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Poker Racehorses Romp to Victory
DevilfishPoker.com and Laddies Poker Two were the unlikely named victors in two horse races over the last few days. DevilfishPoker.com, a four-year-old owned by the eponymous online poker site, won a Class 5 selling handicap hurdle at Catterick last Friday at odds of 11/1 beating a field of 13 other runners on soft to heavy […]
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Washington Candidate Wants Online Poker Law Changed
Last month, Lee Rousso threw his hat into the ring for the gubernatorial race in the state of Washington. He will try to win the August primary against current Governor Christine Gregoire, who he voted for in 2004, but has decided to try to seize the party’s nomination from because of the hard stance she’s […]
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Online Poker Back on Agenda in Finland?
According to the Finnish government website, Virtual Finland, the culture and sports minister Stefan Wallin has said that the government should run an online poker service in order to more tightly control the market and protect its citizens. This comes after last week’s academic report recommendation that the government could force financial institutions or online […]
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Bet365 Launches $2 Million Guaranteed Tournament
Bet365 today launched its $2 million-guaranteed tournament, taking place on Mar. 2, 2008. It will be the largest ever held on the site and one of the biggest ever online. Players can qualify via a myriad of online sit-and-go and multitable satellites, which suit all pockets, or can simply buy in directly to the main […]
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Day 1B at the WPT World Poker Open
Day 1B of the 2007 World Poker Tour World Poker Open saw an influx of professional players who had either busted out of the World Series of Poker Circuit event next door or flown into the United States after the conclusion of the Aussie Millions. One hundred and forty-two players were registered for play when […]
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NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship Seat on Full Tilt
Imagine playing for $1 million heads up against Phil Ivey on national television. This sounds like a dream, but starting today, online poker players at Full Tilt can begin qualifying to win a seat into the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas. Players can visit FullTiltPoker.net to compete in any of the […]
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Borgata Winter Poker Open Attracts Huge Numbers
With just five events in the books, the Borgata Winter Poker Open has already generated more than $2.2 million in prize pool money from 4,174 entrants. Event No. 1, a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament, had a prize pool of almost $495,000 from a staggering 1,649 entrants. Justin Peckholdt from Babylon, New York, won more […]
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Online Poker: StudMaverick Wins Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million The PokerStars Sunday Million had yet another big night last night, making for the third time in a row that the $200 buy-in version of the even has had more than 7,000 entrants. Last night’s event lured 7,520 entrants to generate a prize pool of $1,504,000. The first-place prize of $212,000 stood […]
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World Series of Poker Circuit Event in Tunica Final Nine
The World Series of Poker Circuit event at the Grand Casino in Tunica, Mississippi , has its final table set. In this $7,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, there are nine players remaining, of the 180 that started, who will fight for a piece of the $1.35 million prize pool. John Devia will enter the final […]
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NBC Releases List for National Heads-Up Poker
The list of players who were invited to compete in the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship has been released. The event takes place at Caesars Palace from Feb. 29-March 2. Each player, except two players who will qualifiy through NHUPC promotions, will buy in for $20,000 and will play for the grand prize of $500,000. […]
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21-Year-Old Russian Wins Aussie Millions Main Event
The Aussie Millions AUD $10,000 main event was won by 21-year-old Russian Alexander Kostritsyn, who outlasted Full Tilt pro Erik Seidel to win AUD $1.65 million. This tournament had 780 entrants and took place all last week at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. The heads-up match between the young poker player and the older, more […]
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PartyPoker Announces Premier League Poker Lineup
The $1 million PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker returns from Feb. 10-16 in London with 12 of the world’s top players vying to take down the title and $250,000 first prize. Player’s returning from the 2007 event — which was won by Juha Helppi — are 11-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, cardplayereurope.com […]
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Julian Thew Wins Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Brighton
Julian Thew won £86,800 for triumphing at the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, Brighton over the weekend. It is the Englishman’s second GUKPT title — he won leg eight of the GUKPT in Plymouth last year just before going on to take the European Poker Tour Baden. Thew beat 279 other players to win the event […]
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Freeroller Wins $30,000 at Betfair Poker
An online qualifier, “BlufDaddy”, won this weekend’s $100,000 guaranteed tournament on Betfair Poker without spending a penny. He took down the $30,000 first prize by winning two freeroll tournaments to gain entry to the $550 buy-in event. The lucky qualifier beat 180 players to land the victory. Betfair spokesman, Oliver Bowen, said of the surprising […]
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World Poker Open Day 1A Update
With all of the tournaments currently running around the world, day 1A of the World Poker Tour’s annual World Poker Open attracted 117 players. Facing competition from the Aussie Millions, Borgata preliminaries and even the World Series of Poker circuit event across the street, the Gold Strike decided to split its starting day in two, […]
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Russian Wins Aussie Millions Main Event
Young Russian Alexander Kostritsyn triumphed over the vastly experienced American Erik Seidel in the AU $10,000 buy-in Aussie Millions main event at the weekend to take down the top prize of AU $1.65 million. Kostritsyn battled through a field of 780 players at the Crown Casino, Melbourne to take the title. Heads-up he dominated Seidel […]
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French Court Makes Gaming Ruling in Favour of EC Law
The European Gaming and Betting Association today welcomed the decision by the French Court of Appeal of Versailles to shift the burden of proof onto French authorities to justify that the regulatory framework is “consistent, proportionate, and justified.” Sigrid Ligné, secretary general of the EGBA said, “We are delighted with this decision. It is an […]
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Day 1A of the World Poker Open
With all of the tournaments currently running around the world, day 1A of the World Poker Tour’s annual World Poker Open attracted 117 players. Facing competition from the Aussie Millions, Borgata preliminaries and even the World Series of Poker circuit event across the street, the Gold Strike decided to split its starting day in two, […]
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WPT World Poker Open Main Event Begins Today
The $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour stop at the Gold Strike Casino in Mississippi for the World Poker Open began today with 117 players. The Card Player tournament reporting team is there giving live updates and chip counts. For the televised final table, hand-for-hand coverage will be available. Player interviews and video updates will also […]
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Online Poker: Interview With Evan '_Fisherman' Roberts
Evan Roberts is a 22-year-old Stanford graduate with a degree in business. The job market is a venerable buffet for people like him, so why did he choose to become a poker player? “I never had a legitimate job, I guess,” he said, laughing. Plus, the money was simply too good for him to say […]
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Card Player Profile: Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande has more than $750,000 in tournament earnings. He often talks trash to his opponents at the tables because he believes he has an edge over opponents that do not like him. This past fall he was a contestant on the 15th season of the hit show Survivor. Recently, he made another television appearance; […]
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PPA Releases Presidential Candidate Guide
The Poker Players Alliance released a Presidential candidate guide based on voting records and moral stances of those now trying to claim their party’s nomination for President of the United States. But because there is a void of information when it comes to the candidate’s stances on gambling issues, the PPA encourages its members to […]
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Card Player and Bodog Giving Away Free Seats to $100K
Bodog is giving CardPlayer.com readers another shot at winning their share of $100,000. In a promotion which runs until the end of the NFL playoffs, Bodog is awarding seats into its Sunday’s $100,000 guaranteed in freeroll series exclusive to Card Player readers Tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET is this week’s freeroll. This tournament will feature six-handed […]
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Aussie Millions Day 3 Update
Play at the Aussie Millions AUD $10,000 main event stopped today with 22 players remaining. Players will reconvene Saturday to play down to the final table, which will take place Sunday. Players still in contention include Erik Seidel (752,000), Max Pescatori (1.082 million), Nico Behling (1.306 million), and Robert Akery (940,000). The chip leader is […]
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PokerPro Installs 43 Tables in Three Quebec Casinos
Three casinos in Quebec decided to cash-in on the growing popularity of automated poker tables and had PokerTek install 43 PokerPro tables which became open to the public today. Casino du Lac-Leamy, located in Gatineau, features 13 PokerPro tables, and Casino de Charlevoix in La Malbaie has five. In Montreal, Casino de Montreal installed 25 […]
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Card Player 2008 Player of the Year Criteria Updated
When the players speak, Card Player listens. Card Player recently posted the official criteria for the 2008 Player of the Year (POY) competition, and some readers and players suggested improvements to two areas in the points system. These suggestions involved adjusting buy-in and entrant ranges that had the potential to award the winners of two […]
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Qualify for Grosvenor UK Poker Tour on PKR.com
PKR, the 3D online poker room, has announced qualification for the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour in London from Mar. 6-9. The $3,000 package includes buy-in and spending money and is open to sit & go tournament (STT) players as well as multi-table tournament (MTT) players. STTs are running around the clock while stage one MTTs […]
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Final Table in Sight for Last 22 Aussie Millions Players
Play at the Aussie Millions AUD $10,000 main event stopped today with 22 players remaining. Players will reconvene Saturday to play down to the final table, which will take place Sunday. Players still in contention include Erik Seidel (752,000), Max Pescatori (1.082 million), and Robert Akery (940,000). The chip leader is Antonio Casale, with more […]
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Full Irish Open Schedule and Structure Announced
Paddypowerpoker.com has announced the full schedule for the 2008 Irish Open. It has also released the blind structure and set the minimum payout for first prize in the €3 Million guaranteed main event at €800,000. Day 1A of the main event takes place on Thursday Mar. 20 and is followed by day 1B on Friday […]
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Aussie Millions Day 2 Update
Day 2 of the Aussie Millions AUD $10,000 main event is complete. The tournament officially had 780 entrants, meaning the winner stands to earn AUD $1.650 million. (That’s about $1.45 million U.S.) This year’s field of players broke last year’s record of 747 entrants. The large playing field forced the casino to hold three day […]
