Poker News

Peter Eastgate Speaks to The Poker Show This Week

The Poker Show returns on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. with Jesse May and Matt Broughton talking to Peter Eastgate, Greg Raymer, and recent bracelet winner Steve Sung. Elsewhere Padraig Parkinson will be bringing listeners the inside straight from the Amazon ballroom at the World Series of Poker in Las […]

Poker Ashes Qualification This Weekend

Final qualification for places on the England and Australis teams for the upcoming Poker Ashes takes place this weekend at 888.com Players can sign up at the site using the code ASHES100. Those who do make it to the televised event get their tournament entry, travel, and accommodation paid for, as well as $1,000 in […]

World Series of Poker — Rami Boukai Wins Event No. 10

Rami Boukai is no stranger to grueling competition. For years Boukai competed in mixed martial arts and at one point in his career, was just a few seconds shy of choking out famed WEC fighter Urijah Faber. But Boukai decided to trade the octagon for the felt and playing as “arbianight” online, he has quickly […]

WSOP — Ken Aldridge Wins Event No. 9

At every World Series of Poker, there is a fair number of grueling heads-up matches that last until the early morning hours. Just one day after Phil Ivey’s epic battle with John Monette, two lesser known adversaries did their best to recreate the drama. For awhile, it didn’t look like it would take long at […]

Manny Minaya — What’s My Line?

Manelic Minaya, also known as Manny, has been a regular tournament grinder for the better part of the last five years. With just under $1 million in lifetime earnings, Minaya has spent some time making a name for himself all over the country with solid play and perhaps more importantly, solid results. In 2005, Minaya […]

WSOP Gold: A Legend and an Amateur Share Poker’s Stage

Phil Ivey respectfully removed his cap. Travis Johnson swallowed hard. The national anthem finished playing, and two more players were awarded bracelets today. This is probably what tournament organizers were dreaming of when they first envisioned bracelet ceremonies at the Rio: two competitors sharing the stage, one a glorified pro and the other an amateur, […]

Cheap Way to WSOP For CP Readers from Bodog

Bodog Poker is once again giving Card Player readers a little extra with a cheap tournament to start you on your path to the World Series of Poker main event. Coming up this Saturday, June 6, Card Player readers have a chance to win one of two guaranteed seats into a four-seat-guaranteed WSOP main-event semi-final. […]

This Week in Poker — Tournament News May 30-June 5

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: Jude Ainsworth — 2,840 3: Cornel Cimpan — 2,730 4: Anthony Gregg — 2,500 5: Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 2,448 5: Vitaly Lunkin — 2,448 […]

Europe Vs. U.S. Event for World Series of Poker Europe

The World Series of Poker Europe, taking place at the Empire Casino, London from Sept. 17 to Oct. 2 will host a unique team event this year with an eight player U.S team taking on an eight player European team on Sept. 25. The Ryder Cup-style Caesars Cup event will feature Daniel Negreanu as the […]

Dusk Till Dawn Issues Statement on its Future

Dusk Till Dawn, the UK’s first and only dedicated legal poker club, has been forced to issue a statement regarding its future after a local newspaper published a story saying it was “highly likely” the club would be closing imminently. The story broke after Dusk Till Dawn hosted the first of three major guaranteed tournaments […]

PaddyPower Takes Bets on WSOP Main Event

Just to make things a little interesting, PaddyPower.com has launched a host of betting markets for the World Series of Poker main event. These markets include “To Make Final Table”, “Number of Entrants”, “Top Irish Player”, and “Age of Winner”. Last year’s champion Peter Eastgate can be found in the “To Make Final Table” market […]

WSOP — Travis Johnson Wins Event No. 7

After three days of play, and through a field of 2,791 runners, Travis Johnson is the last man standing. Johnson came out on top of event No. 7, a $1,500 no-limit hold’em tournament that wrapped up in the wee hours of Friday morning at the World Series of Poker. Johnson was the catalyst for most […]

WSOP — Phil Ivey Wins His Sixth Bracelet

The dry spell is over, and Phil Ivey has taken down his sixth career World Series of Poker bracelet. Ivey came into the final table of the $2,500 deuce-to-seven event sitting in second-to-last on the leader board and even bought into the 5 p.m., $10,000 mixed world championship tournament, fearing he might not have a […]

WSOP — Steve Sung Wins Event No. 4

Steve Sung’s first major tournament title not only brought an assortment of personal records, but it also contained a World Series of Poker landmark. Sung, who won event No. 4 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) at the Rio Wednesday night, outlasted a record 6,012 players, making it the largest non-main-event field in the history of poker. The […]

WSOP — Freddie Ellis Wins Event No. 6

Freddie Ellis won his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in the early hours of Thursday, June 4, and it comes as no surprise that his win came in the $10,000 seven-card stud world championship. Ellis has been a top-level stud player for years in cardrooms in New York City and the casinos of […]

Ladbrokes Poker Players Get Lucky with Bad Beat

The Bad Beat Jackpot strikes again at Ladbrokes Poker, turning frowns into smiling faces, and putting a little life back into some online accounts. Finnish player “BrockBiers”, who has only been playing on the site since January, was playing a $0.50-£1 ten-seater table on Tuesday, and when he made quad jacks, he was confident in […]

The Return of the Million Dollar Hand

After great success in March, the Million Dollar Hand is kicking off again at PartyPoker.com tomorrow (Jun. 5) and will run until Sat., Jun. 28. Those playing on real money tables at the site will get a playing card each time they earn 15 PartyPoints, with a maximum of two cards per day, and a […]

WSOP — Jason Mercier Wins Event No. 5

Jason Mercier has already conquered Europe. His first major tournament win came at the European Poker Tour stop in San Remo just over a year ago. Mercier has also proven that he can beat the best in the game. He won the EPT London High Roller Showdown this past October, beating John Juanda heads up […]

Run it Twice — Alec Torelli

Alec Torelli, also known as “Traheho” online, came up the ranks as a cash-game pro but quickly caught the tournament bug after winning the Full Tilt Online Poker Series III main event for more than $288,000. Since then, he’s accumulated almost $1.4 million in winnings, and even more in cash games. Torelli sat down with […]

Special WSOP Discount for Card Player Subscription

Card Player magazine is helping poker enthusiasts celebrate the 2009 World Series of Poker with a Series Subscription Special. From now until July 15, new subscribers can take advantage of a discounted subscription rate. 26 issues (1 year) for $25.95 (regularly $39.95) 52 issues (2 years) for $39.95 (regularly $59.95) Subscribers gain access to columns […]

WSOP — Two Stacked Final Tables Set for Today

Apparently the 6,012 entrants in the $1,000 buy-in “Stimulus Special” no-limit hold’em event at this year’s World Series of Poker were a smidgen more than expected, as the four-day tournament was turned into a five-day event. That decision means that today will feature two WSOP final tables, including that of the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event, […]

John O’Shea Successfully Defends ECOOP Title

Defending a title is no easy feat, and rarely done nowadays, but Boylepoker.com pro John “doesalrite” O’Shea now belongs to that category of players who have the determination and skill to do so. Last night, John O’Shea reaffirmed his champion status in the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP) pot-limit Omaha hi-lo event and took […]

Jason Brennan is Sports Stars Challenge Champ

The winner of the fourth PartyPoker.com Sports Stars Challenge is online qualifier Jason Brennan. The 34-year-old Londoner took home £27,000 after winning his heat with the darts stars and then turning his attention to the final table. The other finalists were Henry Paul, Thomas Helmer, Dave McAuley, Jean Van de Velde, and two other online […]

Paradise Poker Revenue Down as Competition Bites

Sportingbet Plc, owner of Paradise Poker, today announced its poker rake was down 5 percent in the third quarter of 2009 year-on-year, to £5.8 million from £6.1 million. This represented a decrease of 15 percent in constant currency terms. Net gaming revenue was static, year-on-year, in the same period at £5 million. In the nine […]

Jonathon Wilcox Wins One Way Poker Event

The first One Way Poker event was held in the Aspers Casino, Swansea in England, and found its champion in the shape of 22-year-old local, Jonathon Wilcox. With a buy-in of £125, and 115 players on the day, the new poker room on the iPoker network, One Way Poker, added more than $12,000 to bring […]

WSOP Q and A — Nelly

Rap star Nelly has developed a passion for poker. He traveled to Monte Carlo to play in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final last month, and then stayed in Monaco for a few days to play in various side tournaments after he busted out of the Grand Final. Nelly was also one of 6,012 […]

European Masters of Poker Hits Prague

The European Masters of Poker (EMOP) heads to the Spearmint Casino in Prague for its third instalment. The €1,100 buy-in event will take place over five days including two starting days, with the first kicking off on Jun. 24. 300 players is the anticipated figure, which would mean an estimated prize pool of €300,000. Qualifiers […]

Daniel Nutt Wins Dusk Till Dawn Main Event

Daniel Nutt took down the Dusk Till Dawn main event which ran from May 27 to 30. The buy-in for the event was £1,000 and it had a guaranteed prize pool of £250,000. The only problem was that 194 players turned out which meant the club saw a loss of £56,000, plus £15,000 from an […]

iPoker Strengthens French Market Presence

Playtech, owner of the iPoker network, today announced it had signed a deal with Chilipoker which will see the online poker room become a direct licensee of the iPoker network. Previously Chilipoker had a contract with iPoker sub-licensee Tain but the fast growing site will now work directly with iPoker. Chilipoker recently announced a significant […]

Tom McEvoy Wins the Inaugural WSOP Champions Invitational

Perhaps it’s fitting that Tom McEvoy is the champion of champions. McEvoy, the 1983 world champ, outlasted Robert Varkonyi heads-up to win the inaugural WSOP Champions Invitational. For his win, McEvoy was awarded the Binion Cup by Jack Binion himself and a 1970 red Corvette. In an era when tournament poker has captured the imagination […]