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Legends of Poker Final Table Set

Poker is fun, for everyone … especially those at the final table of the 2009 WPT Legends of Poker main event. The final six players are locked in and ready to duke it out for the first-place prize of $1 million. Leading the way in both the chip counts and the headlines is World Series […]

Poker Sites Eurolinx and BetonBet Cease Trading

The Linx Media Group which operates online poker rooms Eurolinx and BetonBet has announced that it has ceased trading and is now putting its sites into liquidation. These sites, plus Linx Casino, were members of the Microgaming Network, but software license agreements have since been terminated. Liquidators have yet to be appointed, according to a […]

Casinos Austrian Poker Tour Hits Penultimate Stop

The Casinos Austrian Poker Tour is now in full swing at its sixth stop at Casino Graz, and will finish on Aug. 30. The tour consists of seven different weeks filled with seven tournaments in seven different casinos around Austria. It began in January and now in its penultimate stop, it looks forward to the […]

Turning Point — Peter Rho at Legends of Poker

Welcome to Card Player’s Turning Point. Here, we catch up with the best poker players on tour to discuss strategy and pick their brains about real-life situations they encounter in some of the biggest tournaments on the planet. Peter Rho has been competing in some of the highest buy-in tournaments on tour for the past […]

Qualify Now for PaddyPowerPoker’s Monthly Million

PaddyPowerPoker.com’s inaugural $1 million guaranteed Monthly Million tournament is due to take place on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. (GMT) and the site has just released details of its qualifier schedule. Feeder satellites run daily with buy-ins varying from $1 to $100, with many guaranteeing seats to the Monthly Million, and single-table sit ‘n’go satellites […]

Turn Points into Cash in September with PartyPoker

PartyPoker.com has announced a new promotion which is due to kick off in September called the “Cash Machine”. If a player earns a minimum of 10 PartyPoints on at least 10 days between Sept. 1 and 28, the number of points accumulated on the lowest of those days will be turned into cash, with each […]

Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Begins Today

As the Asian Poker Tour Macau winds down, another tour takes its place. Today sees the start of day 1A of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour at the Grand Lisboa Casino in Macau. Last year 538 players turned out for the event, but in the end, accountancy student Eddie Sabat emerged triumphant lifting the $453,851 […]

WPT Legends of Poker Day 3

Day 3 of the $10,000 no-limit hold’em World Poker Tour championship event at the 2009 Legends of Poker saw 74 players return to the new event center at the Bicycle Casino. Over the course of four levels, the field was whittled down to the top 27 players, and the money bubble burst. One of those […]

PartyGaming Outbids Gamynia for World Poker Tour Assets

World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) announced today that it has tentatively agreed to sell nearly all of its substantial assets — other than cash, investments, and certain other assets — to Peerless Media, a subsidiary of PartyGaming. Peerless Media will pay WPTE $12.3 million in the deal, as well as 5 percent of the company’s […]

Online Poker — Ross Mallor Wins Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UltimateBet, and Cake below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,500,000 Entrants: 7,431 Places Paid: 1,080 Final Table Results: 1. Ross “tysonduke23” Mallor — $225,000 2. Faraday — $165,555 3. shawry5 — $120,000 4. rmpvieira — $79,500 5. […]

Centrebet Poker Revenue Down 17 Percent in 2009

Centrebet, the publicly-quoted Australian bookmaker, today issued its full year 2009 financial report which states poker revenue fell 17 percent to AUS$3.8 million (€1.5 million) in the year to June 30, 2009. The company said this was consistent with international online gaming industry trends. “Poker is an important retention tool for wagering and casino clients […]

The Poker Show Returns Tonight with Guest Presenter

Tonight sees The Poker Show return for its second season. The last series proved extremely popular with guests such as Greg Raymer, Peter Eastgate, Doyle Brunson, Annette Obrestad, J.C. Tran, Marty Smyth, Theo Jorgensen, Neil Channing, Dan Harrington, Roland De Wolfe, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Sexton, Phil Laak, and John Duthie. This time, the show will […]

Adjusting Expectations at U.S. Poker Tournaments

The $10,000 no-limit hold’em World Poker Tour championship event at the 2009 Legends of Poker drew 279 entrants. This was a sharp decline from the field that entered last year, when 373 players made the trip to the Bicycle Casino. The field shrank by 25.2 percent, and this current edition was the second-lowest turnout in […]

Europeans Shine in Kiev and Macau

Last weekend saw great success for the European poker contingent across the globe in two highly prestigious events. First of all, the premier stop of this season’s PokerStars.com European Poker Tour, which was held in the Kyiv Sports Palace, Ukraine, was won by 21-year-old Maxim “Decay” Lykov from Russia. This was the the first time […]

Vic Gets New Poker Events and EPT Satellites

September sees the Grosvenor Casino Victoria London’s regular tournament schedule get a bit of a sprucing up with some new deepstack events. The first is a £200 no-limit hold’em freezeout on Wednesdays at 7.45 p.m. (BST) which will see a starting chip stack of 10,000 plus a 30-minute clock; and the second is a £100 […]

WPT Legends of Poker — Day 2 Chip Counts

For the second day in a row, WSOP November Nine member Steven Begleiter leads the field at the 2009 WPT Legends of Poker main event. He is joined in the top ten by notables such as Prahlad Friedman, Thuy Doan, Bryan Devonshire, James Mackey, Billy Baxter and Toto Leonidas. Check out the full list below. […]

WPT Legends of Poker Day 2

Day 2 of the WPT Legends of Poker main event has come and gone, and things are beginning to get very interesting for those still in contention at the Bike. The first day showcased World Series of Poker November Nine member Steven Begleiter tearing through his opponents and amassing a monster stack well above the […]

Turning Point — Layne Flack

Welcome to Card Player’s Turning Point. Here, we catch up with the best poker players on tour to discuss strategy and pick their brains about real life situations they encounter in some of the biggest tournaments on the planet. Recently, we caught up with Layne Flack to talk about a crucial hand he played on […]

Asian Poker Tour — Adrien Allain Wins Macau Main Event

Adrien Allain found a very unconventional way to win over $3 million HKD on Aug. 23 at the Asian Poker Tour Macau main event. “I’m overwhelmed; this is so wonderful. I qualified for this tournament through a $5 lottery tournament on PKR and end up beating all these top players. Vive La France,” said Allain […]

European Poker Tour — Maxim Lykov Wins Kiev Main Event

Maxim Lykov came into the final day of the €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour stop in Kiev, Ukraine, with the chip lead. He held onto that lead and defeated a field of 296 players to win his first major tournament title on Sunday, Aug. 23. The young player also […]

WPT Legends of Poker — Day 1 Chip Counts

Rank Player Name Chip Count 1 Steven Begleiter 235,275 2 Alex Golshanara 135,025 3 Tommy Vedes 124,725 4 Eugene Katchalov 124,150 5 Sam Stein 112,250 6 Markus Gonsalves 108,600 7 Matt Marafioti 107,500 8 Eddie Ngo 105,000 9 Mike Krescanko 104,950 10 Toto Leonidas 90,525 11 Vigen Manukyan 89,750 12 Adam Geyer 88,500 13 Carter […]

Deal Me In — Poker Pro Chau Giang

In its pages are never-before-revealed details of the lives of some of the biggest names in poker. Phil Hellmuth’s new book profiles 20 of the biggest poker players in the world, giving the reader an intimate look at the game’s biggest celebrities. Deal Me In, a collection of autobiographical accounts from many of poker’s elite, […]

WPT Legends of Poker Day 1

When registration came to a close on day 1 of the $10,000 World Poker Tour no-limit hold’em championship event at the 2009 Legends of Poker the final tally stood at 279 players. That made the total prize pool for the event $2,625,500, and the eventual champion will walk away with $1,009,000. Last year’s field of […]

European Poker Tour — Kiev Main Event Day 4

Day 4 of the €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour stop in Kiev, Ukraine was a long ride. Play lasted close to 12 hours as the field shrank from the final 32 players to a final table of eight. The EPT Live video feed was rolling the entire day, bringing […]

PokerStars Unveils New Poker Show on Fox

Oh, you’ve got a brand new heads-up poker show on a major network? Touché. Just weeks after Full Tilt Poker launched its new poker series Face the Ace, which was met with mixed reviews and poor ratings, PokerStars announced this week it would air its own new poker series, PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge. PokerStars hasn’t […]

This Week in Poker — August 15-21

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 — 4,588 2: Vitaly Lunkin — 4,337 3: Angel Guillen — 3,492 4: Cornel Cimpan — 3,450 5: Mike Leah — 3,137 6: Brock Parker — 3,132 […]

World Poker Tour — Legends of Poker Preview

The 2009 Legends of Poker stop on the World Poker Tour begins at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. The $10,000 no-limit hold’em championship event will take place at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California. The event will last five days, and it will crown a champion on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Players will begin […]

European Poker Tour — Kiev Main Event Day 3

A short day 3 took place at the €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour stop in Kiev, Ukraine. Just 68 players began the day and the money bubble burst when 40 players remained. The third level of the day saw the 41st player bust out of the tournament after a […]

World Poker Tour Enterprises Considers Alternative Deal

World Poker Tour Enterprises, owner of the World Poker Tour, recently announced it had sold most of its operating assets (other than cash, investments, and certain excluded assets) to Gamynia for $9.075 million plus a percentage of future revenues from its WPT and Professional Poker Tour brands. This Asset Purchase Agreement was filed with the […]

Final Direct Buy-in International Poker Open Seats Released

With tickets selling like wildfire for the Boylepoker.com International Poker Open, the site has today announced that it is releasing 200 more seats for direct buy-in, 100 for each starting day. The event kicks off at the Regency Hotel in Dublin on Oct. 16 and plays out for three days. The Open is Europe’s largest […]