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WSOP — Day 1 of the $40K Anniversary TournamentThe 40th-annual World Series of Poker kicked off the first open event of the year in big fashion with the largest no-limit hold’em tournament ever hosted in the United States, featuring a $40,000 buy in. After the somewhat disappointing turnout for the $25,000 World Poker Tour Championship in April, many skeptics were predicting a disaster […]
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Run It Twice — Eric LiuEric Liu, also known as “p3achy_keen” online, has gained respect as both a tournament and cash game player in his short career. At the age of 24, he’s got more than half a million dollars in tournament winnings, and his cash-game winnings eclipse that amount. With the World Series of Poker beginning this week, Liu […]
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ANZPT — Chris Levick Wins Melbourne Main Event
NOTE: All monetary values are in Australian dollars (AUD). The final table of the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour crowned another season-one champion on Aug. 27 at the Melbourne main event at Crown Casino. The field consisted of 218 players who bought in for $2,700 and created a prize pool worth $545,000. Chris Levick […]
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Caesars Mega Stack Series Begins Today
The Caesars Mega Stack series began today at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The tournament series will host 40 events between May 28 and July 10, when a champion is crowned in the $2,000 no-limit hold’em championship event. All 40 events in the tournament series will spread no-limit hold’em, and the buy-ins range from $300 […]
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PokerStars Launches Italian Poker Tour
PokerStars is having so much fun running poker tours, they decided, “Why not have another?” The largest online poker site in the world announced today that it was launching the Italian Poker Tour, with the first event for the new tour scheduled for June 1-7 in San Remo, the popular Italian Riviera tourist destination. “PokerStars […]
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Online Poker — The $1K Roundup, Week of May 25
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: $341,000 Entrants: 341 Places Paid: 36 Final Table Results: 1. Matt “shep2k” Shepsky — $85,250 2. kismatwala03197 — $54,560 3. discomonkey — $40,920 4. Keven “Stamdogg” Stammen — $31,543 5. […]
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WSOP History — The First Decade
Major action at the 2009 World Series of Poker begins today with the 40th-annual no-limit hold’em event that features a $40,000 buy-in. To commemorate this historic milestone, the WSOP will focus on the colorful history of the event throughout the summer, and CardPlayer.com will bring you history-based stories periodically. This first installment includes a recap […]
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Explosive Final Table at Women’s World Open IIIThe final table is now set and rearing to go at the third instalment of the $3,000 buy-in Women’s World Open, and with a $108,000 prize pool up for grabs, there is a lot to play for. The remaining seven players are said to make up the strongest final table in the history of the […]
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$40,000 Hold’em Event Debuts at the World Series of PokerWhether or not the $40,000 no-limit hold’em event will be considered the “new main event” of the World Series remains to be seen. But today marks day 1 of the new, prestigious event. “I think it’s a great way to bring together the best no-limit hold’em players in a concentrated field, probably resulting in one […]
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Students Look Forward to Oxford Cup VIII
The Oxford Cup, presented by DragonStack, and in association with Joe Barnard and Loose Cannon Club, will return for its eighth year. The official student £20 rebuy event will take place at the Oxford Union across the weekend of Jun. 6. Many famous faces have attended in the past and this time it is Anthony […]
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Venetian Deep Stack Begins Thursday
The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III begins on Thursday, May 28 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Things will kick of with three $250 super-satellites, which will run at noon, 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. There will also be a $550 super satellite for the $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship event held on May 12. Players […]
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2009 World Series of Poker BeginsThe wait is over. The 40th annual World Series of Poker begins today at 12 p.m., with Event No. 1 ($500 no-limit hold’em casino employees). The first open buy-in event will begin at 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, when cards get into the air for Event No. 2 ($40,000 no-limit hold’em). This historic event, […]
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Payment Processer Owes Poker Companies MillionsOne year ago, Internet entrepreneur Daniel Tzvetkoff was being talked about for buying all sorts of top notch cars and properties, including tourism Tony Smith’s mansion on the affluent Australian Gold Coast for $29 million. Tzvetkoff created a gold mine in online payment processing company, Intabill, a company he is managing director of and owns […]
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Sexy Poker Banned in AustraliaAustralia’s Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) has banned the Nintendo Wii game Sexy Poker saying the game contravened guidelines which prohibit the “depiction of nudity as an incentive.” The OFLC said it could not give the Gameloft-developed game a classification because it “cannot be accommodated in MA15+.” No MA18+ classification exists in Australia. […]
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Nomination Process for the Poker Hall of Fame OpenWondering why Barry Greenstein isn’t a member of the Poker Hall of Fame? Want to give a nod to the poker ambassador, Mike Sexton? Perhaps you think it’s time for a member of the younger generation to break into the elite club, like Daniel Negreanu or Allen Cunningham? Whatever you think, Harrah’s wants you to […]
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Annie Duke Pokes Fun at Rivers in Charity Poker Event
More “blood-stained money” is about to go to another charity, courtesy of Annie Duke and poker players. Duke, the popular pro who has gained additional fame from her performance on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice show this year, will host the Sucking Out on the Rivers charity poker tournament tomorrow. Proceeds of the tournament will benefit Refugees […]
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How Pros Prepare for the WSOPWith the World Series of Poker looming ahead, Card Player caught up with some familiar poker faces to find out how they prepare, what events they may play, and impart advice to the less experienced. Peter Eastgate “Right now I am looking at either renting a house or a condo with some of my Danish […]
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Devilfish Crowns Hull Talent Trail Champions
David Ulliott had the honour of crowning the winner of the Hull Daily Mail’s Talent Trail 2009. Five-piece rock band, Dirty Wish, rose to the top of hundreds of acts including singers, comedians, and dancers to take down £1,500 and a trophy at the final in Hull City Hall last week. Ulliott saw many of […]
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World Series of Poker Starts TomorrowFor the next six weeks, all eyes in the poker world will fall on the 40th World Series of Poker which gets starts tomorrow May 27 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas. The 57-event Series gets underway with the first bracelet event, the $500 buy-in Casino Employees tournament at midday PST and […]
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Black Belt Sponsored Pros Announced
Eight poker enthusiasts waited by their phones last night for a call they had been working towards for months (some, for years). The voices at the other end of the line would be Neil Channing alongside presenters Padraig Parkinson, Jesse May, and Matt Broughton of The Poker Show. Channing was about to inform the poker […]
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Ashton ‘theASHMAN103’ Griffin Wins $25K Heads-Up ChampionshipOne of the premier events in the world of online poker recently concluded after two days of action. A total of 63 players entered the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship on Full Tilt, creating a prize pool of $1,575,000. First Round Day one saw the field reach the money and trim down to just the final four. […]
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Online Poker — Jesper Hougaard 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: $1,500,000 Entrants: 7,177 Places Paid: 1,080 Final Table Results: 1. Jesper “KipsterDK” Hougaard — $206,834* 2. philipoo — $174,580* 3. praetoriancz — $129,139* 4. bbs99 — $79,500 5. […]
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Tony Phillips Wins GUKPT NewcastleThe fifth leg of the 2009 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour stopped in Newcastle where it was won by Londoner, Tony Phillips. The 22-year-old beat off 151 players to pick up the top prize of £47,200 and become the youngest player ever to win a GUKPT main event. The final table is not unfamiliar for the […]
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£250,000 Guaranteed at Dusk Till Dawn This Week
The first leg of the Dusk Till Dawn £1 million guaranteed Grand Slam starts this Wednesday May 27 at 2 p.m. in the Nottingham club and the £1,000 buy in main event could see an overlay on the £250,000 guaranteed prize pool. Last Wednesday May 20, with just one week to go, only 64 players […]
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WSOP History -- 2009 Recap
The 2009 World Series of Poker marked the 40th anniversary of the event and its unique history was honored throughout the summer. The first open buy-in event was a $40,000 no-limit hold’em event that attracted 201 of the best players in the world. Vitaly Lunkin won the event to take home his second gold bracelet […]
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WSOP History -- 2008 Recap
The 2008 World Series of Poker saw some of the most significant changes to the schedule in years. For the first time in the history of the main event play would be paused for several months once the final nine were set in July, and they would not return until early November. This led everyone […]
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Black Belt Poker’s Search for Sponsored Pros Part IITomorrow is deadline day, and will see the man behind Black Belt Poker, Neil Channing, and Nik Persaud select eight out of their 31 Graders to represent the company as sponsored professionals. One of these “Brown Belts” hoping to hear his phone ring tomorrow as the calls are made live on air on The Poker […]
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Black Belt Poker’s Search for Sponsored Pros Part IThe words Black Belt Poker could be heard more and more frequently in recent poker-themed conversations, as the company, and indeed the idea behind it, became increasingly exciting and popular over the past few months. Neil Channing is the man behind the idea, and no person can better explain the concept than the former Irish […]
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Another Big Line Up for The Poker ShowThis week on The Poker Show, Jesse May and Padraig Parkinson have a star-studded show lined up. The live online poker radio show will feature two WSOP bracelet holders — World Series of Poker event champ Michael Keiner, and World Series of Poker Europe success story, Theo Jorgensen, along with WSOP main event finalist Jon […]
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Harrah’s Launches New Online Subsidiary for the WSOPHarrah’s is one step closer to offering online poker. The company announced on Friday that Mitch Garber, the former CEO of PartyGaming, will head Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment, Inc. — a new subsidiary that will oversee online and international operations for the World Series of Poker. “As the world’s largest gaming company, Harrah’s is taking a […]
