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European Poker Tour Deauville Day 1A Update
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour returned to Casino Barriere in Deauville, France for the first time in three years yesterday attracting a field of 302 players on day 1A of the €5,000 buy in event. Amid the crowd were many recognisable faces including Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Joao Barbosa, Ludovic Lacay, Arnaud Mattern, Vicky Coren, Tony […]
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Pennsylvania Judge Rules Poker is a Game of Skill
A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed a case against a resident who ran a small-stakes poker game out of his garage on the basis that poker is a game of skill and can’t be governed under the Commonwealth’s gambling laws. Columbia County Judge Thomas James couldn’t be clearer in the last paragraph summing up his ruling: […]
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Kentucky Appeals Court Says Don't Touch Domain Names
A judge ruled that Kentucky will not be allowed to seize the domain names used to gamble and play poker online there. The Commonwealth was attempting to seize the domain names of 141 companies by using a law that allows it to seize devices used to facilitate gambling. “We are humbled by this decision and […]
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PartyGaming's Managing Director Resigns
After just eight months at his new position, John O’Malia announced this week that he has decided to step down from the position of managing director at PartyGaming, effective at the end of next month. “My time at PartyGaming has been extraordinary,” said O’Malia. “We have made extraordinary strides in repositioning the group’s gaming portfolio, […]
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Latin American Poker Tour — Vina Del Mar Stop Begins Tomorrow
The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour will be touching down for the first time in Vina del Mar, Chile, beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The tournament will last for three days, and the buy-in is $2,500 for the no-limit hold’em main event. The “Garden City” will play host to Team PokerStars pros Andre Akkari and […]
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Aussie Millions — Main Event Day 1C
The final day-one flight of the $10,500 AUD no-limit hold’em main event at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship began at 12:30 p.m. AEDT on Tuesday, Jan. 20. As expected, it attracted a large field of players, and the largest amount of poker professionals of any day thus far at the Crown Casino. Excitement filled […]
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Irish Open Ticket Only Satellites Begin Thursday
Due to popular demand PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced it will be running ticket only satellites to the Irish Open 2009 being held in Citywest hotel, Dublin from April 9 to 13, 2009. The satellites kick off on Thursday 22 January and cost $300 + $30 to enter with a ticket to the main event at the […]
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Devilfish Wins €152,000 at Euro Finals of Poker
Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott won the Euro Finals of Poker main event at the Aviation Club de Paris at the weekend lifting €152,000 and a diamond bracelet for topping the 115 players at the €5,000 buy in event. Devilfish, who only traveleed to France at the last minute, said, “What a great start to the year,” […]
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European Poker Tour Deauville Kicks Off Today
Deauville, on the north French coast is known as the "queen of the Norman beaches". It is an “en vogue” holiday resort for the international jet set, not unlike Monte Carlo on the south coast. It is perhaps best known in popular culture for it’s probable inspiration of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale novel and first […]
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Boylepoker Pro Returns to Game to Win €40,000
Boylepoker.com pros continue to steal the limelight at the poker tables as former Irish Poker Championship winner Kieran "Flipper" Walsh won the Celtic Poker Tour in Clonmel, Ireland at the weekend picking up €40,000. Walsh, a well known figure on the Irish circuit who had gone into semi-retirement over the last year to concentrate on […]
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Bodog Poker Hawaiian VIP Series Last-Chance Qualifier Tuesday
[UPDATED: The list of players who qualify for tonight’s last-chance event has been expanded.] The Card Player-exclusive tournament series on Bodog, which awards a VIP trip to Hawaii to watch football’s bowl game there live, is wrapping up. The invitational final event is set to take place this Sunday, but those who have been gunning […]
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Design The Next SpadeClub Poker T-shirt
Think you have an eye for design? Check out SpadeClub’s latest promotion, myDesign, wherein members have the opportunity to send in their own personalized design for a new SpadeClub T-shirt. With the upcoming launch of SpadeClub’s new store, members have the opportunity to get involved. All members have to do is submit their designs and […]
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IMEGA Preparing for Possible April Appeals Court Date
The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) received a request from the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals asking to be informed of iMEGA’s lawyer’s availability in April to hear oral arguments in its challenge against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. “We’re very happy the Court is moving forward to schedule oral arguments,” […]
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Online Poker — Hafiz 'yungmoney209' Khan Wins UBOC Main Event
Since the calamity of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has calmed down, the regular superstars of the online world have resumed their winning ways, claiming multiple victories during the inflated Sunday tournament schedule. Over at Full Tilt, John "SkewpTroop" Clancy took down the $200 heads-up event, and Tom "titantom32" Braband was able to cash in with […]
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EPT – Deauville Main Event Begins Tuesday
After a hiatus of two seasons, the PokerStars European Poker Tour will be returning to France when the €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event begins on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at the Casino Barriere de Deauville. The tournament will run until the conclusion of the final table on Jan. 24. Standard EPT structure will be in play, […]
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Aussie Millions — Main Event Day 1B
The theme throughout day 1B at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship $10,500 AUD no-limit hold’em main event was one of David slaying Goliath at the Crown Casino. Many professional poker players entered the day, but few would remain when the final bell rang. Here is a list of the talented and notable players who […]
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Online Training Site PokerSwat.com Launches Today
New online poker training video site PokerSwat.com launches today with training videos from some of the biggest names on both live and online poker. The site, which sets itself apart from other training video sites by heavily featuring pot-limit Omaha and by focusing on the European market, has signed players such as Omaha world champion […]
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Bernard Litman Lights Up GUKPT Brighton
Fifty-three year old Bernard Litman has won the £70,520 first prize at the £1,000 buy in BlueSqPoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, Brighton as well as scooping a seat to the £100,000 Champion of Champions event which will round off Season III of the tour. He topped the field of 235 players at the end of […]
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Aussie Millions — Main Event Day 1A
Day 1A of the Aussie Millions $10,500 AUD no-limit hold’em main event began at the Crown Casino at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18. Many of the top professional poker players in the world flocked to Melbourne, Australia, for the main event and a shot at winning the $2 million AUD dollars guaranteed that awaits […]
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Aussie Millions — David Steicke Wins the $100,000 Challenge
David Steicke won the $100,000 AUD no-limit hold’em challenge at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championships hosted at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia late Sunday night. He survived a minefield of the world’s best on the first day of the tournament, as the impressive field shrank from 23 players down to the final six. […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A: Rory Rees Brennan
The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship kick-started the year with the first major tournament of 2009. Enthusiasts wondered would the trophy and title stay in the Emerald Isle or would it travel overseas to its new home abroad once the deed was done. The €2,000 buy-in televised event attracted many poker thoroughbreds such as Mike Sexton, […]
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Betsafe Poker Moves and Playboy Poker Folds
Ongame Network has signed a partnership agreement with former CryptoLogic network online poker room Betsafe Poker. Betsafe, which was launched in January 2006 and has over 150,000 customers in 100 countries, will move to the BWin subsidiary, Ongame, before the end of March 2009. The move comes as Cryptologic continues its strategic restructuring which will […]
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Allen Carter Wins WPT Southern Poker Championship
The World Poker Tour Southern Poker Championship took on a marathon feel throughout its first three days of play and the final table was no different. The six relative unknowns that made up the televised final table made the most of their time in the spotlight and played cautious, patient poker for nearly eight hours. […]
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Aussie Millions — $100,000 AUD No-Limit Hold'em Challenge Day 1
The fourth edition of the $100,000 AUD No-Limit Hold’em Challenge began today at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia at 2:15 p.m. local time. The was the eighth event in the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championships and it attracted a large flow of rail birds throughout the day as some of the top names in […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A: Mike Sexton
There are a few people on the poker planet who do not need an introduction, and this man is one of them. For him, there is no need to give background information, tournament results, or achievements, but with the mention of one word, it all becomes clear… Ambassador. Card Player caught up with the face, […]
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WPT — Southern Poker Championship Day 3
After one of the longest days in World Poker Tour history, the Southern Poker Championship resumed Friday with the goal of playing from 27 down to the televised final table of six. Thankfully, play moved at a much faster pace this time around and the final table was set in just over nine hours. The […]
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UltimateBet Poker Gives Away Super Bowl Tickets Sunday
Buying a single scalped Super Bowl ticket could set you back thousands of dollars. That’s why UltimateBet decided to give its players a chance to win two tickets for as little at $7.70 the past few months. This Sunday, UltimateBet concludes its Super Bowl promotion by hosting its Wild Card Main Event at 8:30 p.m., […]
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This Week in Poker: Poker Tournament News Jan. 10-16
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 (pictured at right) — 3,000 2: Anthony Gregg — 2,500 3: Benjamin Spindler — 2,000 4: Alexandre Gomes — 1,500 5: Peter Eastgate — 1,296 6: Pieter […]
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Aussie Millions $10,500 AUD Main Event Begins Sunday
The first Aussie Millions Poker Championship was contested in 1998 with a $1,000 buy-in event that created a $74,000 prize pool. Only 10 international participants joined the locals in Melbourne to compete for the top prize. Since then, the Aussie Millions, hosted at Crown Casino, has grown immensely; its $10,500 AUD no-limit hold’em main event […]
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Congressman Trying to get Bush's 'Midnight Rules' Reviewed
A New York Congressman has introduced a bill that, if passed, would allow Congress to reverse the exiting president’s “midnight” rush to push the rules of several dozen laws into action before he leaves office. One of those laws is the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), which has been hung up for […]
