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EU Tells Members Gambling Competition is Vital
European Commissioner for Internal Markets Charlie McCreevy has said he will push ahead with plans to prosecute member states who discriminate against competition from gambling firms in other states. Speaking yesterday in Brussels to news agency Bloomberg, he said, “If member states wish to ban gambling, well, then I won’t cry at night about it. […]
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World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Final Table Set
As construction of the World Poker Tour stage began in the ballroom of the Commerce Casino, the final 18 players regrouped in a small corner of the room, walled off to outside observers and the noise that accompanies a typical poker tournament. The tension was sky-high as most of the players felt the pressure of […]
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Day Five of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic
As construction of the World Poker Tour stage began in the ballroom of the Commerce Casino, the final 18 players regrouped in a small corner of the room, walled off to outside observers and the noise that accompanies a typical poker tournament. The tension was sky-high as most of the players felt the pressure of […]
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Special Celeb Bounty Tourney at DoylesRoom Tonight
Tonight, DoylesRoom.com is holding a special celebrity bounty tournament featuring several stars other than Doyle Brunson and Mike Caro, both of whom already play in most of the site’s bounty tournaments. The $27.50 tournament will also feature Nicky Hilton, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and online superstars Jim “P0KERPR033” Campbell and Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis. The tourney starts at […]
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Final Nine at WSOP Circuit Event Council Bluffs
The final nine will get together later today to determine who will be the champion of the World Series of Poker Circuit event that took place at Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa this week. Michael Martin, who has more than $600,000 in tournament winnings since August 2006, is the chip leader with 214,500. Bernard Lee, […]
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CardPlayerEurope.com Now Available via RSS Feed
CardPlayerEurope.com has launched its Really Simple Syndication (RSS) service for news, blogs, TV, and Card Player Poker + Sports magazine. The service allows users to receive content from the website automatically when it is uploaded, and it saves users from having to check the site regularly for updates. Signing up for the service is simple […]
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Online Betting Challenged By French
The Guardian newspaper in the UK today reported the French Tennis Federation (FFT) had launched legal action in Belgium to try to prevent betting on this year’s French Tennis Open taking place in May. The case, to be heard on April 11, targets Bwin, Betfair, and Ladbrokes in the hope that a decision in its […]
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British Super Casino Plans Axed
The British government put the final nail in the coffin of its “super casino” play yesterday when it announced it would opt instead for 16 smaller casinos around the regions in Britain. The City of Manchester had originally been given the green light for the casino, which the government believed would help regenerate a disadvantaged […]
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Rendez-Vous à Paris Returns This May
The Aviation Club in Paris is renowned the world over as one of the globe’s leading poker venues, and its flagship tournament, Grand Prix de Paris, returns for its 10th anniversary from May 14-18, 2008. The €10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event was, between 2002 and 2006, the European World Poker Tour event, and while its […]
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World Poker Tour Day Four Update
The fourth day of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic began with a flury of eliminations. Eighteen players of the 58 who started the day were lost in the first level, as the chips were flying after a prolonged money bubble the day before. Here is a look at the notable eliminations amongst the early chaos: […]
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March Millions at Paddy Power Poker
March 2008 is a landmark month for Irish-based online poker room and live tournament organiser paddypowerpoker.com with two huge guarantees — a $2 Million online tournament and the €3 Million Irish Open — added to the regular $12.5 million in guarantees on the site. The $2-million guaranteed online tournament kicks off the month on Mar. […]
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Day Four at the WPT L.A. Poker Classic
The fourth day of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic began with a flury of eliminations. Eighteen players of the 58 who started the day were lost in the first level, as the chips were flying after a prolonged money bubble the day before. Here is a look at the notable eliminations amongst the early chaos: […]
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SpadeClub's First $40,000 Poker Tourney This Sunday
What would you do with $10,000? Buy into this year’s main event at the World Series of Poker? Fix up an old car? Take your entire family on an unforgettable getaway? One SpadeClub user is about to find out firsthand what they could do with $10,000 in cash. This Sunday, March 2, is SpadeClub’s first […]
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First Heartland Poker Tour Stop of 2008 Crowns Winner
The first stop in the 2008 season of the Heartland Poker Tour was at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs in Onamia, Minnesota, and Dusty Hamers won the first-place prize of almost $75,000. The event began with 176 runners who all paid the $1,650 buy-in. Hamers, a 28-year-old machine operator from Waite Park, Minnesota, defeated Ray […]
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Bodog Poker Open Main Event Qualifiers Start Today
Bodog Poker is gearing up for the richest tournament in the site’s history as the Bodog Poker Open (BPO) $500 buy-in main event is quickly approaching, and starting today, players are getting even more ways to qualify for the event. The main event is scheduled for Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m. ET. Bodog Poker […]
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Strip Poker: Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza Ends
in this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene — on The Strip and around the city. The 2008 Deep Stack Extravaganza (DSE) ended yesterday with the culmination of the $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. Mike McMillian outlasted a field of 223 players to with the first-place prize of almost […]
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A Glimpse Inside the World of High Stakes Poker
A few years ago, Todd Brunson watched one of the most recognized pros in the industry come close to the depths of poker despair by nearly wiping out his entire bankroll in one session. Down nearly $1.4 million in a high-stakes mixed game, he put in his last $50,000 during deuce-to-seven triple-draw still drawing to […]
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Belgium May Liberalise Online Gaming Report Says
A new report from Research and Markets suggests that Belgium is on the way to liberalizing its gambling legislations. The report, entitled “Belgian and Dutch Gambling Markets” says that if, as planned, the Belgian Government adopts new gambling legislation this year, foreign Internet gambling operators would also be allowed to offer their services in the […]
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World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Day Three
The money bubble at a World Poker Tour tournament is, more often than not, a harrowing and stressful experience. The fear of playing for days and leaving with nothing can turn even the most seasoned professional into a passive nit, opting to limp into the money before turning the aggression back on. Monday night at […]
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Day Three of the L.A. Poker Classic
The money bubble at a World Poker Tour tournament is, more often than not, a harrowing and stressful experience. The fear of playing for days and leaving with nothing can turn even the most seasoned professional into a passive nit, opting to limp into the money before turning the aggression back on. Monday night at […]
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This Week's Free Poker Coaching Video Available
This week’s free poker coaching video clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) features Evan “_fisherman” Roberts discussing the hand-for-hand play from a viewer-submitted low-stakes heads-up cash game. View the clip now by clicking here. PokerSavvy Plus user WuBJJ submitted a screen-captured video of him playing simultaneously at two $0.50-$1 cash-game tables. Roberts […]
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Wynn Poker Classic Starts Tomorrow
Tomorrow marks the first day of the 2008 Wynn Classic, a 17-event series that climaxes with a four-day $10,000 no-limit hold’em event March 16. A $500 no-limit hold’em event kicks off the series, which is no-limit Texas hold’em heavy. It’s the least expensive of all of the buy-ins (most are $1,000, $1,500, or $2,000). Although […]
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Online Poker: 'usourcek' Wins Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million The PokerStars Sunday Million was the monthly $500 buy-in version of the event last night, and an impressive 3,187 entrants bucked up the larger buy-in. That attendance meant the tournament’s prize pool came to $1,593,500, which amounted to a possible $278,000 first-place payday (if no deals were made). The final four players […]
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Todd Brunson to Hold Poker Tourney for Kids With Cancer
The Saturday before the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star, poker players are getting together to play golf and poker to help those with cancer. On March 8, at 9 a.m., Matt Savage will host a charity golf tournament in honor of the late Thao Nguyen Udayakumar at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Coyote Creek gold […]
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Online Qualifier Wins European Poker Tour Copenhagen
Tim Vance, from St. Louis, Missouri, is the new Scandinavian Open champion after winning the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Copenhagen in Denmark. Forty-six-year-old Vance, who runs a construction company back home, won his seat for free in an online frequent-player-point satellite on PokerStars. He won more than $1.2 million. Vance beat local Soren Jensen heads […]
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Virgin Poker Launches Facebook Partnership
Virgin Poker today announced the launch of free online Texas hold’em on Facebook in partnership with Playzu. To play on Facebook, players must add the Playzu application. Every winning hand counts toward the daily top 25 leader board. These 25 players will receive a signup code to play for exclusive Virgin prizes, including air miles. […]
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Bwin Targets Paradise Poker For Second Time
British newspaper the Sunday Express yesterday reported a renewed bid by Vienna-based Bwin for Sportingbet PLC, the online gaming group that it first targeted almost two years ago. The reported bid of 70 pence sterling per share values the company at £290 million and is expected to come within a few weeks, according to the […]
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WPT LA Poker Classic Day Two Update
Four hundred and twenty-eight players remained at the start of day two at the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, and a long day was facing those lucky enough to survive six levels of play. The strong tournament field attracted by the event ensured that many professional players would be getting in each other’s way. […]
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Day Two at the WPT L.A. Poker Classic
Four hundred and twenty-eight players remained at the start of day two at the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic, and a long day was facing those lucky enough to survive six levels of play. The strong tournament field attracted by the event ensured that many professional players would be getting in each other’s way. […]
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Online Poker: Interview With Allen 'Reverse' Goldstein
Playing heads up versus a widely-recognized poker pro in one of the biggest online tournaments of the year would be daunting for most people. Well, Allen “Reverse” Goldstein isn’t your average casual online poker player. Goldstein has been playing online poker since the early 2000s and had already won hundreds of thousands of dollars in […]
