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PlayersOnly.com Joins Merge Gaming Poker Network
Jazette Enterprises, controller of online poker room playersonly.com, and other sites which also have poker offerings, sportsbook.com and superbook.com, will join Merge Gaming’s poker network by mid-April this year. Anthony Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Merge Gaming, said, “This is an industry changing deal and we are delighted to have come to an agreement with […]
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L.A. Poker Classic: Preliminary Events Update
The 2010 L.A. Poker Classic began on Jan. 20 at the Commerce Casino in Southern California. There have been 14 winners crowned in 15 events during the last two weeks, and thousands of players have entered the preliminaries. The tournament kicked off with a bang two weeks ago. The $300 no-limit hold’em event with a […]
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Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza BeginsThe first Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza of 2010 has begun at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino. Five preliminary events have booked results so far, and there are still 18 prelims left on the schedule. The tournament series will conclude with the first PokerStars North American Poker Tour event to take place on U.S. soil, […]
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Poker Strategy: Hoyt Corkins at the WPTWith over $5 million in career tournament winnings, Hoyt Corkins has more than earned his reputation as one of the best ever to play the game. The “Alabama Cowboy” is no stranger to the bright lights and cameras of televised poker, having appeared at a World Poker Tour final table an astounding six times in […]
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Online Poker: Felipe "Improved" Montenegro Wins at AP
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: $344,000 Entrants: 344 Places Paid: 36 Final Table Results: 1. mralan2950 — $86,000 2. Christina “cristinalindley” Lindley — $55,040 (pictured right) 3. nowa1 — $41,280 4. Aaron “SpanishKey” Been — […]
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Will "imahustla1" Givens Visits Card Player TV's Online ZoneIt wasn’t too long ago that Will “imahustla1” Givens was broke, leaving Las Vegas and wondering if he’d ever play poker professionally again. The 24-year-old packed up and headed back home to Aurora, Colorado, taking a job while playing the occasional small-stakes cash game on the side. Then, in October 2009, Givens did well enough […]
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Bodog Searching for Next Great Female ProIn the last decade, a number of female poker pros have risen out of anonymity and proven themselves at the highest levels of the game. Now, Bodog is searching for the next great female poker player to represent them in future tournaments. “Bodog Poker is on the lookout for female players to sponsor and send […]
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Dragonfish to Supply Greek Company with Online Poker
Dragonfish, the business-to-business online poker provider owned by 888.com, has announced it has signed a deal with Lex Online Entertainment to provide the company with online poker and casino software. Lex, a subsidiary of Greek-listed company Centric, will position Lexpoker.com to the southern and eastern European markets. Dragonfish will also provide back office technology, fraud […]
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French Sweeping Euro Finals Of Poker
The Euro Finals of Poker, currently underway at the Aviation Club de Paris, has four winners on the board from the festival schedule of 14 events. The all-French winners so far are: €500 buy-in no-limit hold’em warm up: Jerome Debrie — $14,401 €250 buy-in no-limit hold’em: Abdelakim Laidouni — $10,474 €200 buy-in limit H.O.R.S.E.: Nicholas […]
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French Broadcaster To Launch Online PokerTF1, a major commercial broadcaster in France, has signed a three-year deal with state-owned Francaise des Jeux which will see the latter provide an online poker platform for the TV company when regulation and legalisation hit France later in the year. Francaise de Jeux recently announced it was to partner with casino operator Barrière to […]
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World Poker Tour: First Midwest Event Scheduled in March
The World Poker Tour will stage its first event in the Midwest this March at the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg in Indiana. The $10,000 WPT no-limit hold’em championship will take place on Mar. 20-24. It will be just one of 28 evens on the schedule for the inaugural Hollywood Poker Open. Preliminary events will spread no-limit […]
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Borgata Winter Open: Championship Draws 766 PlayersThe $2 million-guaranteed Borgata Winter Open no-limit hold’em championship is currently in progress at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The tournament has attracted a large field of 766 players, and 135 were still in the tournament when day 2 began. The total prize pool for the event is $2,527,800, and […]
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Year-on-Year Fall for PartyPoker Revenue Continues
PartyGaming Plc, parent company of PartyPoker, saw poker revenues fall 11 percent to $49.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 from $55.1 million a year earlier. However this figure was up 9 percent on the third quarter of 2009. Average daily players were down from 536,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 to 517,000 […]
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Poker Challenge Nets Player $30,000 at Boylepoker.comTowards the end of 2009 Peter Murphy started the Multiplier Challenge x2 – an attempt to turn $1,000 into $40,000 at Boylepoker.com in just 11 weeks. It was the second time he’d tried the feat, having successfully turned $100 into $10,000 earlier in the year. However the second challenge, proved a rollercoaster ride that fell […]
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Poker Tournament Trail: Annie DukeAnnie Duke (pictured left) is one of the most famous poker players on the planet. She is also one of the most active people in the poker industry in her contributions to charitable causes. She co-founded Ante Up For Africa with Don Cheadle and Norman Epstein, and she also serves as a board member for […]
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SpadeClub.com: New Year, New ImprovementsSpadeClub.com is excited to make 2010 the best year yet! There is a lot to celebrate and look forward to, and SpadeClub is ready to share some exciting developments and new tournaments. SpadeClub wanted to do something special for its most loyal members, so a VIP program was created in 2009. There are three different […]
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Dwan Up Over $1M in Durrrr ChallengeIt’s no secret that the Durrrr Challenge has started to get a bit stale with the lack of action in the past year, but last week Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius resumed their match and put a significant dent in the contest’s hand requirements, putting in more than 2,000 hands. On Wednesday, the two logged […]
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PokerNexus Closed by Owner Due to “Poor Returns”
Canadian technology company Chartwell has issued a statement explaining the closure of its online poker room and community at PokerNexus.com. The company said the closure was part of its commitment to focus on its core gaming system, casino. “A decision was made to close the Chartwell Poker community, PokerNexus as of the end of the […]
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PaddyPowerPoker Expands Irish Open Satellite Schedule
PaddyPowerPoker.com is expanding its $10 rebuy Irish Open super satellite schedule from this Friday with a $10 rebuy satellite every Monday at 8 p.m. and Friday at 7.30 p.m.. In every super satellite one Irish Open ticket is guaranteed, with more depending on the total prizepool generated. Those who qualify for the event via the […]
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Pole Conquers European Masters of Poker Gran CanariaA Pole ploughed his way through Sweden, Finland, and Denmark to conquer the European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria main event final table. He was one of three fellow countrymen who took home titles from the seven events EMOP had to offer. Maciej Lipny beat 287 others to take home the top end of the […]
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Jennifer Harman to Donate 1 Percent of Winnings to Charity
Jennifer Harman always has been a class act when it comes to giving back to her community and helping those who need it the most. So perhaps it isn’t surprising that the pro poker player has offered to donate 1 percent of her future poker earnings to the NephCure Foundation, an organization that funds research […]
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Poker Hand Discussion: What Would You Do With Two Pair?In this weekly series, CardPlayer.com and the Card Player Pro poker video training site (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) are giving you a free, full-length training video. In each article, we will highlight a particularly interesting hand from that video that features unconventional play, and we will ask for your opinions on the hand. Tell us […]
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PokerStars Nordic Poker Awards Announced
PokerStars.com has announced details of the Nordic Poker Awards which take place in Park Cafe, Copenhagen on Feb. 15, 2010 at 8 p.m. – just prior to the European Poker Tour Copenhagen. The awards will pay tribute to exceptional poker talent from Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden and all EPT players are welcome to attend. […]
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Euro Finals of Poker BeginsThe world famous Aviation Club de France once again plays host to the Euro Finals of Poker soon with a host of games and buy-ins to suit all pockets. Last year Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott won the €5,000 Diamond Championship for €152,000. This year the festival will see 14 events from Jan. 29 to Feb. 14 […]
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Dave D'Alesandro Wins UBOC Main EventIt was a monster weekend in the world of online poker, and Sunday’s action capped off an impressive record-setting week at the virtual tables. Three sites decided to up their usual guarantees, resulting in the biggest paydays in the history of the tournaments. The biggest prize pool belonged to the PokerStars Sunday Million, which upped […]
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California Poker: Greg Heslip Wins Annie Duke FreerollSaturday, Jan. 30 served as a grand confirmation for the new poker room at Pala Casino in San Diego County. It wasn’t the grand opening for the room — that took place on May 22 — but there was excitement in the air as the new room staged its first major tournament event. Poker professional […]
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A Poker Life: Liv BoereeWith a killer dark-haired, blue-eyed combo, Liv Boeree turns heads wherever she goes, but especially so when she saunters into a typically male-dominated poker room. While she may stick out like a sore thumb looks-wise, when it comes to the level at which she plays, Boeree is fitting in right with the best of them. […]
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Dutch Poker Pro Has Property Seized By Taxman
Dutch poker pro, Steven Van Zadelhoff, has had his house raided and belongings impounded by Dutch tax athorities demanding uncollected tax income reportedly amounting to hundreds of thousands of euro, according to newspaper De Telegraaf. The tax authorities are demanding access to his online poker accounts but Van Zadelhoff and his lawyer Peter Plasman are […]
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PartyPoker Premier League IV Betting Market
Partybets has opened the outright betting market for the forthcoming $100,000 buy-in PartyPoker Premier League IV being held in Las Vegas from Feb. 12 to 18. The first showing is: J.C. Tran — 5/1 Daniel Negreanu — 6/1 Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 7/1 Luke Schwartz — 8/1 Roland de Wolfe — 9/1 Tony G — 9/1 […]
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Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge Hits TV Screens TonightOne of the events in 2009 that got everybody’s tongues wagging was Full Tilt’s Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge. Tom Dwan set a challenge for anyone who wanted to take him on heads up for a $500,000 buy-in with a choice of no-limit hold’em or pot-limit Omaha. Three men accepted the proposal and on Nov. 17, […]
