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The latest edition of Card Player Magazine is now available online and features this year’s action at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event won by American Elio Fox.

Today we bring you the final Nightly Turbo of the year.

The fields from both day ones have combined to fight it out for the first prize of €347,000 Euros. An obvious table of death has emerged here at EPT Loutraki

CardPlayer.com users who enjoy reading Card Player and Card Player Europe magazine issues online will notice changes on our website. Users will need to either purchase a print or digital …

We are down to just 100 players and will hopefully be playing down to just 24. Play could be either very swift or very slow with the bubble approaching.

The first ever stop by the European Poker Tour in the coastal city of Loutraki , Greece, is proving to be a popular one – at least for some players – as the second day of play wraps up at the Club Hotel Casino Loutraki.

Players are taking their seats here on day 1b at the Club Hotel Casino Loutraki. Sarah gives you the dish on what went down yesterday and what to expect from today.

The 2011 World Poker Tour Amneville concluded on Sunday after five days of intense play. Six players returned for the final table with Scott Baumstein leading the way with 3.91 million in chips, 1.3 million more than his closest competitor

There are many online casinos in the web that every player can choose from.

Sunday was the day the poker world had been waiting for almost four months.  The 2011 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Main Event resumed after its break in July as the November Nine got together to battle it out for millions of dollars.  Play began at 3:30pm ET and was scheduled to go until three players remained.  At that point, the tournament would be paused once again and would pick up on Tuesday, when the new poker champion of the world would be determined.  Every hand was broadcast semi-live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com with just a 15 minute delay.  Hole cards were shown after each hand ended. Here is how the chip stacks looked going into the final table: Martin Staszko (Czech Republic), 40,175,000 Eoghan O’Dea (Ireland), 33,925,000 Matt Giannetti (United States), 24,750,000 Phil Collins (United States), 23,875,000 Ben Lamb (United States), 20,875,000 Badih Bounahra (Belize), 19,700,000 Pius Heinz (Germany), 16,425,000 Anton Makiievskyi (Ukraine), 13,825,000 Sam Holden (United Kingdom), 12,375,000 Each player was guaranteed at least $782,115, though nobody wanted to wait as long as they did to not make at least one jump in payout.  And one jump was significant, as the 8th place finisher was going to win over $1 million.

Casino For Beginners

9, Nov 2011

When you walk into a casino for the first time it can be a bit overwhelming. There is just so much going on and so many games to choose from.

A Thursday State Gaming Control Board hearing in Las Vegas saw officials look into possible changes to a new batch of regulatory drafts for Nevada-based online poker. One of the …

The start of popularity of online poker USA has had a hand in dramatically changing the game of poker for the world. Once a sport well dominated by its few key players, there was very little a novice player could do to improve their game aside from the risk of losing a significant amount of money against other better players over an extended period of time. Physical venues, also known as Brick and Mortar venues, can be overwhelming for many and have traditionally kept many recreational poker players from trying a hand against more established players. Casinos and pokers rooms are also often located in rough parts of town, where many find it either inconvenient or simply do not want to go to.

Poker is an enticing game that has exploded due to online poker sites, which have tempted numerous people around the globe. The fact that large sums of money can be made from the game and many people have watched as an internet player has gone all the way to win the World Series of Poker and more than a million dollars.


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