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Casinos: Vast Majority OK With CasinosThe American Gaming Association, a group comprised of some of the top casino firms in the United States, commissioned a poll that it said shows that around 87 percent of Americans “view casino gaming as an acceptable activity.” That figure is the best ever for the industry, according to the AGA. “There is no need […]
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James Woods: 'In Poker, You Become The Casino'In another life, James Woods could have been the next Chip Reese. He may be one of Hollywood’s most recognizable veterans, with two Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe under his belt, but the actor has been a familiar face at the Rio during the WSOP for nearly a decade now. When he’s not working, […]
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Kory Kilpatrik Wins WSOP $3K ShootoutCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The World Series of Poker $3,000 no-limit hold’em shootout event drew 389 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,061,970. Players were tasked with winning an initial nine or ten-handed table to make the money, followed by a four-handed table to make the final table of […]
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Ted Gillis Bests John Hennigan For WSOP BraceletCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Ted Gillis found himself seated at his first World Series of Poker final table in the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event, surrounded by notables such as Hiren Patel, Jamie Kaplan, Mustapha Kanit, Jacobo Fernandez and John Hennigan, but he never showed any sign of nervousness. Gillis defeated […]
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Cops Bust Poker Rooms In Phoenix, Seize PropertyOn Friday, authorities in Arizona raided and seized property from two poker rooms allegedly violating state anti-gambling laws, azfamily.com reported. The establishments are Pocket Jacks Poker Room in Mesa and Elite Poker Social Club in Phoenix. In the search, agents seized eight poker tables, several televisions, computers, records, cellphones, a .38-caliber revolver, ammunition and more […]
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Macau Casinos Win $4.05 Billion From Gamblers In MayMacau, the only place in China where gambling is legal and home to some top U.S. casino firms, saw its casinos collect $4.05 billion during the month of May. Casino revenue rose 9.3 percent to 32.35 billion patacas last month, according to data from the city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. According to Bloomberg, growth […]
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Bally Technologies To Acquire DragonplayLate last week, leading U.S. games developer Bally Technologies announced that it was buying Dragonplay, an Israel-based social gaming business, for $100 million. Dragonplay has a product on Android devices, as well as a “significant presence” on Facebook and Apple iOS. Bally joins other top U.S. gaming firms, such as IGT and Caesars Interactive, in […]
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George Danzer Wins WSOP $10k Razz EventCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The 2014 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in razz event was the first of its kind. In the 45-year history of the summer series, razz has never been played with a buy-in higher than $5,000. Despite the tournament’s hefty price tag, a field of 112 still […]
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Dan Heimiller Wins WSOP Seniors EventCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The 2014 World Series of Poker drew the largest seniors event field in history, with 4,425 players putting up the $1,000 buy-in, creating a total prize pool of $3,982,500. Despite the massive field, the final table featured three notable top players in David Tran (5th), Dennis […]
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Women At The World Series: Samantha BazanCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Samantha Bazan, a 25-year-old bartender from San Diego, was playing in the $1,500 no-limit hold‘em tournament on Sunday at the 2014 WSOP. While she’s still relatively new to the game, Bazan’s calm, collected attitude has helped her thus far at her first ever WSOP. With a […]
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Dennis Phillips Again Goes Deep In SeniorsCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Dennis Phillips may be one of the oldest players in any tournament area, but he without a doubt has stamina as good as any to wade through huge no-limit hold’em fields. The St. Louis native became poker famous in 2008 after finishing third in the WSOP […]
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Davidi Kitai Picks Up Third Career WSOP BraceletCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The World Series of Poker $3,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em event needed an extra day to wrap things up, but in the end, Belgium’s Davidi Kitai picked up his third career gold bracelet and became the first non-American player to win a title at this year’s summer […]
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Todd Bui Wins WSOP Triple Draw Lowball EventCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Normally a cash-game grinder, Sacramento, California’s Todd Bui stepped out of his comfort zone in the World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in triple draw lowball event and finished off a three-day run with his first gold bracelet and the $124,510 first-place prize. Bui topped a 348-player […]
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Diaz Thrilled To Be Back After Last Summer's BanCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Poker pro David Diaz had a rough summer last year. He was banned from all the remaining World Series of Poker events in early June after a drunken night out at a Caesars nightlife venue. He explained that he got into hot water because he “was […]
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Nick Kost Wins WSOP Omaha 8/ob EventCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The World Series of Poker $1,500 Omaha eight-or-better event drew a field of 1,032 players, just enough to eclipse last year’s field of 1,014, creating a total prize pool of $1,398,600. After three days of play, the final table was stacked with experienced Omaha eight-or-better players, […]
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A Poker Life: Mukul PahujaThe last year was an incredible ride for 28-year-old Mukul Pahuja. During that stretch the New York native made five major final tables and earned more than $2.2 million en route to becoming the World Poker Tour Player of the Year for Season XII. Much like his older brother Vinny before him, Mukul spent his […]
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Man Carjacks Taxi Driver To Pay Off Gambling Debt
A New Jersey man accused of carjacking a taxi driver at knifepoint in Staten Island last month told police he did so to pay off a gambling debt, according to silive.com. Michael Ruocco, 23, confessed to the robbery in a statement to police, according to the criminal complaint against him. “I called a cab company […]
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Ben Sulsky Drops $582K Online In Six DaysOnline poker pro Ben Sulsky had a horrid first week of June at the online poker tables. On Full Tilt Poker, the New Hampshire native dropped $582,000 over the past six days, according to data from online tracking site HighstakesDB. This year on Full Tilt, he’s down $834,000. Over at PokerStars, he’s up $353,000. So, […]
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Phil Hellmuth Charging $16.7K To Have A DrinkPoker pro Phil Hellmuth is so big time that he is participating in a fundraiser on ifonly.com that will allow one fan of the “Poker Brat” to have a single drink with him in Las Vegas. The price tag? A whopping $16,700. The advert states: “Have a drink with Phil as he poses for photos […]
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Volpe Denies Negreanu Bracelet In WSOP $10k 2-7 NLCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Paul Volpe is the latest big name to win big at the 2014 World Series of Poker. The poker pro from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania topped a field of 87 players in the $10,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven single-draw lowball to win his very first gold bracelet and $253,524. “It […]
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Rheem Talks About Skipping $15K FreerollCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Chino Rheem is a controversial figure in the poker world and so naturally he raised some eyebrows—accompanied by the inevitable speculation—back in April when he decided to pass on his free buy-in to the $15,000 World Poker Tour Championship. Rheem won the event in 2013, which […]
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Gregory Kolo Wins WSOP $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'emCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. It took less than three hours of final table play to determine the winner of the World Series of Poker $1,500 pot-limit hold’em event. In the end, it was 37-year-old Gregory Kolo who came out on top of a field of 557 players, earning the lion’s […]
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PokerStars Responds To Tribal ConsensusAfter an historic consensus between 13 California tribal groups on online poker in the Golden State, PokerStars and its partner, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, as well as the Commerce Club, Hawaiian Gardens Casino and the Bicycle Casino, have responded. The latter group is opposed to what has been proposed by the 13 tribal […]
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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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Sheldon Adelson's Fight Spreads To His Own RoomLas Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson has done nothing to shed his reputation as poker’s public enemy no. 1 ever since he announced that he was “willing to spend whatever it takes” to thwart online poker legislation in the United States. Adelson, who formed the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling in January, has made it […]
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Justin Bonomo Wins First WSOP BraceletCard Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Just days ago, Justin Bonomo finished runner-up, yet again, at the World Series of Poker. The 28-year-old took second in the $10,000 triple draw lowball event, once again falling short of his first career bracelet. Bonomo has been consistently listed among the top players without a […]
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Palms Won't Let Dana White Gamble As Big AnymoreUFC President Dana White recently went on a massive upswing at the Palms in Las Vegas playing an undisclosed game, and then the casino decided to cut his betting limit from $25,000 per hand to $5,000 hand, according to a Yahoo! Sports report. His winnings of nearly $2 million since March apparently had the casino […]
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Nevada Governor Opposed To Election BettingNevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has expressed his opposition to a proposal that would make Nevada the first state with casinos taking action on federal elections. The Republican governor, who described himself as “more of a traditionalist” when it comes to betting, said that while Nevada has profited from betting on sports and horse racing, he […]
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Poker Snitch Gets No Additional Prison TimeOn Wednesday, Daniel Tzvetkoff, the man who helped the feds go after the offshore poker sites in April 2011, received time served for his high-stakes role in the scandal. Tzvetkoff pleaded guilty in 2010 to one conspiracy count and one count of operating an illegal gambling business. His cooperating helped the government kick Full Tilt […]
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California Tribes Agree On Web Poker BillOn Tuesday, 13 tribal groups in the state of California announced that they have come to a consensus on Internet poker legislation. It was a major milestone for the cause. The announcement came in the form of a letter to lawmakers. “We are honored to inform you and your colleagues that for the first time […]
