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WSOP: Vanessa Selbst Wins Event No. 19
Vanessa Selbst came into the final table of the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event today at the World Series of Poker with a lot of momentum behind her. She was the overwhelming chip leader, and she put those chips to good use, knocking out four opponents en route to three-handed action. Selbst suffered a small setback […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Mike "The Mouth" Matusow
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow won his third gold bracelet last night in the $5,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven draw lowball event. The names of the players he had to face at the final table speak for themsleves: David Benyamine, Tony G, Tom Schneider, Erick Lindgren, Barry Greenstein, and Jeffrey Lisandro. Not to mention the fact that Matusow […]
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Five Bodog Poker $100K Seats for Card Player Readers
Forget Christmas, World Series of Poker season is the season of giving — at least, as far as Bodog and Card Player are concerned. The two have teamed up to give CardPlayer.com readers exclusive access to an $10+$1 buy-in tournament awarding five $100,000-guaranteed tournament seats as an overlay. That means the top five finishers will […]
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Poker Stars to Run World's Largest Online WSOP Qualifier
On track to send more players to the World Series of Poker main event than all other poker sites combined, PokerStars is gearing up to run the world’s largest online qualifier in its 200-seat guaranteed tournament. The satellite is scheduled for June 15 at 4:30 p.m. ET, and the buy-in is $370, but players can […]
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Poker Stars European Poker Tour Announces New Schedule
The European Poker Tour is nearing its fifth season, and with the success of last year’s installment that saw the biggest prize pool ever generated outside of Las Vegas in the Monte Carlo Grand Final, organizers look forward to even bigger turnouts and prize pools. The first event of this year’s EPT will take place […]
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European Poker Tour Season Five Dates Announced
PokerStars.com today announced the schedule of dates and venues for season five of the European Poker Tour. As before the Tour beings at Casino Barcelona in Spain in mid-September before moving on to London, Warsaw, Prague before returning to Deauville in France for the first time since season 2 in 2006. The Tour then moves […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 13
Day 13 saw the $5,000 two-seven lowball with rebuys battle it out to the last player standing, while Europeans dropped off the radar in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha tournament. There was overseas action in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event, but only one European remains in the $2,000 limit hold’em event. The day also saw the […]
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WSOP: Mike Matusow Wins Event No. 18
Eighty-five of the best poker players in the world bought into the $5,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven draw lowball tournament, and at the end of play tonight, one of the most recognizable poker players in the world emerged victorious. Mike "The Mouth" Matusow captured his third gold bracelet at a table that was just as tough, if […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Andrew Brown
The final day of the $2,000 Omaha eight-or-better event at the 2008 World Series of Poker was a lengthy affair. Eighteen players had to play down to one, which took about 12 hours to accomplish. That last man standing was Andrew Brown, a 26-year-old professional poker player from New York City. His largest challenge was […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Jason Young
Jason Young came into the final table even in chips — with everyone. This was thanks to the shootout structure of event No. 17. He also came into the heads-up match with Mike Schwartz even in chips, although that was thanks in large part to fate. Young prevailed in both cases, and he took down […]
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Strip Poker: Wynn Runs $100K Freeroll for Cash-Game Players
With so many casinos on The Strip, it can be hard to decide where to play poker, but the Wynn wants to make it an easier decision by offering up $100,000 in a freeroll for cash-game players. Log in 50 hours from now until the end of the month (June 30) to qualify. The freeroll […]
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WSOP: Jason Young Wins Event No. 17
After a long Round two, and an even longer night, 26-year old Jason Young came to the final table on one hour of sleep and enough adrenaline to outlast the final nine players standing in the way of his shiny new bracelet. A small-time poker player and parks and recreation worker, Jason Young had found […]
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E-Wallet Citadel Settles with U.S. Attorney General's Office
ESI Entertainment Systems Inc., the parent company to online payment processors Citadel Commerce Corp., ESI Integrity Inc., and PlayLine Inc., has settled with the United States attorney general’s office for $9.1 million for violating portions of the Wire Act. The Canadian company had a little more than $9.1 seized at the same time the USAO […]
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WSOP: History — 1977 Recap
Doyle Brunson picked up in 1977 right were he left of the year before. He took down his third gold bracelet by winning the preliminary seven-card stud eight-or-better tournament before gearing up for the main event. Bobby Baldwin also broke out onto the World Series of Poker scene by winning two gold bracelets in preliminary […]
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Irish Poker Festival Online Satellites Up and Running
Online satellites have begun for the Macau Sporting Club’s sixth annual Irish Poker Classic festival in Cork taking place this August 11 to 17. Players can qualify for one of 13, €1600 main event packages at GreenJokerPoker.com with weekly Sunday satellites for $109 running at 9.30 p.m. BST on Sunday nights. Qualifiers with event sponsors […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 12
There was a lot of action on day 12 of this years World Series with three winners, one final table, and two new events. The winners were announced of the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit World Championship, the $2,000 Omaha high-low split 8-or-better, and the $1,500 no-limit hold’em shootout. The final seven headed into battle in the […]
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WSOP: Andrew Brown Wins Event No. 16
Once again the final day of an event at the World Series of Poker began with two final tables that had players gearing up for the long haul. One player who might have thought he had a short day in store was Jim Pechac. He began the day with two 1,000 chips in front of […]
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WSOP: Svetlana Gromenkova Wins Event No. 15 (Ladies Event)
A field of 1,190 women came out for the $1,000 World Series of Poker ladies world championship of no-limit hold’em, making the event the second-largest women’s-only event ever and creating a prize pool of $1,082,900. Nine women earned their spots at the final-table to play for the WSOP championship bracelet, a limited-edition Corum watch and […]
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WSOP: History — 1976 Recap
A legacy was cemented in history at the World Series of Poker in 1976 as Doyle Brunson won two gold bracelets. His first came in the deuce-to-seven lowball preliminary event, while the second crowned him world champion when he won the main event. Brunson was the last member of his three-man road team to not […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Eric Brooks
Eric Brooks entered the $10,000 seven-card stud world championship because he wanted to play the best players in the world at the World Series of Poker. He got his wish when he faced off with the likes of Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu as action played down to the final table late on day 2 […]
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SpadeClub to Award Members Wearing SpadeClub Gear
SpadeClub.com, the innovative online poker community, offers a risk-free way to win at poker with no deposits and no buy-ins. Find out more. SpadeClub will award its Exclusive members for wearing official SpadeClub gear in Las Vegas this summer. If you plan to play in the World Series of Poker*, Bellagio Cup, Venetian Deep Stack […]
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Barely Legal Players Making Waves at WSOP
Imagine playing in a World Series of Poker event and sitting across the table from a barely 21-year-old WSOP rookie, fumbling his chips as if he’d never played before. It might be easy to assume that the player is inexperienced, but the chances of them being a seasoned pro are higher than one might think. […]
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Cake Poker Offers CP Readers Freeroll Into WSOP Qualifier
The last World Series of Poker qualifiers on Cake Poker are going on this week before the WSOP $12,000 final main event qualifier, and the site is offering CardPlayer.com readers an excusive freeroll into the tournament. The freeroll is listed under the private tournament tab as “Card Player WSOP,” and the password is: CPWSOP. On […]
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Free Poker Training Video By Dani Stern Now Posted
This week’s free poker training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) features Dani “Ansky” Stern. The video shows hands from Stern’s play in the recent Full Tilt $25,000 buy-in heads-up championship. This video clip and three other free video clips by other instructors that are currently available on the Card Player Pro […]
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GSN Allows World Poker Tour Renewal Option to Lapse
WPT Enterprises recently announced that the expiration date for GSN’s renewal option for exclusive broadcast of the World Poker Tour came and went on June 7. That means that season VII of the series will not necessarily be broadcast on the network. WPTE is curerntly pitching the seventh season of the show to other major […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Duncan 'Pumper' Bell
When Duncan “Pumper” Bell entered heads-up play, he and his opponent Steven Merrifield were virtually even in chips. But, after a particularly grueling river, Bell found himself shaken and down 5-1 in chips. Taken From CardPlayer.com Live Updates: Duncan Bell raised to 175,000, and Steve Merrifield made the call. The flop came 8 5 2, […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 11
The $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card-Stud and the $2,500 no-limit hold’em events found their champions on day 11 of the World Series. The final table is set for the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit World Championship, eighteen players are left in the $2,000 Omaha high-low split 8-or-better event, and play continues in the $1,500 no-limit hold’em shootout and […]
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VCPoker Announces $2.5 Million Guaranteed Tournament
VCPoker.com today announced details of its largest ever tournament — a $2.5 million guaranteed GP Tournament on Sept. 7 with a minimum first place payout of $500,000. The Gibraltar-based online poker room is holding online satellites from as little as $3.30 for existing players while new players will get a chance to play in the […]
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Soren Kongsgaard Wins PokerStars Sunday Million
Current Danish champion and European Poker Tour grand finalist Soren Kongsgaard won the PokerStars.com Sunday Million last weekend, triumphing over a field of 6,747 players to take $158,555 from a total prize pool of $1,349,400. It was the second time Kongsgaard made the final table of the Sunday Million having come fourth in February 2007. […]
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WSOP: Eric Brooks Wins Event No. 14
The $10,000 seven-card stud world championship at the 2008 World Series of Poker attracted the best and brightest players in the poker world, as well as one of the most philanthropic. Even the final two tables were a star-studded affair. It was a grueling affair as well, that lasted until 3 a.m. the night before […]
