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Counsellor Wins Australia New Zealand Poker Tour
The Adelaide stop of the PokerStars.com Australia New Zealand Poker Tour has been won by Karl Krautshneder who bested 213 opponents to take down the AUD$170,215 in the Crown Casino, Adelaide at the weekend. Counsellor Krautshneder, who qualified for just $31 on PokerStars.com, said after his victory, ““I feel fantastic after winning my way here […]
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ANZPT - Karl Krautschneider Wins Debut Poker Event
The popular online poker site’s very first stop on its new PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour was won by Melburnian Karl Krautschneider at the SKYCITY Casino in Adelaide, Australia, on Feb. 7. This was the inaugural stop for the PokerStars ANZPT, which will feature stops in both Australia and New Zealand during its first […]
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Online Poker — Interview with Mark 'Dipthrong' Herm
Mark “dipthrong” Herm had one of the best years online in 2008. His play was so superb and his results were so consistent that he was able to finish in eighth place for Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race. Though his finishes were stellar beforehand, Herm’s year really got going with an amazing […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Kenna James Part II
With more than $3 million in tournament winnings over the past 12 years, Kenna James has proven his place among the greats of the green felt. In part II of this interview, James speaks to Card Player about his poker beginnings, his time as a prop player, and lessons learned along the way. Rebecca McAdam: […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Kenna James Part I
One name well-known to the poker community is Kenna James. The Chicago born pro with a great heart and passion for poker and music has some great plans for both himself and the international circuit for the coming year. In part I of this interview, James speaks to to Card Player about travelling, the spiritual […]
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Richard Webb Wins Canadian Poker Tour
Richard Webb, a 48-year-old from Dashwood, Ontario, has been crowned champion of the Canadian Poker Tour after defeating 50 players in the televised event in Ocean World Resort and Casino, Dominican Republic. Seven players qualified for the event via PartyPoker.com but it was Webb who took for the $60,000 top prize and a one-year sponsorship […]
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This Week in Poker — Poker Tournament News Jan. 31-Feb. 6
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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Layne Flack Talks About Poker and Doyle on The Scoop
One of the most lively poker pros on tour, Layne Flack, doesn’t hesitate to go into a wide variety of topics in this week’s edition of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt) with Adam Schoenfeld and Diego Cordovez. In Part I of the interview, which aired last week on Card Player TV, Flack reiterated his […]
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The second week of preliminary events at Commerce Casino for the L.A. Poker Classic was highlighted by a $300 no-limit hold’em rebuy event. The tournament drew 623 entrants who purchased 933 rebuys and 356 add-ons. The first-place prize in this event was the largest of the week at $140,467 and it went to Jake Solis. […]
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Bodog Poker Holding Card Player-Exclusive Event Saturday
Last month Bodog awarded a Card Player reader with a VIP trip to Hawaii to watch football with a Card Player-exclusive tournament series. Well, that series may be over, but that doesn’t mean that Bodog is done giving Card Player readers a little extra. For a limited time, Bodog will be hosting value-added tournaments for […]
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Online Poker — OPOY Update, Feb. 6, 2009
Just when it looked like there would be some separation in Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race, things tightened up once more. The top five players are now just 146 points apart from top to bottom, and even more are bunched below them, waiting in the wings for their opportunity to move up. […]
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Card Player-Exclusive Cake Poker Freeroll Set for Saturday
Cake Poker and Card Player have teamed up to give Card Player newsletter subscribers a new reason to get excited when they get new e-mail. In the most-recent newsletter, sent out on Monday, newsletter subscribers got a taste of the new newsletter format, as well as a bunch of subscriber-exclusive promotions and contests. Cake kicked […]
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PartyPoker Revenue Falls But Players Grow
PartyGaming Plc, the parent company of PartyPoker.com, today issued a trading update containing fourth quarter 2008 key performance indicators and figures for the first five weeks of 2009. The update showed that in the five weeks to Feb. 4, 2009 new player sign-ups at the site increased to an average of 1,494 per day, bringing […]
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Bwin Poker Up 14 Percent in 2008 as Numbers Soar
Bwin, the publicly quoted Austro-German betting giant today reported gross gaming revenues up 19 percent for the full year to end Dec. 2008 to €420.9 million from €353.5 million in 2007. Poker revenue for the year leapt 14.2 percent to €94.2 million in the same period from €82.5 millionin 2007. Active poker customers for 2008 […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis has won 11 ATP World Tour tennis singles titles. He has also played in the finals of the U.S. Open and Wimbledon, two of the Grand Slam titles in professional tennis. Philippoussis recently retired from the game of pro tennis, but he has turned to another game in professional poker. He played in […]
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Steve Weinstein — What's My Line?
Every Thursday, Card Player sits down with some of the best in the game to discuss pivotal hands from the week’s biggest tournaments on the circuit. Steve "Thorladen" Weinstein has been a staple of the online community since the days when the biggest game around was $3-$6 no-limit hold’em. The cash game specialist has made […]
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SpadeClub Poker Winner — Heather 'widowmaker' Everett
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. Heather “widowmaker” Everett of Charleston, South Carolina, grew up watching her father play professional poker. Everett proved that her poker skills rival her dad’s […]
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Oklahoma State Championship of Poker Begins Today
The Oklahoma State Championship of Poker tournament series began today at the Cherokee Casino and Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The series will feature 22 events, and half of them will award Card Player Player of the Year points. The $3,000 championship event begins on Sunday, Feb. 15 and it will conclude the following day. Events […]
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Run it Twice — Andrew Brokos
In this new series, Card Player sits down with high stakes pros to take a second look at a particular cash-game hand. Andrew "Foucault" Brokos is known for his knowledge of the game and experience in no-limit hold’em cash games. In addition to cash games, Andrew has also cashed in the last three World Series […]
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Bicycle Charity Poker Tournament Honors Fallen Heroes
Growing up in a community plagued by drugs and gang violence, Juan Abel Escalante had managed to lead the straight life. With a strict and close-knit Catholic family supporting him, he avoided the troubles and temptations that often tear down male youth in urban environments. He received an education and decided to go into law […]
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Kai Landry Wins WSOP Tunica Circuit Championship
The $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship event at the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Harrah’s Tunica attracted 154 players and created a prize pool worth $735,900. Two days of poker had whittled this field down to nine final contenders, and chief among them was Matt Stout. He was one of the few notable professionals […]
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Online Poker — FTOPS Kicks Off Strong With Huge Field
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) has always caused a mini-surge within the online community. The regular grinders set aside a chunk of their bankroll to endure the whole series, the low-stakes players hit up the non-stop satellites trying to get a shot at glory, and even the high-stakes cash-game players can’t ignore the […]
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Justin Rollo Coaches This Week's Free Poker Training Video
Justin “WPTHero” Rollo is the host of this week’s free poker video training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus). In this video, Rollo analyzes his play in several multi-table tournaments in real time. This video, as well as three additional free clips by other instructors, is currently available on the Card Player […]
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Online Poker — The $1K Roundup, Week of Feb. 1
With the Full Tilt Online Poker Series looming, the attendance at the various $1,000 buy-ins increased, in some cases dramatically, making it one of the most successful weeks in recent memory. Read the recaps for the $1K events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt — $1K Monday After a sluggish turnout […]
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Irish Open $1 Rebuy Next Week and Valentine Specials
PaddyPowerPoker.com today announced it is holding a great value $1 rebuy — Paddy’s Cheap Date — for a €4,000 Irish Open package next Tuesday Feb. 10. The winner will also be entered into the $100,000 Sole Survivor competition at the Irish Open. Players can also avail of a variety of low buy in and free […]
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888.com Poker Revenue Slumps in 2008
888.com, the publicly quoted owner of Pacific Poker, saw revenue, numbers, and net revenue per poker player decline in 2008 with the slump most dramatic between Oct. and Dec. Net gaming revenue from poker fell 6 percent to $76 million in 2008 from $81 in 2007 while figures for the fourth quarter to end Dec. […]
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FTOPS is Underway with Six $1 Million Guarantees
The popular Full Tilt Series of Online Poker got underway last night with a $200 buy in $1 million guaranteed event. The 11th series of FTOPS will feature 25 events with over $15 million in prize money in total and six events with at least $1 million guaranteed. Check the full schedule of events and […]
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ParadisePoker Offers 50 Free Las Vegas Packages
ParadisePoker.com this week begins its Las Vegas Holiday promotion which will see it giveaway 50 free packages worth €5,000 each to play poker in Las Vegas this summer. Thirteen packages are available each month between now and May 2009. Online poker players at ParadisePoker.com can qualify for up to four freerolls each month using their […]
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Want to Earn Some Extra Cash from SpadeClub?
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 is excited to announce its new refer-a-friend program, wherein you will receive $50 in cold hard cash for every friend you refer […]
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Online Zone — Interview with Steve 'thorladen' Weinstein
As one of the original online players, Steve "thorladen" Weinstein has seen the game evolve from its infancy into the behemoth that it is today. Weinstein recently came out victorious in the Borgata Winter Poker Open, taking home nearly half of a million in winnings. Weinstein had come close to winning a major tournament before, […]
