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WSOP Star Richard Lee Facing Gambling Charge
Richard Lee, the grandfather poker player who finished in sixth place in the 2006 World Series of Poker, has been charged with gambling promotion. The district attorney's office of Bexar County, Texas, and the San Antonio police department have been investigating Lee for more than a year. They claim Lee and four business partners were […]
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Online Poker: Haligon Wins at Sunday Million
With a week having passed since the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker main event and one month until the Full Tilt Online Poker Series VI, it was business as usual for the major poker sites. But simply because the tournament schedule was back to normal didn't mean the Card Player Online Player of the […]
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Poker After Dark to Feature a $50,000 Buy-in
Upping the stakes is part of the routine of all poker players, so it is no surprise that this week's Poker After Dark will feature six of the biggest high-stakes pros who have agreed to play in the record-breaking $50,000 buy-in winner-take-all tournament. The buy-in is a 150 percent increase compared to the standard $20,000 […]
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U.S. Poker Championship Ends With Adam Gerber Victory
Adam Gerber ended up with all the chips at the $10,000 United States Poker Championship, which was held at Trump's Taj Mahal in Atlantic City this past week. He took home $606,000 for his victory. Gerber beat 163 other players to claim the championship, which had the lowest turnout for the $10,000 event since 2003, […]
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Travis Rice Wins UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic
Travis Rice is this year's winner of the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic and the $797,355 top prize. He outlasted 547 other entrants to take down this $5,500 buy-in event that took place at the Aruba Radisson Resort last week. The final six finishers and their prizes were: Rice; Jim Mordue, $478,405; Brad Smithson, $252,490; Nick […]
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Euro Poker: Charity Satellites on Four Sites This Week
Online qualification for Simon Poker Day at the Dublin EPT takes place on four leading online sites this week with a variety of buy-ins and structures available to suit the pocketbooks of all players. Last year, Simon Poker Day raised €50,000 for the Dublin homeless and attracted a field of more than 200 players for […]
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Euro Poker: EPT Baden Day One Recap
Day one of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Baden Open saw 282 players ante up the $8,000 buy-in, creating a total prize pool of €2.14 million. While the number of players fell from 331 in 2006, the prize pool was up almost €500,000 as a result of the increased buy-in. Play got under way in […]
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Online Poker: Interview With Greg 'DuckU' Hobson
Winning a major tournament twice, back-to-back, easily qualifies as one of the ultimate fantasies of most serious poker players. Greg "DuckU" Hobson was on track to accomplishing this goal on April 22 of this year when he made the final table of the major Sunday tournament on Full Tilt just one week after he had […]
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Euro Poker: EPT Baden Open Gets Underway Today
Day one of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Baden Open got underway today with players from around the world descending on the medieval spa town just outside Vienna, Austria. The international contingent was headed by Team PokerStars members Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, Katja Thater, Hevad Khan, Dario Minieri, Bertrand 'Elky' Grospellier, Luca Pagano, Noah Boeken, […]
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Euro Poker: First Major Tournament of 2008 Announced
Pokerevents.ie in conjunction with sponsor PartyPoker.com has announced details of the Irish Poker Championship 2008, to be held at the Radisson Hotel & Spa, Galway, Ireland, from Jan 3 to Jan 6, 2008. This is the first major tournament sponsorship in Ireland by PartyPoker.com and is Europe's first major tournament of 2008. Up to 400 […]
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Strip Poker: Vince Neil to Host Charity Event
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene – on The Strip and around the city. Hard-rocker and lead singer of Mötley Crüe Vince Neil, is holding his Third-Annual Off The Strip Poker Tournament at The Joint, appropriately inside the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, to benefit the Skylar […]
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John "JDAGS" D'Agostino to Appear On Radio Show Tonight
Poker pro John D'Agostino, represented by Card Player Media, will be a guest on the Sludge and Lake radio show today at 6:35 p.m. PT. He will be taking calls from listeners at (800) 320-5326. Listen to the entire show by clicking here. The Sludge and Lake Show is a syndicated radio show on Clear […]
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PPA Conference Takes Place in Two Weeks
In a little more than two weeks, the Poker Players Alliance will host a two-day policy conference in Washington, D.C., that will bring its members right to the people who will ultimately decide poker's fate in the United States. John Pappas, the PPA's executive director, recently sat down with Card Player to talk about the […]
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Euro Poker: Irish Open Winner to Get Five Year Freeroll
Paddypowerpoker.com today announced details of Paddy First, its new incentive for players who qualify for the €3 Million guaranteed Irish Open. If the player who wins the 2008 Irish Open qualified online with paddypowerpoker.com, they will win the golden ticket of poker – free entry to the tournament for the next five years. The highest-finishing […]
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Euro Poker: Europe's Largest Ever Tournament Tomorrow
The International Poker Open 2007 takes place in the RDS, Shelbourne Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin, tomorrow, Oct. 6. With 1,015 player already registered, it is set to be the largest-ever field playing poker at the same time in Europe. The previous record was 708 set by the 2007 Irish Open earlier this year. The winner can […]
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Euro Poker: 888 UK Poker Open for TV
The 2007 888.com UK Poker Open takes place later this month with celebrities, poker professionals, and online qualifiers battling it out for a place in the final to win a slice of a $648,000 prize pot. Now in its fourth year, the tournament is being filmed for Challenge TV, airing between Oct. 22 and Nov. […]
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UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic Attracts Huge Field
The $5,500 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic entered its third day today when 246 players returned to play for the top prize of $797,355. Thanks to two day ones, this is the first time all of the players will be playing at the same time. The tournament attracted 548 entrants, including many big names like Mike […]
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Strip Poker: NPL Vegas Open Satellites at Venetian
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene – on The Strip and around the city. The 2007 National Poker League will be arriving in Sin City for the Vegas Open next month (Nov. 24), and the Venetian poker room is armed and ready to accommodate those who would like […]
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U.S. Poker Championship Enters Third Day
The third day of the United States Poker Championship $10,000 main event has started, and the field is lead by two poker professionals who also happen to be friends. With more than $350,000 chips, Gavin Smith leads the remaining 52 players. Jeff Madsen, who exploded onto the poker seen at the 2006 World Series of […]
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U.S. PokerBowl to Kick Off at Bally's Casino in Vegas
Right now, it is NFL football season, and teams are vying for a place in the playoffs to compete in the national pastime known as the Super Bowl, but this year, for the first time, there is a national team competition for poker players: the PokerBowl. This competition includes 25 cities that will compete for […]
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MattVision Making Appearance at Horseshoe
The first Horseshoe Poker Classic at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, starts today with a $340 no-limit hold'em tournament, and to celebrate, Harrah's put one of its regular players into the tournament for free. Matt Johnson of Kearney, Nebraska, isn't a normal player. Sure, he mainly plays $1-$3 no-limit hold'em and will check-raise […]
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Euro Poker: Europe's Largest Cardroom Opens November
Nottingham-based poker club Dusk Till Dawn, the first legal poker club in the UK, opens its doors for the first time on Nov. 29. While the schedule is yet to be fully confirmed, all tournaments on offer will be freezeouts (no rebuys), and there will be a £500 tournament to celebrate the opening of the […]
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Euro Poker: Cricket Star Hosts Great British Poker Tour
Former England Test cricketer and "King of the Jungle" Phil Tufnell fronts The Great British Poker Tour (GBPT) airing on ITV4 from Oct. 4. The Tour, which has so far covered legs in Edinburgh, Teesside, Nottingham, Bournemouth, and Leeds, showcases the abundance of poker talent across Britain to form a series of 12 one-hour shows, […]
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Mike Matusow to Develop Poker Training Course
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow has officially signed with iAmplifyVegas, part of parent company iAmplify, to develop poker content. The new video series will bring Matusow's unique perspective on poker play to the masses and will be offered through iAmplifyVegas.com. Matusow, represented by Card Player Media, is one of the most well-known poker players worldwide. With […]
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Qualify for PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Now
The 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is not for a few more months, but there are already numerous ways players can win their way to the beautiful Atlantis Casino. PokerStars is offering $12,000 Atlantis prize packages that include the $8,000 buy-in, $3,000 for seven nights at Atlantis Paradise Island (plus food), as well as $1,000 credited […]
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The UIGEA Proposed Regulations
On Monday, the Department of the Treasury and the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System (collectively, the Agencies) announced the release of proposed regulations to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). In 52 tedious pages, the Agencies first attempt to interpret the words of the UIGEA and then suggest proposed regulations, […]
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Strip Poker: Large Buy-in Tourneys With Small Fields
In this new "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene – on The Strip and around the city. Players looking to compete in the richest events in the world, like those on the World Poker Tour or the World Series of Poker, can find great stepping-stone tournaments in Las Vegas every […]
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New Week on Poker After Dark
After losing a heads-up battle against Shawn Sheikhan, Phil "The Unibomber" Laak shakes off his loss during Rivals Week to play in this week's Poker After Dark. Along with Laak is another wild card and Poker After Dark first-timer, David Williams. Williams might be best known for his second-place finishes both at the 2004 World […]
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Two Major Poker Events Start Today
Today, the championship events of both the UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic (APC) and the United States Poker Championship (USPC) start. This year's version of Trump Taj Mahal's USPC has been going on since Sept. 17. The series is made up of 19 events with buy-ins ranging from $350 to the $10,000 championship event. For years, […]
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Euro Poker: Swedish Poker Players Prosecuted
Swedish newspaper, The Local, yesterday reported that six men have been charged under Swedish gambling laws after they set up an illegal poker tournament involving 700 people. It is claimed that the tournament players each paid €250 to join the tournament – organizers took €30 as a fee and the rest of the money went […]
