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EPT — Pieter De Korver Wins 2009 Grand FinalThe final day at the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final welcomed back eight players who all had their eyes on the final prize worth €2.3 million. They had survived four days of poker to make it this far and waded through a massive field of 935 players. They now had to fight it […]
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ANZPT — Paren Arzoomanian Wins Inaugural Sydney Main Event
Author’s Note: All monetary values are AUD The initial PokerStars Australia-New Zealand Poker Tour stop in Sydney, Australia, attracted 493 players to the $2,000+$200 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event at Star City Casino and created a prize pool worth $986,000. The top 45 players walked away with prize money, and all 26 players returning on […]
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European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Day 4 Recap
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final has its final eight. From 935 players the field has been whittled down over four days and a top prize of €2.3 million is now in the sights of the remaining competitors who are guaranteed a prize of at least €170,000. Yesterday saw a number of […]
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EPT — Grand Final Day 4
Day 4 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final began with 31 players and it took ten and a half hours for that number to dwindle down to eight. Tomorrow is the all-important day and will be life-changing for some, particularly the person who gets to take home $3,056,255 for first place. It wasn’t […]
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This Week in Poker — Poker Tournament News Apr. 25-May 1
Check out CardPlayer.com every week for a 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 6: Constant Rijkenberg — 2,400 7: […]
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European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Day 3 Recap
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final yesterday played down from 138 to 32 players and among the bust outs were Michael Watson, Fabrice Soulier, Nenad Medic, Team PokerStars Pro Lee Nelson, Benjamin Spindler, Team PokerStars Pro Isabelle Mercier, Sorel Mizzi, Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies, Carl Olson, Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akaari, and former […]
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EPT — Grand Final Day 3
Day 3 at the 2009 PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo began at noon with 138 players in the mix. By the end of the night 88 of them would have prize money in their pocket or dreams of a larger piece of the pie tomorrow. A total of 31 players will […]
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Cake Poker Wants to Send You to Playboy Mansion for Free
How would you like to go to the Playboy Mansion? Yeah, that’s what Cake Poker thought. Next question: how would you like to go to the Playboy Mansion for free? Even better. Cake Poker will be running an exclusive freeroll tournament for all Card Player readers who have signed up for the poker site with […]
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'Bond 18' Discusses Early-Stage Play in Free Poker Video
Many instructional videos for tournament poker feature the final table of a massive tournament the online pro waded through before ever turning on the camera. While they are beneficial, they don’t do much good for the amateur poker player looking to first reach that final table. Tony "Bond 18" Dunst fills this void by hosting […]
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California State Poker Championship Begins
The California State Poker Championship is under way at Commerce Casino in Southern California. The tournament series will feature 24 events in all, including a $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship with a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million that begins on May 22. The series began with a $200 casino industry employees no-limit hold’em event […]
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Online Poker — OPOY Update, May 1, 2009
It’s been two weeks since the latest Online Player of the Year update due to the increased action at the WPT Championship. During that 14-day span, the rankings have changed considerably, although the leader remains the same — Shaun "tedsfishfry" Deeb. Deeb has cashed four times since, adding a total of 332 points to his […]
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SoCal Hosts Two Charity Poker Tournaments Next Weekend
Greg Raymer is going to have a busy Saturday next weekend. The 2004 WSOP main-event champ is scheduled to appear at two charity poker tournaments in Southern California on May 9, one to benefit domestic violence victims and another to help out with the implementation of a program to end dog fighting in the area. […]
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Full Tilt Unveiled as New Sponsor of Poker Million
Full Tilt was today announced as the new sponsor of the prestigious Poker Million event, previously sponsored by Ladbrokes. The Matchroom Sport produced event will again take place some time in December, with the first six qualifying heats for the 72-player tournament starting in mid-July in London. The second round of qualifiers will take place […]
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Erica Schoenberg Talks About Poker and Golf on The Scoop
“Eff you Adam,” Erica Schoenberg says with a smile. Her playful derision is directed at Adam Schoenfeld, one of the hosts of the weekly Card Player TV show, The Scoop. Schoenberg talks about her golf game quite a bit in this week’s episode, which is sponsored by Full Tilt, discussing a potential prop bet that […]
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European Poker Sites on Minnesota Blacklist
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has released the blacklist of sites it is trying to block its residents from accessing and some surprising names appear, not least because they do not accept U.S. players. Releasing the list to Internet Service Providers, the Department informed them: “Attached is a list of online gambling sites and […]
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European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Day 2 Recap
Day 2 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final the field of 527 was whittled down to 138 in pursuit of the €2.3 million top prize. The number of recognisable names busted from the tournament during the day read like a who’s who of world poker and included Team PokerStars pros Ivan […]
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NBC Launches New Poker Show — Face the Ace
NBC is ready to go prime-time with its newest poker series. The network announced this week that it would debut a brand-new poker-themed game show this August entitled, Face the Ace. The show, which will be hosted by Sopranos star Steve Schirripa, will give contestants an opportunity to battle some of the biggest names in […]
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EPT — Grand Final Day 2
The two starting days’ survivors made their way to the Sporting complex at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel today for day 2 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final. It was announced that an overall total of 935 players entered this year’s Final, creating a prize pool worth €9,350,000, including the first-place prize of […]
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Poker's World Series of Golf Signs 13-Episode Deal
It’s golf with poker rules and a lot of money on the line. And now, there will be 13 episodes of it on TV. The World Series of Golf announced this week that it had made an agreement with cable network WGN America to broadcast its tournament over 13 episodes. The high-stakes golf tournament had […]
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Online Poker — The $1K Roundup, Week of April 26
The $1K events were a bit down this week, as two of the three failed to clear their guarantees. Over at Full Tilt, David "Bussa Buss" Baker put himself back into Online Player of the Year contention with a third-place finish in the $1K Monday. Baker now sits in 11th place, just 92 points away […]
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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 […]
