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Jason Somerville Snags PokerStars Deal

Despite shedding many of its sponsored players over recent months, PokerStars and poker pro Jason Somerville have reached a deal to make him an ambassador for the site. Somerville was previously with Nevada-based poker site Ultimate Poker. That site closed down last year due to insufficient traffic. The New York native has $5.4 million in […]

Hooters Las Vegas Closes Its Small Poker Room

The two-table poker room at Hooters Las Vegas located near the intersection of Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd. is closed. According to USPoker.com, the poker room at the casino-restaurant opened at 2 p.m. daily, but often had no games running. It had $1-$2 no-limit hold’em, but no tournaments. Hooters’ poker room is the second in […]

Federal Online Gaming Ban To Have Hearing Thursday

A bill seeking to ban online poker at the federal level will get a hearing on Thursday. At 9:30 a.m., the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations will discuss Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s (R-Utah) H.R. 707. It’s been dubbed the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act.” It aims to undo the progress made in December […]

A Poker Life: Bryan Paris

When Black Friday hit the poker world in April of 2011, many U.S. online poker players were forced with the tough decision of moving abroad or taking their game to the variance-heavy waters of live tournament poker. It wasn’t a tough decision at all for California native Bryan Paris, who found himself in Amsterdam, where […]

WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Begins Mar. 9

The 2015 World Poker Tour will continue the California Swing in the heart of Silicon Valley when it returns to San Jose, CA. The short series of events, highlighted by the unique $7,500 World Poker Tour Shooting Star main event begins on March 9th and runs until the 13th, with days 1A and 1B beginning […]

Capture The Flag: Tristan Wade

Poker pro Tristan Wade, 29, had more than ten cashes last year on the tournament circuit, including a ring in a World Series of Poker Circuit event in August for $106,806. The 2011 WSOP bracelet winner, who hails from Florida, might be known as a tournament expert, but he is also well-versed in cash game […]

Dan Gilbert Now Owns 100 Percent Of Ohio Casinos

Dan Gilbert’s Rock Gaming has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Caesars’ interest in two of Ohio’s four casinos, as well as a racino. Caesars previously had 20 percent of the partnership’s overall Ohio gaming business. The firm, which is going through chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reportedly will continue to manage the […]

Web Poker: Phil Ivey Loses Another $600K

Poker pro Phil Ivey just had back-to-back weeks of losing $600,000. The 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner lost $614,528 after 5,600 hands between last Friday and today. Ivey has so far dumped nearly $1.3 million on 2015. He needed 3,200 hands to lose almost the exact same sum the previous week. Last year […]

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 […]

Pennsylvania Looks To Preserve Online Poker Right

Pennsylvania saw an online poker bill introduced this week, but it comes while there’s a federal bill on the table that would ban online gaming nationwide. It’s a strange situation. Pennsylvania lawmaker John Payne told Card Player on Thursday that he anticipates a proposal to accompany his online poker bill that would essentially aim to […]

World Series Of Poker Circuit To Go International

The World Series of Poker Circuit is going global. The WSOP announced Thursday that it has begun entering into agreements with poker rooms in Italy, Morocco and Mexico to license the WSOP brand. Marrakesh, a major city in Morocco, will host the first WSOP-C event outside of the United States on Mar. 7. The WSOP-C, […]

CPPT: Tour to Return to Choctaw in April

A new name will soon be added to the list of Card Player Poker Tour champions hailing from Choctaw Resort Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. The tour will return to the famous Oklahoma casino Apr. 2-12 for the fourth time since the inaugural stop which saw Maxx Dansky win more than $153,000 in 2012. Other winners […]

2015 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event Preview

The Commerce Casino is home to the largest poker room in the world, with 160 tables ready for top flight poker action all day every day. From beginner-friendly low-stakes games to some of the biggest cash games in the world, there is something for everyone at The Commerce. In addition to it’s cash game offerings […]

Pennsylvania Online Poker Bill Introduced

The state of Pennsylvania has before flirted with legislation that would allow casinos already in the state to offer gambling on the Internet to those physically within Pennsylvania’s borders, and on Wednesday this year saw the state’s latest attempt. State Rep. John Payne introduced House Bill 649. No text has yet been made available online, […]

Maryland Bills Seek To Legalize Home Games

A pair of bills in Maryland aim to decriminalize hosting and/or playing in poker home games. Senate Bill 184 comes from Sen. Nancy King, while House Bill 59 is from Delegate Kirill Reznik. Both are Democrats. The proposal would allow a person to run a home game that is based on chance or skill involving […]

Deepstack Charity Classic Coming To Central Florida

It’s finally here… Poker fans all across America have been waiting for it ever since last year’s sold out Extravaganza… Your very special invitation and opportunity to reserve your seat before this year’s Charity Classic is again sold out… And, most importantly, you can now receive your Card Player discount (for the next few days). […]

POY: Kuether and Montes Climb Inside Top Five

As February winds down some big changes to the leaderboard in the 2015 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a look at the events that made the largest impact over the past seven days: Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza I Main Event The Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza I $1,600 no-limit hold’em main […]

Tribe Will Grow Marijuana If No Florida Casino

A Native American tribe that has land in the state of Florida wants to build a casino in the Sunshine State and if it doesn’t eventually get the OK, it says it will grow marijuana on its land instead, according to a report from WTSP.com. That’s reportedly in the form of a threat. Marijuana is […]

Revel Casino Deal Salvaged, Sold For $82 Million

Revel, the $2.4 billion Atlantic City casino that closed last year, has a new deal in place. The casino and Florida real estate developer Glenn Straub have agreed to a $82 million price tag, just days after the deal was supposedly dead for good, the AP reported. The $82 million cost is lower than the […]

Nevada, Delaware Close To I-Poker Sharing

U.S. online poker is in need of a boost of some kind, and Nevada and Delaware are close to bringing some energy to the industry thanks to a historic deal to share player pools for their respective online poker sites. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval reportedly said Monday that shared liquidity should kick off in four […]

Jose Montes Wins HPT Golden Gates Main Event

Just a month ago Jose Montes won World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw main event for $352,669. The poker pro based out of Bronx, New York has already found his way back to champion’s podium, coming out on top of a 761-entry field to win the 2015 Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates $1,650 no-limit hold’em […]

Man Wins $1.5 Million On NJ Online Gaming Site

On Valentine’s Day, a New Jersey man, who has so far been unidentified, won $1.5 million on a single hand of “Let It Ride” on a New Jersey-approved web betting site. According to the Associated Press, it’s the largest online gaming payout in the state’s history—and also likely the most ever awarded from an online […]

High-Stakes British Poker Pro Crashes Ferrari F458

The car that British poker pro Sam Trickett bought with his 2012 Big One for One Drop winnings is not looking good this week, as Trickett ended up crashing it and posting the photo to his social media accounts. The Ferrari F458, which reportedly cost £275,000, was damaged significantly, but fortunately Trickett walked away from […]

Iconic Paris Poker Room Closed For Good

The Aviation Club de France, a more than 100-year-old gambling club in Paris that was raided by police in September of last year and shut down over alleged misconduct, including alleged money laundering, has been ordered to undergo judicial liquidation. In other words, the card room is no more. The Aviation Club de France is […]

Trumps Score Win In Casino Branding Lawsuit

A lawsuit by the Trumps (Donald and Ivanka) that aims to strip the bankrupt Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City of the Trump name has been given the green light to proceed, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. A bankruptcy judge in Delaware on Friday said the lawsuit could move forward after […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: Feb. 23 - Mar. 1

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 February 23rd through March 1st. Head to our tournament […]

CEO Wins $1M At Blackjack, Drops $300K On Dinner

Shane Smith, CEO of Vice Media Inc., reportedly won $1 million playing blackjack and then dropped $300,000 for a steak dinner at Bellagio last month, according to Bloomberg. MGM Resorts International, owner of the casino, revealed on an earnings call Tuesday that unidentified guests had enjoyed a $300,000 meal, and the firm’s CEO said it […]

Bill To Ban Web Poker Might Get Hearing Next Month

A Sheldon Adelson-backed plan to ban online poker across the United States might get a hearing on Capitol Hill on Mar. 5, a source close to the situation reportedly said. The bill is Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s (R-Utah) H.R. 707, which has been dubbed the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act”. It aims to undo the progress […]

Riviera Casino Bought, To Be Torn Down

On Friday, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors voted in favor of buying the Riviera Hotel & Casino, one of the oldest casinos still standing in Las Vegas, as part of a plan to tear the property down to make way for the Las Vegas Convention Center, according to reporting from […]

Poker Strategy: Tough River Situation

I recently had the pleasure of traveling to beautiful Prague for the World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour events. In a particular hand from a €1,000 event, I found myself totally lost on the river. This hand took place near the end of the first day. My opponent is a tight, aggressive kid who […]