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A Poker Life: James Calderaro

James Calderaro doesn’t look like the most likely candidate to be a breakout tournament star. After all, the 48-year-old New York native spent the early part of his working life in the nightclub industry. However, his consistent results over the last 12 months suggest otherwise. By putting together a string of successful cashes on the […]

2014 POY Update: Ochana and Winter Win

After several weeks of dramatic shake-ups things have finally stabilized a bit in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. The WSOP is still a few weeks away and the EPT and WPT both have wrapped for the season, but there was still plenty of tournament action this week. Here […]

Win Your Way Into WSOP With Bovada

Starting in May, you can win your way into to the World Series of Poker main event by playing on Bovada. Every day you earn 25 poker points, you’ll be put into a draw for $500. Every day you earn 10 poker points, you’ll be put into a draw for $100. Every 10 poker points […]

Poll: Americans Split Over Pot, Oppose Web Gambling

There is unfortunately some more ammunition for online gambling opponents in the United States, most notably Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson. A opinion poll conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey found that Americans are divided on whether to legalize pot for recreational use, but strongly oppose the legalization of online gambling. (It […]

Station Casinos Has Best Quarter Since 2009

Station Casinos, which controls Ultimate Poker, one of Nevada’s three online poker sites, just reported its best quarter since 2009. That is according to a press release the firm put out last week. The company’s consolidated net revenue for the quarter ending March 31, 2014 was $329.3 million, an increase of 5.6 percent compared to […]

Crown Casino Sues High Roller Over Gambling Debt

The Crown casino in Australia is going after a high roller for allegedly stiffing the house on a massive gambling debt of $6.8 million, according to the Herald Sun. The casino said that a 13-day gambling binge left the high roller, Zhao Li, with the debt, but that he neglected or refused to pay it […]

Seminoles To Spend $100M On Hotel-Casino Upgrades

The Seminole tribe in the state of Florida is set to spend $100 million this year on upgrades to its gaming and hotel facilities in the Sunshine State, according to report. The CEO of Seminole Gaming said that some of the money will be used for renovations at the Seminole Hard Rock near Hollywood. According […]

Gavin Griffin: Basic Open Face Chinese Poker Strategy

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 […]

Carbon Online Poker Series Kicks Off Early May

Carbon Poker is featuring the return of the Carbon Online Poker Series in May, with 80 events boasting a total of $2 million in guarantees. The 15-day series kicks off May 4 and concludes on May 18 with nine different main events with $500,000 in guarantees up for grabs. Main event buy-ins range from just […]

Man Sentenced For Beheading Bird At Vegas Casino

A University of California, Berkeley law school graduate was sentenced to probation on Monday for beheading an exotic bird at a Las Vegas casino in 2012. Justin Teixeira received the four years of probation after completing a prison boot camp program that consisted of 190 days of counseling, educational and physical training programs, the Las […]

New York Releases Casino Investment Requirements

The state of New York has just announced what it thinks companies need to be willing to spend in order to develop a brand new commercial casino within the state. In order to build a casino about an hour away from New York City, a developer must invest at least $350 million. As little as […]

Mike Matusow's Life To Be Made Into Movie

Poker star Mike Matusow will see his 2012 autobiography “Check-Raising the Devil” made into a motion picture, Variety reported Monday. Matusow’s book details his struggles on and off the felt, which include drug addiction, going to prison and depression. Matusow is a four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. Matusow has more than $8.5 million […]

CPPT: Winter Tops bestbet Main Event

Sean Winter picked up the largest live cash of his budding career when he topped a field of 218 players in the Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event. “I liked my chances coming in, I thought I had a good shot at it,” Winter said. “And I ran […]

Half Of Seats Already Secured In $1M Buy-In

The $1 million buy-in “Big One for One Drop” tournament at the 2014 World Series of Poker kicks off in late June, but already a majority of the seats in the tournament have been secured, the WSOP said Monday in a press release. The event is capped at 56 players and could award more than […]

CPPT bestbet Jacksonville Results: Events 8-11

The sixth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at bestbet Jacksonville May 1 and will host a series of 12 tournaments through May 12 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event May 9-12. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 8: No-Limit Hold’em […]

Sri Lanka Again Reverses Position On Casinos

It appears Sri Lanka can’t really make up its mind about casinos. In December of last year, the country said OK to a few casino projects, one of which is from Australian billionaire James Packer. However, late last month the government said that it wouldn’t allow gambling to be a component of the developments. Just […]

Win WSOP Main Event Seat With Golden West Casino

The 45th annual World Series of Poker kicks off in less than 2 weeks. Still looking to earn your way into the biggest poker event of the year? On Sunday, May 18th, poker players can win their way into this summer’s $10,000 WSOP main event championship for just $175 at the Golden West Casino in […]

Bellande Pays $1M In Cash For 'One Drop'

Las Vegas poker regular Jean-Robert Bellande has accumulated the $1 million required to buy into the “One Drop” tournament this summer at the World Series of Poker. On Monday, Bellande Tweeted a photo of himself at the cage handing over the bricks of cash. Bellande, who actually prides himself on being “broke,” presumably found investors, […]

Indiana Might Study Beefing Up Gambling Industry

The state of Indiana may take a look at its gambling industry this summer with an official legislative study committee, the Associated Press reported. The report said that casino tax revenue has dropped from nearly $876 million in 2009 to about $752 million in fiscal 2013. That decline has been partially due to Indiana’s three […]

CPPT: bestbet Jacksonville Final Table Set

The final table of six is set at the Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $300,00 guaranteed main even in Florida. The finalists emerged from a field of 218 players and they will be battling on Monday for a CPPT title and the top prize worth $84,000. The winner will become the sixth champion of […]

CPPT bestbet Jax: Sean Hampson Leads After Day 1B

138 players showed up on Saturday afternoon to play Day 1B of the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville Main Event. After 12 levels of play, however, the 138 was trimmed to just 32. Along with 15 players who survived an 80 person Day 1A field, that brought the total field […]

CPPT bestbet Jacksonville: Day 1A Ends With 15 Left

Day 1a at the Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville main event has come to a close and at the end of play tonight there were 15 players that advanced from a field of 80 entries. Those survivors will return for day 2 on Sunday, but first Saturday will see the day 1b flight take […]

Illya Trincher Gets Six Months In Federal Prison

Poker player Illya Trincher has received prison time for his role in an illegal gambling operation with alleged links to Russian organized crime. According to a FBI press release, Trincher was sentenced Thursday in Manhattan federal court to six months in prison followed by six months of home confinement “in connection with his leadership role” […]

Gus Hansen Approaching $18 Million In Losses

The last seven days of action on Full Tilt Poker for Gus Hansen resulted in losses of around $335,000, according to HighstakesDB. With that performance the Gus Hansen screen name has dropped to an all-time worst of $17.8 million in lifetime losses on the Full Tilt Poker software. A total of $14.6 million of that […]

Report: Caesars Won't Rule Out Closing AC Casino

Although Caesars didn’t say that a casino in Atlantic City would close, there is a report that the firm is “weighing” the idea of closing one. According to a report from Bloomberg News and Crain’s New York Business, the casino giant wouldn’t rule out the idea of closing the doors of one of its four […]

Card Player Cruises Adds 7-Night Alaskan Cruise

Card Player Cruises has announced an exciting addition to its already expansive list of cruising destinations. Now poker professionals and enthusiasts alike can experience all the fun and action of Card Player Cruises amid the backdrop of America’s last frontier. Aboard the Solstice of the Seas, guests can enjoy a seven-night Alaskan cruise hitting breath […]

CPPT: bestbet Jacksonville Main Event Underway

The next winner on the Card Player Poker Tour will emerge from the tables at bestbet Jacksonville, bringing to a close another successful stop on the tour’s second season. Four full days of action-packed poker in the form of the $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event will begin at 12 pm EST May 9 […]

Allyn Shulman To Be Inducted Into WiPHoF

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame is set to induct two new members. The poker industry will celebrate the career accomplishments of two new inductees at this year’s Women in Poker Hall of Fame Luncheon Celebration sponsored by bestbet Casino Jacksonville and hosted by Golden Nugget Casino on Wednesday, June 25, at 11 a.m. […]

Genting Gets NV Preliminary OK For Casino License

On Wednesday, Nevada gaming regulators recommended a gaming license for Genting Berhad, the investment arm of Genting Group, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The matter moves to the Gaming Commission, which is expected to give the final OK. The move is considered a significant development in the firm’s plan to build a $4 billion casino […]

CPPT bestbet Jacksonville Results: Events 5-7

The sixth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at bestbet Jacksonville May 1 and will host a series of 12 tournaments through May 12 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event May 9-12. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 5: No-Limit Hold’em […]