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European Poker Tour Copenhagen -- Day 3

Day 3 of any EPT is one which is filled with a lot of angst. Making it through is something which weighs on all players’ minds. For some it means being able to afford the flight home or even just the next event, for others it’s just a familiar marker one step closer to the […]

$4 Million Guarantee at PokerStars' Sunday Million

To think, it is still called the Sunday Million. But PokerStars has proven that when it wants to, it can jack up a prize pool like no other site can. In celebration of the 40th billion hand dealt on the site, PokerStars is offering a guaranteed $1 million payout to the first-place finisher in this […]

Steve 'gboro780' Gross Retakes OPOY Lead

Last week, we were somewhat surprised to see reigning Online Player of the Year winner Steve “gboro780” Gross (pictured right) back in the top 10 so early in the year. This week, he had the online poker community shaking their heads even more by jumping into first place. Gross had a monster week, taking third […]

This Week in Poker: Feb. 13-19

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: Dwyte Pilgrim (pictured right) — […]

European Poker Tour Copenhagen -- Day 2

Day 2 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour went from one extreme to another with big names steaming through the field and zooming up the ranks, and other well-respected names hitting the rail with nothing. The top three players who went into day 2 were all knocked out as the day progressed. Andrew Pantling, Ilkka […]

Entraction Network Poker Up 34 Percent in 2009

Sweden’s publicly quoted poker software provider Entraction saw its gaming surplus from poker rise 34 percent in 2009 to SEK435.7 million (€326.3 million) while the fourth quarter surplus was up 8 percent to SEK106.8 million (€99.3 million). Poker net sales for turnkey partners (rake less bonuses) grew 7 percent to SEK73.9 million (€68.9 million) in […]

Baltimore Mayor and Maryland Senate President Want Poker

The domino effect continues. Elected officials in Maryland have spoken out in favor of adding poker and other table games to their new slot casinos recently as the state’s legislature is considering bills to expand their gaming offerings. Although there is still a lot of work to bring legalized table games to Maryland, the fact […]

David Benyamine Wins Premier League Poker IV

Frenchman David Benyamine has won the PartyPoker Premier League IV title at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas beating UK young gun Luke “FullFlush1” Schwartz heads up to take down $476,000. Schwartz was a significant chip favourite going into the heads up battle with 1.32 million compared to Benyamine’s 520,000 but an early […]

PokerStars Launches NAPT with Celebrity Charity Tourney

To kick off the greatly anticipated North American Poker Tour, several big-name pros and celebrities will show up to the Venetian on Friday at 5 p.m. to play in the NAPT’s charity poker event, a $500 rebuy tournament that will raise money for Three Squares. Three Squares is a Las Vegas charity that provides food […]

Online Poker: Isildur1 Hits $900K Downswing

Isildur1 finally got his wish and got some no-limit hold’em action, but after losing $903,000 Wednesday night, he may wish he never asked for it in the first place. After winning $1.6 million in two days, Isildur1 dropped about $300,000 playing $100-$200 and $200-$400 no-limit hold’em. The biggest winner during that stretch was Justin “ZeeJustin” […]

Online Poker: Lance 'kingpin023' Harris Wins FTOPS Event

Read the results for the $1,000 events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt Poker — FTOPS Event No. 12 Buy-In: $1,000+$60 Prize Pool: $1,541,000 Entrants: 1,541 Places Paid: 162 Final Table Results: 1. Lance “kingpin023” Harris — $331,315 2. grindtherail — $209,576 3. Steve “gboro780” Gross — $155,641 (pictured right) 4. […]

Poker.org Becomes Highest-Sold .org Domain in History

Poker.org is now the sex.com of all dot org sites. The Washington Post reported yesterday that National A-1 Advertising, an advertising and marketing agency based in Philadelphia, had sold the domain name poker.org for $1 million — easily the largest sum ever paid for a .org domain. The buyer was PokerCompany.com, which identifies itself as […]

D'Alesandro Visits the Online Zone

Dave “DOUBLEDAVE22” D’Alesandro recently picked up $279,044 for winning the UB Online Championship (UBOC) main event, but that may never have happened had he not won $3 in a freeroll on Bodog his freshman year in college. The 22-year-old spent the next four years attending class and using his free time to grind that initial […]

Poker Strategy: Lauren Kling Discusses $1K Monday Hand

Rising online poker star Lauren “SUPERMODL” Kling made headlines two weeks ago when she finished runner-up in the UB Online Championship (UBOC) main event_ for $163,244. The score put an impressive cap on an amazing January run where she made final tables at the Sunday Mulligan, $100 rebuy, and $1K Monday. In this interview, Kling […]

Greg Raymer Talks to Conservatives at CPAC

For the second straight year, Greg Raymer and the Poker Players Alliance will attend the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference, which begins today and runs through Saturday, welcomes conservative activists from around the country and will feature speeches by a number of influential names in the conservative community — including […]

World Poker Tour Rolls into Bucharest in March

Hot on the heels of the World Poker Tour Spanish Championship announcement is the news that the tour rolls into Bucharest, Romania for the first time from March 27 to April 2, 2010. The $4,750 buy-in event will be sponsored by Gamebookers which is now running qualifiers until March 14 offering a $7,500 package including […]

PartyPoker Premier League Final Six Decided Tomorrow

The PartyPoker Premier League IV league stages have come to an end with only four out of the six seats secured for the final. The players taking those seats are Phil Laak, David Benyamine, Giovanni Safina, and Luke “FullFlush” Schwartz. Online qualifier and amateur poker player, Safina, said, “It was emotional to play with the […]

European Poker Tour: Copenhagen Day 1B

Day 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 […]

Charity Poker: Fallen Heroes Tournament This Friday

The 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 […]

L.A. Poker Classic Preliminary Update II

The 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 […]

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 — […]

Ville Wahlbeck Triumphs at Nordic Poker Awards

Ville 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 […]

Isildur1 Beats Dwan, Sahamies, and Hastings For $830,000

For 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 […]

Poker Tournament Trail: Joseph Cada

How 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 […]

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 […]

World Poker Tour Spanish Championship Announced

World 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 […]

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, […]

European Poker Tour: Copenhagen Day 1A

Day 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 […]

Isildur1 Returns and Beats Bonomo; Wins $730,000 Total

He’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 […]

NBC Heads-Up Tourney Runs March 4-7

The 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 […]