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Online Poker: Tiger76 Wins WCOOP PLO 8/OB Event
Pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better has been gaining quite a bit of popularity in recent years, so it came as no surprise when the pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better event surpassed expectations as this year's World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) at PokerStars. The event had a $300 buy-in, and 1,536 entrants plunked down that money to take a […]
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Euro Poker: Landmark Legal Victory for UK Poker Club
History was made today at Nottingham Magistrates Court when Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) was issued a casino license, making it the UK's first legal poker club and the largest in Western Europe. Rob Yong, managing director of DTD, said, "I am absolutely delighted, as are all of my team, at the news. It's been a […]
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WPT Turks and Caicos Classic Starts Today
The World Poker Tour had landed in the Caribbean. The Turks and Caicos Poker Classic, held at The Players Club, in Club Med, begins today at noon ET. CardPlayer.com's entire tournament team is there to bring the world live updates, chip counts, videos, and reports from the eighth tournament of season six of the WPT. […]
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Euro Poker: U.S. Offers EU Deal Over UIGEA Losses
The Financial Times today reported that gaming interests in Europe are "pressing" the European Union to rebuke an "inadequate" U.S. compensation offer for losses suffered since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was introduced last year. According to the paper, the U.S. has proposed opening opportunities in the storage, warehouse services, and technical testing […]
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Euro Poker: EPT London Day One (A) Recap
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London got underway yesterday at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino, London, with 178 players taking to the felt. The buy-in was £5,200 (approximately $10,500), and with more than 200 players already registered for day one (B), the prize pool is likely to exceed £2 million. Notable participants in the field on […]
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BING Poker Holds First $250,000-Guaranteed Tournament
BINGpoker held its first-ever $250,000-guaranteed tournament on Sunday, and the innovative blinds structure and deep stacks ensured that quite a bit of skill was needed to snag the top prize of almost $69,000. BINGpoker, part of the International Poker Network, has a unique way of handling increasing blinds. The amount of time for each level […]
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LIPS and the Future of Ladies-Only Poker Tournaments
Poker has always been a game dominated by men, but the percentage of women entering poker tournaments is growing faster than any other gaming demographic. The biggest organization continually assisting this growth is the Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS), whose main goal is to provide women with the opportunity and support needed to enter the […]
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Online Poker: Ubsolute Wins WCOOP Seven-Card Stud Event
Seven-card stud is one of the hardest forms of poker to master because of the wealth of information a player must store within the first few seconds of every hand. At a full table, a player ideally must remember all seven suits and ranks of his opponents' up cards in order to more accurately calculate […]
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UltimateBet Starts a Bad-Beat Jackpot
UltimateBet is taking a page from its site-to-site transfer partner Absolute Poker by starting a bad-beat jackpot. Like Absolute Poker, who bought out UltimateBet earlier this year, UltimateBet will have designated jackpot cash-game tables. In order for a given hand to qualify for a bad beat, there must be at least four players that are […]
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WPT and Amateur Poker League Enter into Partnership
World Poker Tour Enterprises has entered a five-year contract with a popular American pub poker league, the Amateur Poker League, to bring the WPT experience to venues everywhere. The APL and WPTE have joined forces to form the World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League (WPTAPL). According to WPTE, the APL holds more than 500 free […]
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Card Player's Inaugural Online Player of the Year a Close Race
Card Player Media is gearing up to award its first-annual Card Player Online Player of the Year (OPOY) award and the race for the top spot is too close to call. Established this year, the OPOY was developed to recognize outstanding achievement in online poker. The award tracks all online tournaments open to U.S. players […]
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Online Poker: Huck Seed Makes Final Table at Full Tilt
The other major poker sites' major Sunday events weren't deterred while the $2 million-guaranteed no-limit hold'em event of the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker tournament series played in the background. Attendance at these events were low, but on par with recent numbers, and each final table had at least one prominent poker player, including […]
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Rivals Week on Poker After Dark
Since poker has been on television, audiences all over the world have seen some of the most respected poker pros lose their cool or conflict with another player. This week on Poker After Dark, infamous rivals will settle the score in one $20,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em winner-take-all tournament. Those who tuned in to the 2005 […]
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First Hearing Questioning Legality of UIGEA Wednesday
Lawyers representing the United States government met their deadline to file a brief outlining why the case brought against the Justice Department that is challenging the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) should be thrown out. IMEGA, an organization made up of online gambling operators and companies that support them, filed a suit against the […]
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Online Poker: WSOP Winner James Mackey Wins at WCOOP
This weekend was yet another big one for the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), and it was all capped off by a huge name in online poker taking down the weekend's biggest event. Recent World Series of Poker bracelet winner James "mig.com" Mackey now has a shiny new WCOOP bracelet, as well. Event […]
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Talks Continue Between U.S. and WTO Members
Talks between the United States and World Trade Organization members who are demanding compensation because of the U.S.'s stance prohibiting its citizens from patronizing offshore online casinos continue. The U.S. met its Sept. 22 deadline with the WTO to make an offer to the countries that claimed America's anti-gambling stance has hurt businesses located within […]
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California State Poker Championship Ends
The California State Poker Championship tournament series ended with a $2,500 buy-in main event that attracted 362 entrants and left the winner, Eric Crisp, standing alone with a first-place prize of nearly $325,000. Notable poker pro Can Kim Hua was the runner-up in the event, earning almost $167,000. The main event started on Saturday and […]
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PokerTek Hires New CEO
PokerTek, the company behind a line of computerized poker tables for use in both casinos for real-money play and bars for entertainment-only purposes, has revised its leadership posts. The North Carolina-based company has hired Chris Halligan as its new CEO. Former CEO and co-founder Lou White will now serve as vice chairman to its board. […]
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Euro Poker: Ongame Network Starts Heat Tournaments
Ongame Network Ltd, a subdivision of the bwin Group and a leading provider of online gaming platforms, has announced the release of "Heat Tournaments" – an innovative poker tournament feature adding a new dimension to online poker tournament play. Customers of any of the 20-plus Ongame Network partner sites can now participate in online poker […]
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Euro Poker: 24hPoker To Cut Jobs
24hPoker, the Swedish gaming group which develops proprietary software systems for online gaming operations, today announced it is to carry out a reorganization that will result in cost-savings amounting to approximately SEK6 million (approximately $920,000). The third quarter of this financial year sees SEK1.5 million set aside for costs related to personnel cuts. "24hPoker has […]
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Card Player Media's Inaugural Online Player of the Year Award is a Tight Race
Las Vegas, NV. (Sept. 24, 2007) – Card Player Media is gearing up to award its first-annual Card Player Online Player of the Year (OPOY) award and the race for the top spot is too close to call. Established this year, the OPOY was developed to recognize outstanding achievement in online poker. The award tracks […]
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Online Poker: Interview With Jon 'Apestyles' Van Fleet
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet has been a staple on the online tournament "circuit" in recent years, and he continues to decimate the opposition. He has made Online Player of the Year-qualified finishes in 21 different tournaments this year, earning almost $200,000 from those cashes alone (and well over $1 million online, to date). In 2007, […]
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PPA Scheduled to Launch Aggressive Campaign in D.C.
Having recently moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C., the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is taking advantage of its close vicinity to the lawmakers who have the ability to make the future of online gambling a favorable one to poker players by launching its biggest initiative yet. A Policy Conference is scheduled for Oct. 22-24, and […]
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Qualify for Cake Poker's $100,000 Guaranteed Tourneys
CakePoker is running its Million Dollar Freeroll promotion, which is a series of 10 $100,000-guaranteed tournaments wherein the winner of each one receives $75,000. CakePoker is one of several sites still accepting U.S. players. There are several ways to get into the tournaments, one of which is completely free. Free qualifiers are running around the […]
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Two Poker Stars Live Events Start Next Week
PokerStars is sending its players to two distinct spots on two different continents next week for live tournaments that bear the online poker site's name. PokerStars in the main sponsor behind both the European Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour, both which have an event starting next week. The £5,400 EPT London takes […]
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Todd Brunson Will be Guest on Radio Show Tonight
High-stakes poker pro Todd Brunson, 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 (651) 989-1130. Listen to the entire show by clicking here. The Sludge and Lake Show is a syndicated radio show on […]
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Online Poker: Ruthan Wins WCOOP No-Limit Rebuy Event
Last night's event in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) offered a quarter of a million dollars to the eventual winner. The tournament, like the 20-hour-long event No. 5 before it, was a marathon – it lasted more than 18 hours. The event, a $200 buy-in (with $15 entry fee) no-limit hold'em rebuy […]
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Poker Pro Shawn Sheikhan Facing Deportation to Iran
Popular poker professional Shawn Sheikhan is facing deportation to Iran thanks to a 1995 conviction for which he already served more than nine months in prison. Sheikhan served nine months in jail and was put on probation for five years after being convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery charges in 1995. The U.S. Immigration and Customs […]
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Euro Poker: Dates and Venue Announced for Irish Open 2008
Paddypowerpoker.com today announced Citywest Hotel as the venue for the €3 million-guaranteed Irish Open. The week-long festival of poker will take place over Easter from Mar. 19-24, 2008. Europe's longest-running poker tournament has relocated to Ireland's premier conference, leisure, and golf resort to accommodate an increased capacity of 1,000 players. "Citywest Hotel is the ideal […]
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Online Poker Giant Takes a Stand Against Ranking Sites
PokerStars recently put its foot down on the online poker ranking sites, and the poker community noticed. Poker ranking/tracking sites have been attracting quite a following over the past year by giving users access to leader boards, tournament results, and individual player winnings. Some sites went as far as giving their users the ability to […]
