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WSOP — The November Nine Are Set!

One of the most exciting days of the poker year has come to a close, and the most anticipated final-table lineup of the year is set. The eighth day of play in the $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event at the 2009 World Series of Poker took place today in Las Vegas, and the final 27 […]

Bellagio Cup V — Day 2

After two starting days the entire field of the 2009 Bellagio Cup V finally came together in the Fontana Lounge to continue their march towards the final table. With the blinds finally representing a decent amount of the player’s stacks, many notables quickly found themselves on the rail, including Howard Lederer, Brandon Cantu, Amit Makhija, […]

Run It Twice — Hac Dang

Hac Dang is better known as “Trex313” in the world of high-stakes cash games. He regularly plays the $500-$1,000 half pot-limit Omaha half pot-limit hold’em games when they run and has been one of the biggest winners this year on Full Tilt. He sat down with Card Player to talk about a heads-up pot-limit Omaha […]

WSOP Profile — Margets Makes the Most of Her Opportunity

Girl likes boy. Girl asks boy out. Boy refuses because he wants to play poker. Girl asks to play. Girl falls in love with poker and ditches the boy. OK, perhaps not your typical love story. But it’s a story that has landed 25-year-old Leo Margets into the final 27 of the World Series of […]

Irish Classic Poker Festival Qualifier This Evening

Betfair hosts a weekly $80 + $8 online qualifier this evening Wednesday, July 15 at 9 p.m. BST and every Wednesday until the start of the seventh annual €1,000 + €100 buy-in no limit hold’em main at the Irish Classic Poker Festival. The satellite guarantees one ticket for the main event taking place from Aug. […]

Poker Ashes Airs on SKY SPORTS Tonight

Cricket and poker go head-to-head tonight with the broadcast on SKY SPORTS 2 of The Poker Ashes 2009, an event which decides which country has the best poker know-how — England, led by former Yorkshire captain Darren Gough, or Australia, led by bowler Shane Warne. The tournament airs from July 15-19 at 10 p.m. in […]

WSOP — Complete Day 8 Chip Counts

Here is a look at the seating charts (with chip counts) for the final 27 players. Play will begin at noon PDT and the field will play until the final nine have emerged. Table 1 Seat 1: Jesse Haabak — 2,750,000 Seat 2: Ian Tavelli — 4,385,000 Seat 3: James Calderaro — 6,475,000 Seat 4: […]

Bellagio Cup V — Day 1B

After a small turnout on day 1A, the World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup V $15,000 no-limit hold’em championship saw a much larger field in attendance for day 1B. There were 188 players that took seats in the Fontana Lounge at Bellagio this afternoon and that grew the field to a total of 268 players. The […]

WSOP — Day 7 of the Main Event

The first two levels of play during day 7 at the 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event saw the 64 players who began the day shrink down to 43. Play was consistent, yet not quick, as a steady stream of players hit the rail. Then, the third level of the day […]

FullTiltPoker.com Poker Million VIII Gets Underway

The FullTiltPoker.com Poker Million VII gets its long journey to December’s final underway from Wed. July 15 to 17 with Matchroom Sport filming the proceedings for broadcast on Sky Sports. The line up for the heats are: Heat one: Ram Vaswani, Mike McDonald, Julian Gardner, Annette Obrestad, Soraya Homam, Full Tilt Poker qualifier Heat two: […]

PokerStars.com $100,000 Freeroll For UK and Irish Players

PokerStars.com is hosting a huge August 2 freeroll exclusively for UK and Irish players. The July Mega Freeroll will have a $100,000 prize pool and will have 6,000 places paid. Players can qualify for the event by playing in the daily satellites at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. BST each remaining day in July with […]

Card Player Magazine WSOP Discount Ends Soon

The Series Subscription Special for Card Player magazine is almost over. A special discount is being given to those who subscribe to Card Player during the 2009 World Series of Poker. Anyone who subscribes by tomorrow, July 15, can take advantage of a discounted subscription rate. 26 issues (1 year) for $25.95 (regularly $39.95) 52 […]

WSOP — Complete Day 7 Chip Counts

Day 7 of the 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event begins at noon PDT today. Here is a look at the full chip counts and seating assignments for the final 64 players. The field will play down to 27 players today. Table 1 Seat 1: Steven Begleiter — 6,315,000 Seat 2: […]

The Basics of Betting and Poker Math

Betting The purpose of betting is simply to win money from your opponents. Betting is the action taken in a hand of poker that allows for the game to involve an element of skill, as opposed to just random chance. For example, if two players are dealt two random cards in hold’em, and it was […]

Eleven Europeans Left in WSOP Main Event

Eleven European players remain in the final 64 of the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas. France and the UK dominate the European charge and all players in the tournament are now guaranteed at least $90,344. The lucky 11 are: 5: Ludovic, Lacay (France) — 5,965,000 (pictured right) 8: Saout, Antoine (France) […]

Genius Grows at Party Poker

The PartyPoker.com Genius promotion, which sees the company squaring the value of each incremental 50,000th pot and sharing it among the players at the table, is proving so popular it is being extended from 10 million to 15 million hands. The minimum payment has also been increased from $100 to $250. So far, $147,000 has […]

WSOP — Day 6 of the Main Event

-Usually, when the World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event is down to just 185 players, the top professional players left in contention are far and few between. Monday, July 13, was an unusual day at the 2009 main event, because four of the top players left in the event found themselves seated […]

“Poker King” Meets The Asian Poker Tour

The Asian Poker Tour is set for Aug. 12-23, when planes, trains, and automobiles filled with poker players from far and wide will descend upon the Galaxy Starworld Hotel and Casino in Macau for 12 days of poker-fuelled madness. Now it appears that they will also be joined by producers, directors, cameramen, actors, and so […]

Bellagio Cup V — Day 1A

The first day of play for season VIII on the World Poker Tour saw a small amount of players shuffle into the Fontana Lounge at Bellagio for day 1A at the Bellagio Cup V $15,000 no-limit hold’em main event. When registration came to a close at 5 p.m. just 79 players had taken their seats. […]

World Series of Poker — Dennis Phillips Quiets the Critics

Dennis Phillips, sporting his trademark St. Louis Cardinals cap, was thrust into the spotlight last year when he carried the chip lead into the final table in the WSOP’s first attempt at a delayed final table. He was “the everyman” in a way that no one had been in poker since Chris Moneymaker. Employed as […]

Bellagio Cup Poker Championship Kicks Off Today

While the World Series of Poker main event field dwindles down into a November Nine, part of the focus in the poker world shifts from the Rio to Bellagio as the fifth Bellagio Cup championship kicks off today. Bellagio will welcome some of the biggest names in the game for its $15,400 main event. Card […]

Online Poker — Isabelle Mercier Takes 3rd in 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: $1,542,400 Entrants: 7,712 Places Paid: 1,170 Final Table Results: 1. Zimmy41 — $231,360 2. labbedorval — $169,664 3. Isabelle “No Mercy” Mercier — $115,680 4. DrunkkkYoda — $77,737 […]

Five Winning Tournament Tips For Beginners

Be Able to Fold Good Hands Preflop in Tournaments Although it doesn’t happen very often, there are situations in which folding good hands such as Q-Q, J-J, or A-K preflop is correct. First let’s discuss the pairs. Early in a tournament, most of your opponents will be unwilling to move all in before the flop […]

Playing For Money and Starting a Bankroll

Graduating from play money or just “playing for fun” should be taken seriously for any player who wants to establish success in poker. The first stakes one should play would be the game where he or she feels comfortable. There should be a basic level of confidence when stepping into a real-money poker game. A […]

Forty-Three Europeans Remain in WSOP Main Event

Day five of the World Series of Poker main event saw the field reduced from 406 to 185 players, of which 43 (23 percent) are European. All are guaranteed a minimum of $36,626. Some of the notable Euro bustouts during the day included Andy Black, Vitaly Lunkin, Kara Scott, Jeff Kimber, Thor Hansen, and Rolf […]

Sit ’n’ Go Promo at Paddy Power Poker

PaddyPowerPoker.com has launched its S’n’G Soda contest which will see players vie for $2,000 in cash prizes from midnight on July 15 to midnight on July 28. Paddy Power, spokesman for the company, said, “Players loved our Double Up STT promo, which focused on STTs with Double Up payouts, so we decided it was time […]

WSOP — Complete Day 6 Chip Counts

Here are the complete chip counts heading into day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Rank Last Name, First Name Chip Counts 1 Zackey, Warren 4,872,000 2 Cordes, Kasper 4,352,000 3 Moon, Darvin 3,218,000 4 Schneider, Tom 3,168,000 5 Perner, Bernhard 3,022,000 6 Puumalainen, Miika 2,894,000 7 Affleck, Matt 2,882,000 8 Elias, […]

WSOP Strategy — Lacay Discusses Big Stack Management

With approximately 1.8 million in chips heading into Day 6 of the main event, Ludovic Lacay finds himself in excellent position to contend for the most prestigious poker tournament of the year. The French pro has earned a reputation as a top-notch player, with consistent results in both the live and online arenas. But it’s […]

WSOP — Day 5 of the Main Event

The tournament staff at the World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event made the decision to end day 5 of the tournament early for the second night in a row. There were 407 players when play began at noon PDT, and by the end of the third level for the day (level 20 […]

Deal Me In — Doyle Brunson

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, […]