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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 […]
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WPT: Jeff Forrest Wins At FoxwoodsThe 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 […]
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EPT Vienna Transforms Poker Player of The Year RaceThe 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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UB Bad Beat Jackpot Nearing $600KThe 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 […]
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iPoker Revenue Plummets 30 PercentIsraeli-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 […]
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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 […]
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World Poker Tour: Final Table is Set at FoxwoodsThe 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 […]
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Sulsky Loses $100K to Runner-RunnerTune 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 […]
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Online Poker: Cake Poker's November PromotionsCake 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 […]
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‘Brotha D’ Wins ANZPT Darwin Main EventNew 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, […]
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Doubles Poker Championship Down To 3 TeamsThe 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 […]
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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 — […]
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Head Games: Preflop and Flop Play in PLOThis 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? […]
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Brito Busts Hollink in European Poker Tour High RollerFernando 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 […]
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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 […]
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EPT: Michael Eiler Wins Vienna Main EventAn 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 […]
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Jan Škampa Wins Betfair Poker Live! PragueLeg 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 […]
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WPT: Foxwoods World Poker Finals Day 4The 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 […]
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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 […]
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European Poker Tour Vienna: Day 4Watch 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 […]
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World Poker Tour: World Poker Finals Day 3With only 69 players remaining when day 3 began at the 2010 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event, it was a safe assumption that the money bubble (final 25 players get paid) would burst by the end of play tonight. Thanks to a slow pace of play that made the […]
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A Poker Life: Jason SomervilleJason “JCarver” Somerville was pretty much missing from the poker trail for the first few months of 2010. Having significantly reduced his poker schedule this year, the 23-year-old from Long Island resurfaced for the larger buy-in tournaments of the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) series in May and the World Series of Poker […]
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Caesars Palace Main Event Starts Tuesday
The fourth annual Caesars Palace Classic will hold its $1,000 no-limit hold’em main event inside the Caesars Palace poker room starting Tuesday at noon, and there will be plenty of chips for creative play. Players will have 40,000 starting chips, with a $10 staff bonus adding an additional 10,000 chips. Blinds start at 25-50. Levels […]
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WSOP 2010 The Final Countdown -- For The Love Of Laak
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. For the first week or so I was in Vegas, I hopped back and forth between the Rio and the Bellagio as we kept an eye on Phil […]
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Six EMOP Malta Packages Added Next WeekOnline poker players can look forward to six European Masters of Poker Malta packages added to a series of tournaments next week on the Entraction network. The Wild West series sees one package to EMOP Malta added on Monday and Wednesday, and two packages added on Friday and Saturday to the €3 or 300 VIP […]
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European Poker Tour Vienna: Day 3Daniel Negreanu is near the top of the leader board and making a push for the final table. You can watch him go for it right now on EPT Live. Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Vienna €5,300 buy-in main event almost ended in a similar fashion to day 2 with Daniel Negreanu […]
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Parx Casino Set To Launch Poker Room
Parx Casino, the largest gaming facility in Pennsylvania, is about to get a lot bigger. Pending approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Parx Casino will open its new poker room on Wednesday, November 3. The poker room contains 24 tables offering Texas hold’em, seven card stud, and Omaha. It’s located on the upper floor […]
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WSOP Circuit Events Start in BiloxiThe World Series of Poker Circuit has made its way to Biloxi, Mississippi for the fourth stop of the 2010-2011 season. On the heels of what was a record-setting turnout at the circuit’s stop in Hammond, Indiana, the WSOP Circuit will play out on the Gulf Coast for the first time ever, with 33 events […]
