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Inaugural Indian Poker Tour Announced
This autumn sees the launch of the first Indian Poker Tour (IPT), which will see four tournaments take place in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, and Goa, and a total prize pool of $1 million up for grabs. The tour is expected to attract India’s top players, as well as some of the world’s biggest names, in […]
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Card Player Media Unveils SpadeClub, a Revolutionary New Poker Community
February 12, 2008, Las Vegas, NV: Card Player Media officially launched SpadeClub, www.spadeclub.com, on Feb. 11, 2008. SpadeClub, a revolutionary new poker community for players of all skill levels, leads the way in enhancing online poker by adding additional features such as player profiles, exclusive tools and tips, and over $100,000 each month in cash […]
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Tournament Trail Q & A: John 'The Razor' Phan
John “The Razor” Phan has begun 2008 playing focused poker. He cashed three times at the World Poker Open in Tunica, including a 22nd-place finish in the World Poker Tour championship event. He followed that up by holding or being close to the chip lead for much of the early days at the Borgata Winter […]
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FSN to Premiere Show Featuring Hellmuth and Duke
UltimateBet pros Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have gone head to head numerous times, but most famously for the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions title and $2 million first-place prize. Duke got the best of it that time, but in their new show, the Best Damn Poker Show, which premieres tonight on […]
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Isaac Haxton Posts First Free Poker Training Video
This week’s new free training video is now available from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus). The video gives a look inside the head of PokerSavvy Plus’ newest pro trainer Isaac “Ike” Haxton as he plays multiple cash-game tables. There are also three other completely free trainng videos available from poker pros Justin “WPTHero” […]
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Poker Stars Holding $2 Million Freeroll Sunday
Next Sunday, PokerStars is holding a $2 million freeroll that is open to anyone who has as little as 10 Frequent Player Points (FPPs) to burn. Those who may not have as many as, say, Team PokerStars member Dario Minieri (who was the first player to cash in his FPPs for a Porsche), can still […]
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Wrapping Up The FTOPS Weekend: Event Nos. 4-8
This weekend featured a slew of tournaments in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) VII. Click here to read about the $1 million-guaranteed FTOPS event that was held last night, along with short recaps of the major events on PokerStars, UltimateBet, and Bodog. Read on to find out what happened in this weekend’s other […]
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Max Pescatori Wins at L.A. Poker Classic
The L.A. Poker Classic (LAPC) at the Commerce Casino in California continues to be prime pickings for professionals and an opportunity for players to earn Card Player Player of the Year (POY) points. Men “The Master” Nguyen took down his second 2008 LAPC preliminary tournament late last week. He won event No. 14, a $1,500 […]
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Online Poker: Erick Lindgren Wins Big at FTOPS
Full Tilt Online Poker Series VII Event No. 9: $1 Million-Guaranteed No-Limit Hold’em The railbirds are usually pretty crazy at the final tables of major events on Full Tilt, but those watching the final table of the $1 million-guaranteed event in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series VII (FTOPS) last night set the bar at […]
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Men Nguyen and Max Pescatori Win at LAPC
The L.A. Poker Classic (LAPC) at the Commerce Casino in California continues to be prime pickings for professionals and an opportunity for players to earn Card Player Player of the Year (POY) points. Men “The Master” Nguyen took down his second 2008 LAPC preliminary tournament late last week. He won event No. 14, a $1,500 […]
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Playtech's iPoker Network Helps Double Revenue
Leading UK/Israeli gaming software provider Playtech has reported a jump in fourth-quarter 2007 revenues of 101 percent to $32.7 million. The company, which supplies companies such as Blue Square, Bet365, and Paddy Power with its iPoker platform, reported poker revenue up to $9.4 million, while casino revenue rose to $22.9 million in the three months […]
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Report Says Online Gaming Worth Billions to U.S. Economy
A Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) study revealed that the United States has the potential to collect at least $8.7 billion and up to $17.6 billion in the next 10 years if it would tax and regulate online gambling, including poker. And those figures don’t include potential sports wagers. The study was commissioned by the UC […]
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Online Poker: Interview With Jeff 'Yellowsub86' Williams
In 2006, Jeff Williams packed his bags and headed to Monte Carlo. When he returned, his bags were heavier — $1.1 million heavier. From that point forward, the then 19-year-old poker player’s life would change forever. Williams had won the European Poker Tour grand final, but both his age and his drive to finish school […]
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War of the Roses on BING Poker This Weekend
BING Poker is running a heartfelt Valentine’s Day promotion this weekend, adding €5,000 to its Valentine’s Leader Board. Players entering the €10+€1 War of the Roses sit-and-go tournaments on Feb. 9 and 10 are eligible for the leader-board challenge. The top five on the leader board will receive their share of the €5,000, with the […]
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Irishman Wins European Deep Stack Poker Championship
The Green Joker Poker European Deep Stack Poker Championship was won last night by Irishman Dara O’Kearney. A strong lineup for the €1,500 main event, which started on Feb. 6, included Poker Million champion Joe Beevers, fellow Hendon Mobster Barny Boatman, and EPT Baden and GUKPT Champion Julian Thew. But it was largely local talent […]
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Irish Poker Chanpionship TV Broadcast Starts Today
The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship 2008 starts a six-week run on Irish national broadcaster RTÉ tonight at 11:30 GMT. The tournament was held in the Radisson Hotel and Spa, Galway, Ireland, from Jan. 3-6, 2008, and attracted a host of top names in the game with "Ambassador of Poker" Mike Sexton, former WSOP main-event winner […]
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PWC: Online Gambling Would Generate Billions in Taxes
A Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) study revealed that the United States has the potential to collect at least $8.7 billion and up to $17.6 billion in the next 10 years if it would tax and regulate online gambling, including poker. And those figures don’t include potential sports wagers. The study was commissioned by the UC […]
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Big Fields for Omaha and H.O.R.S.E. Events at FTOPS VII
Urbestm8 Bests Event No. 2: Pot-Limit Omaha Knockout Thursday’s Full Tilt Online Poker Series VII (FTOPS) events took a break from the traditional hold’em, the first of which explored the world of pot-limit Omaha. The event, which boasted a field of 1,183, generated a $236,600 prize pool, $52,000 of which was set aside for the […]
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New Tournament Schedule Unveiled at PKR
PKR.com, the innovative online 3-D poker room, has revamped its tournament schedule in response to player feedback. It now has more satellites to major offline events, freerolls, and low buy-in multitable tournaments. Cardroom Manager Neil Wright said, “Our new schedule is all about giving our players exactly what they want: more choices, more fun, and […]
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Gutshot Club Loses Legal Appeal
The Court of Appeal in London yesterday ruled that poker is largely a game of luck. It upheld the decision of Snaresbrook Crown Court last year to find Derek Kelly, former chairman of London’s Gutshot Club, guilty of breaching the 1968 Gaming Act. Kelly contended that poker was a game of skill, and, as such, […]
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Card Player POY Race to Include More Prelims
Winning the Card Player Player of the Year race is a crowning achievement that is at the top of most professional poker players’ list of goals. The Player of the Year title means the player had an outstanding year playing in numerous tournaments. It means they won tons of cash by placing high in several […]
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Card Player Profile: Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton has more than $2.7 million in tournament earnings, and his most recent cash was in the pot-limit Omaha event at the Aussie Millions for more than $45,000. “The Ambassador of Poker” is best known as the commentator for the World Poker Tour. Since accepting that position, Sexton has had to cut back on […]
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New Week of Poker After Dark to Feature World Champs
The World Series of Poker main event has historically been the most prestigious poker tournament in the world since its inception in 1968, and next week’s Poker After Dark will feature six former world champions. Here is the lineup: Chris Ferguson 2000 World Champion — $1.5 million Total WSOP bracelets — five Lifetime earnings — […]
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Win a Seat Into the LAPC Main Event on UltimateBet
The L.A. Poker Classic at the Commerce casino is gearing up for its $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour main event, which begins Feb. 23, and UltimateBet is offering up packages into the tournament for as little as $22. There are $22 buy-in qualifiers that run six times a day that award seats into Wednesday night’s […]
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Shawn Marion and Mike Sexton Charity Events a Success
It is apparent now more than ever that there are causes in this country that need help, and this week Shawn Marion and Mike Sexton chose to lend a hand by hosting charity poker events. Marion is known as one of the best all-round players in the NBA and was recently traded from the Phoenix […]
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Two Non-Hold'em Events Get Big Turnouts at FTOPS VII
Urbestm8 Bests Event No. 2: Pot-Limit Omaha Knockout Thursday’s Full Tilt Online Poker Series VII (FTOPS) events took a break from the traditional hold’em, the first of which explored the world of pot-limit Omaha. The event, which boasted a field of 1,183, generated a $236,600 prize pool, $52,000 of which was set aside for the […]
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Mickey Pickett Wins WSOP Circuit Rincon
Mickey Pickett, a 23-year-old player from Little Canada, Minnesota, won the $5,000 World Series of Poker Circuit event at Harrah’s Rincon yesterday. For outlasting the 147 other players, he won $229,002. It’s his first majoy victory, although Pickett came close last summer when he finished in ninth in the $5,000 WSOP head-up event. With 121,000 […]
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Doyle Brunson Confirmed for Irish Open
Two-time World Champion Doyle Brunson will take his seat at the 2008 Irish Open, sponsor paddypowerpoker.com revealed today. The €3 million-guaranteed tournament, taking place in Citywest Hotel from Mar. 19-24, will also see Dan Harrington, Padraig Parkinson, Andy Black, Ram Vaswani, Surindar Sunar, Roland De Wolfe, Ciaran O’Leary, and Sorel Mizzi return for another crack […]
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Virgin Poker Festival Set for Newcastle
Virgin today announced the return of its Virgin Poker Festival on Apr. 12 and 13 in Aspers Casino, Newcastle. The festival, which is moving from Birmingham, will generate a prize pool of £28,000 for the £105 no-limit hold’em freezeout with up to 250 players taking part. The tournament has a structure which encourages plenty of […]
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Ladbrokes Poker Million Format Changes
The Ladbrokes Poker Million, Europe’s longest-running televised poker tournament, today announced that series VII, to be aired every Tuesday from Sept. 9-Dec. 9, will feature a new format. Ladbrokes will add four additional semifinal seats (making the semis an eighthanded affair this year). Two of these will be won online exclusively at Ladbrokes Poker while […]
