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Former Security Guard Indicted Over AC Casino Heist

A former security guard at Caesars Atlantic City has been indicted with four others for allegedly stealing $181,000 from the casino in a brazen July 2014 heist. According to a report from the AP, former Caesars security guard Izyiah Plummer, along with Aaron Evans, Nathaniel Greenlee and Donavon Jackson, were indicted over the incident. A […]

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 […]

Online Poker Legend Chad Batista Passes Away

Chad “lilholdem954” Batista, one of the original online poker stars, passed away on Thursday in Las Vegas, according to various postings on social media. He was 34. The Florida-native had nearly $1 million in lifetime live tournament earnings to go along with millions more on the Internet. He was one of the strongest players in […]

Downtown Las Vegas Casino Closes Doors

The Las Vegas Club, a casino located at the corner of Main and Fremont streets in Downtown Las Vegas, closed just after midnight on Thursday, according to Vegas Inc. The casino was bought by the two owners of The D Las Vegas and the Golden Gate Casino Hotel, casinos also located Downtown. The Las Vegas […]

CPPT: bestbet Main Event Begins August 21

The Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville main event begins Aug. 21. Typically drawing fields of more than 200 players, the $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event is expected to be even better this time around. “It’s actually been a while since our last big event,” Hollander said. “So this should be very well […]

Stakes Increasing For Bwin.Party: Report

One of the firms trying to acquire Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment is prepared to again increase its offer. According to a report from Bloomberg, GVC Holdings said that it is willing to go above $1.55 billion in an effort to beat out 888 Holdings, which is also trying to acquire Bwin, one of the industry’s heaviest […]

Horseshoe Cincy Gears Up For Labor Day Deepstack

The Horseshoe Cincinnati Casino is gearing up for the second annual Labor Day DeepStack Poker Series which will feature a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool for the main event. The series, which starts Tuesday, Sept. 1, boasts six events with buy-ins ranging from $200 to the $1,500 main event. There will also be five mega and […]

Harman: 'Really Important' To Get Into Poker HoF

The first round of the selection process for the 2015 Poker Hall of Fame class ended this past weekend, and there’s a player who could be among the 10 finalists for a sixth year in a row. High-stakes cash game legend Jennifer Harman has seen her name on the list every year since 2010, and […]

Philadelphia Says Planned Casino Needs More Space

The planned $500 million Live! Hotel & Casino Philadelphia needs two zoning-related issues corrected before it could be built, the city’s Planning Commission said this week, according to a report from Philly.com. The casino doesn’t have enough open space and its planned digital signs would be too bright. The city’s second Las Vegas-style casino would […]

Poker Central Network Announces Two Original Series

Poker Central, the world’s first and only 2/47 poker television network, has announced the production of two, new original series. “These two new series are perfect examples of Poker Central’s commitment to providing unprecedented coverage of the poker world and insider access to the incredibly talented professionals who make the game so compelling for viewers around the world,” said Dan Russell, senior […]

2015 POY: Mercier and Volpe Make Moves In Top 5

The Card Player Player of the Year race underwent a big shake up this week following the climax of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open tournament series. Here is a look at the events that made the biggest impact on the 2015 POY standings over the past seven days: 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open […]

Zazay Wins 2015 SHRPO $5 Million Gtd. Main Event

Omar Zazay emerged victorious from a field of 907 players to win the third annual Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5,250 no-limit hold’em main event. The 2015 running of this huge tournament saw a short from a re-entry event with a $10 million guarantee to a freezeout format with a $5 million guarantee, but even […]

Delaware I-Poker Revenue Lowest Since January

Delaware’s three online poker sites took in $28,158.31 during July, according to figures released by the state lottery. That’s the lowest since January. I-poker revenue in July 2014 was $31,261.18. Overall online gaming revenue was $142,083.40 in July 2015, down from $172,496.41 a year ago. Delaware Park, Harrington Raceway and Dover Downs are the three […]

Polk, Sands Might Fight In $500K Prop Bet

High-stakes poker pros Doug Polk and David Sands competed against each other this summer in the $500,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl and now both might be putting another half-a-million dollars on the line, but this won’t be over cards. The two were negioating a $500,000 prop bet on Wednesday, according to a Tweet from […]

Jason Mercier Wins 2015 SHRPO $25k High Roller

Jason Mercier overcame a tough final table to win the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $25,400 buy-in no-limit hold’em high roller event, capturing his second title of the year and earning $652,800. “It’s pretty awesome because for as many tournaments as I’ve won, I’ve never actually had my family here. I knew this tournament […]

Winning Lotto Number Shown On TV Before Being Drawn

The lottery is the most popular form of gambling in the United States, but it’s not without a fair bit of criticism, and once in awhile controversy. In Serbia on Tuesday, the country’s lottery had what first appeared to be a typical TV drawing, but then something bizarre happened. The graphic on screen showed one […]

Massachusetts' First Casino Off To Strong Start

The state of Massachusetts’ first brick-and-mortar casino took in $18,155,783.86 during July, its first full month in business, according to information released Monday by state gaming regulators. Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville is a slots-parlor, meaning it doesn’t have table games. The casino is taxed at a 49-percent rate on gross gaming revenue. Of the […]

Explain Poker Like I'm Five: Bluff Catcher

When you’ve played poker for years, it’s easy to forget that technical poker speak may as well be a different language. Many players just picked up a deck of cards for the first time and are wondering what the hell a reverse implied range merge against a large stack to pot ratio is. Maybe you […]

Brian Hastings Joins Multi Action Poker Team

Multi Action Poker has announced a new partnership with three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and elite poker pro Brian Hastings. “Multi Action Poker is a fun new variant of live poker,” said Hastings. “The action is fast and furious and players get significantly more hands per hour. MAP is an online poker player’s […]

New York Online Poker Hearing Set For Sept. 9

The state of New York will be holding a hearing on the topic of online gaming in the afternoon on Sept. 9, Card Player was told by the New York Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee. The plans for the hearing were first reported by GamblingCompliance and USPoker. Legislation was proposed in May, but it […]

Footballer Declares Bankruptcy Over Gambling

Former Scottish professional footballer Dominic Matteo recently declared for bankruptcy, due in large part to huge gambling losses, according to a report this week from The Sentinel. His gambling debts reportedly are more than £1 million. During his 17-year career he played for Liverpool, Sunderland, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City. “With drinking or […]

Colman and Volpe Headline 2015 SHRPO Final Table

The final table is set in the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5 million guaranteed no-limit hold’em $5,250 buy-in main event, and the reigning champion Daniel Colman is among the final nine competing for the $1 million first place prize. For the third running of this event the tournament switched from a re-entry format […]

Borgata Responds To Poker Pro's Countersuit

There was a dramatic new development in the case pitting Phil Ivey against the Borgata in Atlantic City in late July that involved the poker pro countersuing the casino that originally sued him in April 2014. In 2012, Ivey and playing partner Cheung Yin Sun were able to spot manufacturing defects on the backs of […]

ACR Gears Up For Freebuy Super Series II

In case you are wondering, you did read the headline correctly. This tournament series is free to enter. It’s easy to argue the merits of a lot of promotions that get introduced and recycled in the online poker world; it’s tough to argue the value this tournament series provides to players. In case you’re unfamiliar […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: August 17 - 23

In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from August 17 – 23. Head to our tournament database […]

Judge: Poker Is Still Illegal In Wisconsin

Though poker is widespread in Wisconsin, a judge has ruled that the game is illegal in the state if it’s not held in tribal casinos, according to a report from Madison-based Isthmus.com. A group of poker players had challenged the legal status of poker since it is a game of skill, but Circuit Judge Richard […]

NJ Lawmaker: PokerStars Licensing 'In Short Order'

New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak, the man who successfully pushed legislation a couple of years ago that brought regulated online gaming to the Garden State, is likely going to be running for governor in the future, when Chris Christie’s time at the helm will be up. Lesniak’s interest in running has the online gaming community […]

CPPT: bestbet Jacksonville Results

The sixth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at bestbet Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida Aug. 13. The series will continue until Aug. 24 and feature a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event Aug. 21-24. Here is a look at the latest results: Event: No-Limit Hold’em $100,000 Guarantee Buy […]

CPPT: bestbet Jacksonville Results

The sixth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at bestbet Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida Aug. 13. The series will continue until Aug. 24 and feature a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event Aug. 21-24. Here is a look at the latest results: Event:Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better Buy In: $350 […]

CPTV Classic Video: High Rollin' With Vanessa Rousso

Vanessa Rousso has accumulated over $3.5 million in live tournament earnings so far as a professional poker player and roughly another million online. The 32-year-old has spent more time away from the felt in recent years, working on a career in music as a DJ and producer and most recently participating in the hit CBS […]