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Salvatore Bonavena Wins European Poker Tour Prague
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague has been won by Italian Salvatore Bonavena, who collected €774,000 for topping the 570-stong field at the Hilton Hotel Casino in the Czech Republic. The €5,0000+€250 buy-in event attracted a strong and broadly European field, including Luca Pagano, Johannes Strassmann, Gino Alacqua, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Ludovic Lacay, Michael Martin, Arnaud Mattern, […]
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Italian Wins European Poker Tour Prague for First Time
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague has brought a close to the European circuit for 2008, and there were understandably mixed fortunes for the 570-stong field which assembled at the Hilton Hotel Casino in the Czech Republic. The €5,000+€250 buy-in event generated a prize pool of €2.76 million and lured some of the biggest names […]
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WPT — Doyle Brunson Classic Championship Day 1A
The first day-one flight at the 2008 Doyle Brunson Classic Championship began today at noon. The $15,000 no-limit hold’em championship event of the popular Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic tournament series attracted 203 players in the Bellagio Poker Room and Fontana Lounge. Satellite tournaments were running throughout the day alongside the tournament field to […]
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Irish Clean Sweep at Ladbrokes Poker Million
Marty Smyth is the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII champion winning $1 million after making the most dramatic of comebacks in London last night. Smyth, who also made the final table of the prestigious televised event in 2006 and 2007, went one better this year despite losing almost all his chips early in the tournament and […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Final Table Underway
The final table of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague is set as the final eight play for the $774,000 first prize. The line up and chip counts are: Salvatore Bonavena: 1,402,000 Alexiou Konstantinos: 1,382,000 Francesco Cirianni: 807,000 Fredrik Nygard: 666,000 Massimo Di Cicco: 429,000 Nasr El Nasr: 376,000 Raul Mestre: 309,000 Andrew Chen: 309,000 […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Day 3 Update
Thirty-two players began day 3 yesterday in the hopes of making it to the final eight. Sebastian Ruthenberg got off to a flying start, moving in early against Salvatore Bonavena. The outcome was not in his favor but this didn’t deter him from ploughing on. The cards did not seem to fall his way whenever […]
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Bellagio Five Diamond Preliminary Wrap Up
The final six preliminary events at the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic were packed full of excitement. Many professional players won events, including Dutch Boyd ($2,000 no-limit hold’em), James Mackey ($3,000 no-limit hold’em), Matt Graham ($5,000 no-limit hold’em), and Humberto Brenes ($1,500 seniors no-limit hold’em). Hafiz Khan set a model of consistency that was […]
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This Week in Poker: Poker Tournament News Dec. 6 – Dec. 12
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 POY Standings: John Phan — 6,704 David “The Dragon” Pham — 6,022 Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier — 5,510 Ivan Demidov — 4,940 Erik Seidel — 4,754 Michael Binger — 4,416 David […]
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WSOP — Atlantic City Circuit Event Main Event Begins Sunday
The final World Series of Poker circuit event of 2008 begins on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Harrah’s Atlantic City in New Jersey. The no-limit hold’em main event will feature a $5,000 buy-in, and the final table will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The blinds will begin at 25-50 and the players will begin with […]
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Benefield Sits Down for Part 2 on The Scoop
In an episode full of introspection, poker pro David Benefield sits down with Adam Schoenfeld and Diego Cordovez on Card Player TV for this week’s edition of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker). It is the second part of his interview; the first part aired last week. In this episode, Benefield opens up and […]
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COO of Absolute Poker and UltimateBet Opens Up
It’s been almost a year since Paul Leggett put his head into a hornets nest and took the job as Chief Operating Officer for Tokwiro, the company that owns both online poker sites Absolute Poker and UltimateBet. He came to the job knowing he had to rebuild the reputation of Absolute Poker, which was rocked […]
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New Apparel Reflects the Pride of Donkeys
Once upon a time, “donkey” was a vile word at the poker table. It was almost a guarantee to hear it after a bad beat. “You’re such a donkey,” the losing player moans, contempt dripping from each word. Well, it appears that donkey play is now in vogue. Donkeygear.net, a Florida company that services […]
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Dianna Donofrio — A Closer Look at the Nevada PPA Director
Heartbroken, devastated, and bankrupt, Dianna Donofrio was alone in Las Vegas. With a wounded pride and an uncertain future, she wasn’t sure what to do, but she wasn’t ready to admit defeat. The 62-year-old woman with Midwestern roots has come a long way since that dark period of her life, but she credits poker as […]
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Ladbrokes Poker Million Betting as Freerollers Sweating
Tonight’s Ladbrokes Poker Million VII sees four Irishmen, a Norwegian, and a Brit take their place at the final table and battle for the $1 million top prize. Joining Ciaran O’Leary, Liam Flood, and Kevin Allen who won through from the first semi-final are Marty Smyth (making his third final table in three years), Eoghan […]
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€1 Million Guaranteed Sunday at Paradise Poker
Sunday’s €1 million guaranteed on ParadisePoker.com will see online poker players battle for the estimated €200,000 with the top 10 finishers receiving a Team Paradise Sponsorship and the winner a package worth €10,000. The €1,000 + €50 tournament is expected to provide a massive overlay with just 241 players currently registered and 1,000 needed to […]
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Marsh Makes Hay at Dusk Till Dawn Anniversary Cup
To mark its first anniversary in business Europe’s largest dedicated poker room, Dusk Till Dawn, recently held its Anniversary Cup. The £1,000 buy in nain event event attracted 186 players over 4 days utilising a World Series of Poker structure. Players travelled from as far afield as Norway, Greece, France, Italy, and Spain to participate […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Day 2 Update
Day 2 at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague saw 177 players take to the felt in the €5,000 + €250 main event at the Hilton Hotel Casino in the Czech Republic. Players busted at a dizzying pace through the day and the tournament breezed through the bubble at 56 players and motored along until […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Day 2 Recap
Day 2 at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague saw 177 players take to the felt in the €5,000 + €250 main event at the Hilton Hotel Casino in the Czech Republic. Players busted at a dizzying pace through the day and the tournament breezed through the bubble at 56 players and motored along until […]
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WPT — $15,000 Doyle Brunson Classic Championship Begins Saturday
The poker world will converge on Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, Dec. 13 for the last major poker tournament of 2008. The World Poker Tour $15,000 Doyle Brunson Classic Championship is the marquee event at the Bellagio Five Diamond Poker Classic tournament series, which featured 14 events in all. This is the last opportunity of […]
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Andrew 'Foucault' Brokos Hosts This Week's Free Poker Video
Andrew “Foucault” Brokos is the host of this week’s free poker video training clip. Brokos takes the viewer through the beginning stages of his recent Sunday Million tournament, showing his hand-selection range as well as his thought process in big hands. This video, as well as three additional free clips by other instructors, is currently […]
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Recession Continues to Batter Nevada Casinos
Oh, the difference one year makes. After a record month of success for the Nevada gaming industry in October 2007, the Gaming Control Board announced on Wednesday that Nevada had its single worst gaming revenue drop in state history. Revenue was down more than $260 million, or 22.3 percent, in October 2008. “In October, we […]
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Details of Irish Poker Championship Announced
PartyPoker.com has announced qualifiers for the Irish Poker Championship taking place in Galway from Jan. 2 to 5, 2009. The first major tournament of 2009, being held in the Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway, has a €2,000 buy-in (9% withheld) and is set to attract some big guns in the form of Mike Sexton, Kenna James, […]
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Marty Smyth $50,000 Poker Million Freeroll Tonight
Registration for the Boylepoker.com Marty Smyth $50,000 Freeroll is open and the event takes place on Boylepoker.com tonight at 8 p.m. (GMT). The $1,000 minimum freeroll offers online players the chance to win five percent of whatever Smyth takes home from the Poker Million VII. This means that the top prize could be anything up […]
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Annette_15 Wins $100,000 Guaranteed on UB
Young Norwegian poker star Annette Obrestad took down the Ultimate Bet $100,000 guaranteed on Sunday collecting $31,000 for her victory. Obrestad, who took down the £1 million first prize in the World Series of Poker Europe 2007, won the tournament in its second week on the new network CEREUS which comprises UB and Absolute Poker. […]
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O'Leary, Flood, and Allen Make Poker Million Final
Irishmen Ciaran O’Leary and Liam Flood, will be joined by Kevin Allen in the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII final this Friday. The three qualified from their semi-final yesterday, getting the better of Ross and Barny Boatman, Ryan Fronda, Jonas Danielsson, and Kenneth Sorenson. O’Leary takes 339,000 chips into the final while Flood and Allen take […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Day 1B Recap
World Champion Peter Eastgate had the honour of announcing, "shuffle up and deal," before he took to his seat alongside a 297 other in day 1b of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague. Combined with the 272 from day 1A the total field numbered 570 (up from last year’s 555) in the Hilton Hotel Casino […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Day 1B Update
World Champion Peter Eastgate had the honour of announcing, "shuffle up and deal," before he took to his seat alongside 297 others in day 1B of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague. Combined with the 272 from day 1A, the total field numbered 570 (up from last year’s 555) in the Hilton Hotel Casino in […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Hafiz 'Hafizzle' Khan
Tournament pro Hafiz "hafizzle" Khan got started with poker six years ago after a friend got him hooked with a home game. He spent a few years working for a software company but ultimately felt he could do better in the cardrooms. After spending a year in isolation to study his growing obsession, Khan ventured […]
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PartyPoker.com Gets Substantial Overhaul
PartyPoker.com has been undergoing significant changes in recent months and another swathe of these upgrades have been released. The new rewards programme no longer requires players to meet weekly points targets and does away with the vesting of points. It is a much simpler, more straightforward concept now — players just earn points and can […]
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Ladbrokes Poker Million Semi-Final Tonight
The highly-anticipated Ladbrokes Poker Million VII first semi-final is broadcast tonight on SKY Sports 2 at 9 p.m. The top three players from Hendon Mobsters Ross and Barny Boatman, Liam Flood, Ryan Fronda, Liam Flood, Ciaran O’Leary, Jonas Danielsson , Ryan Fronda, Kenneth Sorenson, and Kevin Allen will go into Friday’s live final where they […]
