-
Ladbrokes Poker Million VI LIVE on Sky Sports 2 Tonight
The Ladbrokes Poker Million VI is screened live tonight on Sky Sports 2 at 8 p.m. with the sponsor making U.S. pro Howard Lederer favourite to lift the $1 million first prize in Europe's richest shootout tournament. Lederer will face stern opposition in the six-man final with Marty Smyth second favourite at 3/1, Julian Gardner […]
-
Attorneys General Express Support for 2006 UIGEA
In a letter to congressional leaders dated Nov. 30, the National Association of Attorneys General expressed opposition to Rep. Barney Frank's bill, H.R.2046, which seeks to license and regulate Internet gambling in the United States. The letter, signed by attorneys general from 43 states, recommends against rolling back the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act […]
-
Poker After Dark Season Three to Begin on New Year
Poker After Dark is bringing poker fans into the new year with never-before-seen episodes to look forward to. The first episode of season three begins on Jan. 1 at 2:05 a.m. on NBC with a brand new hostess. Viewers will be introduced to Marianela Pereyra. Dubbed the "Poker Princess," the Argentina-born beauty has taken over […]
-
UK Gambling Commission Warns on Poker Prizes
The UK Gambling Commission has warned poker operators in the UK that offering seats in poker tournaments as prizes amounts to "foreign gambling" if the tournament where the seat is offered is outside the European Economic Area, Gibraltar, or a 'white-listed' jurisdiction. A statement on the Commissions website says: "It has come to the Commission's […]
-
Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo Settle Gambling Claim
Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google have agreed to pay $31.5 million to U.S. authorities to settle a claim that they accepted online ads promoting illegal gambling, according to Associated Press. In settling the claim, the companies made no admission of guilt that they illegally accepted payments from online gaming firms between 1997 and 2007. Microsoft will […]
-
Santa's Sack is Bulging at Paddy Power Poker
Paddypowerpoker.com has announced details of its biggest-ever Christmas promotion, which culminates in a $30,000 freeroll on New Year's Day. The "Santa's Bulging Sack" freeroll is open to any player who plays in two or more $5 rebuy tournaments at 8 p.m. from Dec. 21-31. Prizes include iPods, iPhones, and LCD TV's, while the third-place finisher […]
-
NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship Invites Familiar Pros
The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship shows 64 of the best poker players in the world going head to head to compete for a hefty first-place prize and priceless bragging rights. This year, those who have been asked to participate include many of the staples in the poker world, as well as players who have […]
-
iAmplify Poker University Features Brunson and Caro
The online instruction provider iAmplifyVegas.com added an entire university to its offerings, and it's taught by two legends of the game, Doyle Brunson and Mike Caro. Brunson joins University of Poker founder Caro in the newest product available through iAmplifyVegas.com — iAmplify Poker University. Forty video lessons are included in iAmplify Poker University, and they […]
-
John Racener Wins WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City
John Racener earned a piece of jewelry last night when he won the $5,000 championship event that concluded the World Series of Poker Circuit's stop at Harrah's Atlantic City. Racener, of Port Richey, Florida, won $379,392. He now has more than $790,000 in tournament winnings. Winners of WSOP Circuit events take home rings, and Racener […]
-
Ladbrokes Poker Million VI Final Takes Shape
The Ladbrokes Poker Million VI final, which takes place this Friday, Dec. 21, will see current Irish Open Champion Marty Smyth, former World Masters winner Liam 'The Gentleman' Flood, and former World Series of Poker main event runner-up Julian Gardner take their seats to vie for the $1 million top prize. The first semi-final, shown […]
-
Eugene Katchalov Wins 2007 WPT Doyle Brunson Classic
Shortly after 4 p.m. today, the final-table contestants at the 2007 World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic took their seats to play for a huge first-place prize. The 664 contestants created a prize pool worth $9,661,200, and a first-place prize worth $2,482,605. This is the largest prize in tournament poker history outside of the World […]
-
2007 WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Final Table Bios
Here are the player bios for the six players competing at the final table of the 2007 World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic today at Bellagio: Ken Rosen Seat 1 — 1,135,000 in chips Ken Rosen is 32 years old and from Miami Beach, Florida. He's an alumnus from the University of Florida, and he's […]
-
EPT Prague Won by Backgammon Champ
The PokerStars European Poker Tour wrapped up its final stop of 2007 when a backgammon champion took down the event held recently in Prague. It was the fifth event of the 11 planned for the fourth season of the EPT. Arnaud Mattern, a 28 year-old Parisian, outlasted 554 other entrants to win EPT Prague. He […]
-
Bodog's Bountiful New Poker Bonus
Bodog is upping the ante for new players by offering a 110 percent match signup bonus in a new promotion. New Bodog players will receive an instant 10 percent cash deposit bonus. From there, players will earn $1 for every 10 poker points they earn while playing on Bodog for their first 30 days until […]
-
'Devilfish' at Final Table of World Poker Tour Event
Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott has reached the final table of the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic championship at Bellagio, Las Vegas, guaranteeing him a payday of $192,715 for his efforts. The winner will pick up $2,482,605 for beating the other 625 entrants. The final six players and their chip counts heading into tomorrow are: Seat […]
-
Day 5 of the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic
The remaining 18 players returned today to battle down to the final six competitors. Those six will have the opportunity to return tomorrow and battle for the first-place prize of $2,482,605. Among them were four former WPT champions and a mountain of experience. All eyes were focused on Daniel Negreanu, who came into the day […]
-
U.S. Settles WTO Case With European Union
The office of the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) and the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States today announced that the U.S. has come to a compensation agreement with the European Union and other members of the World Trade Organization who sought recompense because of the United State's stance on online gambling. […]
-
New Promotions Begin Saturday at Cake Poker
Beginning this Saturday, CakePoker will run weekly supersatellites to the 2008 Irish Open, scheduled for March 19-24 in Dublin, Ireland. Winners will take home an $8,500 prize package that includes $1,800 in cash plus a seat in the Irish Open main event. Daily satellites start at only $3 to get into $150 buy-in weekly qualifiers […]
-
Event in Sydney Caps APPT's First Season
The first season of PokerStars Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) wrapped up this weekend when a 28-year-old teacher won APPT Sydney. It was the fourth APPT event in its inaugural season. Grant Levy outlasted 560 players to capture the crown and the $875,542 (AUS $1 million). American player Jeremiah Vinsant came in second for $544,184 […]
-
Online Poker: Scott Clements Wins Sunday Million
To say that this weekend's tournaments were both interesting and influential would be putting it mildly. The huge roster of tournaments on Sunday resulted in at least three major developments. First of all, Scott "BigRiskky" Clements, a player who has been having a huge year in live tournaments and who came in fourth place in […]
-
Online Player of the Year Race Likely a Photo Finish
As 2007 nears its end, one thing can be said for certain: Matt "ch0ppy" Kay and Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron have kept the Card Player Online Player of the Year (OPOY) race interesting. With exactly two weeks left to score additional OPOY points, just 144 points separate Kay in first place and Baron in second. The […]
-
David Pham is the 2007 Card Player Player of the Year
David "The Dragon" Pham is the 2007 Card Player Player of the Year (POY). He clinched his second POY title after Jonathan Little, the last remaining player who could've caught Pham with a victory at the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic that's still taking place at Bellagio, was eliminated and out of the running. […]
-
One Week Left to Qualify for Irish Poker Championship
Sunday, Dec. 23 sees the last PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship main satellite as Europe's first major ranking tournament of 2008 nears. Players can qualify for the $240 weekly satellite on PartyPoker.com via lower buy-in tournaments every day between now and Sunday. PartyPoker.com will provide one seat for every 25 players in the main satellite. Qualification […]
-
Teacher Wins $1 Million at Asia Pacific Poker Tour
Grant Levy has won the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour at Sydney's Star City Casino, becoming the first Australian to win AUS $1 million in a tournament on home soil. Levy, a 28-year-old teacher from Penrith in Sydney's western suburbs, beat 560 players, including former world champions Joe Hachem, Scotty Nguyen, Chris Moneymaker, and Greg […]
-
Briton Wins $220,000 on Titan Poker
Luke Cahill, from Manchester, England, won the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP) on Titan Poker at the weekend in what was his first ever tournament on the site. He defeated 992 players in the $1,000+$60 no-limit hold'em freezeout, which rounded off the 10-day ECOOP festival. He collected $220,000 for his remarkable achievement. Cahill battled […]
-
Card Player Launches SpadeClub Beta
Today, Card Player is launching a beta version of its new online poker room SpadeClub, which, once out of the beta phase, will be a subscription-based poker community wherein members will play for $100,000 in cash prizes each month. Sign-up is free during the approximately two-month-long beta phase. During this phase, we invite Card Player […]
-
Day 4 at the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic
The 44 players that began day 4 of the Doyle Brunson Classic owned 14 World Poker Tour titles between them. These titles were spread between 10 players in the field as follows: Gus Hansen: (3 WPT titles) Daniel Negreanu: (2 WPT titles) Erick Lindgren: (2 WPT titles) Eric Hershler: (1 WPT title) Hoyt Corkins: (1 […]
-
Online Poker: Interview With Nick 'Gbmantis' Niergarth
Nick "gbmantis" Niergarth, a 22-year-old poker player from Waukesha, Wisconsin, is not a new face to either the online poker community or to competitive sports, in general (he played golf on his college's team). He has been making big finishes in the online poker realm for a few years, now, and players who know anything […]
-
Play BING Poker's €250,000 Guaranteed Tournament Tonight
With only one day left to qualify for BING Poker's inaugural €250,000-guaranteed multi-table tournament, anticipation is reaching fever pitch. The no limit hold'em event will be held on Sunday on Dec. 16 at 19:00 GMT. The winner will be awarded at least €60,000. The €320 buy-in event will be the largest ever held on the […]
-
Arnaud Mattern Wins European Poker Tour Prague
Arnaud Mattern, 28 from Prague, has won the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague event collecting €708,400 for his victory beating Italian Gino "El Diablo" Alacqua at the Golden Prague Casino in the Czech Republic capital. Mattern, a top-flight backgammon player called his opponents all-in raise in the final hand with A-K, hitting a king on […]
