Tag Archives: Poker

Card Player Launches Seven Card Stud Poker Odds Calculator

You asked for it, so we created it. Card Player is pleased to announce the launch of our brand new 7-card stud poker odds calculator, located in the Poker Tools …
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UKIPT Dublin, S3: Day 1A, level 1 updates (25-50)

12.35pm: Abou Risk out – kings into aces
Two time UKIPT champion Nick Abou Risk is an early casualty of Day 1A here in Dublin. He told me: “I six-bet called it off with kings and he (Anthony Rodrigues) had aces. It smelt like aces but I couldn’t fold.”… Continue reading

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WPT Releases Season XI 2012 Schedule

The World Poker Tour (WPT) released the 2012 portion of next season’s schedule Wednesday, touting its expanded international selection of tournaments. Season XI will begin in August after taking a break following the Season X-ending WPT World Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, which starts this weekend. The first two events on the schedule [...] Continue reading

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SCOOP: bleu329 knocks out Event 30-H ($2,100 NLHE 6-max SuperKO)

There aren’t many complex tasks in this world that you can accomplish in less than four hours. Thankfully for busy PokerStars players, winning a turbo SCOOP tournament is perfectly achievable in that timeframe. All you need is some serious poker skills… Continue reading

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Shaun Deeb Wins Third Spring Championship of Online Poker Title In One Week

Shaun Deeb is having an unbelievable series in the 2012 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker, better known as the SCOOP. Deeb won his third event in a week’s time …
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Mucking Winning Poker Hands: Laak, Ivey, Galfond

Having the best hand on the river isn’t always enough — one still has to table the cards. It’s exceedingly rare for players to muck the winning hand — and …
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Illinois Senate President Wants Online Poker

The Illinois State Senate President suggested to the state’s legislators Tuesday that it may be time to look at legalizing and regulating online poker in the Land of Lincoln. With no states having intrastate online poker up and running yet, Sen. John Cullerton (D) wants Illinois to jump at the opportunity to be the online [...] Continue reading

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SCOOP 2012: Isildur1′s "Eureka!" moment

Viktor Blom is not an easy man to track down. I’ve known this for a long time. The media stalked him as Isildur1 for months. When it came time to cop to his identity, I still had to walk halfway across an island and find him in the back of a bar. He’s … Continue reading

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Player of the Year Update — Barglik and Biscardi Win

The poker tournament circuit is always bustling and busy, but with absolutely massive event just around the corner like the World Poker Tour Championship and the World Series of Poker. …
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PokerStars Mobile: Where have you done it?

Where have you done it? On a boat? In a moat? On a Carnival float? You can do it anywhere you like these days, and now PokerStars is set to give you a free iPad just for a picture of you doing it.

PokerStars Mobile gives you the ability to play poker … Continue reading

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