2012 Aussie Millions Day Three: Matt Turk Leads Tim O’Shea After Short Day Of Play

After what turned out to be the shortest day of play yet at the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event, Matt Turk holds the lead over Day Two leader Tim O’Shea and a host of top professionals, including Phil Ivey, with Day Three in the books.

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February 2, 2012 in Poker
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Phil Laak’s World Record To Come Under Fire

Phil Laak’s World Record To Come Under FireEnglishman Barry ‘Jack 8 Potato’ Denson is aiming to break the Longest Marathon Playing Poker By An Individual world record when he sits down at midnight on Sunday, July 1, this year at the G Casino in his home town of Manchester for what will be five gruelling days.

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Melbourne man wins the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event

In the run-up to the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event final table most of the talk centered around Phil Ivey (who eventually finished in 12th place) with any remaining scraps of coverage going to 2006 Aussie Millions Champion Lee Nelson (who finished in 9th place). Not to toot my own horn, but I also mentioned that Aussie poker pro Oliver Speidel was a playerRead Full Article
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Sam Trickett Player of the Year at European Poker Awards

European Poker AwardsEnglishman Sam Trickett has seen off the challenges from Jake Cody, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Pius Heinz, Eugene Katchalov and Andrey Pateychuk to be crowned Player of the Year at the 2012 European Poker Awards.

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2012 European Poker Awards Handed Out, Sam Trickett Takes Player Of The Year

In what might be viewed as a slight upset, the United Kingdom’s Sam Trickett was voted Player of the Year at the 2012 European Poker Awards over poker Triple Crown winner and countryman Jake Cody during awards ceremonies held last night.

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Phil Ivey wins $250k Challenge at Aussie Millions

Phil Ivey is back! Since last April the world’s best poker player in many people’s minds has been MIA in the poker world, but after being spotted at the APT Macau tournament he showed up for the 2012 Aussie Millions , and it’s safe to say that he made his return to poker a very memorable one! Ivey nearly made the final table ofRead Full Article
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Party Poker Premier League V Expected to be ‘Strongest Field Ever’

Premier LeagueParty Poker’s fifth staging of their Premier League Poker is to be included on the World Poker Tour (WPT) as a special tournament that promoters believe will attract “the strongest field ever” when the pros arrive in Austria in early April.

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Is Chris Ferguson Holding Up Bernard Tapie/Full Tilt Deal?

According to a report from one of the most reliable sources of information regarding the ongoing Full Tilt Poker fiasco, poker professional Chris “Jesus” Ferguson could potentially be holding up the deal between the site and Groupe Bernard Tapie, a deal that may bring the beleaguered online site back online.

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Report — Nevada Sports Books Could Lose Big If New York Giants Win Super Bowl

The New York Giants have a lot of believers, which is why Nevada casinos could wind up losing big if they manage to upset the New England Patriots next Sunday …

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Tournament poker week in review: Aussies and the WSOPC

The Aussie Millions is officially over, and the big winners were Dan Smith (who captured the $100k Challenge title, Phil Ivey (who not only won the $250k Challenge tournament but also finished 12th in the Aussie Millions main Event), and Australian poker pro Oliver Speidel (who captured the Aussie Millions Main Event crown). Ivey won the biggest prize of the tournament series in anRead Full Article
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Play in Five Special Card Player $50 Fantasy Sports NBA Freerolls Starting Monday!

Click here for Saturday’s freeroll at 7 p.m. EST. Once again, as a loyal Card Player reader, you are invited to participate in five special $50 NBA Fantasy Sports Freeroll …

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Nevada Regulators Talk Future of Gaming Industry

Despite not being on the agenda, online gaming had a presence at Thursday’s Nevada Gaming Commission hearing. Last month the state’s top gaming body made history by unanimously approving rules …

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Oliver Speidel Wins 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event; Phil Ivey Wins Super High Roller

After a dominant performance over seven hours of final table play, hometown favorite Oliver Speidel crushed the opposition to take down the championship of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event.

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Oliver Speidel Charges to Aussie Millions Main Event Title

Oliver SpeidelIt took almost a week to complete, but home favourite Oliver Speidel triumphed at the $10,600 buy-in Aussie Millions main event at the Crown Casino in Melbourne for what completed an incredible few weeks for the Aussie.

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RealMoneyPoker.org analyzes current legality of online poker

In one of the most in-depth articles available on the subject, RealMoneyPoker.org has broken down the current state of online poker in the United Sates, as well as offering up a detailed forecast for what poker players can expect on the legislative front in the coming months and years. Less than a year after Black Friday turned the poker world in the United StatesRead Full Article
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Hand 2 Hand Combat: Ben Wilinofsky

Ben “NeverScaredB” Wilinofsky wasn’t long in the poker business when he hit it big in Berlin. Having already raked in plenty of healthy online scores, the Canadian then earned his …

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Oliver Speidel Wins 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event

The 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event was a global affair, with a field of 659 entrants from all around the world turning up at the Crown Casino in …

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Phil Ivey’s Fabulous Aussie Millions will see his Return to GPI 300

Phil Ivey’s Fabulous Aussie Millions will see his Return to GPI 300American poker superstar Phil Ivey looks destined to enjoy a double celebration over the next few days as his 36th birthday on Wednesday should also see his imminent return to the Global Poker Index (GPI) 300 after four months in the wilderness.

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Early L.A. Poker Classic Tournaments See Huge Turnouts

The 2012 LA Poker Classic kicked off at the Commerce Casino with two small buy-in events that produced sizable prizepools as a result of absolutely massive turnouts. Both tournaments featured …

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PartyPoker Launching Card Rush Promotion

Starting February 1st and running through the rest of the month, PartyPoker will be holding its Card Rush promotion, giving real money players a chance to win cash and freeroll entries just for playing poker like they normally would.

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Poker news and notes: Isildur1, Poker Bots and more

A lot of stories can fall through the cracks over the course of a week, and this past week was no exception. With eyes focused on Phil Ivey and the Aussie Millions, Super-High-Roller tournaments, and the European Poker Awards there were plenty of smaller stories that you have may have overlooked. Isildur1 wins his largest pot on PokerStars This past week Viktor “Isildur1” Blom,Read Full Article
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Preview of 2012 European Poker Tour Deauville

The eighth stop of the European Poker Tour’s eighth season is set to kick off on January 31st at the EPT Deauville in France. The Casino Barrier will play host …

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Entraction Becomes IGT Poker Network

Nevada-based slot and gaming manufacturer International Game Technology (IGT) has announced that the recently acquired Entraction will be renamed the IGT Poker Network. IGT acquired the Swedish online poker network …

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High Stakes Poker Regular Hands Out $1.5 million to Ex-Employees

Alan MeltzerThere are countless extremely kind-hearted professional poker players out there – but it might be hard to match the generosity shown by music magnate and high stakes regular Alan Meltzer…from beyond the grave.

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New York Federal Judge Drops RICO Claims Against Former Team Full Tilt Pros

A New York federal judge has dismissed the RICO class action suit against the members of Team Full Tilt. The complaint, which was filed last June, alleged that the defendants, …

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