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SCOOP Day 11 — Benny 'toweliestar' Spindler Wins $25K Heads-Up
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events are about to conclude. The SCOOP is a 22-tournament series spread out over 12 days of action. Each tournament is offered with three different sets of buy-ins ranging from low, to mid, to high stakes. Buy-ins are offered for as little as $5.50 and can be […]
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A Poker Life — Jeff Madsen
By now, most of the poker community is familiar with the story behind Jeff Madsen’s rise to fame. For those who aren’t, here’s a quick recap — Madsen turned 21, borrowed $3,500 from his parents, planning to spend a total of $10,000 at the 2006 World Series of Poker to play in six events, and […]
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Speculation Mounts on Harrah's Online Poker Entry
Harrah’s, owner of the World Series of Poker brand, is set to announce the appointment of former Party Gaming CEO Mitch Garber as head of its internet operations and the WSOP brand according to the Sunday Times today. The report claims the troubled gaming giant will spin these businesses off into a separate entity, fuelling […]
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Irish Open 2009 Day 3 Recap
Albert Iversen was one of the few remaining familiar faces left towards the end of day 3 of the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2009. He tangoed with Kara Scott for a bit, getting the better of her in one big pot, which made a big dent in her stack. However, it was Scott who made it […]
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PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2009 — Day 3
Albert Iversen was one of the few remaining familiar faces left toward the end of day 3 of the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2009. He tangoed with Kara Scott for a bit, getting the better of her in one big pot, which made a big dent in her stack. However, it was Scott who made it […]
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SCOOP Day 10 — Terrence 'Unassigned' Chan Wins Twice
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events are now in full swing. The SCOOP is a 22-tournament series spread out over 11 days of action. Each tournament is offered with three different sets of buy-ins ranging from low, to mid, to high stakes. Buy-ins are offered for as little as $5.50 and can […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Kara Scott
Kara Scott is probably known for her time reporting on poker events more so than playing in them. But to underestimate her on the felt would be the last move a player makes. When Scott does play, she usually makes an impression, and her time at the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2009 has been no different. […]
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Irish Open 2009 Day 2 Recap
Day 2 of the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open saw 311 players become 64 as players hit the rail one after another. Play was expected to slow as the bubble rapidly approached, but as has been the style so far, players persevered, the bubble was popped, and the event entered the money bracket. Former footballer Tony Cascarino […]
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PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2009 — Day 2
Day 2 of the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open saw 311 players become 64 as players hit the rail one after another. Play was expected to slow as the bubble rapidly approached, but as has been the style so far, players persevered, the bubble was popped, and the event entered the money bracket. Former footballer Tony Cascarino […]
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SCOOP Day 9 — Michael 'amrasaralond' Binger Wins Event No. 18
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events are now in full swing. The SCOOP is a 22-tournament series spread out over 11 days of action. Each tournament is offered with three different sets of buy-ins ranging from low, to mid, to high stakes. Buy-ins are offered for as little as $5.50 and can […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Jamie Gold
People love him or they hate him, but either way, Jamie Gold is written forever in poker history for winning the largest tournament — the 2006 World Series of Poker main event — for which he received $12 million. An interesting player at all fronts, he came to the feature table at the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish […]
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Bodog Poker Holding Card Player-Exclusive Event Tonight
Bodog’s Card Player-exclusive, value-added tournament series is close to concluding, and your last chance (for now) to cash in is tonight. Tonight’s event is a $10+$1 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament that starts at 9:05 p.m. ET, and Bodog is adding $109 to the prize pool in the form of a seat in its Sunday $100,000-guaranteed event. […]
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Irish Open 2009 Day 1 Recap
The PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2009 kicked off yesterday with 701 players all vying for a piece of the €2,240,000 prize pool. Many big names and familiar faces took planes, trains, and automobiles to get to Citywest Hotel and Resort in Dublin for what is known as one of the world’s most prestigious poker events. Dan […]
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PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2009 — Day 1
The PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open 2009 kicked off yesterday with 701 players all vying for a piece of the €2,240,000 prize pool. Many big names and familiar faces took planes, trains, and automobiles to get to Citywest Hotel and Resort in Dublin for what is known as one of the world’s most prestigious poker events. Dan […]
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WSOP Circuit — Caesars Las Vegas Event Begins Saturday
The World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesars, Las Vegas, begins on Saturday, Apr. 11. The tournament series will host 21 events, and it concludes when the champion is crowned in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em Circuit championship on Thursday, Apr. 30. The games spread will include limit and no-limit hold’em, six-handed no-limit hold’em, pot-limit […]
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PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open Begins Friday
One of the largest European Poker Tournaments of the year begins today in Dublin, Ireland at the Citywest Hotel when cards get into the air at the 2009 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open. Many players are expected at this €3,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament, and the field is expected to top the 667 players that participated last […]
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This Week in Poker — Poker Tournament News Apr. 3-10
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: Cornel Cimpan — 2,730 3: Anthony Gregg — 2,500 4: Steve Brecher — 2,340 5: Chris Moore — 2,110 6: Kathy Liebert — 2,100 […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Daniel Delshad
The first Dream Team Poker event took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nov. 7-8, 2008. Dream Team Poker events involve teams of three players who compete in a no-limit hold’em tournament as individual players. Each player is given a rank when they bust out of an event (the eventual […]
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Online Poker — OPOY Update, April 10, 2009
Last week, the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) failed to make much of a difference in Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race. This week, a number of big SCOOP finishes propelled some players into the top 10 and pushed others out. Shaun "tedsfishfry" Deeb had a quiet run after winning nearly […]
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SCOOP Day 8 — Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi Wins Event No. 16
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events are now in full swing. The SCOOP is a 22-tournament series spread out over 11 days of action. Each tournament is offered with three different sets of buy-ins ranging from low, to mid, to high stakes. Buy-ins are offered for as little as $5.50 and can […]
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Poker Pro Jimmy 'Gobboboy' Fricke Returns to The Scoop
Most people who are familiar with Jimmy Fricke know that he came in second place in the 2007 Aussie Millions main event. What many people don’t know, however, is how much he was staked for that event and how his game changed following his breakout performance. Fricke discusses some of the details regarding that tournament […]
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NBC National Heads-up Poker Championship Airs Sunday
Sixty-four of the biggest names in poker in a March Madness-style heads-up format, all for half a million dollars. This Sunday, the first episode of the 2009 National Heads-up Championship will premiere on NBC at 12 p.m. ET. The popular tournament took place in March at Caesars Palace, with Huck Seed and Vanessa Rousso distancing […]
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Irish Open Starts Today With Poker Elite in Attendance
The PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Open main event starts today at Citywest Hotel, Dublin with around 600 players expected to pony up the €3,200 buy in to play in one of Europe’s leading events. A number of big names will appear including Brian ‘sbrugby’ Townsend, former world champion Jamie Gold, Ciaran O’Leary, Phil Laak, and reigning champion […]
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New Free Poker Training Video Features $5,000 Heads-Up
This week’s free poker video training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) features Evan “_Fisherman” Roberts. In this video, Roberts discusses a big bluff that he made at a $25-$50 heads-up no-limit hold’em table against a passive, tilty opponent. This video, as well as three additional free clips by other instructors, is […]
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Antonius Takes Lead in High-Stakes Poker Durrrr Challenge
The Durrrr Challenge may have slowed down a bit the past couple weeks, but the players did their best to revive the sluggish start with an epic 2,043-hand session over the course of eight hours. Tom Dwan (pictured below right) came into the day with a slight lead of about $30,000 in the match with […]
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SCOOP Day 7 — Hevad 'RaiNKhAN' Khan Wins Event No. 14
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events are now in full swing. The SCOOP is a 22-tournament series spread out over 11 days of action. Each tournament is offered with three different sets of buy-ins ranging from low, to mid, to high stakes. Buy-ins are offered for as little as $5.50 and can […]
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Online Poker — The $1K Roundup, Week of April 5
This week’s $1K tournaments were a bit down thanks to all of the action going down at the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events. In fact, only Full Tilt was able to avoid an overlay this week, as the other two tournaments failed to reach their guarantees. At Full Tilt, Jeremiah "Believer8219" Vinsant […]
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Run it Twice — Mike Watson
Mike "SirWatts" Watson is a 24-year-old professional poker player who makes his living traveling the tournament circuit and playing cash games online. He has accumulated just under $2.3 million in tournament winnings, which include a World Poker Tour win at the 2008 Bellagio Cup IV, but when he’s not competing in a live event, he’s […]
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Play With the Devilfish on the Final Table from Hell
With Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott in Las Vegas playing poker, the weekly Devilfish Bounty tournament was lacking something. So the man himself decided to roll over the weekly bounty on his head of €250 for the next five weeks, add €250 to the prize pool and give the five winners the chance to play against him […]
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$1,000,000 Bonus for Everest Poker WSOP Qualifiers
Everest Poker has announced an exciting promotion which sees the company matching the World Series of Poker main event winnings of its qualified players up to $1 million, and then sharing it with all those who qualified at the site, regardless of finishing position. Going on last year’s figures, if this promotion was around, then […]
