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Online Poker Company Wins Top UK Tech Award

Leading UK newspaper, The Sunday Times, has named 3D online poker room PKR.com the UK’s most successful technology company after it recorded revenue growth of 356 percent between 2006/7 and 2009/10. PKR topped the influential 2010 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 after revenue grew from £347,000 to £33 million in this period – almost double […]

Betfair Players Storm World Series of Poker Europe Final

Two Betfair Poker online qualifiers have made it through the field of 582 players to make the final nine of event 3 at the World Series of Poker Europe. The £1,075 no-limit hold’em event final table, which takes place today sees Stephen “step31” Broomfield and Kaveh Payman joined by the winner of this event at […]

WPT: Borgata Poker Open Field is Largest in History

This year’s Borgata Poker Open has eclipsed the record for the largest field in World Poker Tour history. The championship event began on Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The two day-one flights combined to have 1,042 players putting up the $3,500 buy-in and creating a prize pool of $3,438,600. The previous record was set […]

Grayson Nichols Wins MiniFTOPS Main Event

The Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVII (MiniFTOPS) finished earlier today with the culminating $1 million-guaranteed main event. Grayson “The_Dean221” Nichols topped a field of 15,527 in the $75 buy-in event — which began on Sunday — to take home a first-place prize of $152,086.69. A deal was reached with runner-up Michael “castellimich” Castelli, […]

WCOOP: RaiseOnce Wins Heads-Up Event

It was a day of heads-up madness at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on Sunday with the conclusion of the $500 buy-in event and the $25,000 buy-in High Roller Championship. The High Roller event just missed out on a full field with 31 entrants, creating a total prize pool of $775,000. Only […]

New Zealand’s ‘Brotha D’ Wins APPT Auckland

As co-founder of Dawn Raid Entertainment, the South Pacific region’s No. 1 hip-hop record label, Danny ‘Brotha D’ Leaoasavaii knows a thing or two about introducing new talent into the spotlight. On Sunday, the spotlight was on Brotha D. Standing out in a field of 218 players, Brotha D went on to win the third […]

Online Poker: justgobroke Wins Full Tilt $1 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 Note: This event did not run this week. Full Tilt Poker — $1 Million Guarantee Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,249,200 Entrants: 2,082 Final Table Results: 1. justgobroke — $150,131* […]

World Heads Up Poker Championship Returns in November

Grosvenor Casino London Victoria is welcoming back the World Heads Up Poker Championship from Nov. 19-24. The event is set to take place during the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Grand Final (Nov. 18-28) as the WHU will be running in conjunction with the GUKPT for the next two years, with Jon Shoreman and Peter Singleton […]

Last Day for Boylepoker International Poker Open VIP Offer

Today is the final day for Boylepoker’s early registration VIP offer for its International Poker Open (IPO) which takes place from Oct. 15 to 17 at the Regency Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. Those who register before the end of today will get the chance for their ticket to be upgraded to a VIP package which […]

WSOP E: Jeff Lisandro Wins Event No. 2

The hot start at the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe continued on Saturday when Jeffrey Lisandro topped 119 opponents to win event No. 2 (₤5,250 pot-limit Omaha). He was awarded ₤159,514 in prize money, but more importantly he added to his impressive gold bracelet collection, claiming a fourth in just over a year’s time, […]

WCOOP: Trickey7 Wins Event No. 40

All eyes today will be on the $25,000 heads-up no-limit hold’em high roller event at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), but Saturday competitors got a $500 warm up if they wished. Check out events 38 and 40 below. Event No. 38 — Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em ($600,000 Guarantee) Buy-In: $500+$30 Prize Pool: $600,000 […]

Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship

GSN’s broadcast of the FullTiltPoker.Net’s Doubles Poker Championship continued this week with teams trying to make it past the second round of action to earn a spot at the coveted final table in this $50,000 buy-in event series. In case you missed previous episodes, the Doubles Poker Championship pits 16 randomly selected two-player teams against […]

Book Extract: Devilfish -- Poker Legend

Ever since that Saturday when I’d walked into the bookies to fetch my dad when I was fifteen years old, I’d been hooked on the horses. Of course, it helped that my first bet was on a 50–1 shot that came in and won me the equivalent of two weeks’ wages in two minutes. That’s […]

A Poker Life: Shaun Deeb

It was less than a year ago when Shaun “TedsFishFry” Deeb said he was quitting poker tournaments. Even though the retirement didn’t last long, Deeb had to wait until this month to record his first six-figure score since the short break from the game. It came earlier this month in the Full Tilt Poker $750,000 […]

WCOOP: Dan Martin Wins Event No. 35

Dan “Wretchy” Martin had never made a final table at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), but he made the most of his first trip on Friday night, winning event no. 35 for $160,544. Jason “JP OSU” Potter made his third career final table count after beating Bryn “BrynKenney” Kenney heads up in […]

Poker For The Homeless Raises Over €7,500 At UKIPT

The latest bi-annual renewal of Poker For The Homeless took place at the PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour last weekend. The event attracted 145 runners, creating a prize pool of €14,500, and was won by former EPT Barcelona runner-up, Fintan Gavin. Gavin, whose company PokerEvents.ie was also the organizer of the tournament, has been […]

Poker Time Offers MyPokerLab Scorecard

Every poker player has leaks in their game and identifying them is an important step on the path to success. Now players can register with MyPokerLab at PokerTime.eu and receive a free personalised scorecard with details of their playing patterns. The scorecard allows players to improve their game and increase work towards increasing their bankroll. […]

This Week in Poker: Sept. 11 – 17

Check out CardPlayer.com every Friday for a weekly wrap-up of the news from the live poker tournament trail. Card Player Player of the Year Update The Card Player Player of the Year Race is brought to you by Bodog 1: Thomas Marchese — 4,766 2: Sorel Mizzi — 3,862 3: Dwyte Pilgrim — 3,776 4: […]

POY Q and A: Thomas Marchese

Thomas Marchese was primarily an online high-stakes cash game player before 2010. He found success early this year when he cashed in third place at the Borgata Winter Open $2 million no-limit hold’em championship event in February and won $190,027 and 960 Card Player Player of the Year points. That was his first live tournament […]

PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge Returns Sunday

The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge is back for a second season. Returning to FOX on Sunday, September 19, the seven-episode series will once again give contestants a chance to win a grand prize of $1,000,000. To claim the prize they must survive several rounds of heads-up poker action against a variety of opponents. If the […]

WCOOP: Anders Berg Tops Leader Board

With his win in event no. 34, Anders “Donald” Berg has taken over the top spot in the Player of the Series leader board at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The Team PokerStars Online Pro picked up $25,890 for his win and earned $7,500 for a fifth place finish in event no. […]

CPTV's The Scoop: Lauren Kling Part 2

Lauren “SUPERMODL” Kling stops by for this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. She continues her interview from part I. Check out her interview with Diego Cordovez and Adam Schoenfeld on Card Player TV, and you can hear about her aggressive style of play. Kling also talks […]

Willie and Woody to Host Charity Event

Willie Nelson and Woody Harrelson are hosting Willie & Woody’s All Star Texas Hold’em Charity Tournament on September 27 at The Hustler Casino in Los Angeles. A cast of their celebrity friends will join them for the special no-limit hold’em event, featuring a $500 buy-in, with $200 re-buys and $100 for spectator seats. Proceeds will […]

PokerStars 50-Billionth Hand Promotion Underway

PokerStars has begun the march to the 50-billionth hand milestone — and there is still time to participate. While those participating in the 50-billionth hand will receive enormous prizes, anyone who participates in other milestone hands (every millionth hand from 49.7 billion to 50 billion) will be awarded $50 for every VIP Player Point (VPP) […]

Fox Poker Club Opens in London Next Week

The Fox Poker Club, London’s first fully licenced poker club, will finally open next Friday September 24 after a six-week delay due to “technical issues”. The club, sponsored by online poker room PKR.com, will host two tournaments on its opening day — a £25 + £5 bounty no-limit hold’em freezeout and a £50 no-limit hold’em […]

Qualify for Betfair Poker Live! Prague Now

Betfair’s seventh festival of its Live series, Betfair Poker Live Prague will take place from Oct. 20 to 24 in Card Casino Prague and players can qualify at Betfair now. Satellites start from as little as €0.03 and there are five finals – Sept. 19 and 26, and Oct. 3, 10, and 17. There are […]

WSOP Europe: Phil Laak Wins Event No. 1

The first bracelet event at the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe was given a shot of adrenaline by a marquee champion in London today. Phil Laak broke from the ranks of best-player-to-never-win a bracelet by topping 243 competitors in the ₤2,650 six-handed no-limit hold’em event. The toughest test for Laak came at the end […]

CPsocial Poker Blogs of the Week -- Sept. 16, 2010

With CPsocial — CardPlayer.com’s free community — members can track their poker stats, comment on our stories and videos, make member profiles — and blog! What’s more, we recently updated CPsocial to allow members to follow other members, so if you like a particular blogger or want to follow someone’s comments around the site, just […]

WCOOP: Shaun Deeb Wins Event No. 28

Semi-Retirement be damned, Shaun Deeb is back in the winner’s circle at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Though he now plays a limited online schedule along with high-stakes mixed games at Aria, Deeb proved that he hasn’t lost a step in the tournament arena by taking down event no. 28 for an […]

Athanasios Polychronopoulos Wins Full Tilt 1K Monday

Read the results for the $1,000 events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt Poker — $1K Monday Buy-In: $1,000+$60 Prize Pool: $395,000 Entrants: 395 Final Table Results: 1. Athanasios “Athanasios 9” Polychronopoulos — $98,750 2. Kask123 — $63,200 3. Kane “NASCAR_1949” Kalas — $47,400 4. Yevgeniy “bballer88” Timoshenko — $36,537 5. […]