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World Cup Specials and More at Betfair Poker
With the World Cup in South Africa starting to build a head of steam, so too is BetfairPoker.com with a host of value-laden promotions for players over the summer. Twitter fans who follow Betfair tweets during the tournament will get a shot at a free $25 bet each day – the first six correct answers […]
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Two European Poker Tour Robbers Plead GuiltyTwo of the four young Germans facing trail for the robbery earlier this year at the European Poker Tour Berlin pleaded guilty today in a Berlin court according to Deutsche Walle. They are charged with robbery and causing bodily harm. One robber, a 21-year-old, being tried as an adult could face up to 15 years […]
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David Baker In the Hunt for 2nd 2010 Bracelet
David Baker (pictured left) will enter the final day of event no. 25 ($10,000 Omaha 8-or-better Championship) with a healthy stack and a chance to win his second 2010 World Series of Poker bracelet. He will enter the final day with an opportunity to take down his second bracelet in less than five days along […]
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Dutch Boyd Wins 2nd WSOP BraceletDutch Boyd entered the final table of event No. 23 ($2,500 Limit Hold’em Six-Handed) as the only remaining World Series of Poker bracelet winner. He left it with another piece of jewelry. Boyd overcame a 2-1 chip deficit to beat Brian Meinders heads up. With the win, Boyd showed he is perfectly comfortable with the […]
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Vanessa Hellebuyck Wins Ladies EventVanessa Hellebuyck made the most of her third major tournament cash. Early Sunday evening at the 2010 World Series of Poker, Hellebuyck won event no. 22 ($1,000 ladies no-limit hold’em) for a payday of $192,132. The action started off slow on the final day. However, once Loren Watterworth exited in ninth the tabled witnessed a […]
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Ted Forrest and Mike Matusow 'Weigh In' on WSOP Prop BetA couple of years ago, Mike Matusow and Ted Forrest made a hefty weight loss bet that forced Matusow to shed 60 pounds in order to win $100,000. Now, the two high-stakes poker pros are at it again, but this time Forrest is the man who is trying to lose weight and potentially $2 million […]
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Ramzi Jelassi Wins Helsinki Midnight Sun EventRamzi Jelassi of Sweden has won the Helsinki Midnight Sun tournament in Finland topping the field of 139 players in the €2,850 buy in event to take home €116,000 in prize money. The former European Poker Tour winner said of his victory, “I have played the Midnight Sun and Helsinki Freezeout quite a few times […]
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Benyamine and Schmelev 10k Omaha 8OB LeadersJust a few months ago if you said the name Vladimir Schmelev in a poker room, most people would respond with “Who’s that?” That has all changed now. We are not even a full month into the 2010 World Series of Poker and Schmelev already has a second-place finish in the $50,000 Players Championship and […]
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World Cup Fixtures Mean Free Bucks at Paddy Power PokerTomorrow sees the start of the PaddyPowerPoker.com World Cup Fixtures promotion which includes some quirky and innovative treats for players to take advantage of during the upcoming soccer celebration in South Africa from June 11 to July 11. First off, the 100% Rakebok promo sees players get all their rake and fees back in the […]
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Richard Ashby Wins Event No. 21High-stakes cash game player Richard Ashby took home his first bracelet late Saturday evening in event No. 21 ($1,500 seven-card stud). Ashby outlasted a field of 408 players and one of the toughest final tables yet at the 2010 World Series of Poker to walk away with $140,467. Joining Ashby at the final table of […]
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Tex Takes Omaha, Wins Event No. 20Tex knows a thing or two about Omaha. Nenad Medic had arrived at the final table of event No. 20 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha) on Saturday with a near 3-1 chip lead over his closest opponent, John “Tex” Barch. It appeared that Medic would be a force to be reckoned with, after all, he already has […]
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World Series of Poker Spotlight: Sorel MizziSorel Mizzi takes the chip lead into the final table of Event No. 21 ($1,500 seven-card stud) at the 2010 World Series of Poker this afternoon at 3 p.m. PDT. You can follow along with the action in Card Player’s live coverage of the final table. Today’s WSOP spotlight takes a look at the young […]
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Card Player $100 Freeroll on Betfair Poker Next WeekCard Player Europe and BetfairPoker.com team up on Saturday June 19 at 20:00 GMT for the first in a series of Summer freerolls for online poker players. This welcome tournament is a $100 freeroll which players can access in the Betfair Poker lobby under ‘Freerolls’. The tournament is titled “Card Player Exclusive $100 Freeroll” and […]
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PKR World Cup Poker Continues Tonight
PKR.com continues its World Cup Poker Series tonight Saturday June 12 with a $5 buy in, $3,000 guaranteed no-limit hold’em tournament at 6:30 GMT (7:30 BST) – just as England kicks of its campaign against the USA in South Africa. The Series runs until June 26 and will see six $5 buy in $3,000 guaranteed […]
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Bakes Wins Bracelet at 2nd Final TableEarly Saturday morning, David “Bakes” Baker had another shot at a bracelet at the 2010 World Series of Poker. He took advantage of the opportunity, winning event no. 19 ($10,000 2-7 no-limit lowball championship) for his first major live tournament victory. Baker has had success in small elite fields so far this summer. He final […]
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Former November Niner Wins BraceletThere are plenty of names that come to mind when you think of fluke runs to the final table of the WSOP Main Event. Cross Eric Buchman off that list of names. Just six months after Buchman was one of the 2009 “November Nine”, where he came in fourth for $2.5 million, he made a […]
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This Week in Poker: June 5 – 11
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 3: Mike Beasley — 3,200 4: […]
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The Scoop: Watch Michael Mizrachi on this Week's Episode
Michael Mizrachi talks about the $50,000 Players Championship on this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. Check out his interview with Diego Cordovez and Adam Schoenfeld on Card Player TV and you can see the Grinder talk about setting a World Series of Poker record with his […]
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Bans May Come to Men in Ladies EventMen who entered the 2010 ladies event at the World Series of Poker could face a possible suspension or ban from future WSOP events, WSOP Communications Director Seth Palansky told Card Player today. More than a half-dozen men are confirmed to be playing in the annual ladies tournament, and some estimates on the floor are […]
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WSOP: David Baker Leads Negreanu, Seidel and OthersAfter 10 levels of play, the second day of event no. 19, the $10,000 2-7 no-limit lowball championship has come to a close and the final 10 players are set to come back on Friday to play down to a bracelet. Our chip leader at the end of the day is David Baker (Pictured Right) […]
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WSOP: Jason DeWitt Wins Event No. 17Jason DeWitt narrowly missed out on winning a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2009, finishing in second place in one event and third in another. Some players try their entire lives and never come that close again. DeWitt only had to wait until the next summer arrived. He sat down at the final table […]
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ElkY wins WSOP’s Tournament of Champions Play-inElkY runs good. In what was supposed to be an open qualifier before Harrah’s ran into too many logistical and legal hurdles, it was decided last week that the final sponsor exemption would be awarded to the winner of a nine-person sit-and-go. Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier was invited to participate and then did his part in […]
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Exclusive Sit-Down with Phil HellmuthCard Player TV sat down with Phil Hellmuth for an exclusive interview in his suite at the Golden Nugget. Hellmuth talks about the legacy he hopes to leave at the World Series of Poker, his re-commitment to the game, and what he plans on doing with his 12th bracelet. Watch the video below:
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Private Bodog Freeroll Could Get You Into the WSOP METhere is still time to win your way to the 2010 WSOP main event! Bodog is hosting a private freeroll on June 12, and you could win a seat in one of their WSOP main-event satellites! Three seats to the $500 Bodog main-event qualifiers are up for grabs in this freeroll. This freeroll could be […]
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Champ's Perspective -- Greg RaymerSix years ago, Greg Raymer was on top of the poker world. The World Series of Poker main event had exploded in popularity — going from 839 players in 2003 to 2,576 players in 2004 — and Raymer, wearing what would become his trademark glasses, was the last man standing. A lot has changed since […]
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Poker Pro Andrew Feldman Loses High Court Debt Battle
The UK High Court today ordered poker pro Andrew Feldman to pay Simon Nissim £136,000 which the rabbi lost spread betting on behalf of Feldman according to Independent.co.uk. He also ordered Feldman, who had taken the case to have a statutory demand for the money set aside, to pay £20,000 costs in the case. Nissim […]
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Danske Spil Cancels PartyGaming Contract After Complaint
Danske Spil has been ordered to annul its recent agreement with PartyGaming which would have seen the latter operate a state-owned online poker room in the country according to EgrMagazine.com. The order came from the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement after rival network operator Playtech objected to the tender process which is says was […]
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No Longer Just a Norman Chad ZingerIf you’re a hardcore poker fan who used to devour the ESPN poker coverage back in the day, you might recognize Josh Tieman. Before this summer, Tieman was best known in the poker community for his brief appearance on ESPN’s U.S. Poker Championship coverage in 2006, when commentator Norman Chad poked fun of the baby-faced […]
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Mastercard Launches My Poker Card in UK
Mastercard has launched a new pre-paid debit card in the UK aimed specifically at online poker players. My Poker Card means players can play online poker without ever having to register a bank account or credit card details over the Internet. Players can top up their poker account with cash at any of the 12,500 […]
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WSOP: Lowball Gets Increased Field SizeDay one of event no. 19 ($10,000 2-7 lowball no limit championship) saw some questionable strategy, comebacks from severe short stacks and a lot of big names. The event drew 101 players, eclipsing last year’s total of 96. They accumulated a prize pool of $949,400. There will be 14 places paid with the first player […]
