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Online Poker — Interview with OPOY Leader Alex Kamberis
Online poker superstar Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis looks to be an unstoppable force on the Online Player of the Year (OPOY) leader board this year. His next-closest competitor is more than 2,000 points behind him. Considering a win in the Sunday Million goes for 1,440 points, and considering that he’s not planning on letting up on […]
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PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival Day 1 Update
The PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival main event, the Irish Masters, saw 423 players take to the felt yesterday with a host of big names making it through to day 2 including Andy Black, Neil Channing, Ciaran O’Leary, George McKeever, Sylvester Geoghegan, and Ian Woodley. Among those failing to make the cut were Trond Eidsvig, Pascal […]
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Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Heads WPT Final
Frenchman Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier takes a massive chip lead into the final day of the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago tournament at Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. Grospellier leads the $15,400 buy in event with just six players remaining from the 368 strong field. Seat 1 – Will Mietz – 1,400,000 Seat 2 – […]
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Will Failla Wins Event No. 12 at the Caesars Palace Classic
The $1,000 no-limit hold’em heads-up tournament featured two days and seven rounds of action as 128 players played down to one champion. That champion was Will Failla, and he took home $30,730 in prize money after defeating Cody Slaubaugh 2-0 in their best of three heads-up showdown. Slaubaugh took home $18,394 for second place. The […]
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WPT: Festa al Lago Day 5
The curse is dead! Even though Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu and Ryan Fair were unable to survive the day after being chip leader, Bertrand Grospellier was able to not only withstand the six-player TV bubble, but finish the day on top once again. After a long lull in the action, a short stacked Andrew Robl […]
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Another Online Poker Room Bites the Dust
Online subscription-based poker room FleetStreetGames.com has announced it will cease operations next Friday, Oct. 31 at midnight. There will be no events on the site thereafter. A statement on the company website says, “When FleetStreetGames closes all unused paid membership fees will be refunded to your account. All of these funds and any winnings currently […]
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This Week in Poker: Poker Tournament News Oct. 18 – Oct. 24
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 Poker Tour Festa al Lago The World Poker Tour Festa al Lago $15,000 no-limit hold’em championship attracted 368 players and created a total prize pool […]
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WPT: Festa al Lago Day 4
The fast-paced bustout bonanza that is the 2008 WPT Festa al Lago finally came grinding to a halt on Friday. With two days to get from 34 to the final 6, the hope was that the field would continue its frantic pace so that the final tablists could get a day off before the televised […]
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CP-Exclusive Bodog Poker Pro-Bowl Warmup Event Tomorrow
Bodog Poker is revving up to kick off the Card Player-exclusive Pro Bowl in Paradise tournament series this coming Tuesday. In anticipation of the first event, Bodog is giving CardPlayer.com readers a free opportunity to qualify for the first event via a warmup freeroll tournament. In addition, a bounty will be on player Dan "DanZ1969" […]
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WPTE Now Has Until May to Increase Stock Price
World Poker Tour Enterprises is getting a minor reprieve from NASDAQ and won’t be delisted from the stock exchange until May 18, at the earliest . WPTE faced delisting as early as January because its stock price has spent 30 consecutive days trading at less than $1. By NASDAQ rules, companies whose stock cannot cross […]
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Big Poker Tournament 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. SpadeClub is giving its Exclusive members a chance to play for a $25,000 seat in the 2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic at Bellagio in […]
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Michael DeMichele Featured on Newest Episode of The Scoop
The newest episode of Card Player TV’s The Scoop — featuring hosts Diego Cordovez and Adam Schoenfeld and sponsored by Full Tilt Poker — is now online and ready to watch. This week’s guest is Michael DeMichele, the runner-up in this year’s $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the World Series of Poker. Watch the show now […]
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Go to Pro Bowl in Hawaii Courtesy of Bodog Poker and Card Player
Bodog Poker and Card Player are proud to host the Card Player Pro-Bowl Tournament Series. Join us and challenge other Card Player readers in the Bodog poker room and live to tell about it. Earn points and work your way up the tournament leader board for a spot in the final tournament and a chance […]
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PaddyPowerPoker Irish Winter Festival Starts Today
The PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival, takes place at Citywest hotel this weekend with the €1,500 + €150 main event, the Irish Masters, starting tomorrow Saturday Oct. 25. The festival also sees a €150 rebuy super satellite tonight, a €200 rebuy on Sunday and a €500 freezeout on Monday. . Alongside PaddyPowerPoker pro Ciaran O’Leary are […]
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Devilfish Gaming Posts "Encouraging" Results
Devilfish Gaming Plc today posted its full year results to the end of June 2008. The company, which floated on the PLUS market in London earlier this year, saw a gross turnover of £21,763 and a loss before tax of £424,414 which was largely attributed to the cost of floatation and infrastructure costs. The company, […]
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3D Gaming Software Company Playwize Folds
Playwize, the parent company of Pokerwize which develops 3D poker software, has announced it is to close due to disappointing trading results, and the substantial losses incurred as a result. The company has ceased all trading operations and made all of its employees redundant and has will now seek shareholder approval for the sale of […]
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Justin Kramer Wins Event No. 8 at the Caesars Palace Classic
The eighth event in the Caesars Palace Classic was a $2,000 no-limit hold’em event that attracted 115 players for day 1 on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The first day ended just before 2 a.m., when the final table of nine players was reached (this was also the money bubble for the event). Here is a look […]
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Caesars Palace Classic Update
Here is a look at the news from the first week at the Caesars Palace Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE: Event No. 12 ($1,000 heads up no-limit hold’em) has increased the size of the field to 128 players to accommodate player demand. The original size of the field was set for 64 players. The […]
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WPT: Festa al Lago Day 3
The first three days of the 2008 WPT Festa al Lago flew by and without proper warning, the money bubble was already upon the players. A total of 104 players converged into the Bellagio’s Fontana Lounge looking to walk away with some cash, but only 50 would get paid by the end of the day. […]
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Matt Brady, Johan Storakers and Brandon Terry — What's My Line?
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. With five players remaining in the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic, play had come to a standstill. The deep stacks and low blinds had the players trading insignificant pots back […]
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Win the Ultimate Vegas Vacation 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. If you’re dreaming about your next big poker vacation to Las Vegas, then check out SpadeClub. Your dream can become a reality with The […]
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DevilfishPoker Announces DevilfishTravel
DevilfishPoker.com has launched Devilfish Travel, a new promotion which allows players to rake their way to the most prestigious tournaments around the world. Players can participate in the promotion by visiting DevilfishTravel.com and choosing which tournament they would like to play from a list which includes the Irish Poker Championship, Aussie Millions, European and Latin […]
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UK Sports Stars Take Bad Beats at Poker
A day after former England rugby international Austin Healy admitted he had lost £15,000 playing poker online, Burnley soccer star Robbie Blake is reported to have dropped his shorts during a game against Coventry on Tuesday evening revealing the puzzling legend “Bad Beat Bob”. The Daily Mirror revealed that Blake has earned the nickname “Bad […]
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Estonian Casinos Close Amid Industry Gloom
The Estonian Association of Casino Operators (EACO) has reported that 15 casinos have closed since spring this year with another 60 to 70 expected to fold when new government restrictions come into force in January. The regulations relate to a slot machine levy which will see casino operators pay 10,000 kroons (approximately €640) compared to […]
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British Poker Tour Visits Teesside Tomorrow
The Gala Casino British Poker Tour is currently stopping off in Stockton-on-Tees in the north of England with the £500 + £50 main event kicking off tomorrow. The sponsor has added £5,000 to the prize pool and the winner will also receive a package to the Grand Final taking place in Bristol in the first […]
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WPT: Festa al Lago Day 2
This wasn’t how it was planned. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. With 45,000 in starting chips and 90-minute levels, most players expected a slow-moving deep-stacked grind over the course of seven days of play. After two long day ones that saw the elimination of only 112 players, day two was a fast-paced affair, […]
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Roothlus Joins the UltimateBet Star Players Team
Adam “Roothlus” Levy is the newest member of UltimateBet’s Star Players Team. Levy joins pros Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy, James “P0KERPR033” Campbell, Tiffany Michelle, and Tracy Scala. Levy, 26, has spent the last few years busting up online tournaments and cash games to the tune of $1.8 million, and the general poker public was introduced […]
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New Free Poker Video Training Clip Called 'I Suck at Heads Up'
The concept of this week’s free poker training video clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) is teaching a player how to stop sucking at heads-up no-limit hold’em. The clip is part of the video series called, appropriately, “I Suck at Heads Up,” wherein SavvyChris, a self-proclaimed heads-up novice, attempts to improve his […]
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The Real Deal! Poker Show Premiere a Star-Studded Event
The Venetian’s new poker-themed stage show, The Real Deal!, had its opening last night, and poker pros and legendary celebrities were on hand for the star-studded affair. The entire Real Deal! cast was there to greet fans. Real Deal! pros Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Scotty Nguyen, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Jennifer Harman, Todd […]
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PaddyPowerPoker Irish Open 2009 Announced
PaddyPowerPoker.com has announced details of the Irish Open 2009. The much anticipated tournament will return to Citywest hotel, Dublin from April 9 to 13 2009 with a buy in of €3,200 + €300 and will have capacity for 800 players. Next year the tournament will be augmented by the €100,000 Sole Survivor promotion which sees […]
