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Capture The Flag: Mike Gorodinsky

Mike Gorodinsky is only 29 years of age, but he already has a World Series of Poker bracelet and plays in some of the biggest mixed games in the world. Like many in the poker community, he started playing poker seriously after seeing Chris Moneymaker win the World Series of Poker main event back in […]

Poker Strategy: How To Beat A Very Loose Game

Many players struggle with frustration in very loose games. The frustration runs so deeply that a number of people are convinced that it’s nearly impossible to create a long-term edge in games like these. The thinking goes like this. If players are willing to call preflop with any two cards, and if they will call […]

Ex-Cop Convicted Of Underground Poker

According to the New York Daily News, retired NYPD sergeant Ralph Mastrantonio was convicted Thursday of operating an illegal, underground poker game in Staten Island. He faces up to five years in prison for the poker room dubbed “5th Street”. The operation served alcohol and food, according to the report, in addition to taking a […]

KickStarter To Fund Poker's Ultimate Grinder Gadget

Attention live poker players! Do you like using your tablet or phone at the poker table, but hate running out of battery at the end of a long tournament day, or cash session? If “yes”, then you need the Grinder Gadget. The Grinder Gadget is a portable, compact charging station and electronics stand – by […]

Poker Pro Phil Ivey Appears In Chrysler Commercial

It’s generally pretty hard for poker professionals to snag sponsorship deals of any kind these days, but that doesn’t apply to the game’s biggest stars, such as Phil Ivey. The 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner appeared in commercial for the Chrysler 300. It was titled “The Kings & Queens of America” and tries […]

Chan Pelton Wins CPPT Choctaw Main Event

The latest addition to the Card Player Poker Tour Hall of Fame is Chan Pelton, who won the CPPT Choctaw main event for $130,455 and 840 Card Player Player of the Year points. Pelton outlasted a field of 656 players in the $1,080 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event for the largest live score of […]

2015 CPPT Choctaw: Main Event Doubles Guarantee

One lucky player is going to leave Choctaw Casino Resort Sunday evening with $130,445 and the title of Card Player Poker Tour champion. The fourth consecutive running of the CPPT Choctaw no-limit hold’em main event promised a $300,000 prizepool for the price of a $1,080 buy-in. But with a massive turnout of 656 players the […]

CPPT Choctaw: Dan Lowery Leads Day 1A

An impressive field of 230 players showed up for day 1A of the Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw $1,080 main event on April 10. The $300,000 guarantee is sure to be crushed, as only 80 players are needed to meet that number. Of the 230 players who entered day 1A, only 28 remained when chips […]

CPPT Choctaw Results: Events 16-17 & 19

The fourth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Resort Casino in Durant, Oklahoma Apr. 2. The series will continue until Apr. 12 and feature a $1,080 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event Apr. 10-12. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 16: No-Limit Hold’em […]

FL Ponders Decoupling Poker And Greyhound Racing

On Thursday, Florida’s House Regulatory Affairs Committee approved a watered-down gambling bill that if enacted would allow for the decoupling of poker and greyhound racing, according to a report from newsherald.com. The legislation isn’t likely to actually navigate the legislative process, but it does set the stage for more discussions next year, as the state […]

Online Poker: Ilari Sahamies Drops $267K

Finnish poker pro Ilari “Ilari Fin” Sahamies had a tough week at the online poker tables, dropping around $267,000, according to tracking from HighstakesDB. Through nearly 32,000 hands played so far this year, Sahamies, 32 years of age, is up around $628,000—on PokerStars. His “Ziigmund” screen name on Full Tilt has been inactive for quite […]

CPPT Choctaw Main Event Underway

The Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw $1,080 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event begins Friday, April 10. Hosting some of the most successful tournaments in the region, Choctaw Resort Casino is the closest major resort to the Dallas metropolitan area and provides guests with an array of amenities including four lodging options, a world-class spa […]

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 Choctaw Results: Events 13-15

The fourth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Resort Casino in Durant, Oklahoma Apr. 2. The series will continue until Apr. 12 and feature a $1,080 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event Apr. 10-12. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 13: No-Limit Hold’em […]

Poker Central Producing TV Show For Aria Tournament

Poker Central, branded as the world’s first 24/7 poker network, will be producing a TV show for this summer’s $500,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl taking place at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Poker Central will work alongside POKER PROductions, which has produced the WSOP broadcast and many other poker shows in […]

Wynn's Boston-Area Casino Experiences Setback

Bureaucracy is holding up Wynn Resorts’ approved project in the town of Everett, just outside of the city of Boston, according to the Boston Globe. The office of the state’s governor on Friday refused to issue a permit for the project because it thinks that Wynn was sold some land before the state’s environmental agency […]

Ohio Gambling Market Has Record Month

Ohio’s gambling industry just had its best month ever, according to figures released by state gambling regulators this week. Gaming revenue at the state’s four casinos and seven racinos was $145.6 million in March. That beats the previous monthly high of $135.4 million in December. According to the Columbus Dispatch, March was the seventh month […]

The Decline Of The Family Card Game?

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, there has been a noticeable decline in family card games, which can be attributed to, in part, advancing technology. This isn’t all that surprising, but many benefits are being lost, the report underscored. “A whole generation of consumers didn’t learn to play cards the way an entire […]

2015 POY: Heimiller and Triantafyllikis Win

After a huge shakeup last week things have settled down just a bit in the 2015 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. That doesn’t mean that there weren’t plenty of POY points and piles of prize money awarded this week. Here is a look at the biggest results of the past […]

Poker Strategy With Gavin Griffin: Elasticity

I was playing my usual game last night, $5-$5 blinds no-limit and this hand came up. There was a limper and the guy in the game who was giving the most action made it $35. I called from the big blind with 7 6. The limper called and we saw a flop of A-J-x rainbow. […]

CPPT Choctaw Results: Events 4 & 7-12

The fourth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Resort Casino in Durant, Oklahoma April 2. The series will continue until April 12 and feature a $1,080 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event April 10-12. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 4: No-Limit Hold’em […]

Revel Casino Sale Finally Completed

The Revel saga is finally over, after five attempts at completing a deal with a potential buyer. On Monday, the deal was finalized with Florida-based real estate developer Glenn Straub. He bought the $2.4 billion casino for $82 million. Straub plans to rebrand the property. Multiple attempts to finalize the deal had fallen through thanks […]

Third Pennsylvania I-Poker Bill Emerges

On Monday, a third proposal that would lead to online poker regulation in the state of Pennsylvania hit the legislature. The proposal, introduced by Rep. Tina Davis, containing the language is House Bill No. 920. The bill, which has 11 sponsors, was referred to the Committee on Gaming Oversight. On April 16 and May 6, […]

Morgan Stanley: Global Gambling Market $423B

The gambling industry at large is huge, and last year there was $423 billion in total gaming win (gaming revenue) across the globe, according to research just released from Morgan Stanley. From Forbes: Lotteries accounted for 29 percent at $121 billion, with what the report terms “other gambling” such as sports betting and parimutuel racing […]

How Supercomputers Will Transform Poker

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Alleged Poker Cheat Gets Jail For DVD Pirating

Christian Patrick Lusardi, the man who allegedly used counterfeit chips in a poker tournament at Borgata last year, has been sentenced to five years in prison for pirating DVDs, according to WRAL.com. The 43-year-old pleaded guilty in September to copyright infringement and trafficking in counterfeit labels and must also pay $1.1 million in penalties. Police […]

Poker Legend Dave 'DevilFish' Ulliott Passes Away

Poker legend Dave “DevilFish” Ulliott has passed away from his battle with bowel cancer, according to a Tweet sent Tuesday from his personal Twitter account. Ulliott was born on April 4, 1954. Over his decades-long poker career, the poker pro accumulated more than $5 million in lifetime tournament scores, which includes a World Series of […]

Watch What Happens After This Player Slowrolls

Andreas Gann finished in eighth place in the 2015 Irish Poker Open, which was quite the accomplishment, but the way he exited the tournament has the poker world talking. Irish poker legend Donnacha O’Dea (1.3 million in chips) began the hand by raising to 100,000 with the A 6 (blinds 25,000-50,000 and a 5,000 ante) […]

Poker Strategy: Slowing Down On The Flop

Recently on the Red Chip Poker forums, a member posted a hand she played. I’ve changed a few of the details of the hand to make the example more illustrative, but the main concept at play is the same. It’s a $1-$3 game with $300 stacks. A player limps, and our hero raises to $15 […]

Dan Bilzerian PSA Released On The Web

In order to resolve his case over alleged bomb-making, high-stakes poker player Dan Bilzerian filmed a short public service announcement for the government, which featured him telling people what not to do on public land. Agreeing to do the PSA reportedly helped Bilzerian avoid possible prison time. The YouTube video was published last week and […]