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Poker Strategy: Tournament Situations and Tricks

Before the 2013 World Series of Poker, I wrote a column in Card Player about common betting mistakes that I see many amateurs make at the poker tables. These errors included oversized chip betting, accidental raises, string betting, unknown antes and unawareness of short-stacked blinds. Over the past year while travelling the circuit, many players […]

WATCH: Crazy $1M Poker Cash Game Hand

If you are a fan of insane cash game action, check out the hand above from the 2014 Aussie Millions Cash Game. The video coverage from the game was recently released. In the hand, Paul Phua gets his set of tens cracked. His opponent, Lo Shing Fung, who happens to be eating during a nearly […]

De Wolfe Accused Of Cheating In Poker Game

A wealthy Dubai-based investor is suing a casino in London after accusing two poker players of colluding against him at high stakes. According to the Telegraph, an expert witness in the case claims that Iraj Parvizi was cheated by poker players Josh Gould and Roland de Wolfe. De Wolfe has wins on the EPT and […]

A Poker Life: Jared Jaffee

It took Jared Jaffee years to find his calling as a professional poker player and even longer to find stability in the tumultuous poker world. The 33-year-old New York-native once thought a law career was in the cards, but instead opted into the jet setting lifestyle of a high-stakes poker tournament player. In the five […]

Carbon Online Poker Series Kicks Off September

CarbonPoker has announced the return of the Carbon Online Poker Series, which will kick off in September with 79 tournaments featuring over $2 million in guaranteed prize money. The 15-day series, which also boasts over $500,000 in guarantees for the main events, officially begins on Sep. 14. Players can buy into events for as little […]

CPPT: Kornuth Wins Allure of the Seas Main Event

With the sparking waters of the Western Caribbean as a backdrop, professional poker player Chance Kornuth became the latest winner of a Card Player Poker Tour main event. Kornuth walked away with $18,000 for winning the $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event on Card Player Cruises Allure of the Seas Sept. 10. Kornuth, a World Series […]

Caesars Makes Move To Restructure Debt

Nevada-based Caesars, owner of the World Series of Poker, made some moves this week to reduce its gaming industry-high $24.2 billion debt. According to a press release: Caesars Entertainment Corporation and its subsidiary Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. announced that they have executed non-disclosure agreements with certain beneficial holders (“First Lien Creditors”) of CEOC’s 11.25 […]

Hansen Reaches $20.3M In Web Poker Losses

It’s official. After another terrible week online, Gus Hansen is now down more than $20.3 million lifetime on Full Tilt Poker, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Hansen has dusted off roughly $921,000 online this month, bringing his losses to a new all-time low. Check out his lifetime graph. It’s pretty incredible. While Hansen has […]

MGM Receives New Jersey Approval For Borgata Stake

Here’s some good news for New Jersey. Atlantic City gaming regulators agreed Wednesday to let MGM Resorts International officially back into the gaming market, the Associated Press reported. Basically, MGM has received approval to reclaim its 50-percent ownership of the Borgata (Boyd Gaming is the other owner). Years back, MGM decided to sell its Borgata […]

Alec Rail Wins Free Seat to CPPT Bicycle Main Event

It’s not everyday someone can make something from nothing, but Colorado’s Alec Rail has the chance to do just that when the main event of the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino begins Oct. 11. The Colorado Springs player recently won Card Player Poker’s Rock the Felt promotion, a series of free online tournaments, which […]

Closed Revel Casino Receives $90 Million Bid

Revel casino, the most expensive casino in the history of Atlantic City, has received a bid of $90 million in cash from Glenn Straub’s Polo North Country Club Inc., Bloomberg reported. Straub is a developer from South Florida. If acquired by Straub, Revel likely would not re-open its beleaguered casino gambling floor. Revel closed earlier […]

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 […]

'Underground Poker' Airs On Discovery Channel

Poker buddies Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak saw the pilot episode of their “Underground Poker” show air Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST on the Discovery Channel. The trailer of the pilot can be seen above. There doesn’t appear to be a video of the full episode available on YouTube or anywhere else on the Internet […]

Angry Man Drives Pickup Truck Into Vegas Casino

A man driving a Ford F-150 drove through the front entrance of the Stratosphere Casino-Hotel on Wednesday night in Las Vegas. The man entered the valet and then just veered right, crashing through the doors. According to witnesses, the driver was probably not in a hurry to get to the casino’s 16-table poker room. Though, […]

Police Bust Gambling At Kids' Hot Dog Shop

Police in Hellertown, Pennsylvania have stopped what they said was illegal gambling taking place at Mike’s Kids Doggie Shop. Police seized several illegal video gambling devices, according to WFMZ.com. The owners were charged with a misdemeanor violation. Both have been released on bail. During the morning of Aug. 26, Hellertown police and members of the […]

Ohio's Newest Racino Has Solid Start

The latest gambling facility to open in Ohio has gotten off to a strong start. According to the Associated Press, Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway, which opened Aug. 28, won nearly $1.9 million from gamblers during the four days it was open. The racino opened with 1,010 slot machines. “Opening on a holiday weekend certainly […]

2014 POY Update: Dan Colman Takes The Lead

There is a new front runner in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a look at what went down this week on the tournament circuit to change up the top of the leader board: 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event It only […]

Singapore Looks To Jail Online Poker Players

A proposed bill in Singapore contains language that could mean jail time for poker players caught grinding on an unauthorized site, news.asiaone.com reported. The bill was introduced this week and is incredibly far-reaching. The most striking component to the idea is that online gamblers themselves could be subjected to up to six months behind bars […]

Casino: NFL Never Asked For Ray Rice Video

According to a report from the New York Post, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell never asked Revel casino to see the video from inside the elevator, which shed more light on what exactly happened between Ray Rice and his wife, Janay Palmer Rice, back in February. Unnamed sources with the now-bankrupt casino said that the NFL […]

Finalists Selected For Poker Hall Of Fame

The finalists for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame this fall have been announced. They are, in no particular order: Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harman, Humberto Brenes, Mike Matusow, Chris Bjorin, Huck Seed, Bruno Fitoussi, Bob Hooks, Ted Forrest and Jack McClelland. Five new candidates have been nominated, and five candidates were also finalists last […]

Trump Taj Mahal Could Close In November

One of Atlantic City’s iconic poker rooms could close in November, as the parent company of Trump Taj Mahal might be looking to board up the entire casino thanks to bankruptcy. Trump Entertainment filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday and warned that the Taj Mahal could be a casualty. The firm’s other casino, Trump […]

PlayersOnly Gears Up For Poker Maximus 10

This Sunday, Sept. 14, PlayersOnly will kick off the Poker Maximus 10, a two-week series that will feature 79 different events and over $2 million in guarantees. The tournament series boasts a minimum of four events per day with buy-ins ranging from $1 to $530. Players can satellite their way in for as little as […]

Wynn Proposal Loses First Round To Mohegan Sun

Massachusetts gaming regulators had better things to say about Mohegan Sun’s casino proposal than the one pitched by Las Vegas legend Steve Wynn. Both groups are looking to receive the sole casino license for the Boston area—considered a lucrative market. An application review on each proposal’s building and site design went more favorably to Mohegan […]

Maryland Sees Record Casino Gaming Win

For the first time in the history of Maryland casinos monthly gaming revenue topped the $80 million threshold. The state legalized casinos in 2008, and the first one opened in 2010. On Aug. 26, Horseshoe Casino Baltimore opened, and it has been generating $1 million in revenue every day, according to the Baltimore Sun. The […]

Christie Allows Sports Betting In Atlantic City

On Monday, New Jersey’s Chris Christie allowed casinos and racetracks within the Garden State to begin offering sports betting. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, sports betting can begin right away. However, no bets can be taken on teams based in the Garden State or on any sporting event taking place in it. In August, Christie […]

Hustler Hosting $25K Guaranteed Tournament

Hustler Casino’s next one day, $25,000 guarantee tournament takes place Saturday, September 13, at 4:30 p.m. This is a successful tournament that Hustler has been running on Saturdays. The total buy-in is $220. Players start with 20,000 chips, which makes it a great deep stack tournament, and a trophy is given to the winner. The […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: Sept. 8 - 14

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 September 8th through the 14th. Head to our tournament […]

Casino M8trix Girls Help Local Community

Casino M8trix, the premier gaming and entertainment destination in Silicon Valley, has formed the M8trix Girls, a brand ambassador team of young women determined to make a positive difference in the San Jose area with community outreach and charitable and educational effort. The M8trix Girls have already begun to help volunteering at the Second Harvest […]

Tom Marchese Wins Aria $100,000 Super High Roller

Tom Marchese emerged victorious in the second $100,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em super high roller event hosted by Aria Resort & Casino, topping a tough field of 22 players to capture his tenth career title and the $1,306,800 first-place prize. Marchese, who won the Card Player Player of the Year award in 2010, now has over […]

Trial Over VictoryLand Casino Raid To Begin

This week, a trial will begin in the state of Alabama over a raid that shut down a popular commercial casino in the winter of 2013. VictoryLand casino was raided in Feb. 2013. According to the Associated Press, the trial will determine whether the state can destroy the 1,615 gambling machines, which the state says […]