Poker News

Vanessa Selbst Appears On 'Steve Harvey Show'

Vanessa Selbst, a three-time WSOP bracelet winner, on Monday appeared in an episode of the Steve Harvey Show and played some poker against the program’s host. It was just two hands and it wasn’t serious poker, but Selbst did a great job trying to give viewers some tips on how to play the game successfully. […]

WSOP To Make History With Online Bracelet Event

One of the 11 new events at this summer’s World Series of Poker is online. It will be the first time that poker players can compete for a bracelet from their home, office, coffee shop, or any number of places that aren’t the Rio Hotel and Casino’s Convention Center. The WSOP’s online poker platform launched […]

Indiana Governor Vetoes Online Horse Betting

Though he allowed riverboat casinos in the state to move onto land, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has vetoed a bill that would have allowed Indiana residents to bet on horse races via the Internet. According to nwitimes.com, lawmakers in the state are scheduled to meet early next month to decide if they want to override […]

2015 POY Update: Urbanovich, Mateos Diaz Join Top 5

The EPT Grand Final festival in Monte Carlo dramatically shook up the top twenty in the 2015 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker this week. Here’s a look at the events that have shaken up the POY standings over the past seven days: EPT Grand Final Main Event 20-year-old Adrian Mateos […]

The 'Colossus' Might Have Already Set New Record

The Colossus doesn’t start for 17 days, but on paper it could already be the largest live poker tournament in the history of the card game. According to WSOP organizers in a media conference call on Tuesday, pre-registration has been so huge that the event, which has a $5 million guaranteed prize pool, might already […]

Radanov Wins WSOP Circuit New Orleans Main Event

A total of 554 entries were made in the 2015 World Series of Poker Circuit New Orleans $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, blowing away the $500,000 guarantee to build a prize pool of $831,000. In the end Damjan Radanov emerged victorious, earning $147,514 and his first WSOP-C gold ring. In addition to the money and […]

Hooters Casino Hotel Las Vegas Sold For $70M

Hooters Casino Hotel, located just off the Las Vegas Strip, has been sold for $70 million, according to a report from the Associated Press. New York-based Trinity Hotel Investors LLC is the buyer. Next door to the property is the Tropicana, which recently sold to Penn National Gaming for $360 million, giving Penn its first […]

Poker Helps Save Man From Going To Jail

A man from New York City reportedly was able to successfully use playing poker at a casino in Atlantic City has an alibi to prevent him from getting arrested and charged for a crime he didn’t commit. The New York Post reported that 26-year-old Frank Baffi Jr. was accused of being involved with a robbery […]

Reid Thinks Poker Should Get RAWA Carve-Out

Retiring Nevada Sen. Harry Reid indicated in an interview on Monday that he’s not opposed to the Sheldon Adelson-backed bill to ban online gaming nationwide, but that poker should be considered for a carve-out, according to a report from the Las Vegas Sun. In other words, Reid still thinks Internet poker should be legal in […]

Trailer Released For Negreanu Documentary

Poker Pro Daniel Negreanu, who was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame last year, is the subject of a documentary from PokerStars, the company that sponsors him. He’s one of more than 50 poker players sponsored by PokerStars. The firm released a trailer for the documentary titled “KidPoker”. There’s no word yet on when […]

Nevada Close To Legalizing Video-Game Style Gambling

On Friday, a Nevada Assembly committee approved a plan to allow video-game style gambling in casinos, according to a report from the Las Vegas Sun. The move would put more skill-based games on gaming floors. The Senate bill is now up for a full Assembly vote. The legislation was introduced back in December. It requires […]

Poker Pros Win Contest Against World's Top Poker Bot

On Friday, a team of some of the world’s top heads-up no-limit players finished off a two-week long match against Carnegie Mellon University’s poker bot named “Claudico.” Bjorn Li, Doug Polk, Dong Kim and Jason Les each played 20,000 hands against the machine and were up a combined 732,700 chips, which was more than 7,300 […]

Poker Strategy: Making Snap Judgments

I judge my opponents by the way they look. Then I make adjustments to my strategy based on these judgments. I do it every time I play, and these snap judgments form the basis of my strategy choices against unknown players until I have more information. I played a session recently when two of these […]

Adrian Mateos Wins The 2015 EPT Grand Final

Adrian Mateos has made history, emerging victorious from a total of 564 entries in the European Poker Tour Grand Final €10,600 no-limit hold’em main event and in the process becoming the first Spanish player to ever capture an EPT main event title. “I’m so proud," Mateos told PokerStars reporters after the win. “I want to […]

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: Ben Sulsky Wins $950,000

Poker pro Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky just had one of his best weeks of the year. The New Hampshire native won $950,000 over the past seven days on Full Tilt and PokerStars, according to tracking from HighstakesDB. It took Sulsky roughly 5,100 hands to win the massive amount. Sulsky’s winnings were the most in the online […]

New Tribal Casino Opens In Oregon

Three Rivers Casino Coos Bay opened its doors on Thursday. It is one of 10 casinos in the state. There’s another Three Rivers Casino Resort in Florence, Oregon. Unlike the location in Florence, Three Rivers Casino Coos Bay does not have a poker room. It just has slot machines and a restaurant, Card Player was […]

WSOP Europe Announces 2015 Schedule

The World Series of Poker has announced the schedule for the 2015 WSOP Europe. For the first time ever the series will take place in Germany hot on the heels of the countries famous Oktoberfest celebration, with ten gold bracelets to be awarded from Oct. 8 – 24 at the Spielbank Berlin Casino. The marquee […]

Adelson-Funded I-Gaming Survey Considered Bogus

A Sheldon Adelson-funded poll in Pennsylvania released this week alleges that nearly 75 percent of voters in the Keystone State oppose legal online casino gaming, but the survey is not considered credible by those close to the situation in the state. “I don’t hold much credibility to the survey because of the way it was […]

Pros Still Crushing Bot Going Into Final Day

On Thursday morning, less than 6,000 hands remained in the “Brains vs. AI” match pitting four of the world’s top heads-up no-limit hold’em players against Carnegie Mellon University’s poker bot “Claudico”, and the humans were up a whopping 737,244. Thursday was the last day of the match. You can watch a live stream here. That’s […]

PokerStars Signs Brazilian Football Star

Amaya Gaming Group, the parent company of PokerStars, said Thursday that Brazilian football star Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior is the newest ambassador for the poker site. Neymar Jr. had a love of poker prior to inking the deal, saying in a statement: “Growing up and playing football everyday has made me a competitive person. […]

Americas Cardroom Unveils $150K Freebuy Super Series

This Friday, May 8, Americas Cardroom (ACR) will unveil the brand-new Freebuy Super Series, a 57-event tournament series with $150,000 in guarantees. The best part? All of the buy-ins are completely FREE! That’s right. It will cost absolutely nothing to enter all of these tournaments. All initial buy-ins are free. Players can rebuy and add-on […]

Antonio Esfandiari Partners With Poker Central Network

Poker Central has announced that poker pro Antonio Esfandiari has partnered with the network to help make 24/7 poker a reality. “We are thrilled to add Antonio to the Poker Central team,” said Clint Stinchcomb, chief executive officer of Poker Central. “Antonio is beloved in the poker community, and will be a great asset in […]

Here's The Criminal Complaint Against Micon

Poker pro Bryan Micon is currently being accused of operating an unlicensed Internet gaming site by the state of Nevada. The alleged misconduct carries a possible prison term of up to 10 years, plus a five-figure fine. Nevada currently regulates two online poker sites within its borders. Micon allegedly broke the law by running bitcoin-fueled […]

Advanced Poker Training Introduces Plans And Reports

If you’re like most poker players, identifying areas where you can improve your poker game is a real challenge. We all hope to find that perfect coach who can accurately assess our weaknesses and suggest ways to practice and improve, but that costs a lot of money. Unfortunately, most online training solutions involve watching videos […]

Steve Wynn Says He's Still Against Internet Poker

In an interview on Nevada political program “Ralston Reports”, billionaire casino owner Steve Wynn touched on a number of topics concerning the U.S. gaming industry and said that he is still against real-money casino games on the Internet. “I believe that Internet gaming is not going to happen in any way that is meaningful for […]

Construction Begins On Resorts World Las Vegas

Ground was broken Tuesday for the $4 billion Resorts World Las Vegas on the Strip. The casino, which will be the first new mega-resort to be built on the Strip in 10 years, should open sometime in the middle of 2018. The project will open in phases, though. The site is Boyd Gaming’s unfinished Echelon […]

Explain Poker Like I'm Five: Gap Concept

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 […]

POY: WPT Championship, EPT Grand Final Shift Top 20

The WPT Championship wrapped up while the EPT Grand Final got underway last week and both series have had a huge impact on the 2015 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here’s a look at the events that have shaken up the POY standings over the past seven days: WPT Championship […]

Proposal For Chicago Casino Resurfaces In Illinois

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed two casino bills during his time in office, but current Gov. Bruce Rauner has signaled he’s open to a casino in Chicago. On Monday in Chicago, Rauner said, according to the Associated Press: “I know the city would very much like to have a significant casino within the city […]