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Negreanu: Main Event Shouldn't Have $10M Top Prize

Next year will mark the second year in a row that the World Series of Poker is guaranteeing a $10 million payday for the person who wins the $10,000 buy-in main event that begins in early July. In November, Swedish poker pro Martin Jacobson outlasted nearly 6,700 players to take the lion’s share of the […]

Explain Poker Like I'm Five: Independent Chip Model

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 […]

NBA Commish Wants Congress To OK Sports Betting

NBA commisioner Adam Silver wants to join Chris Christie in the latter’s crusade for U.S. sports betting expansion—well, sort of. Christie has been fighting hard for quite a long time to see Atlantic City casinos offer sports betting like the ones in Las Vegas do. Silver, who has slowly been warming up to the idea […]

Kara Scott And PartyPoker Part Ways

Poker pro Kara Scott announced this week that she will no longer be serving as a brand ambassador for PartyPoker, one of the largest poker sites in the world. PartyPoker has an online poker product in the state of New Jersey, in addition to offerings in many foreign countries. The site now only has World […]

One State Carries Online Poker's Hopes In 2015

The only real chance for more online poker in America next year is California. According to research earlier this year from financial services firm Morgan Stanley, the Golden State will be the only U.S. state to authorize the activity next year. However, that is actually no sure bet. In early December, a new online poker […]

WSOP Eying Largest Tournament Ever

On Tuesday, the World Series of Poker issued a “save the dates” announcement that provided some insight into what the 2015 summer festival will look like. The full schedule is expected to be released sometime next month, the WSOP said. The WSOP said that events will begin on May 27 and will conclude when the […]

Pahuja Wins WSOPC Harrah's Atlantic City Main Event

Florida native Mukul Pahuja has put together an incredible run on the live poker tournament circuit over the past two years. In that span Pahuja has made nine final tables, cashing for more than $2.6 million along the way. Pahuja topped off his spree this week by taking down the 2014 World Series of Poker […]

Delaware Online Gaming Rebounds To $184K

The state of Delaware’s three online gambling operators won $184,898.39 from gamblers during the month of November, according to figures released by the Delaware Lottery. That’s the best month for the state since June’s $187,332.18 in online win. October saw revenue of roughly $130,000. 308 new online gambling accounts were created in Delaware in November. […]

New York To Consider Online Poker Next Year

The Empire State just wrapped up an extensive selection process for the new commerical brick-and-mortar casinos that will go upstate, and thanks to that being finished regulators will next year hold hearings on whether or not to legalize online poker, according to GamblingCompliance. Neighboring New Jersey has had online poker for a year now and […]

CPPT: Foxwoods Offers Special Rates for Players

Foxwoods Resort Casino will host the Card Player Poker Tour Jan. 31 through Feb. 9 and has plenty of offers to benefit tournament players. Located on the Pequot Indian Reservation in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Foxwoods will host a 13-tournament series complete with a $1,650 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event. Action will get underway with a […]

Win Your Share Of $10K Freerolls With Titanbet Poker

Some of the best online poker action in the world is taking place at Titanbet Poker, where fast-paced online poker tournaments, cash game races, bonuses and freerolls are the norm. Right now, new Titanbet Poker players are eligible for free entries into freerolls worth $10,000, as well as cash rewards each month. Players can also […]

Caesars Makes Move To Restructure Debt

One Monday, it was announced that Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CZR) and the offshoot Caesars Acquisition Company would be merging to form one company. The merged company will operate Caesars Palace and own 11 properties in Las Vegas. It will also own Caesars Interactive Entertainment (which includes the World Series of Poker), Harrah’s New Orleans, Harrah’s […]

Poker Strategy: Five Spots Where You Fold Too Much

I generate much of my edge in live no-limit hold’em games by getting people to fold in situations they shouldn’t fold. Sure, a lot of it also comes in those uncommon pots where all the money goes in, I have a set, and my opponent turns over some head-scratcher, no-hope hand. But certainly the most […]

Man Admits To Stealing $1.7M For Gambling, Sex Workers

An employee at a garbage collection company in Texas admitted in federal court that he embezzled $1.7 million and used it on gambling and escorts. According to mysanantonio.com, Bexar Waste employee Michael Dennehy, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud last week. He said he forged numerous company checks over six years. “He […]

Macau Casinos Lose $75B In Market Value

Macau has seen six straight months of year-over-year gaming revenue decline, as the former Portguese colony will soon witness casino win falling significantly from last year’s record of more than $45 billion. As a result of the recent downturn, casino operators there have seen $75 billion in their market value wiped out, according to reporting […]

Mohsin Charania Wins WPT Five Diamond Main Event

A total of 586 players turned out to the 2014 World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic $10,400 no-limit hold’em main event at Bellagio, the largest turn out for this event since 2007 when the then $15,000 buy-in event drew 626 players. As a result the prize pool grew to $5,684,200. As a result the […]

Lichtenberger Wins 2014 WPT Alpha8 Bellagio

A total of 55 entries turned out for the inaugural 2014 World Poker Tour Alpha8 Bellagio $100,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em super high roller event, building a prize pool of $5,395,500. From that field made up of poker’s elite tournament professionals and wealthy poker enthusiasts Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger emerged victorious, earning $2,104,245 and his first live […]

California Politician Explains Online Poker Bill

Aside from the fact that major players in California’s gaming industry don’t support the newest online poker bill to hit the Golden State due to the “bad actor” issue, there has been some serious concern about how the bill requires in-person registration and initial deposits. The argument against such a rule is that it creates […]

Bernard Lee Provides Holiday Packages To Needy Kids

New England poker pro Bernard Lee on Dec. 18 donated holiday packages to more than 75 children in the Lawrence, Mass. area as part of The Full House Charity Program, which provides a minimum of $10,000 annually to organizations across New England that focus on needy children. Chili’s Grill and Bar Restaurants and Eastern Poker […]

Web Poker: Alex Luneau Has Rough Week

French poker pro Alex “Alexonmoon” Luneau had a rough week at the online poker tables, dropping more than $300,000, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Most of his losses occurred at the $2,000-$4,000 triple draw tables over at Full Tilt. The only person who lost more over the past seven days was German limit hold’em […]

Free Poker Training Video From Jonathan Little

I made a new video for you where I discuss a big fold I made during Day 2 of an EPT tournament I just played… Click here to watch the video This fold allowed me to make a deep run and cash for $10,500. I also play a little online poker for you to watch, […]

Trump Taj Mahal Gets Last-Minute Reprieve

Billionaire Carl Ichan, who has been flirting with the idea of buying the beleaguered Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, on Thursday pledged $20 million to keep the casino open for the time being, the AP reported. Ichan already owns a lot of the bankrupt casino’s debt. The casino, which opened in 1990, had been […]

CPPT: St. Maarten Offers Early Bird Freeroll

For the first time ever the Card Player Poker Tour will make a stop at Casino Royale in Maho Bay, St. Maarten in the Caribbean and player who book early will receive an extra bonus. All players who book prior to Jan. 31 will receive entry into a $3,300 freeroll tournament to take place during […]

Kentucky Introduces Bill To Ban Online Gaming

A Kentucky lawmaker is looking to make facilitating online gambling illegal in his state. Sen. Mike Wilson, a Republican, pre-filled his bill, BR229, for the 2015 legislative session. He aims to combat Internet gaming cafes that have popped up in Kentucky over recent years. “What they’ve done is they’ve taken away the charitable gaming from […]

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 […]

New York Picks Three Winners For Upstate Casinos

New York officials on Wednesday decided that Sullivan, Schenectady and Seneca counties will be home to non-tribal brick-and-mortar casinos, the AP reported. The Gaming Facility Location Board decided to give three projects the preliminary green light, instead of four, citing concerns about over-saturating the market. Check out below for the full report. New York is […]

Stephen Graner Wins 2014 EPT Prague Main Event

The 2014 European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event attracted a field of 1,107 entries, the highest turnout in the event’s history. Seven days after the first card was dealt the field was narrowed down to just one player: 26-year-old American poker pro Stephen Graner. For the win Graner earned €969,000 ($1,191,870 USD) […]

Bellagio WPT Five Diamond Draws 582 Entries

The $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic main event at Bellagio in Las Vegas drew an incredibly large field, by today’s standards, of 582 entries. The field created a total prize pool of $5,684,200, $1,477,890 of which will go to the eventual winner later this week. This is the largest turn […]

Court Orders California Tribe To Cease Online Bingo

Late last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California issued a temporary restraining order at the request of the state of California to block the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel from continuing to offer online bingo to those in California, outside of the tribe’s lands. California sued the tribe last month, […]

Bilzerian Hires Casey Anthony's Former Attorney

Instagram celeb and high-stakes poker player Dan Bilzerian has hired the lawyer who got the infamous Casey Anthony off on a murder charge in 2011 to help him fight a lawsuit from a woman in Florida who wants damages after Bilzerian allegedly kicked her in the face at a Miami nightclub, according to People Magazine. […]