-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
Voting in Scandinavian Poker Awards Ends Today
Today is the last day to vote in the PokerStars.com Scandinavian Poker Awards which will be held on the eve of next week’s European Poker Tour Copenhagen at the Luux on the evening of Monday January 16. The region had a spectacular 2008 with Dane Peter Eastgate winning the 2008 World Series of Poker main […]
-
State of the Felt — Jonno Pittock, Part I
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 […]
-
Heartland Poker Tour Crowns First Champion of 2009 Season
The first Heartland Poker Tour main event of 2009 crowned a champion on Feb. 8 in Quapaw, Oklahoma, at the Downstream Casino Resort. The winner was Sean Saninikone, and he took home $127,404 in prize money for topping a field of 457 players in the $1,000 buy-in main event. Saninikone is a factory worker who […]
-
Mike Sexton to Appear at South Carolina Poker Trial
Charleston, meet Mike Sexton. Sexton, the World Poker Tour announcer and an established pro with more than $3 million in lifetime tournament winnings, will appear in Charleston, South Carolina, this Friday morning to serve as an expert witness in the trial of five local poker players, according to the defendants’ attorney Jeff Phillips. The trial […]
-
Portugal's João Barbosa Joins Full Tilt
European Poker Tour Warsaw winner João Barbosa has signed for Full Tilt Poker. The 26-year-old computer engineer is the first Portuguese player to sign for the famous team. “I feel very honored and grateful to represent Full Tilt Poker,” said Barbosa. He joins Swede Michael Tureniec who also recently signed for the site. Other Europeans […]
-
Ladbrokespoker Joins Microgaming Network Today
Ladbrokespoker.com today joins the Microgaming network, moving from its own standalone software to share player liquidity with other sites on the network. The migration to Microgaming means that Ladbrokespoker is offline today until 2 p.m. GMT. The company says the move will men more players, a choice of US$ and euro currencies, a new lobby […]
-
Devilfish Gets Comedic Musical Makeover
Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, never a man to hide his own musical talents under a bushel, is the subject of a new musical parody by Matt Broughton, famed for light-hearted comedic reworkings of popular songs in the poker idiom. Broughton, who is a TV presenter with Sky Poker, has already lampooned Lucy Rokach and Simon Trumper […]
-
CryptoLogic Eliminates Online Poker Costs
CryptoLogic, once home to the online poker network which hosted Betfair Poker, Playboy Poker, and William Hill Poker, has announced the departure of chief technology officer Michael Starzynski as part of its bid to reduce annual operating costs by $13 million. The company has shifted its strategic focus towards online casino and branded gaming and […]
-
Poker After Dark Premieres New Episode Tonight
Let’s just say they all probably have a really high IQ. The first of a new set of episodes for Poker After Dark debuts tonight, at its regular time of 2:05 a.m. on NBC. The new batch of shows will feature some of the most intelligent players the poker world has to offer, all of […]
-
Tournament Trail Q and A — Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree won the European Ladies Championship in 2008, and she has now jumped out onto the tournament trail as a sponsored player by Absoulte Poker. Boeree cashed in 49th place at the Aruba Poker Classic in October 2008, and she followed that up with another cash in the no-limit hold’em bounties event at the […]
-
Online Poker — Steve 'gboro780' Gross Wins Huge at Full Tilt
Although the year has just begun and there is plenty of poker left to play, this was, perhaps, the biggest weekend for online poker in 2009. Some of the very best in the game were able to claim victories and with the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) running, the wins gave first-place prizes that […]
-
Irish Open 2009 Outright Betting Market Open
Paddypowerpoker.com has launched the outright betting market for its Irish Open 2009 which is sure to get some players licking their lips at the opportunity to beat the bookie. In two of the last three years the winner of the event — Neil Channing in 2008 and Vincent Melinn in 2006 — backed themselves to […]
-
Calgary to Host Canadian Open Championship 2009
The Canadian Poker Tour today announced details of the Canadian Open Championships which will take place at the Stampede Casino in Calgary, Alberta from May 13 to 17, 2009. The centerpiece of the five event festival will be the heads up main event with a buy in of $5,000 where 128 players will play best […]
