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PETA: Firm Supplied Pigeons To Gambling SyndicatePETA has accused a company in Oklahoma City of supplying a Taiwanese gambling syndicate with pigeons to use for illegal races, TulsaWorld.com reported. A months-long investigation allegedly uncovered a lucrative industry involving pigeon racing. The birds were imported from other parts of the world. The Oklahoma City-based Continental Breeding Station is accused of providing some […]
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Another Casino Cancels Ted Nugent ShowsA tribe in the state of Washington has canceled August Ted Nugent shows at its Emerald Queen Casino, citing what it sees as racist comments made by the musician. The Puyallup Tribe said that community members voiced their opposition to the shows. From King5.com: Nugent in the past has referred to President Barack Obama as […]
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$10M SHR Poker Open Kicks Off Aug. 28The highly anticipated Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open kicks-off on Thursday, Aug. 14 with a $350 buy-in Deep Stack no-limit hold’em event featuring a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Included in the series will be six-max, deep stack and bounty no-limit hold’em events, as well as pot-limit Omaha and mixed game offerings. The $10 million guaranteed […]
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Phil Hellmuth Dresses Like Giant Baby For Poker GameThirteen-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth played on an episode of “Poker Night in America” yesterday that featured him wearing an outfit that might be more himself than some of his other costumes in the past. During play, Hellmuth, known widely as “the Poker Brat”, was dressed as a baby. He had on a onesie […]
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POY: Jake Schindler And Doug Polk ClimbDespite being a relatively quite week on tournament circuit, there was some movement in the standings of the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is at what’s changed in the past week. Bellagio $100,000 Super High Roller Amidst the excitement of the WSOP main event an absolutely massive $100,000 […]
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New Poker Room Opens At Indiana Riverboat CasinoOn July 24, Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago unveiled a 12-table poker room on the fourth level of the casino. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The poker room includes a USB port at every seat, a self-service beverage station, as well as food service. The new room cost the […]
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This Week In Tournament Poker: Jul. 28 - Aug. 3In 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 July 28th through August 3rd. Head to our tournament […]
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Ivey Posts $1M Bail For High-Stakes Poker PlayerAccording to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, poker pro Phil Ivey put up $1 million in bail for Paul Phua and his son Darren Phua after the two were accused of organizing an illegal betting operation on a Las Vegas casino property. The elder Phua, who is a frequent player in high-stakes poker […]
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Gavin Griffin: Defining A Range“Do you have a straight?” he said to me. We were all in on a flop of A 4 2 in a raised pot with only 100 big blind (BB) stacks and I was in the small blind (SB) at a full table. Of course I didn’t have 5-3 for a raise in the SB. […]
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Online Poker Player Wins One Billion Play-Money PotMove over Viktor Blom, here’s something for the online poker record books. According to reports, the largest play-money pot in the history of online poker went down the other day on Full Tilt Poker. It was for a total of 1,006,260,000—which is worth around $2,000 in the Full Tilt play-money store. You can buy 100 […]
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CPPT: Caribbean Cruise Schedule SetAmid of the backdrop of the beautiful waters of the Caribbean, one of the most exciting stops during Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour is scheduled for September 2014. Poker players and travel enthusiasts can enjoy live poker tournament and cash game action aboard the Allure of the Seas, one of the world’s […]
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During Traffic Jam, Drivers Play Home GameTo pass the time on Friday while a man apparently contemplated jumping off a California freeway overpass, some motorists busted out a folding table and set it up on the freeway. They played a little bit of poker, as someone had cards and apparently even some chips. While they could have probably just played some […]
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CPPT Choctaw Results: Events 32-33 & 37-38The seventh stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17 and will host a series of 81 tournaments through August 4 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $500,000 guarantee main event August 1-4. Here is a look at the latest results: Event […]
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2014 World Series of Poker ESPN TV ScheduleThe 2014 World Series of Poker has closed up shop at the Rio in Las Vegas, but soon you will be able to relive all of the excitement of the summer as ESPN is set to begin its coverage of the WSOP this coming Tuesday, July 29th at 8 PM Eastern and Pacific, with back-to-back […]
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CPPT Choctaw Results: Events 28-30The seventh stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17 and will host a series of 81 tournaments through August 4 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $500,000 guarantee main event August 1-4. Here is a look at the latest results: Event […]
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NGC Signs Off On $100K Fine For Aria CasinoThe five-member Nevada Gaming Commission has signed off an agreement with Aria casino on the Las Vegas Strip for a $100,000 fine after the casino didn’t allow state gaming agents to watch a game of roulette, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The high-stakes game was supposed to remain open to the public, but the casino […]
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Nevada Online Poker Has Best Month EverNevada’s online poker industry brought in $1.037 million in revenue during June—the largest amount since the state launched online poker in the spring of 2013. Just three firms offer online poker in Nevada. The record revenue was likely due to the World Series of Poker coming into town, as the annual poker festival brings in […]
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Online Poker: Viktor Blom Cuts 2014 Deficit In HalfRoughly 9,700 hands over the past week netted Swedish poker pro Viktor Blom $669,368, according to data from HighstakesDB. Blom logged a total of 52 sessions over the past seven days, which was the most in the high-stakes online poker world. The most intense sessions came at limit Omaha eight-or-better, in which Blom destroyed his […]
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Atlantic City Poker Takes Hit With Casino ClosuresIn 2012, a tanking Atlantic City gaming market pinned its recovery hopes on the brand new $2.4 billion Revel Hotel and Casino, but the boardwalk property struggled right out of the gates, filing for bankruptcy twice and ultimately deciding to close it’s doors this summer if a buyer isn’t found. The possible closure isn’t that […]
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CPPT Choctaw Results: Events 24-26The seventh stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17 and will host a series of 81 tournaments through August 4 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $500,000 guarantee main event August 1-4. Here is a look at the latest results: Event […]
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Turkey Blocks 110 Illegal Gambling SitesThe country of Turkey has blocked 110 gambling websites that it says are illegal over the last five years, according to an annual report released by the country´s telecommunications authority on Monday, Middleeasteye.net reported. The groups behind the initiative are the National Lottery and Turkey’s telecommunications authority. The Lottery said that it wanted action against […]
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Report: Revel Casino Has Six Firms InterestedRevel casino, the most expensive of its kind ever built in Atlantic City, has six potential buyers, according to reporting Wednesday from the Associated Press. Revel will go up for auction next month after it filed for bankruptcy for a second time. The casino could close if a buyer isn’t found. It was reported earlier […]
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Dan Bilzerian Talks High-Stakes Poker With Howard SternHigh-stakes poker player Dan Bilzerian recently appeared on the Howard Stern show to talk about a number of things, including his high-profile poker play. According to HollywoodLife.com, Bilzerian told Stern that he won $50 million playing poker last year and that the largest amount he has lost in a game was $3.6 million. Bilzerian once […]
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Poker Pro Isaac Haxton Appears On Joe Rogan's PodcastHigh-stakes poker player Isaac Haxton made an appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast this week. In the interview, Haxton talked about whether poker is gambling. In addition, Haxton chatted about issues in poker like chopping, backing and so on. The 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was also discussed, as Haxton described how he got […]
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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 […]
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Wynn Resorts Plans To Use 250K Live OystersA former Monsanto Chemical site near Boston that Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn wants to build a $1.6 billion casino on needs to be cleaned up, and part of the plan would involve using more than 250,000 live oysters. Wynn would be working with the nonprofit Massachusetts Oyster Project. “The Everett waterfront has been locked […]
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Caesars In Atlantic City Robbed Of $181,000Not every casino robbery can be as clever and calculated as the heists depicted in the movies. Early Monday morning, two suspects entered Caesars Casino in Atlantic City, pulled out a couple of guns and then took two boxes containing over $181,000 in cash. While it’s certainly not as artistic as the capers pulled off […]
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Switch Poker Launches Biggest Stack ChallengeSwitch Poker, the poker room designed for Android, iPhone and iPad players has launched a new competition: the €250 Biggest Stack Challenge! How does it work? Starting July 23rd and running until Aug. 6th, play at heads-up tables with the player JustBadLuck and get paid €250 for amassing the biggest stack against him. All Switch […]
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CPPT Choctaw Results: Events 7 & 20-22The seventh stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17 and will host a series of 81 tournaments through August 4 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $500,000 guarantee main event August 1-4. Here is a look at the latest results: Event […]
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Philly Casino Breaks Ground On Major ExpansionSugarHouse casino, located near the Delaware River in Philadelphia, has broken ground on a $164 million expansion, Philly.com reported on Tuesday. “There is currently too much gaming capacity in the Northeast, but we made a promise to Philadelphia that one day we would expand and make SugarHouse Casino bigger and much better,” Greg Carlin, chief […]
