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Online Poker — FTOPS X Wraps Up With Big Sunday Tournament
The biggest day of the week for online poker got a boost on Sunday with the conclusion of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series X (FTOPS) and with its main event. Over at PokerStars, Lee "Bill Ivey" Gaines had a night of near misses as he finished ninth in the Sunday Warmup and 15th in […]
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Online Poker — Amit 'amak316' Makhija Wins FTOPS $5K
The largest win of the weekend came with the Full Tilt Online Poker Series X (FTOPS X) and its big two-day no-limit hold’em tournament. Event No. 22 offered a $5,000+$200 buy-in and attracted the best of the best, a field of 500 that looked more like a World Poker Tour event at Bellagio than an […]
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Kentucky Court of Appeals Grants Stay in Domain Seizure Case
A Court of Appeals in Kentucky has granted a motion to delay a forfeiture hearing that will determine the fate of 141 domain names related to online gambling and poker sites. The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA), an Internet trade association based in Washington, D.C., asked the three-panel appeals courts to grant a […]
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Venetian Poker Room Booming Despite Tough Economic Times
Bellagio will always be Bellagio. The Wynn will always be the Wynn. But it appears as if The Strip has another poker Goliath. The Venetian, a Las Vegas Sands Corporation casino that opened in 1999, has not exactly been known for its poker room for most of its first decade in Las Vegas. The casino […]
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Jan Sorensen Wins the 2008 Master Classics of Poker
The final table at the €6,000 Lido Poker no-limit hold’em main event took place on Friday, Nov. 14, and it played into the wee hours of Nov. 15. Here are the summary statistics for the tournament and standings at the beginning of the final table. Number of entries: 335 Buy-in: €6,000 Total prize pool: €2,010,000 […]
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Night Watchman Lights Up Blackpool GUKPT
Scotsman Brian Clark has won the £1,000 buy in Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Blackpool main event overcoming a massive chip deficit to beat Zachary Ford to collect the £96,500 to prize. Clark doubled up several times, including the first hand of the heads up battle when he rivered a five to take the pot. Ford, […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A Part II — Roland de Wolfe
As Roland de Wolfe heads into day 2 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open as chip leader, he spoke to Card Player about televised events, online play, and honestly described the extreme swings of high stakes action. Rebecca McAdam: Would you say the televised games are like sitting down in a live event, […]
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European Poker Tour Warsaw — Day 1B Recap
Day 1b of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open saw a smaller than expected field of 118 players but what it lacked in quantity (217 players in total over both days) it made up for in quality with virtually every table hosting several players who have won big on the circuit. PokerStars pros vying […]
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APPT — Van Marcus Wins Manila Main Event
The $2,080 no-limit hold’em main event at the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour stop in Manila began on Thursday, Nov. 13, and attracted 285 players. The first-place prize that awaited the winner of the final table was $162,856, but first that champion would have to fight his way through a long final nine on Sunday, […]
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WSOP — Michael Binger Wins Lake Tahoe Circuit Event Championship
The final table at the World Series of Poker circuit Lake Tahoe $5,000 no-limit hold’em main event began on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. The event had attracted 132 players and the nine that remained on the third day of play featured an impressive collection of poker talent. Here were the chip counts at […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A Part I — Roland de Wolfe
Roland de Wolfe is one of those players who stands out among the poker community — not just in achievements and his style of play, but in personality and charisma. With his recent success at the PartyPoker Premier League and his constant cashes in the World Series of Poker, it is not unusual to see […]
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European Poker Tour Polish Open Day 1B
Day 1b of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open saw a smaller than expected field of 118 players but what it lacked in quantity (217 players in total over both days) it made up for in quality with virtually every table hosting several players who have won big on the circuit. PokerStars pros vying […]
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European Poker Tour Warsaw — Day 1A Recap
The third PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open got underway yesterday at Casinos Poland, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Warsaw with 99 players taking to the felt in this PLN20,000 (approximately $6,744) event. The small field reflected the fact that the Amsterdam Master Classics and Belgium Poker Championship overlapped with the event but a much larger field […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Antony Lellouche
Antony Lellouche has been doing France proud over the past few years on the live poker tournament circuit, particularly during season IV and V of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour. He excels on Euro turf and his talent can be clearly seen by looking at his recent finishes — sixth in season IV’s EPT London […]
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European Poker Tour Polish Open Day 1A
The third PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open got underway at Casinos Poland, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Warsaw today with 99 players taking to the felt in this PLN20,000 (approximately $6,744) event. The small field reflects the fact that the Amsterdam Master Classics and Belgium Poker Championship overlapped with the event but a sellout field of […]
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Poker Industry Happenings for November
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Dane Jan Sorensen Wins Amsterdam Master Classics
Jan Sorensen, the Danish World Series of Poker Bracelet winner, has lifted the Amsterdam Master Classics crown and with it the €623,000 top prize. Soernsen beat Gustav Erkot heads up to take the prestigious title, now in its 17th year. This marks the third major tournament triumph for Denmark in just one week after Peter […]
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European Poker Tour Polish Open Stars Today
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open gets underway today at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Warsaw. The no-limit hold’em main event features a 20,000 PLN (approximately $6,744 US) buy-in with two day-one flights on the schedule. The and the final table will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The coverage team from Card Player Europe […]
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Full Tilt Poker To Be a Part of Major UFC Fight
In what the Ultimate Fighting Championship expects to be their most watched fight ever, Full Tilt Poker has landed a major deal to give its site unprecedented exposure. Randy Coutour, the current heavyweight champion of the UFC, has agreed to wear Full Tilt gear during today’s weigh-in for the fight, which is being broadcast live […]
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This Week in Poker: Poker Tournament News Nov. 8 – Nov. 14
Check out CardPlayer.com every Friday for a weekly wrap-up of the news from the live poker tournament trail. This Week in Tournament Poker Card Player Live Coverage Event — World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event championship final table The final night at the 2008 World Series of Poker main event was a […]
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ACLU Joins PPA in filing Briefs in Kentucky Domain Case
The Poker Players Alliance joined the Kentucky office of the ACLU, Network Solutions, Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Democracy and Technology in filing Amicus briefs in the Kentucky Court of Appeals yesterday protesting a judge’s that Kentucky has the right to seize domain names used to gamble and play poker online. That day, […]
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Governments Take Huge Bite out of WSOP Final Table Pool
The tax monsters that help feed governments from all around the globe feasted heavily on the World Series of Poker main event’s final table participants. Out of the $32,731,585 collected prize pool that was distributed to the final nine players, about $14,793,416 went to governments from around the world. Russ Fox, and Enrolled Accountant who […]
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EPT — Warsaw Event Begins Tomorrow
The PokerStars European Poker Tour will host its season-five stop in Poland beginning on Saturday, Nov. 15 in Warsaw at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The no-limit hold’em main event features a 20,000 PLN (approximately $6,744 US) buy-in. The tournament has two day-one flights on the schedule, and the final table will take place on Wednesday, […]
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2008 WSOP Final Table Ratings Up 46 Percent
ESPN and Harrah’s Entertainment can let out one long collective sigh of relief because it appears that their controversial decision to delay the World Series of Poker final table four months to create additional buzz and increased ratings has paid off. The 2008 final table outperformed the 2007 final table easily, beating out the ratings […]
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Peter Eastgate Signs with Leading Representation Agency
Dane Peter Eastgate who won the World Series of Poker main event earlier this week has signed with Poker Royalty for worldwide marketing and management representation. Eastgate, who won over $9 million for his victory and is now domiciled in England, said “I believe the team at Poker Royalty is best suited to help me […]
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Devilfish Plays Pro-Celebrity Darts Tonight
Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott trades the felt of the poker table for the darts oche tonight on ITV4 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in the PartyPoker.com Pro-Celebrity Darts Challenge. Ulliott will partner darts pro Peter Manley in a match against three-time Olympic javelin medalist Steve Backley and James Wade. He confirmed to Card Player earlier […]
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Live Poker Application for Apple's iPhone
Social gaming network Zynga has launched the first live poker application for the Apple iPhone. Live Poker gives iPhone users the opportunity to play in what Zynga bills “the web’s largest daily poker tournament” against 1.4 million daily players. The application uses Facebook Connect and is free to download from iTunes.com though users can upgrade […]
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Tournament Trail Q&A — Martin Jacobson
Swedish online player Martin Jacobson made some impressive moves as he tortured his way to the final table. No one expected it from the clean-cut, ‘cool as a cucumber’ exterior, but this young man meant business and was determined to make his first proper impact on the live tournament stage. He spoke to Card Player […]
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WSOP — Lake Tahoe Circuit Championship Begins Tomorrow
The $5,000 no-limit hold’em main event at the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe begins Friday, Nov. 14, and it will crown a champion on Sunday, Nov. 16. This is the featured tournament of the Circuit stop that also features a dozen preliminary events in one of the most scenic environs […]
