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Big Names Announced for Belgium Poker Championship
The upcoming main event at the Belgium Poker Championship, being held at the Casino de Namur in Belgium from Nov. 13 to 23 is expected to see 1,000 players take to the felt to vie for an estimated €1.5 million. Big names already registered for the event include Davidi Kitai (Team Winamax), Anthony Lelouche (Team […]
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EPT Budapest Day 2 Sees Casualties and Chip Leaders
The 182 remaining players on day 2 at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungarian Open were reduced to 42 as many big names fell from grace during the day. The top 10 chip leaders at the beginning of play were: 1. Mauro Corsetti (Italy) — 136,200 2. Annette Obrestad (Norway) — 101,300 3. Arnaud Mattern […]
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Hevad Khan Wins the Caesars Palace Classic
The cards got into the air at 2 p.m. on the final day of the 2008 Caesars Palace Classic $10,000 no-limit hold’em championship. From the original field of 311 players, 19 returned for the final day of play at two final tables. During the first 2.5 hours of play, Carter Gill (19th), Kevin Albers (18th), […]
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Clonie Gowen Wins World Poker Open at Gold Strike Casino
Team Full Tilt member Clonie Gowen won the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Open main event this week, pocketing more than $183,000 for first. The 107-players who took the felt in Tunica, Mississippi at the Gold Strike Casino generated a prize pool of nearly $509,000. The following are the final table results: 1. Clonie Gowen ─ […]
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Poker Business News: PokerTek Revenue Nearly Triples
PokerTek, the publicly traded company (NASDAQ symbol PTEK) that manufactures and distributes the PokerPro automated live poker table and system, has reported a major increase in revenue for the third business quarter. Revenue has increased 57 percent from the same quarter of 2007, thanks to a major increase in revenue and a decline in operating […]
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EPT Budapest — Day 2 Update
The 182 remaining players at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungarian Open became 179 within three minutes as the short-stacks fell on their swords. This served as a pertinent reminder that the €4,000+€300 buy-in event, which attracted a sold out 532 entrants, was now all about the business. The top 10 chip leaders at the […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Casey Kastle
Casey Kastle has been a staple of the international tournament circuit for more than 10 years. Taking down fourth in the recent Asian Poker Tour main event in Macau, and second in event No. 43 of this year’s World Series of Poker, this is one committed player who seems determined to set all sorts of […]
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Caesars Palace Classic Championship Day 2 Recap
It was payday down at Caesars Palace, as 166 players battled their way down to the lucky 27 who would walk away with something to show for their two long days of mind-numbing poker madness. With the blinds escalating at a rapid rate, the 100,000 starting stacks became a distant memory, as more and more […]
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LEOCOP V Underway as Successes Roll In
The fifth Ladbrokes European Championship of Online Poker is in full swing as the 16 money-added events continue to attract thousands of players aiming for a quick cash injection and a seat in the Poker Million VII semi-final. The opening event last Sunday night say 21-year old Nick Heather win $22,000 for his victory in […]
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EPT Budapest Day 1B Ends as Fields Combine
A total of 532 players paid €4,000 + €300 to play the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungarian Open at the Sofitel Hotel in Budapest. Another sell out field for the organisers and a juicy prize pool of €2,128,000 for the players. Joining the 263 players from day 1A were 270 on day 1B including Alex […]
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Hoyt Corkins to Host Event at a Harley-Davidson Opening
The Red Rock Harley Davidson is unveiling its brand-new store in Las Vegas with a three-day party Nov. 7-9 that includes a Celebrity Poker Tournament hosted by Hoyt Corkins to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The tournament begins on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. The buy-in for the event is $500, but […]
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New Dream Team Poker Concept to Premiere
A new team-poker concept will be introduced to the world at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas Saturday, Nov. 7, when the first Dream Team poker tournament takes place. The final table takes place Nov. 9. The new poker tournament model is casino-friendly and gives players a better chance to win tournament dollars, since […]
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EPT Budapest — Day 1B Update
A total of 532 entrants paid €4,000+€300 to play the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungarian Open at the Sofitel Hotel in Budapest. Another sellout field for the organizers and a juicy prize pool of €2,128,000 for the players. Some of the faces attending included Alex Kravchenko, Marty Smyth, William Thorsson, Noah Boeken, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, […]
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Dennis Phillips Chip Leader Challenge Scheduled
Dennis Phillips, the current chip leader of the 2008 World Series of Poker main event, is holding a warmup event in preparation for the final table, which resumes Nov. 9. The $10,000 Dennis Phillips Chipleader Challenge takes place Nov. 7 at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. The shootout will be limited to 20 […]
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Justin Rollo Coaches in Newest Free Online Poker Training Video
The newest free poker video training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) features a deep run by Justin “WPTHero” Rollo in the Full Tilt $750,000-guaranteed event. This video clip, as well as three additional free clips by other instructors, is currently available on the Card Player Pro preview page. In the video, […]
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Cake Poker Reload Bonus Exclusive to Card Player Readers
Cake Poker is giving Card Player readers a bigger piece of the action with an exclusive deposit bonus offer open to new and existing players. With any first deposit or reload of $25 or more, players will receive a 10-Gold-Chip bonus. Conveniently, 10 Gold Chips is also the buy-in to one of Cake’s most highly […]
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PKR and LoveStruck.com Launch Singles Poker
PKR.com, the 3D online poker room today announced it has partnered with online dating site LoveStruck.com to hold a series of poker tournaments where single men and women can meet and play poker this November. The series will be launched at the Hoxton Pony bar in London on Thursday Nov. 6. Then from Nov. 17 […]
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Obrestad and De Wolfe Join PartyPoker Premier League
PartyPoker.com today announced that Norwegian sensation Annette Obrestad and English maverick Roland De Wolfe are the latest stars to sign up for the PartyPoker.com Premier League III. They join American J.C. Tran and Finn Juha Helppi and last year’s champion Andy Black at the for the $75,000 buy-in TV event from Nov. 23 to 30. […]
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Maltese Poker Expo Announced
Malta Poker Events today announced a seminar and expo at the MCC Valletta, Malta from April 18 and 19 2009 aimed at gaming operators and aspiring professional players. Organiser Mark Cassar said, “The game of poker has picked up significantly on the Maltese Islands, and, considering that locally this area has not been explored at […]
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EPT Budapest Day 1A Attracts Strong Field
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour pulled into Budapest, Hungary yesterday with day 1A busting its capacity to 262 for the €4,000 + €300 Hungarian Open. Over 500 players in total will take to the felt, continuing the success of record breaking fields in season five of the tour. Among the recognizable names taking part were […]
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Caesars Palace Classic Championship Day 1 Recap
Day 1 of the 2008 Caesars Palace Classic $10,000 no-limit hold’em championship began today at noon. The players started with the largest stacks in the history of a $10,000 buy-in poker tournament, sitting down to 100,000 to work with. The Caesars poker room put in about 90 players through various promotions, freerolls, and satellites, and […]
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A Poker Life — Brad Daugherty
A Poker Life is a new series for CardPlayer.com that looks beyond the felt and into the untold stories of poker’s biggest names. On May 13, 1991, it was another hot, sunny day in Las Vegas, and despite the dry heat, Brad Daugherty, a local poker pro, was wearing a jacket as he strolled into […]
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Barry Greenstein Builds Gymnasium with Children, Inc.
Children who live on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in Todd County, South Dakota, now have a place to play basketball, thanks to Barry Greenstein and non-profit organization Children, Incorporated. An open house was held at the Barry Greenstein Gymnasium Oct. 16. The gym is part of the Rosebud Dormitory student residence and school on the […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A — Danny Ryan
Danny ‘THE_D_RY’ Ryan has failed to disappoint since his arrival on the poker scene. Eager to mirror his online success in the live circuit, this young American gent is going for gold in Europe. Card Player caught up with the online whizz kid at the current EPT in Budapest to find out how he is […]
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EPT Budapest — Day 1A Update
The first PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Hungarian Open, held at the Sofitel Hotel, Budapest, Hungary, is significant insomuch as it is further proof that the live poker economy is alive and kicking in these straitened times. Day 1A of the €4,000 buy-in event sold out its 250 capacity with 262 players taking to the felt […]
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Anthony Arlott Wins British Poker Tour Teeside
Anthony Arlott, a 45-year-old financial adviser from Leicester is the new Gala Casinos British Poker Tour Teeside champion having bested 212 players to lift the £30,000 first prize. Arlott said of his victory, “It’s very difficult to put into words right now, I think it’ll take a while to sink in, but I still feel […]
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Fiachra Meere Wins Irish Winter Festival
Fiachra Meere has won the PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Winter Festival main event, the Irish Masters, beating out Chris Wood to take down the €150,000 first prize at the €1,500 buy-in event. On the last hand of the evening Meere got it all in with A-6 versus Wood’s J-J; the flop was 8-7-2, the turn was a […]
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EPT — First Budapest Stop Begins Tomorrow
The third event on the season five schedule of the PokerStars European Poker Tour will feature the first ever Hungarian Open in Budapest, Hungary. The €4,350 event will begin on Oct. 28 and run until the conclusion of the final table on Nov. 1. The event is capped at 500 players and there is two […]
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Blake Cahail Wins Event No. 16 at the Caesars Palace Classic
The last preliminary event at the 2008 Caesars Palace Classic was a $1,000 no-limit hold’em six-handed event that attracted 141 players when it began on Sunday, Oct. 27. The field played down from that original number to two final tables of six-handed poker during 11 levels on day 1. Familiar faces lost along the way […]
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Caesars Palace Classic $10,000 Championship Begins Tomorrow
The $10,000 no-limit hold’em championship at the Caesars Palace Classic begins tomorrow at noon at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the featured event in the tournament series that began on Friday, Oct. 17. There were 16 preliminary events that took place during that time, and eight winners of a preliminary event have […]
