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2014 POY Update: Mustapha Kanit Takes The Lead

The status quo has once again been shaken up in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a look at the tournaments that most influenced the overall standings over the past week: 2014 EPT Sanremo / EPT Grand Final Side Events Italy’s Mustapha Kanit has overtaken the lead […]

TonyBet Open Face Chinese Series Kicks Off

A week ago TonyBet Poker announced the launch of the first Open Face Chinese Poker series in online poker history. On Monday, that history became a reality as the first event of the series, called “My First Trike” kicked off at 10 p.m. (UTC+3). The first out of 12 tournaments featured a €10 buy-in and […]

Jake Bazeley Talks Up and Downs of Poker Career

Jake Bazeley has quietly put together a really solid 12 months on the circuit. The 31-year-old tournament grinder made two final tables at the 2013 World Series of Poker and then final tabled the Heartland Poker Tour main event in St. Louis. He then started off 2014 with two more final tables before earning the […]

Minnesota Looking To Ban Online Gambling

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would end online lottery sales and could also basically put a preemptive ban on other forms of online gambling in the state. The state Senate has strongly supported the plan. The House will now look at the bill. Minnesota’s governor told the Associated Press that he wouldn’t veto […]

Michigan Senate Passes Charity Poker Bill

A bill (Senate Bill 0878) favorable to charity poker operations passed the Michigan Senate last week. It now moves into the House for consideration. As MLive.com reports, the measure would allow charity gaming operations to do business 365 days a year. The bill would be better for the charities than what is currently being planned […]

Gavin Griffin: Teach Children To Play Poker?

People 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 […]

Dan Bilzerian Throws Porn Star Off Roof

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. High-stakes poker player and Instagram celebrity Dan Bilzerian was recently doing a shoot for Hustler magazine and decide it would be cool to throw 19-year-old porn star Janice Griffith, who was a model in the shoot, off a roof and into a pool, TMZ reported. Bilzerian didn’t quite […]

Casino: Massachusetts' Gambling Taxes Annoying

According to reporting from the Associated Press, MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts want the state of Massachussets to repeal a rule that, as interpreted, requires casinos to report and withhold five percent for state income tax on certain winnings greater than $600. The firms, among the largest of their kind in the world, are basically […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: April 28 - May 4

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 April 28th through May 4th. Head to our tournament […]

Poker Player Doesn't Have To Pay Child Support

A professional poker player in the United Kingdom, who doesn’t want to pay child support, just recently saw a judge rule in his favor. The judge felt that his poker winnings were not from “gainful employment” and thus didn’t meet the regulations governing the payment of child support, the BBC reported. The dispute between Tony […]

New York Casino Race Has 22 Applicants

The official list is out. A total of 22 casino firms submitted their applications, along with $1 million, in efforts to eventually build in New York. Just four new casinos have been authorized for Upstate New York, in an effort to bolster local economies. According to The New York Times, Genting is eyeing a project […]

Stammen Wins 2014 WPT Championship At Borgata

For the first time in the World Poker Tour’s 12-year history the climactic season-ending WPT Championship was not held at the Bellagio but made the move to the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event changed it’s buy-in from $25,000 to $15,000 and guaranteed a $5 million prize pool. A total of 328 players […]

Colman Wins EPT Grand Final Super High Roller

A record-setting 62 entries were made in the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final €100,000 eight-max no-limit hold’em super high roller event, building a gigantic prize pool of €6,015,240. After three action packed days the €1,539,300 first-place prize was awarded to 23-year-old American heads-up sit-n-go specialist Daniel “mrGR33N13” Colman. Colman, who […]

Capture The Flag: Mikhail Shalamov

Russian online poker pro Mikhail “innerpsy” Shalamov is just 26, but he has logged around 10 million hands lifetime of online poker. His “normal game” is anywhere from $1-$2 to $10-$20 shorthanded no-limit hold’em, but he has played as high as $50-$100. He said he is up around $1 million lifetime. Shalamov, who has a […]

Lo Leads EPT Grand Final €100k High Roller Final Table

A record-setting 62 entries were made in the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final €100,000 eight-max no-limit hold’em super high roller event, building a gigantic prize pool of €6,015,240. The money raised from the 50 unique entrants and 12 re-entries will be paid out to the top eight finishers, with the […]

Phil Ivey No Longer Most Successful Ever On Full Tilt

Poker pro Patrik Antonius scooped more than $900,000 over the past seven days on Full Tilt Poker, according to data from HighstakesDB. Since starting to play again on the software under his old screen name “FinddaGrind”, Antonius has won more than $2.5 million. While playing under his real name on the software, Antonius was up […]

A Poker Life: Jesse Sylvia

Jesse Sylvia had been playing poker as a successful, yet anonymous cash game grinder since 2008, but his runner-up finish in the 2012 World Series of Poker main event for a $5.3 million payday thrust him into the unfamiliar territory of the poker spotlight. After a year of trying to add to his resume on […]

Wynn: Never Seen A Gambler Win Over The Long Run

Just how hard is it to win over the long run gambling at a casino? According to Steve Wynn, he has never seen it happen during his decades in the business. In an interview awhile ago with CBS, Wynn was asked some questions about the mind of the gambler, especially one who gets a taste […]

Genting Seeks Another Gambling Facility In New York

Another one of the world’s top casino firms has expressed interest in building a Las Vegas-style casino in Upstate New York. According to The New York Times, Genting Group paid the $1 million application fee before Wednesday’s deadline. The firm joins Caesars Entertainment Corp. as two of the big names seeing the OK to build. […]

Table Games Generate $7.1 Million For Rhode Island

Since last summer, table games in Rhode Island have generated $54,640,879 in revenue, according to a state report. A total of $7.1 million of that went to the state general fund. The Twin River Casino, one of only two casinos in the state, is the only gambling facility that can offer the games. Newport Grand […]

PokerStars Announces California Plan

After unsuccessful attempts to get back into the U.S. market via Nevada and New Jersey, PokerStars, the world’s most visited poker site, is looking at California as the gateway. The firm, which also owns Full Tilt Poker, was kicked out of the American market in April 2011. PokerStars settled its case with the federal government […]

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 […]

Borgata Puts Up Slight Overlay On WPT Championship

The World Poker Tour Championship attracted a field of 328 entries, just shy of what the Borgata needed to meet the $5 million guarantee. As a result, the Atlantic City property had to dip into the rake from the $15,000+$400 tournament to come up with the extra cash and give the players an overlay of […]

Caesars Applies For Casino License In New York

Caesars Entertainment Corp. is looking to expand to the state of New York, which authorized four Las Vegas-style commerical casinos last year. According to reports, Caesars is eyeing a $750 million project around 50 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. The application cost the firm $1 million. The project would be built in the town of […]

2014 POY: Kanit, Pahuja, Coren & Afriat Make Moves

It was an absolutely massive week in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a look at the numerous huge events that dramatically influenced the overall standings over the past seven days: 2014 EPT Sanremo Main Event Nearly eight years after taking down the 2006 EPT London, Vicky […]

California Will Hold Hearing On Online Poker Bills

California will be holding an “informational hearing” today—Wednesday, April 23—on online poker. The title of the robust 1 p.m. hearing is “The Future Public Policy and Fiscal Implications of Authorizing iPoker Gaming in California.” In other words, a lot will be discussed. A pair of online poker bills were introduced to the California legislature in […]

Win Your Way To Vegas With Card Player Poker

This summer, win your way to Las Vegas with Card Player Poker. Two lucky players will earn a prize package valued at $2,500 which includes a $1,000 buy-in to event no. 56 at the summer series, along with $1,500 in travel expenses. There are two ways to win. Satellite Series The first way to win […]

Report: George Clooney Calls Steve Wynn 'An Asshole'

Fighting with Steve Wynn in his own casino probably isn’t too great of an idea. The billionaire casino boss and actor George Clooney had dinner a couple of weeks ago to discuss some business, but the evening reportedly ended in a heated exchange. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the two men were talking about […]

Crown Resorts Interested In Las Vegas Casino

The Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip is on the market, and an Australian casino firm is reportedly among those who are interested in acquiring it for the price tag of $2 billion. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Crown Resorts, which is owned by billionaire James Packer, is looking at expanding to the United […]

Idaho Tribe Plans Poker Room Despite State Ban

A tribe located within Idaho is challenging the state’s anti-poker position. According to the Associated Press, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe plans to offer live poker after deciding Idaho’s constitutional ban on the game doesn’t apply to its casino. The facility already has slot machines and bingo. The tribe will open its poker room on May […]