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Player Growth at 32Red Poker
32Red, the Gibraltar-based online gaming operator which runs 32RedPoker.com, has announced operating losses of £12.86 million to year-end Dec. 2007, up from a deficit of £3.74 million in 2006. However preliminary figures show poker performed reasonably well with active poker players up 6.6 percent to 14,753, new poker players up 8.2 percent to 11,054, and […]
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Day 3 of Wynn Classic
As the remaining players of the Wynn Classic convened in a small corner of the poker room, a harsh realization came to light. Of the 27 players still in contention, only 18 would take home a profit to show for their three days of effort. Of course, in the world of tournament poker, not everything […]
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Dozens Show in Boston to Protest Gambling Bill
Early this morning, about three dozen poker players took to the steps of the Boston Commons across from the State House to speak out against a proposed bill that would levy severe penalties against people caught playing online poker in Massachusetts. The rally, sponsored by the Massachusetts chapter of the Poker Players Alliance and Harvard’s […]
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Card Player TV: Larry Flynt's Stud Game
The ultimate Hustler, Larry Flynt, recently welcomed CardPlayer.com’s video team to his big seven-card stud game, which just happens to be the largest one spread on the planet. Flynt also sat down with Card Player TV for a one-on-one interview. Flynt, through his regular stud game, has battled some of the greatest players in the […]
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World Series of Poker Europe Dates Set
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. announced today that dates of the second annual World Series of Poker Europe are Sept. 19- Oct. 1, 2008 in London, England. The tournament will once again be hosted by London Clubs International to be held at St. James (Fifty), Leicester Square (The Casino at the Empire), and Marble Arch (Sportsman) locations. […]
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Strip Poker: Venetian to Run Another Deep Stack Series
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene — on The Strip and around the city. The Venetian is known for deep stack tournaments, and because of the overwhelming response, the poker room has added another Deep Stack Extravaganza, schedule for April 4-24. Every night at 6 p.m. during the […]
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Dozens Of Paddy Power Poker Qualifiers for Irish Open
Seventy-three PaddyPowerPoker.com players have qualified to play in this weeks €3 Million guaranteed Irish Open. The event, which starts Thursday at 2 p.m. in Citywest Hotel, Dublin, has two day ones and a capacity of up to 1,000 players. Of these, 64 qualified through grand final satellites, six qualified through the VIP Go Free promotion […]
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Journalist Wins Party Poker European Challenge
Peter Gelencser, a 20-year-old trainee journalist from Budapest, Hungary has won the PartyPoker.com European Challenge II at the Concord Card Casino, Vienna. The €3,000 + €150 buy-in main event attracted 172 runners and created a prize pool of €516,000. Vienna has proved a happy hunting ground for Gelencser who came third in this event last […]
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World Series of Poker Europe Dates Set
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. announced today that dates of the second annual World Series of Poker Europe are Sept. 19- Oct. 1, 2008 in London, England. The tournament will once again be hosted by London Clubs International to be held at St. James (Fifty), Leicester Square (The Casino at the Empire), and Marble Arch (Sportsman) locations. […]
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DevilfishPoker Gets New Platform
Devilfish Gaming today announced it had inked a deal with Entraction which will see it move its poker platform and develop casino and bingo platforms. Entraction, the publicly-listed software provider, teams up with DevilfishPoker.com to offer players two poker rooms, on the Entraction network (formerly B2B) and IPN powered by Boss Media. Casino platforms will […]
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Poker Revenue Falls 41 Percent at CryptoLogic
CryptoLogic, the Dublin-based network which hosts poker rooms such as William Hill Poker and Littlewoods Poker, has seen full year revenues for poker in 2007 fall by 42 percent from $33.9 million to $19.6 million. Oct. to Dec. 2007 revenues fell 31 percent $4.6 million to $6.7 million. Q4 saw the company acquire Parbet.com, a […]
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NETeller Makes Loss of $187.5 Million
Payment Services company NETeller made a pre-tax loss of $185.7 million in the year to Dec. 207 after a settlement of $136 million to U.S. authorities in the wake of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The company said the final payment of $38.25 million was made to US authorities on 16 January 2008. Ron […]
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Sweden Stops Prosecutions for Bookmaker Advertising
GamblingCompliance.com has reported that Swedish prosecutors have been advised to halt cases against media organizations accepting ads from overseas bookmakers. According to the report this means many of the cases are likely to expire before further action can be taken. The news comes on the back of Swedish Supreme Court ordering the Court of Appeal […]
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Day 2 of the Wynn Classic
Making way for pit games and slot machines, day 2 action of the Wynn Classic was relocated to the main poker room. The returning 90 players occupied 10 tables on the east side of the room, including half of the high-limit section. Despite being tucked away from the rest of the casino, tournament fan-favorites Mike […]
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PPA and GPSTS to Hold Pro-Poker Rally Tomorrow
Members of Harvard’s Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS) and local members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) will descend on Massachusetts’ State House steps tomorrow to speak out against a proposed Bill that, if passed, would levy the harshest penalties against online poker players in all of the United States. The rally takes place […]
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Full Tilt Jennifer Harman Event Raises $30K For NSPCA
Full Tilt pro Jennifer Harman hosted the Animal Lovers charity poker tournament on FullTiltPoker.com this weekend, and more than $30,000 was raised for the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA). Jzeeee outlasted the 3,009 players who entered and received the nearly $2,235 first-place prize. Half of the $10 buy-in was set […]
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Online Poker: C00LHandNuke Wins at Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million Attendance at the PokerStars Sunday Million was back up a bit last night when 7,394 entrants bought in. The tournament’s entry numbers dropped significantly last week, down to 7,249, after having had a stellar week the week before (March 9), when 8,063 entrants had bought in. Last night’s event had a prize […]
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DoylesRoom Runs Vegas Poker Fantasy Promotion
Las Vegas is the “Poker Capital of the World,” and in a special DoylesRoom promotion, the site is offering up a $9,700 package that includes 13 nights in Sin City, where players can go on a poker bender with $1,000 in spending cash and an entry into the World Series of Poker event No. 2, […]
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Eric Haber wins WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars AC
Eric Haber is the winner of the World Series of Poker Circuit event that attracted 277 players to Caesars Palace Atlantic City over the weekend. He won $431,136, a Circuit ring, and entry into this year’s WSOP main event. The players generated a prize pool of more than $1.3 million during this $5,000 buy-in no-limit […]
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WPT Adds Spanish and German Poker Rooms
The World Poker Tour is expanding its poker offering into Spain and German after extending its exclusive use of CryptoLogic software until 2011. The company says the addition of the Spanish- and German-language poker rooms should also add valuable liquidity and many new European players. Under the terms of the deal WPT will also extend […]
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Three Players to Share $20,000 Jackpot at Ladbrokes
Three LadbrokesPoker.com players have qualified so far for the $20,000 sit ‘n’ go jackpot promotion which will see them play a single table freeroll for $20,000 on Apr.6. The tournament is open to the first ten players to win consecutive six-seat sit ‘n’ go tournaments — $5.75 tables need six consecutive wins, $11.50 tables need […]
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Card Player Europe Partners the Irish Open
Card Player Europe today announced details of its official media partnership with PaddyPowerPoker.com for the €3 million guaranteed Irish Open 2008. Poker fans across Europe and the U.S. will be able to receive the official Paddy Power Poker Irish Open live feed via RSS directly from the event or log onto CardPlayer.com and CardPlayerEurope.com to […]
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Card Player Sponsors Vegas at the Playboy Mansion
March 17, 2008, Las Vegas, NV — On Saturday, May 17, 2008, what happens in Vegas stays within the Playboy Mansion at least when Card Player magazine joins the Urban Health Institute to host the Third-Annual Celebrity Poker Tournament and Casino Night. This event will take place at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California. […]
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Day 1 at the 2008 Wynn Classic
Day 1 at the second annual Wynn Classic began right on time today at noon. The field was a late-arriving one however, and many tables began shorthanded. Registration was cut off at the end of the first level, and 183 players had made it in time to ante up the $10,000 buy-in. Once again, the […]
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Online Poker: Interview with Shawn 'phatcat' Luman
Bodog poker recently held its inaugural Bodog Poker Open (BPO) tournament series, and all eyes were on the main event and whether the winner would be a well-known pro or an unknown player. Well, the final table was stacked with notable online pros, so the odds were high that one would come out on top. […]
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Michael Schulze Wins EPT Polish Open
After 11 hours of play, 40-year-old German share trader Michael Schulze won the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open in Warsaw yesterday, seeing off 358 others on his way to taking down the $609,782 first prize. The €5,750 buy-in event created a prize pool of more than €2 million, and Schulze eventually triumphed over Portuguese […]
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Michael Schulze Wins EPT Polish Open
After 11 hours of play, 40-year-old German share trader Michael Schulze won the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open in Warsaw yesterday, seeing off 358 others on his way to taking down the $609,782 first prize. The €5,750 buy-in event created a prize pool of more than €2 million, and Schulze eventually triumphed over Portuguese […]
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European Poker Tour Polish Open Final Table Set
Twenty-six players took to the felt on day three at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Polish Open in Warsaw yesterday and less than three hours after the cards were in the hour 17 players had been eliminated, nine were left to populate the final table, and everyone was heading home for the evening. The €5,750 […]
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PKR.com Introduces Heads-Up Phase Tournaments
PKR.com, the 3D online poker room, has developed and launched a new heads-up “phases” tournament which sees the winner of each heads-up phase game advance to the next stage — phase — while their defeated opponent drops back two levels to take another shot. Phase One starts with a $4 buy-in, thought players can freeroll […]
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100 Las Vegas Holidays To Be Won At Ladbrokes Poker
LadbrokesPoker.com has announced it will, for the sixth year, be sending 100 players to Las Vegas this July for 10 nights with $14,000 packages including $2,500 for flights and expenses to be won at the site. Edward Ihre MD of LadbrokesPoker.com said, "This is the sixth year running that Ladbrokespoker.com will be awarding over one […]
