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World Poker Tour Reports Fourth-Quarter Losses
World Poker Tour Enterprises reported yesterday that its net loss from the fourth quarter totaled $3.2 million, contributing to a $12.5 million loss for 2008. The publicly-traded company, which produces some of the largest poker tournaments in the world, brought in $2.6 million in revenue in the fourth quarter, down from the $5.1 million in […]
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World Poker Tour Revenues Tumble in 2008
The Nasdaq-quoted World Poker Tour Enterprises has announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2008 with revenue plunging 50 percent to $2.6 million from $5.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. International television license revenues fell $468,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 as a result of fewer international territories accepting license arrangements […]
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Grosvernor UK Poker Tour Walsall Starts Saturday
The Grosvernor UK Poker Tour makes its second stop of the year at the Grosvernor Casino, Walsall this Saturday with a nine-day festival culminating in the £1,000 main event next Thursday Feb. 26. The festival gets underway with a £100 no-limit hold’em event and more than 300 players are expected to take to the felt […]
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Run it Twice — Phil Galfond
In this new series, Card Player sits down with high stakes pros to take a second look at a particular cash-game hand. At the young age of 24, Phil Galfond kills the highest-staked cash games on the Internet, regularly playing the $500-$1,000 mixed half pot-limit hold’em/half pot-limit Omaha on Full Tilt under the handle "OMGClayAiken." […]
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LadbrokesPoker Revenue Down 6.5 Percent
Ladbrokes Plc, owner of Ladbrokespoker.com, today published its full year results for 2008. In the year to end December 2008, poker generated revenue of €29 million, down 6.5 percent on 2007’s revenue of €31 million. Active customers fell by 3.3 percent to 146,000 and yield per unique active player fell 3.4 percent to £198, though […]
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European Poker Tour Copenhagen Day 1B Recap
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Copenhagen saw total of 462 players pay the 50,000 Danish Kroner (approx. $8,465) buy in – an increase of two on last year’s then record field. This total prize pool was 22,176,000 DKK (€2,976,644 or $3,754,400) from which the winner will walk away with €878,110 or $1,111,064. One table had […]
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European Poker Tour Copenhagen Day 1B Update
A recession-busting total of 462 players paid the 50,000 Danish Kroner (approx. $8,465) buy-in to the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Copenhagen — two more than last year which, in the current economic climate, is no mean feat. This created a total prize pool of 22,176,000 DKK (€2,976,644 or $3,754,400) from which the winner will walk […]
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L.A. Poker Classic — Scotty Nguyen Wins the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event
Sixteen players returned at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 for the final day of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at Commerce Casino. This marquee event on the L.A. Poker Classic had attracted 96 of the most well-rounded pros in the game, and of those who had survived this far, only eight would make the money. […]
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L.A. Poker Classic — Heads Up Championship Day 1
The first three rounds of the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship at the L.A. Poker Classic is in the books. In most other heads-up tournaments, three wins would guarantee an in-the-money finish, but the popularity of Tournament Director Matt Savage’s double shoot-out format forced officials to increase the size of the field from 64 to 128. The […]
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Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan’s Poker Challenge Begins
It has started. The emotion that those three words elicit for railbirds might only rival the enthusiasm a 10-year-old feels when he hears the words, “Today is Christmas.” After months of speculation and hours of arguing whether or not Tom “durrrr” Dwan’s famous poker challenge would actually occur, the challenge has officially begun. The ‘challenge,’ […]
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SpadeClub Member Wins Seat in the World Series of Poker
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. On Feb. 11, SpadeClub’s anniversary, the first of four VIP $12,000 Reward events was held. With more than 5,700 players, there was a lot […]
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Poker Stars Announces EPT Monte Carlo Schedule
One week. Fourteen tournaments. All in Monte Carlo. The PokerStars European Poker Tour looks to conclude its fifth season with the richest tournament in the continent’s history. The popular poker tour has announced the schedule of its Monte Carlo Grand Final, highlighted by a €10,600 main event April 28-May 3. Last year’s main event saw […]
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A Poker Life — Kathy Liebert
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. A 12-year-old girl sits at her dining room table with her family playing nickel, dime, and quarter poker. The most that can be won or lost in this friendly home game is […]
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Poker Dealer Shocks Former World Snooker Champ
Part-time poker dealer and snooker player Martin Gould from Middlesex, England shocked the snooker world yesterday defeating former world snooker champion and part-time poker player Stephen Hendry 5-3 in the Welsh Snooker Open. The 27-year-old, who regularly deals to poker players in a north London casino, told Wales and West News and Sport, “I have […]
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L.A. Poker Classic — H.O.R.S.E. Day 2
Day 1 of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship at the L.A. Poker Classic was a long and grueling affair. The 20,000 starting stacks and 75-minute levels made it difficult for the world’s best players to bust, leaving 70 of the original 96 standing by the end of the day. Day 2 was completely different from start […]
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European Poker Tour Copenhagen Day 1A Recap
Thor Hansen ended day 1a of the PokerStars.com Scandinavian Open as chip leader after a powerful performance which saw the 225 strong field in the 50,000 Danish Kroner (approx. $8,465) whittled down to 95 players. Among those attempting to secure passage towards the final table were former champions Tim Vance (season four), Magnus Petersson (season […]
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European Poker Tour Copenhagen Day 1A Update
Day 1A of the fifth PokerStars.com Scandinavian Open saw 225 entrants pony up the 50,000 Danish Kroner (approx. $8,465) buy-in in an attempt to emulate previous winners Tim Vance (season four), Magnus Petersson (season three), Mads Andersen (season two), and Noah Boeken (season one). Many familiar faces, largely Scandinavian, were scattered throughout the room, including […]
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State of the Felt — Jonno Pittock Part II
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 who 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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Trump Entertainment Files for Bankruptcy
Perhaps the third time will be the charm. Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. announced today it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey. It is the third time since 2004 the company has filed for bankruptcy. “We are focused on our goal of successfully restructuring our company to reduce our debt in order […]
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South Carolina Judge Rules Poker is a Game of Skill
Before the defendants’ attorney even finished his closing argument, the judge spoke up and made his opinion known. Texas hold’em is a game of skill. There was no doubt in his mind. While that belief is old news to many poker players, there haven’t been many instances where a judge has explicitly vocalized it in […]
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EPT Monte Carlo Expands to 14 Events
PokerStars.com today released information on its European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final which expands to cover a week’s worth of events including a €25,000 buy in High Rollers event as well as a €5,000 buy in pot-limit Omaha event. The €10,000 buy in no-limit hold’em Grand Final takes place from April 28 to May […]
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Two Bad Beat Jackpots Go Boom
Two significant bad beat jackpots hit at the weekend — Merge Network and CEREUS Network — paying out a total of just over $2 million to both the lucky and unlucky players involved. The Merge Gaming Network bad beat jackpot, which pays out when a player gets his quad sevens or better beaten by a […]
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European Poker Tour Hits Copenhagen Today
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour makes its latest stop in Copenhagen today where up to 500 players are expected to pony up the 50,000 Danish Kroner to take part in what is traditionally seen as one of the toughest fields on the circuit. Last year, American raider Tim Vance, from St. Louis, Missouri, was crowned […]
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L.A. Poker Classic — H.O.R.S.E. Day 1
Day 1 of the L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. event began today at 4 p.m. at Commerce Casino. This was the 29th preliminary event at the LAPC, and the one that all of the professionals with an affinity for mixed games have been waiting for. Kenny Tran was the 96th player to enter the ring […]
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Peter Eastgate Sweeps Scandinavian Poker Awards
Peter Eastgate, the 22-year old current poker world champion from Denmark, unsurprisingly won two awards at last night’s Scandinavian Poker Awards hosted by PokerStars.com ahead of today’s European Poker Tour Copenhagen. Eastgate, who collected over $9 million for his victory at last year’s World Series of Poker followed by a side event win at the […]
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EPT — Copenhagen Open Begins on Tuesday
The next stop on season four of the PokerStars European Poker Tour will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark at the Casino Copenhagen. The €6,700 no-limit hold’em main event begins on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at noon CET (3 a.m. PST). Card Player Europe’s live coverage team will be on hand to bring you all of the […]
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Online Poker — Adam 'csimmsux' Geyer Wins His Third FTOPS Event
With PokerStars celebrating their 25 billionth hand and Full Tilt wrapping up their Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), this Sunday’s tournaments boasted larger fields and bigger prize pools. Over at Full Tilt, Avril Sharapova took down the $65,000 guarantee and Matthias "goodvibe" Neu won the $100 rebuy. In the $150 rebuy, Marco "Crazy Marco" […]
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L.A. Poker Classic $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha With Rebuy Recap
The first of three major preliminary events on the 2009 L.A. Poker Classic schedule kicked off today at 3 p.m. at Commerce Casino. The $5,000 pot-limit Omaha rebuy event attracted 50 players who purchased 36 rebuys. This created a prize pool worth $412,100. The pro-heavy field arrived a little late today, and the purchase of […]
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VIP Cheltenham Freebie for Irish Players at Ladbrokes
Ladbrokespoker.com is offering all new Irish players who sign up for an account at the online poker room this February an exclusive chance to win VIP tickets to Cheltenham on Thursday March 12. Anyone from Ireland who opens an account at the all-new Ladbrokespoker.com, which recently underwent a significant overhaul, ithis month will be automatically […]
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PokerStars Saves Fleet Street Games Players
Players at Fleet Street Games, a subscription-based online poker site which became a victim of the recession in October just months after opening, can now cash out their balances via PokerStars.com . The online poker giant has taken over the player database of Fleet Street Games. Fleet Street players who already have a PokerStars account […]
