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Owner of UltimateBet Confirms Security Breach
Tokwiro Enterprises, the company that owns both Absolute Poker and UltimateBet, today released a statement confirming that cheating had gone on at UltimateBet by people who, according to the release, “worked for the previous ownership of UltimateBet prior to the sale of the business to Tokwiro in October 2006.” The player or players behind the […]
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New Hampshire Lawmakers Want Piece of Poker Pie
New Hampshire’s legislators have ironed out the details of a proposed tax that would target charity poker tournaments and cash games in the state. The proposal also would raise the limits of cash games from $1-$2 to $2-$4. No-limit cash games would still be prohibited. If approved, 3 percent of the prize pool in charity […]
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Poker Stars APPT Season II Schedule Set
The highly successful debut of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) last year has gotten PokerStars amped up for season two, adding a new location and upping buy-ins for bigger prize pools. The first stop on the APPT will be the People’s Republic of China. The Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino in Macau will host […]
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Continental Airlines Giving 21 Million Miles in Poker Tourney
OnePass, Continental Airlines’ frequent-flier mile program, is giving away 21 million miles in a poker tournament in August at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas to celebrate its 21-year anniversary. The tournament is limited to 420 OnePass members. To secure a spot, members must register and put up 50,000 miles, which will be debited from […]
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WPT Mobile Game Launches In Austria
Following its successful launch in the UK, Hand’s On Mobile has expanded its customer base with T-Mobile in Austria. Users have the choice of playing on their own, in private games, or with up to five other people anywhere in the world. The game has revolutionary web-to-mobile gameplay, meaning players can compete both by phone, […]
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Dane Wins World Poker Tour Spanish Championship
Dane Casper Hansen has won the World Poker Tour Spanish Championship in Casino Barcelona lifting the first prize of $655,720 after topping a field of 253 runners. Hansen started the final table third in chips and came from behind in the final hand with A-2 to beat Swede Stefan Mattsson who held A-9. The event […]
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Strip Poker: Venetian and Binion's Start Tourney Series
It is finally time for the summer poker madness, and a couple of the smaller buy-in tournament series are kicking off right now, just before the World Series of Poker. The Binion’s Poker Classic started today with a $100 buy-in no-limit hold’em casino employees event. Tomorrow, the first open event will be a $150 buy-in […]
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Give the Gift of Poker on Full Tilt
For those who have run out of card protectors and chip sets to give as presents to poker-playing friends, Full Tilt has the answer. Poker gift certificates can now be purchased at the software’s cashier. Just click on the “Gift Certificate” button and buy one for $25 or more. The money will be debited directly […]
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Donate to China Earthquake Relief at Poker Stars
PokerStars has set up a way for its players to donate to the Red Cross and specifically help the victims of the devastating earthquake that is still rattling China, and the poker site will match every dollar that comes in. Players can donate this way: Click the “Tourney/Special” and look for “China Quake Relief Fund” […]
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Free Poker Training Video by Evan '_Fisherman' Roberts
This week’s free poker training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) is instructed by Evan “_Fisherman” Roberts. The video features heads up $2-$4 no-limit hold’em. This video clip, as well as additional free video clips by other instructors, is currently available on the Card Player Pro preview page. This week’s video focuses […]
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NBC Signs Four-Year Deal with Caesars Entertainment
NBC announced that it has signed a four-year agreement with Caesars Entertainment that makes the Caesars Palace poker room in Las Vegas home to the National Heads-Up Poker Championship through 2012. The tournament and show has just aired its fourth season on NBC. Jon Miller, the executive vice president of NBC Sports, had this to […]
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Bellagio Announces Deeper Starting Stacks
Upholding its reputation for giving players what they want, Bellagio is introducing deeper starting stacks for all of its major tournaments and daily tournaments, starting in June. Presently, the poker room’s famous 2 p.m. daily tournaments have a $540 buy-in Sunday-Thursday with 3,000 starting stacks, and a $1,080 buy-in with 5,000 in starting chips on […]
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PokerTek Dealerless Poker Heading to Atlantic City
As long as the New Jersey Casino Control Commission gives its approval, Atlantic City poker players will soon get their first taste of dealerless poker. PokerTek, the maker of the PokerPro electronic poker tables, announced it will install tables at Trump Plaza upon approval of the state’s CCC. This will be the Trump Plaza’s first […]
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Casper Hansen Wins WPT Spanish Championship
Casper Hansen is the winner of the World Poker Tour Spanish Championship, which wrapped up last night. He’s $655,720 richer for his effort. The runner-up in the event was Stefan Mattsson, who won $346,621 and now has more than $800,000 in lifetime poker tournament winnings. The event, which won’t be televised, saw 253 entrants from […]
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Beware of the World Series of Poker Monsters
The monsters of the World Series of Poker are again about to stalk the halls of the Rio and although that roster is now full of players who have repeatedly proved themselves by performing well over the last several years, there are a few players that have made the WSOP’s field their whipping boy since […]
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UltimateBet and DoylesRoom Add to Respective Teams
UltimateBet and DoylesRoom have both recently added fresh faces to its’ rosters just in time for the World Series of Poker. Pro Cliff Josephy, also known as “JohnnyBax,” began his poker career online and dominated the multi-table tournament scene. After turning to live tournaments, Josephy has claimed more than $1.3 million in winnings along with […]
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WPT Spanish Championship Ends Today
The World Poker Tour’s Spanish Championship has its final six players and play is set to begin at 11 a.m. ET, which is 5 p.m. local time at Casino Barcelona. This event, which attracted 253 players, will not be televised. All entrants paid €5,000 (approximately $7,800) to generate a prize pool of $1.99 million. The […]
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WPT Spanish Championship Final Table Today
Six players return for the final table of the World Poker Tour Spanish Championship today at 5:00 p.m. CET in Casino Barcelona. The final table chip counts are: Casper Hansen – 604,000 Stefan Mattsson – 1,253,000 Andres Vidal – 140,000 Guy Sitbon – 351,000 Martin Lundenius – 421,000 Thiago Nishijima – 1,031,000 Erik Friberg went […]
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PartyPoker $1 Million Guaranteed This Saturday
PartyPoker.com today confirmed details of the $1 million guaranteed taking place this Saturday May 31 at 5.45 p.m. BST. A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “There are so many different ways to qualify for the $1 million guaranteed on Saturday. Whether you use PartyPoints, $1, $4, $8, $10, $35, $70 or pay the direct buy-in of $600+$40, […]
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Card Player Media Expands Poker Portal Into Germany and Spain
May 27, 2008 — Card Player Media, the world’s largest poker media organization, today announces the launch of two new European poker portals that join its ever-expanding list of business properties across the world. CardPlayerDeutsch.com (Germany) and CardPlayerEspana.com (Spain) join CardPlayerEurope.com, CardPlayerItalia.com, CardPlayer.fi (Finland), CardPlayerBrasil.com, and CardPlayerFr.com (France). This is just the next stage of […]
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SpadeClub Sponsors Members to Party at the Playboy Mansion
May 27, 2008 — SpadeClub, a poker community poised to revolutionize the world of poker, recently sponsored two of its Exclusive members to Party at the Playboy Mansion. David Desorcy and Marc Fregoe were the lucky winners of the recent promotion that SpadeClub was hosting. The winners signed up for a membership or upgraded to […]
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UltimateBet RAI$E Program Gives Money for Points
Earn your spot as a Contender, Legend, or Icon member at UltimateBet and you could be on your way to earning an extra $1,000 a month by coverting UltimatePoints to cash, thanks to the site’s RAI$E loyalty program. Players earn UltimatePoints through real-money games on UltimateBet, either by playing in cash games or tournaments. The […]
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Online Poker: rythman Wins Sunday Million
The Memorial Day weekend made for calm waters on the online poker front, as far as tournament fields were concerned, at least. Most of the Sunday majors, including all four in this recap, saw significant drops in attendance last night versus the previous weekend, and three of the events required overlays. PokerStars Sunday Million The […]
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David Singer Wins Full Tilt $25K Heads-Up Championship
David Singer may have gone out in the first round of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship (NHUPC) in March, but he lasted all six rounds in the Full Tilt $25K Heads-Up Championship to take down the $560,000 top prize last night. That’s more than the he would have won for taking down the NHUPC […]
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Valdemar Kwaysser Wins LAPT Event in Costa Rica
The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) went to San José, Costa Rica, for its second stop, where Hungarian Valdemar Kwaysser became the last man standing. He outlasted 397 other entrants to snag the $274,000 first-place prize after qualifying for the $2,500 buy-in event in a $200 PokerStars satellite. Kwaysser, 24, raked in the final […]
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EPT Grand Final Televised in UK Tonight
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final will be broadcast on terrestrial TV in the UK from Monday, May 26 at 12:25 a.m. The show is the first of three following the final stages of the event held in Monte Carlo last month. The broadcast continues on Thursday, May 29 at 12:35 a.m. and on […]
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Pacific Poker Revamps Software With New Graphics
Pacific Poker, the online poker room of gaming giant 888.com, today announced a software upgrade which allows players to view their playing environment in 3-D. The company has released the upgrade and the software now gives players the option to hide/verify all-in action. It also features three table views: classic view, avatar view, and a […]
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Swedish Gaming Monopoly May Be Broken Up
Swedish gaming monopoly Svenska Spel may be broken up with parts sold off to other operators in the market according to Swedish online newspaper TheLocal.se. Finance minister Andres Borg is reported to have floated the idea by questioning whether the government should be involved in forms of online gambling which they consider less addictive. Sweden […]
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Hungarian Wins Latin American Poker Tour Event
The second stop on the PokerStars.netLatin American Poker Tour, held in San José, Costa Rica has been won by Hungarian Valdemar Kwaysser. The 24-year-old poker pro, who qualified online for $200 at PokerStars topped a field of 389 players to collect the $274,102 first prize when his A-A stayed ahead of American Max Steinberg’s J-9 […]
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Online Poker: Interview with David 'dpeters17' Peters
David “dpeters17” Peters may not have the most creative online poker screen name of all time, but that creative deficiency holds no bearing on his poker game. Peters has become well known because of his exploits on the digital felts, where he has earned almost $550,000 in Online Player of the Year-qualified finishes alone. He […]
