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The Scoop: Part I of the Interview with Steve Gross

Steve Gross talks about his self-made rise in the online poker world 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 on Card Player TV, and you can see if his selective-but-focused approach to online poker tournaments works […]

Full Tilt’s Poker Lounge Set for UK TV

FullTilt.com has announced qualifiers for its new TV poker tournament in the UK, The Poker Lounge. The tournament will be aired on Channel 4 from June 21 to August 3 and will see one online qualifer up against Full Tilt pros such as Phil Ivey (pictured) each week for 10 weeks. Two packages worth $22,000 […]

Friendly Poker Games Might Finally Get Legalized in S.C.

It’s not too often a friendly $20 poker game leads to four years of debates, lawsuits, court cases, and legislative hearings. But that’s what happened after South Carolina authorities raided a poker game in Mount Pleasant in April 2006. Now, four years to the month of those arrests, the South Carolina government is finally moving […]

Online Poker Data Mining - The Pro Opinion

Following on from Card Player’s recent report about the data mining dilemma facing the online poker industry we decided to ask a selection of players their thoughts on what has become a very sensitive issue. Each player was asked if they use online poker tracking tools and if they felt people should be allowed to […]

European Poker Tour: San Remo Day 1A

The PokerStars European Poker Tour San Remo €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event began today and the turnout was strong with 585 players in the field. The total prize pool for the tournament will be determined tomorrow when another full day of poker will take place at the Casino San Remo on the shores of the […]

DoylesRoom Offers 4-Day Reload Bonus

Between Thursday, April 15 and Sunday, April 18, DoylesRoom players will have the opportunity to receive a 50 percent reload bonus of up to $300. The four-day promotion must be claimed with the code “Spring50” and is only valid for one transaction. As a member of the Cake network, DoylesRoom is also eligible for the […]

PokerStars Announces Macau Poker Dates

PokerStars announced the schedule for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Spring Festival of Poker today and there are 25 events on the docket. The tournament series will be hosted at the Casino Grand Lisboa from May 3-23. The highlight of this poker festival will be the $40,000 HKD ($5,160 USD) no-limit hold’em main event […]

Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen Wins Absolute $1K

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: $348,000 Entrants: 348 Places Paid: 36 Final Table Results: 1. evenkeal777 — $77,062 2. LazySunday — $65,617 3. Luke “elanor” Nettles — $41,760 4. Benjamin “psychobenny” Spindler — $32,190 (pictured […]

European Championship of Online Poker Returns in May

The sixth renewal of the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP) will take place on the iPoker network next month from May 14 to June 6 with a 10-event mini-ECOOP taking place before the main series gets underway. ECOOP VI will see $5.1 million guaranteed over the main 14 tournaments which, as usual, run the […]

bwin Poker Revenue Up 26 Percent for 2009

bwin today announced its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2009. The results were pretty much in line with expectations with gross poker revenue for the full year up 26.1 percent to €118.8 million from €94.2 million in 2008. Of this, Gioco Digitale, the Italian poker operator which bwin bought last […]

Online Poker Likely Safe in Massachusetts

This time, the Poker Players Alliance waited until it was official. After the Massachusetts House of Representatives approved an amendment that struck out controversial language regarding online poker in the state’s gambling expansion bill, the PPA let out a sigh of relief and thanked both its members and the elected officials who made the changes […]

European Poker Tour: San Remo Main Event Begins Thursday

The PokerStars European Poker Tour San Remo €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event begins on Thursday, April 15. The popular stop on the EPT has drawn very strong numbers during its first two years and this season should be no exception. The first San Remo stop attracted 701 players, and last year the event drew an […]

Court Rules Poker Player Can Be Extradited To U.S

Marcus Bebb-Jones, a former Grosvenor UK Poker Tour main event finalist, lost his long-running battle on Monday to avoid extradition to the U.S. to face a charge of murdering his wife, according to The Guardian. Bebb-Jones is alleged to have killed his wife in Las Vegas in 1997 before going on a spending spree with […]

World Poker Tour To Make Second French Stop

Casino Municipal D’Amneville has partnered with the World Poker Tour to host a €3,200 + 300 main event from November 2 to 6, 2010. It will be the second stop for the Tour in France this year with the first taking place at the Aviation Club de France from May 8 to 13. Christophe Schanne, […]

Fund Managers Sued for Euro Gaming Investments

Two shareholders of investment funds which included in their portfolios shares in European gaming companies have brought a class-action lawsuit against the fund management company in a Delaware court according to Reuters. Florida resident Marylynn Hartsel and South Carolina resident Deanna Parker allege that the Vanguard Group and its trustees should have been aware they […]

PaddyPowerPoker Gives Away Over $40,000 in April

After the success of the Irish Open 2010 and the announcement of the $20,000 Rakes & Ladders promotion, PaddyPowerPoker.com has added another $20,000 worth of exclusive promotions for its online poker players this month. With over $30,000 in cash prizes and $10,000 in packages to Las Vegas and autumn’s Irish Winter Festival up for grabs, […]

Mercier Wins NAPT High Roller Event

The final table contestants in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun $25,000 high roller bounty shootout took their seats at noon EDT today and both the NAPT Live and ESPN cameras were rolling to capture the action. What they saw was one of the most exciting final tables of the year. Team PokerStars […]

WSOP Circuit: Caesars Begins Wednesday

The marquee event of the World Series of Poker Circuit schedule will begin tomorrow in Las Vegas. The first preliminary event to take place at the Caesars Palace Circuit stop will be a $230 no-limit hold’em event and it kicks off 17 days of tournament poker action and 19 poker tournaments. Games spread will include […]

Canterbury Casino Holds Grand Reopening

On Wednesday, the ribbon will be cut and the Canterbury Card Casino will usher in the next era in its growing tradition. April 14 marks both the grand reopening and the 10-year anniversary of the Minnesota casino. The 18,000-square-foot casino began its renovation in early January, complete with a new design that now houses the […]

Freeroll to EMOP Italy on DevilfishPoker.com

DevilfishPoker.com hosts a VIP freeroll for a €2,000 package to the European Masters of Poker Italy tonight at 20:15 CET. To qualify players must reach the minimum VIP requirement from April 1 until the start of each tournament. Tonight’s freeroll requires 16 VIP points. Five further freerolls are available during the remainder of the month […]

NAPT Mohegan Sun: High Roller Bounty Shootout Day 1

The $25,000 high roller bounty shootout at the PokerStars North America Poker Tour Mohegan Sun tournament series began at noon today in Connecticut. There were 35 players that entered the prestigious event that is being filmed for ESPN 2. The tournament began with six players at each table (one table started with five players) and […]

Jen Harman Discusses Today’s Nevada SPCA Tournament

Jennifer Harman (pictured right) is one of the most respected players in poker. She is respected on the felt for her two World Series of Poker gold bracelets and her regular appearances at the big game in Bobby’s Room. She is respected off the felt for her consistent giving to charitable causes through donations and […]

Online Poker: kixelsyd 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: $1,720,600 Entrants: 8,603 Places Paid: 1,260 Final Table Results: 1. kixelsyd — $160,215* 2. xxndavisxx — $167,775* 3. Machiavillan — $145,380* 4. keckboss — $127,550* 5. Methos_ST […]

Belgian Wins UKIPT Coventry

Gilles Augustus, a computer programmer from Belgium, has won leg three of the PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour at the GCasino, Coventry topping a field of 368 players to take down the £46,000 first prize. The 22-year-old qualified for the event on PokerStars and also won a seat at the European Poker Tour London […]

Online Poker Sites Under Fire in Australia

Online poker websites 888poker and Full Tilt made waves in the Australian media over the weekend for offering a free poker bankroll and sponsoring a rugby club respectively. While these particular promotions involved free offers and educational platforms, they drew attention to the broader presence of real money online poker sites, which continue to spark […]

Negreanu Folds the Winner on HSP

It was obvious that Daniel Negreanu was confused by the action. He shook his head a few times, blinked profusely, and wrinkled his brow as he tried to figure out what to do. And then he made the wrong decision. In the biggest pot of the night, David Benyamine pushed out the best hand and […]

Vanessa Selbst Wins NAPT Mohegan Sun

Vanessa Selbst (pictured right) has won the 2010 PokerStars North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun $5,000 no-limit hold’em main event. She defeated a tough final table that included Scott Seiver, Cliff Josephy, and Jonathan Aguiar to take home the top prize worth $750,000. She entered the final with 4,545,000 in second chip-position and then she […]

PokerStars UKIPT Coventry Final Table Set

The final table has been set for the PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour Coventry. Just nine players remain from an initial field of 368 which created a total prize pool of £184,000 in the £500 buy in event at G Casino, Coventry. The final nine vying for the top prize are: Daniel Carter (UK) […]

North American Poker Tour: Mohegan Sun Day 4

The final table is set at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun $5,000 no-limit hold’em main event and just eight players remain. The chip leader is Mike Beasley (pictured right) with 4,985,000 and he is followed closely by poker professional Vanessa Selbst, who holds 4,545,000. Here is a look at the final table […]

WPT Facebook Poker Launched

World Poker Tour has joined the likes of Zynga and, more recently, Enterra, in launching a free-to-play online poker platform on social network site Facebook. WPT Texas Hold’em Poker has customizable avatars, free chips and, perhaps most compelling of all, real-world prizes from chip sets to a seven-day poker cruise on the Mexican Riviera with […]