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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 […]
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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 […]
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Day 3 of the Doyle Brunson World Poker Championship
It was payday at the 2007 Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic. Of the 152 returning players, 100 would go home at least $28,905 richer, while everyone else would leave wondering what could have been. With the blinds still relatively low, it could've taken most of the day to reach the money, but the aggressive nature […]
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Day 2 at the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic
On day 2 of the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic there were 440 survivors that began the day. The field was split between the casino floor and the poker room at the beginning of play and as is the case when two remaining fields combine, there were some tough tables to start the day: […]
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Card Player Profile: Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr has more than $1.7 million in lifetime tournament earnings, and remember, he is only 22 years old. His first big score came in January of 2006, when he made the final table of the Aussie Millions. Shorr's most recent cash was at Bellagio; he took third in a $5,000 buy-in event at the […]
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Last Episode of High Stakes Poker Season IV Airs Monday
The final episode of season four of the acclaimed show High Stakes Poker on GSN is airing on Monday, Dec. 16 at 9 p.m. PT. It is the final hour of the $500,000 minimum buy-in cash game featuring famed players like Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, and David Benyamine. For those who missed any of this […]
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CakePoker's Guaranteed Events Served as Feezeouts
CakePoker has pulled the switch for its Sunday guaranteed tournaments, changing them from rebuys to freezouts. Starting Dec. 16, the $100 buy-in $50,000-guaranteed events and the $150 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed events will be freezeouts. The tournaments start at 7 p.m. EST. To take advantage of a deposit bonus through Card Player on CakePoker, click here.
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Last Chance to Win Aussie Millions Package this Sunday
This Sunday at 2 p.m. EST is the last chance for players to win an $18,000 Aussie Millions package on Full Tilt in a $500 buy-in qualifier that guarantees at least one seat. There are satellites running around the clock to get into that tournament for as little as $5.50. The package includes the $10,500 […]
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Strip Poker: Casinos Offer Specials During Odd Hours
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene – on The Strip and around the city. Poker players are known for keeping odd hours, and casinos are prepared to reward them for playing during slow times. Beginning Monday, the Venetian is beginning the Early-Bird High Hands promotion from 6 a.m.-2 […]
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Latin American Poker Tour Is Coming
A marketing company that also has interests in online poker announced its plans to launch the Latin American Poker Tour. Vega Promotional Systems of the United Kingdom announced that the first season of LAPT will take place next year. No dates or actual casino locations were included in the release, and repeated attempts to contact […]
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European Poker Tour Day Three Recap
Day three of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague saw 32 players become nine as the €5,000 buy-in event at the Hilton Hotel reached its climax. Notable casualties on day three included Nick Goodall, who was first to bust, former Swedish international footballer Thomas Brolin, who exited in 23rd, and Marc Karam, who was eliminated […]
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Day 1B of the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic
The second and final starting day of the World Poker Tour's Doyle Brunson Classic kicked off, and it became evident early on that today's field would be much larger than yesterday's. One hundred and ten players larger, in fact, which brought the total number of entrants to 664 in this $15,000 event. The two largest […]
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Roy Winston on Radio to Talk About Recent Success
Roy Winston, represented by Card Player Media, will be a guest on The Michael Dresser Show today at 2:30 PST. Winston, a former NASA flight surgeon and world-renowned medical doctor, will talk about his transition from business to professional poker. Winston has more than $2 million in live tournament winnings and is a highly respected […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Day Two Recap
Day two at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague saw 192 players take to the felt as the push toward the prize money of €2.6 million began in earnest. Among those hoping to make it into the 56 payout places were Anthony Lellouche, Martin Wendt, Ken Lennard, Rolf Slotboom, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, and overnight chip […]
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Day 1A at the WPT Doyle Brunson Classic
Action began today at the $15,000 buy-in World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic, which is the championship event of the Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Jack McClelland stepped onto the tournament floor, and, as is the usual custom, he announced the tournament rules. He then made this announcement before the entire room observed a moment […]
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Strip Poker: Charity Tourney Attracts Country Stars
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene – on The Strip and around the city. The Las Vegas Hilton took advantage of having country music celebrities and bull riding superstars in town yesterday for National Finals Rodeo Week by hosting a charity poker tournament to benefit the T.J. Martell […]
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WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Trophy Named After Reese
When the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event debuted at the 2006 World Series of Poker, it immediately became considered the Player's Championship for two reasons. One was that it was the biggest buy-in event of the entire series – five times bigger than its next-closest competitor, the main event – and the other reason was because […]
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J.C. Tran Moves into Second in POY Race
Just when it seemed that David Pham was pulling himself further and further away from his competition and the victory was soon to be his, J.C. Tran emerged from the shadows and into second place, just a mere 814 points away from the lead. Tran made the final table of the last two preliminary events […]
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Harrah's Releases 2008 WSOP Schedule
Harrah's has solidified the schedule for the 2008 World Series of Poker. The WSOP will run from May 30- July 16 and will again feature 55 events held at the Rio All-Suite Resort and Casino. The biggest change for the year is that the WSOP will feature eight $10,000 World Championship events in the following […]
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Lynne Beaumont Wins Sponsorship Deal From Betfred
Lynne Beaumont has won the 2007 Betfred Women's Poker Tour final at the Broadway Casino, Birmingham, winning the £1,000 first-place prize, plus a £20,000 sponsorship package. Beaumont, who has only been playing poker for a year, said of her victory, "I am absolutely thrilled to have won, and it still hasn't all sunk in. It […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Day 1B Update
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Prague saw a season-four record turnout of 555 players – a substantial rebound after the low field of 221 in Dublin last month – as day 1B played out, leaving 197 players returning for day 2. An impressive 314 players started the day in the €5,000 main event at the […]
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2008 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship Dates Set
The dates are set for the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, one of the most anticipated tournaments of the year. Next year's event will take place from Feb. 28-March 2 in the Caesars Palace poker room in Las Vegas. Paul Wasicka, last year's winner, defeated poker pro Chad Brown in the invitational event, outlasting […]
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Tomorrow is Cutoff for UIGEA Public Comments
Wednesday, Dec. 12, is the last chance for Americans to submit comments to government agencies about the proposed regulations that will be used to enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The regulations were made public the first week of October, a few weeks short of the year anniversary when the UIGEA was signed […]
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WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Starts Tomorrow
The two weeks of preliminary tournaments at the Bellagio's Five-Diamond World Poker Classic give a foreshadowing of a huge turnout for the $15,000 main event that begins tomorrow at noon. In all, the preliminaries generated $9.9 million in prize pool money from more than 3,700 entrants. Included in those entrants were many of the top […]
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PartyPoker.com Million VI Announced
The PartyPoker.com Million VI cruise returns from May 2 to 10, 2008 with stops in Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Croatia breaking up the action as players from across the globe compete in the $8,200 buy-in event. Qualification is under way on PartyPoker.com from as little as $1 for a $12,000 package, which includes the buy-in […]
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Card Player Media Launches New Online Poker Training Product
Dec. 11, 2007, Las Vegas, NV: Card Player Media, in partnership with PokerSavvy Plus, present elite online poker training. The training courses, available at www.CardPlayer.com/pro, are specifically developed to help subscribers take their poker game to the next level. The site features several online poker professionals, including Evan “evanski” Roberts, Dani “Ansky” Stern, Chris “tribefan9” […]
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European Poker Tour Prague Day 1A
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour rolled into Prague yesterday, attracting a field of 241 players (including 59 PokerStars qualifiers) on day 1A, including Katja Thater, Martin Wendt, Ken Lennard, Rob Hollink, Marcus Golser, and Rolf Slotboom. All were among the 86 players who made it through to day two of the €5,000 event at the […]
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Turton Takes Down APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship
Simon Turton has won the Amateur Poker Association and Tour UK Amateur Poker Championship in Manchester's G Casino, beating more than 200 runners to pick up the £3,500 first-place prize, plus an entry into a Grosvenor UK Poker Tour event in 2008. Turton, from Huddersfield, started day two of the event at the bottom of […]
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PokerSavvy Plus and Card Player Team Up
Card Player Media has teamed up with PokerSavvy Plus to bring our readers some of the best online poker knowledge available. Card Player Pro, powered by PokerSavvy Plus, is now live. The site features training videos and a community built around four bona fide online poker champions who have won millions of dollars between them. […]
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Give Some Poker for the Holidays
Buying gifts for friends and loved ones for the holidays is one of the many pleasures and frustrations about this time of year – but buying for poker fans has never been easier. Beyond the chips and tables, there are still plenty of choices that your favorite card player would most likely love to get […]
