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Annette Obrestad’s WSOPE Victory Truly Historic
Annette Obrestad’s win at the World Series of Poker’s first “main event” held outside of the United States – which was also one of the largest buy-in tournaments in WSOP history – has mainstream media websites buzzing about this 18 year-old woman’s victory. The reason is that Obrestad looks every bit her age (maybe even […]
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Qualify for Aussie Millions Main Event on Full Tilt
"The land down under" is the location for one of the premiere poker events outside of the United States. The 2008 Aussie Millions main event is scheduled to begin Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, and take place at the Crown Casino Resort in Australia. It is only a few months away, and Full Tilt is giving […]
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Day One at the Borgata Poker Open
The Borgata Poker Open was first added to the World Poker Tour in Season III, less than three months after the casino first opened in 2003. Since then, it's been a staple of the WPT, and a winter Borgata event was added as another stop on the tour in early 2006. With some of the […]
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Euro Poker: Annette_15 Wins £1 Million WSOPE
Norwegian Annette Obrestad became the youngest bracelet winner in World Series of Poker history early today by winning the main event at the first-annual World Series Of Poker Europe, presented by Betfair.com. The 18-year-old online poker prodigy from Norway outlasted 361 other players at the five-day £10,000 no-limit hold'em event in London's Leicester Square. "I […]
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Online Poker: Interview With Steve 'Thorladen' Weinstein
Before getting involved in poker, Steve "thorladen" Weinstein was involved in both the stock market and the professional bridge circuit. If that doesn't sound like a recipe for the perfect poker player, I don't know what does. Weinstein left a lucrative career on Wall Street after 9/11. He had been head of derivatives and a […]
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Euro Poker: WSOP Europe Final Table Preview
Today sees the final table of the £10,000 no-limit hold'em main event at the World Series of Poker Europe, presented by Betfair. Nine players take to the felt to play for the £1 million first prize. Continuing a theme set in the first two WSOP Europe events, the emergence of aggressive and accomplished young European […]
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Euro Poker: WSOPE Day Four Preview
Thirty-two players return to play the £10,000 main event at the World Series of Poker Europe today. A redraw for seats happens when there are 27 players left. They will play down to a final table today. Chip leaders at the start of the day are: Aleksander Vathne – £470,500 Theo Jorgensen – £457,000 Dominic […]
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Euro Poker: 24-Hour Cash Game Set for London
The PartyPoker Poker Den: The Big Game II, takes place this Monday, Sept. 17, with a host of widely recognized professionals taking part in the marathon event. The 24-hour continuous cash game will be broadcast on network television around the world next year. Phil Hellmuth, Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott, Tony G, Roland De Wolfe, Brian […]
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Strip Poker: Station Casinos Giving Money Away
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene – on The Strip and around the city. When casinos give away money in poker rooms, players often have to play long hours, wait for weeks or months, and place high enough in a freeroll tournament to receive any of it. However, […]
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Jordan Morgan Wins WSOP Circuit Event in Tunica
Jordan Morgan finally got his ring. The Internet poker whiz, who's known as "iMsoLucky0" in the world of online poker, won his first major live poker tournament yesterday when he took down the World Series of Poker Circuit event held at the Grand Casino Tunica. He won $216,852, bringing his total live poker tournament winnings […]
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Euro Poker: Full Tilt Hosts €1 Million German Freeroll
Full Tilt has announced its Million Euro Challenge freeroll taking place in six German cities starting Sept. 22. Wisenberg, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, and Munich play host to the qualifying rounds. The winner of each event will play the final table in Munich, earning a minimum €50,000 and going on to play three Full Tilt […]
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World Championship of Online Poker Starts Today
The annual PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is back in a big way. The highly anticipated online tournament series features 23 diverse events and a total of $15 million in guaranteed prize pools. The series starts Sept. 14 with a $200 buy-in $400,000-guaranteed sixhanded no-limit hold'em event and concludes on Sept. 30 with […]
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Euro Poker: WSOPE Day Three Preview
Today brings day three of the £10,000 no-limit hold'em main event at the World Series of Poker Europe with 88 players returning to play down to the money. Thirty-six players will get paid and European names currently dominate the field. The top-10 chip leaders going into the day are: Gus Hansen – £349,400 Patrik Antonius […]
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Voices of Biloxi – Bobby Mahoney
Bobby Mahoney is Biloxi; he is also a charismatic southerner with a gift for gab. Some locals refer to him as the unofficial mayor of town. He was born and raised here, he has worked at his mother's restaurant, Mary Mahoney's, since he was 17 years old, and he now owns the joint. The place […]
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WSOP Circuit Event in Tunica Concludes Today
The final table of the World Series of Poker Circuit event that's taking place at the Grand Casino Tunica is set, and one big-name player who has never had a huge live win is still in it. Jordan Morgan may have more than $830,000 in live tournament winnings, but he's never been the last player […]
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Euro Poker: Annette_15 Joins Team Betfair
Betfair has signed Norwegian online superstar Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad as one of its sponsored pros. She joins recent World Series of Poker Europe bracelet winner Thomas "Buzzer" Bihl on the European circuit. Obrestad, who turns 19 next week, is from the small town Sandnes, in Norway. Better known to many by her online moniker "Annette_15," […]
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Euro Poker: £1 million for WSOPE Main Event Winner
Betfair.com, the presenting sponsor of the World Series of Poker Europe, yesterday added £57,000 to the £3,626,000 main-event prize pool to ensure a £1 million first-place payday. "Top prize in our European main event is now a cool £1 million" said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. Earlier this year, the WSOP payout structure was flattened to […]
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Pennsylvania May Be Next State to Have Poker
Not all of the slot parlors that have been approved in Pennsylvania have even opened, but a lawmaker is already calling for his colleagues to start talking about allowing casino games, including poker, there. Pennsylvania Democratic House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese told colleagues at a special committee meeting concerning his proposed table game bill that […]
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Omaha Poker Tournament on Weekends at Binion's
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene – on The Strip and around the city. No-limit hold'em has held the title of most popular variation of poker for the past few years, but Omaha is hugely popular in poker rooms, as well. Binion's, the legendary gambling hall and hotel, […]
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South Africa Moves Toward Legalizing Online Poker
South Africa's parliament yesterday passed the National Gambling Amendment bill which aims to regulate online gaming, including poker. The bill, sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry, stipulates that online gaming vendors would have to obtain a national license and locate their servers and records within South Africa. Operators will also have to verify […]
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Euro Poker: The Poker Channel Expands In Europe
The Poker Channel, the world's first dedicated poker TV channel, continues its European expansion with the launch of its service on Belgium's BeTV platform. Through a new partnership with the Belgian cable operator, The Poker Channel will be carried in the sports bouquet on Channel 36. Programs include Europe's first independent poker tour, the European […]
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IMEGA Files Brief to Stop Hearing Dismissal
Today, the legal team for iMEGA, a professional association made up of members of the online gambling industry, filed its brief with the U.S. District Court in New Jersey (Trenton division) in response to the U.S. Department of Justice's motion to dismiss its complaint against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). IMEGA has filed […]
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Michael Gracz, Chris Bell Busted at Private Poker Tourney
Two professional poker players, including a World Poker Tour champion, were among 71 people charged with misdemeanor gambling during a poker tournament on Saturday night while they were playing in what police described as a miniaturized Las Vegas casino. Michael Gracz, a 2005 WPT champion, and tournament poker mainstay Chris Bell ($1.4 in tournament winnings) […]
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Euro Poker: Team USA Wins World Cup of Poker IV
Greg "Fossilman" Raymer led Team USA to victory in the fourth PokerStars.com World Cup of Poker at the Gran Casino Barcelona in Spain last week. Raymer, the former patent attorney who picked up $5 million for winning the 2004 World Series of Poker, was the star player of the five-man U.S. team that also included […]
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Online Poker: Stones99 Wins at Sunday Million
Attendance in the major Sunday tournaments was still in a slump last night, but the numbers were at least up from the previous week. Some pros who could be found at the final tables of the Sunday majors this week include Matthew "All In At 420" Stout, eisenhower1, jpmetalman, Seth "BrainGuy" Moody (a 23-year-old from […]
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Gus Hansen Puts Name to Mobile Poker Game
Gus Hansen is now in the video game business. Hansen signed with software developer Gameloft to help develop a new title called "Million Dollar Poker." The game will be available for mobile phones starting Oct. 29. The company claims that the game will feature a hardened artificial intelligence that will evolve and adjust to the […]
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Card Player to be Official Partner of Caesars Palace Classic
Card Player Media announces that it has been named the official media partner for the Caesars Palace Classic. As the official media partner, Card Player will provide live chip counts, photos, player blogs, and Internet video from the main event. The main event is a $10,000 tournament beginning on Oct. 22. The winner of the […]
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Poker After Dark Starts Season Two With a Huge Lineup
After one season of bringing viewers an innovative, never-before-seen high-stakes tournament where players buy-in for $20,000 in a winner-take-all format, Poker After Dark stepped up the game with the announcement of its season-two player rosters. The new season kicks off on Tuesday morning at 2:05 a.m. PT, and the first tournament will feature a lineup […]
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WSOP Europe Main Event Starts Today
The first two World Series of Poker bracelets to be won in Europe were claimed within the last few days when Germany's Thomas Bihl and Italy's Dario Alioto won bracelets in the £2,650 H.O.R.S.E. and the £5,250 pot-limit Omaha events, respectively. Click here and here for stories about the events. Today, the first tournament t […]
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Euro Poker: Italian Dario Alioto Wins PLO at WSOPE
European players continued their dominance at the first-annual World Series of Poker Europe, presented by Betfair.com, as 23-year-old Dario Alioto of Palermo, Italy, won the pot-limit Omaha championship, £234,390 in cash, and the second gold WSOP bracelet ever awarded outside the United States. Although an all-star contingent of poker professionals from the United States entered […]
