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A Poker Life: James MackeyJames Mackey is one of the more accomplished products of the poker boom. Playing with the handle “mig.com,” the Kansas City-native tore up the online tournament schedule on a weekly basis, racking up nearly $4 million on the virtual felt. In 2007, Mackey burst onto the live tournament scene and almost immediately found success, winning […]
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Cousineau: 'It Might Actually Suck When I Win A Bracelet'To say Tony Cousineau is due is a mammoth understatement. After Thursday’s exit deep in a $3,000 no-limit hold’em event at the 2014 World Series of Poker, the Floridian now has 65 cashes on poker’s biggest stage, which puts him eighth all-time. There’s just one problem—Cousineau has never won a bracelet. He’s nearly 20 cashes […]
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George Danzer Wins Second WSOP Bracelet Of 2014Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. George Danzer is having an incredible summer at the 2014 World Series of Poker. He began his run at the Rio with a fifth-place finish in the $10,000 triple draw deuce-to-seven lowball championship for $70,308, and then a week later going on to win his first […]
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Brandon Paster Wins 2014 WSOP $1,500 PLO EventCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. A total of 967 players turned out for event no. 37 at the 2014 World Series of Poker, building a total prize pool of $1,305,450 for the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event. After the smoke cleared the last player remaining was 27-year-old poker pro Brandon Paster, who […]
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Women At The World Series: Sarah TolagsonFor Sarah Tolagson, poker is a full-time occupation. The 27-year-old, self-described “grinder” was deep in the $3,000 no-limit hold’em event on Thursday, June 19. The Monterey, CA, native has been playing poker for nearly a decade—from live games in seedy card rooms with a fake ID at age 18 to online tournaments for the last […]
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Norman Chad Looking To Win First WSOP BraceletCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Norman Chad is best know for the self-deprecating humor that he brings to his work as one of two lead commentators on ESPN’s television broadcasts of the World Series of Poker. Along with partner Lon McEachern Chad has been covering the WSOP since 2003 and has […]
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Former Cop Pleads Guilty To Selling Gambling MachinesA former Columbia, SC, deputy sheriff pleaded guilty on Wednesday to seizing illegal electronic gambling machines and then selling them for his personal gain, instead of turning them in as contraband. According to greenvilleonline.com, Michael Parker, 37, is facing up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced “at a later date.” U.S. Attorney […]
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Report: Atlantic City's Revel Casino Could CloseThe most expensive casino to ever be built in Atlantic City could close its door for good this summer if a buyer isn’t found, the Associated Press reported. A sum of $2.4 billion is being sought for the property. According to the report, the casino could fetch as little as $25 million, if it were […]
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Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman ResignsNevada Gaming Commission Chairman Peter Bernhard has stepped down from his post, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Bernhard served as the head of the Commission for 12-plus years, the longest run in the history of the five-member Commission. The Commission meets once a month to decide on key issues in the Silver State, which come […]
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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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Brian Yoon Wins Second WSOP BraceletCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. In 2013, Brian Yoon came out of nowhere to snag a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,111 buy-in Little One For One Drop event, earning $663,727. This summer, Yoon proved his previous victory was no fluke by taking down the $5,000 eight-handed no-limit hold’em […]
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Steven Wolansky Wins WSOP 2-7 Lowball EventCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The $1,500 no-limit deuce-to-seven lowball event drew a field of 241 players, creating a total prize pool of $325,350. After a relatively quick three days of play, Cooper City, Florida’s Steven Wolansky came out on top, banking his first career bracelet and the $89,483 first-place prize. […]
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Law Scholar: 'Bad Actor' Clause Is UnconstitutionalLawrence Tribe, a law scholar at Harvard, says that so-called “bad actor” clauses that aim to prevent a site like PokerStars from entering a regulated online poker market in the Unite States “would not survive federal constitutional attack.” Essentially, Tribe has argued, in a press release issued this week to the media, that enacting such […]
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Racetrack Mistakenly Overpays Gambler $6,000
A gambler at an Omaha, Neb. racetrack might soon need some help defending himself from the law. According to the Omaha World-Herald, authorities in Omaha are looking for a customer who was mistakenly overpaid nearly $6,000 on a wager by a cashier at Horsemen’s Park. The gambler handed the cashier a ticket for $63.50, but […]
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Shuttered Atlantic City Casino Sold For $13.5 MillionThe Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, closed as of January, fetched $13.5 million from a Florida real-estate firm. TJM Properties acquired from the property and intends to use it as a non-gaming facility, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The property was sold late last month, but the price was undisclosed at the time, the report said. […]
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Dutch Boyd Earns Third WSOP BraceletCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Russ “Dutch” Boyd, who made a name for himself by making a deep run in the 2003 World Series of Poker main event, is now a member of the three-bracelet club after taking down a $1,000 no-limit hold’em event at the 2014 summer series. Boyd picked […]
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2014 POY: J.C. Tran Climbs To Tenth PlaceThe World Series of Poker has just reached it’s halfway point, and already it’s made a huge impact on the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a look at the events that most influenced the overall standings over the past seven days: WSOP Event 30 – $1,500 Stud […]
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Andreas Høivold Discusses Scandinavian StereotypesOne of the highest earning live tournaments players to come out of Norway, Andreas Høivold has been living and playing poker professionally in Las Vegas since 2009. The Scandinavian pro initially came to Nevada to appear on season 6 of the show High Stakes Poker, but chose not to use his ticket home when he […]
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Eric Buchman Wins 2014 WSOP $1,500 Seven-Card StudCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Eric Buchman is best known for his fourth-place finish in the 2009 World Series of Poker main event, which earned him a $2.5 million payday. The New York native has found plenty of success at the WSOP outside of that score, however, with a bracelet in […]
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Pennsylvania Online Poker Bill Introduced TuesdayThe state of Pennsylvania is taking a crack at legalizing online poker. A bill was introduced into the legislature on Tuesday. Its sponsors are lawmakers Sen. Edwin Erickson and Sen. Bob Mensch. “Developments in technology and recent legal decisions have created an opportunity to legalize interactive poker as a means to further enhance and complement […]
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Women At The World Series: Kristina HolstKristina Holst goes above and beyond what one might expect from a poker player. The 31-year-old from Palo Alto, CA, was deep in the no-limit hold’em eight-handed event on Tuesday, June 17. At the World Series last year, Holst came in sixth in the $5,000 pot-limit hold’em event, winning a total of $44,844. In addition, […]
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Man Steals Nearly 100 Tons Of Copper To Fund Gambling
A Pennsylvania man hugely addicted to blackjack, slots, sports betting and scratch-off lottery tickets has been accused of stealing nearly 100 tons of copper—valued at more than $730,000—from his former employer. According to Philly.com, 45-year-old James Bryan allegedly stole from his employer of 27 years, Wescott Electric, from 2003 to 2013. Over a 17-month period […]
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UH Official Creates Scholarship To Pay Gambling DebtAn administrator at a fundraising organization that benefits the University of Hawaii system used his position to write a phony scholarship for the Manoa campus and then siphoned off the money to pay back $2,000 to his bookie. According to Hawaii News Now, Dodge Watson pleaded guilty to one count of identity theft in district […]
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41 Players Confirmed For $1 Million TournamentCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. On Tuesday, the World Series of Poker announced that it has a new batch of players who have locked up a seat in the $1 million buy-in event, which begins on June 29. The new names are Daniel Cates, Daniel Colman, Tom Hall, Isaac Haxton, John […]
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Brett Shaffer Earns Second WSOP BraceletCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Very quietly, 31-year-old Kansas native Brett Shaffer won his second career bracelet on Monday night, topping a field of 2,816 players in a $1,500 no-limit hold’em event at the World Series of Poker. Shaffer, who also won his first bracelet in a $1,500 no-limit hold’em event […]
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888poker New Jersey Offering Daily $5K FreerollsOnline poker giant 888poker is kicking off the summer season by holding a $5,000 freeroll every day during the summer to New Jersey players. All new players will receive two tickets to the daily $5,000 freerolls when they register – no deposit necessary. Next, players will have the opportunity to get four additional freeroll tickets […]
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Q and A: Breakout Tournament Player Candace CollinsNorthern California pro Candace Collins put her name on the live tournament map with a 14th-place finish in the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star for $39,800 in March of 2014. Collins has nearly $60,000 in tournament earnings, including a 22nd-place finish in the Heartland Poker Tour Colorado main event for $6,603 and two […]
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Cada Wins WSOP $10k Six-Max NLH ChampionshipCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Joe Cada won the 2009 World Series of Poker main event as a 21-year-old, making him the youngest player ever to become world champion. He has found plenty of success since then, making six live final tables, winning a prelim at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and […]
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Schulman: Poker 'Is A Very Cliquey Community'Through the first half of the 2014 World Series of Poker, poker pro Nick Schulman recorded six cashes. Remarkably, all of them were top-20 finishes. The two-time bracelet winner turns 30 this fall, but he already has eight-plus years of experience at the WSOP in Las Vegas. Card Player had the chance to speak with […]
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Gavin Griffin: Tools For Playing Live PokerPeople in the poker community often come up to me and ask about whatever is on their mind. Some of these questions are good questions, and some are bad beat stories in disguise. I’ve been through quite a few things in my poker career and I like to help whenever possible, and in this new […]
