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Andrew 'Foucault' Brokos Hosts Free Poker Training Video
Andrew “Foucault” Brokos hosts this week’s free poker video training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus). In this video, Brokos analyzes hands from his play at a two six-handed $5-$10 no-limit hold’em tables and discusses how to combat aggressive opponents in today’s online poker games. This video, as well as three additional […]
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Bill Introduced to Legalize Home Poker in South Carolina
South Carolina has been the epicenter of the legislative fight for poker recently. In February, five poker players were found guilty of breaking the state’s gambling laws in a decision that has already been appealed. The defendants are fighting a law that has been on the books since 1802, which, if read literally, would ban […]
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PKR.com and Bluefirepoker Team Up for Training
PKR.com, the 3-D online poker room, today announced it was teaming up with online poker training site Bluefirepoker.com which will provide PKR.com and PKR.TV with strategy content. Subscriptions to Bluefirepoker, headed by online poker legend Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond, will be available exclusively in Europe to PKR players using loyalty points in the PKR shop. PKR […]
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PartyPoker Excited By Future U.S. Opportunities
PartyGaming.com today announced its full year results for 2008 with poker revenue from PartyPoker.com falling 7 percent to $274 million from $295 million in 2007. The number of poker sign-ups was down 22 percent in 2008 to just under 445,000 from 573,000 in 2007 while in the 4 weeks ended 4 March 2009, average gross […]
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Boylepoker Multiplier Challenge Takes Dramatic Twist
The Boylepoker.com Multiplier Challenge being undertaken by Peter Murphy with a view to turning $100 into $10,000 in just 11 weeks has taken an unlikely turn as another player, who decided to imitate Murphy, turned $100 into $135,000 in just 10 days. Adrian McCarthy wrote to Murphy on the Boylepokerblog.com, saying “I was inspired by […]
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European Poker Tour Dortmund Day 1A Recap
A strong contingent of 306 players showed up for day 1A of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour German Open, with a strong local showing among the field. The 2007 record turnout of 493 looks set to be smashed as today’s day 1B players get set to tangle on the felt. Notable in the field were […]
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European Poker Tour German Open Day 1A Update
A healthy gathering of 306 players turned out on day 1A of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour German Open, largely dominated by German faces, as the record turnout of 493 from 2007 looks set to be smashed as today’s day 1B players get set to take to the felt. Among those participating were Soren Kongsgaard, second […]
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Winner's Circle – Huck Seed
The Winner’s Circle takes a look at the biggest wins from the tournament trail by the players who made it happen. This series will look at the big hands, toughest opponents, and paths to victory each player took in their most recent tournament win through their own eyes and words. If you ever wanted to […]
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Harman's Charity Poker Tournament Kicks Off Tomorrow
Jennifer Harman’s charity tournament is already shaping up to be one of the biggest of the year. As of Monday, more than 320 people have registered for the $230 event, according to Lisa Wheeler, the president of Greasie Wheels, a company that is helping to coordinate the event. The no-limit hold’em tournament will begin tomorrow […]
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European Masters of Poker Stops in Varna, Bulgaria
European poker gets a new stop on its circuit from April 15 to 18 with the European Masters of Poker stopping at Golden Sands Resort, Varna, Bulgaria for its €1,100 buy in event. The European Masters of Poker is a five-stop tour aimed at players who wish to play big live tournaments with affordable buy-ins, […]
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Betfred Ladies Poker Tour Kicks Off April in Leeds
Betfred.com has published details of its ever-popular Ladies Poker Tour which this year expands to take in Calahonda, Spain as well as seven stops across the UK. The first £110 buy in event takes place at the Alea Casino, Leeds on April 18 and Betfred will be adding £1,500 to each main event on the […]
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Moscow Casino Ban Will See Poker Boom
Many of Moscow’s 32 casinos are planning to reinvent themselves as poker clubs ahead of a ban on casinos in the city from July 1, the Moscow Times has said. The Gaming Business Association in the city said around one-third of casinos would start holding competitive tournaments after the July 1 deadline which was supposed […]
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World Poker Tour Expands to Venice, Italy in May
World Poker Tour Enterprises yesterday announced Venice, Italy as the latest stop on the WPT, just one week after announcing Marrakech, Morocco would host a stop in October. Casino di Venezia will host the event €4,000 + €400 from May 6 to 10, 2009 with the final table being filmed for a web-TV broadcast by […]
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More Chips, Better Structure in 2009 World Series of Poker
More chips. Better structure. Those four words will be music to the ears of many poker players who have criticized the World Series of Poker in the past for not providing enough starting chips and for not allowing enough play in the later stages of its tournaments. Jack Effel, the tournament director of the WSOP, […]
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Online Poker — TheGoingRate Wins Sunday Million
It was a week of close calls for many of the game’s top online players. Read the recaps for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UltimateBet, Cake, and Bodog below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Because of daylight savings time here in the states, PokerStars decided to push the Sunday Million and other major tournaments […]
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World Poker Tour Comes to Italy
For the first time in its history, the World Poker Tour will host an event in Italy. The main event of the WPT Venice will begin in the “City of Water” on May 6 and conclude on May 10. The WPT has partnered with bwin, one of Europe’s best online casinos, for the event. “We’re […]
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EPT — German Open Begins Tomorrow
Just three more events remain on season five of the PokerStars European Poker Tour, and the third-to-last stop on the tour will be pulling into Dortmund, Germany, beginning on Tuesday, Mar. 10. The €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event is scheduled for five days, with two day-one flights, and a champion will be crowned on Saturday, […]
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SpadeClub Poker Winner — Dan 'plumnuts57' Collinsworth
SpadeClub.com, the total poker experience, offers more than 2,500 tournaments and $100,000 awarded every month, all for just $19.99 a month. No entry fees, no deposits, no risk. Find out more. SpadeClub’s first $30,000 Mega Monthly event of its second year brought with it nearly 2,500 entrants. Besting the field and securing $5,600 for his […]
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European Poker Tour Hits Dortmund Tomorrow
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour German Open, returns to Casino Hohensyburg, Dortmund, tomorrow and CardPlayerEurope.com will be there every step of the way. Last year the event was won by 18-year-old Canadian Mike “Timex” McDonald, making him the youngest ever victor on the tour. McDonald collected €933,600 for his victory over 410 opponents in the […]
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Poker to Draw Drinkers Back to Pubs in UK
Scottish & Newcasle brewery hopes to bring more men back to pubs with its largest ever Foster’s beer promotion, Game On, according to industry newspaper, The Publican. Game On will be rolled out at about 10,000 UK venues and will see landlords and managers receive free equipment to run poker events. The report says the […]
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A Poker Life — Nick Schulman
A Poker Life is a new series for CardPlayer.com that looks beyond the felt and into the untold stories of poker’s biggest names. In November of 2005, Nick Schulman found himself at a televised World Poker Tour final table sitting across from consummate professionals, including Allen Cunningham, Bill Gazes, and Lyle Berman, in his second […]
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DevilfishPoker.com Trumps The X Factor
DevilfishPoker.com has announced its sponsorship of the annual Hull Daily Mail’s Talent Trail 2009 talent contest in Yorkshire, England with site ambassador Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott appearing as one of the judges in the final. Between now and the final in May, 16 hopefuls will qualify for the semi-final before the winners move on to perform […]
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ElkY Wins $125,000 at NBC Heads Up Championship
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier has won $125,000 for his semi-final defeat at the $25,000 buy in NBC National Heads Up Championship after he beat Phill Hellmuth to get down to the final four but was bested by Vanessa Russo in the semi-final. On the fifth hand of heads up play in his match against Hellmuth, the […]
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Huck Seed Wins the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Champion
The final eight players began play on the final day of the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Championship at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Mar. 8. Each player remaining was guaranteed to walk away with at least $75,000 in prize money, and the eventual winner would leave Caesars Palace with $500,000, in addition to one of the […]
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Charity Poker Tournament Pulls Star Names in Harlow
Harlow Greyhound Stadium in Essex, UK is set to host a charity poker and darts tournament on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in aid of St. Clare’s Hosipce which recently cared for terminally ill reality TV star Jade Goody. The night, organised in conjunction with Roy, “The Boy” Brindley, will see 100 players pony up […]
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ElkY in Final Eight at NBC Heads Up Championship
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier from France yesterday defeated John Juanda to make it into the final eight of the NBC National Heads Up Championship in Las Vegas, guaranteeing himself a $75,000 payday. Sixty-four players entered the $25,000 buy in event and Elky will be joined by, among others, Phill Hellmuth (who ElkY will meet in the […]
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Card Player-Exclusive Cake Poker Tourney Tonight
Cake Poker has launched satellites to the Canadian Open Poker championship heads-up main event playing in Canada this May. A $5,500 prize package is at stake every Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET, and the package gives players the chance to take on poker’s most notable players heads up May 14-17. Even better news is that […]
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NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship — Day 2
The NBC National Heads-Up Championship is always one of the more prestigious events of the year. Sure, the blinds are fast and some of the more deserving players are left on the outside looking in, but there’s no denying that the tournament features the best players in the game. In the past, that cream has […]
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Online Poker — OPOY Update, Mar. 7, 2009
The PokerStars SCOOP is just around the corner, but that hasn’t stopped many of the online world’s best for making the early push up the leaderboard for Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race. You can click on the links to read about this week’s Sunday Majors and the $1K Roundup. It was a […]
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Boylepoker Search for Next Sponsored Pro Starts Monday
Boylepoker.com’s Be Our Sponsored Pro series starts this Monday with a VIP level six tournament at 8 p.m. which will see elite level players rewarded for their loyal custom and the amount of time spent at the tables. Each player will be contacted by Boylepoker’s VIP manager and informed of all the details. The tournament […]
