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Sweden Proposes Blocking of Foreign Poker Sites
StockholmNews.com has today reported the backlash over the Swedish government’s proposals suggested in its gambling report. State censorship of the Internet is the general theme of the government’s proposals in the report, which was commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, and has so far been met with opposition from many important agencies. The proposal to […]
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Greek Poker Tour Set for May
The seventh Greek Poker Tour will be held next month, May 15-17 at the Concord Card Casino in Vienna, Austria. The €100,000 guaranteed main event will kick off on May 16 with 10,000 starting chips and 45-minute blinds. The tournament, which has a buy-in of €550 + €50, will see the same structure as the […]
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Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov Join Team PokerStars Pro
Team PokerStars Pro has added two more players to the fold — Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov. Eastgate, became a well-known name in the poker community after he rose to the top at the World Series of Poker main event to become the youngest ever WSOP main event champion at the age of 22. This […]
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Phil Laak Joins BlackBeltPoker's Boot Camp
A fresh to the scene BlackBeltPoker.com has announced its first ever Live Boot Camp which will take place on May 16 and 17 at the Loose Cannon Sports Club in London. The Boot Camp will see U.S. poker legend Phil Laak join the site’s founders Neil Channing and Nik Persaud, as well as host Nick […]
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Irish Open Last Chance Saloon at PaddyPowerPoker
Just to make sure everyone gets a shot at taking part in one of the most prestigious events of the year, PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced its Irish Open Last Chance Saloon. This series of four $300 + $20 ticket-only satellites will run from Apr. 5-8 at 8:30 p.m. (BST), and for every $4,650 in the prize […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Kevin Song
Kevin Song might be one of the most consistent tournament poker players in the world who you don’t know about. He has cashed consistently on the tournament trail since 1994 and accumulated more than $3 million in career winnings. Surprisingly, his largest cash is just $397,120, which he took home along with his World Series […]
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WSOP Circuit — Dwyte Pilgrim Wins the Harrah's Rincon Championship
The final day of the World Series of Poker Circuit event at Harrah’s Rincon near San Diego, California, began with 16 players, after a field of 106 players was whittled down on day 1. Play began at two final tables to start the second day of play, and the final table was reached when 10 […]
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Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov Join Team Poker Stars Pro
PokerStars has recently announced the signing of World Series of Poker champion and runner-up Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov to its team of pros. Both players will promote the PokerStars brand in online and live events and will represent the site at various global poker tour circuits. Eastgate (pictured left), from Denmark, became the youngest-ever […]
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Online Poker — The $1K Roundup, Week of Mar. 29
Editors Note: The Absolute Poker recap has been changed below to reflect new information. It’s official. Shaun F. Deeb is an absolute sicko. After a seemingly improbable week where he won four tournaments and took over the Card Player Online Player of the Year race, Deeb has done it again. This time, he outlasted everyone […]
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Poker Stars SCOOP Series Begins Today
The wait is over. The inaugural Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) kicks off today at 2:30 p.m. ET with a six-handed no-limit hold’em rebuy tournament. There will be 22 different kinds of events over the next 11 days, with 66 tournaments in all, since PokerStars decided to offer three unique buy-in levels for the […]
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Run it Twice — Brian Rast
Brian "tsarrast" Rast is a professional cash-game player who regularly competes in the highest hold’em and pot-limit Omaha (PLO) games online. Rast sat down with Card Player to talk about an interesting pot-limit hold’em hand he played at a mixed $500-$1,000 table. The Game Date: 02-03-09 Type: Cash games Game: Pot-limit hold’em Blinds: $500-$1,000 The […]
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Everest Poker 2008 Revenue Down 10 Percent
Everest Poker’s full year revenue for 2008 has fallen 10 percent to $24 million, down 10 percent on year end 2007. CEO Arthur Wang said in parent company GigaMedia’s annual results statement that, “Poker and casino will face continued pressure from the tough European economy, but new marketing partnerships combined with the yields from our […]
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Blue Square Sponsors Jeff Kimber
Blue Square Poker, sponsor of both the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (the third leg of which concluded over the weekend), and the Amateur Poker Association and Tour, has announced its sponsorship of professional poker player, Jeff Kimber. Kimber will now join the rest of the Blue Square Poker team which includes Mickey Wernick, Praz Bansi […]
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PKR Gives Away Champions League Final Packages
PKR.com has six VIP packages up for grabs for this year’s Champions League final in Rome. Each package is worth more than $3,500 and includes return flights, two-nights’ accommodation, two full days of golf at the Sheraton Golf Parco de Medici Hotel and Resort, and not to forget one of the best seats in the […]
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Andrew Feldman Joins Team Full Tilt
FullTiltPoker.com has taken on another young livewire as the latest addition to its team — Andrew Feldman. The twenty-one year old Brit is the youngest player to join Team Full Tilt as a ‘red pro’. Michael Tureniec was the last player to sign for the site, which has already amassed a lethal concoction of pros […]
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Poker Industry Happenings — April 1, 2009
Get the scoop on the latest promotions and tournament results from casinos near you with CardPlayer.com’s regular Poker Industry Happenings feature. California Ocean’s Eleven Casino And then there was one. Rob Goldstein emerged victorious from the annual Rat Pack tournament at Ocean’s Eleven Casino last month, after 176 players registered for the event, creating a […]
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State of the Felt — John Duthie
In State of the Felt, Card Player will periodically bring you insights and opinions from some of the most influential players, tournament and poker organization directors, and other people that influence the poker industry. This is a place where the broad trends and forces that continue to shape the game will have space to live […]
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Mike 'SirWatts' Watson Hosts This Week's Free Poker Video
Michael “SirWatts” Watson is the featured host of this week’s free poker video training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus). In this video, Watson reviews several key hands played at the final table of a $530 buy-in tournament on Absolute Poker. This video, as well as three additional free clips by other […]
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Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier Talks About Upcoming Poker Stars SCOOP
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier has an incredible list of accoplishments on his poker résumé. He was the first-ever player to achieve Supernova status on PokerStars (requiring the accumulation of 100,000 Frequent Player Points in a calendar year) and then became the first to reach Supernova Elite (1 million FPPs in a year). He also has nearly […]
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Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza II Begins Thursday
The second Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza event of 2009 begins tomorrow at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The tournament series will feature 24 tournaments that will spread games of no-limit hold’em, pot-limit Omaha, Omaha eight-or-better, and H.O.R.S.E. All tournament days will begin at noon, and if there is a second event scheduled for the same […]
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Dan Harrington to Play in Irish Open 2009
PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced the addition of another poker great to the list of players taking part in the Irish Open 2009. ‘Action Dan’ Harrington is the third former world champion to join the field at Citywest Hotel in Dublin in just over one week’s time, with Jamie Gold and Noel Furlong already registered. Dan Harrington […]
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Part 2 — Pappas Discusses Online Poker's Political Battle
Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas answered questions late last week about the status of online poker’s fight for licensing and regulation. In Part 2 of the two-part interview, Pappas discusses what the PPA’s mindset will be when these poker-related bills are introduced, as well as an update on the court cases the organization […]
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Feast of Poker Festivity Hits bet365
Another online poker room with a lot to offer players over the next few months is bet365. First of all, there is more than $500,000 up for grabs in three cash races. Players will earn rake points in every cash game played, and then the top 500 finishers from each fortnight-long race will take a […]
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Poker for the Homeless Raises €10,000
The Boylepoker.com Poker for the Homeless March Madness festival took place over the weekend just gone in the Jackpot Club in Dublin and was a massive success. The festival raised €10,000 for Dublin Simon, which added to the money raised over the past three years for Irish homeless charities, amounts to more than €150,000. Celebrities […]
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Win Big at DevilfishPoker this Month
DevilfishPoker.com is today launching the next stage of its €175,000 Road to Las Vegas promotion. April will see an additional seven World Series of Poker packages on offer, each worth €7,000 including one week of accommodation at the Wynn Hotel and Casino, €2,000 in expenses, and $5,000 for tournament buy-ins. There are many ways to […]
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Qualify Now for Betfred Ladies Poker Tour
The third season of the Betfred.com Ladies Poker Tour will take in eight stops across the U.K., and will also hit Spain between now and November. It kicks off on Apr. 18 at the Alea Casino in Leeds, but before then, players can attempt to qualify at Betfred Poker from as little as $2, or […]
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Winner's Circle — Jeff Madsen
The Winner’s Circle takes a look at the biggest wins from the tournament trail by the players that 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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Mickey Rourke Featured in DoylesRoom Poker Tournament
As a boxer, Mickey Rourke was pretty intimidating. As an actor, he’s hailed for his great work. As a poker player, he’s just getting started. “I’m still a rookie,” said Rourke, who earned critical praise for his leading role in the 2008 movie The Wrestler. “I started playing poker six months ago.” When the boxer-turned-actor […]
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Pappas Discusses the Details of PPA's Fight for Online Poker
As the executive director of the Poker Players Alliance, John Pappas is the man ultimately responsible for getting everything in place for the poker community’s fight to reverse the finalized regulations of the UIGEA. Pappas became the executive director of the PPA in late 2007 after serving as the vice president of government affairs for […]
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888 Announces New Poker Network – Dragonfish
888.com, the Israeli-based online gaming operator, today announced the launch of its new business-to-business white-label enterprise, Dragonfish. The company will offer software and back-end services such as customer support to online poker, casino, and bingo sites. In a statement the company said, “The new branding is in recognition of Dragonfish’s separate function within 888 and […]
