwin

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? […]

888 Poker's French Site is Now Live

The B2B division of 888 Holdings Plc, Dragonfish, has announced that its French poker site 888poker.fr is now up and running, as is French online poker site PokerXtrem.fr. The network is a single platform which provides a shared pool of player liquidity and is a joint venture with Prima Networks Ltd., powered by Microgaming. It […]

Finals Set For Full Tilt Doubles Poker

The last semifinals match of Full Tilt’s Doubles Poker Championship aired Saturday on GSN, and the four teams who will compete in the finals have now been decided. Sitting down to play for the remaining two spots in the finals were the teams of: Phil Ivey and Chris Ferguson, Erick Lindgren and Johnny Chan, David […]

Marcel Bjerkmann Wins Belgian Open Poker Championship

The 2010 Belgian Open Poker Championship was won by Norwegian Marcel Bjerkmann. The €1,500 + €200 buy-in main event in Namur, Belgium attracted a total of 609 players, which created a prize pool of €848,946. Sixty-three players were paid but those who made it to the business end were: 1: Marcel Bjerkmann — €200,030 2: […]

International Poker Open Title Returns Home

Irishman John Gray topped a field of 1,293 in the €180 + €20 buy-in Boylepoker.com International Poker Open to return the title and glory to Irish soil. Gray beat fellow Irishman Eddie Landy heads up for the top prize of €50,600 from a total prize pool of €252,740, which included €20,000 added by Boylepoker. Last […]

Day 3 of Festa Al Lago Main Event

After only three days of play, the field of 335 players at the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago main event has already grinded itself down to the final 41. A total of 99 players began the day with the hopes of making the money, but only 50 would accomplish the task. Notables who missed […]

Boylepoker International Poker Open Reaches Money

Europe’s largest poker tournament, the €180 + €20 buy-in Boylepoker.com International Poker Open is on its way to finding its final table with a surviving 122 players turning up for day 2 from an original starting field of 1,293 (day 1A and 1B combined). The event only had to lose one player before hitting the […]

Day 2 of the WPT Festa al Lago Main Event

Day 2 at the 2010 World Poker Tour Festa al Lago $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event was all about numbers. The number of players in the tournament, and for those players, the number of chips they held at the end of the night, if any at all. The official number of players in the field […]

Full Tilt Signs Tennis Pro James Blake

On Friday, Full Tilt Poker announced the signing of tennis pro James Blake as a Friend of Full Tilt. The 30-year-old athlete, who turned pro in 1999, has consistently been ranked among tennis’ elite. James has emerged as one of the most recognized faces in the world of tennis over the past decade, thanks in […]

A Poker Life: Allen Kessler

Long-time poker pro Allen Kessler never had the respect of his peers — but that all seemed to change after the 2010 World Series of Poker. Kessler, who began competing in the summer series about a decade ago, has consistently been a losing player at the WSOP. However, this past summer, Kessler tied for the […]