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Poker Comedy 'The Grand' Hits Theaters March 21
The Grand, a comedy that takes place during “the second-most popular poker tournament in the world, the Grand Championship of Poker,” is scheduled to hit theaters nationwide March 21. Like This is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind and Best of Show, The Grand is a fake documentary following the six players who make the final […]
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Borgata Winter Open Sees 1,649 In First Event
The first event of the Borgata Winter Open followed the trend of opening tournaments attracting huge fields, as it has for the past few years. Event No. 1, a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament, had a prize pool of almost $495,000 from 1,649 entrants. Justin Peckholdt from Babylon, New York, won more than $93,000 for […]
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NBA Star Shawn Marion to Host Charity Poker Tourney
The NBA’s Shawn Marion was once the only player in the league ranked in the top 20 in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, field goal percentage, and minutes (2005-06 season). Known as one of the best all-round players in the NBA, his upcoming Hearts and Helmets Charity Poker Tournament, scheduled for Jan. 30 in Scottsdale , […]
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Aussie Millions Main Event Attracts 780 Players
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 […]
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Green Joker Poker Signs First Pro
Green Joker Poker today announced it had signed its first professional poker player, Irishman Rob Taylor. Taylor, who was the second-ranked Irish player in 2007 will play all 10 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour events this year, starting with the Brighton leg this week. Mike Lacey of Green Joker Poker said of the deal, “Rob has […]
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Finn Wins €160,825 at Helsinki Freezeout
Juha-Rauno Lampila has won the Helsinki Freezeout in Finland, winning €160,825 for topping the field of 200 players after two days play. Lampila, who qualified on PokerHeaven, said of his victory, “This was a great victory. It was my second visit to the Helsinki Freezeout, and after making the final table last year; to go […]
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Scandinavian Poker Masters on Swedish TV This Weekend
The PartyPoker.com Scandinavian Poker Masters — The Game will be shown on Kanal 5 in Sweden this Monday morning at 12.35 a.m. The nine-week series is Scandinavia’s first high-stakes cash game and features Tony G, Juha Helppi, Patrik Antonius, Martin De Knijff, Rene Mouritsen, and Jan Sørensen. The minimum buy-in $50,000 game features two online […]
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Tournament Trail Q & A: Sean McCabe
You may not know Sean McCabe yet, but each and every one of his opponents on the tournament trail are definitely aware of his talent. He is a consistent threat to finish deep in tournaments, and he has made $750,000 playing tournament poker. A major title has eluded McCabe until this point, but as you […]
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National Heads-Up Poker Broadcast Schedule Released
The broadcast dates for the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship have been released. NBC will broadcast 12 hours of the heads-up poker tournament that will be filmed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Feb. 29-March 2. The NHUPC will be broadcast for six consecutive Sundays starting April 13. The schedule follows: April 13: noon-2 […]
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Strip Poker: Advanced No-Limit Hold'em Academy
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene — on The Strip and around the city. In the path to becoming an exceptional no-limit hold’em player, people will often reach a point where they are neither here nor there, meaning that they understand the game and have what it takes […]
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Austria Set to Introduce State-Run Online Poker
Karl Stoss, general director of Casinos Austria, has told newspaper Weiner Zeitlung that the state-run online poker room will be up and running “shortly” on its gaming platform Win2Day.at. "Poker is booming," he told the paper, "and we had a 300 percent increase in poker profit in 2007." Casinos Austria purchased the technology for its […]
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Finnish Plan to Ban Online Poker
A report in today’s edition of Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat suggests that a new report is recommending the government amend current gambling laws to allow poker players to claim back online losses from the game. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health commissioned the report from the University of Joensuu and the paper claims the […]
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Poker Player to Spend 30 Days in Bathroom for Bet
Jay Kwik leans out from the doorway, peering out of the room that will be his home for the next 30 days. He straightens up with a grin, clearly excited about the prospect of human interaction. It’s only been three days since Kwik moved into Bellagio, and his appetite for conversation is apparent. Everyone that […]
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Swedish Media Blasts Restrictive Gaming Laws
The former and current editors of Aftonbladet, the largest newspaper in the Nordic countries, have written an open letter to EC Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy slamming the Swedish government’s stance on online gaming and the subsequent restrictions imposed on the media. Anders Gerdin and Jan Helin are urging the Commission to proceed “as soon […]
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PlayersOnly Holds YouTube Poker Video Contest
Playersonly.com is offering a $10,000 prize for the best “true player” video posted on YouTube in a contest that is sure to bring out the comedians, the oddballs, and the downright weird. David Anderson from the entertainment company said, “Everybody’s got a little ‘player’ in them. This is a chance to have some fun and […]
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Gaming Operators Call for German Online Ban Repeal
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) yesterday called on the European Commission to take immediate action against the recent ban on online gaming in Germany. The organization says the Jan. 1 ban contravenes European Union law, specifically Article 49 of the Treaty of Rome. The EC has already objected to the ban under notification […]
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Aussie Cricket Star Turns Poker Pro
Shane Warne, the recently retired Australian cricket legend, will be sponsored by 888.com to play the World Series of Poker this year in Las Vegas. The controversial star, who has been playing poker for five years and has been mentored by 2005 World Champion and fellow countryman Joe Hachem, played the Aussie millions this week […]
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The Wonderful World of Prop Betting
Jay Kwik leans out from the doorway, peering out of the room that will be his home for the next 30 days. He straightens up with a grin, clearly excited about the prospect of human interaction. It’s only been three days since Kwik moved into Bellagio, and his appetite for conversation is apparent. Everyone that […]
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Deep Stack Poker Trend Slowly Becoming the Norm
The poker renaissance has placed cardrooms in casinos around the country and filled them with an influx of new players who are driving the poker industry to new heights. Poker is now big enough that when a casino’s poker-playing customers talk, the managers listen. In cities where there are more than one poker room and […]
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Borgata Winter Poker Open Prelims Begin Today
The 2008 Borgata Winter Poker Open kicks off its first of 16 events today with a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. Last year there 13 events, with the first event of the series being a $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. It attracted an impressive 1,370 players, which was only 47 players more than the previous […]
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Hellmuth Heading for PartyPoker.com European Open
The fourth PartyPoker.com European Open, taking place in London on Feb. 1, will see U.S. legend Phil Hellmuth take his seat alongside last year’s winner Liam Flood, PartyPoker.com Premier League winner Juha Helppi, Roland de Wolfe, Andy Black, Marty Smyth, Roy Brindley, Ian Frazer, Ian Cox, Robin Keston, Neil Channing, and Surinder Sunar. The $7,000 […]
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Absolute Poker Fined $500,000 for Security Breach
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission of Canada fined Absolute Poker $500,000 for the way it handled the online poker cheating scandal that rocked the online poker world last fall. The KGC found that cheating did occur at the site for approximately six weeks starting Aug. 14, 2007, and that Absolute Poker attempted to cover it up. […]
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Tournament Trail Q & A: Liz Lieu
Liz Lieu recently made back-to-back final tables at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour event hosted in Macau. She made the final table in the main event, where she finished in seventh, and she also made the final table of the $15,000 high-rollers event, where she finished in eighth place. The trip to Asia was about […]
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First 10 Events At World Poker Open Award $1.5M
The World Poker Open preliminary events at the Gold Strike Hotel Casino in Robinsonville, Mississippi, opened Jan. 3 to huge fields. The first 10 events have awarded $1.5 million from the more than 3,600 entrants. The first three events were no-limit hold’em tournaments, with the first being a $300 buy-in event. It attracted 782 players, […]
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KGC Fines Absolute Poker $500,000 for Security Breach
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission of Canada fined Absolute Poker $500,000 for the way it handled the online poker cheating scandal that rocked the online poker world last fall. The KGC found that cheating did occur at the site for approximately six weeks starting Aug. 14, 2007, and that Absolute Poker attempted to cover it up. […]
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Strip Poker: UFC Fighter's Charity Tourney Raises $90K
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene — on The Strip and around the city. Known in the fighting world as “The Natural,” Randy Couture was the first man to win the Heavyweight title in the UFC three times, so it seems “natural” that his talent, dedication, and work […]
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PPA State Director Lee Rousso Running for Governor
Lee Rousso, attorney and Poker Players Alliance state director for Washington State, will announce that he’s running for governor at 2 p.m. PT on Seattle’s 710 KIRO radio station. Rousso is the attorney who’s fighting Washington State’s law that makes it a felony to play online poker there. Rousso’s legal challenge is meeting stiff resistance […]
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Online Poker: Mr.Wrong Wins Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million The PokerStars Sunday Million saw another big jump in attendance last night when 7,370 entrants bought in compared to last week’s 7,104. The end result was a prize pool of $1,474,000 to fight for and a first-place prize of $207,834 if no deal was made. A deal was made, however, with […]
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Canadian Wins Aussie Millions PokerPro Tourney
Canadian Michael McDonald won the AUD $1,000 PokerPro no-limit hold’em event Saturday at the Aussie Millions, and he not only won AUD $33,950 for the top prize, but will also receive a Heads-Up Challenge home poker video game machine, thanks to PokerTek and the Aussie Millions’ host, the Crowne Casino. This tournament was unique because […]
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Full Tilt Pro Wins $1.2 Million at Aussie Millions
Howard Lederer is the winner of the Aussie Millions AUD $100,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament that took place Saturday. He was one of 25 players who made the big purchase and played in this event. He won AUD $1.25 million. This one-day event attracted 18 players last year. This year’s field included Gus Hansen, Phil […]
