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European Poker Tour: Copenhagen Day 1BDay 1B at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Copenhagen 35,000 DKK no-limit hold’em main event has come to a close, and the second day of play attracted 232 players. That brings the total for the event up to a final field size of 423 players. The turnout shrunk by more than 8 percent from the […]
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Charity Poker: Fallen Heroes Tournament This FridayThe fourth-annual Fallen Heroes Fund Memorial Poker Tournament will take place at the Bicycle Casino in Southern California, and registration for the tournament will be open from 5-8:30 p.m. PT this Friday, Feb. 19. The tournament will raise money for the families left behind when a Los Angeles County law enforcement officer or firefighter dies […]
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L.A. Poker Classic Preliminary Update IIThe 2010 L.A. Poker Classic began on Jan. 20 at the Commerce Casino in Southern California. There have been 32 events that have crowned winners during the last three weeks, and thousands of players have entered the preliminaries. The tournament series kicked off with a bang and never looked back. The first event was $300 […]
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Vitaly Lunkin Wins Top Honor at European Poker Awards
The winners of the ninth annual European Poker Awards have been announced. The event was held on Friday Feb. 12 at the Aviation Club de France in Paris. The winners of the six categories were: Player of the Year —Vitaly Lunkin (Russia pictured) Europe’s Leading Lady — Sandra Naujoks (Germany) Rookie of the Year — […]
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Ville Wahlbeck Triumphs at Nordic Poker AwardsVille Wahlbeck from Finland has stormed the PokerStars.com Nordic Poker Awards in Copenhagen lifting both the Best Live Tournament Player and Best Performance of the Year awards. Wahlbeck had six top 13 finishes at the 2009 World Series of Poker, scoring one bracelet in the $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event. “It’s all a bit overwhelming […]
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Isildur1 Beats Dwan, Sahamies, and Hastings For $830,000For the second day in a row, mystery player Isildur1 could be found at the high-stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker. On Monday, he battled and defeated Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo and others for roughly $730,000. This time, he stepped up in limits from $200-$400 to $300-$600 and came away with another $830,000. Isildur1’s cast of […]
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Poker Tournament Trail: Joseph CadaHow much would your life change if you won the World Series of Poker main event and over $8.5 million (before taxes and backers)? The past three months have probably felt like a bit of a dream for Joe Cada, who became the youngest main-event champion in history after he defeated Darvin Moon heads up […]
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Northern Irish Pub Poker Organisers Get Police Warning
Police in Northern Ireland have warned pub poker organisers that they could be breaking the law offering even modest tournament buy-ins and payouts according to U.TV. Inspector Roy Robinson told the broadcaster he had become aware of events being advertised with £20 buy-ins and quoting prize pools of around £3,000 but warned that, “While it […]
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World Poker Tour Spanish Championship AnnouncedWorld Poker Tour and Casino Barcelona have announced details of the WPT Spanish Championship to be held in Barcelona from May 17 and 18, 2010. The main event will have a buy-in of €3,200 + €300. Rohin Malhotra, WPT chief executive officer, said. “Casino Barcelona has been an incredible partner— from player and partner servicing […]
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Hellmuth Busts, Quits in First Episode of High Stakes Poker
Phil Hellmuth says he likes his chances in every poker game he plays. But that didn’t stop him from becoming the first casualty of High Stakes Poker’s sixth season on Game Show Network. The Poker Brat didn’t make it out of the season premiere on Sunday, losing his initial $200,000 buy-in and declining to rebuy, […]
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European Poker Tour: Copenhagen Day 1ADay 1A at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Copenhagen 35,000 DKK no-limit hold’em main event has come to a close tonight in Denmark. The first day of play attracted 191 players, and now just 114 remain. There are more than 200 players registered for day 1B tomorrow, and this tournament will once again attract a […]
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Isildur1 Returns and Beats Bonomo; Wins $730,000 TotalHe’s back. At least for the time being, poker’s high-stakes mystery player “Isildur1” is back in the mix at the $200-$400 games on Full Tilt after returning Monday night to battle against the likes of Isaac “luvtheWNBA” Haxton (pictured right) and Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo. It looked like a bad decision on the part of the […]
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NBC Heads-Up Tourney Runs March 4-7The sixth edition of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship will run March 4-7 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. A select field of 64 poker players will play in the Caesars poker room in a bracket-style heads-up no-limit hold’em tournament, competing for a prize pool worth $1.5 million. The presenting sponsor of the event […]
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ESPN Will Televise NAPT EventsThe PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour has found a television home — ESPN. ESPN finally confirmed today what had been rumored for several weeks — that its network was in fact going to be televising the new NAPT. The new tour will televise 16 hours worth of coverage on ESPN2 starting in April. “We’re very […]
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Online Poker: FTOPS Results for Events No. 1-10The 15th installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is in full swing and as of Monday, a total of 10 events are officially in the books. The turnout has been great so far, with nine of the 10 events surpassing their original guarantees. The series kicked off with a good old fashioned […]
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EPT: Copenhagen Main Event Begins TodayThe PokerStars European Poker Tour stop in Copenhagen began on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. local time. The best professionals in the poker world have gathered in Denmark for this yearly highlight on the tournament trail. Last season Jens Kyllonen topped a field of 462 players to take home the top prize worth $1,141,474. […]
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Online Poker Falls 18.1 Percent at Svenska Spel
Svenska Spel, the state-owned Swedish gaming operator, has announced a drop in online poker revenue of 18.1 percent for full year 2009. Although the company does not break down figures for its Internet business it indicated that poker fell while Lotto grew 4.1 percent and sports book jumped 5.4 percent. Internet makes up 14 percent […]
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Bodog Offers Sports Tickets PackageFor most sports fans, two tickets to the Super Bowl would seem like a dream come true. Combine that with another pair of tickets to the NBA Finals, the NHL Finals, and baseball’s World Series, and you’re going to find one giddy sports fan. But that’s exactly what Bodog is proposing with its Ultimate Sports […]
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Rennie Carnevale Wins At AdelaideThe PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour $3,000 no-limit hold’em main event drew a record field of 236 players from 13 countries. The total prize pool was $644,280 with $165,900 going to the champion who was crowned on Sunday, Feb. 14. There were 122 players that survived to day 2 from the initial 236, and […]
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Online Poker: Chad 'jse81' Batista Wins FTOPS Event
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: $1,668,200 Entrants: 8,341 Places Paid: 1,260 Final Table Results: 1. Blompf — $227,757* 2. oldrich88 — $196,971* 3. iownoknp — $125,115 4. Ramewa38 — $83,410 5. qsf84 […]
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Hugo Lemaire Wins Euro Finals of Poker Main Event
Frenchman Hugo Lemaire has won the €5,000 buy-in Euro Finals of Poker Diamond Championship at the Aviation Club de France in Paris. The event attracted 142 players and the final table payouts were: 1: Hugo Lemaire — €213,570 2: Eric Qu — €113,460 3: Michel Abecassis — €80,090 4: Dominik Nitsche — €53,390 5: Daniel […]
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Joeri Zandvliet Victorious at UKIPT Manchester
Joeri Zandvliet from Utrect, Netherlands topped the field of 518 players at the PokerStars.com UK and Ireland Poker Tour Manchester over the weekend taking down the first prize of £63,200 at the G Casino. The final hand of the tournament saw the Duthchman’s 9-9 up against Jack Ellwood’s A-Q and while a queen came on […]
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California Candidate Supports Online PokerOne of the major struggles for online poker advocates in the past few years has been getting the attention of current members of Congress and then educating them about the major issues concerning the game. It has been rare that a politician arrives in Washington, D.C., with a decidedly pro-online-poker viewpoint. But that’s exactly what […]
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EU to Clarify Online Gambling LawsNewly appointed EU Internal Markets Commissioner Michel Barnier (pictured) has announced he will seek to address the current confusion over online gambling in EU states with the prospect of a Green Paper on the issue now on the agenda. “I want to launch a constructive dialogue [on gambling] with the Parliament and member states and […]
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High Stakes Poker Season 6 Begins SundaySeason six of the popular television show, High Stakes Poker will debut on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. EST on Game Show Network. The new season will air each subsequent Sunday at 8 p.m., with encore airings at 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Leading up to the season six debut, GSN will air an […]
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This Week in Poker: Feb. 5-12
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: Harrison Gimbel — 3,000 2: Tyler Reiman — 2,500 3: Mike McDonald — 2,240 4: […]
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Bay 101 Poker Players To Receive Poker Books and DVDs
The Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, California, will be hosting Player Appreciation Week at the conclusion of this year’s World Poker Tour Shooting Star tournament. This promotion will be available March 15-18 (Monday through Thursday). The four tournaments start at 9:30 a.m. and will feature $65 buy-ins with one optional $50 rebuy. All players […]
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Online Poker: Steve Gross Climbs Back Into OPOY Top 10Don’t look now, but reigning Online Player of the Year winner Steve “gboro780” Gross (pictured right) is back in the top 10. After finishing second in 2008 and winning it all in 2009, Gross vowed to concentrate on live tournaments in the new year and perhaps take a small step back from online tournaments. At […]
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Vancouver Poker Rooms Gear Up for Olympic CrowdsThe eyes of the world will be on Vancouver, British Columbia, today for the opening ceremony of the XXI Winter Olympic Games. The opening ceremonies will be hosted at BC Place in downtown Vancouver. Poker players in the area will be happy to find out that just across the street, the Edgewater Casino has just […]
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European Poker Awards Take Place TonightThe ninth annual European Poker Awards will be held tonight the Aviation Club de France in Paris. The nominations for the six categories are: Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro (pictured) (Italy/Australia) Dragan Gallic (Croatia) Vitaly Lunkin (Russia) Antoine Saout (France) Bertrand Grospellier (France) Europe’s Leading Lady Leo Margets (Spain) Sandra Naujoks (Germany) Kara Scott […]
