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A Poker Life — Matt HawrilenkoIn high-stakes cash games, the best players are constantly pushing the tiniest of edges and wagering hundreds of thousands of dollars in the hopes that, with the cooperation of the cards and the effective use of a learned skill set, they will proverbially “crush their opponent’s soul.” Bringing a player to his knees is the […]
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WPT — Bellagio Festa al Lago Main Event Day 5Eleven players, six spots. More than half of the remaining field at the 2009 WPT Bellagio Festa al Lago championship would make the final table, but until then there was that pesky formality of determining which five would walk away disappointed. Those poker warriors had already battled for four days, and they returned on Sunday […]
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Christophe Benzimra Wins European Poker Tour WarsawChristophe Benzimra (pictured right), from France, took just under eights hours to win the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw main-event final table, and he was awarded €358,644 in prize money. He came into the final table sixth in chips and outlasted the competition, including Team PokerStars pro Luca Pagano (who Benzimra busted in fourth […]
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Satellite into World Heads-Up Poker Championship TonightThe World Heads-Up Poker Championship kicks off tomorrow, and although it is in its ninth year, it is making its debut in London. The event will be streamed live online and recorded for TV broadcast. It sees a buy-in of £3,000 + £250 (plus £50 for food and drink) but there is a cheaper way […]
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WPT — Bellagio Festa al Lago Main Event Day 4Day 4 at the 2009 World Poker Tour Festa al Lago Classic took place today at Bellagio in Las Vegas. The $15,000 no-limit hold’em event, which attracted 275 players, saw 37 players return to their seats at noon PDT today, and the first order of business was to burst the money bubble. That task took […]
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European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 4
The 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw main-event final table has been set. Day 4 came to a conclusion when Alexander Debus busted in ninth place today in Poland. The final eight emerged from a total field of 203 players. Oleksandr Vaserfirer (1,854,000) is the chip leader heading to the final table, and Luca Pagano […]
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Poker Strategy — Justin Young Gives Analysis on CPTVJustin Young has proven himself to be one of the best up-and-coming players on the tournament circuit. In a short two-year period of time, Young has already amassed nearly $2.3 million in both online and live winnings, with the majority of that coming at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. At the 2009 WPT Festa Al […]
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Irish Winter Festival’s Main Event Kicks Off
The PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival (IWF) has taken over the Citywest Hotel in Dublin this weekend. The €1500 + €150 buy-in main event, the Irish Masters is due to start this afternoon at 2 p.m. and a field like last year’s (422 players) is anticipated. Some of those expected to take part include Padraig Parkinson, […]
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UltimateBet’s German Takeover Begins TodayDetails of UltimateBet.com’s new series of live land-based poker tournaments in Germany and the Czech Republic will be outlined on its brand new German language information portal, UltimateBet.de. These Texas hold’em events will have various affordable buy-ins with monthly €10,000 guaranteed events taking place at the Czech Republic’s Casino Flamingo, near the German border. The […]
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WPT — Bellagio Festa Al Lago Main Event Day 3A slow grind. That is perhaps the best way to describe the play during day 3 of the WPT Bellagio Festa Al Lago main event. After two days of play saw 177 exit, 98 returned for the snail’s pace crawl to the money, which had been relegated to the final 27. With a $23,855 bubble […]
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WSOP Circuit — Horseshoe Southern Indiana Begins Today
The World Series of Poker Circuit tour pulls into the Horseshoe Casino in Southern Indiana today for the start of a 12-event tournament series. The first event is a $300 no-limit hold’em event that began at noon. Games spread will include no-limit hold’em, six-handed no-limit hold’em, and turbo no-limit hold’em. There will also be a […]
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This Week in Poker — Oct. 17-23
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 — 5,788 (pictured right) 2: Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 5,463 3: Vitaly Lunkin — 4,337 4: Brock Parker — 3,772 5: Jason Mercier — 3,711 6: Cornel Cimpan […]
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European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 3
Day 3 at the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw main event saw 55 players return, and it took them just over eight hours to play down into the money. Each of the 24 players who survived today will walk away with at least 28,620 PLN in prize money tomorrow. You can catch all of […]
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Poker’s Phil Hellmuth Stars on This Week’s Episode of The ScoopPhil Hellmuth talks about his houses, a potential TV show on VH1 starring himself, his New York Times best-selling book, and what would happen if he were to become a billionaire, all on this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. But he says that he’s discovered that’s […]
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Ultimate Fighting and Poker Champions Combine
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced its new agreement with Zen Gaming to launch a free online poker room. The new UFC-themed site will offer non-stop poker tournaments of all kinds with cash prizes and UFC prizes up for grabs. The tournaments are free with buy-ins of various points amounts. UFC President Dana White said, […]
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Poker Clown Creates Awareness from SpaceCanadian billionaire, entrepreneur, performer, and poker player, Guy Laliberte is used to heights from performing with his company Cirque de Soleil. He is also used to the rush of adrenalin which comes from playing the highest stakes and the biggest pots at the poker table. However, nothing in his past could compare to the recent […]
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WPT — Bellagio Festa al Lago Main Event Day 2The official number of players in the 2009 World Poker Tour Festa al Lago Classic stands at 275, and the total prize pool is more than $4 million. The official payout structure was released near the end of play tonight, and the top prize for the tournament stands at $1,218,225. The top 27 players will […]
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European Poker Tour Warsaw Day 2
Day 2 at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw main event saw 148 players return to their seats. The order for the day was to play down to the final 56 players, and it took just over four levels for that mark to be reached. Notable players who were lost along the way included Ludovic […]
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Online Poker — Russell Carson Wins at Absolute Poker
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: $352,000 Entrants: 352 Places Paid: 36 Final Table Results: 1. Caranqui — $88,000 2. Chris “herdgolf86” Tipper — $56,320 3. vmshs — $42,240 4. Kevin “GetPWN3D” Saul — $35,560 (pictured […]
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Biggest Poker Event in Baltic States Kicks Off Next Week
The PokerStars.com Baltic Festival will see the Baltic states get its largest poker tournament ever. It will be held next week from Oct. 27 to 31 at the Swissôtel in Tallinn, Estonia, which even built a brand new casino for the tournament week. The €1,100 buy-in main event starts on Oct. 28 and will see […]
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PaddyPowerPoker’s Irish Winter Festival this WeekendWith many players gearing up for the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival (IWF) which is coming up this weekend at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, the site has announced that those who won’t be making the trip or indeed those who just prefer to play online can still be involved in two ways. Firstly, the Irish […]
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WPT — Bellagio Festa Al Lago Main Event Day 1There are usually a few story lines you can count on following the conclusion of a day 1 at a major poker tournament. The low blinds and deep starting stacks tend to produce little drama on the felt, but you can surely rely on the field numbers themselves to give you some information on the […]
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European Poker Tour — Warsaw Day 1B
Day 1B at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Warsaw main event attracted 115 players, which grew the total for the event to 203. The total prize pool for the event is €1,145,826, and the first-place prize is €358,645. Players from 33 countries entered the event, with France supplying the most players with 28. Poland had […]
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Card Player TV’s Poker Show ‘All Inbox’ Shoots This WeekCard Player TV’s newest show, All Inbox, is giving you, the viewer, a chance to participate. In each episode, Card Player TV will sit down with poker’s most accomplished pros to answer your questions. All you have to do is e-mail your questions to AllInbox@www.cardplayer.com and include your name and address. We will send T-shirts […]
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Poker Strategy — Carter King Discusses Getting Max Value
Carter “ckingusc” King is widely known for his tournament success, with his biggest score to date being a win in the 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker main event for more than $1.2 million. Altogether, he’s won $2 million in tournaments, and with events these days giving players more and more starting chips, King […]
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Poker Revenue Declines Slightly in Playtech’s Third Quarter
International gaming software designer, developer and licensor, Playtech, today announced its financial report for the third quarter ending 30 September 2009. The report shows that although poker revenue has increased by eight percent, from €7.6 million in the third quarter of 2008, to €8.2 million for the third quarter of 2009, it has decreased by […]
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Anurag Dikshit Sells Majority of his Shares in PartyGaming
Anurag Dikshit has distanced himself further from PartyGaming, parent company of PartyPoker.com, by selling a hefty chunk of his 28 percent sharehold in the company. He now holds nine percent, but a spokesman for Dikshit said that this too would be sold. According to the Financial Times (FT.com), Dikshit sold 75 million shares to institutional […]
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PokerStars Partners with England’s Rugby Football UnionPokerStars has made a new partnership in the sports world. According to news site, Mirror.co.uk, England’s National Governing Body for rugby, the Rugby Football Union (RFU), has taken on PokerStars as its official gaming and casino partner for the England team. PokerStars.com joins a list of sponsors which includes 02, Nike, Land Rover, and Emirates […]
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World Poker Tour — Festa al Lago Classic Main Event PreviewThe World Poker Tour $15,000 no-limit hold’em championship event begins today at Bellagio. The event is the 19th on the schedule for the 2009 Festa al Lago Classic tournament series, which is being hosted at Bellagio. You can check out results for all of the preliminary events and news recaps for select preliminary events on […]
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ESPN Airs New Worlds Series of Poker Episodes Tonight
Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, a new episode of the World Series of Poker main event will premiere on ESPN with only 64 players of the 6,494 who started, and among those still in contention are some of the games biggest stars. Seven-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari will begin at the feature […]
