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Binion's New Poker Room Combines History and Elegance
Binion’s Gambling Hall and Casino proudly boasts that it is “the place that made poker famous.” That is written on the homepage of Binion’s website. All receptionists at the casino answer their telephone calls with the catch phrase. Well, now “the place that make poker famous” has a new poker room that brings together the […]
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California Poker Holds Strong in 2008
Las Vegas might be the city most associated with poker, but California continues to be the state that features the most games. The Golden State has nearly double the number of poker tables as Nevada (1,700 tables compared to 907), and poker room managers are reporting that 2008 revenue is pretty similar to last year, […]
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Norwegian Online Poker Ban Likely by Mid-2009
Members of the Norwegian Parliment last week backed plans to prevent Norwegian banks from processing financial transactions from offshore gaming operators including online poker companies according to a report on GamblingCompliance.com The report suggest that the ban will likely come into force in mid-2009 and banks are likely to continue lobbying for, what the reoprt […]
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PartyGaming Criminal Plea in U.S. "Unlikely"
PartyGaming, the Gibraltar-based parent of PartyPoker.com today issued a statement in response to reports in the Financial Times that its co-founder Anurag Dikshit had agreed to pay U.S. authorities $300 million and plead guilty to a charge of illegal gambling. Dikshit, who still has a 27 percent stake in PartyGaming, was a prime mover in […]
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PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship 2009
The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship kicks off in the Radisson SAS Hotel in Galway, Ireland on Jan. 2 and will run until Jan. 5. The €2,000 buy-in will see many well-known names participating including Donnacha O’Dea, Marty Smyth, Padraig Parkinson, Ciaran O’ Leary, and Andy Black. The Irish Poker Championship Tour League leader board which […]
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WPT — Doyle Brunson Classic Championship Day 2
Day 2 at the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic Championship was the final day of major tournament poker for a lot of players in 2008. The day began with a field of 376 who had survived from day 1A and 1B flights, but by the end of play, only 139 remained. The field shrank […]
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Poker Industry Happenings — Dec. 15, 2008
Get the scoop on the latest promotions and tournament results from casinos near you with CardPlayer.com’s regular Poker Industry Happenings feature. California Ocean’s Eleven Casino It is time to take your poker game to the next level, and Ocean’s Eleven Casino can help you do that — for free. The casino now features advanced poker […]
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Kentucky Appeals Panel Hears Oral Arguments
A Kentucky appeals panel heard oral arguments Friday from lawyers representing several online gambling companies and two online trade groups as Kentucky’s attempt to seize 141 domain names used for both gambling and online poker continues. Kentucky is trying to stop its residents from gambling online by using a law that allows Commonwealth authorities to […]
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Las Vegas Casinos Look Forward to New Year
Needless to say, it hasn’t been a great year for the Las Vegas economy. Of course, it hasn’t been a great financial year for many, but Sin City has been hit particularly hard. With unemployment on the rise and discretionary spending in decline, there are fewer people trekking out to the desert to get their […]
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WPT — Card Player POY Race Chase Down to Six Players at Bellagio
Card Player Player of the Year Breakdown POY Points awarded for $15,000 World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic Championship 1st: 2,400 2nd: 2,000 3rd: 1,600 4th: 1,200 5th: 1,000 6th: 800 Current POY Leader: John Phan — 6,704 POY Contenders (place they need to finish to catch Phan) David "The Dragon" Pham: 6,022 — points […]
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Online Poker — Big Sunday Tournament Recap
With only three weeks remaining in Card Player’s Online Player of the Year race, the opportunities to catch runaway leader Alex "AJKHoosier1" Kamberis are slipping further and further away. At this point in the year, it would take a major Sunday victory by someone in the top 10 in order to catch him. Read the […]
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BoylePoker Dishes Out Max in Marty Smyth Freeroll
The Marty Smyth freeroll on BoylePoker.com took place on Dec. 11 offering online players the chance to win five percent of whatever Smyth took home from the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII. This meant that the top prize could be anything up to $50,000, depending on how well the Irish World Series bracelet holder did. Smyth […]
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€250,000 Christmas Guarantees at DevilfishPoker
Poker players are being given the chance to win the Devilfish’s chips this Christmas at DevilfishPoker.com As part of its Christmas festival of online poker the company will be giving away18 exclusive limited-edition casino-grade Devilfish chip sets on top of two €1,000 added tournaments and over €250,000 in guaranteed prize money. The poker party starts […]
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WPT — Doyle Brunson Classic Championship Day 1B
Two months ago, Bellagio hosted the WPT Festa al Lago with a new $15,000 buy in. Although the championship event was considered a success, many in the industry noticed the sluggish turnout. Fast forward to December, and the economy is still in a funk, but the poker community may be seeing signs of a small […]
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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 […]
