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European Court Ruling Could Restrict Online Poker

Europe’s highest court, the European Court of Justice, yesterday delivered a blow to online gambling companies when it ruled that Direccao do Departamento de Jogos da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Lisboa, a charity which monopolises electronic betting in Portugal, could restrict the free movement of goods and services (in this case online betting) if […]

Poker Pro Gus Hansen Wins Domain Name Battle

Gus Hansen, the world-renowned poker pro from Denmark, has won a legal battle for ownership of the Internet domain name GusHansen.com over a cyber squatter who purchased it and attempted to fool people into thinking he was the real Gus Hansen. Hansen hired Safenames, a domain name registrar and online brand protection company, to help […]

PartyPoker Sponsors World’s Strongest Man Contest

PartyPoker.com today announced it is the new sponsor of The World’s Strongest Man event to be held in Malta this October. Players from the UK, Russia, Poland, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden can win 16 luxury trips to the event worth €1,500 to the event in two €100 buy in events at the site on Sept. […]

“ActionJack’s” Daughter Wins Betfred Ladies Poker Tour

Kelly Jackson, daughter of Paul “ActionJack” Jackson won the Birmingham leg of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour at the weekend topping the 100-strong field and taking don the first prize of £3,290 plus a place in the grand final in London in November. The £100 buy in event was the biggest of the series so […]

Card Player Cruises Poker Ship Heads to Eastern Seaboard

The monotony of the daily grind getting to you? Just want to get away for a while? How does a nine-day cruise on one of the largest ships in the world — complete with several poker games and tournaments, a rock climbing wall, a nine-hole miniature golf course, and an ice skating rink — sound? […]

Poker Stars EPT -- Barcelona Day 4

Day 4 at the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event began at 12:30 p.m. CEST (3:30 a.m. PDT) today when the final 23 players took their seats. The next 10 hours saw the field shrink down to a final table of eight players, which will be held tomorrow. At the start of the […]

Poker Tournament Trail — Julien Nuijten

With only two tables left at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour, Julien Nuijten is causing a stir on the Spanish felt. Gradually increasing his stack to the “danger” level, the young Dutchman has become some of his opponents’ worst nightmare. With such an intense atmosphere, fueled by the many seasoned professionals and young hotshots gunning […]

A Poker Life — Mike ‘GoLeafsGoEh’ Leah

After 16 years of working at the one and only job he’d ever known, Mike Leah quit to pursue a career in poker. Many before him have taken the giant leap from the corporate world and the safety of a guaranteed paycheck to the unpredictable, ever-changing game of poker, but none with quite the ambition […]

Richard Toth Wins World Poker Tour Slovakia

Hungarian Richard Toth won the World Poker Tour Slovakia last week, topping the field of 100 players — the smallest in World Poker Tour history, taking the dubious honour from season one’s Legends of Poker which attracted 134 players. Toth faced stiff competition at the final table of the $4,000 buy in event from World […]

Online Poker Bank Ivobank Closed to New Customers

Online gaming bank Ivobank has closed to new customers according to a statement on its website. Visitors wishing to open an account at the bank are now met with a statement which says, “Following a recent strategic review by its shareholder, Ivobank regrets to announce that with effect from Monday 7th September 2009 that it […]

Dane Takes Down PartyPoker Monthly Million

“Fedling6” from Denamrk won the PartyPoker.com Monthly Million on Sunday taking down the top prize of $147,000 for besting a field of 1,687 players. The tournament paid 200 places in the $600 + $40 buy-in event and the final table payouts were: 1: Fedling6 (Denmark) — $147,000 2: Nice_Steady (Netherlands) — $119,000 3: thesheik2222 (Germany) […]

Poker’s UIGEA Upheld by U.S. 3rd Circuit Court

The UIGEA is here to stay, at least for now. The U.S. third circuit court of appeals upheld the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act this week, rejecting the argument that the law should be repealed because it was unconstitutional. The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association, the organization that brought the case to the court, […]

Online Poker — Will Haydon Wins at Full Tilt

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UltimateBet, Bodog and Cake below: Note: The PokerStars Sunday Million did not run this week because of the ongoing World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). You can read more about that series by clicking here. Full Tilt — $750,000 Guarantee […]

Poker Tournament Trail — Marc Goodwin

Marc Goodwin currently sits third in chips with 1,545,000 going into day 4 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour. With a relaxed and charismatic air, this fedora-wearing, book-reading, Brit is tearing up the felt at the Casino Barcelona and taking his opponents by surprise at every turn. Card Player caught up with Goodwin after a […]

Online Poker — Sumpas Wins WCOOP High Roller Event

The weekend brought huge paydays to a number of players in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), but none walked away with more than Sumpas, who took down the $10,000 High-Roller event for $611,455. That score eclipsed his previous high, when he banked $415,150 with a sixth-place finish in the 2008 WCOOP Main […]

PokerStars EPT — Barcelona Day 3

No poker player has won two PokerStars European Poker Tour main event titles. That could all change here at the 2009 Barcelona €8,000 no-limit hold’em main event. Team PokerStars Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier rose to the top of the leader board during the third day of action in this event, moving himself into prime position to […]

bwin to Buy Italian Poker Operator

bwin today released a statement to address rumours which emerged over the weekend that it was to buy Italian online poker business Gioco Digitale. The Austro-German publicly-quoted company confirmed it had agreed to buy the business but said the transaction had not yet been finalized. “In response to market rumours and recent press statements, the […]

Karl Mahrenholz Wins Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Cardiff

Karl Mahrenholz topped the 120 strong field at Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Cardiff at the weekend taking down £38,700 in the £1,000 buy in event. His victory follows a runner up finish to fellow Hitsquad member Praz Bansi at GUKPT Bolton in 2007. Numbers were significantly down from when Michael Greco won the event the […]

Devilfish Gaming Launches Consultancy Business

Devilfish Gaming Plc today announced it was moving into the consultancy business, launching Devilfish Services which offers both business-to-business suppliers and business-to-consumer operators a wide array of services. Drawing on a wealth of internal experience in the online gaming and poker markets, Devilfish Services includes, “Building businesses from scratch, from the initial funding requirements, through […]

Online Poker — Daniel ‘djk123’ Kelly Wins His First WCOOP Event

The first five events of the 2009 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) are now in the books. To say that the start of this series has been a success in an understatement. Of the five events that concluded, four have shattered their guarantees. Last year, Daniel “djk123” Kelly finished sixth in the Card […]

PokerStars EPT — Barcelona Day 2

There is fast, aggressive tournament play, and then there is what took place on day 2 of the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event. A group of 240 players returned for the day and by the end of the first 75-minute level, 50 of them had already been knocked out. This fast pace […]

Poker Tournament Trail -- Lex Veldhuis

Lex Veldhuis has made a big impression on the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona from day one. With a stack continuously among chip leaders, and at many points, the chip leader, the young man from the Netherlands changes the pace and style of the game whatever table he is sitting on. Card Player caught up […]

Durrrr and FullFlush for London Heads-Up Poker Tournament

PKR.com yesterday announced its sponsorship of the PKR Heads-Up Grand Slam in London from Oct. 8 to 10. The $350,000 prize pool event has $30,000 added by PKR and will feature some if poker’s brightest lights including Tom Dwan, Luke Schwartz, Andrew Feldman, Sammy George, Roland De Wolfe, Annette Obrestad, JC Tran, Nam Le, Vicky […]

PokerStars EPT — Barcelona Day 1B

Day 1B at the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event saw a group of 271 players take their seats. This was a larger number than the 208 that were in action on day 1A, but the final field size of 479 players is down substantially from last year, when 619 players played in […]

Poker Tournament Trail — Brandon Schaefer

It’s day 2A of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona and the chip leaders of the day are starting to come to the fore. Although, anything can change as, at time of writing, we are only just over the half-way mark. One of the players enjoying the upper planes of the chip leader board is […]

Online Poker — Interview With Sunday Million Winner Ross Mallor

New York native Ross “tysonduke23” Mallor loves poker, but it’s by no means his job. The private investigator just has a very serious hobby that has paid off handsomely over the last 3 years to the tune of more than $700,000. Just two weeks ago, Mallor exploded for nearly $180,000 over the course of three […]

Card Player’s Irish Winter Festival Online Poker Freeroll

Card Player is offering an exclusive freeroll in conjunction with PaddyPowerPoker.com to the main event of the upcoming Irish Winter Festival (IWF), the Irish Masters. The IWF Card Player Freeroll will take place on Sun., Oct. 4, at 9 p.m. (GMT) and in it there will be an Irish Winter Festival ticket worth €1,650 plus […]

PokerStars EPT — Barcelona Day 1A

Day 1A at the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona stop produced a small field of 208 players. Many players chose not to play in the first flight of the tournament; so many more are expected to flood Casino Barcelona tomorrow. The final number tomorrow will determine if this event can match the 619 players […]

This Week in Poker — August 29 – September 4

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 […]

Online Poker — OPOY Weekly Recap — Sep. 4, 2009

We are now through two events at the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), but neither have affected the Card Player Online Player of the Year race. The big story in the OPOY race is Steve “gboro780” Gross (pictured right), who has now retaken the lead with his sixth-place finish in last week’s PokerStars Sunday […]