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Sportech Poker Breaks Even; 888 Deal Secured
Sportech, the publicly-quoted gaming operator that owns LittlewoodsPoker, reported today that poker was ‘breaking even’ as it published its interim results for the six months to June 2008. The company said in its interim report, “We have also seen a further reduction in poker revenues with customer numbers and revenues per player down by 7 […]
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Birthday Celebration Week at PartyPoker.com
This Sunday sees the long-awaited $1 million guaranteed Birthday Million at PartyPoker.com in celebration of the poker operator’s upcoming seventh birthday. Players can qualify for as little as $1 or 15 PartyPoints for the landmark tournament, which takes place on Sunday Aug. 10 at 12:45 ET. Alternatively, players can buy-in directly to the event, which […]
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Double Whammy On BetFred Ladies Poker Tour
Pub chef Sue Adams beat 52 opponents on the fourth leg of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour to claim the top prize of £1,890, and, most importantly, a seat in the final on Nov. 22. This victory, on top of last year’s in Stoke, made her the event’s first dual winner. Adams will take a […]
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November Nine Head To WSOPE Single Venue
The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe has announced it will be taking place in one venue this year. The Casino at the Empire, London Clubs International’s (LCI) latest addition, will play host to the prestigious Series from Sept. 19-Oct. 2. The event, which features four bracelet tournaments, will kick-start with a new addition, a […]
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PKR Gives Away One WSOP Package Per Week
PKR.com, the 3D online poker room, is giving away one package per week each week until the World Series of Poker 2009 in Las Vegas. More than 30 packages, covering $1,500 events, up to $10,000 championship events, will be awarded. Players can look forward to freerolling their way to more than $200,000 worth of guaranteed […]
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Jaye Renehan Wins on First Stop of IPC Tour
Meath man Jaye Renehan won the €8,300 top prize at the first stop on the new PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship Tour in The Eglinton Casino, Galway, on Sunday, beating a 65-strong field in the €350 buy-in event. Renehan also won a seat worth €2,000 for the Irish Poker Championship televised main event, which takes place […]
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Tournament Trail Q and A: Ralph Perry
Ralph Perry had a strong summer of poker in Las Vegas. Whether it was at the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup IV, or in cash games at Bellagio in Bobby’s Room, Perry had consistent results. He finished in 20th place in the $2,500 deuce-to-seven draw lowball event, made a final-table […]
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Seminole Hard Rock to Host Third Charity Poker Event Aug. 22
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, has been hosting a series of $3,000 buy-in charity poker tournaments to benefit local non-profit organizations, and the third installment is scheduled for Aug. 22-24 to benefit the Ann Storck Center. Players can compete at 10 a.m. on either Friday, Aug. 22 or Saturday, Aug. […]
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Qualify for the World Series of Poker Europe on Bodog
With the World Series of Poker on the back-burner until November, attention can now be shifted toward the upcoming World Series of Poker Europe, and Bodog Poker is doing just that by offering up packages worth $25,000 to play in the WSOPE main event for just $1. The WSOPE main event is scheduled as a […]
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Online Poker: Fred_Brink Wins Poker Stars Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million The new $1.5 million guarantee for the PokerStars Sunday Million kicked off last night, and 8,431 entrants bought in for the event, generating a prize pool of $1,686,200. That left more than $204,000 for the first-place finisher if no deal was made at the final table. After 8,429 other players had been […]
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Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Help Clarify UIGEA
A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill that, if passed, would give some clarity to what kind of online activities the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) could be used to stop. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) introduced H.R. 6663, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 on July 30, days after […]
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Euro 2008 Affects Poker Revenue at 888.com
888.com, the London-quoted poker and gaming operator, has announced its key performance indicators for the second quarter of 2008. Net gaming revenue for poker in Q2 2008 (April to June) was US$20 million — no increase over the same period in 2007 and 10 percent less than in the first quarter of 2008. The company […]
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Online Poker: Interview with Mike 'SirWatts' Watson
Waterloo, Canada, is claiming more and more poker success these days, as the city is, apparently, a breeding ground for online poker phenoms. The latest Waterloo resident to make a splash (no pun intended) is Mike “SirWatts” Watson. Watson had an incredible run online in 2007, and he has already pulled into the top 20 […]
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SpadeClub Members Play for Their Chance to Win Millions
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 The time has come for SpadeClub to officially announce the Bellagio Championship Series event. Starting today, August 1, all Exclusive members will have the […]
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Legends of Poker Prelims Running Now at the Bicycle Casino
The 2008 Legends of Poker tournament series kicked off earlier this week at the Bicycle Casino. There are preliminary events running everyday until the $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour main event starts on Aug. 23. Most prelims are no-limit hold’em, but a few variations are thrown in including Omaha eight-or-better, seven-card stud eight-or-better, and limit […]
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Irish Poker Championship Tour Kicks Off Tonight
The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship is set to return to Galway, Ireland in January 2009 and to support the televised event, which was a huge success earlier this year, the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship Tour gets underway this evening. The Eglinton Card Room and Casino in Galway has had a busy week with punters pouring […]
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Last Chance To Qualify For Irish Poker Classic
The sixth Irish Poker Classic festival will take place from Aug 11 — 17 in the Macau Sporting Club in Cork. Among the 165 players already registered for the €1,500 + €100 main event are some of the biggest names in poker including Annette Obrestad, Rumit Somaiya, Roy “The Boy” Brindley, Mick McCloskey, Marty Smyth, […]
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PokerStars Makes Offer Players Cannot Refuse for London EPT
Last year’s European Poker Tour London saw PokerStars qualifier Joseph Mouawad, take home £611,520 for first place. This year, PokerStars is offering 10 free packages to the London EPT to players from the UK and Ireland exclusively, giving them the chance to win £1 million also guaranteed by PokerStars. The packages include the tournament buy-in, […]
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BlueSquare Gaming Results Disappoint
Rank plc, owner of BlueSquare poker and online sports book, has said in its interim report that results from the poker and casino business have been ‘disappointing’. Referring to the period from January to June 2008, the company said, “revenue from the company’s gaming products grew by 12.2 percent to £19.3m, with growth from meccabingo.com […]
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Mike Watson: 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. This week, we spoke with Mike Watson, winner of the 2008 Bellagio Cup IV main event. Watson, who has been playing poker tournaments seriously for the past three years, […]
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SpadeClub Poker Winner: Jerry 'Blackchips' Savage
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 Jerry “Blackchips” Savage sat down at his computer on Sunday. July 27 and was ready to take home the first-place cash […]
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Full Tilt Poker Begins Sit-and-Go Madness Tomorrow
The fourth edition of Full Tilt Poker’s Sit-and-Go Madness promotion begins tomorrow, Friday, Aug.1 at 4 p.m. ET and runs through Sunday, Aug. 2 at 4 p.m. ET. In the promotion, players will compete for more than $75,000 in bonus cash and prizes. Players who would like to participate need to find the designated single-table […]
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Card Player TV Launches on Joost
Card Player Media today announced the launch of Card Player TV on Joost, the world’s first broadcast-quality Internet television service. Card Player TV shows can be found on the Everything Poker channel on Joost. The Card Player TV channel on Joost includes news programming, strategy lessons from and biographies of top poker professionals, coverage of […]
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Danes Win Global Race for Gold in Tournament Play
Card Player’s global tournament tracking system has concluded that, per capita, Denmark performs the best when it comes to tournament play. Gus Hansen is a shining example of the nation’s talents, with winnings of more than $5.7 million. In true Olympic style, Card Player awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals to any country whose players […]
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IronDuke.com Commits 'Jennicide' as First Sponsored Pro
Jennifer Leigh will become the first professional poker player to join IronDuke.com as of Aug. 1. Leigh, otherwise known as “Jennicide,” can often be found at both low- and high-stakes no-limit hold’em tables, as well as tournaments on the site. Her signing will spark regular Jennicide bounty tournaments which will have buy-ins of $15 + […]
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Poker Stars Sunday Million Ups Guarantee to $1.5 Million
PokerStars, the largest poker site in the world, is staying ahead of the game as it recently announced that its flagship tournament, the Sunday Million, will now have a guarantee of $1.5 million, an increase of 50 percent. The $215 buy-in Sunday Million runs weekly at 4:30 p.m. ET. Satellites run around the clock for […]
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World Poker Tour Will be Broadcast in India
World Poker Tour Enterprises will soon be introduced to one of the largest audiences in the world: India. WPTE has signed an agreement with Zee Sports, which is India’s first private sports channel, to air episodes of the World Poker Tour. The first episodes will air in September. Zee Sports will broadcast 19 two-hour episodes […]
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Congressional Letter Asks for Clarity on UIGEA
Four members of Congress signed a letter sent to both the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve System requesting the departments give members of Congress more clarity on the rules and regulations that will be used to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). “As proposed, these regulations do not provide clear guidance to […]
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More Olympic Celebrations at PaddyPowerPoker.com
Two Olympics-inspired hold’em and Omaha tournaments with either $250 or $1,000 added by PaddyPowerPoker.com will run each night between Aug. 8 and 14. These events will lead up to a Gold Medal Freeroll, which will have more than $15,000 in cash and prizes for the taking. In order to qualify for the freeroll on Aug. […]
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Devilfish Gaming Appoints New Chairman
PLUS-market-quoted Devilfish Gaming today announced the appointment of David Boden as executive chairman. Boden, a former managing director of Grosvenor Casinos and Rank Group Gaming Division, replaces Kevin Leech, who will remain on the board as a non-executive director. Boden, who has over three decades of experience in the gaming sector, said, “I am delighted […]
