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Zynga Poker Sticks With Facebook

Online poker provider Zynga has announced a five-year deal with leading social networking site Facebook. The deal, signed earlier this week, will see Zynga continue to supply Facebook’s millions of users with “a compelling user experience for social games.” Zynga Poker is one of a host of games supplied by the company to Facebook. Others […]

Superstar DJ David Guetta Rocks Poker Site

In a clever piece of product placement French-facing Everest Poker will appear on screen in the upcoming video from French house DJ and producer David Guetta. Gettin’ Over You, featuring R&B star Chris Willis, features Guetta congratulating a friend in the video for winning an online poker tournament at Everest. Sandrine Mangia-Park, director of Everest […]

Mini ECOOP Continues at PaddyPowerPoker Tonight

The countdown to European Championship of Online Poker VI is well underway as Mini ECOOP has passed its halfway point with event six taking place tonight Wednesday May 19 at PaddyPowerPoker.com. Players at the site get an exclusive cash treat – any Paddy Power Poker player finishing up to 10 places from the bubble in […]

House Holds Online Poker Hearing

Money speaks. While online poker advocates continue to make the principled case for why the game should be recognized as explicitly legal (pointing out that adults should be able to do what they want with their own money, that this is a matter of personal liberty), there’s no denying that when the potential tax revenue […]

World Poker Tour Barcelona Underway

The World Poker Tour Spanish Championship got underway today at Gran Casino, Barcelona with 134 players entering day 1A of the €3,500 buy in event. Among the participants today are Sorel Mizzi, Antoine Saout, Irish Open champion James Mitchell, and Leo Margets. Formula 1 racer Jaime Alguersuari will be making an appearance at the PartyPoker […]

Online Poker: Townsend's Wild Ride

Despite his brief red-pro status suspension, Brian Townsend had a pretty good year at the tables in 2009. This year, however, has been a nightmare for the player formerly known as “sbrugby”. Townsend’s struggles have come mostly in the past three weeks of action. In late April, Townsend took on Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and managed […]

World Team Poker $50,000 Buy In Event Today

The Golden Nugget Casino, Las Vegas today hosts the $50,000 buy in World Team Poker event. The event will see 40 of the world’s top pros battle it out in eight teams captained by Phil Hellmuth (Team USA) (pictured), Johnny Chan and David Chiu (Team China), Men “The Master” Nguyen (Team Vietnam), Eli Elezra (Team […]

'Not Guilty' Says Aussie Payment Processor

According to Australian information website goldcoast.com.au, 27-year-old Internet tycoon, Daniel Tzvetkoff, has pleaded not guilty in Manhattan’s New York Southern District Court to his alleged role in an online payment processing scheme on the basis that poker is not gambling. The Australian’s Brisbane-based company Intabill processed $500 million worth of transactions on behalf of online […]

Russian Poker Grows as Police Lose Control

According to The Moscow Times, Russian police have closed an illegal casino operated by a British citizen in an apartment in western Moscow. The owner, who has since fled, ran the casino for several months in his $60,000-per-month luxury apartment, raking in tens of millions of rubles in the process. He faces up to five […]

Cake Poker Signs Deal With Danish Sportsbook

Cake Poker Network has announced a deal with Danish white label sportsbook operator EveryMatrix which will see both companies offer their poker and sportsbook products respectively to each others clients. Cake Poker recently received a letter of intent from Maltese Gaming Authorities allowing them greater marketing freedom from what is generally regarded as a strong […]

Ryan 'toetagU' Fair Wins SCOOP ME

The 2010 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is now officially in the record books, and by all indications, it was an overwhelming success. A grand total of 130,746 unique players participated in the series, which culminated with three versions of the main event spaced out over two days of play. An astounding 174 […]

Luckychewy Signs with Full Tilt Poker

Thanks to Andrew Lichtenberger’s deep run in last year’s World Series of Poker main event — wherein he benefited from a lot of ESPN air time en route to his 18th-place finish — he is one of the few online pros who has made it into the mainstream poker public eye. Now, likely because of […]

Theo Jorgensen Wins Grand Prix de Paris

The return of the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris €10,000 no-limit hold’em main event saw 247 players enter the field, which created a total prize pool in excess of €2.3 million. It was the first time the tournament took place as a part of the WPT schedule since 2005. The top 27 players […]

Online Poker: Joe "ENDER555" Ebanks Has Big Day

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UB, Bodog and Cake below: Note: PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Events will be recapped at a later date. Full Tilt Poker — $750,000 Guaranteed Buy-In: $200+$16 Prize Pool: $750,000 Entrants: 3,497 Final Table Results: 1. Marsall1121 — […]

Betfair and Paradise Poker Exit French Market

Betfair and Sportingbet, online bookmakers with significant online poker sites, have withdrawn their services from the soon-to-be-regulated French market. In a statement today Betfair was critical of the licencing process saying it had not yet decided if it would apply for one as the French authorities hadn’t yet publish the full requirements. Tim Phillips, director […]

Ireland to Tax Online Gaming

According to RTE, Taoiseach Brian Cowen recently announced that the Government will be taxing online betting of all forms. Legislation is to be brought in which will see the introduction of licenses for overseas betting providers in order for them to be permitted to sell their products in Ireland. Cowen said, "This will have the […]

Andrew Couldridge Wins PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham

Despite Owen Robinson going into the final as chip leader of the PokerStars UK Ireland Poker Tour Nottingham main event, it was Londoner Andrew Couldridge who came through as the champion at the end of the day. He takes home £80,000 and an entry into the UKIPT’s season finale tournament, the £5,250 buy-in European Poker […]

Students Prepare Poker Faces for Oxford Cup IX

The Oxford Cup IX main event takes place today at the University Club in Oxford. The one-day £20 rebuy event is expected to see a prize pool in excess of £10,000. This year sees added value from the event’s sponsor BlackBeltPoker. Some of the site’s players and ambassadors will be mixing it up with the […]

Irishman Leads UKIPT Nottingham Final Table

The final table of the PokerStars UK Ireland Poker Tour £500 + £60 main event in Nottingham begins today at noon and Irishman Owen Robinson is leading the pack. A record-breaking 650 players turned out to the Dusk Till Dawn poker room for the fourth stop of the Tour making it the second biggest major […]

Online Poker: PokerStars SCOOP Recap Events 13-30

The list of champions for the 2010 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is a regular who’s who of the online poker world. In the past week, more than 50 players have claimed victories and many have vaulted themselves into Online Player of the Year contention, as well. At this point in the series, […]

Boylepoker Offers Share in Pros for WSOP Main Event

An interesting promotion called WSOPieces has been launched at Boylepoker.com and will run on the site from Jun. 14-25. Boylepoker is giving players the chance to win a percentage share in its four pros, Marty Smyth, John O’Shea, Nicky Power, and Peter Murphy, at the World Series of Poker main event in July. Each night […]

Poker Strategy - Paul Zimbler's Irish Open Full House

Paul Zimbler is always on the go in the poker world, whether it’s online, live, or a televised event. The Englishman, also known as “The Marbella Kid”, takes his preparation for the game very seriously, and this recently paid off at the Irish Open when he took down the €750 buy-in pot-limit Omaha Championship side […]

This Week in Poker: May 8-14

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 — 3,902 2: Sorel Mizzi — 3,542 (pictured right) 3: Dwyte Pilgrim — […]

UB and PPA Host LA Celebrity Charity Poker Event

At the Commerce Casino on Thursday, an interesting and eclectic group will come together to raise money for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nonprofit after-school program, After-School All-Stars. There will be poker players (like Annie Duke and Tiffany Michelle), actors (like Don Cheadle of Hotel Rwanda, Brad Garrett of Everybody Loves Raymond, David Zayas of Dexter, and Joshua […]

Here's Your Bodog Poker WSOP Freeroll Password

Last week we announced how you could snag a free seat to the 2010 WSOP main event as a Card Player reader. Well, tomorrow is the big day, so in this article we’re providing you with a password that could win you millions of dollars! Card Player is giving its readers yet another way to […]

The Scoop: Catch Part III with David Williams

David Williams talks about his mother Shirley Williams playing in the World Series of Poker main event on this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. Check out part three of his interview with Diego Cordovez and Adam Schoenfeld on Card Player TV to see the finale of […]

PaddyPowerPoker's Mini ECOOP With Bubble Prizes

The countdown to European Championship of Online Poker VI has begun with the start of Mini ECOOP tonight at PaddyPowerPoker.com. Players at the site are in for a cash treat – any Paddy Power Poker player finishing up to 10 places from the bubble in each tournament will have the pain of their exit soothed […]

Everest Poker Sale Completed As Revenue Plummets

GigaMedia, owner of Everest Poker, yesterday completed the sale of 60 percent of its gambling software business to Mangas Gaming for an initial payment of $100 million. Mangas Gaming is jointly owned by media mogul Stephane Courbit’s Lov Group and Societe des Bains de Mer de Monaco which owns the world famous Monte Carlo Casino […]

UKIPT Nottingham Attracts Record Numbers

The PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour attracted a record–breaking 650 players to the Dusk Till Dawn card room, Nottingham, England over the last two days. The prize pool for the £500 buy-in event stands at £325,000 with the 227 players returning to day to begin the march towards the £80,000 top prize which will […]

Ladbrokes Poker Revenue Down 10 Percent

Ladbrokes Plc, the UK bookmaker with a significant online poker business, today reported poker revenue down 10 percent in the first four months of 2010. The interim report, ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting at the company, did not break down the financials for poker into more detailed metrics but the company did say that […]