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NBC's "Poker After Dark" Season IV Begins July 14
NBC's popular 'Poker After Dark' series returns with its fourth season of episodes beginning July 14th. Season IV of "PAD" promises to break the tradition established by the highly popular late-night series in its first three seasons...

Johnny 'World' Hennigan Wins 'Ante Up For Africa' Fundraiser
The final standings for the 'Ante Up for Africa' poker fundraiser, held on July 2nd as part of the WSOP, have now been released. The funder, co-hosted by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, drew a sizeable field of professional...

2008 WSOP, $10,000 NLHE Main Event Day 1A: Mark Garner Early Leader
The first day of the WSOP Championship is always a double-edged sword. For as many players that walk through the doors of the Amazon Room, about half as many leave before the day is done. But at the end of Day 1A, Mark Garner didn't...

Full Tilt's FTOPS IX Slated for August
Major online poker site Full Tilt has announced the dates for its next Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS. The latest edition of the highly popular tri-annual series, FTOPS IX, will run August 6-17, 2008. FTOPS IX jumps forward...

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WSOP: Day 1B of the Main Event
As patriotic as America can be on the fourth of July, it's easy to forget that the World Series of Poker is one of the largest international events of the year in the poker world. As each player entered the Amazon room for day 1B of the main event, they were handed a small American flag as...

WSOP: Q and A -- Beth Shak
With all of the mania down at the World Series of Poker, it's easy to forgot about all of the wonderful things that players do to give back. Card Player sat down with Beth Shak to discuss her recent win at the Budding Ivey charity poker tournament at the Golden Nugget and her own...

Phil Ivey Charity Event Raises $260K for Underprivileged Kids
Arguably one of the most talented and recognizable poker players in the world Phil Ivey and the Annual World Series of Barbeque joined forces to throw one big event that included a huge party and poker tournament all to benefit charity to the tune of $260,000. The Golden Nugget in downtown Las...

WSOP: History -- 1996 Recap
The 1996 World Series of Poker main event saw the arrival of two rising stars at their very first main event final table. Those two players were aggressive young player Huck Seed, and Vietnamese immigrant Men "The Master" Nguyen. These two players survived past Steven Beam (ninth),...

WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A -- Matt Graham
After more than 17 hours of play on the final day of event No. 53, $1,500 limit hold'em shootout, 24-year-old New Orleans native Matt "mattg1983" Graham bested Jean-Robert Bellande to take home his first World Series of Poker bracelet and the $278,180 first-place prize. Card Player...

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