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PartyGaming Completes World Poker Tour Takeover

PartyGaming today completed the takeover of the World Poker Tour brand for $12.3 million, having earlier gazumped Gamynia’s original bid of $9.1 million and fought off a late bid from Mandalay Media. Jim Ryan, chief executive officer of PartyGaming, said of the takeover, ““This deal brings together two of the biggest brands in online and […]

All Guts But No Glory for Europeans at World Series of Poker Final Table

Englishman James Akenhead and Frenchman Antoine Saout (pictured) yesterday came ninth and third respectively at the final table of the World Series of Poker main event. Following last year’s victory for Dane Peter Eastgate in the world championship event, European hopes had been pinned on a repeat but young UK hope James Akenhead eventually ran […]

WPT -- World Poker Finals Day 4

The fourth day of play at the 2009 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals produced a very impressive final table of 10 at the Foxwoods Hotel and Casino. During a short day, Matt Stout (pictured left) jumped out to the chip lead with 2,101,000, and 17 players hit the rail. Stout will be joined in […]

Antoine Saout Eliminated from the WSOP in Third Place

Perhaps no one played better at the 2009 final table than French pro Antoine Saout. Seemingly always getting his money in with the best of it, Saout rocketed up from his eighth-place starting position to become the dominant chip leader with three players remaining. But then Michigan-born Joe Cada crushed the hopes and dreams of […]

Joe Cada Faces Darvin Moon For WSOP Main-Event Title

The festivities began at noon Saturday. 17 hours and 50 minutes later, and we still don’t know who will be this year’s World Series of Poker main-event champion. The November Nine has been whittled to the “Monday Night Two,” but oh what a grind it was getting to that point. In 2008, it took just […]

Eric Buchman Eliminated from the WSOP in Fourth Place

It was a painful process watching Eric Buchman count out the nearly 45 million in chips he would inevitably ship over to Antoine Saout. Knowing he was a 3-1 dog, Buchman fumbled with his stacks as he separated what was at risk. The monstrous pot, which occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. PST on Sunday, would […]

Jeff Shulman Eliminated from the WSOP in Fifth Place

Pocket sevens derailed Jeff Shulman’s main-event bid in 2000, and it finished him off here in 2009, as well. Nine years later, in his second World Series of Poker main-event final table of the decade, Shulman finished two spots better. After losing a race to Antoine Saout, Shulman was eliminated in fifth place. But instead […]

Belgium Open Poker Championships Coming Soon

The sixth €1,500 + €200 buy-in Belgium Open Poker Championships will be held in Casino de Namur in Belgium from Nov. 21 to 29. The main event will play out over nine days (including four starting days, and two day 2’s), and will be streamed live on the Internet and filmed for broadcast. Time is […]

Steven Begleiter Eliminated from the WSOP in Sixth Place

One more card to sweat. One more bullet to dodge. Steven Begleiter was on the cusp of scoring a major double-up to become a serious threat to win the World Series of Poker if his queens could hold over Darvin Moon’s A-Q. But this hand resembled many others in this main event. When Moon has […]

Phil Ivey Eliminated from the WSOP in Seventh Place

The greatest poker player in the world will not win the biggest poker tournament in the world this year. It’s a sentence that has been true for years, a statement that most people never think twice about. But this year, people thought it would be different. Phil Ivey, widely regarded as the best in the […]

WPT — World Poker Finals Day 3

Soheil Shamseddin came into day 3 at the World Poker Tour World Poker Finals in second chip-position. He spent the day fighting to improve his stack, and he struck gold near the end of the night, doubling up to 945,000 to pace the field. He was joined at the top by a new face in […]

Schaffel Eliminated from the WSOP in Eighth Place

For a while there, it appeared that it was going to be a smooth ride for Kevin Schaffel. He took most of ninth-place finisher James Akenhead’s stack when his pocket aces held over Akenhead’s pocket kings, and he appeared to be poised to do it again, but this time to Eric Buchman. Incredibly, Schaffel had […]

Akenhead Eliminated from the WSOP in Ninth Place

Little did James Akenhead know that Kevin Schaffel, the Florida father of two, would become his nemesis at today’s final table. But after their second major confrontation together, Schaffel has shown Akenhead the door. The young British pro is the first person eliminated at the 2009 main-event final table. Akenhead was riding high after his […]

The Europeans Double Up at the WSOP Main Event

James Akenhead was slumped in his chair, with his head down, waiting for the final verdict to come. After he pushed his short-stack all in, Steven Begleiter called, and Eric Buchman reraised. As Begleiter pondered his decision, Akenhead was wondering if it was all about to end. He smiled weakly and shook his head slowly, […]

Sporting A Second Sponsor, Begleiter Sits Down at the WSOP

Perhaps it’s fitting that on the day that Mike Sexton is inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, a poker player sits down at the World Series of Poker final table with a mainstream sponsor’s logo on his chest. Sexton always dreamed about the possibility of poker players to get mainstream sponsors, and in fact […]

Phil Ivey May Make Up to $6 Million in WSOP Side Bets

Phil Ivey simply can’t find enough action. Even though the main-event final table is scheduled to begin today at 12:23 p.m. PST, Ivey is reportedly still looking to make bets with any doubters out there. “He said to us he would win an additional $5 or $6 million, and he’s looking to bet more on […]

WPT -- World Poker Finals Day 2

There were 206 players when day 2 began at the 2009 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Hotel and Casino in Connecticut. By the end of the night just 68 players remained. The money bubble will burst tomorrow when the final 36 remain. Day 1 chip leader Todd Terry stayed close to the […]

This Week in Poker — Oct. 31-Nov. 6

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 — 5,898 2: Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 5,463 3: Vitaly Lunkin — 4,337 4: Brock Parker — 3,772 5: Jason Mercier — 3,711 6: Cornel Cimpan — 3,570 […]

World Series of Poker — Main Event Final Table Schedule

On Saturday, the wait will finally be over. The November Nine will return to the Rio in Las Vegas on Saturday at noon PST and play down to two players. Those final competitors will then battle it out on Monday night, starting at 10 p.m. PST, to see who will walk away with the first-place […]

Two-Time Bracelet Winner Hans ‘Tuna’ Lund Dies at 59

Hans “Tuna” Lund, a two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner and long-time luminary of the poker community, died today after a long battle with cancer. He was 59. The Sparks, Nevada, resident was a staple on the tournament circuit from 1977 to 1997, before retiring to focus on his two children, Lilly and […]

Bodog Poker Open Sat. Has Seat Added, Overlay Potential

If you still haven’t qualified for the much-anticipated Bodog Poker Open IV main event, the best way to do so is to get in on the private satellite that Bodog is holding today in less than an hour. The tournament is guaranteeing a seat in the $500 buy-in BPO IV main event, and Bodog is […]

Online Poker — OPOY Weekly Recap

Last year at this time, Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis held a large lead over eventual second-place finisher, Steve “gboro780” Gross in the Card Player Online Player of the Year race. This year, it’s Gross who has that same lead heading into the final eight weeks of the year. Gross had a solid Sunday, final-tabling both the […]

Bodog Opens Press Office in London

Bodog is further expanding with its new press office which is now open on Tottenham Court Road in London. Bodog founder Calvin Ayre said, “London is the business centre of the gaming industry and so it makes sense to position our global press office there. Equally this way we can now look to provide the […]

WSOP November Nine Profile -- Darvin Moon

Darvin Moon may be more comfortable with a chainsaw in his hands and work boots on his feet, but the small-town logger from Oakland, Maryland, has more than held his own at the 2009 WSOP main event. As play suspended for the November Nine, Moon had established himself as the overwhelming chip leader with nearly […]

Entraction Poker Revenue Remains Healthy in Third Quarter

Publicly quoted Swedish poker network, Entraction, home to online poker rooms such as DevilfishPoker.com, today announced its interim report for the third quarter of 2009. The report looks at the time frame of Jul. 1 to Sept. 30 this year, and also looks at the year-to-date from Jan.1 to Sept. 30. Net sales for poker […]

PokerStars Signs Irishman Jude Ainsworth for Team Pro

PokerStars has signed Irishman Jude “J. Thaddeus” Ainsworth as its latest Team PRO. He now becomes part of its expanding UK and Ireland PRO’s team and will be playing in the new UK and Ireland Poker Tour. Ainsworth said, “I’m really looking forward to competing in the UKIPT and being part of such an exciting […]

WPT — World Poker Finals Day 1

Day 1 of the 2009 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals took place today at Foxwoods Hotel and Casino in Connecticut. The $10,000 no-limit hold’em tournament attracted 353 players and created a total prize pool worth $3,321,377. The champion will walk away with $910,058, and the top 36 players will all walk away with at […]

Jeff Shulman to Give Live Updates from WSOP Final Table

Are you ready for the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker main event? It’s been four long months, but the time has finally come, and Card Player will be the best place to catch all of the action. Card Player President and COO Jeff Shulman is one of nine lucky finalists who […]

WSOP Circuit — Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Stop Begins Thursday

The World Series of Poker Circuit tour is returning to its most beautiful annual stop at Lake Tahoe, high up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The 19-event tournament series will be hosted at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, and events No. 1 ($300 no-limit hold’em) and No. 2 ($200 casino employees no-limit hold’em) each began on Thursday, […]

Online Poker — Darren Elias and Ben Wilinofsky Grab $1K Wins

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. digididopp — $93,250 2. xTrumptightx — $59,680 3. Thomas “ChuckSty” Rau — $44,760 (pictured right) 4. Shawn “phat_cat1” Luman — […]