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WPT Borgata Winter Open Championship Under Way
The World Poker Tour’s Borgata Winter Poker Open’s $10,000 championship event is now under way in Atlantic City. The event has 507 players, and the last one standing will receive $1.4 million. CardPlayer.com’s tournament reporting team is on the East coast keeping track of all the poker action. Live updates, chip counts, eliminations, photos, and […]
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Win Trips to Slovenia and Las Vegas with BING Poker
BING poker is offering players the chance to play in some of the best poker tournaments in the world over the coming weeks with packages for Slovenia and Las Vegas up for grabs. Satellites for the €1,500 double-chance freezeout main event of the Torneo Di Poker, Perla Casino, Slovenia, from Apr. 14-20 start this Monday, […]
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A Closer Look at Chinese Poker
One night at the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, just before the start of the European Poker Tour grand final in March 2007, Phil Hellmuth entered the hotel lobby and ran into his friends Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey. Unbeknownst to him, one of his worst fears in poker would soon be realized. A […]
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Fiorentini Wins $2,500 Borgata Winter Open Event
Steven Fiorentini won the $2,500 no-limit hold’em event of the Borgata Winter Open yesterday, earning $238,525. He outlasted 328 players who generated a prize pool of $822,500. Nghi Tran finished in second place for $138,180. The top eight players and their prizes follow: Steven Fiorentini — $238,525 Nghi Tran — $138,180 Matthew Glantz — $68,267 […]
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Golden Nugget to Host Film-Inspired Grand Poker Series
The Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas is jumping on the poker series wagon and will hold the Grand Poker Series from June 6-July 6 this summer. This tournament series will feature 30 mostly no-limit hold’em events with buy-ins ranging between $225 and $1,080. Players can also buy extra bonus chips for each tournament for […]
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UltimateBet Poker Offering 20 Percent Reload Bonus
UltimateBet gave poker players yet another reason to reload their poker accounts today. UltimateBet is offering its players a 20 percent reload bonus, up to $200, for deposits made between now and 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, Jan. 28. UltimateBet players can use the deposit code “4X20” in the promotional code box at the […]
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Free Seats in Bodog $100K For Card Player Readers
Another week, another incredible way for CardPlayer.com readers to snag seats into the Bodog $100,000-guaranteed event (worth $109). The football season is nearing its end, and the end of the exclusive Bodog/Card Player football-celebrating satellites comes with it. Tomorrow’s tournament is the second-to-last event in the promotion. Like last week, this week will once again […]
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Qualify for European Deep Stack Poker Championship This Sunday
Qualification for the Green Joker Poker European Deep Stack Poker Championship enters its final stage ahead of start of the innovative event at the Drogheda Poker Club, Drogheda, Ireland, from Feb. 2-10, 2008. Sunday at 9.30 p.m. sees a $100+$9 rebuy online grand final being held on Green Joker Poker, Bluesquare, Paddy Power, Blonde Poker, […]
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PKR Set for 1.5 Million Poker Users
PKR.com, the 3D online poker room, is set to break through the 1.5 million-users barrier in February, just months after it reached the 1 million-user mark. Average peak players on the site now top 10,000. The company, which is in its second year of operating and has never accepted players from the U.S., recently launched […]
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First Place for Faustman at World Poker Open
Faced with the task of taking on two former World Poker Tour champions and the World Poker Open best all-around player, Brett Faustman definitely had a lot on his plate. But the former collegiate wrestler had no problem navigating a tough final table filled with some of the poker world’s most interesting personalities. When the […]
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Brett Faustman Wins the World Poker Open
Faced with the task of taking on two former World Poker Tour champions and the World Poker Open best all-around player, Brett Faustman definitely had a lot on his plate. But the former collegiate wrestler had no problem navigating a tough final table filled with some of the poker world’s most interesting personalities. When the […]
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World Poker Open Final Table Bios
Today’s final table at the 2007 World Poker Open features one of the more experienced lineups in a while. Combined, they have 11 prior appearances on the World Poker Tour, and 11 World Series of Poker bracelets. Two of these players already have WPT titles on their résumés, and they’re hoping to join the exclusive […]
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Internet-Style Poker Coming to Casinos
Soon, poker players who want to play poker in casinos will not have to actually head to the poker room to take a seat. Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has approved a commercial version of Progressive Gaming International’s (PGI) World Series of Poker Peer to Peer Texas Hold’em game. The game will allow players to play […]
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Poker Stars Giving Players a Shot at Going Heads-Up
PokerStars.net is giving its players a chance to win a $20,000 seat into the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. All but four seats into this tournament are invitation-only, and PokerStars is giving all its new and existing PokerStars.net players two chances to win their way in. It works like this: Each new and existing […]
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Borgata Winter Poker Open Preliminary Event Update
The Borgata Winter Poker Open continues with strong turnouts and swollen prize pools. Event No. 7 was the first non-no-limit hold’em tournament and still attracted 323 players. The $300 buy-in limit hold’em event had a prize pool of $96,000. John Dashtara won just over $28,000 for first. The modified shootout event, even No. 8, gave […]
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WSOP Qualifiers Begin on Party Poker
Online qualifiers for the World Series of Poker main event, taking place in Las Vegas in July, have kicked off on PartyPoker.com. Players can play feeder satellites every day from as little as $1 with the weekly $550+$30 grand final taking place every Friday at 18:00 ET The package for successful qualifiers includes the $10,000 […]
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Marathon Bet Joins Cake Poker Network
MarathonBet.com, one of eastern Europe’s online largest sports betting operators, has partnered with the Cake Poker Network to launch a new online poker room. Support and security at the new site will be provided by Red Star Poker. The Cake Poker Network is expanding rapidly with average monthly rake increasing by 15 percent in 2007 […]
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WPT World Poker Open Final Table Set
The field was still stacked with big-name pros at the start of day 3 at the 2007 World Poker Open: Freddy Deeb, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, T.J. Cloutier, Hoyt Corkins, and John “The Razor” Phan still remained in the tournament, and a crowd of local fans had come to support their favorites. This […]
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World Series of Poker Circuit Event Tunica Ends
Bart Tichelman is the winner of the $7,500 World Series of Poker Circuit main event that was held at the Grand Casino in Tunica this past weekend. He won a WSOP Circuit ring and $415,595 for outlasting 179 other players. This is his first major cash. With nine players left, Tichelman was second to last […]
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Day 3 at the WPT World Poker Open
The field was still stacked with big-name pros at the start of day 3 at the 2007 World Poker Open: Freddy Deeb, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, T.J. Cloutier, Hoyt Corkins, and John “The Razor” Phan still remained in the tournament, and a crowd of local fans had come to support their favorites. This […]
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2008 Online Player of the Year Criteria Posted
Ever since Isaac “westmenloAA” Baron’s incredible, last-minute win in the 2007 Card Player Online Player of the Year (OPOY) race (click here for the final 2007 standings), our inboxes have been flooded with players making sure they’re ready to be tracked for the 2008 competition. The updated official criteria for the 2008 OPOY race are […]
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Tichelman Wins World Series Of Poker Circuit in Tunica
Bart Tichelman is the winner of the $7,500 World Series of Poker Circuit main event that was held at the Grand Casino in Tunica this past weekend. He won a WSOP Circuit ring and $415,595 for outlasting 179 other players. This is his first major cash. With nine players left, Tichelman was second to last […]
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Lucky Ace Poker Launches Today
LuckyAcePoker.com was officially launched today, offering new players a bonus of up to $100 when joining. The site is powered by 888 and enjoys many cutting-edge features, such as an interactive lobby, personal navigation features, 3D player avatars, and a large number of payment options. The company aims to become an industry leader through innovative […]
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Sweden's Boss Media Posts 2007 Financial Results
Boss Media, the publicly quoted Swedish gaming developer, has announced net profits of SEK 44.3 million (approximately €4.7 million) for the year to Dec. 31, 2007. This was down from SEK 64.4 in 2006. Sales also fell to SEK 312.3 from SEK 320.1, and royalty revenues were down to SEK 232.9 from SEK 244.9 in […]
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World Poker Open Day 2 Update
It was payday in Tunica, as the remaining 143 players combined to play down to the money. Faced with the task of reaching the final 27, players and tournament staff alike braced themselves for a much longer day than usual. Some players found themselves out of contention quickly, sparing themselves from a brutally long day, […]
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Day 2 of the World Poker Open
It was payday in Tunica, as the remaining 143 players combined to play down to the money. Faced with the task of reaching the final 27, players and tournament staff alike braced themselves for a much longer day than usual. Some players found themselves out of contention quickly, sparing themselves from a brutally long day, […]
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In-Depth Strategy From Card Player Pro Poker Trainers
The team of poker pros for Card Player Pro, the exclusive video training offering brought to you by PokerSavvy Plus and Card Player, have provided Card Player magazine and CardPlayer.com readers with plenty of free strategy advice in the short time since the partnership was formed. Along with the free videos — which allow viewers […]
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Regette Bechara Wins First World Poker Tour Ladies Event
The World Poker Tour Ladies (WPTL) league premiered this week at the Borgata Poker Open with its first event of the series, which was a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. A nearly $115,000 prize pool was generated from the 383 women who entered. Regette Bechara won the top prize of more than $33,000 and a […]
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MLB's Royce Clayton to Host Poker Celebrity Bowl
The New York Giants and New England Patriots won’t be the only players fighting for a title over Super Bowl weekend. The Poker Celebrity Bowl, hosted by Major League Baseball player Royce Clayton and benefitting the Royce Clayton Family Foundation, is scheduled to take place Friday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. in the Harrah’s AK-Chin […]
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L.A. Poker Classic Begins Thursday
The L.A. Poker Classic has been a staple on the World Poker Tour since its initiation, and the growing main event is preceded by a number of preliminary tournaments, which begin this Thursday. The first event is a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. Last year, the LAPC kicked off with the same event, which attracted […]
