Kirill and his amazing comebacks The first time that I saw Kirill Gerasimov was in Petersburg, five or six years ago. Together with my fellow countrymen Marcel Lüske, Rob Hollink, Ed de Haas, Rolf Schreuder, and Kosta Anastasyadis, I was there to represent my home country the Netherlands in ...
U.S. move a shock to all News that the U.S. Congress had passed legislation, by a 317-93 vote, making it illegal for banks and credit-card companies to make payments to online gambling sites took industry watchers and investors alike by surprise. ...continued
Most of the articles related to the worldwide poker scene are clearly targeting and reporting topics revolving around the relatively small group of some hundreds of professional players. Overall, we shouldn't forget that the pros are only the very ...continued
A Danish version of Card Player will be available by January 2007, Card Player Danmark. Brought to you in cooperation with some of the best Danish poker players, the magazine will contain the exclusive and original Card Player material translated into ...continued
Ministry of Justice A few months before the general elections, the resignation of Justice Minister Donner came as a surprise for the poker community in the Netherlands. It was a welcome surprise, however. Donner's ministry was traditionally not in ...continued
Everything is moving so fast in the gambling world these days. Just when I was writing last month that France seemed to be relaxing its grip on "Les jeux de hasard" by allowing Texas hold'em to be introduced into casinos, some surprising ...continued
10 percent prop bet A group of the better-known Dublin-based poker players have entered into a bet, whereby they all have to lose 10 percent of their body weight in a given period of time. This is one of the more interesting proposition bets, as the ...continued
Max Pescatori and Company to Enter Publishing Business Italy's premier poker magazine, Card Player Italia, debuted recently. Founded by several of Italy's top poker players, the new magazine will feature interviews and exclusive poker content ...continued
You might not be aware of this, but from 1814 to 1905, Sweden and Norway were united. Not only did they have a common king, but also foreign politics. So, why did we Swedes agree to this secession? Not only is Norway rich nowadays due to oil, but it ...continued
The autumnal regeneration of the European Poker Tour found the Barcelona Open kicking off the new season, pricier and more popular than ever. Two starting days just weren't enough for the horde of players raring to take a stab at the first EPT ...continued
Welcome once again to the second installment of www.pokerinthepub.com. I am overwhelmed by the growth of the league and the enthusiasm of everyone involved. Our efforts to keep this a fun league have paid dividends, with many regional authorities ...continued
Many of us have played no-limit hold'em poker, and many of us also have played backgammon. After playing both games, it quickly becomes evident that although very different, both of these games have an undeniable similarity and feel to them. The ...continued
Now that the European Poker Tour, sponsored by PokerStars, is in its third season, we are able to look back and assess, over a period of more than 20 tournaments or so, which players have demonstrated serious playing ability above or below the ...continued
I'm not known as a big fan of tournaments. I believe that winning a big-field event is a bit akin to standing outside in a thunderstorm, hoping to get hit by lightning. But the World Championship of Online Poker events on PokerStars are a bit ...continued
There is much to be read on bluffing in no-limit hold'em, but very little about bluffing in pot-limit Omaha, which is what I am to discuss in my first column for Card Player. In a series of columns about bluffing in Omaha, I am going to look at ...continued
I didn't go to the World Series of Poker this year due to family engagements - yes, there is life beyond the annual pilgrimage to poker paradise - but one or two of my colleagues who did go, returned whingeing and whining. There was not a good ...continued
You should be able to make significant changes in your overall strategy based upon the size of your stack While we already have established that good players should usually try to have the biggest stack at the table, in lots of no-limit hold'em ...continued
Now in its third year, this annual televised poker tournament has concluded, crowning a new champion. With 12 days of filming ahead, I had been looking forward to this event. As always, there was a great atmosphere, which continued from filming in the ...continued
The first time that I was in Russia was actually the first time that I went abroad for an international poker festival. The event took place at the luxurious Cosmos Casino in Moscow, and was hosted by Mel Judah and Keith Sloan, if I remember ...continued
World Championship of Online Poker Biggest Ever J.C. Tran Wins Championship Event By Shawn Patrick Green Records Broken and Guarantees Shattered PokerStars.com doesn't know its own strength. At least that's the impression one got while ...continued
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