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Run it Twice — Brian RastBrian Rast has earned nearly $1 million in live tournaments, but that pales in comparison to the money he makes playing high-stakes cash games. Online, he’s better known as “tsarrast,” and he regularly competes in the famous $500-$1,000 half pot-limit hold’em half pot-limit Omaha games. He sat down with Card Player to discuss an interesting […]
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EMOP Barcelona Begins Today; Qualify Now for Grand FinalIn Barcelona today, up to 500 players will be taking part in the largest stop yet of the European Masters of Poker (EMOP), each hoping for a generous slice of the €500,000 prize pool. The €1,150 buy-in event will run until Sat., Aug. 1 before moving onto Vittoriosa in Malta in September for the final […]
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Asian Poker Tour Announces Exciting Macau ScheduleThe Asian Poker Tour has published the full schedule for its Macau leg taking place from Aug. 12-23 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. Last year’s winner of the Macau main event was the then 20-year-old poker prodigy Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who took home US$500,000 and made a big splash on to the […]
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Boylepoker’s IPO Extra Chips Incentive Under Scrutiny
This year’s Boylepoker.com International Poker Open (IPO), the largest poker tournament outside of the U.S., has generated a lot of controversy since it announced that by playing on the site in August and September players could add 2,000 chips to their 8,000 starting stack. In a recent blog entry at the site, head of poker […]
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WSOP Circuit: 2009-2010 Schedule Preview
Looking for the WSOP 2010 schedule? You’re at the wrong place. Click here. The World Series of Poker Circuit schedule for 2009-2010 will include 11 stops at classic poker tournament locations all over the United States. Popular stops in New Orleans, Louisiana, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, and Tunica, Mississippi, are once again a part of the […]
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Russia Declassifies Poker as Sport; Shuts Down Cardrooms
“Total chaos.” That’s how one Russian gaming official described the situation in his country. In a move that has left more than 400,000 people without jobs, according to the New York Times, Russia has officially shut down all of its casinos and poker rooms. On July 1, a new Russian law went into effect that […]
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A Poker Life — Jordan Smith“All-in.” “Call.” The audience took a collective gasp and rose to their feet. This could be it. The all-in player, Jordan Smith, got a look at his opponent’s hand —- pocket eights, a set of eights on the flop. He glanced back at his pocket aces with consternation written on his face. The most coveted […]
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DevilfishPoker €666 Summer Sizzler Freeroll TonightDevilfishPoker.com’s Summer Sizzlers — a series of online poker freerolls with more than €10,000 in prizes — continues tonight at 8 p.m. (BST). The tournament is capped at 2,000 players. The tournaments are free to enter with a guaranteed prize pool of €666, but to add a little zest to the prize pool, players start […]
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Cecure Gaming gets New Administrators and Seeks BuyerCecure Gaming, a mobile gaming software development company, has officially gone into administration with all services suspended for the time being. On Jul. 20, Graham Bushby and Geoffrey Carlton-Kelly of Baker Tilly Restructuring and Recovery LLP were appointed joint administrators of the company, and the site says that they now act as agents of the […]
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Mark Trett Wins British Masters Poker Tour Teeside
There were 108 players including 8 alternates at the British Masters Poker Tour in Teeside last weekend. Sunday saw the business end of the £55,000 prize pool get dealt out as the final players fought for their tournament lives, with Mark Trett coming out on top. The first few players to go on the final […]
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Research Reveals America is Still Largest Online Poker Market
Poker research company, Poker Players Research (PPR), has announced the results of a recent study into worldwide online poker markets to see which country is the biggest. According to eGaming Review, the data found that America is in fact the largest with 10 million real money online players, despite the affects of the Unlawful Internet […]
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ANZPT — Danny Chevalier Wins Queenstown Main Event
Danny Chevalier from Melbourne, Australia, had lived in Queenstown, New Zealand, for 11 years before the inaugural stop took place in his current hometown for the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour. Chevalier beat out a field of 135 players to win the ANZPT Queenstown main event and take home the top prize worth $87,435 […]
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Online Poker — Dan ‘Danneville’ Loewinski Wins 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: $1,668,400 Entrants: 8,342 Places Paid: 1,260 Final Table Results: 1. Daniel “Danneville” Loewinski — $245,421 2. Michael “Skammes” Tureniac — $179,353 3. domino16 — $125,130 4. ThePokerBody — […]
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Danny Chevalier Wins ANZPT QueenstownDanny Chevalier took down the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) Queenstown after beating 133 other players for the top end of a prize pool of more than NZD$300,000. Spotted among those who turned up for the event were Joe Hachem, Aussie Million 2009 champ Stewart Scott, ANZPT Melbourne winner Chris Levick, and 2009 […]
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PartyGaming Spices Up Marketing Department with New HiresLast week saw a lot of moving and shaking as PartyGaming hired some new highly experienced figures for its marketing sector. Firstly, eGaming Review reported that Chris Welch, former European managing director for Centrebet, took on the role as new head of marketing for PartyGaming, replacing Jon Salmon who held the position for only 11 […]
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Tic A Tac Poker for the iPhone
Treemo Lab’s new game Tic A Tac Poker is a fun combination of Poker and Tic Tac Toe where players have eight chances to put together their best hands while also making sure to place their cards strategically on the board. Tic A Tac Poker features three games — Tic A Tac Poker, draw poker […]
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Deal Me In — Phil Ivey
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, […]
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PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker Starts TomorrowThe PokerStars.com Americas Cup of Poker will see players from 13 countries represent their nation and compete online in the hopes of making it through to a live final to be held in Argentina. The 13 countries — USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Canada, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay have been […]
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November Nine Betting Markets LaunchedA number of British bookmakers — VC Bet, 888, Blue Square and Ladbrokes — have launched their World Series of Poker main event final table betting markets. The best current available odds are: Seat 1: Darvin Moon — 11/4 with Victor Chandler Seat 2: James Akenhead — 20/1 with Victor Chandler Seat 3: Phil Ivey […]
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Billy Kopp Defends His Play in WSOP Elimination HandDespite what you may have heard, Billy Kopp is having a fantastic year of poker. The online player has won a slew of big tournaments this year, including the Sunday $200,000 guarantee on UltimateBet, the Sunday Second Chance and Nightly Hundred Grand on PokerStars, and even the Sunday Brawl on Full Tilt. On the live […]
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EPT — Moscow, Russia Stop moved to Kiev, UkraineHere is the official press release from PokerStars regarding the move of the first stop for season six on the European Poker Tour from Moscow, Russia to Kiev, Ukraine: The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour (EPT) is pleased to announce an alternate venue for its August event, now scheduled to be held in Kiev, the largest […]
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This Week in Poker — July 18-24
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 — 3,052 […]
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New Episodes of the 2009 WSOP Begin Airing TuesdayThere was one name that was repeated early and often in an ESPN media conference call earlier this week — Phil Ivey. “There’s some mystical, magical quality to Phil Ivey that elevates him above the rest,” said Norman Chad, the well-known color commentator for ESPN’s poker broadcasts. “He just has an amazing table presence that’s […]
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Poker Player Swallowed by DragonsIt was only a matter of time before some smart poker player took a shot, and according to BBC.co.uk, the poker player in question was JJ Hazan. Unfortunately, Hazan, who bravely stepped into popular TV show, Dragon’s Den on Wednesday night, was sent away with his tail between his legs. Hazan, complete with dark sunglasses, […]
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Betsson Blames Seasonal Affects for Drop in Poker
Betsson, the publicly-quoted Swedish online gaming and betting operator, today released its interim report for the six month period to the end of June. Despite good overall figures, poker which counts for 14.2 percent of the total gross profit for the second quarter, is down 4.9 percent compared to the second quarter of 2008, and […]
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The $1K Roundup — Week of July 20, 2009
It was a big week in the online world for some of the game’s best players. At Full Tilt, Ben “bonafidedonkey” Palmer took down one of the largest $1K Monday’s in recent memory, scoring a six-figure payday. Over at the PokerStars Super Tuesday, Justin Bonomo broke through for his first major online win since rejoining […]
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FullTilt Poker Million VIII First Semi-Final CompleteOnline qualifier Peter Vasiliou has joined Luke “_FullFlush1_” Schwartz, Annette Obrestad, Tony Bloom, Juha Helppi, Nam Le, and Paul Zimbler in the first semi-final of the FullTilt.com Poker Million VIII. Vasiliou beat Gavin Smith, Joao Barbosa, Mike McDonald, John Duthie and fellow qualifier Adam Carey in the “runner up” heat to take his seat beside […]
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PartyPoker Parent Hits Acquisition TrailPartyGaming, the publicly-quoted parent company of PartyPoker.com, today announced it had entered the acquisition market with the purchase of Cashcade, home to some of Europe’s biggest bingo and casino brands including Foxybingo and Getminted. The initial consideration is £71.9 million in cash with up to £24 million payable over the next two years depending on […]
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New Poker Game Crosses Boundaries
Cross-platform multi-player games developer, Moblyng Games, has today announced the release of m:Poker. m:Poker is Moblyng Games’ version of Texas Hold’em and is available for various phones and networks including iPhone, Nokia N97, and even Facebook. The company’s Chief Executive Officer and founder, Stewart Putney, said, “This isn’t a bluff — Moblyng Games is doing […]
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British Masters Poker Tour Teeside Begins Tomorrow
The British Masters Poker Tour hits the Gala Casino, Teesside tomorrow and will play out over three days. The third leg of the Tour will include a £200 + £20 no-limit hold’em event (tomorrow at 6 p.m. (BST)); a two-day £500 + £50 no-limit hold’em main event starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday, and Sunday […]
