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CPPT: Reno Stop At Atlantis Begins March 21

A fourth Card Player Poker Tour Season II champion will be crowned March 30 at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada when the final cards are dealt in the $1,100 no-limit hold’em $125,000 guarantee main event. The 19-tournament series will begin March 21 with a $340 no-limit hold’em $50,000 guarantee and wrap up with […]

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 […]

Priest To Jail For Stealing To Fund Gambling

A priest in Ottawa was sentenced to a year in prison, after admitting to stealing $130,000 from the church to fund his gambling addiction, according to CTVNews. An investigation launched in October 2011 eventually resulted in this week’s sentence. Father Joe LeClair was accused of writing checks to himself and stealing from offering plates. Another […]

J.C. Tran Wins 2014 WPT Rolling Thunder

J.C. Tran has emerged victorious in the inaugural 2014 World Poker Tour Rolling Thunder $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event. Tran topped a field of 456 entries at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort just outside of his hometown of Sacramento to earn the $302,750 first-place prize and his second WPT title. As a result Tran, who […]

Free Video From Jonathan Little On Aggression

According to 2-time World Poker Tour champion Jonathan Little, lots of players, especially in the small and middle stake games, take very passive lines when they should in fact be taking very aggressive lines. Because of that, Card Player has joined forces with Little to teach poker players how to increase their levels of aggression […]

$1 Billion Bracket Contest Has Terrible Odds

The first round of the 2014 NCAA men’s college basketball tournament kicks off on Wednesday, and one bracket contest seems to be the talk of the American sports world. In January, it was announced that billionaire Warren Buffet had agreed to insure a promotion by Dan Gilbert’s Quicken Loans, where a perfect bracket earns a […]

23 Players Confirmed For $1 Million Buy-in

The first dealt hand is more than three months away, but there are already 23 confirmed players for the second running of the historic $1 million buy-in Big One For One Drop charity poker tournament being held as part of the 2014 World Series of Poker. The first running of the event in 2012 sold […]

Tom Dwan: Baccarat Best Way To Get Even

"@PhilGalfond: What's the best way to make a quick $1.4m back? Asking for a friend." In macau the standard way to get even is bacarrat — Tom Dwan (@TomDwan) March 19, 2014 High-stakes poker pro Phil Galfond sent out a Tweet yesterday, making light of his seven-figure downswing on Full Tilt. In the span of […]

Dan Cates: Viktor Blom Owes Me $100,000

For the most part, there is a lot of camaraderie and mutual respect among regulars at the high-stakes online poker tables. However, sometimes emotions run high with all the money on the line, and harsh words are flung. That’s what happened in a recent match between poker pros Dan “jungleman12” Cates and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. […]

J.C. Tran Headlines WPT Rolling Thunder Final Table

A total of 465 entries were made in the inaugural World Poker Tour Rolling Thunder $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event at the Thunder Valley Casino outside of Sacramento, California. From that sizable turnout only six players now remain to battle it out for the lion’s share of the $1,488,000 prize pool and the chance to […]

Illinois To Again Consider A Casino In Chicago

The state of Illinois is again discussing a potential plan for more gambling. The Associated Press reported that one state lawmaker is proposing two ideas. One of them would create a single casino in Chicago, while the other would include a handful of other gambling facilities in the state in addition to the Chicago property. […]

2014 POY: Wilkerson and Carroll Into Top 5

It was another very busy week in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by Carbon Poker. Here is a look at the events that most influenced the overall standings over the past seven days: World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event James Carroll emerged victorious in the 2014 World […]

City Councilman Gambles On High School Basketball

A city councilman in the state of Nebraska was busted recently for allegedly betting on high school basketball games during the state tournament, according to KETV. Lincoln police caught 49-year-old Kearney City Council member Randy Buschkoetter betting at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Friday night. He was then kicked him out. “He was seen transferring money […]

Caesars Wins Approval For Korean Casino

Caesars Entertainment, one of the largest casino developers on the planet, said this week that its joint venture has received the initial OK from the South Korean government to develop a gambling facility in Incheon. The gambling floor would only be available to foreigners, however. “We are grateful to the Korean government for their initial […]

Online Poker: Galfond, Blom In $240,000 Pot

The biggest pot in March from the high stakes online poker world came yesterday in a vicious match between Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. The action began with Galfond ($120,000) raising the button to $1,600. Blom ($200,000) three-bet to $5,400, and Galfond made the call. The flop fell J 3 2. Blom fired […]

Capture The Flag: Jorge Limon

Jorge “Baalim” Limon is one of poker’s up-and-coming online cash-game pros. He has been grinding $5-$10 and $10-$20 no-limit hold’em for years on PokerStars, while taking occasional shots at $25-$50. He wants to break into the nosebleeds sometime in the near future. The former professional race car driver found poker after he realized his career […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: March 17 - 23

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 March 17th through the 23rd. Head to our tournament […]

Hard Rock Poker Showndown Kicks Off In March

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood’s fourth annual Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament series will run March 27 – April 16, 2014 with the championship held April 10 – 16. The series will take place in the resort ballrooms with the televised Championship Final Table held at Hard Rock Live. The 21-day tournament […]

NJ Revising Tax Estimates For I-Gambling

The New Jersey online gaming industry has been steadily growing since its inception in late November of last year. Despite this, the state is revising some of its projections on tax revenue from the new games. To put it simply, some predicted that the games would be more lucrative right off the bat than they […]

Penn National Breaks Ground On Gambling Facility

Construction is underway at Penn National’s Plainridge Park Casino in Massachusetts. The company received approval from the state last month to operate Massachusetts’ only slots-only parlor. A 2011 state law authorized such a facility. Three commercial Las Vegas-style are coming to the state as well. “Today marks a significant moment in the growth and future […]

LSOP Millions: Carter Gill Wins Main Event

Latin America has been good to Carter Gill, and during the early evening hours of Mar. 15 things got even better. The American pro won the inaugural Latin Series of Poker Millions main event for $175,070, marking his fifth straight final table and second career title in the region. “I don’t how that’s possible but […]

Mike Leah Wins Two WSOP Circuit Rings In One Day

Mike Leah achieved one of poker’s most rare feats on Friday, March 14th at the Bicycle Casino. In the span of one day he took down two live poker tournaments, winning his first World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring in a $580 no-limit hold’em event and then hopping into the $365 no-limit hold’em turbo […]

James Carroll Wins 2014 WPT Bay 101 Main Event

Less than a week after topping a 613-entry field in a $550 Wynn Classic prelim James Carroll emerged victorious in the 2014 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $7,500 no-limit hold’em main event. Carroll overcame a record field of 718 entries to win his first major live tournament, the $1,256,550 first-place prize and 1,824 […]

LSOP: Leonardo Tarazona Leads Final Table

Leonardo Tarazona will lead the final table of the Latin Series of Poker Millions when the final day begins at 2pm EST Mar. 15 with a stack of 2.653 million. “It’s been a really difficult day for me. I took a bad beat earlier but I just played really well and I was confident about […]

New Hampshire House Kills Casino Legislation

The New Hampshire House has voted against a proposal for a casino with up to 5,000 slots and 150 table games, the Associated Press reported. The Thursday vote was 173-144 against the proposal. The governor of New Hampshire has been vigorously pushing the casino plan. “Despite today’s vote, I continue to believe that developing our […]

Dan Cates Wins $1.1 Million In Seven Days

Massive limit deuce-to-seven triple draw games have been running on Full Tilt Poker recently, resulting in some big wins for well-known poker pros. Dan “jungleman12” Cates has benefited the most, adding tons to his already solid upswing. Over the past seven days on Full Tilt, he’s up $1.1 million. This month he’s up $1.6 million. […]

Mukul Pahuja Leads WPT Bay 101 Final Table

The 2014 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $7,500 main event attracted a record turnout of 718 entries, building a $5,133,700 prize pool. From this huge field now only six players remain to battle it out for the title and the $1,256,550 first-place prize. The chip leader heading into the final table is Mukul […]

LSOP: Alberto Cartin Leads Day 5

Another day belonged to Costa Rica’s Alberto Cartin when day 4 of the Latin Series of Poker Millions came to an end. The guitarist and online tournament specialist will lead the final 26 players with a stack of 1,655,000 when day 5 begins Friday, Mar. 14 at the Majestic Casino in Panama City, Panama. Cartin […]

CPPT: History of the Irish Open – 1996-2000

The Paddy Power Poker Irish Open is now part of the Card Player Poker Tour. With a colorful history spanning more than three decades, the Irish Open is sure to add additional buzz and excitement to the CPPT. The longest running tournament in Europe and the second longest running tournament in the world, behind only […]

LSOP: Q & A With Bill Cole

Redondo Beach, California resident Bill Cole went all the way to Aruba before coming to play the final days of the Latin Series of Poker Millions in Panama City, Panama this week. Card Player caught up with him for a few minutes at the end of day 3 to see how things were going for […]