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California Discusses Intrastate PokerIn 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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New Sponsor and Pro for GUKPTThe 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Online Poker: Full Tilt Introduces Rush PokerThe 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 […]
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Poker Strategy: Andrew Brokos Talks About AcesAndrew “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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Salvatore Bonavena Wins PokerStars IPT VeniceSalvatore 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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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PKR Heads Up Grand Slam Features Devilfish Tonight
Tonight at 10 p.m. on SKY Sports 2 and HD 2, DevilfishPoker’s ambassador David Ulliott and young Welsh pro John Tabatabai can be seen taking each other on in the PKR Heads Up Grand Slam. The 32-player event which has a prize pool of $350,000 of which sponsor PKR added $30,000 began its run on […]
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Hungarian Wins Greek Poker Tour Main EventFor the first time in Greek Poker Tour history, there were no Greek players at the final table of this season’s second main event. A Hungarian, Zsolt Feher, was crowned champion but he was not to take home the most money. Due to a deal made eighthanded, and then again threehanded, Austrian Bari took home […]
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Aussie Millions Poker Series Gets Started Down UnderThe 2010 Aussie Millions began on Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, with a $1,100 AUD buy-in no-limit hold’em event. The first tournament of the popular series attracted a large field of 1,143 entrants and generated a prize pool worth $1.1 million AUD. It set a record as the largest live […]
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Bodog Sponsors CP's Player of the YearWith a good few weeks of live tournaments under their belts, poker pros around the world already starting to rack up points in the 2010 Card Player Player of the Year race. With a recovering worldwide economy and some new poker tours debuting, this year could sport some huge events. Given all of that, this […]
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Online Poker: DoylesRoom Puts Bounties on Brunson 10
It’s no secret that online bounty tournaments have exploded in popularity in the last couple years, and now DoylesRoom is rewarding its players with extra monetary incentives for playing in their new bi-weekly bounty tournament, “Beat the Brunson 10.” The action kicks off Monday night at 9 p.m. ET Jan. 18, and will continue every […]
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Online Poker: AceQuad Wins PokerStars Sunday Million
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: $1,777,000 Entrants: 8,885 Places Paid: 1,350 Final Table Results: 1. AceQuad — $253,755 2. yurabond — $186,585 3. Jonathan “IveGotToeJam” Wein — $132,297 4. DRKP — $88,850 […]
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A Poker Life -- Alexandre GomesAs poker spreads across the globe, superstars are emerging in many of the flourishing markets. In Brazil, few poker players are as well known as Alexandre Gomes. In just two years as pro, Gomes has claimed both World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour titles. In all, he’s accumulated more than $3 million in […]
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Final European Masters of Poker Qualifiers TonightThe European Masters of Poker rolls into Casino Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands from Jan. 28 to 31, 2010 and the event has now sold out its 260 seats with just the final eight seats avilable in the last €200 buy in qualifier tonight, Sunday Jan. 17 at 20:40 CET. Qualification is now underway […]
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Poker and Horse Racing at the Irish Open with BetfairBetfair is getting in on the upcoming Irish Open action by bringing every one of its online qualifiers (plus a guest) to a free VIP day at the races to watch the Irish Grand National on the Bank Holiday Monday of the poker-filled Easter weekend. The only qualifiers left out of the day out will […]
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2010 Online Poker Series Round-UpOnce upon a time, a tournament pro struggled to find a poker series worth playing in. Legitimate tournament series were few and far between, and even when there was a tournament going on, he or she would inevitably wonder, “Would enough players show up? Would there be a decent prize pool?” Never mind the fact […]
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Ladbrokes Launches Poker Cruise IVLadbrokesPoker.com yesterday announced the launch of the Ladbrokes Poker Cruise IV which will set sail from Port Everglades, Florida, USA for a week-long trip around the Caribbean in January 2011. Players can qualify now at the site from as little as £4.40 for a £4,000 package which includes an ocean view balcony cabin for the […]
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Under The Gun Poker Q & A: Jason Mercier
Card Player spoke to Jason Mercier as he juggled European Poker Tour Barcelona and World Championship of Online Poker events for a few quick fire questions about some lighter issues in his poker life. Rebecca McAdam: Favourite hand? Jason Mercier: I don’t have one, I never fold (laughs). Q-9 of spades. RM: Favourite take away […]
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Heartland Poker Tour: Season 6 Launches in Las VegasThe Heartland Poker Tour will begin season six with one of its most ambitious tour stops ever. The HPT Vegas Vacation began earlier this week in Las Vegas at Red Rock Casino and on Saturday, it will feature a $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event. The tournament series will also host a HPT/DAV Celebrity Charity Event […]
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Microgaming Poker Network Acts Against Datamining
Online gaming software provider Microgaming has announced that it is making moves to prevent datamining. Players will no longer be able to download hand histories in bulk or store them on their computer from observed tables. Andrew Clucas, Head of Poker at Microgaming Software Systems, said, “Concern has been rising over the long-term effect of […]
