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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 […]
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WPT: Day 1B of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals
After a sluggish start to the 2008 Foxwoods World Poker Finals, the second starting day came through in a big way to the tune of 250 entrants, making the grand total for the tournament 412 players strong. After registration closed, the payouts were announced as follows: Entrants: 412 Places paid: 50 Prize pool: $3,996,400 1. […]
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What's My Line? — Osmin 'Oddie' Dardon
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. Osmin "Oddie" Dardon is one of L.A.’s best cash game players and has recently made his presence known on the tournament circuit, as well. This summer, Dardon finished third […]
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WPT Revenues Continue to Fall, New TV Show Announced
World Poker Tour Enterprises, the NASDAQ-quoted company that owns the WPT television series, saw third-quarter 2008 revenue drop 39 percent to $2.7 million from $4.4 million in the same period of 2007. The company said the fall was a result of a decrease in domestic television license fees and lower domestic sponsorship fees. Revenues for […]
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$15 Million Cheating Scandal Settlement Completed
Tokwiro Enterprises, the owner of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, yesterday said its $15 million claim against the former owner of UltimateBet, Excapsa Software, has been settled. The settlement was endorsed by the Honourable Madame Justice Sarah E. Pepall of the Ontario Supreme Court on Nov. 3, 2008, and under the agreement, Excapsa will pay $15 […]
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LAPT — Ryan Fee Wins Season Two Opener in Costa Rica
The first stop on season two of the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour took place from Nov. 3-5 in San Jose, Costa Rica, at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Conference Center. The $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event attracted 291 entrants, which created a first-place prize worth $285,773. The top 24 finishers in the event walked away […]
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Analyst Expects iPoker Owner Shares to Soar
Analysts at Daniel Stewart & Co investment bank has issued a “buy” note for shares in Israeli online gaming software developer and operator Playtech. The company, which owns the iPoker, recently sold $250 million worth of online gaming and affiliate marketing assets to British bookmaker William Hill which were rolled into a joint venture of […]
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WPT Revenues Continue to Fall; New TV Show Announced
World Poker Tour Enterprises, the NASDAQ-quoted company which owns the WPT television series, saw third quarter 2008 revenue drop 39 percent to $2.7 million from $4.4 million in the same period of 2007. The company said the fall was a result of a decrease in domestic television license fees and lower domestic sponsorship fees. Revenues […]
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$15 Million Cheating Scandal Settlement Completed
Tokwiro Enterprises, the owner of UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, yesterday said its $15 million claim against the former owner of UltimateBet, Excapsa Software, has been settled. The settlement was endorsed by the Honourable Madame Justice Sarah E. Pepall of the Ontario Supreme Court on Nov. 3, 2008, and under the agreement, Excapsa will pay $15 […]
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NextPoker Considers Legal Action Over Ongame Claim
In a comprehensive statement issued today, NextPoker.com has issued a rebuttal to the claims by Ongame that it was terminated from the network for rakeback violations. CardPlayerEurope.com reported on Monday that Ongame had issued a statement saying NextPoker.com “repeatedly violated the terms and conditions of our rakeback policy” and the company had removed NextPoker.com from […]
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November Nine Countdown — Scott Montgomery Speaks
Scott Montgomery is a 26-year-old professional poker player from Ontario, Canada. He’s only been playing for four years, but has had considerable success. In his first major tournament cash, Montgomery found himself at the televised World Poker Tour final table of the 2008 L.A. Poker Classic. He finished fifth for nearly $297,000. At the 2008 […]
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WPT: Day 1A of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals
With most of America’s eyes glued to the news channel of their choice last night, it seems that many players opted to stay home and see just who would be running this country for the next four years. Only 162 players made the trip to Foxwoods in Connecticut for Day 1A of the World Poker […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Hevad Khan
Hevad "Rain" Khan burst onto the poker secne at the 2008 World Series of Poker main event with as much volume as any player in recent years. On his way to a sixth-place finish, Khan became infamous on ESPN as he celebrated big pots won with a very enthusiastic shouts of joy that caught the […]
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Latin American Poker Tour Leg in Mexico Announced
The Latin American Poker Tour, sponsored by PokerStars, has announced details of its next stop in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, from Dec. 5-7, 2008. The event takes place in the stunning beachfront Marival Resort and Suites and has a buy-in of $2,700. “PokerStars LAPT season one was an overwhelming success, demonstrating the enormous growth and expansion […]
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Free Poker Training Video Features Low-Stakes Limit Hold'em
The newest free poker video training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) features coach Chris “tribefan9” Rhodes playing in a low-stakes cash game with four Card Player Pro subscribers (and one random player, for a six-handed game). All of the holecards are shown in this $0.50-$1 limit cash game, aside from those […]
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Full Tilt Online Poker Series X Begins Today
The tenth edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS X) is set to kick off today (Wednesday) at 9 p.m. ET with a $200 buy-in six-handed no-limit hold’em event. The guarantee for the first event is $1 million, and there are a total of six events in the 25-event series with guarantees of […]
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Ladbrokes Poker 56 Days of Christmas
Ladbrokes Poker is expanding on its popular Player Points Scheme with more promotions coming up to and during Christmas. Starting on Nov. 10, it will launch a whole host of freerolls worth more than £500,000 in cash and prizes, which will run until Jan. 4. Buy ins will range from 0 to 1,500 Player Points, […]
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Dusk Till Dawn Anniversary Cup Guarantees £100,000
Dusk Till Dawn has announced that its £1000 + £60 Anniversary Cup main event, which is being held to celebrate the club’s first birthday, will guarantee £100,000. This celebratory event will use the same structure as the World Series Of Poker main event, and will take place from Dec. 3 to 7. In order to […]
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Latin American Poker Tour Mexico Announced
The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour has announced details of its next stop in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico from Dec. 5-7, 2008. The event has a buy in of $2,700 and takes place in the stunning beachfront Marival Resort & Suites. LAPT President Glenn Cademartori said, “PokerStars LAPT Season One was an overwhelming success, demonstrating the […]
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Mobile Gambling Worth $27.5 Billion By 2013
A report published today by Juniper Research claims the mobile gambling market will see wagers worth $27.5 billion being place each year by 2013. Gross win for operators is likely to be in the order of $3.4 billion. The sector is undergoing “a sea-change in operator attitudes towards mobile gambling services, improvements to handset user […]
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November Nine Countdown — Kelly Kim Speaks
Kelly Kim resides in Whittier, California, where he works as a professional poker player. Kim graduated from UC- San Diego and used his degree to work as a business analyst. He made the decision to play poker full time and has had several major-tournament cashes. His first came in 2003 at the Hustler Casino in […]
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WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Begins Wednesday
While most of the focus will be on the November Nine wrapping up the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas, the rest of the circuit moves on to the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals in Ledyard, Connecticut. The preliminary events have been running for the past two weeks, and notables Bernard Lee, […]
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Bodog Pro Bowl in Paradise Series Offering Incredible Values
The third event of the Card Player-exclusive Pro Bowl in Paradise (PBiP) series on Bodog is set to run tonight at 9:05 p.m. ET, and once again the event is going to have an insane amount of value. Tonight’s event features two added seats in Sunday’s $100,000-guaranteed event at Bodog (each a $109 value), one […]
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WSOP Main Event Final Table Preview Airs Tonight
The World Series of Poker main event culmination is one week away, and at 8 p.m. ET tonight on ESPN, viewers will get a closer look at the November Nine. The special two-hour episode will profile the remaining players left to compete for the $9.1 million first-place prize. Here is a list of all nine […]
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Study Claims European Online Gambling Standards High
A study published today by e-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) has found that 67 percent of responsible gaming standards applied by the European Gaming and Betting Association match or exceed those implemented by 10 of Europe’s largest gaming monopolies. The study found that: 43 percent of the standards applied by the private operators […]
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LEOCOP IV Leaderboard Heats Up
The Ladbrokes European Championship of Online Poker IV has entered a crucial stage with six events remaining and it’s still all to play for at both the top and bottom of the leaderboard as the top 10 players vie for the lionshare of the $14,000 prizemoney and the rest of the field aim for making […]
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November Nine Countdown — Ivan Demidov Speaks
Ivan Demidov is a 27-year-old professional poker player from Moscow, Russia. At the 2008 World Series of Poker, Demidov made his first major tournament cash when he finished 11th in the $1,000 no-limit hold’em rebuy event. He then went on to make the final table the $10,000 buy-in main event and is currently waiting for […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier
French tournament pro Bertrand Grospellier burst onto the tournament circuit in January 2007 when he finished runner-up at the EPT Copenhagen Scandinavian Open for nearly $400,000. A year later, he tore through a huge field at the 2008 EPT Caribbean Adventure and took down the $2 million first-place prize. After a WSOP and APPT final […]
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Venetian and Caesars Palace Run Deep Stack Tourney Series
The latest trend in tournament poker is more starting chips, and two major poker rooms on the Las Vegas Strip are doing just that by running a deep stacked tournament series. At the start of the month, the Venetian began their latest edition of the Deep Stack Extravaganza, and Caesars Palace is running another Mega […]
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Savage Signs On as Tourney Director for L.A. Poker Classic
Matt Savage is one of the most widely respected and highly sought after tournament directors in the world, and recently it was announced that he will oversee the L.A. Poker Classic. Here’s what Savage had to say about his new position: Card Player: First of all, congratulations on becoming the tournament director for the L.A. […]
