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Asian Poker Tour Manila 2009 Event Announced
The Asian Poker Tour today announced details of its first event for 2009, the APT Philippines, which will take place in the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel, Makati, from Jan. 27 to Feb 1. The event, which attracted 316 runners in May 2008 and was won by David Saab, will have a buy-in of $2,500. It […]
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Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival Breaks Record
The Ladbrokes.com Irish Poker Festival, held at the weekend in Killarney, Ireland saw a record-breaking 832 players take to the felt for the €500 + €50 buy-in main event in what was the largest field ever assembled for a European ranking tournament. Cork man Jimmy McSweeney triumphed over the field and collected the €100,000 first […]
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EPT: Jason Mercier Wins EPT London £1 Million Showdown
The top poker players in the world, including Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, and Team PokerStars pros Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein were among the field of 85 players who signed up for the £20,000 PokerStars EPT London £1 Million Showdown at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino on London’s West end. This high-roller no-limit hold’em event featured […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A: Allie Prescott
In 2006, rising poker star Allie Prescott avoided near disaster when a well-publicized bet with Gavin Smith almost cost him a lot of money. Sitting in first and second on the leader board with just a few tables remaining in a $10,000 WSOP Circuit event at Harrah’s New Orleans, Prescott made the bet that would […]
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Card Player Bulgaria Launched
The very first issue of Card Player Bulgaria was published in September 2008 with local poker professional Aleksander Milanov (ninth, European Poker Tour German Open 2008) as a cover story. Other stories include news, strategy articles, and interviews with international poker stars Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, and Phil Ivey. Card Player Bulgaria — as well […]
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SpadeClub Member Awarded 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. SpadeClub Exclusive member Nick “AceHighFlush” Wright played in the Sept. 28 Bellagio Championship Series monthly qualifier and beat out 94 entrants to be awarded […]
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Kentucky Judge to Rule on Oral Arguments in Seven Days
A Kentucky judge heard arguments from attorneys who represent companies whose domain names the Commonwealth is attempting to seize today and said he’ll rule on the issues presented in the briefs within seven days. In the 3.5 hour hearing, the judge heard oral arguments that were presented as briefs last week. Yesterday, the Internet Commerce […]
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New Free Poker Training Video Clip Now Posted
Dani “Ansky” Stern is the instructor of this week’s free poker training video clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus). The video features Stern discussing some member-submitted hand histories taken from a $2-$4 no-limit hold’em cash game. Stern has access to the holecards of four players at the six-handed table (the members who […]
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FIDPA Spreads International Poker Rules
As online poker continues to become an even bigger global phenomenon, and while the game transcends different cultures and languages, there is a need for universally standard rules for tournaments. The Federation Internationale de Poker Association (FIDPA) is attempting to do just that. FIDPA is an independent, international, governing body for the poker industry focused […]
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PartyPoker.com Poker Den Results
PartyPoker.com Poker Den: The Big Game III ran from 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30 until 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 in East London. 21 players hit the felt at different stages, and more than 30 hours of poker were played. Among those who went home happy were Englishman Andrew Feldman, who made a profit […]
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Online Poker Could Spell Recession for British Bookies
The International Herald Tribune today said that online poker could make British bookmakers vulnerable to recession because it attracts fewer habitual gamblers than traditional revenue generators such as horse racing. The respected newspaper quotes industry analyst Derren Nathan as saying, "In terrestrial gambling, customers are likely to choose the store in which they gamble on […]
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Man Murdered By Mafia at Italian Poker Game
An innocent poker player died in a hail of 18 bullets on Sunday morning in a social club in Casal di Principe, Italy the victim of a mafia “civil war” according to interior minister Roberto Maroni as reported in the Independent newspaper in the UK today. Recently retired Stanislao Cantelli was believed to have been […]
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Soraya Homam Wins Women's World Open
PartyPoker.com’s $3,000 Women’s World Open II found its champion late last night after sparks flew when 36 players got serious in the hope of taking home a hefty piece of the $108,000 prize pool. But as predicted, it was the Europeans who truly won out in this year’s event with final results which look like […]
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Jason Mercier is EPT £1 Million Showdown Champ
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London main event may have ended, but as some prepared to go home, and some to party, another final table was playing out. An entourage of the world’s best players turned out for the EPT £1 Million Showdown, and yesterday evening starry-eyed railbirds watched as the final table reached dizzying […]
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Bellagio Runs Nightly Tourneys Throughout Festa Al Lago
The Festa Al Lago tournament series at Bellagio is running through the end of the month, and to accommodate players who prefer smaller buy-in events, a nightly 7:15 p.m. tournament has been added. From Sunday-Thursday, the buy-in is $540. Players start with 6,000 in chips and the blinds increase every 40 minutes. On Friday and […]
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New Poker After Dark Features Mayfair Club Players
This week’s brand-new Poker After Dark episodes will feature six players who were regulars at the legendary Mayfair Club in New York City. They will each put up $20,000 for a winner-take-all tournament that will premiere Tuesday at 2:05 a.m. ET on NBC. Jay Heimowitz, Howard Lederer, Mickey Appleman, Dan Harrington, Steve Zolotow, and Mike […]
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This Weekend at the Bodog Poker Open II
The Bodog Poker Open II came to a close this weekend with its final five events playing out between Thursday and Sunday. It all ended with the BPO II $300,000-guaranteed main event, which was recapped in a previous CardPlayer.com article. Here are the results from the other BPO II events to take place between Thursday […]
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Duplicate Poker Shuts Down
Duplicate Poker, the online poker site that featured a unique take on online tournament poker, has shuttered its operations. Players who opened up the website starting yesterday were greeted with a message announcing its closing, blaming current global financial situations. The page now reads: Dear players, Duplicate is sadly bidding farewell to its players. Caught […]
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Online Poker: Allanon85 Wins Poker Stars Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million The PokerStars Sunday Million had a $51,000 overlay last night when 7,245 entrants bought in. It takes 7,500 entrants to meet the $1.5 million guarantee by virtue of buy-ins alone. The winner stood to earn nearly $185,000, barring any final-table dealmaking. When play got down to four-handed, it was Soren “Kongsgaard” Kongsgaard […]
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Analyst Makes Recommendations on Public Gaming Stocks
Investment bank and stockbroker, Daniel Stewart & Co. has released a list of recommendations for public gaming companies’ stocks. It categorised each company into one of three categories; buy, sell, and hold. Those the company suggested were worth buying were Bwin, Ladbrokes, Neteller, Paddy Power, Party Gaming, Playtech, SportingBet, Unibet, and William Hill. The two […]
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Online Poker Site Closes; Victim of Global Financial Crisis
DuplicatePoker.com has closed up shop blaming the global financial crisis for being unable to continue its service. Visitors to the website were yesterday met with a short statement saying: “Duplicate is sadly bidding farewell to its players. Caught in the middle of the global financial situation the company is not able to continue to provide […]
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Norway Edges Closer to Online Poker Ban
The Norwegian government has moved a step closer to implementing an Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)-style ban on online gaming, including poker according to the Gambling Compliance website. It recently submitted a formal proposal to parliament which is believed to include the banning of payment processors from conducting business with online gaming sites as […]
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Michael Martin Wins London EPT Main Event
The £5,200 EPT London main event found its champion yesterday in the form of American Michael Martin. Martin made a fantastic comeback, after being short-stacked by aggressor Eric Liu, and finally met his match in another Michael — Michael Tureniec. The two were the leftovers from the original record breaking field of 596, but only […]
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Dutch Professor Says Poker is "Skill Game"
Acclaimed Dutch professor Ben van der Genugten, an expert in statistics and probability, has called on the Dutch Supreme Court to reclassify poker as a game of skill, removing the “game of chance” status it has held since 1998 according to the Gaming Intelligence Group. In his recent farewell speech at the Faculty of Economics […]
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CAKE and iPoker Expand with New Deals
This Wednesday, Oct. 1, Gutshot.com will officially join the CAKE Poker network. CAKE Poker has expanded its player population rapidly since last year, and this move is set to increase it even further. A spokesperson said, “Gutshot will ensure the move is as smooth as possible, (but just in case our support team will be […]
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EPT: Michael Martin Wins EPT London
The final eight players took their seats at 1:30 p.m. GMT for the final day of the £5,200 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event at the Pokerstars European Poker Tour London stop. The record field of 596 players had helped create a £1,000,000 first-place prize, and each of the players remaining was ready to play their […]
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Online Poker: Play Some Hands with David 'Hickboy' Hickman
David “Hickboy” Hickman is one of the most consistent players in online poker. He started playing during the Moneymaker boom, and when he got laid off from his “normal” job, he opted to take a shot at professional poker. Well, it worked out for him, because shortly thereafter, he took down the Full Tilt $750,000-guaranteed […]
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Card Player TV Guide — Week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5
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. Online Zone: Card Player TV walks through some hands with […]
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Matt Brady Wins the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic
Tournament pro Matt Brady has been one of the most respected players on tour over the past two years. Despite boasting lifetime earnings in excess of $750,000, Brady had yet to claim a big tournament on his resume, a tournament that would solidify his status as one of the best up-and-coming players in the game. […]
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EPT: London Day 3
Day 3 at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London stop was business as usual as the players took their seats at 1:30 p.m. GMT. The final 32 players in the £5,200 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event were all looking to make the final table of eight, with hopes of winning the £1,000,000 first-place prize tomorrow. […]
