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PokerStars Announces U.K. and Ireland Poker Tour

PokerStars is at it again, placing another poker tour on the map and entrenching itself as the leader in international live poker tournaments. The world’s largest poker site announced today the launch of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour. The first event for season one of the UKIPT will take place in Galway, Ireland, from […]

WSOP November Nine Profile -- Joseph Cada

All eyes were on the youngest main-event champion in history. Just a year removed from his historic win — where he edged past Phil Hellmuth to become the youngest player to ever win poker’s most prestigious title — Peter Eastgate was making an incredible run to contend for what could have been his second consecutive […]

Online Poker — Sam Iola Takes Down Sunday Million

Sunday was a frustrating day of close calls for a few of the Card Player Online Player of the Year candidates. Joe “hoodini10” Udine started the PokerStars Sunday Million in eighth place overall, but a deep run saw him with a chance to leap into second place. Unfortunately, a 13th-place finish meant that Udine was […]

Win a Dusk Till Dawn Monte Carlo Seat

Every week starting tomorrow until Dec. 8 Dusk Till Dawn is giving away a seat worth £1,090 to the Grand Slam Monte Carlo event in its Tuesday night £30 unlimited rebuy event at 8 p.m. It is also giving away 120 seats for the £250,000 guaranteed event in December – 60 via live satellites and […]

DevilfishPoker Challenges its Players this Month

DevilfishPoker.com has today announced its latest promotion, the Devilfish Endurance Challenge. This Challenge will begin on Nov. 6 and end on Nov. 30 with players attempting to earn 25 VIP points every day for those 25 days. One day missed means instant disqualification from the Challenge. Players remaining at the end of the 25 days […]

WSOP November Nine Profile — Kevin Schaffel

No one really knew what to think about Kevin Schaffel when he secured himself a spot in the November Nine. Phil Ivey was already, of course, a known commodity. Jeff Shulman, Eric Buchman, and James Akenhead had previously established themselves in the poker world with some recognizable success. Joe Cada and Antoine Saout seemed like […]

Bambos Xanthos Wins World Heads-Up Poker Championship

The Littlewoods Poker World Heads-Up Poker Championship title this year goes to Cyprus with Bambos Xanthos easing his way to victory. Three matches yesterday would confirm the 2009 champ and in the end the Cypriot pro outshone his opponents and took home the £65,000 top prize. First up Russian Victor Ilyukhin took on Xanthos and […]

WSOP November Nine Profile -- Phil Ivey

Will he do it? Since the poker boom, there has never been so much anticipation regarding one player and one final table. But as Phil Ivey looks to complete an incredible World Series, the poker community will eagerly watch to see if he will add the finishing touches to a magical WSOP run. Although he […]

The Poker Show Live Rings in WSOP Main Event Final

The Poker Show Live, sponsored by Boylepoker.com, is excited about what it has in store for next week. Firstly on Monday, the show celebrates the Hendon Mob and speaks to one of its “mobsters” Barny Boatman. Then on Tuesday, the show will go through each November Niner in anticipation of the main event final which […]

Littlewoods World Heads-up Poker Championship Day 3

The semi-finals of the Littlewoods Poker World Heads-Up Poker Championship are happening now in the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London, and the final will also be happening later on, but you can watch it live at PokerinEuropeLive.com. Only four players remain and today determines who gets the top prize of £65,000, the runner-up prize of […]

Bodog Poker Open IV Starts Sunday

The events in the Bodog Poker Open IV are guaranteeing a ton of added value, and players’ first chance to snag some of that dead money is this Sunday, when the series kicks off with its first event. On BPO IV starts on Nov. 1 at 4:30 p.m. ET with a $100+$9 no-limit hold’em event. […]

Isaac Baron Wins Caesars Palace Classic Main Event

Isaac Baron and Glen Chorny have a history. The two faced off at the 2008 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, where Chorny got the better of the 2007 Card Player Online Player of the Year. Baron busted in fourth, and Chorny went on to the $3.2 million victory. Thursday’s final table at the Caesars […]

Recently in Poker Training at Card Player Pro

Each week, members of Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) have exclusive access to five new poker training videos made by top online pros. If you are serious about improving your game, there is no better way to learn than by seeing firsthand how the pros play and think. Here are the latest additions […]

WSOP November Nine Profile — Antoine Saout

Antoine Saout had $50 and a dream. It turns out that was all he needed. Ever since he won a $50 satellite on Everest Poker and navigated his way through more than 6,000 competitors at the World Series of Poker main event, Saout has been in poker’s most intense spotlight. But he was performed more […]

Poker Stars Million Dollar Challenge Episodes Available Online

The PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge on Fox premiered its first two episodes each Sunday for the past two weeks, and now those who missed it can check it out on the PokerStars website. The debut show featured a poker-playing priest, Father Andrew Trapp, and according to PokerStars representatives, it was the most-watched poker program this […]

This Week in Poker — Oct. 24-30

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 […]

Mandalay Media Increases Offer to Acquire WPT Enterprises

Twistbox’s parent company Mandalay Media, global producer and publisher of mobile entertainment, recently put forward a proposal to WPT Enterprises in the hopes of opening a discussion about acquiring the company. Today, Mandalay Media has upped its proposal from $35 million in cash and stock to $36.5 million. This consists of $28.5 million in cash, […]

Annie Duke Hosts Poker Challenge at Pala Casino Jan. 30

Players in the Southern California area will soon get the chance to take on — and take out — Celebrity Apprentice star and WSOP gold-bracelet winner Annie Duke. Duke has confirmed that she will be at the Pala Casino Spa and Resort on Jan. 30 for the $25,000 Annie Duke Free Roll Poker Tournament, wherein […]

Poker Stars LAPT — Season Three Schedule Released

PokerStars released the schedule for the third season of the Latin American Poker Tour on Thursday, Oct. 29. The tour will feature five tournament stops beginning on Nov. 19, 2009 in Costa Rica, and concluding with the LAPT Finale in Argentina, which will take place in 2010 (dates have yet to be announced). The first […]

Venetian’s Deep Stack Poker Series Begins Today

If 700 players showed up to play in one of the Deep Stack Extravaganza events this month, could the Venetian accommodate them? “Absolutely,” answered Kathy Raymond, the director of poker operations for the casino. The Venetian’s fourth and final Deep Stack series of the year begins today with a $340 tournament at 12 p.m. As […]

Littlewoods Poker World Heads-Up Poker Championship Day 2

The quarterfinals of the Littlewoods Poker World Heads-Up Poker Championship are happening now, and you can watch it live on PokerinEuropeLive.com. There were 16 players remaining for round 3 of the Littlewoods Poker World Heads-Up Poker Championship at London’s Grosvenor Victoria Casino yesterday but that field would be halved by end of play. Firstly, the […]

WSOP November Nine Profile — James Akenhead

No one has more ground to cover than James Akenhead at this year’s World Series of Poker main-event final table. Entering play ninth in chips, the young Brit has his work cut out for him. But with an impressive number of recent results in his relatively short career, Akenhead might prove to be up for […]

Mike Sexton Talks About Stu Ungar and Poker’s Past

In just over a week, Mike Sexton will be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Sexton sat down with Card Player last week to discuss his career, his proudest moments, and how he has seen the poker industry grow in the three decades since he went pro. But he also talked about poker’s past […]

Polish Prime Minister Moves to Ban Online Poker

According to news site Javno.com, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk [pictured far right] has said that legislation is being drafted with the intent of banning gambling outside casinos as well as Internet gambling and advertising for games of chance. The legislation will also aim to introduce state concessions for casinos, as well as higher gambling […]

PartyPoker’s Gladiator Takes Over in November

For the month of November, “The Gladiator” will return to PartyPoker.com. This means all players who hit the daily minimum target of 10 PartyPoints over five days get an entry into a $5,000 freeroll. The more points earned, the bigger the prize – up to $3,000 in cash. Points do not have to be earned […]

Littlewoods Poker World Heads-Up Poker Championship Update

The Littlewoods Poker World Heads-Up Poker Championship 2009 kicked off on Tuesday at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London. The £3,000 buy-in event attracted 42 players, creating a prize pool of £126,000, plus with only four semi finalists getting paid, the person who takes it down is due to get £65,000. The runner-up will go […]

Caesars Palace Classic Main Event — Day 2

Day 2 at the 2009 Caesars Palace Classic shot out of the gates when the final 82 players took their seats at noon PDT today at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Almost 20 players hit the rail during the first 75 minutes, moving the field a large step closer to the money bubble. The later […]

Poker Strategy — Tom Chambers on a Turn Decision in PLO

Tom Chambers, also known as “LearnedFromTV,” is an online cash-game professional but has had a fair share of tournaments winnings. At the 2008 World Series of Poker, he final-tabled two events and finished second in the $2,500 seven-card stud eight-or-better/Omaha eight-or-better event for $143,000. Chambers is also a trainer at the Card Player Pro video […]

High Stakes Poker Invites First Brit

Andrew Feldman will make an appearance on the sixth season of High Stakes Poker. He is the first British player to be invited on to the show and he will sit down with some of the best in the game in November. The show will air in February. The Full Tilt red pro said “Apparently […]

PKR Launches New Tournament Schedule

PKR.com has a brand new tournament schedule on offer which has been designed to suit every type of player. There are many new events now available and the guarantees have also been fattened up. The $100,000 PKR Masters and the $30,000 guaranteed High Rollers tournament will alternate every week, and the $100 buy-in daily Grand […]