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Poker Goes Global with Another International Final Table
Poker has come a long way since the half-empty, smoke-filled rooms that the nostalgic players refer to as “the good ol’ days.” Once considered a lucky game that the degenerates of society played, people now recognize it as a full-fledged sport that requires skill, patience, and courage. While the essence of the game is unchanged, […]
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WPT — Day 5 of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals
It was a short day for the World Poker Tour, as the final 10 competitors resumed play in the ballroom just outside the Great Cedar hotel in Foxwoods, Connecticut. Here were the 10 players and their chip counts: Seat 1: David Pham — 1,242,000 Seat 2: Jonathan Jaffe — 1,780,000 Seat 3: Jonathan Little — […]
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UIGEA Regulations Being Fast-Tracked to Finalization
As the Bush administration comes to a close, government agencies are being pressured by the outgoing party to iron up the technicalities on several passed bills so that they will be in place before Barrack Obama is sworn in on Jan. 20. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is one of those bills. According […]
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Online Poker — bigdogpckt5s Wins FTOPS Sunday Event
With the Full Tilt Online Poker Series X (FTOPS X) in full swing, it was a big night for online poker. While many players had huge nights, arguably no one’s was bigger than Steve “gboro780” Gross (pictured at left), who made the final table of three major events, two of which he took down (see […]
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Poker Pro Gavin Griffin Answering E-mail Questions
Gavin Griffin made history when he took down the 2008 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Open, which made him the first player to ever win a WPT event, a World Series of Poker event, and a European Poker Tour event, thus completing a historic poker triple crown. Those three wins, along with a slew of […]
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World Series of Poker -- Final Table Part I
The most anticipated final table in poker history began today at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, when cards got into the air at the World Series of Poker main event. The November Nine finally returned to play the final stages of the $10,000 no-limit hold’em world championship and decide who […]
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Russia and Denmark Get Heads Up at WSOP Main Event
Russian Ivan Demidov and Dane Peter Eastgate are the last two men standing at the World Series of Poker 2009 main event final table. Play has finished for the day and the two will return tomorrow for their heads up match, the winner of which will receive $9,152,416 and the runner up $5,809,595. Nine players […]
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"hahila" Wins $230,000 in LEOCOP IV Main Event
The $1,000 + $100 Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker (LEOCOP) IV main event has been won by “hahila” after attracting over 600 runners which created a prize pool of $918,000 of which $250,000 was added by Ladbrokes. In total 4,370 players played over 16 events chasing a total prize pool of over $2 million. […]
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WPT: Day 4 of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Another day down, another day closer to $1.2 million. As the World Series of Poker main event played on into the early morning, 33 players gathered in the Foxwoods ballroom to determine who would be going home, and who would spend the next two days battling for one of poker’s top prizes, a World Poker […]
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Card Player TV Guide — Week of Nov. 2-8
Card Player TV provides its viewers with a variety of poker videos every week, and there are a few that you may have missed. Here is a highlight of the new releases from this week: This Week in Poker: Card Player TV‘s weekly news show. Tournament Trail: Card Player TV reports from Day 4 of […]
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Online Poker — Interview with Adam Junglen
Notable online poker pro Adam “AJunglen7” Junglen recently turned 21, and it didn’t take long for an online poker site to snatch up the popular player. Full Tilt Poker recently signed Junglen just before he tore into the recent Caesars Palace Classic main event, and Junglen didn’t disappoint, moving onto the final table of the […]
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Betting on Today's World Series of Poker Main Event
The World Series of Poker main event takes centre stage again this evening after a four month hiatus and the "November Nine" finally get their chance to fight for the biggest prize in poker: $9,119,338 for the last man standing. A number of European bookmakers have prixed up the final table which begins at 10 […]
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November Nine Countdown — Darus Suharto Speaks
Idonesian-born Darus Suharto lives and works as an accountant in Canada. Up to the point when the 39-year-old reached the World Series of Poker main event final table, he was basically an unknown face in the poker world, with one cash for 448th place at the WSOP 2006. His second major live event experience has […]
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November Nine Countdown — Peter Eastgate Speaks
Dane Peter Eastgate will take his place at the final table of the World Series main event as the youngest at just 22-years-old. The intellectual whizz will start the day fourth in chips, and is guaranteed to take home a life-changing amount of money — at least $900,670. He is not a face that emerged […]
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WPT: Day 3 of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Many expected the inevitable wall, for the tournament to come to a crashing halt, but it never came. The returning 91 players quickly separated the pretenders from the contenders and within three levels the money bubble had bursted. Along the way, more than a few notables were unable to cash including Toto Leonidas, Ryan Young, […]
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Full Tilt's Kelly Kim — WSOP Main Event Interview
From David toppling Goliath to Rocky Balboa battering Apollo Creed, everybody loves an underdog. As the final table of the WSOP Main Event approaches, there’s no bigger long shot bet than Californian Kelly Kim. Kim survived by the skin of his teeth to get this far and will take just 2.6 million in chips with […]
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Full Tilt's Craig Marquis — WSOP Main Event Interview
Texan Craig Marquis is no stranger to dealing with large sums of money. After all, the likeable and confident 23-year old has already played at the highest limits online for thousands and thousands of dollars in online cash games. What makes his ascent to the top of the poker world amazing though is that Marquis […]
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Full Tilt's Scott Montgomery — WSOP Main Event Interview
After picking up the game of poker while teaching in Japan, Scott Montgomery soon found that he could earn more money at the tables than in front of the blackboard. Moving back to Vegas to compete in low-stakes cash games, Montgomery quickly improved to the point that as this year rolled around he was a […]
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Nenad Medic and Vicky Coren Set for Premier League III
PartyPoker.com has announced Vicky Coren and Nenad Medic as the latest players in the lineup for Premier League III, taking place in London from Nov. 24-30, 2008. They will take to the felt with last year’s winner, Andy Black, season-I winner Juha Helppi, Roland De Wolfe, J.C. Tran, and Annette Obrestad. "Nenad Medic is a […]
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WPT: Day 2 of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Last year’s Foxwoods World Poker Finals needed each and every day to crown a champion, but that tournament boasted a field of 575. This year’s field of 412 is tearing through the action and even with four more days of play, the competition has already whittled itself down to 93. Many are predicting a possible […]
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World Poker Tour Enterprise Partners with Full Tilt Poker
World Poker Tour Enterprises, the parent company of the World Poker Tour, announced a television sponsorship deal with Full Tilt Poker. Viewers will see changes to WPT broadcasts thanks to the deal, which gives Full Tilt the exclusive rights for what the WPTE is calling “in-show educational gaming brand integration” for all 26 episodes of […]
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Bodog Poker Holds Special November 9 Tournament
On Nov. 11, nine players will fight it out for a world championship on ESPN in the most highly anticipated final table in poker history. But if you’re getting the itch to play that night yourself, there may be no better small-stakes tournament to play in than Bodog Poker’s first-ever November 9 Special tournament. To […]
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This Week in Poker — Poker Tournament News Nov. 1-7
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 — EPT Hungarian Open NOTE: This tournament report was provided by Rebecca McAdam. Today saw the final table of the very first PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungarian Open […]
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The Scoop: Master's Class Now in Session with Men Nguyen
Men “The Master” Nguyen recently sat down with Card Player TV’s Adam Schoenfeld and Diego Cordovez to talk about his bracelets, his nickname, and his children during this week’s episode of The Scoop. After winning Card Player Player of the Year title in 1997, Nguyen has since won the distinction three more times. Nguyen explains […]
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WSOP -- Main Event Final Table Preview
The most anticipated final table in the history of poker begins on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. when the November Nine finally take their seats at the World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em championship main event and compete for the $9.1 million first-place prize. These players have already fought through a field of […]
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Entraction's Poker Revenue Increases
Swedish gaming software developer and network Entraction has released its results for the third quarter of 2008. This covers a period of time of three months up to Sept. 30, 2008. Recorded net sales have seen an increase from SEK 56,929,000 (€5,646,618) for the third quarter of 2007 to SEK 86,188,000 (€8,547,430) for the same […]
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Poker Revenue Drops But Business Booms at Betsson
Third quarter poker revenue at Swedish gaming operator Betsson fell 29 percent on the same period in 2007 to SEK 36.8 million (€3.8 million) from SEK 51.7 (€5.15 million) though compared to the previous quarter between April and June 2008 revenue was up 4 percent. Poker has been steadily declining as a proportion of the […]
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World Poker Tour and Full Tilt Join Forces
WPT Enterprises, the creator of the World Poker Tour, and FullTiltPoker.com have joined forces in a new television sponsorship deal. Full Tilt will now be the title sponsor of 26 World Poker Tour Season VII episodes, with full ownership of the rights to in-show educational gaming brand integration for these episodes. WPTE Founder, President, and […]
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RedKings Poker Signs Swedish Double Whammy
Two Swedish youngsters demanding the poker world’s attention on the international circuit are Jonas "Molle" Molander and Ramzi Jelassi. Molander has total live winnings of more than $400,000, and Jelassi has more than $300,000, but the two largely excel online, where those figures take a massive leap upwards. Signing a deal with RedKings Poker, the […]
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November Nine Countdown — Ylon Schwartz Speaks
After giving up hustling chess games at parks in New York City, Ylon Schwartz decided to become a professional poker player. Since his first World Series of Poker cash in 2005, he has made the money in the WSOP 12 times, and at the 2008 main event, Schwartz has made the final table. With a […]
