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Poker Strategy: Understanding Tournaments

Recently, we ran a webinar at ThePokerAcademy.com to support our 12-week challenge. This webinar was for session eight in our no-limit tournament course. Session eight covers the stages a poker tournament goes through and the adjustments you need to make to your basic tournament strategy based on the various points in the tournament. People are […]

Golden Nugget To Host Seniors Week In June

Oklahoma Johnny Hale and the Golden Nugget Las Vegas are proud to present the inaugural Seniors Week to be held June 18-26 as a featured part of the Grand Poker Series. Hale, the creator of the Seniors World Championship of Poker, is gearing up to see everyone who has played in past seniors events with […]

Cleveland Casino Closes For Re-Branding

Less than four years after opening, the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland will be no more. The casino said Monday that it will close for 40 hours beginning 11:59 p.m. on Monday to transfer daily operations from Caesars Entertainment to owner JACK Entertainment. The casino will be called JACK Cleveland Casino. The casino is scheduled to re-open […]

Ex-Amaya CEO Pleads Not Guilty To Insider Trading

Former Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov has pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges levied against him by Quebec’s securities regulator, according to the Financial Post. Two associates and three companies—Diocles Capital Inc., Sababa Consulting Inc. and 2374879 Ontario Inc.—have also pleaded not guilty. The charges stem from the alleged use of privileged information when […]

Michigan To Hold Online Poker Hearing

The Michigan Senate’s Regulatory Reform Committee has planned an online poker hearing for Wednesday, May 4, less than a month after the bill was introduced. The legislation, Senate Bill No. 889, was introduced in mid-April by State Senator Mike Kowall, a Republican. According to the Poker Players Alliance, five of the nine committee members are […]

ACR Becoming Tournament Player Heaven

On Apr. 24, Americas Cardroom ran our first $1,000,000 GTD Million Dollar Sunday of the year and many experts were predicting another overlay, just like the seven we ran in 2015. But guess what? We not only covered the tournament, but did it in a pretty sizable fashion with 2,118 total entrants combining for a […]

Fabian Quoss 2016 EPT Grand Final €50k High Roller

Fabian Quoss has taken down the €50,000 buy-in ‘single-day’ high roller event at the 2016 European Poker Tour Grand Final, outlasting a field of 70 entries to win €849,059 ($967,927 USD). The event was scheduled to be completed in one day, but the conclusion was pushed back after play was halted at 5:30 AM local […]

WSOP Announces New Online Registration Process

The World Series of Poker announced last week that it has opened a revamped online registration process for summer 2016. According to a press release, the WSOP, property of Caesars, partnered with Genesis Gaming Solutions, Inc., a company known for its Bravo Poker Tournament Software, to give players another way to sign up for 2016 […]

2016 EPT Grand Final Main Event Draws Record Field

The 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event has drawn a field of 1,098 players, nearly doubling the turnout from last year to create the largest field in the tournament’s 12-year history. It is worth noting that this year marked the first time that this main event featured […]

Pick Super High Roller Bowl Winners, Win $1M!

Card Player recently announced the return of the Super High Roller Bowl, which airs from May 29 – June 1. With top players competing for a $15 million prize pool, all while the cameras roll live, the Super High Roller Bowl will be riveting to watch. What could possibly make that more exciting? How about […]

Katz and Schindler Win April Aria $25k Events

In recent years Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas has played host to back-to-back $25,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em high roller events each month. The 2016 runnings of these small-field, high-stakes tournaments for April took place over the weekend while many of the biggest names in the game were across the ocean participating in the […]

NFL Commish: 'Have Evolved A Little On Gambling'

The NFL might be softening its hypocritical anti-gambling position as the Oakland Raiders continue to explore a possible move to a $1.4 billion stadium in Las Vegas. In an interview with ESPN’s Mike & Mike on Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell indicated that the league might be open to finally embracing the importance that betting […]

Macau Casinos Win $2.2 Billion In April

Macau gaming revenue in April fell 9.5 percent year-over-year, but it was a much better month that was originally predicted, according to Bloomberg. The Macau government said that the city’s casinos won 17.3 billion patacas ($2.2 billion) from gamblers during the month. The data from Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau means that Macau gaming […]

Crazy Gambling Stories From April

The gambling world can sometimes produce really off-the-wall stories. Every month there are plenty of cases of individuals going to extreme lengths to pay back debts, or of simply bizarre behavior at casino properties around the globe. It can be entertaining and sometimes sad. April was no exception, as there was plenty that happened in […]

Schemion Wins EPT Grand Final €100k High Roller

Ole Schemion has emerged victorious in the 2016 European Poker Tour Grand Final €100,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em super high roller. The 23-year-old German poker pro topped a field of 61 total entries to capture his 12th live tournament title and the top payout of €1,597,800 ($1,829,002 USD). This was the fourth seven-figure score of Schemion’s […]

VIDEO: Olivier Busquet vs. JC Alvarado MMA Bet

On Thursday, April 21 2016 poker pros Olivier Busquet and JC Alvarado met inside an MMA ring to settle a six-figure bet that has been in the works for six months now. Alvarado, who had more prior experience in mixed martial arts put up $150,000 to Busquet, the larger of the two but with less […]

Poker Hand of the Week: What's Your Play?

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they’ll come up with dozens of different opinions. That’s just the nature of the game. Each week, Card Player will select a […]

Nevada Poker Rooms Rake $9.7M In March

Nevada’s 71 poker rooms collectively raked just under $9.7 million during the month of March, according to the state Gaming Control Board. That was 0.01 percent less than March 2015. There were 655 tables statewide during this past March, according to the state. That was 11 fewer than March 2015. The Las Vegas Strip area […]

Poker Pro David Williams To Compete On 'MasterChef'

The 2004 World Series of Poker main event runner-up will be a contestant on the latest season of “MasterChef”, he said this week on his Twitter account. Poker pro David Williams will be among 40 competitors in the season premier June 1 on FOX, which will air at 8 p.m. EST. Williams, who has roughly […]

Kornuth Wins EPT Grand Final €10k High Roller

The final stop of the European Poker Tour’s 12th season is upon us. The first event of the 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final festival kicked off earlier this week. The €10,300 buy-in single re-entry no-limit hold’em high roller event attracted 214 entries to build a prize pool of €2,075,800 ($2,354,995 USD). In […]

Nevada Gaming Win Falls 3 Percent In March

Nevada casinos won $922,272,002 from gamblers during the month of March, according to figures released Thursday by state gaming regulators. The nonrestricted gaming licensees won $951,187,038 in March of 2015. Of the $922,272,002, a total of $486,821,877 came from the Las Vegas Strip. Gaming win there was down from March 2015’s $506,867,800. Regulators added that […]

Poker Pro Brian Rast Wins $600K In Biking Prop Bet

High-stakes poker player Brian Rast has joined the short list of gamblers who have completed the Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles bike ride in under 48 hours. Rast, who followed Dan Bilzerian’s nearly $1 million ride, successfully completed the roughly 300-mile ride on Thursday, with just one hour to spare. Rast received $600,000 in total from Bilzerian […]

2016 POY Update: Piccioli Into Sixth Place

The major tours are wrapping up as the poker world begins preparations for the upcoming World Series of Poker, which is now just a month away. This week the World Poker Tour closed out it’s 14th season with a number of big events which made their impact felt on the top twenty of the Card […]

California Online Poker Hearing Deals Optimism

It’s been nine years since California first considered regulating online poker, and on Wednesday the state moved closer to the finish line for what one lawmaker called “one of the most complicated issues ever facing the legislature.” Assembly Bill 2863, the latest attempt at online poker legislation from Assemblymember Adam Gray, moved out of the […]

Poker Central Network Adds New Programming

Poker Central, the world’s only 24/7 poker network, has announced a new addition to their lineup of original poker programming, set to make its debut this summer. PrimeTime Poker Report, which is a series that will feature the latest in news, interviews and commentary from the poker world, will premiere May 18 at 9 p.m. […]

Tennessee Sends DFS Bill To Governor

Tennessee is poised to become just the third state in the country to enact a new law to regulate daily fantasy sports sites. Last week, the state Senate passed legislation that was previously given approval from the House. The legislation sits in the hands of the governor for a signature. Support was very strong for […]

Clinton Renting Plane Belonging To Dan Bilzerian

Hillary Clinton’s campaign is renting a private jet that’s owned by infamous high-stakes gambler Dan Bilzerian, according to reports. Clinton’s team decided to lease the plane to charter the press around to cover her quest to become the first female president of the United States. According to TMZ, the tail number of Air Hillary matches […]

WATCH: California Online Poker Hearing Today

A crucial vote on a California online poker bill could come today. It would be only the second time ever that legislation to license and regulate online poker sites was voted on in the Golden State. The hearing will take place at 1:30 p.m. local time in Sacramento at the State Capitol. For those interested, […]

Cates Talks About State of High Stakes Poker Games

Maryland native Dan “jungleman” Cates is one of online poker’s legends. The cash game star has won roughly $11.3 million lifetime between PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, making him the second biggest winner in history behind Patrik Antonius. On the live tournament circuit, Cates has cashed for roughly $3.4 million. Combine all of that with […]

Hawkins Wins 2016 WSOPC Harrah's Cherokee Main Event

Just two weeks after taking down the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs main event Maurice Hawkins stormed to victory again, topping a massive field of 1,008 entries to win the 2016 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event for $279,722 and his seventh circuit gold ring. Hawkins’ win was historic […]