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Online Poker: Phil Ivey Drops $417,000

Poker pro Phil Ivey dropped $417,602 over the past week playing under his “RaiseOnce” screen name on PokerStars. The 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner logged 6,100 hands during the week, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Other big losers on the week include Viktor “Isildur1” Blom (-$282,040), “ClockWyze” (-$134,579) and Ilari “Ilari FIN” […]

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 […]

Harman: 'Freaking Unbelievable' To Be In HoF

Earlier this month poker pro Jennifer Harman was inducted in the prestigious Poker Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Downtown Las Vegas. Harman and fellow poker legend John Juanda became the 49th and 50th members of the Poker Hall of Fame. Harman, 50, had been among the 10 finalists several times recently, but had […]

Poker Pro Charged In $31M Debt Collection Scheme

New York poker pro Travell Thomas has been charged by the feds for allegedly orchestrating a $31 million fraudulent and coercive debt collection scheme, according to a press release from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office. The 37-year-old, who has nearly $500,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, is accused of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire […]

WPT Announces Largest Buy-In Event In Tour's History

The World Poker Tour announced the schedule for their upcoming WPT National Philippines series, which is to be held at the Solaire Resort & Casino in Manila from Jan. 2-8. This marks the second running of this event. The main event of the festival is a $1,650 no-limit hold’em tournament, but the exciting centerpiece of […]

Grospellier Joins Leading eSports Organization

Poker pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier has become the latest member of “Team Liquid,” a Netherlands-based eSports organization that sponsors professional gamers. According to PokerStars, the online gambling site that also sponsors the Frenchman, by joining Team Liquid he becomes the first joint sponsored poker and online gaming pro. Grospellier joins Team Liquid to play Hearthstone, […]

Wynn Delays Opening Of New Macau Casino

A $4.1 billion casino project from Wynn Resorts in Macau will open in June of next year rather than in March, the company said this week. The company said that construction issues are the reason for the three-month delay, according to a report from Bloomberg. Wynn already has one casino in the former Portuguese colony, […]

Former Poker Pro Makes Jeopardy ToC Finals

Former poker pro Alex Jacob, who is now a currency trader in Chicago, has advanced to the finals of Jeopardy’s 2015 Tournament of Champions that begin Thursday. The winner of the Tournament of Champions is set to get $250,000. The first runner-up scoops $100,000, while the second runner-up receives $50,000. Jacob went on a six-day […]

Poker Strategy: Three Reasons To Take Your Time

Recently, there’s been much debate in the poker world about shot clocks. In tournaments, particularly later into events, some players use a deliberate strategy to stall the game. Traditionally, it’s been an unwritten rule of poker that you don’t take more time to make decisions than you need. But, especially in tournament play, there’s a […]

Ohio State University Sues Cincy Casino

The Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati wants to keep its concert venue called “The Shoe” but the Ohio State University is crying foul. The Shoe is the nickname for OSU’s football stadium and the university thinks that the casino about two hours south competes with it for business. OSU’s football stadium sometimes holds concerts as well, when […]

Gambler Wins $240K Betting Against Rousey

The very same gambler who won $2.5 million betting on the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series reportedly raked in $240,000 betting against former UFC champion Ronda Rousey this past weekend. According to Maxim Magazine, Dave Oancea, better known as “Vegas Dave,” put $20,000 on Holly Holm to beat the one-time undefeated women’s […]

POY: Zamani, O'Dwyer, McKeehen Make Moves

Last week was yet another one of the busiest of the year in terms of movement in the Card Player Player of the Year race. Here is a look at the many tournaments that made the biggest impact on the POY standings over the action-packed past seven days: 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event […]

Pennsylvania Online Poker Bill Clears Committee

A bill in Pennsylvania to legalize and regulate online gaming was approved Wednesday morning by the House Gaming Oversight Committee. Lawmakers voted 18-8 in favor of the legislation, according to the Poker Players Alliance, a D.C.-based lobbying group for the card game. The bill moves to a potential full House vote. If successful there, it […]

New Philly Casino Clears Another Hurdle

A new casino in Philadelphia took another key step toward finally becoming a reality this week after the City Council Rules Committee unanimously gave preliminary approval for the project at a public hearing on Monday. A full vote on the zoning is expected by Dec. 3, according to The Philadelphia Tribune. The casino already has […]

Jacob Competes In Semi-Finals Of Jeopardy's ToC

Former poker pro Alex Jacob is set to compete Tuesday in the semi-finals of Jeopardy’s 2015 Tournament of Champions. He convincingly won his quarter-finals match on Friday. Jacob is facing off today against Brennan Bushee and Vaughn Winchell. Both Bushee and Winchell are five-time winners on the show, while Jacob won six times in a […]

Federal Bill To Block Arizona Tribal Casino Fails

A bill on Capitol Hill that would have prevented a federally recognized Native American tribe from opening a new $400 million casino near Glendale didn’t get the votes necessary on Monday, according to a report from azcentral.com. House members voted 263 to 146, with 25 abstentions, in support of the bill, but it was less […]

New York Judge Won't Help DFS Stay Open

For now a New York judge won’t offer much help to the daily fantasy sports industry that was recently told by the state’s top attorney that the business isn’t welcome. DraftKings and FanDuel, the two leading DFS sites, asked the state Supreme Court in Manhattan for an injunction and an immediate restraining order to allow […]

New Jersey I-Gaming Win Up 35.6 Percent In October

New Jersey online gambling sites had $12.9 million in revenue in October, up from $9.5 million during the same month last year, according to figures released recently by state regulators. It was a 35.6-percent increase. Borgata led the way with $3,498,988 of that revenue, followed by Caesars Interactive NJ with $2,902,762 and Tropicana with $2,850,154. […]

Poker Strategy: Skipping Hands

I recently traveled to Atlantic City, New Jersey for a World Poker Tour event at Borgata and I was shocked at how many players were willing to voluntarily miss numerous hands at the table, presumably to go on a smoke break, go to the bathroom, or try to get off tilt after a tough loss. […]

Andy Andrejevic Wins 2015 ACOP Super High Roller

The 2015 Asia Championship of Poker $500,000 HKD ($64,501 USD) buy-in super high roller no-limit hold’em event drew a total of 51 entries (including rebuys) to build a total prize pool of $24,235,200 HKD ($3,137,987 USD). As you would expect for an event of this magnitude the final table featured several of the game’s biggest […]

Macau Names New Top Gambling Regulator

The world’s largest gambling hub has a new leader for its regulatory body. Macau’s Gambling Inspection and Coordination Bureau will be run by Assistant Public Prosecutor-General Paulo Martins Chan effective Dec. 1, according to a report from Asia Gaming Brief. Current gambling regulator Manuel Joaquim das Neves, who has been at the helm of the […]

Vegas Sports Books Hit By Ronda Rousey Loss

It was a rough day for sports books in Nevada when Ronda Rousey took a kick to the head and was shortly thereafter witnessing her UFC belt handed over to Holly Holm. There is no official word on the amount Las Vegas sports books were taken for this past weekend, but, according to reports, it […]

Former Poker Pro Advances In Jeopardy 'TOC'

Friday the 13th wasn’t unlucky for one high-stakes card player. Former poker pro Alex Jacob, who went on a week-long “Jeopardy” run in April that earned him $151,802, was back on the show on Friday to compete in the Tournament of Champions. Jacob, now a currency trader in Chicago, emerged victorious in the annual tournament […]

The Poker Academy: Rep Porter On Floating

In my last column, I introduced you to the idea of floating. I described floating as calling in position on the flop in a heads-up situation with the intention of trying to win the pot on a later street with an aggressive action. I also discussed this as part of an overall approach to playing […]

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 […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Sue Over New York Ban

DraftKings and FanDuel, the two largest daily fantasy sports sites, have each sued to prevent New York from banning them from doing business with Empire State residents. On Tuesday, New York’s attorney general sent cease-and-desist letters to the companies, saying that their products violated anti-gambling laws in the state. The daily fantasy sports industry has […]

Online Poker: Ben Sulsky Wins $223K

It took New Hampshire native Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky 2,300 hands over the past week to win roughly $223,000, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Sulsky was up $1.2 million in September on PokerStars, but he went on a downswing and is now up $195,586 on the year, the data shows. Other big winners on the […]

A Statistical Look at the WSOP Main Event Final Table

We don’t need to look at the numbers to see that Joe McKeehen dominated the 2015 World Series of Poker main event final table, but the stats produced from the 184 total hands dealt do offer some insight into how the 24-year-old poker pro managed to go wire to wire for the title. Take a […]

Russia Opens Its Largest Casino To Date

A 500-slot machine, 50-table game casino opened this week in eastern Russia, according to a report from Radio Free Europe. The casino, which is part of what the country hopes becomes “Las Vegas on the Pacific,” is the country’s largest casino to date, the report said. The casino is the first in the Tigre de […]

Billionaire Poker Player Makes Offer For Mirage

Treasure Island owner and high-stakes poker player Phil Ruffin last month had his $1.3 billion offer to buy the Mirage casino from MGM Resorts turned down, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Ruffin, who has been featured on GSN’s High Stakes Poker and competed at the World Series of Poker, acquired Treasure […]