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Online Poker — Eric 'basebaldy' Baldwin Wins at Full Tilt

Sunday was kind to many of the top pros across the various sites, as the notables were able to score big payday after big payday. Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin, an online player who frequents the live-tournament scene, was able to score the top prize at Full Tilt by taking down the $750,000 guarantee. He was joined […]

LAPT — Nuevo Vallarta Poker Event Cancelled After Starting

Local gaming officials decided to stop day 1 of the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Nuevo Vallarta event during the ninth level of play at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5. The officials were present at the tournament observing things for most of the day before they decided to stop the proceedings. When the officials […]

The Art of the Chop — Poker Negotiations

A lot is written about poker strategy. How to play the turn, when you should slow-play, playing on the bubble of a tournament — the list goes on. But shockingly little is written about chopping at final tables, an intense few minutes of negotiation that often leads to the gain — or loss — of […]

Eoghan "Intruder123" O'Dea Wins ECOOP Main Event

Eoghan “Intruder123” O’Dea, son of Irish World Series of Poker bracelet winner Donnacha O’Dea, has won the European Championship of Online Poker playing at PaddyPowerPoker.com. The young Irishman, who will play the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII semi-final later this week, topped a field of 1,283 players who had each paid $1,060 to play the prestigious […]

Poker Player Loses Business with Soccer Pro

Former poker pro Tony Chessa has closed his Scottish nightclub Oxygen after it failed to draw enough punters to stay solvent. Chessa, who recruited Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor as an investor, is now broke and back at home living with his parents according to the Daily Record. “The keys were handed back and we drew […]

Alan Vinson Wins GCBPT Grand Final

English veteran “Tall” Alan Vinson has won the Gala Casinos British Poker Tour Grand Final beating Rob Akery heads up to lift the title, won last year by Joe Beevers, the £83,000 top prize and a World Series of Poker main event 2009 package. Akery was chip leader going into the heads up game but […]

Local Man Wins APPT Sydney

Martin Rowe, 34, from Sydney, won the PokerStars.com Asia Pacific Poker Tour, Sydney yesterday taking down the AUD$1 Million top prize for beating 476 opponents. “I cannot believe I have won tonight,” said the overwhelmed Sydneysider. “I felt on edge but not out of control the entire tournament and now to have the title I […]

Finland Beats Sweden in Pokerfinnkampen

Finland beat Sweden at the weekend in the annual Pokerfinnkampen tournament held in Tallinn, Estonia despite being outnumbers at the final table 2-1. The event saw 55 Finns and 45 Swedes take to the felt and four Swedes and two Finns make the final table. The eventual victor was Antti Lehtinen from Finland who won […]

Ladbrokes Poker Million Betting Market Open

The Ladbrokes Poker Million VII betting market has been formed by the sponsor with World Series of Poker pot-limit Omaha world champion Marty Smyth currently the clear 7/1 favourite. He is followed by Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott at 8/1 and Jonas Danielsson at 9/1. The event, which is at the semi-final stage with 16 players left, […]

Ash Hussain is GUKPT Champion of Champions

Ash Hussain became the BluesSqPoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour champion of champions at the weekend topping the 93-strong field who had won their way into the £75,000 freeroll by winning a GUKPT event over the last year. Hussain collected £20,000 for his win at the G Casino, Luton having seen the payout structure voted for […]

Next Bodog Pro Bowl in Paradise Poker Tournament Today

The 12th event in the Card Player-exclusive Pro Bowl in Paradise tournament series, which takes place on Bodog, is being held today at 3:05 p.m. ET. The event will feature an added seat in the Bodog Sunday $100,000-guaranteed tournament (worth $109) for the winner. The Pro Bowl in Paradise is a series of 26 events, […]

Card Player Updating Live From Five-Diamond World Poker Classic

It’s that quiet time of the season as we wrap up the year and bring on the next. The Card Player Player of the Year race is all but locked up for only a select few contenders and the rest of the poker world gears up for their final shot at glory. We know that […]

This Week in Poker — Tournament News Nov. 29-Dec. 4

Check out CardPlayer.com every Friday for a weekly wrapup of the news from the live poker tournament trail. Card Player Player of the Year Update POY Standings: John Phan — 6,704 Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier — 5,410 David “The Dragon” Pham — 5,222 Ivan Demidov — 4,940 Erik Seidel — 4,754 Michael Binger — 4,416 David […]

Poker Pro David Benefield Visits 'The Scoop'

At 23, David Benefield has already established himself as one of the greats at the high-limits cash games. He 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). The popular blogger and player discusses his tournament ambitions, the differences between […]

West Virginia Poker Industry Takes Off

Talk 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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, […]