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Poker Players' Case Against Iowa Cops Moves Forward

Poker players John Newmer­zhycky and William “Bart” Davis were driving through Iowa in a rental car in April 2013 after going to a World Series of Poker Circuit event in Illinois when they were pulled over by state troopers. Police later seized $100,000 in cash from the two men—and they are still trying to get […]

Poker Strategy With Ed Miller: Why LAGs Win

LAGs win. Not all LAGs, of course, but if you watch the $5-$10 or $10-$20 no-limit hold’em games in your area, there’s a good chance the best player in the pool plays a LAG style at least sometimes. Loose-aggressive, or LAG, play is characterized by playing lots of hands—including some bad ones—and then betting frequently […]

CPPT: bestbet Jacksonville Begins August 13

The Card Player Poker Tour will make its way back to bestbet Jacksonville after a year-long hiatus for a 10-tournament series Aug. 13-24. “It’s been over a year since our last Card Player Poker Tour event and we are very excited to have them back,” said Jesse Hollander, bestbet Jacksonville director of poker operations. Typically […]

888 Acquires Bwin.Party For $1.4 Billion

On Friday, the boards of 888 Holdings and Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment announced that the two online gambling companies have reached an agreement to merge. 888 will acquire its larger rival, which includes the prominent PartyPoker brand, in a deal worth $1.4 billion. The deal is expected to close late this year or early next year. […]

POY: WSOP Main Event Champ To Earn 3,300 Points

The World Series of Poker has come to an end, but as we prepare to enter the next phase in the 2015 Card Player Player of the Year race, here is a look at how the largest tournament of the year, the WSOP main event, could effect the POY racing heading into the Fall. 2015 […]

Adelson-Backed Group Brings On More Politicians

The Sheldon Adelson-backed group that is trying to outlaw online poker in America has brought on former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) and former Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) to help lobby for the ban, according to reporting from The Hill. South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a bill late last month that seeks […]

The Fitz Announces Dates For 2015 Poker Festival

Dubbed the biggest and busiest card room in the city of Dublin, the “Fitz” has announced the dates for the 2015 Poker Festival. The action kicks off with a Super Satellite to the main event on Wednesday, Nov. 25 with a buy-in of only €50. Events will include the End of the Month Freeroll, deepstacks […]

November Nine Set In 2015 WSOP Main Event

A total of 6,420 players put up the $10,000 buy-in for the 2015 World Series of Poker main event, creating a total prize pool of $60,348,000. After a little more than a week of long, grueling days at the tables, the annual summer series has reached the final table of its marquee event, otherwise known […]

Negreanu Finishes 11th In WSOP Main Event

Daniel Negreanu, the top tournament earner in the history of poker, is out of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event. He was unable to overcome a short stack during 11-handed play, hitting the rail for a payday of $526,778 early Wednesday morning. Massive chip leader Joe McKeehen, a 24-year-old from Pennsylvania, was the […]

Chan: WSOP Main Event 'Has The Best Value'

New York poker pro Patrick Chan added some chips to his stack on day 7 of the 2015 WSOP main event in a hand that was pretty strange for this deep in poker’s most prestigious event. Chan busted James Magner after the latter decided to move all in out of turn. The main event “has […]

Americas Cardroom Gears Up For Million Dollar Sunday

The Million Dollar Sundays (August 2, 3 pm ET) is already the biggest poker event in the US this summer. Direct satellites began June 28, super satellites and freerolls have already been running around the clock. Want more? Americas Cardroom has decided to add even more to the excitement! Introducing the Million Dollar Warmup Tournament […]

72-Year-Old Bluffing Top Pros Deep In Main Event

Pierre Neuville, a former executive for a game and toy company in Europe, retired from business in 2008 to spend more time pursuing leisure activities. He had taken a break from poker for many years to focus on business, but lately he’s rekindled his love for the game. Since 2008, the 72-year-old Belgian has created […]

Joe McKeehen Feeling 'Antsy' During Main Event Run

One of the bigger stacks on day 7 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event is poker pro Joe McKeehen, who is hoping to secure a spot as a member of the November Nine by the end of the night. McKeehen, who grew in North Wales, Pennsylvania and attended nearby Arcadia University, has […]

2015 WSOP Main Event: Negreanu Headlines Last 27

Daniel Negreanu has achieved incredible things in poker. The 40-year-old Poker Hall of Famer leads the all-time live tournament earnings money list with $29,942,773 in cashes over his career. He is a two-time Card Player Player of the Year award winner. He has 38 career titles, including six World Series of Poker bracelets and two […]

Steve Gross: Might Open A Restaurant If I Win

There were several poker superstars remaining in the 2015 WSOP main event as the field shrank to less than 50 on Monday, and one of them was former online poker pro Steve Gross. The New Jersey native came into the day with less than the average stack, but it’s definitely not something that had him […]

Andrew Moreno "Freerolling" In WSOP Main Event

With a little more than 50 players remaining in the 2015 World Series of Poker main event, 32-year-old poker pro Andrew Moreno has a shot at making poker history. This is the fifth year Moreno has played in the main event, although he’s spent the better part of the last decade in the poker world […]

Win $7K In Prizes This Month With Card Player Poker

Looking for exciting poker action, but not ready to put up a deposit? Check out Card Player Poker. It offers FREE, legal poker play and welcomes U.S. players. This month, Card Player Poker is giving away $5,000 in the newest tournament on the schedule. Starting July 9, players can grind their way into the $5,000 […]

Morgenstern Looks To Avoid Another WSOP Implosion

Getting one great shot at a main event final table could happen once in a lifetime, but for German poker pro Anton Morgenstern it’s going to be two opportunities in as many years. Morgenstern entered day 6 of the 2015 main event on Monday with 4,200,000 in chips, good for 17th out of the remaining […]

Kelly Minkin: Last Woman In WSOP Main Event

A total of six female poker players entered day 5 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event with the hopes of advancing, but only one, 28-year-old Kelly Minkin survived the day. As a result, Minkin joins the growing list of women such as Tiffany Williamson, Gaëlle Baumann and Breeze Zuckerman who will forever […]

Final Days Of Card Player Series Subscription Special

Card Player magazine is helping poker enthusiasts celebrate the 2015 World Series of Poker with a Series Subscription Special. From now until July 15, new subscribers can take advantage of a discounted subscription rate. 26 issues (1 year) for $25.95 (regularly $39.95) 52 issues (2 years) for $39.95 (regularly $59.95) Subscribers gain access to columns […]

Neuville Leads 2015 WSOP Main Event After Day 5

Day 5 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event is in the books, ending with an incredibly tough field of 69 players remaining to battle it out for the title, the bracelet and the $7,680,021 first-place prize. Among the final eight tables are numerous big names, including the likes of all-time tournament earnings […]

1993 WSOP Champ: 'Allow Talking During Hands'

With less than 150 players remaining during the late afternoon on Sunday on day 5 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event, the only former winner of the tournament still alive was Jim Bechtel, who took gold in the 1993 no-limit hold’em championship. The 63-year-old doesn’t play much poker these days, but he […]

McKeehen Leads 2015 WSOP Main Event After Day 4

From a field of 6,420 entries now only 237 remain in the 2015 World Series of Poker main event. One of them will be poker’s next world champion. The chip leader at the end of day 4 is Joseph McKeehen. The poker pro from North Wales, PA bagged up 3,122,000. McKeehen is a two-time WSOP […]

Negreanu Busts Hellmuth Deep In WSOP Main Event

Phil Hellmuth had a chance this year in the main event, but the 14-time bracelet winner fell by the wayside at around 5:30 p.m. local time on Saturday in 417th place. According to the WSOP live updates, Hellmuth’s last hand began with him betting 20,000 from the hijack, and an opponent calling in the small […]

Phil Laak Records First Career Main Event Cash

One of the remaining players during about the mid-point in play on Saturday on the fourth day of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event was high-stakes poker pro and bracelet winner Phil Laak. By making the top 1,000 yesterday, Laak recorded his first ever main event cash. Laak was playing about the average […]

CPPT: Hollywood Park Casino Added to Schedule

For the second time ever the Card Player Poker Tour will stop at Hollywood Park Casino in Southern California, this time as part of Season III. Play begins Oct. 16 with a $160 no-limit hold’em $15,000 guarantee and a $230 no-limit hold’em $25,000 guarantee tournament. The stop will consist of 14 tournaments, each with its […]

WSOP Main Event: Bubble Bursts, Hastings Near Lead

They’re in the money! A little before 10:00 PM local time the money bubble burst in the 2015 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in main event. With the simultaneous elimination of Jonas Lauck and Roy Daoud the remaining 1,000 players were all guaranteed to cash for at least $15,000 in this year’s championship event. The […]

Matusow Sits With A Big Stack On Main Event Day 3

It’s been a decade since poker pro Mike Matusow made the final table in the World Series of Poker main event, but a return could be on the horizon. Matusow sat with one of the larger stacks in the Rio Convention Center on Friday during day 3 of the 2015 no-limit hold’em championship. Nearly 1,800 […]

Oaks Card Club Pays Out Record Jackpot

On June 28, the Oaks Card Club in Emeryville, California paid off its biggest bad beat jackpot ever. When quad nines got beaten by a ten-high straight flush, the nine lucky players at the $1-$1-$2 no-limit hold’em table split the massive jackpot of $200,000! The “Luck of the Irish” came through, as it was a […]

Explain Poker Like I'm Five: Free Card Play

Not everyone jumped on the poker bandwagon during the Moneymaker boom. When you’ve been playing the game for years, it’s easy to forget that poker speak may as well be a different language. A lot of players are just picking up a deck of cards for the first time and may be wondering what the […]