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Doyle Brunson’s Poker Autobiography Now Available

“I’ve still got mixed feelings about writing this book,” Doyle Brunson commented in his blog. After reading “The Godfather of Poker” (384 pages, illustrated, hardbound, $26.95), poker fans won’t have similar problems with mixed feelings. Instead, they’ll be glad that the game’s living legend chose not to hold back and, with sharp detail, went ahead […]

Kristoffer Thorsson Wins Master Classics Of Poker

Kristoffer Thorsson from Sweden yesterday won the €6,000 buy-in Amsterdam Master Classics of Poker at the Lido Casino in the Dutch capital topping a field of 342 players to take down the €636,120 top prize. The final table payouts were: 1: Kristoffer Thorsson — €636,120 2: Saydam Ozgür — €365,256 3: Nicklas Mattson — €211,356 […]

Mohegan Sun $500K-Guaranteed Fall Showdown Begins Sat

The Mohegan Sun $500,000-guaranteed Fall Showdown tournament series will begin on Saturday, Nov. 14 with a three-day, $400 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament that has a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000. The series will run for nine days total in New England, and it will offer 10 events. The series will also guarantee $500,000 in overall […]

World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack Resigns

Jeffrey Pollack, the man who has been the organizational face of the World Series of Poker since 2006, has resigned from his post as World Series of Poker commissioner. There are no plans to immediately replace Pollack, according to the WSOP. “It’s been a very good run, and I’m proud of the growth that the […]

This Week in Poker — Nov. 6-13

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 1: Eric Baldwin — 6,058 2: Cornel Cimpan — 5,670 3: Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 5,463 4: Vitaly Lunkin — 4,337 5: Soheil Shamseddin — 4,085 6: Brock Parker — 3,772 […]

UK Online Poker Market Starts to Decline Says Report

Market research firm Mintel has published a report claiming online poker in the UK will decline by seven percent in 2009 with gross gaming yield falling to £247 million from £265 million in 2008. Last year the market stagnated the company said. The report says the online poker market in the UK grew 74 percent […]

Durrrr Challenges Isildur1 to Live Heads Up Poker Game

Tom “Durrrr” Dwan yesterday issued a live heads up poker challenge to his current online nemesis, the mysterious “Isildur1”, despite having lost around $3 million against the Swede in the last week in the high stakes games on Full Tilt which have gripped the online poker community.. Durrrr, who will be in London next week […]

Final Table of Amsterdam Master Classics of Poker Set

Holland Casinos Amsterdam Master Classics of Poker main event yesterday played down from 43 to the final table of nine with the remaining players from the original 342 in the €6,000 buy in event representing six countires. The players chasing the top prize of €636,120 are: 1: Andras Nemeth (Hungary) — 910,000 2: Kristoffer Thorsson […]

2009 WSOP Final Table Ratings Slightly Down from 2008

The 2009 World Series of Poker main-event final table may have had Phil Ivey, but it didn’t have more viewers than the 2008 finale. The conclusion of the 2009 WSOP on ESPN on Tuesday garnered a 1.8 household rating, down slightly from the 1.9 rating the 2008 WSOP earned. Both final-table episodes, the first two […]

Poker Strategy -- David Sands Breaks Down Online Win

David “Sir Sands” Sands is having quite the year online. He is currently ranked in second place on the Card Player Online Player of the Year rankings and has earned more than $900,000 in the process, bringing his lifetime winnings to nearly $1.4 million. Despite a limited playing schedule, Sands has made the most of […]

Online Poker — FTOPS at the Halfway Point

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XIV is now at its halfway point, and it’s safe to say that the popular tournament series has done its part to influence the Card Player Online Player of the Year race. Thanks to his third-place finish in event No. 3, Thayer “THAY3R” Rasmussen has leaped into fourth […]

Joe Cada -- 2009 WSOP Champ, Poker's Newest Ambassador

After a rollercoaster final table and a nerve-wracking heads-up battle wherein Joe Cada lost a big chip lead and then had to sweat out a massive coin-flip for the title, the young pro was awarded the World Series of Poker main-event bracelet in the early hours of Tuesday morning. WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack congratulated Cada […]

Play Poker Against Dave Ulliott at DevilfishPoker.com Tonight

Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott returns to DevilfishPoker.com tonight to take part in his weekly bounty tournament and chat with players at 8 p.m. GMT (9 p.m. CET). DevilfishPoker has added €250 to the prize pool and the player who knocks Ulliott out will win a €250 bounty prize as well as a lifetime of bragging rights. […]

Amsterdam Master Classics of Poker Main Event Day 2

The Amsterdam Master Classics main event played down to 43 players yesterday, just 12 players from the bubble. Players return today to begin the chase for the €637,980 top prize. The top 10 chip leaders at the end of day two were: Kristoffer Thorsson — 424,500 Kenny Hallaert — 328,300 Andras Nemeth — 321,900 Ben […]

Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cebu Sees Record Field

The PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cebu, currently running in the Philippines, has attracted 319 players to the main event, topping last year’s field of 285 players. The PHP100,000 (€1,429) buy-in main event, which got underway yesterday and busted the cap of 300 the organisers had placed on the event. Players travelled from 36 countries […]

PokerStars APPT — Philippines Main Event Began Today

The third stop for season three on the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour began today in the resort town of Cebu in the Philippines. There were 105 players who entered on day 1A of the tournament, and many more are expected tomorrow for day 1B, professional players who signed up for day 1A included David […]

Online Poker — Dani ‘Anksy’ Stern Signs With DoylesRoom

Doyle Brunson recently announced 22-year-old Dani “Ansky” Stern as the newest member of the DoylesRoom “Brunson 10.” As their website proclaims, Brunson is currently in the process of hand-picking 10 young pros to lead “the next generation of legends to rise up and follow in the footsteps of the greatest man to ever play the […]

Poker Strategy — Andrew Brokos on Folding Out Draws

Andrew “Foucault” Brokos is known for his knowledge of the game and experience in short-handed no-limit hold’em cash games. In addition to cash games, Andrew has also cashed in three consecutive World Series of Poker main events (2006-2008), including a 35th-place finish in 2008, earning him $193,000. An instructor for Card Player Pro (powered by […]

Amsterdam Master Classics Main Event Underway

The annual Amsterdam Master Classics main event got underway yesterday attracting 342 players to the €6,000 + €200 buy-in event at Holland Casino, Amsterdam. At the end of play on day 1 just 156 players remained in the four day event. The top ten chip leaders going into day two were: 1: Michael Fosco (US) […]

GUKPT Blackpool Main Event Starts Tomorrow

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Blackpool main event gets underway tomorrow in the north England seaside town. The £1,000 main event is the penultimate event of the tour before the grand finals get underway in the Victoria Casino in London in December. The four-day event will see one hour blinds and a 10,000 starting stack […]

Charlotte Langton wins Betfred Ladies Poker Tour London

Charlotte Langton took down £3,395 plus a seat in the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour grand final after clinching victory at the penultimate leg of the tour in London at the weekend. Langton topped the field of 102 players at the Western Club but the story of the evening was arguably Sue Adams who booked her […]

WPT -- Cornel Cimpan Wins the World Poker Finals

The final table of the World Poker Tour World Poker Finals began today at 4 p.m. EST at Foxwoods Hotel and Casino in New England. The final six players were all professionals, and by the end of the night one of them walked away with close to $1 million in prize money. It took 187 […]

Poker Pro Vanessa Rousso Featured Panelist on E! Show Tonight

Vanessa Rousso has been able to capitalize upon her marketability, having snagged such key sponsors as PokerStars and GoDaddy, and now she’s moving into mainstream television. Tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT, E! Entertainment Television is premiering a new series called Bank of Hollywood wherein a panel of judges has the power to award money to […]

WSOP Main Event Episode Crowns Winner Tonight on ESPN

Every Tuesday night since Aug. 18, viewers have been tuning in to ESPN to watch the World Series of Poker main event field dwindle from 6,494 to just nine, and tonight at 9 p.m. ET, the world will see the newest world champion crowned. The stage was set for drama as the November Nine reconvened […]

UK Poker Pro Neil Channing Robbed in Ireland

Neil Channing, former Irish Open champion and head of blackbeltpoker.com, today revealed on his blog that his hotel room at Citywest, Dublin, scene of his victory there in 2008, was burgled last month. Channing, who was in Dublin for a poker tournament had a briefcase full of cash stolen from his room at the hotel. […]

888 Poker Revenue Down as Company Readies WSOP Online

888.com, the Israeli-based, publicly-quoted online gaming operator, today announced business-to-consumer poker income was down 28 percent in the third quarter of 2009 to $12 million compared to the same period of 2008. This figure was also lower than the $13 million generated by poker in the second quarter of this year. The number of active […]

Joseph Cada Wins 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event

Darvin Moon was seven outs from the World Series of Poker main event Championship, but it wasn’t meant to be for the 46-year-old everyman from Maryland. Instead, the title belongs to 21-year-old online professional Joseph Cada, who eclipsed Peter Eastgate’s record for youngest main-event winner in poker history. The win was anything but easy for […]

Online Poker — Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan Joins Team Full Tilt

Lost in the shuffle of the WSOP weekend was the announcement of Tom “durrrr” Dwan and his recent addition to Team Full Tilt. Dwan is renowned in the poker world as being one of the best high-stakes cash game players around and for his fearlessness at the tables, willing to take on anyone for any […]

WPT -- World Poker Final Day 5

Day 5 at the 2009 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals took place today at the Foxwoods Hotel and Casino in New England, and 10 players remained when cards got into the air at noon. It took 87 hands to lose four players and designate the final television table of six. Tomislav Dobrilovic (10th place), […]

The Kid and the Logger Battle for World Series of Poker Title

In a press conference today with the two final players in the World Series of Poker main event, Darvin Moon playfully revealed his in-depth strategy for tonight’s heads-up play — “just win.” Asked for his response, the 21-year-old pro Joe Cada replied, “I guess we’ll just see how it goes.” The reality is that Cada […]