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Luke Brabin Wins 2014 WSOP APAC Kickoff Event

The final table of the first event of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific was an all-Australian affair. The $1,100 AUD buy-in no-limit hold’em accumulator drew a field of 661 entries with players turning out from around the world. In the end Luke Brabin emerged victorious, taking home $131,365 AUD ($115,491 USD) and […]

VIDEO: Meet 2014 November Niner William Tonking

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The final table of the 2014 World Series of Poker main event was set in the early morning hours of July 15th. A field of 6,683 players was narrowed down to just one table: The November Nine. Card Player TV was on sight to catch up […]

Sportsbook Poker Offering Daily $500 Freerolls

This October strap in for a Freeroll Fury at Sportsbook Poker where they’re giving away over $15,000 in freeroll prize pools. From Oct. 1 to 31 they’re offering up a daily $500 freeroll. To qualify for each daily freeroll you’ll need to play a few hands of real money poker. The tournament will take place […]

Online Poker: Patrik Antonius Gives Back $500K

Finnish poker pro Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius, online poker’s biggest winner in history, had a rough past seven days on the Full Tilt Poker software. According to HighstakesDB, Antonius dropped nearly $500,000 over the course of the week, which might sound like a ton of money, but it’s really just a bump in the road for […]

Phelps Was Gambling Right Before DUI

It’s no secret that Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is into poker and enjoys spending time in casinos. He is friends with some poker pros, including Antonio Esfandiari. According to TMZ, Phelps, who was hit with his second lifetime DUI on Tuesday morning, was playing cards at Horseshoe Casino Baltimore shortly before getting pulled over. […]

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 […]

Iowa Police Steal $100K From Poker Players

A couple of poker players are wrapped up in a federal lawsuit against Iowa for what they claim was unlawful seizure of their poker money. Professional poker players William “Bart” Davis and John Newmer­zhycky were driving through Iowa in April 2013 after a World Series of Poker circuit stop in Illinois and were pulled over. […]

Wynn Worried That Web Poker Could Hurt Casinos

Billionaire casino boss and Las Vegas legend Steve Wynn shares Sheldon Adelson’s unwavering opposition to online gaming, and at the G2E gaming conference this week in Las Vegas said that casino games on the web could hurt his land-based casinos. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Wynn told an audience that Internet gaming wasn’t a […]

Crazy Gambling Stories From September

The gambling world can sometimes produce really off-the-wall stories. Every month there are plenty of cases of individuals going to extreme lengths to pay back debts, or of simply bizarre behavior at casino properties around the globe. It can be entertaining and sometimes sad. August was no exception, as there was plenty that happened in […]

CarbonPoker Kicks Off Freeroll Fury This October

This October, CarbonPoker kicks off Freeroll Fury, a $500 freeroll for every day of the month. In order to qualify, players simply need to earn a minimum of 15 player points each day in cash games, sit-and-gos or tournaments before the freeroll begins. The Freeroll Fury begins each day at 20:00 EST and can be […]

Phil Ivey Gives Interview To 60 Minutes

Poker legend Phil Ivey is currently wrapped up in a couple of legal battles thanks to his “edge sorting” technique at high-stakes table games. Atlantic City’s Borgata and London’s Crockfords Casino both say Ivey cheated. Ivey maintains that he didn’t cheat and that his winnings were the result of pure skill. Millions of dollars in […]

2014 POY Update: Rast Climbs, Nguyen Wins

With the late summer push in the books and the true fall season just around the corner it was a bit of a slower week in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. There were still plenty of POY points and big payouts to be awarded over the past seven […]

Revel Bought For $110M, Could Re-Open As Casino

Toronto-based Brookfield US Holdings LLC has unofficially won the bid for Revel, the infamous bankrupt Atlantic City casino. The firm won a bankruptcy court auction that ended last week with a $110 million bid, according to the Associated Press. A bankruptcy court hearing to approve the sale is scheduled for Oct. 7, though Florida-based real […]

AGA: U.S. Casino Industry Has $240 Billion Impact

The U.S. casino industry is as juicy as it ever has been, according to a study from the American Gaming Association and Oxford Economics. Overall, casinos in the United States, which include tribal and commercial properties, win roughly $67 billion from gamblers in a year. That is an all-time high. Total revenues, which include food, […]

Delaware Online Gambling Yields $172,854 In August

The state of Delaware’s three online gambling operators won $172,854.50 from gamblers during the month of August, according to figures released by the Delaware Lottery. A total of $38,654.69 of that figure came from online poker (rake). The $172,854.50 was slightly higher than July’s $172,496.41 in overall Internet gaming revenue. The figure of $38,654.69 for […]

Casino Giant Sues Portis Over Gambling Debt

Former NFL running back Clinton Portis is facing a lawsuit from Nevada casino giant MGM over a $10,000 gambling debt, thelegalblitz.com reported. MGM wants the $10,000, plus another $1,000 in damages and attorney fees. The casino operator had more than $9.8 billion in revenue in 2013. Courthouse News Service reported that MGM is claiming Portis […]

Fedor Holz Wins $1.3M WCOOP Main Event

A total of 2,142 players turned out for the $5,200 no-limit hold’em main event of the 2014 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. The event featured a $10 million prize pool, which was easily surpassed. In the end the large turnout built a $10,710,000 prize pool, the largest the event has seen since poker’s ‘Black […]

Court Sides With Gambler In Wynn Debt Case

A gambler who apparently lost way more than what he claims he agreed to borrowing in the form of a marker recently had a federal appeals court make a decision in his favor. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a federal appeals court reinstated Konstantis Zoggolis’ lawsuit against Wynn Las Vegas over a disputed $1.3 […]

Leagues Try To Prevent New Jersey Sports Betting

The major sports leagues and the NCAA have filed a motion challenging the state of New Jersey’s latest attempt to see sports betting within its borders this fall. Basically, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie issued a directive earlier this month that he hopes will allow his state to circumvent a federal law that only permits […]

Atlantic City Mayor Rejects Trump Tax Deal

The mayor of Atlantic City has rejected a tax-break plan pitched by the owners of Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, the Associated Press reported on Monday. The rejection of the plan makes it more unlikely that the struggling casino will be bailed out by an $100 million investment from billionaire businessman Carl Icahn. “Given the […]

Golden Nugget Partners With KGM For Online Gaming

KGM Gaming and the Golden Nugget Atlantic City have reached an agreement that calls for the former’s online gaming content to be available on the latter’s licensed online gambling site (goldennuggetcasino.com) that takes bets from those in New Jersey. KGM said on its website that it offers a “broad range of game content, available in […]

CPPT Bicycle Casino Results: Events 1 & 2

The ninth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California Sept. 21 and will host a series of tournaments through Oct. 15 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold’em $500,000 estimated guarantee main event Oct. 11-15. Here is a look at the latest results: […]

Michigan Charities Still Fighting For Poker

The charity poker situation in the state of Michigan apparently hasn’t improved despite months and months of discussions on how to regulate the industry more. Not that the industry necessarily needs more regulation. Basically, the state wants to make charities do more of the work running poker games, instead of relying on partnerships (usually 50-50) […]

Ivey's Jeter Tweet Appears On SportsCenter

Phil Ivey is without a doubt one of poker’s biggest names—a name that can bridge the gap between poker and mainstream sports. The other night, Ivey tweeted about Derek Jeter’s last game ever at Yankee Stadium and the poker pro’s comment made it onto SportsCenter. Ivey’s simple tweet: “That final Jeter moment in NY was […]

Tokyo Casino Likely Off Table: Report

According to a report from Reuters, Japan legalizing Las Vegas-style casinos and having one of them ready in Tokyo by the 2020 Olympics is increasingly unlikely. The governor of Tokyo recently downgraded his team that is tasked with preparing for the possible casino, the report said. The issue is too huge and sensitive for some […]

2014 WSOP Main Event ESPN TV Schedule

The 2014 World Series of Poker main event finally makes it’s way to television tonight (Sunday, Sept. 28th) on ESPN. The broadcasts will once again feature commentators Norman Chad and Lon McEachern, who have been the voices of the WSOP since 2003. Tonight’s show will be the first of seven two-hour blocks of main event […]

Polk Comes Out On Right Side Of Massive Cooler

The past week was a bit slow in the online high-stakes world, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some interesting sessions. Doug “WCGRider” Polk and unknown Denoking kept up their nosebleed no-limit hold’em action with some intense pots at $100-$200. The largest hand of their battles was a $131,226 cooler. Polk had the button and […]

NJ Regulators Deal Blow To Golden Nugget

New Jersey regulators have sided with a group of gamblers who claim they were wronged by the Golden Nugget after they took the house for $1.5 million thanks to noticing that a deck of cards was unshuffled. The casino disputed the winnings and a court battled has ensued. It’s been pretty bitter. According to the […]

CPPT: Bike $1 Million Guarantee Begins Today

It’s not every day players can opt into a tournament for $160 and make a run for their piece of a $1 million guarantee prize pool, but when event 3 at the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino kicks off Sept. 26, players can do just that. Beginning every day at 12 pm and 5 […]

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 […]