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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — David Singer
Despite an impressive résumé that spans nearly 20 years and $4 million in earnings, David Singer entered the $1,500 pot-limit hold’em final table in event No. 3 sans bracelet. Starting on the short stack, Singer battled back into contention and settled in for a marathon heads-up session for the title with Jacobo Fernandez. Three hours […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Erick Lindgren
Two years ago, Erick Lindgren had his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet within his grasp. Unfortunately, he ran into the pheom of the 2006 WSOP, Jeff Madsen, at the final table of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em sixhanded event. He eventually lost to Madsen at that final table, and ever since he has moved […]
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Full Tilt Poker Hosts Happy Hour for Extra Player Points
Full Tilt’s Happy Hour doesn’t include half-off alcoholic beverages, but it is offering double or triple Full Tilt Points at some tables and tournaments. Play on specially designated tables or tournaments — which are designated by a smiley-face icon in the “Players Column” of the poker lobby — to earn points more quickly. The points […]
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Strip Poker: Celeb Charity Tourney Starts the Grand Series
The Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas is starting its Grand Poker Series tomorrow with a charity event called Card, Celebrities, and a Cause to benefit the Montel Williams Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Poker stars scheduled to attend include Daniel Negreanu, Scott Fischman, Allen Cunningham, Jamie Gold, Gavin Smith, and Kirk Morrison. A red carpet and […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 6
Virgin gold bracelet holders of the $1,500 pot-limit hold’em and $5,000 mixed hold’em events were announced, as the Omaha high-low split eight-or-better and the $1,000 no-limit hold’em with rebuys tournaments got down to the final tables. European players were doing well in the early to mid stages of the $2,000 no-limit hold’em and $10,000 World […]
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PartyPoker €1 Million Euro 2008 Predictor Challenge
PartyBets.com has announced details of the €1 Million Euro 2008 Predictor Challenge where punters are asked to predict the outcome of group matches at the forthcoming Euro 2008 football championship. Online poker players at PartyPoker.com can participate in the challenge after earning 10 Party Points if they predict the correct results of all the group […]
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WSOP: Erick Lindgren Wins Event No. 4
Another final table full of professional players took their seats today at the Rio to decide the fourth bracelet event of the 2008 World Series of Poker. Familiar faces from the live, online, and international arenas were present and accounted for in the strong lineup. Erick Lindgren was arguably the best player at the final […]
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WSOP: David Singer Wins Event No. 3
David Singer has been on quite the hot-streak since he won the Caesars Palace Classic last October. Though he has been known to fly a bit under the radar, Singer has consistently put up solid results year after year and has roughly $4 million in lifetime earnings to show for it. Since finishing second to […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Grant Hinkle
Grant Hinkle won his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in event No.2 last night. The $1,500 no-limit hold’em tounrnament that he won was the fourth-largest tournament of all time, and it gave him a nice payday worth $831,279. Hinkle survived a tough heads-up match with James Akenhead to grab the victory, and he […]
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Cake Poker Unveils Personalized Rewards Statement
Cake Poker recently debuted a “Rewards Statement,” which is a personalized e-mail newsletter to its customers that keeps them up to date on their progress in Cake’s innovative loyalty program. The loyalty program at Cake awards the usual frequent player points (called Gold Chips at Cake), but the twist at Cake is that the points […]
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WSOP: History — 1970 Recap
The 1970 World Series of Poker was hosted at Binion’s Horseshoe Casino, and it was quite different from the WSOP we know today. Benny Binion invited the very best poker players to come to Las Vegas and determine the world champion through open competition. Binion hoped to improve upon the Texas Gamblers Reunion he had […]
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SpadeClub Awards Two of Four WSOP Main Event Seats
SpadeClub.com, the innovative online poker community, offers a risk-free way to win big with no deposits and no buy-ins. Find out more. This past Sunday, June 1, 1,312 SpadeClub Exclusive members took their seats to battle for two of the four seats SpadeClub will be awarding this month to the World Series main event. In […]
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PaddyPowerPoker Says "What a Load of Balls"
PaddyPowerPoker.com today announces details of its “What a Load of Balls” promotion which will see new sign-ups to the site asked to predict the winner of the Euro 2008 football championship. If the team they choose goes on to win the prestigious event and the player has generated 300 Paddy Points, they will be awarded […]
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Paradise Poker Revenue Down 26 Percent Last Quarter
Sportingbet PLC, the London Alternative Investment Market-quoted gaming company, today reported net poker rake at Paradise Poker had fallen 20 per to £5 million between February and April 2008 from £6.3 in the same period the previous year. The first nine months of the financial year to April 2008 rake fell 30 percent to £15.7 […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 5
The heat is on today at the WSOP as three events move towards the finishing line. The $1,500 pot-limit hold’em and $5,000 mixed hold’em events are down to the final nine, and the $1,500 no-limit hold’em has just finished its heads-up battle. Englishman James Akenhead reserved his seat at the final table of the $1,500 […]
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WSOP: Grant Hinkle Wins Event No. 2
The second event at the 2008 World Series of Poker was the fourth-largest poker tournament of all time. A record field of 3,929 players tested the limits of players’ stamina and determination, as more than 40 hours of poker took place over the course of the tournament. Play went so long during day 2 that […]
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€250,000 Guaranteed At LadbrokesPoker Festival
LadbrokesPoker.com in conjunction with Destination Killarney have announced details of the €250,000 guaranteed Ladbrokes Poker Festival taking place in the INEC, Gleneagle, Killarney, Ireland, from Oct. 2 to 5, 2008. The European ranking event has a €550 buy-in and is expected to attract around 500 players. Bryan Coleman, Ladbrokes Irish territory manager, said, “Ladbrokes are […]
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Genting Stanley To Invest £90 Million In UK Casino
Genting International, the Singapore-quoted casino operator, whose Stanley casinos host the Genting Stanley UK Poker Tour has announced it is to jointly develop a casino, hotel, and spa at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England according to a statement from the company today. The proposed investment will total £90 Million and will see the […]
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Bodog Sponsors First European Tournament
Bodog, the Antiguan-based online gaming operator, has announced its sponsorship of the Waterford Open, Ireland from Jun. 12 to 15, 2008. The move marks the company’s first sponsored poker tournament in Europe. The European ranking event, being held in the Majestic Hotel, Tramore, has an estimated prize pool of €120,000 with a buy-in of €500 […]
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New Poker Training Video Available by Isaac Haxton
Isaac “Ike” Haxton is the instructor for this week’s free poker training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus). The video features Haxton narrating his thought process over a series of "standard" situations, giving what he thinks are the best plays in common situations. This video clip and three other free video clips […]
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WSOP: History — Preludes
The Heads-Up Match That Started it All The origins of the World Series of Poker can be traced back to the format that every poker tournament in the history of the planet has been decided by — a heads-up poker match. This was not your normal poker match, though; in terms of stamina and length, […]
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Asian Poker Tour Philippines Crowns David Saab Champ
David Saab, a Korean-born Australian, has won the first event in the 2008 Asian Poker Tour in Manila, The Philippines topping a field of 316 players. He won $280,000 for his victory over Korean Chris Roh who collected $150,000. In the final hand of the event Saab, who started the final table as chip leader, […]
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New Look For Ladbrokes Poker
Although only six-years-old, LadbrokesPoker.com has undergone a dramatic make-over. The site has been made more user-friendly and attractive with promotions and offers clearly explained upon logging in. Customers are now met with an abundance of new content including step guides for both beginners and advanced players. All three of Ladbrokes Poker products: Instant play, Classic, […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 4
As the $1,500 no limit hold’em event narrows down from a massive 3929 players to 21, two more events are heating up: the $1,500 pot limit hold’em and $5,000 mixed hold’em. On day two of the $1,500 no limit hold’em event, young German Johannes Strassmann finally found his all-in hand. With blinds at 1000/2000, Strassmann […]
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WSOP: The Grueling March to the Final Table
The “fourth-largest tournament in the history of live poker” resumed Monday afternoon, this time with both halves of the field present. The total number of players surviving their respective day ones was 447. Despite surviving nearly 90 percent of the massive 3,929-player field, 68 runners would go home disappointed. Of those to just miss the […]
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Free Entry in Bodog 5 WSOP Seat Guaranteed Tourney
Bodog Poker and CardPlayer.com have teamed up once again to offer Card Player readers two exclusive shots at a $10,000 World Series of Poker main event seat — one of which is completely free. On Sunday, June 8, at 3:15 p.m. ET, Bodog is holding a WSOP main-event qualifier with a guaranteed five seats. The […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Nenad Medic
Nenad Medic has been playing poker professionally for just five years, but in that short time he has put together a string of successes that most would be happy with over a lifetime. He just added $794,112 to his career winnings ($3,660,397) by winning event No. 1 of the 2008 World Series of Poker. Medic’s […]
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Poker Pro Lee Watkinson Now Blogging for CardPlayer.com
Poker Pro Lee Watkinson has joined the constantly expanding cast of stellar poker pros providing blogs for CardPlayer.com, and his first blog is now up. Watkinson is kicking it into high gear for the World Series of Poker, and his blog — available exclusively at CardPlayer.com — will keep fans abreast of his exploits during […]
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David Saab Wins Asian Poker Tour Stop in Manila
Australian David Saab conquered more than 300 entrants at the debut event of the Asian Poker Tour in the Philippines. At the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati City, the 35-year-old poker pro defeated Chris Roh of South Korea heads up to take home $280,000. Roh was awarded $150,000 of the $1 million-guaranteed prize pool […]
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Online Poker: jotaele1 Wins at Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million The PokerStars Sunday Million had 6,993 entrants last night, up a bit from last weekend’s 6,745 entrants. The total prize pool came to $1,398,600, which meant the winner could count on a more than $197,000 payday if no deal was made at the final table. When it got down heads-up play in […]
