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WSOP Circuit — Hammond Poker Event Begins Friday

The first World Series of Poker Circuit event of the 2009-2010 season begins today at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The circuit stop will host a total of 13 tournaments, which culminates with the $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship that begins on Friday, Oct. 23. The games spread will include no-limit hold’em, pot-limit Omaha, and […]

Online Poker — OPOY Weekly Recap — Oct. 16, 2009

Very slowly and very quietly, Steve “gboro780” Gross (pictured right) has taken a nearly 1,000-point lead in the 2009 Card Player Online Player of the Year race. Gross made three final tables on the 11th, picking up a modest $30,000, but more importantly scoring 540 points to open up his lead on the competition. Second […]

Everything Must Go — Card Player Poker Store’s Huge Sale

If you’ve been eyeing that Dan Harrington poker book or have been curious what secrets lay in Phil Hellmuth’s instructional poker strategy DVDs, now is the time to let your impulses loose. Starting today, all poker books and poker DVDs in the Card Player Poker Store are half off until we liquidate our inventory! And […]

Record-Breaking International Poker Open Begins Today

The Boylepoker.com International Poker Open 2009 begins today with day 1A at the Regency Hotel in Dublin. Irishman Ruairi Coy was last year’s champion. He took home €37,530 from a total prize pool of €205,000. The $250 buy-in event is totally sold out with more than 1,400 players expected to attend over the two starting […]

CryptoLogic Preempts Poker Figures for Third Quarter

Online gaming software developer, CryptoLogic, has today released a preview of its third quarter results which will be announced in full on Nov. 5. The company has seen a decrease in wagering volumes in both casino and poker compared to last year, and it expects to report third quarter revenue of $9.6 million and a […]

Festa al Lago — Howard Lederer Wins $10,000 H.O.R.S.E.

The $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2009 Festa al Lago tournament series hosted at Bellagio was won by Howard Lederer (pictured right) late on Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas. The tournament, which began on Tuesday, Oct. 13, attracted 19 entrants for a total prize pool worth $184,300. During two days of poker, the field played […]

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If you want bi-weekly poker strategy articles, hand analysis, poker news, and player profiles delivered straight to your door, now is looking like a pretty good time to start. Starting today, you can subscribe to a year of Card Player magazine for less than $1 per issue. The yearly subscription rate (for 26 issues) has […]

Mike Sexton Selected as Sole 2009 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee

Mike Sexton has been selected to be in the Poker Hall of Fame. Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker announced this morning that Sexton had been selected to become the 38th member of the Poker Hall of Fame. He will be the only person inducted into the Halll at the November final table of […]

World Poker Tour Marrakech Main Event Begins Friday

The World Poker Tour is venturing into Africa for the first time when the WPT Marrakech €4,500 no-limit hold’em main event begins on Oct. 18. The tournament is being hosted at the Casino de Marrakech in Morocco. Players will begin with 20,000 in chips, and participation in the event is capped at 350 players. Levels […]

Casino Poker Games Becoming a Reality in Pennsylvania

It’s been said so many times before — the tough economic times will almost surely force states into at least considering whether or not to expand their gaming options for much-needed revenue, and that expansion could bring poker into new areas of the country. Well, it appears that Pennsylvania is one of those areas. After […]

Ross Boatman Crowned WPT Marrakech High Roller King

Brit Ross Boatman beat off a field of 45 to become the champion of the World Poker Tour Marrakech high-roller event. The €9,000 buy-in event saw a total prize pool of €356,671, and most of it went to the Boatman brothers, with Ross taking home €135,535 for the win, and his brother Barny finishing in […]

International Poker Open Prepares to Break World Record

Boylepoker.com announced today that more than 1,400 players will take part in its International Poker Open which kicks off at the Regency Hotel in Dublin on Friday. Such a big field will create an anticipated prizepool of $350,000, and will also break the record for the largest poker tournament (in terms of number of entries) […]

PartyPoker Revenue Down Eight Percent in Third Quarter

Party Gaming Plc, parent company of PartyPoker.com, today issued its third quarter 2009 financial statement which reveals poker revenue was down eight percent to $45.1 million between July and September 2009 from the previous quarter and a fall from $65 million in the same period of 2008. The company said in its interim statement that […]

Cake Poker Running New Daily $55 and $162 Tournaments

Expect more freezeout events. That was the message from Cake Poker as the popular poker network introduced two brand-new daily tournaments on it’s schedule in what they’re considering phase 1 of a redesigned schedule. “We found the most popular $50 tournament on the Internet and parked our $50 tournament right behind it,” said Lee Jones, […]

Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event Begins

The second tour stop for season three of the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour began today in New Zealand. The Sky City Casino in Auckland will play host to the $3,250 NZD no-limit hold’em championship event that runs from now until Oct. 18. This is the second time that the APPT has come to New […]

Poker Strategy — Dani Stern Talks About Hero Calls

Dani “Ansky” Stern is a high-stakes cash-game pro who showcases his ability to play by coaching players with instructional videos. In Stern’s Start Thinking series, which he made for the Card Player Pro video training site (powered by PokerSavvy Plus), he focuses on one aspect of the game and uses hands that he has played […]

France Approves Bill to Make Online Poker Legal

The French parliament has approved a bill to regulate and legalize online gambling, including online poker. The new law is expected to come into force next year, and up to 100 operators are expected to apply for licenses. In an unexpected twist, an amendment was added to the bill which stipulated that any company wishing […]

Devilfish Gaming Hits the Acquisition Trail

Devilfish Gaming Plc, the publicly-quoted online gaming operator which is parent to DevilfishPoker.com, today announced it was in the market for acquiring other online gaming companies in the sector. Consolidation in the online gaming sector is picking up as indicated by the takeover of Purple Lounge yesterday by Media Corporation. Paul Barnes, chief executive officer […]

Leisure & Gaming Posts Strong Italian Poker Results

Leisure & Gaming, the publicly-quoted gaming operator, today reported third quarter tournament fees for its Italian online poker business were up to €10.3 million, generating rake of €1.5 million. The company said, “Poker activity through July and August, which is a quiet business period, was encouraging with volumes remaining high, providing a reliable contribution to […]

Negreanu Talks About the All-Time Poker Money Lead

Three WSOP final tables and two second-place finishes in a single year, more than $1 million in 2009 winnings, a nationally syndicated TV show with him as the star, and a photo in ESPN The Magazine with him wearing just his briefs. On paper, it looks like 2009 has been quite a year for Daniel […]

Caesars Palace Classic Poker Series Begins Wednesday

The third-annual Caesars Palace Classic begins on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Caesars Palace, and it ends with the conclusion of the final table in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship event on Thursday, Oct. 29. Between now and then, the Caesars Palace poker room will host a total of 18 poker tournaments. Card Player will feature […]

Poker Strategy – EPT London Champion Aaron Gustavson

Aaron “aguskb” Gustavson came into the final table of the 2009 EPT London main event with a sizeable chip lead and hung on to take the title, along with £850,000 and a seat to the EPT Championship in Monte Carlo. However, the wire-to-wire victory was anything but easy, and Gustavson had to hold off several […]

European Masters of Poker Returns Next Month for Season II

The European Masters of Poker yesterday announced it was to return for its second season with an expanded line up of destinations on the back of the success of the first season which has just ended. The first event €1,000+€100 takes place in Slovenia in November and will be followed by stops in Poland, Portugal, […]

Purple Lounge Acquired for £0.47 Million

Purple Lounge, the online poker and gaming site, has been bought by AIM-quoted company Media Corporation for £0.465 million which is payable over five years. In the year to May 31, 2008, Purple Lounge made a pre-tax loss of £476,670 on the back of revenues of £16,472,620. Its net assets at this time were -£685,000. […]

International Poker Open Betting Market Heats Up

Marty Smyth and Julian Gardner have been joined by Keith Hawkins and Luke Schwartz at the head of the Boylesports.com betting market for the upcoming Boylepoker.com International Poker Open 2009. All four players are priced 175/1 to win the tournament which looks set to become the largest poker tournament ever held outside the U.S. Other […]

Bellagio Festa al Lago Classic $10K H.O.R.S.E Starts Today

The 2009 Festa al Lago Classic will heat up on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Bellagio when the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. event begins. The World Poker Tour $15,000 no-limit hold’em championship event will begin next week on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and the six-day event will feature full live coverage, including live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos […]

Online Poker — sumai Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UltimateBet, Bodog and Cake below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,500,000 Entrants: 7,364 Places Paid: 1,080 Final Table Results: 1. sumai — $225,000 2. brummieboy — $165,555 3. 44-Skadoo — $120,000 4. bedias — $79,500 5. DHUSTLER15 […]

A Poker Life — Shannon Shorr

Twenty-four-year-old Shannon Shorr isn’t your average college student — or your average poker pro, for that matter. When he’s not sitting in class, he’s jet-setting across the country and putting up thousands of dollars to play for million-dollar top prizes. When he’s not in a poker tournament, he has his face buried in the latest […]

Luke Schwartz Wins World Open VI Heat After Ban Lifted

The ever controversial Luke “_FullFlush1_” Schwartz was yesterday barred from entering the Palm Beach Casino in London for the PartyPoker.com World Open VI before the casino finally relented and let him in after organisers guaranteed he would be supervised at all times. Schwartz went on to beat the likes of James Akenhead and Yevgeniy Timoshenko […]

Final Satellites for Irish Winter Festival Start This Week

Online poker players have their last chances to qualify for the upcoming PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival main event in Dublin with the Last Chance Saloon series of online qualifiers running from Oct. 13 to 22. The ticket-only satellites will award one entry to the Irish Masters main event for every $2,450 in the prize pool […]