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West Virginia Poker Industry Takes OffTalk about going from zero to 100 mph… Casino poker in West Virginia, which has only been available for a little more than a year, has quickly become an oasis for those players stuck in the non-poker vortex of the mid-Atlantic. Specifically, players located in Southern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, along with those in the […]
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This Week in Poker Training at CardPlayer Pro — Dec. 1-5
Each week, members of CardPlayer Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) have exclusive access to five new poker training videos made by top online pros. If you are serious about improving your game, there is no better way to learn than by seeing firsthand how the pros play and think. Here are the latest additions to […]
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Online Player of the Year Update — Dec. 5, 2008
There are only four weeks left in the 2008 Card Player Online Player of the Year race, and it’s looking tougher and tougher each day to catch Alex "AJKHoosier1" Kamberis at the top of the leader board. Despite the large point differential between first and second, there was some shuffling among the rest of the […]
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Toto Leonidas Dominates Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
Most poker players tend to identify with one casino over another for a variety of reasons. Perhaps it’s the proximity to the valet, comp dollars per hour, or even the eye candy passing out drinks. But the most obvious reason for claiming a "home casino" remains the amount of success one achieves within it’s walls. […]
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Win Thousands This Sunday On 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. Every first Sunday of every month, SpadeClub holds a $30,000 Mega Monthly event, and this Sunday is no different. On Dec. 7, SpadeClub will […]
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Dutch Banks Resist Online Gambling Ban
The Netherlands Bankers Association (NVB) has said that the government’s policy on online gambling is protectionist and goes against European Union agreements according to a report on yogonet.com. Michael Noordermeer, a spokesperson for the NVB, reportedly said of Justice minister Ernst Ballin’s plans to make banks block payments to and from online gaming sites, “The […]
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DevilfishPoker.com Launches New Affiliate Program
DevilfishPoker.com today launched its new affiliate programme powered by Income Access which features player-level reporting, a tiered commission structure with revenue share up to 40 percent , tracked banners and text links with the latest bonus codes, and an experienced team of affiliate managers to maximize strategic marketing potential. Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, who represents DevilfishPoker.com, […]
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PokerStars Launches Russian Poker Tour
PokerStars.com has announced details of its new Russian Poker Tour which will kicks off in St. Petersburg and Moscow in January and February 2009. In conjunction with organisers Poker Style, the Russian Sport Poker Federation, and Russian TV channel Sport, the events will have $5,000 and $10,000 respectively and the main events take place from […]
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New Poker Book from Anthony Holden Tackles Hold'em
Highly respected British author Anthony Holden, whose works include the legendary Big Deal: A Year as a Professional Poker Player, has just published his third poker book Holden on Hold’em — a guide to winning at Texas hold’em. Hitting the market in time for Christmas the book is a guide to hold’em covering fundamentals such […]
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Poker Stocks Take a Pounding in 2008
Like a lot of stocks in 2008, those measuring the value of companies that make their money through poker have been beaten up this year. The stocks of companies that went public before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 are still trying to climb out of the hole resulting from the law, and […]
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Peter Jepsen Signs with Ladbrokes Poker Team
Ladbrokes recently announced that it signed Peter “Zupp” Jepsen to a sponsorship contract to represent the punters poker site Ladbrokes Poker. He officially starts his sponsorship duties Jan. 1, 2009. The Danish poker player is a 26-year-old former military police officer who won the European Poker Tour Warsaw event in 2007. He also held the […]
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Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza Ends With Three Winners
Note: This story was updated on Dec. 5 to reflect newly available information from the players and tournament staff. The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza recently wrapped up with its $2,500 main event. The no-limit hold’em tournament attracted 233 entrants and generated a total prize pool of $539,628. This was the ninth edition of the popular […]
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Poker Stars Launches Russian Poker Tour
For the past two years, the poker-viewing public has seen a Russian on the game’s biggest stage, controlling the action, instilling fear into his opponents, and impressing fans with his play. In 2007, it was bracelet winner Alex Kravchenko, who finished in fourth place in the main event when his A-K couldn’t out-race Jerry Yang’s […]
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SpadeClub Awards Member With a $2,500 Satellite Seat
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. Jason “alig8trblood” Zeller is thrilled that he has won a Bellagio Championship Series monthly qualifier and can’t wait to go to Las Vegas and […]
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LAPT — Stop in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico Begins Tomorrow
The second stop for season two on the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour begins tomorrow at noon CST in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. Poker players will descend on this Mexican resort town for the $2,500 no-limit hold’em main event that will run Dec. 5-7. Among them will be PokerStars Pros Humberto Brenes, Andre Akkari, Alexandre Gomes, […]
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Qualify for Three Major Tournaments at PartyPoker
PartyPoker.com is offering players the chance to play in three major tournaments early next year – the Asian Poker Tour, Philippines; PartyPoker.com World Poker Showdown; Dominican Republic; and the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship — all for as little as $1. Qualifiers are up-and-running now and players can win: a $6,000 package for the APT Manila, […]
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PaddyPowerPoker Irish Open Side Events Announced
Paddypowerpoker.com has released further details of the full schedule for the upcoming Irish Open at Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to the €3,200 + €300 Irish Open main event, the festival includes a two-day €1,500 + €150 no-limit hold’em freezeout event and an ever-popular pot-limit Omaha €300 + €30 rebuy tournament. The ladies […]
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Swedish Online Poker Championship Chaos
Denmark and Sweden both recently held online nationals, with varying degrees of success. The Danes held their tournament on Mermaid Poker, and everything went smoothly. Jonas Mørch Pedersen, ”hcivohcroM” on Mermaid, eventually won the main event and €40 200. In Sweden, however, this was the second online national event to be held recently, as the […]
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GUKPT Champion of Champions Kicks Off
Season two of the BlueSqPoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour draws to a close today with the £75,000 Champion of Champion events at the G Casino, Luton. The field will be made of players who won any GUKPT main events, side events, monthly leagues, and online festivals during the 2008 season. The one-day event will see […]
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British Poker Tour Main Event Starts Today
The culmination of the nine-month-long Gala Casinos British Poker Tour today sees the grand final £1,500 main event getting underway at 4 p.m. The event, held at the plush Gala Harbourside Casino, Bristol, will have an estimated prize pool of £400,000 and additionally the winner will pick up a package to the World Series of […]
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Tony 'Bond18' Dunst Hosts This Week's Free Poker Video Clip
Tony “Bond18” Dunst is the host of this week’s free poker video training clip. Dunst is playing multiple multi-table tournaments in the video, and he brings the action on certain tables to the forefront any time there’s an interesting situation. This video, as well as three additional free clips by other instructors, is currently available […]
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Schedule Set for 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Tournament
There will be 18 championship events, millions of dollars in prize money, and multiple world champions in attendance. Organizers are expecting the 2009 Aussie Millions, already established as one of the biggest annual poker tournaments in the world, to continue to grow, and they have established a guaranteed first-place prize that reflects that confidence. First […]
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Phil Hellmuth Launches Poker Apparel Line
Some players love him. Some players hate him. All of them would like to have his record of success. But while you cannot be Phil Hellmuth, now you can at least look like him. The “Poker Brat” has just launched his own apparel line, apparently becoming the first poker player ever to do so. Fans […]
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UltimateBet and Absolute Poker Cut Off Kentuckians
Tokwiro, the owner of Absolute Poker and UltimateBet, announced that it will comply with a Kentucky judge’s order and will stop doing business with residents of the Commonwealth. Tokwiro joins the MicroGaming Network in submitting to a judge’s orders to stop Kentucky residents from accessing its poker sites or risk having its domain names seized […]
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Full Tilt Poker Hosts Memorial Tournament Today
She was a mother of two. A wife of 23 years. A former model and an up-and-coming poker player. She was funny and she was brash. She was Mindy. Today, Full Tilt will remember and honor the woman who took the poker community by storm and who so suddenly passed away last October after a […]
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Italian Online Poker Turnover Predictions Rapidly Rise
According to Gaming Intelligence Group, the Italian Finance Ministry has increased its online poker turnover predictions for the first year of real money from €400 million to an outstanding €1 billion, due to the rising demand from Italian poker fans. The newly deregulated, and hence, competitive Italian poker market now has networks such as PokerStars, […]
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Microgaming Acquires Playwize 3D Software
Online gaming software provider, Microgaming, has acquired the rights to Playwize’s 3D software. As well as a realistic video game experience, the software also offers tools which help players improve their game, such as a poker tutorial, and “as-you-play” advice while in practice mode. Last month, Playwize announced its closure due to disappointing trading results, […]
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Cantor Gaming Closes Its Doors to Retail Customers
Cantor Gaming Malta One Limited has now closed down its doors, and is ceasing to provide services to retail customers. The casino closed down on Nov. 28 at 1 p.m., and the poker room on Dec. 1 at 4 p.m.. The company are no longer accepting new customers or further wagers. The decision has been […]
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ParadisePoker Announce New Bad Beat Jackpot
The ParadisePoker Bad Beat Jackpot is due for launch on Dec. 10, and will kick things off with a prize pool of €100,000. To win the jackpot, a player must have four of a kind jacks or better, which is beaten on one of the designated tables. A World Series of Poker package worth $13,500 […]
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SpadeClub Poker Winner: James 'smokefan20' Jarrett
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 Exclusive member James “smokefan20” Jarrett played a great game of poker on Nov. 23 and took home $1,500. Jarrett is married, has a […]
