Poker News

Randy Couture — From the Octagon to the Poker Table

Randy Couture is a bad man — at least, in an MMA cage. But the notorious fighter shows his softer side in this week’s episode of The Scoop on Card Player TV, as he talks about the charity poker tournament he’s hosting and the people it will benefit. On Aug. 22 at the Golden Nugget […]

This Week in Poker -- Poker Tournament News Aug. 8-14

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: Vitaly Lunkin — 4,337 2: Eric Baldwin — 4,300 3: Angel Guillen — 3,492 4: Cornel Cimpan — 3,450 5: Mike Leah – 3,137 6: Brock Parker – 3,132 […]

Sammy George to Play Durrrr in Million Dollar Challenge

Sammy George is the first of up to four players to accept the" Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge in London next month":oker-news/7215-tom-durrrr-dwans-new-million-dollar-challenge. George, who was the Card Player Europe August cover star will pony up $500,000 to take on Tom Dwan heads up live over 500 hands with blinds of $500 and $1,000. Players must play […]

Analyst Says Plenty of Opportunity for Gambling Stocks

Daniel Stewart & Co. today said it retained its “buy” recommendations on a number of gambling stocks, all of which incorporate significant online poker businesses. The company’s analyst, James Hollins, said that, “Despite continuing to outperform the wider market during 2009, the Daniel Stewart Gambling Universe has had a torrid time since the start of […]

Multi-Tabling Made Easier at PKR.com

Next generation online poker room PKR has again upgraded its software, introducing new “cards up” tables to facilitate easier multi-tabling as well as introducing PayPal as a new deposit/withdrawal method. The new cards up tables offer players the option of having their hole cards in view for each hand without having to click to see […]

Online Registration Now Available for Irish Winter Festival

PaddyPowerPoker.com, sponsor of the upcoming Irish Winter Festival, has opened its online payment gateway to allow players to register and pay directly for all Irish Winter Festival events this October. The payment mechanism is open to both players, card clubs, and casinos and payment is possible through cheque, bank transfer, and credit cards. This year […]

EPT London Expands Into Poker Festival

It’s not only the field sizes that are growing on the European Poker Tour, it’s also the number and variety of tournaments that are being offered. PokerStars has released the schedule of events for the upcoming EPT London stop, and players will be more than happy with the added tournaments. From Sept. 30-Oct. 7, the […]

November Nine’s Antoine Saout Gets Sponsor

Antoine Saout, from Saint Martin des Champs, has signed with Everest Poker ahead of his date with destiny this November at the World Series of Poker main event final table. The 25-year-old joins Maria Maceiras, Steve van Zadelhoff, and Viotto Rintala as part of Team Everest. Everest’s Director of Poker Sandrine Mangia-Park said, “France is […]

Online Poker — The 1K Roundup, Week of Aug. 9, 2009

Read the results for the $1,000 events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt Poker — FTOPS XIII Event No. 12 Buy-In: $1,000+$60 Prize Pool: $1,679,000 Entrants: 1,679 Places Paid: 162 Final Table Results: 1. Joseph “hoodini10” Udine — $304,793* (pictured right) 2. carter8080 — $284,535* 3. HUMZIE — $169,579 4. waiforgus […]

Irish Classic Poker Festival Main Event Starts Today

The Irish Classic Poker Festival main event gets underway today at the Macau Sporting Club, Cork. The €100,000 guaranteed €1,000 + €100 buy-in three-day main event will see around 150 players take to the felt. Last year, it was Rob Taylor who triumphed after beating a field of 169 including Annette Obrestad, Michael Greco, Roy […]

Bicycle Casino Gets Facelift In Time For Legends of Poker Main Event

We’re about a week away from the 2009 WPT Legends of Poker event at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California. The event has been one of the most popular stops on tour since the World Poker Tour began in 2002. The $10,000 tournament has showcased some of the most respected champions in the game, […]

Doyle’s Room Offers Vegas Experience to its Players

Doyle’s Room players are in for a treat during the month of August as the site gears up to give away a first-class Las Vegas experience to its most loyal members. Several players will receive a once-in-a-lifetime trip to sin city courtesy of the site for succeeding in various challenges that start as low as […]

Jeremy ‘thechemist83’ Gaubert Wins World Poker Open

Heading into the final table of the 2009 World Poker Open Championship in Tunica, Mississippi, Chris Moneymaker held roughly 40 percent of the chips in play and was a huge favorite to take down his first major title since winning the 2003 World Series of Poker main event. Unfortunately for the team PokerStars pro, a […]

iPhone Pass ‘n’ Play Poker Game Launched

Clickgamer and Jormy Games have developed and released Hover Poker for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Texas hold’em game is in the “pass ‘n’ play” mould which allows multiple players to play on just one device. The game alleviates the need for poker fans to carry around a poker set as the game has […]

Concern Grows Over U.S. Attorney’s Poker-Related Lawsuit

Outrage. That’s how Greg Raymer, the 2004 world champion of poker, describes his sentiment after news broke late last week that a U.S. Attorney was suing Douglas Rennick, allegedly the owner of several poker payment processors, for nearly $566 million in recovered money for violating three counts of U.S. Code. “Anytime something immoral happens, I’m […]

Tony Hachem Wins ANZPT Champion Title

Scott Kerr (pictured) won the final leg of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour in Queensland over the weekend while Tony Hachem, brother of former world champion Joe, won the title of overall tour champion, topping the leader board with five cashes out of six tournaments on the tour. Kerr topped the 249-strong field […]

Full Tilt Online Poker Series Results — Events 1-10

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XIII is in full swing. So far, a total of 10 events have been completed, with another 15 scheduled to take place through the weekend. As of Monday, every event has met its respective guarantee, and the trend looks to continue as the buy-ins increase and prize pools […]

Online Poker — h2oace Wins Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UltimateBet, and Cake below: NOTE: Full Tilt replaced it’s Sunday $750,000 Guarantee with a Full Tilt Online Poker Series VIII (FTOPS) event. You can read about the FTOPS events by clicking here. PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: […]

State of the Felt — Poker Media Director Nolan Dalla

In State of the Felt Card Player will periodically bring you insights and opinions from some of the most influential players, tournament and poker organization directors, and other people who influence the poker industry. This is a place where the broad trends and forces that continue to shape the game will have space to live […]

A Poker Life — Justin ‘BoostedJ’ Smith

If the world were separated into two types of people between those who let life happen to them, listlessly watching time pass them by, and those who make life happen for them, refusing to let one minute go to waste, Justin Smith would be in the latter group. He’s survived a near-fatal motorcycle accident, gotten […]

Richard Gryko Wins GUKPT Luton

Well known UK pro Richard Gryko yesterday won the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton, topping the 304 strong field to lift the first prize of £88,850. Gryko beat Summer Series Bolton main event runner up Alan McLean heads up having gone into the match as 2-1 chip leader. McLean fought back but after 40 minutes […]

Unibet Poker Grows 9.5 Percent in First Half 2009

Unibet Plc today issued its interim financial report for the first six months of 2009. The company saw poker up 9.5 percent to £19.4 million from £17.7 million in the same period of 2008. The statement was bullish and highlighted some of the successes of period. The company said, “Unibet Poker had a good quarter […]

Deal Me In — Tom Dwan

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, […]

This Week in Poker — Poker Tournament News Aug. 1-7

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: Vitaly Lunkin — 4,337 2: Eric Baldwin — 4,300 3: Angel Guillen — 3,492 4: Cornel Cimpan — 3,450 5: Brock Parker — 3,132 6: Mike Leah — 3,120 […]

Online Poker — OPOY Race Review, Aug. 7, 2009

What was once just a two-horse race has turned into quite the battle atop the 2009 Online Player of the Year race. Now four players sit with more than 6,000 points, and a slew of talented grinders await behind them for their chance to get back into contention. With just four months and change left […]

Randy Couture Hosts Charity Poker Tourney for Injured Vets

He is one of the most feared fighters in the world, but he hasn’t forgotten where he came from and the sacrifices that service members are making every day. Randy Couture, the popular mixed martial arts fighter, will host a $330 poker tournament with $100 rebuys at the Golden Nugget casino on Saturday, Aug. 22 […]

Senator Menendez Introduces Bill to Regulate Online Poker

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a bill in the Senate on Thursday that seeks to regulate and tax online poker in the United States. The bill would garner both federal and local revenue, while instituting consumer protection safeguards and age-verification procedures to ensure that citizens under the age of 21 are not able to participate. […]

Russian Wins Yalta Summer Poker Festival in Ukraine

Timur Ilyasov has won the Yalta Summer Poker Festival in Ukraine, taking down $37,551 for topping the field of 120 runners. The final table results were: 1: Timur Ilyasov, (Nizhnevartovsk,Russia) — $37,551 2: Anton Makievskiy, (Kiev,Ukraine) — $18,787 3: Igor Sharaskin, (Nizhniy Novgorod,Russia) — $11,943 4: Alexandr Vaserfirer, (Kiev,Ukraine) — $7,508 5: Garik Yaroshevskiy, (Dnepropetrovsk,Ukraine) […]

Americas Cup of Poker Moves Toward Finals on Poker Stars

PokerStars is currently running the preliminary groups for the 2009 Americas Cup of Poker. The online and live tournament pits players from 16 countries against each other to compete for the title of Americas Cup of Poker champion. The countries include USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Canada, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, […]

Tournament Trail Q and A — Alexander Kravchenko

It has been a summer of highs and lows for the world of Russian poker. Things were looking good for the state of poker in the large country early in the summer. A successful Russian Poker Tour stop in Moscow that was won by Vitaly Lunkin led PokerStars to announce that Moscow would be the […]