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WSOP Circuit: Andrew Lichtenberger Wins Vegas Event

The $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship event at the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas attracted a field of 150 players. The total prize pool for the event was $717,500 and the top prize was $190,137. The top 18 players walked away with at least $12,556 in prize money and […]

This Week in Poker: April 24 – 30

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 — 3,506 2: Sorel Mizzi — 3,278 3: Dwyte Pilgrim — 3,116 4: […]

Nicolas Chouity Wins EPT Grand Final

The 2010 PokerStars EPT Grand Final Champion is Nicolas Chouity. The online poker SuperNova from Lebanon entered the final table with a massive chip lead and did everything in his power to keep it that way. Chouity bobbed and weaved through his opponents’ plays, pitting them against one other and using the pressure of the […]

The Scoop -- David Williams Part I

David Williams predicts his victory at the 2010 World Poker Tour Championship on this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. Check out part one of his interview with Diego Cordovez and Adam Schoenfeld on Card Player TV, which was shot when just 10 players remained in the […]

Titan Poker Signs Sorel Mizzi

Euro-facing online poker room Titan Poker today announced it has signed Sorel Mizzi. The 24-year-old Canadian pro has over $2.5 million in live tournament cashes and is one of the most recognizable names in the game. Mizzi, who recently featured on the cover of Card Player Europe, has been on a roll of late with […]

Betsson Buys Malta-Based Online Poker Site

Scandinavian bookmaker Betsson has acquired Malta-based online poker site Betfriends. The deal was prompted by the recent declining fortunes of Betsson Poker which is on the iPoker network. Betfriends has approximately 4,000 active customers across poker, sportsbook, and casino. In a statement the company said, “This transaction is a step in order to change Betsson’s […]

PKR Opens Betting Market on PKR Live IV

With one week to go until PKR Live IV at the Loose Cannon Club in London, the online poker room has opened an outright betting market at its new online sports betting service. Current favourite is Team PKR pro Kai “kingkai84” Paulsen [pictured left] at 9/1 with team mates James “James666” Sudworth at 10/1 and […]

PokerStars EPT Grand Final: High Roller Day 1

Today marked the beginning of the €25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo, and a field of 113 players entered. This was the largest turnout ever for a PokerStars high roller event and the top prize is a massive €1,000,000. The final table of eight […]

PokerStars EPT Grand Final -- Day 4

Follow this event right now with Card Player’s live updates from Monte Carlo, and see who will take down the first place prize of €1,700,000. On day 4 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo, the field had to be downsized by 16 to a final table of eight, but not […]

Bodog Hosts $5 WSOP Tourney on Saturday

Many will try. Only a few will win. But the ones that do win will have gotten the chance to play in a major World Series of Poker satellite for the cost of a $5 Footlong from Subway. Bodog is hosting a $5 (+$.50) tournament exclusively for Card Player readers on Saturday, May 1, at […]

Bellagio Moves Five-Star to May

The Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic will make a big adjustment next year. The tournament series will take place in May instead of April. The $25,000 no-limit hold’em World Poker Tour Championship event will run from May 21-27, 2011. The 2010 World Series of Poker begins on May 28, so it appears that this annual […]

William Hill Poker Falls 11 Percent in First Quarter

British bookmaker William Hill published its first quarter interim statement yesterday with poker revenue showing a disappointing fall of 11 percent in the first quarter of 2010. The statement said poker, “…remained adversely affected by market conditions, principally the impact of higher liquidity available at two gaming sites that accept US customers.” Last year the […]

Poker Recognised as Mind Sport

After exactly one year in existence the International Poker Federation received a huge fillip today when poker was officially accepted as a “mind sport” by the International Mind Sports Association. Poker will now appear at the World Mind Sports Games in London in 2012 alongside chess and bridge. Writer and poker player Anthony Holden, who […]

Last Chance to Win a Porsche at PKR.com

Online poker room PKR.com is giving away a Porsche Cayman to one lucky depositor this April – but players need to be quick as there is just one day left on this great promo. To be eligible to win the $55,000 car players simply need to deposit a minimum of $25 before Midnight on April […]

PokerStars EPT Grand Final: Day 3

Follow this event right now with Card Player’s live updates from Monte Carlo, and see who will take down the first place prize of €1,700,000. It was another fine day in Monte Carlo at the PokerStars EPT Grand Final, though this one was a bit shorter than the others. A total of 116 players entered […]

Harman’s Charity Event Starts May 8

At the age of 17, Jennifer Harman was told that she had three months to live. She had just watched her mother die from kidney disease, and now her own kidneys were failing. “When I was young, I always thought that I was indestructible,” said Harman. “I was in denial. I didn’t believe that it […]

$1,000 UB Freeroll for Card Player Readers

If you want free money, you’ve got it. UB.com is hosting a freeroll tournament for Card Player readers who are new to the poker site. Anyone who signs up for a new UB from now until May 19 can get in on the action. The freeroll has a $1,000 prize pool and will be held […]

Poker Tournament Trail: Dwyte Pilgrim

Dwyte Pilgrim (pictured left) made seven final tables and won two poker tournaments in 2009. Even though he had earned 1,994 Card Player Player of the Year points and caught the attention of many people in poker as a rising star, you could tell that he was not satisfied. He wanted to keep improving — […]

888 Poker Revenue Continues Slide as Market Sells Shares

888, which owns the Pacific Poker brand, today release its first quarter 2010 trading update and key performance indicators which saw total operating income in its business-to-consumer (B2C) poker unit fall 15 percent to US$12 million compared to US$14 million). This is despite a 26 percent increase in the number of active players to 168,000 […]

Betsson Poker Revenue Slumps in First Quarter

Scandinavian online bookmaker Betsson saw its poker revenue plummet 26 percent to SEK30.3 million (€3.16 million) in the first quarter of 2010 from SEK41 million (€4.3 million) in the same period of 2009. It also declined 4 percent compared to the SEK31.5 million (€3.3 million) generated in the final quarter of 2009. Betsson Poker revenue […]

EPT Grand Final: Nick Schulman Leads

Follow this event right now with Card Player’s live updates from Monte Carlo, and see who will take down the first place prize of €1,700,000. Who would have thought that with 413 returning players, the field would have been able not only to reach the money bubble at 128th place, but surpass it, as well? […]

ANZPT: Angelo Hanataj Wins Sydney Main Event

The PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Sydney $2,200 AUD no-limit hold’em main event has come to a close, and the champion is Angelo Hanataj. The tournament attracted a total of 446 players, and the prize pool was worth $892,000. The top 54 players received prize money, and Hanataj walked away with the top prize […]

Bodog Offers Daily WSOP Satellites

We are just one month away. One month away from the masses filing into the Rio, one month away from dreams getting realized, one month away from the beginning of the madness. While the World Series of Poker officially starts on May 28, WSOP action has already begun at Bodog. The popular poker site is […]

First World Series of Poker Betting Markets Open

With the World Series of Poker just around the corner in Las Vegas, European bookmakers have opened their first betting markets on 2010’s main event. The Bet365 “to win outright” market sees Phil Ivey as favourite at 80/1 with Gus Hansen at 100/1, and Phil Hellmuth, Peter Eastgate, Patrik Antonius, and Daniel Negreanu at 125/1. […]

Dogs Playing Poker iPhone App Launched

Candywriter software developers have released a quirky twist on the traditional iPhone Texas hold’em poker application. Dogs Playing Poker allows users to select a breed of dog before playing a five-round Texas hold’em tournament in various locations such as a junkyard, dog pound, and Chinese restaurant kitchen. The game features 18 types of hound to […]

PokerStars EPT Grand Final: Day 1B

Most tournament officials predicted an increase from last year’s field of 935 at the PokerStars EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, but it looks like that the volcanic ash cloud created after an eruption in Iceland might have had an effect on attendance. With 351 players on day 1A and 497 on day 1B, the […]

Mike Matusow and Annie Duke Headline New Poker After Dark

Mike Matusow will try to win just his second Poker After Dark title in 15 attempts this week when he takes on five other boisterous players in a series NBC is dubbing “He Said She Said.” “It’s another battle of the sexes this week on Poker After Dark as three men well-known for their gift […]

Mike Busts Daniel Twice on HSP

It’s actually a pretty simple, logical plan. At a table full of aggressive pros with big egos, just sit back, play super tight, and wait until you hit the nuts. That seemed to be Mike Matusow’s plan, and it worked beautifully for him in the most recent episode of High Stakes Poker. Of course, it […]

Online Poker: 147_star Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UB, Bodog and Cake below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,755,200 Entrants: 8,776 Places Paid: 1,260 Final Table Results: 1. 147_star — $258,194 2. Benjamin89 — $188,684 3. the_blues57 — $131,640 4. lumpicat — $87,760 5. DrEskilistuna […]

Under the Gun Premieres on CPTV

Ironically, in the series premiere of Card Player TV’s Under the Gun, host Jon Friedberg commented to his panel that the worst time to win $1 million was when you finish second in a tourney. Eric Baldwin and Sorel Mizzi nodded their heads in agreement to the comment in a conversation that was filmed just […]