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Maria Ho To Host Live Show With Poker CentralPoker Central, soon to be the world’s only 24/7 poker TV network, announced Monday that poker star Maria Ho has signed on to host “Poker Central Live with Maria Ho”, a new interactive, live show on Poker Central’s Twitch TV channel. Ho, who was once on CBS’ The Amazing Race, is known for her accomplishments […]
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Poker Strategy: Playing Three-Bet Pots Out Of PositionIn my newest book, The Course, I recommend playing very aggressively from the blinds if you are facing a potential steal raise. Whenever someone raises from the button or cutoff, and you suspect the player is raising with a wide range of hands to “play position,” you should attack. I suggest reraising with roughly 20 […]
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November Niner Joshua Beckley Wins WSOPC EventIn a little over a month Joshua Beckley will return to the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino to play out the final table of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event. With the biggest final table of his life looming the 25-year-old built some great momentum by winning the 2015 WSOP Circuit Palm […]
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Poker Player Eyes Winning Season For DevilsAs NHL training camps opened this past weekend, former poker pro Sunny Mehta is looking for big improvements in his second year as the New Jersey Devils’ analytics director, according to a story late last week from The New York Times. The Devils are projected to be one of the league’s worst teams this year. […]
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College Football Conferences Oppose DFS SitesDuring halftime of the USC vs. Stanford game on Saturday, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott told the media that his conference, as well as the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC, have sent letters to DraftKings and FanDuel, the two largest DFS sites, asking them to stop their respective contests on college games, according to […]
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CPPT: Bicycle Series Begins September 21One year has passed since the Card Player Poker Tour made a visit to the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. Action once again gets underway at the famous casino Sept. 21 with plenty of money and titles up for grabs. In all, the Bicycle series will feature 19 tournaments, including a six-day $235 no-limit hold’em […]
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A Poker Life: Eddy SabatThere comes a point in most poker players’ lives when the game of poker stops being fun, and starts to resemble the 9 to 5 grind that pushed them away from a traditional job in the first place. Perhaps they’re in the middle of a prolonged downswing. Maybe they’re struggling to move up to the […]
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Court: Borgata Can Regulate Employee WeightA New Jersey appeals court said Thursday that it is lawful for the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City to regulate the weight of its “Borgata Babes,” according to a report from the Associated Press. A group of 21 cocktail waitresses sued the casino over the existence and enforcement of weight requirements. The court did say […]
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Online Poker: Jason Mercier Drops $200,000Poker pro Jason Mercier is having one of his best years on the tournament circuit, but his online cash game results haven’t been stellar in 2015. According to HighstakesDB, Mercier lost $200,000 in the ring games on PokerStars over the past seven days. Fortunately, he has won $1,896,195 in tournaments in 2015 and currently sits […]
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Legendary Gambler Banned From Nevada CasinosOne-time high-stakes poker player Anargyros Karabourniotis, better known as Archie Karas, has been placed on Nevada’s list of persons barred from entering any casino in the state. The only way to get off the list is to die. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Karas became the newest member of the infamous Black Book on […]
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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 […]
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Massachusetts 'Reviewing' Legality Of DFS SitesThe Bay State’s attorney general will be taking a look at the legality of the booming daily fantasy sports industry, according to a report Thursday from The Patriot-Ledger. Attorney General Maura Healey reportedly is an opponent of the casino gambling coming to the state, and now will spend some time on scrutinizing Boston-based DraftKings, one […]
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Card Player Media Teams Up With Adjaranet.comCard Player Media LLC has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the most popular Georgian media website, Adjaranet.com. Together, the companies will begin publishing digital versions of the industry leading Card Player Magazine in Georgia. Adjaranet.com one of the most popular entertainment websites in Georgia, will now offer its users Georgian and […]
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Minkin: "Human Nature" To Highlight Women In PokerThere just aren’t enough hours in the day for Kelly Minkin. The Phoenix, Arizona native spent her childhood bouncing from one activity to the next, whether it was softball, piano lessons, painting, volleyball or even water skiing. That go-hard mentality followed her into college where she earned degrees in molecular and cellular biology. Intending on […]
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PayPal Returns To U.S. Online Gambling MarketOnline payment processing company PayPal has re-entered the American online gambling market through partnerships with the WSOP-branded online poker site and New York-based Derby Games, an Internet horse betting site. According to a report from CNBC, PayPal was last involved with online gambling in the U.S. in the early 2000s, prior to the enactment of […]
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Vanessa Rousso Makes 'Big Brother' Final ThreeThe hit reality TV show Big Brother is now down to a final three and still alive in the competition is poker pro Vanessa Rousso. The 17th season of Big Brother began with 17 competitors. There’s a $500,000 prize for the last person standing, with $50,000 for the runner-up. The show was whittled down to […]
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Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM Coming To Las VegasLas Vegas recently got another bitcoin ATM, but this one has an unusual theme. It’s an official Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM, according to a press release from the firm behind the project, Bitcoin Direct. The ATM is at the Linq, and it will officially launch on Sept. 24, though there was a roll-out last month. […]
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2015 POY: Shepsky and Ottenio Win Huge EventsThe eyes of the tournament poker world were on Colorado and New Jersey this week in the Card Player Player of the Year race. Here is a look at the tournaments that most effected the 2015 POY standings over the past seven days: 2015 HPT Golden Gates Casino $1,650 Main Event A total of 721 […]
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DFS Operators Lobbying Florida LawmakersAccording to a report from the Associated Press, daily fantasy sports rivals DraftKings and FanDuel have teamed up to lobby Florida lawmakers in Tallahassee. The industry reportedly sees the Sunshine State has a potential concern, if and when the state decides to scrutinize the fast-growing DFS market. It’s not totally clear whether DFS falls within […]
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Casino Dealers In Singapore Jailed For Cheating At Poker
Two dealers at three-card poker tables in Genting Group’s Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore received jail time on Wednesday for their roles in a cheating scheme. According to a report from The Straits Times, Chinese national Zhang Zhijiu, 40, and Malaysian Choo Hui Yong, 27, received eight months and four months behind bars respectively. Both […]
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Poker Business: Zynga Acquires Rising Tide GamesGames-maker Zynga has acquired Rising Tide Games, a rival social casino games company, Zynga announced in a company blog post on Monday. A price tag was not disclosed. Rising Tide Games is a startup from former Zynga and Playtika executives. “I am excited for Rising Tide Games to join forces with Zynga,” said Maytal Olsha, […]
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Poker Pro Phil Hellmuth To Do Reddit AMAPoker pro Phil Hellmuth will be participating in Reddit.com’s “Ask Me Anything” celebrity channel on Sept. 17 at 8 p.m., according to a press release from Poker Central, who Hellmuth partnered with earlier this year. The AMA will be open until Sunday, Sept. 20. The AMA is in celebration of the debut of Poker Central, […]
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New Jersey I-Casino Win Up 15.8 Percent In AugustGaming revenues for New Jersey-licensed online gaming sites were totaled $12.2 million in August, compared to $10.5 million in August 2014, according to figures released Monday by Garden State gaming regulators. That is an increase of 15.8 percent year-over-year. Revenue from peer-to-peer online poker was $1,983,230, down from $2,251,917 in August 2014. The decline in […]
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Joshua Beckley To Play Million Dollar Sundays On ACRJoshua Beckley announced this week his intention to play and Twitch live the 5 upcoming Million Dollar Sundays this fall on Americas Cardroom! The 24-year-old poker superstar who currently sits in seventh place of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event will be sharpening up his game before playing for the world championship title […]
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CPPT: Los Angeles Swing Begins September 21One year has passed since the Card Player Poker Tour awarded more than $2.3 million to poker players across Los Angeles. Action this year begins Sept. 21 when the first tournament of the 2015 CPPT Los Angeles swing gets underway at the Bicycle Casino. Action will continue until Oct. 25 when the main event wraps […]
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Chinese Web Star Convicted Of Underground PokerChinese Internet celebrity and “professional mistress” Guo Meimei has been jailed for five years for running an illegal gambling business in Beijing, according to a report from the BBC. She was arrested in July 2014 for taking bets on the World Cup. She had boasted online about her winnings from betting on the World Cup […]
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Vegas Sports Books Have Poor Start To NFL SeasonThe first week of the 2015-2016 NFL season was not a good one for Nevada’s sports books, as one sports book manager told ESPN that he couldn’t “remember a worse opening Sunday.” Favorites went 9-4 against the spread Sunday. Many other sports books had losing Sundays during week one, which is unusual for the only […]
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Wynn Takes Hit After $258M Junket HeistA junket operator in Macau was the victim of employee theft of up to $258 million, according to a report from Bloomberg, and the liquidity squeeze is having some unfortunate effects on casino gambling there, with Wynn Resorts apparently taking the brunt of it. Though the casino operator didn’t have any money stolen from it, […]
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Man Says Casino Stole His Blackjack WinningsA New Jersey man is suing the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas because he says the property took $3,600 in casino chips he won while playing blackjack. The casino allegedly believed he was card counting. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Thom-Matthew Kho claims theft because the casino allegedly didn’t contact state gaming regulators […]
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WSOP Main Event Coverage Begins Tuesday On ESPN2The 2015 World Series of Poker main event television coverage premieres tonight on ESPN2 and the WatchESPN app starting at 8 PM eastern. This will mark the first of three weeks of back-to-back hour-long episodes which will be slated against the ratings juggernaut that is Monday Night Football. As has been the case since 2003, […]
