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Foxwoods Poker Classic Continues with Big Numbers
The Foxwoods Poker Classic continues with its preliminary events, which lead up to the World Poker Tour $10,000 championship event, which will start Friday. The series started last Monday, and the preliminary events have been attracting large numbers of entrants to the WPT-themed poker room of Foxwoods. Click here to read about the first event. […]
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Online Poker: UH Big Tex Wins Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million The quarterly $1,000 buy-in version of the PokerStars Sunday Million was held last night, and it boasted the largest ever field and prize pool for the event. The tournament attracted 1,869 entrants, up from the 1,802 entrants the $1,000 buy-in version had on Dec. 30, 2007. This attendance generated a prize pool […]
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Online Poker: Interview with Chetna 'Rex55' Joshi — Part II
[This is Part II of a two-part interview with online poker player Chetna “Rex55” Joshi. To view Part I, click here. In this segment, she talks about being a girl in a “man’s world” and about dealing with downswings and bad beats.] Shawn Patrick Green: In your poker blog, you’ve written quite a bit about […]
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Player of the Year Update: It's Anyone's Game
It’s about to be April, and a spring logjam has formed with the top 10 tournament poker players of 2008. Only 920 points separate the Card Player Player of the Year (POY) leader, Michael McDonald, from those tied in 10th (Quinn Do, Andreas Gulunay and Hafiz Khan, all with 2,000 points). With so many big […]
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Qualify for WSOP Main Event at Caesars Palace
The richest poker tournament in the world is coming soon to Las Vegas, and in May, Caesars Palace will serve as headquarters for World Series of Poker main-event seats. Not only is Caesars Palace the only place to find official live satellites, but the poker room is also giving away seats absolutely free. The WSOP […]
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Gala Casinos British Poker Tour Hits Nottingham
The Maid Marian Way Gala Casino in Nottingham is the venue for the next stop on the Gala Casinos British Poker Tour from Apr. 16 to 20. The £500 buy-in main event sees day 1a on Fri. Apr. 18 and day 1b on Sat. Apr. 19 with £5,000 added by the sponsor and an estimated […]
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Norwegian Poker Championship Comes to England
The Expekt.com Norwegian Poker Championships take place this year at poker super club Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, England as a result of legislative difficulties in hosting a tournament where players play for money in Norway. The Championship, now in its seventh year, will see up to 500 Norwegian players fly by chartered plane courtesy […]
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Online Poker: Interview with Chetna 'Rex55' Joshi — Part I
Chetna “Rex55” Joshi is big on respect. She knows that, because of the nature of the largely male-dominated poker world, she has to earn any respect that she seeks. The good news for her is that she is incredibly talented and insightful, two things that tend to give one a leg-up in respect-seeking. Joshi is […]
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New Poker After Dark to Feature Gus and the Ladies
Gus Hansen, known as a ladies man, will take on a table full of women in an all new week of Poker After Dark on NBC. In order to win the $120,000 winner-take-all first-place prize, the multiple World Poker Tour winner will have to focus, which could be difficult with all of the beauties surrounding […]
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WSOP Circuit Satellites Start Monday
The next stop on the World Series of Poker Circuit is in Elizabeth, Indiana, at Caesars, and satellite action begins on Monday. The poker room will host $200 buy-in supersatellites starting March 31 at noon and 7 p.m., as well as on April 2 at 7 p.m., April 3 at 9 p.m., April 4 at […]
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European Poker Tour San Remo Sold Out
Organisers of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour San Remo, taking place in Italy from Apr. 1 to 5 have announced the event is completely sold out despite having an extra 100 seats added to the existing capacity of 500. A spokesperson for the tour said, “Players should not travel to the venue unless they have […]
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BING Poker Goes to Estonia and Vegas
BING Poker is sending a handful of lucky players to the Olympic Open Championship 2008 event in Tallinn, Estonia, which is taking place on May 9 and 10. The €2,000 package covers entry into the no-limit hold’em main event being held in the resplendent Olympic Casino, Tallinn, as well as €950 travel, accommodation, and spending […]
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Lee Markholt Wins the 2008 WPT World Poker Challenge
The final table at the 2008 World Poker Tour World Poker Challenge featured two talented professional players looking for their first WPT win, and four solid, up-and-coming players. The reigning Card Player Player of the Year, David “The Dragon” Pham, made his sixth final-table appearance, and his second in Reno (he finished third in this […]
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Card Player Profile: Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori’s career tournament earnings are about $2 million, and in the past four months alone, he has garnered more than a quarter of a million dollars in prize money. Judging from his worldwide tournament appearances, it would be hard to deduce that Pescatori makes his home in Italy. His hot streak began during the […]
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SpadeClub Poker Winner: Anthony 'LukaBloom' Calcia
Anthony “LukaBloom” Calcia, 52, of Massachusetts, is SpadeClub’s most recent $5,000 weekly event winner. Calcia’s SpadeClub screen name derived from his favorite singer/songwriter, Luka Bloom, of Ireland. He has been playing poker for more than 40 years and enjoys the opportunity SpadeClub gives him to branch out from his typical limit hold’em game to play […]
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Hearing on UIGEA Rules Slated for Wednesday
A hearing on the proposed rules of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) for the benefit of the House subcommittee titled “Proposed UIGEA Regulations: Burden without Benefit?” take place Wednesday, April 2. The hearing is for the Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology (SMPTT) committee, which is a subcommittee of the House […]
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Devilfish Sponsors National Student Poker Championship
With just over a week to go to the Devilfish Poker Irish National Student Poker Championship 2008 registrations are ramping up for the 400-capacity €65 (+ €7 reg) event. The tournament, which takes place in the Regency Airport Hotel, Dublin on Saturday Apr. 5, 2008, will have an estimated prize pool of €26,000 and is […]
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Montel Williams To Play Poker for Team USA
Montel Williams was yesterday named as a member of Team USA to play in the PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup taking place in Cardiff, Wales from Apr. 7-10. The talk show host was picked by team captain Robert Williiamson III, and will be joined by team-mates Jamie Gold, Freddy Deeb, Chris Ferguson, and Chad Brown. He […]
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Macau Sporting Club to Host Irish Poker Classic
Cork’s Macau Sporting Club will host the sixth annual Irish Poker Classic Festival from Aug. 11 – 17, 2008. The main event is a €150,000 guaranteed €1500 + €100 no limit hold’em tournament taking place over three days from Aug. 15. The main event has a 15,000 chip starting stack with 75 minute blinds and […]
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Bwin Poker Revenue Up 38.6 Percent in 2007
Bwin, the publicly quoted bookmaker and poker operator saw its poker revenue grow 38.6 percent to €82.3 million from €59.4 in 2006 while the fourth quarter saw revenue growth of 26 percent to €21.8 million from €17.2 million a year earlier. Net gaming revenues from poker grew to €74.4 million, up 49.7 percent compared to […]
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WPT World Poker Challenge Final Table Bios
Zachary Hyman Seat 1 Chips: 285,000 Lifetime winnings: $805,473 2008 Player of the Year (POY) points: 0 Hometown: San Francisco, California Prior WPT experience: Cashes: Season VI Borgata Winter Open (28th, $20,655). Poker accomplishments: Hyman emerged on the poker scene in 2007, when he won the inaugural Wynn Classic. Hyman beat an impressive final […]
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Day 3 of the World Poker Challenge
History was on the line Thursday during day 3 of the World Poker Challenge. The small field produced a final 27 players littered with the game’s most recognizable faces. Phil Ivey came into the day with his ninth World Poker Tour cash, and if history was any indication, Ivey would be a shoo-in for yet […]
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Qualify for European Poker Tour Grand Final Saturday
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final is scheduled to take place in Monte Carlo April 12-17, and there are still chances for American players to get in on the biggest annual poker tournament to be held in Europe. Last year’s winner, Gavin Griffin, qualified for the EPT Grand Final through PokerStars, and he flew […]
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Tipping in Poker Tournaments — Part II
To read Part I of this article, click here. The issue of tournament tipping recently came to the forefront at the 2008 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Stars event when World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brandon Cantu won his first WPT title, along with more than $1 million. After the event, allegations […]
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PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup Returns
The popular PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup returns to Cardiff from April 7-10 with teams from Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden, Holland, and the United States. With a buy-in of $5,000 and $100,000 added by sponsor PartyPoker.com, there will be a total prize pool of $280,000 to be won over six heats, with each player scoring […]
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Day 2 at the WPT World Poker Challenge
If day 1 at the World Poker Tour stop in Reno, Nevada, for the World Poker Challenge was a long, slow grind into the night, day 2 was its schizophrenic twin. It started fast, but then hit a wall toward the end of play to finish slowly. A field of 75 returned from the original […]
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Foxwoods Poker Classic Starts with a Bang
The Foxwoods Poker Classic started off on a great note when it’s first event, a $300 no-limit hold’em modified shootout tournament, attracted 1,390 entrants to generate a prize pool of $350,558. Vinny Pahuja earned $75,000 and was declared the winner of the event after a deal was made with five players left. Pahuja at this […]
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Strip Poker: Harrah's Casinos Offer Low Buy-in Tourneys
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene — on The Strip and around the city. Those who are on a tight budget and are looking for a poker tournament in Vegas need to look no further than the Harrah’s properties located on The Strip. Bally’s, the Flamingo, O’Sheas, Harrah’s, […]
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SpadeClub Poker: HodgeD's Tales From the Tables
SpadeClub, the new way to win, is an innovative poker community that enables poker enthusiasts to network and compete for more than $100,000 every month. SpadeClub promotions offer additional benefits to its members, such as publishing Tips and Tales on how to succeed at SpadeClub. Hear what SpadeClub Exclusive member David “HodgeD” Hodge has to […]
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Everest Poker Revenue Not Threatened By Reg. Concerns
GigaMedia, owner of Euro-facing Everest Poker, yesterday said there was “no basis” for suggestions it faced the possibility of a near-term revenue hit from a change in Canadian regulation. The company is regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, a Mohawk reservation based in Canada. The company said in a statement that it “reaffirmed its view […]
