While one ounce of real gold is worth about $799, CakePoker is looking to make virtual gold lucrative, too. At CakePoker, players can earn gold chips for Frequent Player Points (FPP) that can be used to buy prizes or buy into weekly tournaments. FPPs are earned by competing in cash games or…
The battle between Bodog and 1st Technology LLC continues. Lawyers for Bodog Entertainment Group filed a motion in Washing state court asking the court to reconsider a prior ruling that allowed 1st Technology LLC to seize several domain names, including Bodog.com. In June, 1st Technology LLC…
The B.C. Poker Championship ended earlier this week with a $2,700 main event that attracted 643 players to the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, B.C., Canada. The prize pool amounted to $1.61 million, and Daniel Idema took the top prize of $402,500. The following are the top 10 finishers:…
PokerStars has signed one of the most popular athletes in European history to its team. Boris Becker, the German tennis player who still holds the record as the youngest player to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon when he won at 17, joins Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, Barry Greenstein,…
The order of who has the most in tournament earnings seems to change from month to month, what with so many large tournaments over lapping each other. It’s nearly impossible for players to make it every opportunity they have to play…
Mitch Garber, CEO of PartyGaming, has announced that he is not going forward with plans to sell a block of Party stock late next month. Instead, Garber will retain the stock block, and with the addition of another 3.5 million in stock…
College students across the nation have already begun to lose sight of their studying habits and have begun to focus on more important things, such as the approaching winter vacation. And yet, with the end of the fall semester looming…
In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene - on the Strip and around the city. The U.S. leg of the National Poker League's worldwide tour began Sunday at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino with the first event of the Vegas Open. The $2,500 buy-in…
The Million Dollar Freeroll Series at CakePoker is providing players with eight more chances to get a piece of a million-dollar pie by hosting a $100,000 freeroll tournament every month. There are three ways that players can qualify and one way is absolutely free. The top five players of each…
Bodog's Billionth Hand Promotion hit its final landmark last night as the site's billionth hand was dealt to nine lucky players competing in an $8.80 buy-in beginner sit-and-go. It happened at 9:36 p.m. EST, and each player received $109 in tournament credits and a share of $10,000. The…
