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Uncapped No-limit Poker Begins in FL

Today is the day. After more than two decades since the Florida government first legalized live poker games, but instituted a buy-in cap that would torture serious players, poker rooms will now finally be able to offer uncapped, no-limit games throughout the state. “It’s very exciting,” said Kevin Schaffel, a lifelong Floridian who made the […]

Chance Kornuth Takes Down Event No. 50

Success in poker requires skill, but it’s still a game of Chance. And early Thursday morning event No. 50 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) it was all about Chance. Chance Kornuth had to overcome a field of 460 players and a dangerous final table on his way to his first World Series of Poker title and the […]

WSOP: Shawn Busse Win Event No. 47

The final nine players remaining from the 3,128 that entered event No. 47 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) at the 2010 World Series of Poker returned on Wednesday to play down the final table on an extra day added to the tournament. When overtime came to a close the champion was Shawn Busse (pictured right), who took […]

Phil Ivey Bookies Favourite for WSOP Omaha Championship

Phil Ivey is perhaps unsurprisingly the British bookies favourite to take down today’s $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship event at the World Series of Poker. He’s a best price 28/1 with bet365 and 25/1 with Ladbrokes and Sportingbet. Ivey won the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event earlier this Series to capture his eighth bracelet. He’s followed in […]

WSOP -- Michael Linn Wins Event No. 49

Michael Linn won event No. 49 ($1,500 no limit hold’em) to take home his first bracelet and $609,493. He defeated Taylor Larkin in a two-hour heads-up match. There were 23 players who returned on the final day to play down to a champion. Linn entered the day with the chip lead and he ended the […]

bwin First Mover in Liberalised French Online Poker Market

The first “legal” online poker tournament in France took place in the early hours of this morning on bwin as the company became the first to market in the newly liberalised and regulated online poker market. The game took place at 12:30 a.m. and Norbert Teufelberger, co-ceo of bwin said of the landmark move, “As […]

Negreanu a Top Stack in $25k 6-Hand

The first day of event No. 52 ($25,000 no-limit hold’em six handed) is in the books and Daniel Negreanu is one of the chip leaders. The four-time bracelet winner has had a rough 2010 World Series of Poker so far. The Canadian has just three cashes and no final tables. However, a deep run in […]

Poker Strategy: Jeff Papola Talks About a Key WSOP Hand

It’s been quite a summer for Jeff Papola. The 25-year-old has dominated six-handed no-limit hold’em tournaments at the World Series of Poker, finishing runner-up in event No. 26 before winning event No. 32. Those two finishes have earned the Pace University Law student a total of $1,058,511, bringing his lifetime winnings to nearly $2.4 million. […]

Robert Mizrachi Has Chip Lead in 5k PLO

Robert Mizrachi has a wide chip lead at the end of day two in event No. 50 ($5,000 pot-limit Omaha) at the 2010 World Series of Poker. Mizrachi was hovering near the top of the chip counts early Wednesday morning, until a hand versus Andrew Black gave him a massive chip stack of 200,000 more […]

WSOP Gold -- Frank Kassela

Ten years ago, Frank Kassela came to the World Series of Poker on a dare and a whim. He’s been back almost every year since, but it was this summer that he finally broke through and won his first bracelet. It took him 10 years to get bracelet no. 1, but then just two weeks […]

WSOP Finalist Teams Up With Paddy Power Poker

Irishman Nick Heather, who recently came fourth in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em event at the World Series of Poker has joined PaddyPowerPoker.com as the new face of its poker community. Heather, who took down $149,702 for his final table appearance in Las Vegas earlier this month, said, “I’m really excited about the future with Paddy […]

Sigurd Eskeland Wins Event No. 48

Sigurd Eskeland (pictured right) won event No. 48 ($2,500 mixed event) at the 2010 World Series Of Poker to take home his first career bracelet and $260,497. It was his third career cash at the WSOP and first ever final table. Eskeland entered the final table in the middle of the pack with Scott Seiver, […]

WSOP Q and A: Scott Montgomery

Scott Montgomery has a chance to win back-to-back $1,000 no-limit hold’em events at the 2010 World Series of Poker. Montgomery won event No. 36 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) and is still alive in event No. 47 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) at the end of play early Tuesday morning. The Canadian currently sits with 151,000 in chips with […]

Online Poker: LOL_Failure Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UB, Bodog and Cake below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,500,000 Entrants: 6,640 Places Paid: 990 Final Table Results: 1. LOL_FAILURE — $228,150 2. thedylan1 — $168,750 3. elvisthewing — $120,000 4. Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver — $82,500 […]

bwin Chairman "Wrongly Quoted" Over PartyGaming Deal

bwin today issued a statement to clarify a report at the weekend that indicated its merger talks with PartyGaming had come to an inconclusive end. The statement, in full, said, "Today, an article appeared in the Austrian monthly journal ‘trend’. The authors commented on bwins ‘plans to merge with a competitor’. In this context, the […]

PokerStars And PartyGaming Get French Licences

PokerStars, PartyPoker, Chilipoker, and Partouche Poker were among the second-round of companies to be awarded licences for the newly regulated French gambling and poker markets. PartyGaming is the only one of the four to also be awarded a sports betting licence. The company has been active with business-to-business deals in France over the past few […]

WSOP: Chris Bell Wins Event No. 46

Poker veteran Chris Bell won event No. 46 ($5,000 pot-limit Omaha 8 or better) at around 5:30 a.m. PDT Monday at the 2010 World Series of Poker. Bell entered in fifth chip-position out of the 21 that were remaining to start the final day. However, he slowly fell down the chip counts and was a […]

Jesse Rockowitz Wins Event No. 45

In the early hours of Monday morning, Jesse Rockowitz accumulated all of the chips in play to win event no. 45, the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event at the 2010 World Series of Poker. This is the California native’s seventh career cash in a major tournament and his second of this year’s Series. This was by […]

Femi Fakinle Wins UK & Ireland Poker Tour Killarney

The PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour Killarney has been won by Femi Fakinle from Ireland who scooped the €63,400 top prize in the €1,100 buy-in event in the scenic locale of County Kerry. Fakinle topped the field of 253 runners in the €250,000 guaranteed event and said after his victory, “It was fantastic having […]

PartyGaming and bwin Merger Talks Fail

The much vaunted potential merger between two of Europe’s gaming behemoths, PartyGaming and bwin, is off according to newsagency Reuters. bwin chairman Hannes Androsch told Austrian magazine Trend that, “In the end, talks with the (other party) have not led to the desired outcome.” The company’s co-chief executive Norbert Teufelberger (pictured) went on to say […]

Gavin Smith Wins First Career Bracelet

Online poker star Gavin Smith was one of the most accomplished poker professionals without a bracelet going into the final table of event No. 44 ($2,500 Mixed Hold’em) on Saturday at the 2010 World Series of Poker. Smith crossed his name off the list that includes non-bracelet holders such as Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen, Andy […]

UK & Ireland Poker Tour Killarney Final Table Set

The final table of the PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour Killarney has been set with Irishman Femi Fakinle leading the chase for the €63,400 top prize. The event attracted 253 runners paying a €1,100 buy and with just eight players left the run in looks like this: 1: Femi Fakinle (Ireland) — 1,045,500 2: […]

Paddy Power Poker Cashpoint II and World Cup Giveaway

PaddyPowerPoker.com continues its Cashpoint II for its online poker players until the end of June with an unlimited amount of cash prizes to be collected. A re-run of the Cashpoint promo held in March it sees players who collect 100 Paddy points on 10 separate days in June win a cash prize while players who […]

One Year Later – Kevin Schaffel Reflects on November Nine

At one point, he was the short stack. A few hours later, he was poised to move into second place with eight players remaining. And then it all came crashing down. Kevin Schaffel had as much of a roller-coaster ride as any player did at last year’s main-event final table. After slipping into ninth place, […]

International Poker Open $5,000 Sponsorship Freeroll

All players who qualify online at Boylepoker.com for the International Poker Open before September 20 will get a chance to play off in a unique freeroll for a $5,000 sponsorship package. The Sat Wars freeroll will initially take place online and when it reaches the final table will be suspended before the players return to […]

Ian Gordon Wins $10k HORSE

Coming into the final day of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, Ian Gordon only had career tournament earnings of $4,345. He was not picked by many, if any, to win the event at the start of the day. That all changed after 13 hours of poker. Gordon showed that he was a force to be reckoned […]

UK & Ireland Poker Tour Killarney Nears Final Table

Just 32 players remain in the hunt for the €63,400 top prize at the PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour Killarney in Ireland from a starting field of 253. The remaining field are guaranteed €1,650 for their €1,100 buy in and the top 10 chip counts as today’s 32 play down to a final table: […]

Hamrick Wins Event 42 for 1st WSOP Title

Dean Hamrick had been close to a World Series of Poker bracelet before. He made more than $500,000 for his tenth-place finish in the 2008 WSOP main event. At the 2009 WSOP he made the final table and finished fifth in another no-limit hold’em event. Continuing that annual progression, the young Michigan-native not only made […]

This Week in Poker: June 19 – 25

Check out CardPlayer.com every Friday for a weekly wrap-up of the news from the live poker tournament trail. Card Player Player of the Year Update The Card Player Player of the Year Race is brought to you by Bodog 1: Thomas Marchese — 4,442 2: Sorel Mizzi — 3,862 3: Jeffrey Papola — 3,420 (pictured […]

Card Player's Player of the Year: WSOP Update

The first 31 events at the 2010 World Series of Poker produced little movement in the Card Player Player of the Year Race. Then two players (Jeffrey Papola and Men “The Master” Nguyen) jumped into the top 10 at the final table of event No. 32 ($5,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em) on June 19, and kicked […]