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China Jails 20 for Online Gambling
Twenty people have been jailed for between one and six years by Shanghai Putuo District People’s Court for gambling online with foreign online gambling operators according to Xinhua news agency. Qian Baochun, described as the ringleader, was fined €567,000 and sentenced to six years while his 19 cohorts received sentences of between one and five […]
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Scandinavian Poker Awards Take Place Tonight
The PokerStars.com Scandinavian Poker Awards take place tonight, the eve of the European Poker Tour Copenhagen, at the Luux in the Danish capital. The region had a spectacular 2008 with Dane Peter Eastgate winning the 2008 World Series of Poker main event and fellow countryman Jesper Hougaard becoming the first player to win both a […]
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Online Poker — Interview With Jason 'JCarver' Somerville
Jason “JCarver” Somerville has been one of poker’s most consistent talents for the last three years. In 2007, during Card Player’s inaugural Online Player of the Year race, Somerville finished in 14th place and pocketed $458,360. The next year, despite taking more time off to play in live tournaments, Somerville still managed a 54th-place standing […]
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Full Tilt Online Poker Series XI Recap
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XI kicked off on Feb. 4 with the first event hosted by Howard Lederer. With a buy-in of $216, 6,275 entrants created a hefty prize pool of $1,000,000, and the lucky first place finisher “MuckDucks” got the best of it, winning $216,512.60. Some familiar names to cash in the […]
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Roberto Romanello Wins PartyPoker European Open V
After 12 six seater heats, two six seater turbo runner-up heats, and two seven seater semi-finals the PartyPoker.com European Open V found its final table. With a prize pool of $504,000 up for grabs, the Open’s ultimate battle played out yesterday evening with some interesting results. Here’s how the six seater looked as they began […]
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This Week in Poker: Poker Tournament News Feb. 7 – 13
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: Anthony Gregg — 2,500 3: Benjamin Spindler — 2,000 4: Stewart Scott — 1,920 4: Moritz Kranich — 1,920 6: Steve Weinstein — 1,800 […]
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L.A. Poker Classic — Preliminary Update Part III
Each player on the tournament trail has their specialty, the one game they can dominate at pretty consistently. Robert Golick has been able to dominate his specialty very consistently this year at the preliminary events at the L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino. Golick won the first seven-card stud event, with a $300 buy-in to […]
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Online Poker — OPOY Update, Feb. 13, 2009
Another week has passed and once again the 2009 Card Player Online Player of the Year race has been completely shaken up. There is a new leader atop the rankings and four completely new players in the top ten thanks to a widely successful Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). You can click on the […]
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Poker Revenue Falls But Business Grows at Betsson
Swedish betting company Betsson, which was earlier this year ranked by business magazine Business Week as the 14th fastest growing company in Europe, has released its full year report for 2008. Despite an overall increase in revenue, the company which offers online poker, sportsbook, bingo, slot machines, casino games, and financial bets, has seen its […]
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Colorado Verdict a Huge Victory for Poker
Rafferty’s was hoppin’. It was the biggest poker night the Greeley, Colorado, bar had seen in quite some time. The owners even had to pull out a third table on Aug. 12 to satisfy the 30 or so players who had come to play in the $20 tournament. But then, out of nowhere, the bar […]
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3 Card Pro Poker Available on iPhone
The latest must-have application for the iPhone is 3 Card Pro Poker. Formerly known as three card poker or tricard poker, it is already being voted as one of the best casino game applications, despite only being available since Feb. 10, 2009. The poker-based casino game has many useful features to help players become more […]
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PartyPoker European Open V Final Today
One seven-seater table filled with players such as current Irish Open champion Neil Channing, and Welshman Roberto Romanello make up the second table of semi-finalists awaiting their fate at the PartyPoker.com European Open V. The top three from both semi final 1 yesterday, and 2 today, will come together later on to slog it out […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Dan Heimiller
Dan Heimiller has been posting consistent tournament results since 1992. He won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet in 2002, when he took down a $2,000 limit hold’em/seven-card stud event. He made another final table at the WSOP in 2008, when he finished in third place in a $1,500 no-limit hold’em tournament and took […]
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Revamped Card Player Newsletter Features Exclusive Prizes
Card Player recently updated the look of its bi-monthly newsletter, but the look wasn’t all that changed. Card Player and its partners have been working to get Card Player newsletter subscribers exclusive access to special tournaments, newsletter-subscriber-only contests, and two free full-length poker training videos from Card Player Pro. Newsletter subscribers can expect to hear […]
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SpadeClub Poker Winner: Kevin 'fishguide05' McCoy
SpadeClub.com, the total poker experience, offers unlimited poker tournaments and $100,000 awarded every month, all for just $19.99* a month. No deposits, no wagers, no risk. Find out more. Kevin “fishguide05” McCoy of Texas is SpadeClub’s latest $5,000 weekly event winner. Better known to his friends as the “reel” McCoy, Kevin’s fishing guide service is […]
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PokerStars Approaches 25 Billion Hands Dealt
Just 18 months after dealing their 10 billionth hand, PokerStars is gearing up for yet another milestone with their 25 Billionth Hand Promotion. The largest online site on the planet will be offering up four different promotions to commemorate the occasion. 25 Percent Reload Bonuses For those players who are running a little low in […]
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Run it Twice — Brian Rast
In this new series, Card Player sits down with high stakes pros to take a second look at a particular cash-game hand. Brian "tsarrast" Rast is a professional cash-game player who makes most of his money crushing high-stakes no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha (PLO) games online. Lately, Rast has been making big money in the […]
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Nevada Suffers Sharpest Annual Gaming Decline in History
The numbers are in from December, and they don’t look good. Gaming revenue fell for the 12th consecutive month in Nevada, completing a dismal 2008 for the casino industry. Annual revenue was down 10 percent — and nearly 19 percent in the fourth quarter alone — compared to last year. It was only the third […]
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Harman's Charity Poker Tourney Helps Kidney Foundation
At the age of 17, Jennifer Harman was told that she had three months to live. She had just watched her mother die from kidney disease, and now her own kidneys were failing. “When I was young, I always thought that I was indestructible,” said Harman. “I was in denial. I didn’t believe that it […]
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Online Poker — The $1K Roundup, Week of Feb. 8
Thanks to an extremely successful Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), the three $1,000 buy-in tournaments this week yielded huge fields and awarded over six figures to four different players. Read the recaps for the $1K events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt — FTOPS Event No. 12 The largest $1,000 […]
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Poker Boxers Hansen and Jorgensen Go 'All In' in Copenhagen
Gus Hansen had beaten Theo Jorgensen again, this time in a competitive squash match. Hansen went into his classic shadow-boxing victory routine to celebrate. But this time Jorgensen had enough. The trash talking began, and before the two poker players realized what had happened, they had agreed to a boxing match with tens of thousands […]
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PPA Chairman Discusses Online Poker and Politics — Part II
PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato discusses a wide variety of topics in an interview with Card Player in Part 2 of a two-part interview. He discusses the timeframe he expects pro-poker legislation to be passed in, the poker culture of Washington, D.C., and what poker players can do to help the fight. In Part 1 of […]
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PokerStars Celebrates its 25 Billionth Hand in Style
PokerStars.com has a lot going on at the moment, meaning whether you are an online player or simply an avid observer, there is plenty of action to go around. A series of events is on its way to mark the approach of a record hand worth $250,000. The site’s 25 billionth hand will not have […]
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Chilipoker Signs Deal to Enter French Market
Chiligaming, owner of Chilipoker, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with leading French Internet service provider, Illiad with a view to entering the market when online gaming is regulated in France. The company said in a statement today that, “This opportunity will give us access to their 4.2 millions household and 12 […]
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888 to Consolidate or Outsource Poker says Analyst
Daniel Stewart & Company analysts this morning recommended investors switch their holdings from PartyGaming to 888 partly on the basis that the company is “likely” to consolidate or outsource poker in 2009. 888 recently produced strong end of year accounts but poker revenues suffered while PartyGaming continued to post mixed results with poker revenue falling […]
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Online Zone — Interview With Luke ‘IWEARGOGGLES’ Staudenmaier
Recently, Luke Staudenmaier final tabled the weekly big Sunday tournament on Bodog. This type of performance is nothing new for the Pennsylvania native, who has been one of the more consistent online players for the past three years, but Staudenmaier was joined at that final table by former Card Player Online Zone host Shawn Patrick […]
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WSOP — Council Bluffs Circuit Event Series Begins Tomorrow
The next stop on the World Series of Poker Circuit event schedule begins tomorrow at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The tournament series kicks off with a $300 no-limit hold’em event and ends with the $5,000 no-limit hold’em Circuit championship that will award thousands to the winner, as well as a […]
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PPA Chairman Discusses Poker's Future in Interview — Part I
The Poker Players Alliance has had a busy start to 2009. It is currently lending its support to a poker trial that is about to take place in South Carolina, and it has been influential in recent poker victories in the court rooms around the country. PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato discusses a wide variety of […]
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PKR.com Presents PKR Live II This April in London
PKR.com today announced the return of the popular PKR Live event to the Loose Cannon Club, London from April 17 to 19. Players can qualify for the event at PKR.com via a $30 rebuy, $40 freezeout or $100 freezeout to win their $1,000 or $600 package to the offline event. The centerpiece of the festival […]
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Card Player Launches Dutch Magazine
Card Play Media has launched its 11th European magazine, Card Player Nederland into the Dutch market. The magazine, which has an initial print run of 6,000, will feature regular Card Player columnists Phil Hellmuth and Todd Brunson and is edited by former Card Player Poker + Sport contributor Anthon-Pieter Wink. “We want to publish a […]
