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Xanthopoulos Wins 2015 WSOP Europe €3,250 NLH

Pavlos Xantopoulos became the second Greek player ever to win a World Series of Poker gold bracelet when he topped a field of 256 players to win the 2015 WSOP Europe €3,250 no-limit hold’em main event. For the win Xantopoulos earned €182,510 ($207,558 USD) and 612 Card Player Player of the Year points. Xantopoulos’ victory […]

Poker Strategy With Rep Porter: Strategy Frequency

If you have read my past columns, by now you are familiar with the idea that you need to be using your chips as weapons on a steady basis in poker tournaments. Today, I want to talk about some of the fundamental differences between the various strategies. The general idea of using your chips as […]

Nevada: DFS Sites Need Sports Betting Licenses

The state of Nevada decided Thursday to ban daily fantasy sports sites until they receive licenses to operate sports wagering within the state’s borders. The Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled that the single-day fantasy sports contests are gambling under state law, even though the DFS industry has a carve-out under federal law pertaining to online […]

Online Poker: Isaac Haxton Drops $526,000

Just over forty-five hundred hands over the past week on PokerStars for Isaac Haxton resulted in $526,000 in losses, the most in the online poker world during the stretch, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. The losses put Haxton’s PokerStars account $70,000 into the red on 2015. Haxton’s high point this year was $836,000 in […]

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 […]

CPPT: Hollywood Park Series Begins October 16

Hosting its second Card Player Poker Tour event in two years, Hollywood Park Casino has upped the ante this time around for the series beginning Oct. 16. Tournaments at the LAX-area casino will be more plentiful and feature larger prizepools compared to last year, with the schedule nearly doubling from seven events in 2014 to […]

Komaromi Wins WSOP Europe €2,200 8-Game Event

The six players that made the final table of the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe €2,200 eight-game mixed event had combined prior live tournament earnings of more than $27.8 million. Half of the final table had already won a WSOP bracelet, with Shaun Deeb, Scott Clements and Jonathan Duhamel all owning at least one […]

Rousso: Poker 'The Best Preparation' For 'Big Brother'

Going into the season finale of CBS’ Big Brother late last month, poker pro Vanessa Rousso basically had a 50-50 shot to secure a top-two finish. Unfortunately for the 32-year-old, she ran bad in the last competition and was evicted in third place. She missed out on the $500,000 top prize and the $50,000 for […]

Ryan Hefter Wins WSOP-E Monster Stack Event

A total of 580 players put up the €1,650 buy-in at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Monster Stack event, creating a total prize pool of €843,900, or $962,932. The top 63 players made the money, earning a minimum payout of €2,785. The eventual winer, Ryan Hefter, took home €176,205 and his first career […]

Online Poker 'Moratorium' Being Discussed

Efforts to pass a bill to ban online casino games in America have stalled this year and don’t appear to have any momentum, but that isn’t stopping billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson from continuing the fight. He might have a new avenue to get the ban he seeks without actually putting legislation aimed to “restore” […]

Delaware Online Poker Has Toughest Month To Date

Overall I-gaming revenue in the state of Delaware was $156,125.74 during September, of which just $24,523.26 came from peer-to-peer poker play, the lowest figure for the card game since the state launched online gaming in November 2013. Revenue from the video lottery was $93,737.22, the most ever for that game. The online casinos won the […]

Oddie Dardon Wins CPPT Bicycle Main Event

An Ace on the river sealed the deal for Osmin “Oddie” Dardon. After coming into the final day of the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino $1,100 main event, Darden battled through the final 17 players, the last of which was Florida pro Lily Kiletto to win $155,535. Killeto proved a worthy opponent not only […]

Station Casinos Announces Plan To Go Public Again

Nevada casino operator Station Casinos announced plans to go public once again, according to a press release from the company on Wednesday. The last time the company was publicly traded was 2008. In 2009, Station Casinos filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Station Casinos properties include Red Rock Casino Resort Spa, Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa […]

NBA Star Nearly Dies In Nevada Brothel

Former NBA player Lamar Odom was found unresponsive in a Nevada brothel on Tuesday, according to various media reports. Odom reportedly had cocaine in his system and suffered several strokes. The 35-year-old was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas and was still at the hospital as of Thursday afternoon local time. […]

Appeals Court To Reconsider NJ Sports Book Case

The full 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia will reconsider an August ruling that went against New Jersey’s fight to establish a sports betting industry. According to the Associated Press, the Garden State requested the case to be reheard because of what it sees as conflicting opinions in 2013 and in August. Last month, […]

2015 POY: Steve O'Dwyer Joins Top 20

The World Series of Poker Europe festival has already made an impact on the Card Player Player of the Year race after the completion of only a few tournaments. Here is a look at the tournaments that most effected the 2015 POY standings over the past seven days: World Series of Poker Europe €550 No-Limit […]

Macau Casinos Seeing Positive Signs In October

The first third of October indicates that there might be a silver lining to Macau’s gaming revenue decline this month. According to a report from Bloomberg, casino performance so far this month could lead to a decline of just 25-28 percent, which would be the smallest year-over-year decline in nine months for the former Portuguese […]

PA Interest In Online Gaming 'Has Intensified'

Pennsylvania is now in its 106th day of a budget impasse and interest in online gaming as a way to generate more tax revenue has “intensified,” according to a report from triblive.com. The state faces a budget deficit of up to $2 billion. A vote on a gambling reform package that includes online gaming regulation […]

CPPT Bike: Osmin Dardon Leads Final 17

After 28 players decided to buy-in directly to Day 2 of the Card Player Poker Tour Big Poker Oktober $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event at the Bicycle Casino, there was a total of 521 players in the tournament. That made for a total prize pool of $586,850 and the top 54 players cashed for at […]

Richard Gryko Wins 2015 WSOP Europe €3,250 PLO

A total of 161 players turned out for the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe €3,250 pot-limit Omaha eight-max event, building a prize pool of €468,510. In the end the United Kingdom’s Richard Gryko emerged victorious, defeating Mike Leah heads-up to capture his first WSOP gold bracelet and the €126,345 first-place prize. “The sight of […]

Wisconsin Tribe Scores Victory In E-Poker Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the Ho-Chunk Nation’s electronic poker case in Wisconsin, according to a report from the Associated Press. It was a win for the tribe. The tribe will be able to offer the electronic poker games at its Madison casino despite the Wisconsin Department of Justice fighting against it. […]

Clinton Slams Trump In Front Of His Vegas Hotel

In preparation for Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton appeared in front of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s hotel on Monday and gave the billionaire businessman a little needle. Speaking in front of 500 members of the Culinary Workers Union, Clinton said about the one-time casino mogul: “Some people think Trump […]

Borgata Wants Phil Ivey's Counter-Suit Dismissed

The legal battle between Phil Ivey and the Borgata casino in Atlantic City took another turn last week as the casino filed court documents to try to get the poker pro’s counter-suit dismissed. The casino sued Ivey last year, and Ivey’s legal team decided to counter-sue in July. The case is over the $9.6 million […]

Bellagio Craps Cheaters Defied 452:1 Odds

A pair of gamblers who have been accused of cheating the Bellagio out of $1 million playing craps defied odds of 452 billion-to-1, the casino’s parent company MGM Resorts International has determined, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Anthony G. Granito and Jeffrey D. Martin won a hop bet, which pays about […]

MGM Fights To Compete For Third Connecticut Casino

Even though it’s building a new casino in Springfield, Mass., MGM Resorts International is engaged in a fight to compete for Connecticut’s third casino, as two tribes operating their own casinos in the state have partnered to protect their revenues from MGM’s casino. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes officially began looking for potential sites […]

CPPT Bicycle: Steinberg Headlines Day 1C Main Event

More than 490 entries made have been in the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event. With exactly 493 buy-ins the prize-pool stands at $478,210 going into to Day 2, but there is still time to reach the coveted half million-dollar prize pool. Players can buy-in directly on Day 2 for […]

Dietrich Fast Wins WSOP Europe Oktoberfest Event

His name may be Fast, but it was hardly a short road to victory for Germany’s Dietrich Fast in the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe €550 no-limit hold’em Oktoberfest event. A total of 2,144 entries were made in this huge tournament which began four days ago. The final table lasted roughly 12 hours, with […]

Poker Room 'Bringing Texas Hold'em Back Home'

The state of Texas has a legislative session every two years and there is an attempt every time to legalize commercial casino gambling, most notably the card game that bears the state’s name. It’s a four-step process to get the games approved, but no one ever gets to step no. 1, according to Sam Von […]

Mid-Atlantic Poker Championship Starts Wednesday

The Mid-Atlantic Poker Championship in Wilmington, Delaware at Delaware Park gives you every opportunity to take home the money, offering an expanded variety of events in a jam-packed schedule running from Oct. 14-26. The three championship titles, trophies and of course the money will be awarded in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event, the $550 heads-up […]

I-Poker Opponent Running For Speaker

The Sheldon Adelson-backed lawmaker from Utah is running for Speaker of the House, according to a report from The Washington Post. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) declared himself a candidate earlier this month. Chaffetz introduced H.R. 707, known as the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, in February. It seeks to ban online gaming nationwide, including discontinuing […]