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WPT North America Satellites on PartyPoker
Online daily qualifiers for the World Poker Tour North American Poker Championship 2008 are now underway for as little as $1 at PartyPoker.com. The main weekly $650 + $40 satellite which takes place every Sunday at 5.05 p.m. (ET), guarantees two packages worth $13,000 each to the prestigious event. The packages include the $10,300 buy-in, […]
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ChanPoker.com Closes its Doors Today
ChanPoker.com, the site fronted by poker pro Johnny Chan, is closing down today. The site intends to honour all cash withdrawals, but requests should be made as soon as possible. Once a withdrawal has been made the user’s account will automatically close. Signing off on a hopeful note, Chan Poker Customer Support said, “For those […]
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Poker Stars Summer Games Freeroll Series Starts Aug. 22
The Olympic Summer Games may be coming to a close in a few days, but the Summer Games at PokerStars have yet to begin. PokerStars is kicking off an eight-week-long promotion called the Summer Games that pits Canadians vs. Americans in a fight to snag some of the more than 80,000 cash prizes to be […]
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Strip Poker: Excalibur to Reopen with Electronic Tables Frid
Last week, Card Player reported on the Excalibur poker room’s plans to make the switch to electronic tables, and pending final regularity inspection and approval, the new room will officially open on Friday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. The poker room closed its doors late Sunday night to begin reconstruction and preparation for the 12 […]
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World Poker Tour Enterprises May Lose Spot on NASDAQ
World Poker Tour Enterprises informed its investors yesterday that there’s a chance that the company will lose its listing on NASDAQ thanks to a recent history of its stock trading under $1. WPTE received a NASDAQ Staff Determination Letter on Aug. 14, informing the company that unless its stock trades above $1 for 10 consecutive […]
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Meet Kelly Kim of the WSOP Main Event November Nine
Kelly Kim, a poker pro from California, fought his way to the final table of 2008 World Series of Poker main event, and just a few days after play ended for the summer, Card Player TV got a chance to get to know him. The interview with Kim can be found on CardPlayerTV.com. The CardPlayer.com […]
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Online Rake Added to International Poker Open
BoylePoker.com has added €20,000 to the prize pool of the International Poker Open 2008. On top of this, it will also be adding a percentage of the rake generated by players who pre-register for the event. The prize pool is estimated at €200,000, meaning whoever takes home first prize could well be receiving more than […]
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World Poker Tour Receives Warning from Nasdaq
World Poker Tour Enterprises, the Nasdaq-listed company behind the poker tour of the same name, today announced it has received a Nasdaq Staff Determination letter warning it to comply with minimum stock price requirements. The Nasdaq Marketplace Rules state that the bid price of the company’s common stock must remain above $1 for 10 consecutive […]
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SpadeClub Announces a No-Limit Hold'em Event at Bellagio
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. On Oct. 1, 2008, Bellagio will be holding the SpadeClub No-Limit Hold’em Event at 2 p.m. as a preliminary event in the Festa al […]
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Deal Poker Movie DVD Starring Burt Reynolds Released Today
Deal, the poker movie starring Burt Reynolds and Bret Harrison, is celebrating its DVD release today. Here’s the teaser: When a mysterious ex-gambler (Burt Reynolds) mentors a hotshot college kid (Bret Harrison) to become a major player in the world of professional poker, all bets are off in Deal, hitting the tables today. Officially endorsed […]
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Be Featured on Card Player TV's New Show Calling Station
Card Player TV is proudly premiering a brand-new show called Calling Station, wherein viewers and fans can call in and ask top pros strategy questions. The first-ever Calling Station episode is being filmed today with featured pro Justin Bonomo. Beginning at 3:15 p.m. PST, Bonomo will be taking calls to answer anything concerning poker […]
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ESPN to Premiere 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event Tonight
ESPN continues to premiere 2008 World Series of Poker episodes, and the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event is the featured tournament tonight, airing at 8 p.m. PST. Dubbed the Players Championship, the event is considered by most pros to be the most prestigious event. It is the biggest buy-in tournament of the Series at five times […]
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Michael Phelps Wants to Try World Series of Poker Event
Michael Phelps, the darling of the 2008 Summer Olympics, recently told his hometown newspaper that after things at the pool wind down, he’d like to play in a World Series of Poker event. “I think it would be cool to play in the World Series of Poker,” Phelps told the Baltimore Sun’s Kevin Van Valkenburg. […]
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Meet Ivan Demidov of the November Nine
Card Player TV sat down with Ivan Demidov of the 2008 World Series of Poker main November Nine to get an inside look at his run to the final table, where he is in second chip-position. The interview with Demidov can be found on CardPlayerTV.com. The CardPlayer.com player database provides a brief bio on Demidov, […]
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Boss Media Claims PokerTrillion 'Reckless'
Boss Media, the Swedish gaming operator that was yesterday the subject of a statement by former customer PokerTrillion, which claimed a Maltese court had ordered the seizure of Boss Media servers, has today issued its own statement claiming PokerTrillion’s comments are “reckless” and reassuring players on the network that their funds are safe. PokerTrillon CEO […]
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Live the Life of Luxury with LadbrokesPoker.com
LadbrokesPoker’s latest offering will see its players compete for rewards that money cannot buy as part of its VIP Promotions Club. All players must do to win is become a VIP by raking 30 percent a month and then continue earning Player Points. In order to receive 30 percent cash back per month, players must […]
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Englishman Attempts to Break Poker Record
Englishman Dave Cain will attempt to break a world record poker-style on Sept. 14 by playing heads-up for 100 hours. The endurance test will take place at 24-hour venue the Library Bar in the hopes of raising £10,000 for Barnabas and Louth and District Hospices. Cain will play as many opponents and cash games as […]
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Harrah's Owners Write Off $600 Million
English online newspaper Telegraph.co.uk has reported that Apollo Global Management and TPR Global, the private equity firm that bought out Nevada-based Harrah’s Entertainment in January this year, has written down more than 20 percent of its value. The companies, which paid $17 billion for World Series of Poker owners Harrah’s and acquired London Clubs International […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A: Nam Le
Nam Le has been one of the most consistent performers on the tournament trail over the last couple of years. He has won more than $4 million playing tournament poker, and he is just 27 years old. Le’s biggest win came in 2006, when he won the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star event […]
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Golden Nugget to Host 2009 Season of NBC's Poker After Dark
It was announced today that NBC’s Poker After Dark will film its 2009 season at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino. Filming will take place Oct. 26-Nov. 5 at the Golden Nugget’s newest events center. Host Leeann Tweeden will return once again for all 60 brand-new episodes. The six-handed $20,000 buy-in winner-take-all format will still […]
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Texan Wins 21 Million Frequent Flyer Miles in Poker Tourney
A Texas man won 21 million frequent flyer miles from Continental Airlines by winning a promotional poker tournament that took place at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. Bill Shiver won the tournament sponsored by Continental, which attracted 243 entrants. More than 25 million frequent flyer miles were awarded in the OnePass 21st Birthday Texas […]
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Free Poker Training Video Featuring Andrew Brokos
The newest poker coach at Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus), Andrew “Foucault” Brokos, just posted a free poker training video clip. The video features Brokos playing two $3-$6 no-limit hold’em tables at once (with a third in the background). This video clip, as well as three additional free clips by other instructors, is […]
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WSOP Chip Leader Pledges Percentage of Winnings to Fight Cancer
Dennis Phillips, the chip leader of the World Series of Poker main event that’s set to conclude in November, has pledged to donate one percent of his winnings as part of the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s “Bad Beat on Cancer” fundraiser. PokerStars has pledged to match whatever that amount turns out to be. “I am thrilled […]
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Online Poker: dubbeemin Wins FTOPS IX Main Event
Full Tilt Online Poker Series IX Main Event The 25-event Full Tilt Online Poker Series IX concluded last night with a $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. The tournament guaranteed a $2.5 million prize pool, and that’s what players got when 4,880 entrants bought in. Five thousand entries were needed to reach the guarantee, so […]
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Boss Media Servers Seized in Malta
Online poker operator, PokerTrillion, today issued statement saying it had been successful in persuading Judge Gino Camilleri of the First Hall Civil Court, Malta in allowing the company to “enforce seizure” of the Boss Media Malta Limited and Boss Media AB servers. According to the statemnet this means the servers will stop being used for […]
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Alex Kravchenko Joins Team PokerStars Pro
PokerStars.com has added Russian poker Champion Alex Kravchenko to its stellar mix of professionals already on board. Kravchenko made poker headlines in 2007 when he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $228,466 in the $1,500 Omaha high-low split eight-or-better event, but this was just a drop in the ocean for the Russian. […]
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Gutshot Series of Poker Starts Today
The Gutshot Series of Poker (GSOP) is set to bring even more variety and competition to the poker world with eight poker-fuelled days beginning today, Aug. 18 in the centre of London. The Series will culminate in the £500 no-limit hold’em main event which will kick-off on Saturday Aug. 23 and run for three days. […]
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"Lucky Rob" is 2008 Irish Poker Classic Champ
The atmosphere and the action intensified as the final 10 were established in the Irish Poker Classic’s €1500 + €100 freezeout at the Macau Sporting Club in Cork. With the number of entries up by 49 from last year, it was a tough three days as 169 players competed for the top prize of €80,000 […]
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PartyPoker.com Breaks Bad Beat World Record
The PartyPoker.com Bad Beat Jackpot made history on Thursday 14th Aug. The jackpot can only be won on special cash game tables if a player loses when holding four of a kind eights or better. The main players involved in the record-breaking pot were German “Judith75”, and Scottish “Hiyall”. On a $0.50/$1 limit table, the […]
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Online Poker: Interview with Kevin 'BeL0WaB0Ve' Saul
Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul is a legendary name in online poker. He was at the forefront of the wave of killer online tournament players when online poker players were starting to get a lot of attention. While some top players from online poker’s “in the day” days have since fizzled out, Saul is continuing to put […]
