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The Poker Show’s Penultimate Week Goes Main Event Mad

The main event kicks off tonight and The Poker Show will be there, well it will in person, in the form of Padraig Parkinson. Parkinson will be playing this evening for day 1A, and he’ll be informing co-presenters Jesse May and Matt Broughton all about it on next week’s show. The penultimate week for the […]

Poker Partnership Falls Foul in New Zealand

A battle on the felt turned into a battle in court after two New Zealand poker playing friends fell out over tournament winnnings. According to New Zealand news site, The Dominion Post, Bakery owner Jamil Dia won more than AU$500,000 in 2005 in a poker tournament at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. This in turn […]

Good News Today for WPT Enterprises

WPT Enterprises, the company that owns the WPT television series, today announced it has been notified by the Nasdaq Stock Market that it once more complies with the $1.00 per share minimum closing bid price requirement. Its shares had previously dropped below this, largely due to a harsh economic climate, but things are looking up […]

WSOP — Matt Hawrilenko Wins Event No. 56

Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko can now call himself a million-dollar man after winning Event No. 56 ($5,000 no-limit hold’em six-handed). The penultimate event of the 2009 World Series of Poker saw only the third million-dollar payout of this year’s WSOP go to Hawrilenko. With 12 previous WSOP cashes, number 13 proved to be the lucky one […]

WSOP Q and A — David Bach

In an amazing show of consistency at the World Series of Poker, David Bach had appeared at a WSOP final table in each of the four years leading up to the 40th annual WSOP. The morning of July 1, 2009, he made his fifth WSOP final table in as many years the most memorable, and […]

Alex Bolotin Wins Ante Up for Africa Poker Tournament

Actors, comedians, athletes, poker professionals, and a host of other celebrities were on hand yesterday at the Rio for the third-annual Ante Up for Africa charity poker tournament. The $5,000 event attracted some of the biggest names in Hollywood, with stars like Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, Sarah Silverman, and Nelly all in attendance. […]

The $1K Roundup, Week of June 29, 2009

Read the results for the $1,000 events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt Poker — $1K Monday Buy-In: $1,000+$60 Prize Pool: $320,000 Entrants: 320 Places Paid: 36 Final Table Results: 1. tuna_fish_tank — $80,000 2. 21boo21 — $51,200 3. Benjamin “TheStein” Zamani — $38,400 4. Alvaro “VARICO” Ballesteros — $29,600 5. […]

Poker Stars WCOOP Schedule Released

The schedule for the biggest online poker tournament series of the year has been announced, and a minimum of $40 million will be won by those who participate. It’s all set to kick off in September. PokerStars today announced the full list of events for its 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), which will […]

Russian Wins Third European Masters of Poker

Last weekend, the Spearmint Casino in Prague saw Russian Vladislav Shuravin crowned the champion of the third European Masters of Poker. A deal was done and Shuravin ended up walking away with €39,675 for first place. It was a prize well-earned after beating 257 other players, and a difficult final table which included EMOP Bulgaria […]

Gaming VC Takes on South America with New Acquisition

European online gaming company, Gaming VC Holdings has announced its acquisition of online gaming and sportsbook company Betboo.com for an initial US$4 million in cash plus a three-year earn out. The company has made this move in order to expand outside of Germany. Betboo has provided South American customers access to online bingo, casino, sportsbook, […]

WSOP — Tony Veckey Wins Event No. 54

Tony Veckey won his first World Series of Poker bracelet by taking down Event No. 54 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em). It was Veckey’s first ever major tournament win and first WSOP cash. He took home $673,276 for his efforts. Veckey bested a huge field in the final $1,500 event of the 2009 World Series of Poker. […]

World Series Of Poker — Abe Mosseri Wins Event No. 55

Abe Mosseri has been a tournament regular for years, but on Wednesday night he finally put away his first career World Series of Poker bracelet and earned $165,521. His victory came just two weeks after he final tabled the $10,000 stud eight-or-better championship, where he finished in sixth place. Mosseri came into the final day […]

WSOP — David Bach Wins H.O.R.S.E. World Championsip

David Bach had made a final table at the World Series of Poker in each of the four years leading up to 2009, but he had no gold bracelet to show for his strong results. That all changed the morning of July 1, when Bach won the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship and the most coveted […]

Run It Twice — TV Edition — Peter Eastgate

Primarily a cash game player before winning the 2008 World Series of Poker, Peter Eastgate stepped it up to the highest-staked cash games offered with his newly padded bankroll. He was recently featured on the latest season of High Stakes Poker on GSN. Eastgate talked to Card Player about a hand he played on Episode […]

Jason Mercier and Marcel Luske Join Team PokerStars

PokerStars.com has recently made two fantastic additions to its team. The first chosen to join Team PokerStars Pro is 22-year-old Jason Mercier. This young gun is already a PokerStars SuperNova Elita and has more than $3.2 million in live winnings. At such a tender age, and only playing on the major tournament scene since 2008, […]

Casinos in Russia Close Today

D-day has finally come for Russia. Every single casino and slot machine hall will be closed (if not already) and banned from today. The deal was that in their place Russian officials would ensure the creation of four Vegas-style gambling zones across the country. This action was taken to move gambling away from major city […]

Historic WSOP Final Table for Sale

It has witnessed the making of champions, touched each and every all-in, and felt the sweat-inducing highs and tear-stained lows of the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. And now it’s up for sale. The World Series of Poker ESPN TV table has crowned the likes of Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, and Jamie Gold […]

Euro Companies to Benefit from U.S. Online Poker Regulation

Analyst Daniel Stewart & Co. has said PartyGaming shares could reach 500p during 2010, from the current 252p, with potential upside coming in the form of legislative, trading, consolidation and external catalysts. The investment note released by the company said, “PartyGaming’s embedded value is underpinned by a leading poker brand and network, as well as […]

WSOP — David Halpern Wins Event No. 53

David Halpern will never again be so happy that a cash game is full. Three days ago, he was attempting to take a seat in a cash game, but all the seats were full. This led him to enter event No. 53, the $1,500 seven-card stud eight-or-better event, on a last-minute whim. Halpern earned more […]

WSOP — Jorg Peisert Wins Event No. 52

Jorg Peisert had never cashed at the World Series Of Poker prior to registering in event No. 52 ($3,000 triple-chance no-limit hold’em). By the time the final card hit the felt for the tournament, Peisert had his first career WSOP bracelet, winning the event and taking home a nice payday $506,800. The three-day event attracted […]

Card Player Takes Over Russia and China

The Card Player family expands even further with its latest announcement today — Russia and China have joined the fold and magazines will soon be launched. The “Poker Authority” now has a presence in 23 countries, and reaches 2.5 billion people — 37 percent of the entire world’s population. With poker exploding in Russia and […]

Paddy’s Vegas Vacation Begins Today at PaddyPowerPoker

Kicking off today at PaddyPowerPoker.com is Paddy’s Vegas Vacation. This series of tournaments with $100 added to each will run until Jul. 3, starting tonight at 8.45p.m. (BST) with the $5 no-limit hold’em Paddy’s Rebuy Championship. Tomorrow at the same time, there will be a $10 Omaha Championship; Thursday sees a $5 no-limit hold’em short-handed […]

Lukas Horak Wins Prague Leg of New PokerStars Tour

PokerStars.com has further extended its global reach and continues attempts at world domination with its latest tour, the Czech-Slovak Poker Tour (CSPT). The Tour kicked off last week in Prague when 122 players arrived at the Card Casino to play for a piece of the CZK1.4 million prize pool. The winner was Lukas Horak who […]

WSOP — Carsten Joh Wins Event No. 51

Carsten Joh has accumulated over $300,000 in tournament earnings in Europe, but during the early hours of Tuesday morning, the German native made his presence felt on this side of the Atlantic. Joh earned his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet by winning event No. 51, a $1,500 no-limit hold’em event. He waded his […]

Watch the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Race Tonight at PKR

The place to be tonight at 9 p.m. (GMT) is PKR.com’s World Series of Poker micro-site, WSOP.PKR.com. All those poker fans who couldn’t make it to Vegas, who didn’t qualify, or who just like a taste of some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world, can log on tonight for the final table of […]

Ladbrokes Poker’s Four Free Poker-Fuelled Nights

A four-night mini series kicks off tomorrow, Wed., Jul. 1, at Ladbrokespoker.com, with 101 guaranteed prizes on offer daily via Vegas Dreamer freerolls. The winner of each will receive a Vegas Dreamer main event entry and a Killarney Irish Poker Festival weekly final entry. Second and third place will get a seat into the main […]

World Series of Poker — World H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day Four

It was a short day down at the Rio in the World Series of Poker $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship event, but the day was not without its fair share of drama. Just 19 players came back to play down to the final table, but there was still the matter of making the money ahead of […]

Online Poker — Sleire Wins PokerStars 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: $1,611,000 Entrants: 8,055 Places Paid: 1,170 Final Table Results: 1. Sleire — $241,650 2. BeechSquad — $177,210 3. Attuned — $120,825 4. Casamada — $81,194 5. XbensthemanX — […]

DevilfishPoker.com Announces World’s Biggest Rake Chase

The World’s Biggest Rake Chase will begin at DevilfishPoker.com on Jul. 1. This chase will offer more than €1.7 million in prizes and is free for all real money players to enter. To do so, those interested should email their username to rakechase@devilfishpoker.com. The players will then be entered into a tiered VIP Point scheme […]

WPT Destination and Largest U.S. Riverboat Casino Opens

Hollywood Casino, the former Argosy Casino Hotel, and scheduled World Poker Tour destination has opened its doors, according to The Examiner. The $336 million riverboat casino on the Ohio River in Indiana is now the largest of its kind in America, and includes a 41-table WPT poker room, as well as a 300-room hotel and […]