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2014 WSOP Main Event Draws 6,683 Entrants

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The official numbers for the 2014 World Series of Poker main event are in! A total of 3,768 players turned out on day 1C, bringing the grand total to 6,683 entrants. That’s the fifth largest in the history of the event, up over 5 percent when […]

Dozens Gamble On $1K Flips For Main Event

Once in awhile, poker is 100 percent luck. Dozens of gamblers were desperately searching for a last-minute ticket into poker’s big dance on Monday at the Rio in Las Vegas. It was the third and final starting flight for the 2014 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in main event. More than 6,000 players had so […]

WSOP Main Event Day 1B Draws 2,144 Players

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Day 1B of the 2014 World Series of Poker main event drew 2,144 players, nearly three times as many as the 771 that began on day 1A. The combined field of 2,915 is still short 3,437 players of matching last year’s field of 6,352, but WSOP […]

Igor Dubinskyy Wins WSOP Little One For One Drop

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The $1,111 buy-in Little One For One Drop tournament at the 2014 World Series of Poker drew a monster field of 4,496 entries, creating a total prize pool of $4,046,400. The event raised $499,056 for the One Drop organization, a charity focused on bringing clean water […]

Women At The World Series: Triana Iglesias

It’s no secret that the World Series of Poker attracts some interesting folks. Model and actress Triana Iglesias is no exception. The Playboy Playmate of Norwegian and Spanish descent made her first WSOP appearance at this year’s main event, after getting sponsored by an online gambling site. While she may only have a year of […]

Men Invade Women's Bathroom At WSOP Event

Apparently some of the male entrants in the world’s most prestigious poker tournament can’t figure out what a stick figure wearing a skirt means. The second starting day of the 2014 World Series of Poker main event has drawn a field of more than 2,100 players, and the long lines for the men’s bathroom have […]

Doyle Brunson May Have Played His Last Main Event

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. It appears 10-time bracelet winner Doyle Brunson is done playing in poker’s most prestigious tournament—an event he won in 1976 and 1977. The 80-year-old poker legend Tweeted yesterday that he won’t be playing the 2014 World Series of Poker main event due to his age. Last […]

A Poker Life: Alex Bolotin

In 2007, Alex Bolotin burst onto the live poker tournament scene, cashing for just under $1 million and finishing 19th in the Card Player Player of the Year race. The Belarusian pro, who resides in New York, kept up his successful pace for the next few years before a dry spell put his back against […]

Save With Card Player Series Subscription Special

Card Player magazine is helping poker enthusiasts celebrate the 2014 World Series of Poker with a Series Subscription Special. From now until July 15, new subscribers can take advantage of a discounted subscription rate. 26 issues (1 year) for $25.95 (regularly $39.95) 52 issues (2 years) for $39.95 (regularly $59.95) Subscribers gain access to columns […]

Pat Walsh Wins WSOP $10K Pot-Limit Omaha Event

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The $10,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker is usually one of the more popular non-hold’em tournaments of the summer, and the 2014 edition was no exception. A record 418 entrants turned out for the event, creating a prize pool of $3,929,200. […]

WSOP Main Event Day 1A Draws 771 Players

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. To a professional poker player, the World Series of Poker main event equates to the experience of getting to open presents on Christmas morning as a child. Survive and advance and it’s like you got that shiny, new bicycle you asked for. Bust, and you might […]

2014 World Series Of Poker Main Event Begins Today

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. It’s finally here. The largest, richest and most prestigious poker tournament of the year kicks off today, Saturday, July 5th. The 2014 World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event gets underway with the first of three starting days beginning at noon local time today […]

Salman Jaddi Wins WSOP $1,500 NLHE Event

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The final $1,500 no-limit hold’em event of the 2014 World Series of Poker produced another huge turnout when 2,563 players entered creating a total prize pool of $3,460,050. It took four days of play to determine a champion, but in the end, it was Pembroke Pines, […]

Bryn Kenney Wins WSOP 10-Game Mix Event

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The $1,500 10-game mix event at the 2014 World Series of Poker drew 445 entries, creating a total prize pool of $600,750. After three days of action, it was high-stakes tournament regular Bryn Kenney who came out on top, earning his first career gold bracelet and […]

Dough Offers Poker Players Top Notch Trading Tools

If you take a stroll around the Rio this summer, you’ll be sure to notice the bright orange dough.com booth in the hallway, offering their services to poker players. But what is dough? We caught up with Co-CEO Tom Sosnoff, who was integral in forming the company that provides a revolutionary combination of educational content […]

Women At The World Series: Cherish Andrews

She may be off to a late start this summer, but Cherish Andrews has a knack for proving people wrong. The small-town, Pennsylvania native got her first taste of poker at age 14, when she played a home tournament with her brother’s friends; after joking about taking her money, Andrews went on to win the […]

'Little One For One Drop' Falls Short Of 2013's Numbers

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The $1,111 buy-in “Little One for One Drop” poker tournament at the 2014 World Series of Poker followed suit with the $1 million buy-in “Big One for One Drop” earlier this week by falling short of the previous running’s turnout. A total of 4,496 players entered […]

Matt Grapenthien Wins WSOP $10k Stud Event

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The final day of the $10,000 buy-in seven card stud event at the 2014 World Series of Poker began as a sweat for Phil Hellmuth, who was looking for his record 14th gold bracelet, but once the poker brat hit the rail, the tournament became all […]

The Basics of Pineapple Open-Face Chinese Poker

While I’ve been writing about traditional open-face Chinese (OFC), there was a new variant of the game hitting the tables, and it looks like it has taken over in popularity. Pineapple open-face Chinese (POFC) is the three-card draw variant to original open-face, where after setting your first five cards, you now draw three cards, play […]

Charity Series of Poker Event This Weeked

Want to play poker with WSOP main event champions Chris Moneymaker, Ryan Riess, Greg Merson, and Carlos Mortensen and help support a great charity, the Three Square food bank? Many top poker pros will be in attendance July 6th for the first Charity Series of Poker event, a $260+40 no limit hold’em tournament with $100 […]

WATCH: Hellmuth Going For WSOP Bracelet No. 14

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. Last week, Phil Ivey won his 10th career World Series of Poker bracelet, which pulled him within three of Phil Hellmuth and his 13 lifetime wins. However, at around 4 p.m. local time Thursday at the Rio in Las Vegas, Hellmuth was the second-largest stack at […]

Russia May Lift Ban On Online Poker

Russia could find itself following suit with the United Kingdom and Canada by legalizing online poker, according to rapsinews.com. First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov has ordered Russia’s Ministries of Finance, Economic Development and Justice to analyze the option of legalization, according to the report. It is estimated that online poker could bring in another […]

2014 POY: Dylan Wilkerson Climbs To Second Place

The World Series of Poker is nearing it’s climax, with the 2014 WSOP main event now just days from starting. So far the series has had a huge impact on the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker, much as expected. There were also several big non-WSOP tournaments that wrapped up […]

Colman Explains Why He Shunned Poker Media

This article has been update to reflect the source of Dan Colman’s quote, 2+2 internet poker forum. Love him or hate him, think he’s a hypocrite and wrong or view him as someone finally speaking candidly about the underbelly of poker, One Drop winner Daniel Colman has stuck by his beliefs and refused to talk […]

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 […]

Jared Jaffee Wins WSOP $1,500 Mixed Max Event

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The $1,500 no-limit hold’em mixed max event at the 2014 World Series of Poker drew a whopping 1,475 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,991,250. In the end, it was Brooklyn, New York pro Jared Jaffee who came away with the victory and the $405,428 […]

Phillip Hui Wins WSOP $3K Omaha 8/ob

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The $3,000 Omaha eight-or-better event at the 2014 World Series of Poker produced one of the more stacked final tables of the summer, but it was relative unknown Phillip Hui of San Antonio, Texas who came out on top, earning his first career gold bracelet and […]

Phil Ivey Files Motion To Dismiss 'Cheating' Lawsuit

Phil Ivey, who just won his 10th career WSOP bracelet last month, has responded to the Borgata’s $9.6 million lawsuit against him by trying to get the case dismissed. Ivey’s legal team filed a motion on Wednesday, saying that the poker pro didn’t cheat while playing high-stakes mini-baccarat in 2012, but instead used skill to […]

Aria To Pay Fine For Blocking Agents From Roulette

The Las Vegas Strip’s Aria casino has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine for stopping two state gaming agents from watching a high-stakes roulette game, which is required to remain open to the public, according to the Las Vegas Sun. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released the proposed settlement online this week. The Nevada Gaming […]

Person Hit $12 Million Lotto, Never Claimed Prize

The lottery can be a sad and sadistic game even when you somehow win it. There’s plenty of stories of lottery winners blowing it all, and then there’s stories of lottery winners who never claimed their prize because they never realized they won. That’s what just happened to a $12 million ticket in Texas. One […]