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WSOP — Keven Stammen Wins Event No. 13

Keven Stammen defeated a field of 1,088 players in event No. 13 ($2,500 no-limit hold’em) at the World Series of Poker on Sunday, June 7. Stammen took home the $506,786 first-place prize and his first gold bracelet for the victory. The final day of the event began with 20 players, and action played down quickly […]

Poker Controller Now Available for Pre-Order

Poker Controls, the UK based developer and manufacturer of dedicated online poker tools, is now accepting pre-orders for its revolutionary new Poker Controller. The slick new wireless gizmo is designed to help players play faster, more accurately, and more efficiently with function-specific and customisable buttons for multi-tabling. Poker Controls says the hand-held device, which is […]

WSOP Gold — Wahlbeck Wins Finland’s First Bracelet

Most people probably thought it would’ve been Patrik Antonius. Some people would have argued for Ilari “Zigmund” Sahamies. But last night, 33-year-old poker pro Ville Wahlbeck took down the $10,000 mixed games world championship and won his first bracelet, the first ever by a Finnish player. “It’s nice to be the first Finnish player to […]

Ladies Event Attracts More than 1,000 Players

Unless you’ve witnessed a ladies event before, you’ve likely never seen anything quite like it. A packed poker room, with every chair occupied by a woman fighting to capture a bracelet. While women have continued to increase their presence in the poker world in the past few years, it’s rare you see hundreds of women […]

Summer Cash Dash at PaddyPowerPoker

PaddyPowerPoker.com launches its Summer Cash Dash tonight, Sunday June 7 at midnight with more than $5,000 in cash prizes available each week for the next 12 weeks. Players will jockey for position on the leaderboard through a mix of time spent at the tables, number of hands played, and table stakes. Paddy Power, spokesman for […]

WSOP — Ville Wahlbeck Wins Event No. 12

The World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in events draw the best players in the world. The competition is fierce and simply finishing in the money is a great accomplishment. The winners of these events get the distinction of being called a world champion. For Ville Wahlbeck, these events have treated him kindly in 2009. He […]

WSOP — Anthony Harb Wins Event No. 11

The World Series of Poker is clearly more of a marathon than a sprint and the final day of event no. 11 was a clear indication of that. After a long, slow-moving three days of action, Anthony Harb came out on top of a field of 1,646 players. Harb earned $569,199 for the victory, but […]

PPA — Minnesota Government Backs Off Poker Censorship

Minnesota poker players no longer have to worry about their favorite online poker sites becoming inaccessible, according to the Poker Players Alliance. The PPA announced on Thursday that the Department of Public Safety of Minnesota was backing off its initial order to try to ban Internet service providers from allowing their customers to access all […]

Peter Eastgate Speaks to The Poker Show This Week

The Poker Show returns on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. with Jesse May and Matt Broughton talking to Peter Eastgate, Greg Raymer, and recent bracelet winner Steve Sung. Elsewhere Padraig Parkinson will be bringing listeners the inside straight from the Amazon ballroom at the World Series of Poker in Las […]

Poker Ashes Qualification This Weekend

Final qualification for places on the England and Australis teams for the upcoming Poker Ashes takes place this weekend at 888.com Players can sign up at the site using the code ASHES100. Those who do make it to the televised event get their tournament entry, travel, and accommodation paid for, as well as $1,000 in […]

World Series of Poker — Rami Boukai Wins Event No. 10

Rami Boukai is no stranger to grueling competition. For years Boukai competed in mixed martial arts and at one point in his career, was just a few seconds shy of choking out famed WEC fighter Urijah Faber. But Boukai decided to trade the octagon for the felt and playing as “arbianight” online, he has quickly […]

WSOP — Ken Aldridge Wins Event No. 9

At every World Series of Poker, there is a fair number of grueling heads-up matches that last until the early morning hours. Just one day after Phil Ivey’s epic battle with John Monette, two lesser known adversaries did their best to recreate the drama. For awhile, it didn’t look like it would take long at […]

Manny Minaya — What’s My Line?

Manelic Minaya, also known as Manny, has been a regular tournament grinder for the better part of the last five years. With just under $1 million in lifetime earnings, Minaya has spent some time making a name for himself all over the country with solid play and perhaps more importantly, solid results. In 2005, Minaya […]

WSOP Gold: A Legend and an Amateur Share Poker’s Stage

Phil Ivey respectfully removed his cap. Travis Johnson swallowed hard. The national anthem finished playing, and two more players were awarded bracelets today. This is probably what tournament organizers were dreaming of when they first envisioned bracelet ceremonies at the Rio: two competitors sharing the stage, one a glorified pro and the other an amateur, […]

Cheap Way to WSOP For CP Readers from Bodog

Bodog Poker is once again giving Card Player readers a little extra with a cheap tournament to start you on your path to the World Series of Poker main event. Coming up this Saturday, June 6, Card Player readers have a chance to win one of two guaranteed seats into a four-seat-guaranteed WSOP main-event semi-final. […]

This Week in Poker — Tournament News May 30-June 5

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: Poorya Nazari — 3,000 2: Jude Ainsworth — 2,840 3: Cornel Cimpan — 2,730 4: Anthony Gregg — 2,500 5: Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 2,448 5: Vitaly Lunkin — 2,448 […]

Europe Vs. U.S. Event for World Series of Poker Europe

The World Series of Poker Europe, taking place at the Empire Casino, London from Sept. 17 to Oct. 2 will host a unique team event this year with an eight player U.S team taking on an eight player European team on Sept. 25. The Ryder Cup-style Caesars Cup event will feature Daniel Negreanu as the […]

Dusk Till Dawn Issues Statement on its Future

Dusk Till Dawn, the UK’s first and only dedicated legal poker club, has been forced to issue a statement regarding its future after a local newspaper published a story saying it was “highly likely” the club would be closing imminently. The story broke after Dusk Till Dawn hosted the first of three major guaranteed tournaments […]

PaddyPower Takes Bets on WSOP Main Event

Just to make things a little interesting, PaddyPower.com has launched a host of betting markets for the World Series of Poker main event. These markets include “To Make Final Table”, “Number of Entrants”, “Top Irish Player”, and “Age of Winner”. Last year’s champion Peter Eastgate can be found in the “To Make Final Table” market […]

WSOP — Travis Johnson Wins Event No. 7

After three days of play, and through a field of 2,791 runners, Travis Johnson is the last man standing. Johnson came out on top of event No. 7, a $1,500 no-limit hold’em tournament that wrapped up in the wee hours of Friday morning at the World Series of Poker. Johnson was the catalyst for most […]

WSOP — Phil Ivey Wins His Sixth Bracelet

The dry spell is over, and Phil Ivey has taken down his sixth career World Series of Poker bracelet. Ivey came into the final table of the $2,500 deuce-to-seven event sitting in second-to-last on the leader board and even bought into the 5 p.m., $10,000 mixed world championship tournament, fearing he might not have a […]

WSOP — Steve Sung Wins Event No. 4

Steve Sung’s first major tournament title not only brought an assortment of personal records, but it also contained a World Series of Poker landmark. Sung, who won event No. 4 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) at the Rio Wednesday night, outlasted a record 6,012 players, making it the largest non-main-event field in the history of poker. The […]

WSOP — Freddie Ellis Wins Event No. 6

Freddie Ellis won his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in the early hours of Thursday, June 4, and it comes as no surprise that his win came in the $10,000 seven-card stud world championship. Ellis has been a top-level stud player for years in cardrooms in New York City and the casinos of […]

Ladbrokes Poker Players Get Lucky with Bad Beat

The Bad Beat Jackpot strikes again at Ladbrokes Poker, turning frowns into smiling faces, and putting a little life back into some online accounts. Finnish player “BrockBiers”, who has only been playing on the site since January, was playing a $0.50-£1 ten-seater table on Tuesday, and when he made quad jacks, he was confident in […]

The Return of the Million Dollar Hand

After great success in March, the Million Dollar Hand is kicking off again at PartyPoker.com tomorrow (Jun. 5) and will run until Sat., Jun. 28. Those playing on real money tables at the site will get a playing card each time they earn 15 PartyPoints, with a maximum of two cards per day, and a […]

WSOP — Jason Mercier Wins Event No. 5

Jason Mercier has already conquered Europe. His first major tournament win came at the European Poker Tour stop in San Remo just over a year ago. Mercier has also proven that he can beat the best in the game. He won the EPT London High Roller Showdown this past October, beating John Juanda heads up […]

Run it Twice — Alec Torelli

Alec Torelli, also known as “Traheho” online, came up the ranks as a cash-game pro but quickly caught the tournament bug after winning the Full Tilt Online Poker Series III main event for more than $288,000. Since then, he’s accumulated almost $1.4 million in winnings, and even more in cash games. Torelli sat down with […]

Special WSOP Discount for Card Player Subscription

Card Player magazine is helping poker enthusiasts celebrate the 2009 World Series of Poker with a Series Subscription Special. From now until July 15, new subscribers can take advantage of a discounted subscription rate. 26 issues (1 year) for $25.95 (regularly $39.95) 52 issues (2 years) for $39.95 (regularly $59.95) Subscribers gain access to columns […]

WSOP — Two Stacked Final Tables Set for Today

Apparently the 6,012 entrants in the $1,000 buy-in “Stimulus Special” no-limit hold’em event at this year’s World Series of Poker were a smidgen more than expected, as the four-day tournament was turned into a five-day event. That decision means that today will feature two WSOP final tables, including that of the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event, […]

John O’Shea Successfully Defends ECOOP Title

Defending a title is no easy feat, and rarely done nowadays, but Boylepoker.com pro John “doesalrite” O’Shea now belongs to that category of players who have the determination and skill to do so. Last night, John O’Shea reaffirmed his champion status in the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP) pot-limit Omaha hi-lo event and took […]