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European Poker Tour Deauville -- Day 3

On day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Deauville, the tone got serious and the atmosphere tense as play strove towards the money. Only 104 would be paid meaning 29 would go home with nothing, and only 24 of the 104 would be going through to the next day. Nothing is certain in poker, […]

Daily $2,000 PokerStars Freerolls for UK & Ireland

PokerStars.com has launched a daily $2,000 freeroll for British and Irish online poker players. The tournaments take place each evening at 9:30 p.m. GMT for the next six weeks and players who miss the game or bust out early can jump into the $250 freeroll at 10:30 p.m.. Emma Crowe, regional marketing director for PokerStars […]

Phil Galfond Commentates on PKR TV This Week

PKR TV viewers are in for a treat this week with the arrival of online cash game superstar Phil “OMGClayAIken” Galfond in the commentary booth. The action kicks off tonight Sunday Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. GMT for four hours with the Glafond TV Cash Game featuring action at high-stakes buy ins from $1,000 to […]

WPT: Southern Poker Championship Begins Sunday

The first World Poker Tour event of 2010 begins this weekend at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The $10,000 no-limit hold’em WPT championship event will began at noon CST on Sunday, Jan. 24, and it will crown a champion on Wednesday, Jan. 27. This is the third time that the WPT has hosted […]

European Poker Tour Deauville -- Day 2

Day 2 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Deauville saw 388 players become 133 in a day filled with big names battling to and fro with lot of explosive poker action. The blinds increased to 75 minutes from 60, and six levels were played without any dinner break. Before the event could find its day […]

Schwartz, Negreanu, Rousso Join Premier League Line-Up

The PartyPoker.com Premier League IV, being held in Las Vegas from Feb. 12 to 18, has added Luke “FullFlush1” Schwartz, Daniel Negreanu, and Vanessa Rousso to its line-up. The trio join Phil Hellmuth, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Tony G, Kara Scott, Roland de Wolfe and defending champion J.C. Tran as the identities of the 12 players taking […]

St. Patrick's Day Irish Open Satellite for London Vic

PaddyPowerPoker.com yesterday announced it would be hosting a special St. Patrick’s Night satellite for the upcoming Irish Open in conjunction with London’s Grosvenor Victoria Casino on March 17 at 7:45 p.m.. Five packages worth £3,600 will be guaranteed on the night and the buy-in will be £100 with rebuys. Players can buy in direct or […]

This Week in Poker: Jan. 16-22

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 (pictured right) 2: Tyler Reiman — 2,500 3: Barry Shulman — […]

Online Poker: William 'imahustler1' Givens Leads OPOY Race

We’re not even a full month into the 2010 season, but the Card Player Online Player of the Year race is already starting to take shape. Sitting atop the rankings this week is William “imahustla1” Givens. The player from Denver had a monster start to his year by winning the Sunday $750,000 guarantee on Full […]

Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott Finds New Job as Bingo Caller

Devilfish Gaming Plc, owner of DevilfishPoker.com, this week launched a new online bingo site. This would not normally have a sufficient poker angle to make the news pages of CardPlayer.com until we discovered that UK poker legend and ambassador for DevilfishPoker, Dave Ulliott, calls the bingo numbers at the new site, DevilfishBingo.com. Ulliott, famed for […]

European Poker Tour Deauville: Day 1B

Boutique hotels, hidden bakeries exuding powerful aromas, pastel buildings filling streets making them look like something from Hansel and Gretel — and poker. It may not seem like it fits into that sentence, but somehow, in Deauville, it does. The Casino Barriere de Deauville is not your average casino; its high ceilings, long velvet drapes, […]

Tony G Joins PartyPoker as Sponsored Pro

Aussie poker pro and businessman Tony G has joined PartyPoker’s Team Party as one of its sponsored pros as the company announced it had acquired the assets of TonyGPoker.com. TonyGPoker players will be migrated to Party-owned NoblePoker.com while Tony G will join the growing list of Team Party pros and play the upcoming Premier League […]

Poker Tournament Trail: Harrison Gimbel

Harrison Gimbel (pictured left) is just 19 years old, and he is now a millionaire. Gimbel topped a record field of 1,529 players at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event to take home the top prize worth $2.2 million. He is the youngest PCA champion in history, and he now sets […]

Online Poker: Paul Foltyn Wins at Full Tilt Poker

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: $373,000 Entrants: 373 Places Paid: 36 Final Table Results: 1. Paul “LEADBOOTS” Foltyn — $93,250 (pictured right) 2. Mario “Pwnasaurus” Silvestri — $59,680 3. Lauren “locoenlacabeza” Kling — $44,760 4. […]

California Discusses Intrastate Poker

In some ways, it’s California vs. the United States when it comes to the fight to regulate online poker. Robert Martin, the tribal chairman of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, spoke on behalf of his tribe and a consortium of casinos that are trying to convince other Native American groups to support a bill […]

European Poker Tour Deauville -- Day 1A

The second PokerStars European Poker Tour event of 2010, (although only the first to be held within Europe this year) began yesterday at noon local time in Deauville in Northern France. The €5,000+€300 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event attracted 339 players to the Casino Barriere in Deauville for day 1A, but by the end of […]

eBay Seller Auctions World Series of Poker Bracelet

Some unexpected items of poker memorabilia can be found on eBay at the moment. The first listing is for a World Series of Poker $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship bracelet won by the legendary T.J. Cloutier in 2005. The seller, Plano Pawn Shop, states it is a 100 percent authentic, 14 karat gold diamond encrusted […]

Francais des Jeux Joins Barrière for Online Poker Move

With the regulation of the French online gambling market on the cards for this year, Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), the French lottery and sports betting monopoly, has joined forces with the Barrière casino group to offer an online poker room which will compete with the many others anticipated to flood the market when it opens. […]

Annette Obrestad Wins Aussie Millions Event No.4

The 2010 Aussie Millions Poker Championship kicked off last week at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, with its first event, a $1,000 + $100 AUD buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. This opening event hopefully sets the tone for the 19 more tournaments to come as it attracted a record field of 1,143 players, in turn […]

New Sponsor and Pro for GUKPT

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour underwent a major shake up this week with the announcement that it would no longer be sponsored by Blue Square but by sister company Gcasino.com. Both companies are part of the Rank Group Plc which also owns Grosvenor casinos where the tour is held. Online poker will be launched at […]

Poker Tournament Trail: William Reynolds

William Reynolds (pictured right) topped a tough field that included 84 of the best tournament poker players in the world in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 high roller no-limit hold’em championship last week. Reynolds took home the top prize worth $576,240, and the win in the Caribbean put Reynolds career earnings at $1,067,133. The young […]

Online Poker: DoylesRoom Celebrity Tournament For Haiti

The poker world has really stepped up to the plate to aid in relief efforts for the crisis in Haiti, and now DoylesRoom is offering its players a chance to give back, as well. Some of the most notable names in television, film, and poker are offering their time to the site for a celebrity […]

Online Poker: Full Tilt Introduces Rush Poker

The poker world awoke to a brand-new software update on Full Tilt Poker yesterday that introduced a revolutionary new poker format to one of the world’s largest online poker sites. It’s called Rush Poker, and it already has exploded in popularity. In standard ring games, players are forced to compete against the same opponents and […]

Poker Strategy: Andrew Brokos Talks About Aces

Andrew “Foucault” Brokos is a lead instructor for Card Player Pro, a video training site (powered by PokerSavvy Plus), and at the culmination of 2009, Brokos filmed a special year-end high-stakes review for Card Player Pro members. He took a look at his online poker results, focusing on his $10-$20 no-limit hold’em six-handed results, and […]

Playtech Joins Sega for New Poker Site

Gaming software developer and licensor Playtech has made an agreement with SEGA Games Ltd. which sees Playtech team together with SEGA’s research and development team to produce a full suite of online poker and casino games. SegaCasino.com offers various online casino games and classics, while SegaPoker.com has a live multiplayer poker room with heads-up and […]

Paddy Power Invites President Obama to Irish Poker Open

There is so much going on at PaddyPowerPoker.com in the run up to the Irish Open in April. Most dramatically an invite has been sent to the White House asking President Obama to take part in the main event. With Obama’s Irish roots and his love for Texas hold’em, Paddy Power has extended some Irish […]

Bwin Poker’s New Managing Director to Strengthen B2B

Bwin Games has announced the appointment of Peter Bertilsson, former Boss Media head, as managing director of bwin poker. He replaces Carl Klingberg at the company with a view to developing the business-to-business unit at the betting giant. Norbert Teufelberger, co-chief executive of bwin explained the move. “As the market environment changes in that fast […]

Salvatore Bonavena Wins PokerStars IPT Venice

Salvatore Bonavena is the new PokerStars.com Italian Poker Tour Venice champion having taken his final table short stack all the way to the €155,000 first place at the Ca’Noghera Casino at the weekend. The former European Poker Tour Prague winner topped the 310 player field in the €2,000 + €200 buy in event, eventually securing […]

European Poker Tour -- Deauville Stop Begins Tomorrow

The PokerStars European Poker Tour heads to the Normandy Coast of France this week for the second tour stop of 2010. The €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event begins Wednesday at noon local time and it will crown a champion on Monday, Jan. 25. Last year the event attracted an impressive field of 645 players and […]

PPA On Frank Poker Bill: ‘Get Ready’

“Get ready.” That was part of the message John Pappas relayed to poker players in a new video posted on the Poker Players Alliance website. Pappas, the executive director of the PPA, told members that they could expect to see Rep. Barney Frank’s poker bill up for a committee vote as early as next month. […]