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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 […]
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Blake Cahail — What's My Line? Part II
NOTE: This is the second part of a two-part series examining Blake Cahail’s recent run to the L.A. Poker Classic final table. You can read the first part by clicking here. Event – Blinds/Antes L.A. Poker Classic 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante. Player Blake Cahail Daniel Negreanu Chip Counts About 140,000 48,600 Hand A […]
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Full Tilt Poker Academy Open for Business
FullTiltPoker.com yesterday launched the new Full Tilt Poker Academy where online poker players can now gain insights into the game from some of the top players in the world including including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, John Juanda, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen, Allen Cunningham […]
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NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship -- Day 1
The first day of play at the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship saw 64 players, many of whom regularly compete in poker rooms online, enter the ring in the hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades brackets at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At the end of the night, 32 players remained. These survivors will take […]
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Winnin' O' the Green Tournament Series Begins
The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California first hosted the Winnin’ O’ the Green tournament series in 1984, and 25 years later the tournament is still going strong. The 2009 edition began on Thursday, Mar. 5 with a $300 no-limit hold’em tournament. The series will feature 16 events between now and Sunday, Mar. 22. Tournaments […]
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This Week in Poker — Poker Tournament News Feb. 28 – Mar. 5
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: Cornel Cimpan — 2,730 3: Anthony Gregg — 2,500 4: Benjamin Spindler — 2,000 4: Binh Nguyen (pictured at right) — 2,000 6: Jens […]
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Check Out T-Shirts Designed By SpadeClub Members
SpadeClub.com, the total poker experience, offers more than 2,500 tournaments and $100,000 awarded every month, all for just $19.998 a month. No entry fees, no deposits, no risk. Find out more. The SpadeClub community has been putting their creative skills to the test with the myDesign T-shirt contest. SpadeClub members had the opportunity to send […]
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Play Poker With Anthrax Guitarist Scott Ian and Other Rockers Wed.
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is no stranger to poker, and he has such a high poker profile that UltimateBet picked him up as part of its team of poker pros. But Ian isn’t the only rocker with a passion for poker, and he wants to prove it by inviting UltimateBet players to play against him, […]
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Blake Cahail — What's My Line? Part I
Blake Cahail is one of the best up-and-coming players on the tournament circuit today. After turning 21, Cahail focused his attention on live tournament play and quickly found success alongside buddies like James "mig.com" Mackey and Blair "blur5f6" Hinkle. In March 2008, Cahail final tabled the $10,000 Wynn Classic championship event, finishing in third place […]
