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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure -- Day 4

The 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has been a fast-paced affair since its start. With three days of play still remaining on the schedule, the field had already whittled itself down to an astonishing 63 players. It was determined that the day four survivors would battle down to the final three tables and end play, regardless […]

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure -- Day 3

Day 3 at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure welcomed a group of 280 players back to their seats this afternoon and the first stretch of play was dominated by the money bubble. The bubble hit during the second level of play and it took a long time before John Leathart was busted by Justin Bonomo […]

Doyle Brunson Regularly Playing $5-$10 Online Poker

Doyle Brunson is used to playing the biggest games around. In Bobby’s Room, the legend would frequently play limit games with blinds as high as $4,000-$8,000. Not exactly chump change for the average amateur looking to throw around a few chips with the 10-time bracelet winner. But now, to welcome new players onto his site, […]

Poker Case Appealed to S.C. Supreme Court

As expected, the South Carolina attorney general has appealed a September court ruling that exonerated five poker players from any wrongdoing from an April 2006 home poker game. Henry McNaster said last week that Judge R. Markley Dennis, Jr. erred in overturning the poker players’ convictions on the basis that poker is a game of […]

Poker Strategy -- John Cernuto at the PCA

“Miami” John Cernuto is competing at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and the long-time pro has had to tweak his game in order to succeed against the overwhelmingly large field of players. He demonstrated an adjustment he made by analyzing a hand he played early on Day 1A of the event. Review of the Hand: […]

Boylepoker Celebrates Resizable Tables with $500 Added

Boylepoker.com was the first site on the iPoker network to launch resizable tables yesterday as part of a software upgrade and to celebrate the company is hosting a special $500 added, $1 buy-in freezeout tonight, Friday January 7 at 8 p.m. GMT. The highly anticipated move to resizable tables is not the only benefit from […]

Qualify for Team Devilfish at EMOP Gran Canaria

Dave Ulliott will be joined by three DevilfishPoker.com players at the European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria in January as the site guarantees three seats to the main event worth €2,000. Team Devilfish will take part in the €1,100 buy-in event in Gran Canaria from Jan. 28 to 31, 2010 and qualification for the three […]

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure – Day 2

The two starting fields combined for day-2 action at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and with the blinds mounting, the players fought all the way from 884 survivors down to an astonishing 275 or so, just about 50 spots from the money. Speaking of the money, most were surprised to hear that the first-place prize for […]

Pennsylvania Casinos Will Have Poker

Spurred on by a threat from the governor that he would have to cut state jobs by the end of this week if the legislature did not act, the Pennsylvania Senate and House finally came to an agreement yesterday to pass a bill that officially legalizes table games, including poker, in the state. Governor Ed […]

Photo Blog from PCA $100k Day 2

Action has played fast during the early going on day 2 at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 super high roller event. There were 23 players who returned and we are already down to the final 15 after a brisk run of eliminations heading past the first break. This photo blog will give you a […]

Betfair Poker’s Bad Weather Tournaments

BetfairPoker.com] has hastily arranged a series of three tournaments this evening as online poker numbers surge due to many people in the UK and Ireland being snowed into their homes. The company said it had seen the number of UK active players on Betfair Poker up 20 percent as a direct result of the freezing […]

PaddyPowerPoker Irish Open Ticket Only Satellites Begin

PaddyPowerPoker.com launches its weekly €175 + €18 Irish Open 2010 ticket-only satellites with the first tournament on January 7 at 7:30 p.m. A ticket to the Irish Open main event will be awarded for every €3,600 in the prize pool. Spokesman Paddy Power said, “The Ticket-Only super sats are a welcome addition to our Irish […]

PokerStars Sponsors Major UK Snooker Tournament

PokerStars.com has stepped in at the last minute to sponsor this weekend‘s Wembly Masters snooker tournament in London after Matchroom Sport supremo and World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn brokered a one-year deal. “Pokerstars are a major company and the biggest online operator in the poker industry,“ Hearn told the UK’s Daily Telegraph. “It’s potentially a […]

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure -- Day 1B

The question on everyone’s mind at the start of day 1B at the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure wasn’t if this year’s field would beat the previous record of 1,347 players. The question was by how many players last year’s mark would fall. The final answer came when the official number of players was released late […]

LA Kings Hold Poker Tournament This Weekend

While it may not seem like an obvious connection, the hockey and poker worlds have intermingled quite a bit recently. This summer, the Stanley Cup made an appearance at the World Series of Poker, and several hockey stars graced the Rio for a charity poker tournament. Now, the LA Kings are teaming up with the […]

PokerStars Launches North American Poker Tour

PokerStars now has a live poker tour in the United States. The biggest online poker site in the world announced today that it was launching the North American Poker Tour (NAPT), which it bills as “the first major poker tour in North America created by poker players, for poker players, with accessible buy-ins, expectations for […]

EMOP Gran Canaria Set to Sell Out

The European Masters of Poker rolls into Casino Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands from Jan. 28 to 31, 2010 and the event is on the brink of selling out is 260 capacity according to organisers. Qualification is now underway on all Entraction network sites including Pokerdassi.com, 24hPoker.com, Potraiser.com, NoIQPoker.com, Pokerihuone.com, and C4A.com. The last […]

Estonia Legalises Online Poker But Limits Operators

Estonia has legalised all online gambling including poker but operators must obtain a licence in the country before being able to operate legally. According to the Estonia Free Press local operators can apply for a licence immediately and international operators will be able to apply from 2011. The Olympic Entertainment Group has said it plans […]

PartyPoker Premier League Line-Up Takes Shape

PartyPoker.com yesterday announced Yevgeniy Timoshenko as the second addition to the line-up of the Premier League IV. The young Ukranian-born American, who won the World Championship of Online Poker last year will join current champion J.C. Tran on the felt at the exclusive made-for-TV event. Mike Sexton enthused about Timoshenko’s ability saying, “He has completely […]

Microgaming Poker Network Changes Way it Calculates Rake

Microgaming Poker Network yesterday confirmed it was changing the way it calculated rake for the poker rooms operating there, shifting from the “contribution” method to the “weighted contribution” method. Currently rake is allocated between operators based on the number of players any given operator had in a hand with no consideration given to the relative […]

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure – Day 1A

Day 1A of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is officially in the books, with a total of 669 entrants. In order to surpass last year’s total of 1,347, day 1B will need a modest 678 players to register. Though we are a long way from official numbers, some tournament officials have estimated the Wednesday field could […]

Aviation Club Celebrates 15 Years of Poker in France

To celebrate fifteen years of poker at Aviation Club de France, the popular poker venue hosted a special 150€ freezeout tournament today that will conclude with a dinner and award ceremony in Jan. 8. The commemorative event kicks off the Paris Open of Poker, which runs Jan. 5-28 at the Aviation Club. Tournament buy-ins vary […]

Cake Poker Gives Away $52,000 Jackpot Prize

Thanks to Cake Poker’s generous promotion, one San Diego, California, resident became $52,000 richer last week. ‘Jotun665,’ a cash-games player on the site, frequently played shorthanded no-limit hold’em games between $1-$2 and $5-$10 stakes on Cake in 2009. But thanks to all of the Gold Cards he collected, his biggest poker win came off the […]

PaddyPowerPoker Launches $10 Irish Open Super Satellites

PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced a series of four $10 rebuy Irish Open super satellites running for the next four Mondays, until Feb. 1, at 8pm. The satellites are for tickets into the €3,500 buy in Irish Open taking place at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin and players who win are eligible to take place in the €100,000 […]

SKY Sports 2 Airs PKR Heads Up Grand Slam Tonight

The PKR Grand Slam Heads Up begins its run tonight on SKY Sports 2 and HD2 at 10 p.m. and features: Luke Schwartz Vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko Lex Veldius Vs. Nam Le Sandra Naujoks Vs. Sammy George John Duthie Vs. Tom Dwan (pictured} Annette Obrestad Vs. Ian Frazer The 32-player event had a prize pool of […]

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Begins Tuesday

For the seventh year in a row, all eyes in the world of poker will turn to the Caribbean to start 2010. The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event begins on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at noon EST, and Card Player will be there to bring you all of the action in live coverage. […]

Live Tournament Poker -- January Preview

The New Year in poker always begins quickly thanks to a couple of large events. First and foremost there is the European Poker Tour PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (Jan. 4-14) in the Bahamas (pictured right), and that is followed by the Aussie Millions (Jan. 14-31) in Melbourne, Australia. Those two tournament series dominate the calendar in […]

Cereus Network Sending Players to Super Bowl

The National Football League’s Super Bowl kicks off its festivities on Feb. 7 in Miami, Florida, and the Cereus Poker Network is offering its players a chance at all of the on-field action. Three lucky players will win $12,000 prize packages that include VIP Super Bowl tickets for two, four nights accommodations at the Bold […]

Poker After Dark Begins Airing New Season Tonight

Poker After Dark is kicking off season six late tonight at 2:05 a.m. on NBC, and this week, six poker commentators are going to get to prove their skills on the felt. The players putting up the $20,000 buy-in for the $120,000 winner-take-all tournament are Howard Lederer, Gabe Kaplan, Joe Sebok, Mark Gregorich, Kara Scott, […]

Online Poker -- urya99 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: $1,780,000 Entrants: 8,900 Places Paid: 1,350 Final Table Results: 1. urya99 — $254,184 2. latouche83 — $186,900 3. copernic67 — $132,521 4. AAA MARTIN — $89,000 5. […]