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PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker BeginsPlay poker, represent your country, and win cash — what’s not to like, right? Monday marks the kickoff of the 2010 PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker. In Americas Cup, online poker players from across the Western hemisphere will vie to qualify to represent their respective countries in a live event alongside representatives from Team PokerStars […]
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Dwan Bluffs Ivey in High Stakes PokerDaniel Negreanu bemoaned his bad luck as his hand couldn’t hold up either time after he decided to run it twice. Dario Minieri sheepishly grinned and sped to the exit after his all-in bluff was quickly picked off by Tom Dwan. Jason Mercier let out a deflated sigh when Phil Ivey made a difficult, correct […]
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Steve Gross and Casey Jarzabek Score Sunday Wins
It was a good weekend for many of online poker’s most notable players. The biggest story came from Steve “gboro780” Gross, who extended his lead in the Card Player Online Player of the Year race by winning the $100 rebuy on PokerStars for $85,921. He now has $471,000 in online winnings for 2010 and is […]
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World Series of Poker Brings Back Tournament of ChampionsFor the first time since 2006, the World Series of Poker will host a Tournament of Champions. The freeroll will feature 27 players and a $1 million prize pool, with $500,000 reserved for the winner. “We’re thrilled to reinvent (the Tournament of Champions) around a model that should elevate the game by engaging millions of […]
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Durrrr Vs. Ziigmund Poker Game Tonight on Sky Sports
Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies take to the felt across Europe tonight on Sky Sports 3 and HD3 at 10 p.m. (GMT) playing pot-limit Omaha. The cash game was filmed last year as part of the Full Tilt Million Dollar Challenge at Les Ambassadeurs, London. Eddie Hearn, managing director of Matchroom Sport which […]
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Paul Pham Wins Black Belt London Live
The winner of the Black Belt London Live which took place this weekend at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London was local Frenchman Paul Pham. He beat Karim Louis heads up to take home $15,000 and the title. Louis check-raised a flop of J 10 7 and then Pham made his ultimate move. Louis called […]
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Police Let EPT Berlin Robbery Suspect Go Without Charge
According to German news site, The Local, the person arrested on Friday on suspicion of being involved in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Berlin raid last week was allowed to walk free the very next day. The 29-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the armed robbery on the Grand Hyatt hotel on Potsdamer […]
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Poker for the Homeless March Madness II Raises €15,000The PaddyPowerPoker.com Poker for the Homeless March Madness II weekend held at Dublin’s Jackpot Club has proved a roaring success raising close to €15,000 for charity across the two days play. Numbers for the Friday night €100 freezeout were up from 93 to 97 (€1,940 raised for charity) with a further €1,430 raised by Phil […]
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Team Devilfish EMOP Lisbon FinalDave “Devilfish” Ulliott is to lead a second Team Devilfish to the €1,100 buy-in European Masters of Poker Lisbon from March 25 to 28. Fresh off a recent jaunt to EMOP Gran Canaria where Ulliott headed a team of six DevilfishPoker.com players, the site has announced Team Devilfish will return in Lisbon with the grand […]
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Pappas Discusses Intrastate Online Poker and the UIGEA
Earlier this week, PPA Executive Director John Pappas said that he remained optimistic that significant progress regarding Barney Frank’s poker bill would likely come this spring, if not by the end of the month. Below, he answers questions on other federal legislation, the UIGEA, and the chances intrastate online poker regulation will come before federal […]
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British Masters Poker Tour 2010 Announced
UK bookmaker Coral has announced details of the British Masters Poker Tour 2010 which will see the second season take in six stops from May to October 2010. Each festival will host a £500+£50 main event buy-in, with £200+£20 and £100+£10 side events. All will be held in gala casinos around Britain. The dates for […]
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Mclean Karr Wins Bay 101 Shooting StarA final table that began with so much promise flamed out rather quickly on the final day of the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event in San Jose, California. The deep blind structure set up by Matt Savage and his tournament staff struck again on the final day of […]
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Winnin’ O the Green Hits Full Stride at the BikeThe 2010 Winnin’ O the Green tournament poker series is underway at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California (pictured right). So far winners have been crowned in 15 events (see below) at the series that features 25 events in all and has been running since March 1. Everything is leading up to the $500 […]
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This Week in Poker: March 6-12Check 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: Harrison Gimbel — 3,000 2: Thomas Marchese — 2,880 3: Dwyte Pilgrim — 2,592 4: […]
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Poker Tournament Trail: Chris MooreChris Moore (pictured right) won the $10,000 heads-up no-limit hold’em championship at the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic in late February, and he took home the top prize worth $147,200. He now holds career earnings of $1,741,000, and the majority of his cashes have come in heads-up and short-handed events. It was the second year in […]
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Galfond Benefits from Isildur1's Crazy WeekOne day, he’s crushing. The next day, he’s getting crushed. The legend of Isildur1 continues to grow. The anonymous Swedish phenom was back at the high-stakes Full Tilt tables this week, taking on any and all challengers. While the fearless online pro hasn’t been completely absent from the nosebleeds since CardRunners pro Brian Hastings (pictured […]
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Wynn Poker Classic: Championship Event Begins March 15The Wynn Classic has been running at the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas since Feb. 25 and a dozen events have crowned champions so far (see below). The tournament series will reach its finale when play begins in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship event on Monday, Mar. 15 at noon PDT. The tournament […]
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Pappas 'Optimistic' Mark-Up Coming SoonMany online poker players watched with great interest when the House Financial Services committee held a hearing on Dec. 3 to discuss the merits and obstacles of a federally regulated online poker system. But when the hearing concluded without a vote, many people wondered, “What’s next?” The most likely answer has always been a congressional […]
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B3W Group Launches New Poker Network
Online gaming solutions provider, the B3W Group, has announced the launch of its new poker network, with its software available to both fully licensed and white label operators. B3W’s portfolio will now boast a variety of games including casino, scratch-cards, horse racing, and of course, poker. B3W’s Games Development Manager said, “The final result of […]
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32Red's Poker Revenues Continue to Fall32Red has announced its preliminary results for the year ending Dec. 31, 2009, with poker revenue dropping 7.3 percent to £971,000 in 2009 from £1,052,000 in 2008. The first half of 2009 saw poker revenues of £492,000 in comparison to £548,000 for the same period in 2008. The second half of 2009 saw revenue drop […]
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Poker for the Homeless March Madness II This WeekendPaddyPowerPoker.com and Dublin’s The Jackpot Club host the Poker for the Homeless March Madness II festival this weekend. A massive turnout is anticipated with many big names from the poker and indeed the sports world already registered such as Irish rugby star Reggie Corrigan, boxing legends Jim Rock and Michael Carruth, snooker pro Ken Doherty […]
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Phil Hellmuth Headlines Bay 101 Final TableThere were 27 players remaining at the start of day 3 at the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event. At the end of a very long day of play just six players remain, including one of the biggest names in poker, Phil Hellmuth (pictured right). The Poker Brat is […]
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UB Cancels Aruba Poker Classic for 2010Paul Leggett, Chief Operations Officer of Tokwiro, owner and operator of UB.com, has confirmed that the site is putting the Aruba Poker Classic on hold for 2010. UB will shift its focus in the future, increasing its presence at existing major events. Leggett said that the site will also begin laying the groundwork to give […]
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Poker Strategy: Mortensen Busts Negreanu at LAPCThough he plays a very limited tournament schedule, 2001 WSOP main-event Champion Carlos Mortensen makes the most of every opportunity, and more often than not, you can find him at the final table. During the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic series, Mortensen went on a tear and rivaled three-event winner Al Barbieri for Player of the […]
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Anthon-Pieter Wink Wins Unibet Open BudapestCard Player Netherlands editor Anthon-Pieter Wink topped the 460-strong field at last weekend’s Unibet Open in Budapest lifting the top prize of €170,000 in the €1,650 buy-in main event. Wink beat Peder Skaj from Sweden heads up when having raised 100,000 on the button and facing a raise of 300,000 he called. The flop came […]
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World Poker Tour: Bay 101 Shooting Star Day 2Day 2 has ended at the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event and there are 27 players that will advance to day 3 tomorrow, which begins at 11 a.m. PST. The day began with 126 players and action moved at a quick clip. Play ended just after 10 p.m. […]
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Full Tilt's MiniFTOPS Now RunningIf you want a chance at a big payday but your bankroll is on a budget, then perhaps you would enjoy the Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series (MiniFTOPS) XV. The series kicks off tonight with the first of 27 events designed to suit those of us with more modest bankrolls. The schedule features the […]
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Tiger Woods Turns Down $75 Million Poker OfferNo matter how many corporate sponsors decide to distance themselves from the embattled Tiger Woods, one thing is perfectly clear — he’s not exactly hurting for the money. That became abundantly clear when Paddy Power, an Irish-based online gaming site, announced that the pro golfer had turned down its five-year, $75 million sponsorship offer. The […]
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Pokerhost.com Joins Merge Poker Network
Online poker site Pokerhost.com is to join the Merge Gaming Network with all players due to be migrated over by the end of this week. Merge Gaming accepts players from the US and although small (104 cash game players at the time of writing) claims to be the fastest growing poker network. Anthony Taylor, chief […]
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PaddyPowerPoker Player Wins $95,000 Sit’n’Go Jackpot“alanbrrrth1” has become the second PaddyPowerPoker.com player to win the sit’n’go jackpot in less than a week, taking down $95,000 for winning six consecutive Rio sit’n’go tournaments on February 26. The player spent a total of $141 on his six buy-ins to win the prize which starts at $25,000 and progresses upwards each week. On […]
