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Justin Bonomo Wins WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Palace
The World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesars Palace has always been one of the more recognizable stops on the tour, simply due to its location in Las Vegas. The $5,000 championship event attracted a field of 187 players and generated a total prize pool of $896,950. In the past, players such as John […]
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State-Run Online Poker Expected in Finland Next Year
As reported at the end of March on CardPlayerEurope.com, Finnish authorities have confirmed that a state-run online poker room is to be launched. However it is more likely to be next year than this year according to a report yesterday in Helsingin Sanomat. A final report was submitted to the Finnish Parliament on Tuesday which […]
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Online Poker Network Gets Three-Millionth Player
Boss Media, owner of the International Poker Network (IPN), has just recruited its three-millionth player and released figures showing substantial growth in 2008. IPN say active daily players up 14 percent, maximum concurrent players up 22 percent, and daily registrations up 28 percent during 2008. Last month Boss Media took over the remaining CryptoLogic network […]
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Eleven WSOP Qualifiers This Month at DevilfishPoker
DevilfsihPoker.com today revealed details of its final round of qualifiers for World Series of Poker packages during May, with 11 people in line to win the €7,000 prizes and the trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas this summer. The promotion runs from May 1 until May 31 and is aimed at players of all […]
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European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Day 1B Recap
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final saw its largest ever field attend the event over the last two starting days with 934 players take to the felt in the €10,600 buy in event. This was up 10 percent on last year’s 842 and, as a result, EPT Monte Carlo is likely to […]
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PPA Slams Minnesota Order to Block Poker Websites
It’s a dark day in Minnesota for online poker players. The Minnesota Star-Tribune reported today that state officials have notified 11 national and regional Internet service providers and told them to block access to nearly 200 online gaming sites for all Minnesota-based computers. The Poker Players Alliance Minnesota State Director Matt Werden immediately issued a […]
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Mike Sexton Renews Association with Party Poker
Mike Sexton is back at PartyPoker. Once upon a time, Sexton was the face of PartyPoker. The WPT announcer and Tournament of Champions winner was the site’s top pro, but he hadn’t been seen sporting the PartyPoker gear all that much recently, after the publicly traded PartyGaming, which runs PartyPoker, was forced to leave the […]
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EPT — Grand Final Day 1B
Day 1B at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final attracted a much larger group of players than day 1A. A group of 539 players swelled the tournament room in Monte Carlo, making the total field an impressive 935 players. At €10,000 a seat, a massive first-place prize awaits the eventual champion in a few […]
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Harrah's and ESPN Prepare for 2009 World Series of PokerTournament organizers for the 40th-Annual World Series of Poker answered questions from reporters yesterday at the annual media conference call. With less than a month remaining until the first event, the focus of the call centered on television coverage, new events, and new player conduct rules. WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel, […]
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First Airings of Poker Show Generate Controversy
The Poker Show, the new online radio poker show presented by Padraig Parkisnon and Jesse May and sponsored by Boylepoker, has generated plenty of interest in its first three broadcasts with Phil Hellmuth giving the show a world exclusive, one caller cut off for drunken abuse, and online forums hopping with young players questioning the […]
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Bertrand Grospellier Sets Online Poker World Record
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier set a world record yesterday at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final. The Frenchman played 62 $6.50 turbo single table tournaments in just one hour on PokerStars.com and finished up $23.60. He spent $403 on buy-ins and finished with $426.60 for a return on investment of 6 percent. Grospellier […]
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Mike Sexton Renews Party Poker Contract
PartyPoker.com today announced it has renewed its relationship with “ambassador of poker” Mike Sexton who will continue to act in several capacities for the online poker room including ambassador, host, consultant, and player. “PartyPoker.com has always had a place in my heart and is special to me,” said Sexton. “I am delighted to pen a […]
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Online Poker Gross Profit Static at Betsson
Betsson, the publicly-quoted Swedish online poker operator, today announced static poker gross profit for the first quarter of 2009 at SEK41 million (€3.85 million) compared to SEK41.2 million in the previous quarter in 2008. The share poker commands of Betsson’s entire business, which also comprises casino and sportsbook, is changed only marginally from 15.9 percent […]
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European Poker Tour Grand Final Day 1A Recap
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand final got underway yesterday with 396 players pony up the €10,000 buy in and 223 make the cut at the end of eight levels of play. Over 360 players have qualified for this event on PokerStars. Among those who busted out along the way were Phil Ivey, […]
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High Stakes Online Poker — Gus Hansen Banks in Pot-Limit Omaha
In this series, CardPlayer.com takes a closer look at online poker’s high-stakes cash games. The report wraps up all of the stomach-churning variance, provides details of the seven-figure swings, and highlights the most interesting hands along the way. This week, much of the high stakes shenanigans were driven by the Great Dane himself, Gus Hansen. […]
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EPT — Grand Final Day 1A
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo began today with a turnout of 396 players. Day 1A saw a mix of some of the most respected online and live players the poker world has to offer, including Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Chris Moneymaker, Chris Ferguson, and Annette Obrestad. Unfortunately, a big helping […]
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Play Poker Against 'Elky' As He Goes for SNG World Record
Today’s promotion on PokerStars gives casual small-stakes poker players a chance to play against one of the best players in the world at a comfortable buy-in. Bertrand Grospellier, in a quest to break a world record, will register for as many $6.50 sit-and-gos as he can over a one-hour period, starting at 1 p.m. ET […]
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Full Tilt Poker Website Gets Makeover
FullTiltPoker.com yesterday launched its newly redesigned website which features easier navigation and mirrors the themes the company uses in its print and TV advertising. Howard Lederer, a Team Full Tilt Pro, said, "With this important relaunch, Full Tilt Poker will integrate its groundbreaking branding with an easy to navigate website. This will greatly improve the […]
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Million Dollar Race Rake This May on PartyPoker
PartyPoker.com has announced the Million Dollar Race taking place between May 1 and 30. The leaderboard race will see the top 3,000 players share over $1 million with the winner receiving $20,000 cash and a World Series of Poker package worth $20,000. A spokesman for the company explained the promotion. “[It] is simple – the […]
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Victoria Casino Hosts 24-Hour Charity Poker Event
London’s famous Grosvenor Victoria Casino is to host a “pokathon” from May 7 to 8 with a tournament starting every four hours in aid of St. John’s Hospice. All registration fees are to be donated to the charity and all tournaments will be dealer dealt. The winner of the six tournaments will play off in […]
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Isabelle Mercier Wins Ante Up For Africa in Monte Carlo
Isabelle Mercier won last night’s €4,000 buy in PokerStars.com Ante Up For Africa charity poker tournament in Monte Carlo ahead of today’s Grand Final with a total of €260,000 raised for the charity which helps victims of the Darfur conflict in Sudan. The final table featured former England footballer Teddy Sheringham, French rugby internationalist Sebastian […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Constant Rijkenberg
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour San Remo was an astounding success, with 1,177 players including some of the world’s best poker players, but only one survived the carnage, and that was 20-year-old Constant Rijkenberg (pictured left), from Amsterdam. Card Player spoke to him moments after he won €1,508,000 for taking down first place. The Grand […]
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Online Poker — Steve 'gboro780' Gross Wins at UltimateBet
It was an exciting Sunday for Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race. Steve "gboro780" Gross closed the gap on leader Shaun Deeb with a win in Ultimate Bet’s $200,000 guarantee. The victory put Gross just 136 points behind and within striking distance to take over the top spot with a win this week. […]
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Online Poker Revenue in Sweden Drops in 2008
Svenska Spel, the state-run online poker operator in Sweden, has reported a drop in poker revenue of 3.6 percent to SEK372 million (€34.6 million) in 2008 from SEK385 million in 2007. The company said in its annual report, “Both Svenskaspel.se and the casinos offer poker games. The casinos arranged a number of popular poker tournaments […]
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A Poker Life -- Steve Billirakis
Jeff Madsen walked into the 2007 World Series of Poker as the reigning youngest bracelet winner in history, having snagged the title from Eric Froelich the year before, but it didn’t take long before he’d have to bequeath his record to someone new. In event No. 1 of that year’s WSOP, Steve Billirakis, who was […]
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UK Casino Poker Tax Hike Criticised
The British government’s decision to increase tax on poker profits made by UK casinos from 15 percent to 50 percent has dismayed Rank, owner of the Grosvenor brand which hosts the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, according to a report on thisismoney.com yesterday. Rank has written to the government saying the move "may result in the […]
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Simon Moorman Wins GUKPT Manchester
Simon Moorman, father of Chris “Moorman1” Moorman, has won the fourth leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour at the G Casino Manchester. Moorman, who was gifted the seat by his son as a birthday present, topped the field of 298 players to take down the £88,630 top prize and a seat at the Champion […]
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European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Starts Tomorrow
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final rolls into Monaco tomorrow marking the final installment of season five of the Tour. The €10,000 buy in event has a capacity of 1,000 players and comes hot on the heels of the 1,178 player EPT San Remo held up the coast and over the border […]
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EPT — Grand Final Begins on Tuesday
Day 1 at the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final begins on Tuesday, Apr. 28 at noon CEST (3 a.m. PDT). Card Player will be providing live coverage from the event in live updates, chip counts, and photos. There will also be an EPT Live video feed featured on CardPlayer.com during the last two […]
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Bertrand Grospellier Wins $776,000 at World Poker Tour
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier from France finished thrid in yesterday’s World Poker Tour Five Star World Poker Classic at Bellagio, Las Vegas collecting $776,245 for his efforts. Scotty Nguyen was the first to be ousted from the six-handed final earning $285,985 with Shannon Shorr busting next for $408,550. Christian "charder30" Harder and ElkY were eliminated in […]
