Look out, fellas, and step aside, a new player is in town and her name is Lauren Failla, head of the High Heels Poker Tour. One only needs to speak to Lauren, hearing the enthusiasm in her voice, to know she’s excited and driven…
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Dubai World has increased its stake in MGM Mirage by five million shares, which it purchased from the Lincy Foundation, a charitable organization founded by Kirk Kerkorian. The acquisition by the investment arm of the Dubai…
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Among the newest online poker sites to make its presence known is T6 Poker. Under the leadership of its founder, Torben Hubertz, T6 Poker has quickly jumped from the gate, offering a specialized lineup of games catering to a young…
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Raymond Davis is easily spotted in a tournament poker field. He stands out from other players with his keen sense of style and an outgoing personality. Laughter can usually be heard resonating from his table, but his easy-going, outward appearance hides a warrior within. Card Player caught up…
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In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene — on The Strip and around the city. Successful tournament players have one characteristic in common ─ consistency, and the Orleans is adding an extra incentive for locals and regular players to bring their…
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Card Player magazine revised portions of its Player of the Year scoring criteria for 2008. The new rules give players who go deep in several marquee international events POY points and also outline changes to heads-up and short-handed events. The complete scoring criteria follows, but the changes…
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PokerStars hit a stunning milestone Sunday, Dec. 30, when 150,000 players logged onto the site to play poker. That's approximately 20,000 tables running at once (PokerStars runs hundreds of shorthanded games). There's nowhere near that number of tables at brick-and-mortar casinos in the…
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The final few days of the Card Player Online Player (OPOY) of the Year race were nail-biters, but then, most of the year was for the top contenders. In the end, however, Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron came out on top to take down the coveted title. The top two players, Baron (8,304 points)…
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