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Computer Beats World's Top Go Player In Match

Computers cannot yet beat the world’s top poker pros, but they can dominate the world’s most elite Go players. This week, a historic match in South Korea between Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo and world champion Lee Sedol ended with the machine winning four games to the human’s one. Lee has been described as the “Roger Federer […]

Ludovic Geilich Wins 2016 CPPT Wynn Main Event

Ludovic Geilich has won the 2016 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic $1,600 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event, outlasting a field of 499 entries to win the title, the trophy and the $150,662 first-place prize. The 28-year-old Scottish poker pro from Glasgow also earned 720 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win, […]

Stanley Sludikoff Passes Away at Age 80

Stanley Sludikoff, a groundbreaking publisher who printed the first gaming and the first poker magazines, passed away March 12 at the age of 80 after a long battle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Ann Blumberg Sludikoff, and three children. Services are scheduled for Wednesday at Mt. Sinai in the […]

2016 Super High Roller Bowl Sells Out

Las Vegas-based Poker Central, a 24/7 TV network devoted to all things poker, announced Monday that the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl has reached its 49-player cap. The high-stakes event drew 43 players last year. The $300,000 buy-in event, now in its second year, begins on May 29 at the Aria Resort & Casino in […]

AGA: Americans Wagering $9.2B On March Madness

Americans will place $9.2 billon in wagers on this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament, the American Gaming Association said in a press release this week. Of that figure, $262 million will be bet at regulated and licensed sports books in Nevada, according to the AGA, the casino industry’s top lobbying group on Capitol Hill. The […]

Voters To Decide If AC Should Lose Casino Monopoly

After months of consideration, the New Jersey legislature has signed off on a November referendum that could radically alter the state’s gambling industry. Atlantic City has long held a casino monopoly in the Garden State, but that could change if voters allow two casinos in north Jersey. Las Vegas-style gambling in that part of the […]

Follow Final Day Of The CPPT Wynn Main Event Live

Follow along with live updates from the final day of the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn main event in Las Vegas. A total of 499 entries were made in the 2016 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn $1,600 no-limit hold’em main event, easily surpassing the $500,000 guarantee to build a total prize pool of $726,045. Now […]

Bilzerian Readies Himself For $1.2M Bike Ride

A massive prop bet between high-stakes poker players Dan Bilzerian and Bill Perkins is set to happen in the coming days. Bilzerian, the son of a wealthy corporate takeover specialist and now a well-known but infamous social media user, must bike from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in under 48 hours. If he doesn’t, Perkins, […]

PokerStars To Soft Launch In New Jersey This Week

The world’s largest poker site will officially be making its return to America this week. PokerStars, which received a New Jersey online gaming license last fall, will begin what is known as a soft-launch phase on Wednesday. The site, which controls nearly 70 percent of the worldwide online poker market, plans to launch fully on […]

Christopher Stephan Leads CPPT Wynn Main Event

The Card Player Poker Tour Wynn $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em $500,000 Guarantee Main Event began March 11 and concludes Mar. 15 with the crowing of the first CPPT Champion of Season IV. The main event drew a total of 499 players and the prize pool topped out at $726,045. The winner is slated to take home […]

Schillhabel Wins 2016 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star

The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $75,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event drew a record field of 753 entries in 2016, creating a $5,346,300 prize pool. In the end the lion’s share of that was awarded to Stefan Schillhabel. The student from Dueseldorf, Germany was awarded $1,298,000 and his very first major poker […]

Stephen Leads CPPT Wynn Main Event Day 1A

The Card Player Poker Tour Wynn $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em $500,000 Guarantee Main Event began March 11 and concludes March 15 with the crowing of the first CPPT Champion of Season IV. A total of 128 players entered Day 1A, the first of three starting days, adding $186,000 to the prize pool. Day 1B begins March […]

How To Watch Live Poker Streams On Twitch

If you want to get better at playing poker you can read books, watch recorded training videos and learn through your experience. All of these are great options, but most top players say the best way to learn is to watch a great player do their thing and to interact with them and discuss their […]

Maria Ho Headlines WPT Shooting Star Final Table

The 2016 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $7,500 no-limit hold’em main event drew a record field of 753 entries to build a prize pool of over $5.3 million. Starting with the largest turnout in the event’s history there are now only six players remaining to battle it out for the title and the […]

Florida's Showdown With Seminoles Delayed

The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe have asked a federal judge to push back a trial over their gambling dispute until the fall, according to a report from the Associated Press. Originally slated for July, the trial that could decide the fate of the nation’s third largest tribal casino gambling market could happen […]

Wynn MA Casino To Have Hearing In June

Wynn Resorts and the city of Somerville are set to have another hearing on June 2 to possibly clear the last hurdle remaining for the planned $1.7 billion casino in the nearby city of Everett, which sits just outside Boston. According to a report from State House News Service, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection […]

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 […]

Christopher Stephan Leads CPPT Wynn Main Event

The Card Player Poker Tour Wynn $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em $500,000 Guarantee Main Event began March 11 and concludes March 15 with the crowing of the first CPPT Champion of Season IV. Day 1B began at 12 p.m. March 12 and drew 162 players. Combined with the 128 entries from Day 1A, the $500,000 guaranteed prize […]

2016 CPPT Wynn Main Event Kicks Off Friday

The centerpiece of the 2016 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas tournament series is set to kick off on Friday, Mar. 11 at noon local time. The $500,000 guaranteed $1,600 buy-in CPPT Wynn no-limit hold’em main event will feature three starting days and run from Mar. 11 – 15. Survivors of days 1A through […]

Report: 20 Percent Of Russia's Adults Play Poker

Russia has been considering legalizing, regulating and taxing online casino gaming for at least a year, and a recent poll showed that up to 20 percent of the country’s adult population plays online poker, according to a report from the International Business Times. The number arguably isn’t that surprising when you consider that more than […]

Presley Estate Sues Vegas Casino Over Memorabilia

The estate of music legend Elvis Presley has sued a casino in Las Vegas over memorabilia that the casino is allegedly holding onto without permission, the Associated Press reported. The lawsuit was filed in Clark County on Monday, and it aims to retrieve hundreds of items that were provided to the Westgate Las Vegas Resort […]

Poker Strategy: How Not To Play Pocket Aces

I recently played a large pot in a major poker tournament that beautifully exemplifies the exact opposite way you should play pocket aces. At 200-400 blinds with a 50 ante, everyone folded to me on the button and I raised to 1,000 out of my 30,000-chip effective stack with 10 10. The small blind folded […]

Ex-JPMorgan Broker Steals $22M For Gambling

A former investment adviser at JP Morgan Chase & Co. in New York City received five years in prison Tuesday after admitting to stealing $22 million from clients to fund his sports betting addiction, the Department of Justice said in a press release. Michael Oppenheim, who defrauded clients over the course of seven years, pleaded […]

Cleveland Poker Dealer Cleared Of Cheating Charge

A Horseshoe Casino Cleveland poker dealer who was accused by the state of Ohio of trying to cheat by hiding a card up his sleeve had his case dismissed late last month. Robert D. Brown was indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury last fall over the incident that happened during his shift on Sept. […]

2016 POY: Fast Into 3rd Amid Top 20 Shake Up

It was an incredibly busy week in the 2016 Card Player Player of the Year race, with eight players making moves inside the top 20. Here is a look at the events that most impacted the rankings over the past seven days: WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event Over the weekend the marquee event of […]

Survivor's Anna Khait Talks About Her Poker Career

Anna Khait is the latest in a long string of poker pros who have made appearances on game shows or reality TV. The 26-year-old, who grinds cash games and tournaments in New Jersey, had the chance to compete on Survivor last year, which is currently airing Wednesdays on CBS. Though she still lives in Brooklyn, […]

Jason Wheeler Wins WSOPC Bally's Main Event

Jason Wheeler has emerged victorious in the 2016 World Series of Poker Circuit Bally’s $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, topping a massive field of 1,214 entries to win $323,236 and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. “I feel really great right now. I’ve been playing really well lately," Wheeler told WSOP reporters after the win. […]

McGregor Upset Was Bad For Vegas: Report

Conor McGregor’s stunning loss on Saturday at UFC 196 was not a good result for sports books in Las Vegas, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. McGregor, who was moving up in weight to fight Diaz, was as high as minus-550 and closed at minus-400. The report said that there were numerous […]

Virginia Governor Makes History In Signing DFS Bill

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Monday signed into law the nation’s first daily fantasy sports bill. The state’s “Fantasy Contests Act” establishes a legal framework for fantasy sports operating in the state and provides a number of consumer protections. The games will be under the oversight of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. […]

Dutch Court Says Poker Is Chance, Not Skill

“Poker is considered a game of chance in the core,” a Dutch court ruled late last week. The Amsterdam’s appeals court said that it is illegal for individuals to host poker games because they amount to gambling, according to a report from Dutchnews.nl. The ruling stems from a nearly decade-old case involving two men who […]