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marciocid Wins PokerStars Lamborghini Freeroll

PokerStars concluded its Million Dollar Lamborghini Freeroll on Sunday by awarding a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 and loads of cash. After a two-month long run of qualifiers leading up to the Oct. 3 Grand Final, 16,848 players took their virtual seats on Sunday for a chance at the sports car and a piece of the […]

Online Poker: UB Hosting Second Sundays Charity Event

UB will host the October Second Sundays fundraiser to benefit the Dravet Syndrome Foundation (DSF) this Sunday, Oct. 10, at 2:45 p.m. EST. The $10+$0 buy-in Second Sundays event will give online players a chance to give back. UB will match the total funds raised by its players, with all proceeds donated to the DSF. […]

Tony Dunst Joins World Poker Tour Broadcast Team

The World Poker Tour recently announced that poker professional and Card Player blogger Tony Dunst will be joining the broadcast team as a new commentator during the WPT’s ninth season on Fox Sports Net. Dunst will be hosting an on-air segment called the “Raw Deal” which the WPT hopes will liven up the broadcast. Dunst […]

Win VIP Tickets to Anthrax on UB

It isn’t always about the money, sometimes it’s about the experience. UB.com is hosting a Card Player-exclusive freeroll in which you can win VIP backstage tickets to the Anthrax show in Vegas on Oct. 20, plus $500 for travel expenses. But hey, sometimes it is all about the money, that’s why there’s going to be […]

UK & Ireland Poker Tour Champions Event Today

The PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour Champion of Champions event takes place today, October 5 at the European Poker Tour London Poker Festival. The event features all nine winners from season I UKIPT and features Padraig Parkinson, Nick Risk, Jamie Burland, Andrew Couldridge, Max Silver, Femi Fakinle, Gilles Augustus David Vamplew and Joeri Zandvliet. […]

David Vamplew Wins EPT London Main Event

The final heads-up match at the 2010 PokerStars European Poker Tour London £5,250 no-limit hold’em main event came down to a battle between a young professional from Scotland and a renowned poker professional who was poised to be crowned as the invading king of London poker. The two had emerged from a record 848 players, […]

Jose Barbero Wins EPT London High Roller

It is safe to say that Team PokerStars pro Jose Barbero is having a good year. Most players are lucky to win three tournament titles during the course of their career, and he has won that many since February. Barbero won the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour main event in Punta del Esta, Uruguay, and […]

Whitey03 Wins Bodog Poker Open Main Event

Bodog concluded the Bodog Poker Open V yesterday with the $470+30 buy-in $200,000-guaranteed Championship Series main event. Unknown online player Whitey03 finished first in the 360-player event and scooped $50,000. In addition to the prize money, Whitey03 won a Corum Championship watch worth more than $5,000, courtesy of Bodog. Here is a look at the […]

WSOP Circuit Underway in Southern Indiana

The World Series of Poker Circuit has returned to the tables of the Horseshoe Southern Indiana casino for its second stop of the 2010-2011 season. Running October 2-12 in Elizabeth, Indiana, the schedule includes 10 gold ring events in a variety of games leading up to the $1,600 no-limit hold’em main event. Players participating in […]

Online Poker: sola100 Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UB, Absolute Poker, Bodog and Cake below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,527,600 Entrants: 7,638 1. sola100 — $229,143.87 2. lasklinz — $168,036 3. Darren “darrenelias” Elias — $114,570 4. winga699 — $76,991.04 5. Guillermo “Jakivi” Garcia […]

UK & Ireland Poker Tour Season II Announced

PokerStars.com has announced the line-up of stops for season II of the UK & Ireland Poker Tour which is concluding today with the final table of the European Poker Tour London main event. The new season features eight main events before the grand final at EPT London in 2011 and features a news stop, Cork, […]

PokerStars EPT London: Final Table Set

The final 24 players returned at noon on Sunday for day 4 action at the 2010 PokerStars European Poker Tour London £10,250 no-limit hold’em main event. During a short day of play the field reduced from the final three tables to just one final table of eight. That final table will be televised tomorrow starting […]

Gaming Industry Chiefs Raise Over £270,000 For Kids

The British gaming industry came together on Thursday night to raise funds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Critical Cardiac Unit and as of Friday morning had lifted £270,000 – just over half way to their £500,000 target. Among the fundraising activities at Les Ambassadeurs in London was a cooking lesson with renowned Italian chef […]

PokerStars EPT London: Main Event Day 3

The 128 players that made the money at the 2010 PokerStars European Poker Tour London £5,250 no-limit hold’em main event returned at noon on Saturday and although each of them was guaranteed £7,500 in prize money they all had their eyes set on the serious money that will be up for grabs later in the […]

A Poker Life: Jason Potter

Jason Potter remembers the Australian media frenzy quite well. His name was all over the TV, radio, Internet — it seemed like it was everywhere. Unfortunately, the story that was being told wasn’t a pleasant one. What should have been an exciting night in his young poker career had turned into a night he’d remember […]

Premier League Poker Airs Monday on Channel 4

The PartyPoker.com Premier League returns to British and Irish TV screens on Monday Oct. 4 at 12:45 am. The fourth renewal of the popular made-for-TV poker league features Daniel Negreanu, Roland De Wolfe, Phil Hellmuth, and Tony G chasing a top prize of $400,000 first prize. Eddie Hearn, managing director of Matchroom Spports which produced […]

EPT London Main Event: Day 2

On day 2 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour London main event, 380 players from an original field of 848 returned to play down to the money. They would have to get rid of 252 players to get to the first payout of £7,500, but this would not take too long as bust outs came […]

Online Poker: PokerStars Breaks Own Cash-Game Record

En route to reaching the impressive 50-billion hand milestone, PokerStars broke one of its own unofficial records. Thanks to the nearly month-long promotion, on Sept. 22 the online site hosted more than 105,000 players on its cash-game tables. The mark eclipsed the site’s previous record of just more than 103,000 in ring games. The old […]

Chris Oliver Takes Over OPOY Lead

As expected, the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) produced a major shake up of the top 10 rankings for the 2010 Card Player Online Player of the Year race, but the biggest factor at the top of the leader board had nothing to do with the recent series. Due to a spelling error, […]

CPTV's The Scoop: Tony Dunst Part 2

Tony Dunst 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 about his poker party house. “There were people […]

Full Tilt Introduces The Black Card

Full Tilt Poker has introduced its all-new Black Card — a unique membership offering players a special selection of rewards, tournaments, personalized services, and luxury gifts. All players who earn a Black Card receive exclusive access to the Black Card Store, where Full Tilt Points (FTPs) can be exchanged for cash bonuses, as well as […]

Eurosport Hosts Poker Cash Game Battle in November

Pan-European TV channel, Eurosport, will host the Cash Game Battle on November 18 featuring a France Vs. England theme and featuring players such as Liv Boeree, Neil Channing, Ludovic Lacay and Marc Inizan. The event will feature online qualifiers and Eurosport will broadcast the first of seven episodes on December 3 in the UK and […]

European Poker Tour London: Main Event Day 1B

The biggest news on day 1B at the 2010 PokerStars European Poker Tour London £5,250 no-limit hold’em main event was the release of the official size of the field and prize pool. The field stands at 848 players, which smashes the record for the largest poker tournament ever held in England. The previous record was […]

Online Poker: UB Perfect Play Promotion Begins Tomorrow

UB is dedicating the month of October to its low-limit players. The online site will begin its Perfect Play promotion tomorrow, kicking off a month-long lineup of micro-stakes tournaments and contests, designed for players with more modest bankrolls. More than $100,000 in prizes will be up for grabs. For the whole month of October, UB’s […]

Players Blocked From Washington State

Online poker players from the state of Washington logged onto PokerStars Thursday morning only to receive some unsettling news. Their business was no longer welcome. PokerStars, following the Washington Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the state’s internet gaming prohibition, has decided to block all real money play from Washington residents. This news will undoubtedly come […]

Charity Poker Dinner for London Kids Hospital Tonight

A new poker charity fundraising group, Raise The Stakes will host its first poker dinner tonight, Sept. 30, in The Red Room, Les Ambassadeurs Club, London. The group has been established to raise much needed funds for London’s famous Great Ormond Street Hospital and the event tonight features actress Barbara Windsor, chef Antonio Carluccio, and […]

Online Poker Network In War Of Words With Former Client

Online poker network Entraction and its former client poker site, Potraiser.com, have parted ways sparking a war of words between the sites over what occurred prior to the split to cause it. A statement from Entraction appeared yesterday saying, “Entraction Network Ltd has terminated the agreement with the poker site potraiser.com. The reason for the […]

International Poker Open In Celebrity Charity Drive

This year’s Boylepoker.com International Poker Open will prove an additional challenge for one man, Irish TV presenter Aidan Cooney, as he aims to raise €10,000 for a charity working with blindness in developing countires. Cooney, the well known presenter of Ireland AMon TV3, will start his challenge before the first hand is dealt with €500 […]

EPT London: Day 1A Attracts Big Field

Day 1A of the PokerStars European Poker Tour London main event saw a total of 339 players turn out for the first of two starting days at the Hilton Metropole. The room brimmed with tension, excitement, and anticipation as big names and Internet wizards mixed with online qualifiers and new faces for nine roller coaster […]

Liv Boeree Signs With PokerStars

PokerStars announced the signing of poker pro Liv Boeree yesterday. Boeree, the 2010 European Poker Tour San Remo winner, is the newest addition to Team PokerStars Pro. Her score for $1,673,433 back in April makes up the bulk of her nearly $2 million in career tournament earnings. Boeree has 26 career major tournament cashes and […]