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Former Congresswoman To Fight For Poker

There likely won’t be any passage of legislation that would legalize nationwide — or ban nationwide — forms of Internet gambling. For one, a few states are already realizing those revenues and Congress would surely not put an end to those revenue streams. Since the states are already venturing out on their own, there is […]

Expert: CA Has Best Odds To OK iPoker In 2014

Despite it being an election year in the Golden State, online gambling expert Chris Krafcik thinks it has the best chance, among other U.S. states, of getting something done in 2014 with regards to web poker. Krafcik is the Research Director (North America) for GamblingCompliance and for years has been monitoring developments there. Right now, […]

Viktor Blom Pads Profits To $2.2 Million

Despite the Aussie Millions taking away from some of the online action over the past week or so, poker pro Viktor “Isildur1” Blom managed to add another $400,000 to his earnings on the year. He is now up around $2.2 million, according to HighstakesDB. The 23-year-old Swede won around $500,000 last year, through some vicious […]

Borgata Poker Announces $100k Tourney In NJ

Borgata Poker, powered by PartyPoker, will increase their Sunday $50,000 Guarantee tournament to $100,000 on Mar. 2. The $50,000 tournament is already the most popular tournament among New Jersey online poker players, but Borgata Poker is stepping up its game by doubling the money up for grabs. “When partypoker entered the New Jersey market, we […]

NJ Earns $9.46M In January Online Gaming Revenue

While brick-and-mortar casinos in Atlantic City continue to take a hit, the good news is that the online gaming market saw a 28 percent growth from December to January, taking in a total of $9.46 million in revenue. According to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, there were 197,782 total online gaming accounts in […]

Chad Elie Lawsuit Dismissed By Judge

Chad Elie, one of Black Friday’s convicted online poker payment processors, has had his lawsuit against former attorney Jeff Ifrah dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge James C. Mahan. Elie, who filed the lawsuit during his five-month prison sentence, accused his lawyer of malpractice. Elie claimed that his attorney withheld documents from him that would […]

CPPT Foxwoods Main Event on Horizon

The Card Player Poker Tour Foxwoods stop is winding down and the most anticipated event of the series is just on the horizon. The $1,650 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event will begin at 11 a.m. EST on Friday, February 14 and is expected to draw the largest CPPT main event field of the season […]

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 […]

MGM National Habor Plans Submitted For Casino Resort

MGM Resorts has submitted their plans for the $925 million National Harbor Casino Resort in Prince George’s County, Maryland and is now awaiting approval from a planning board and county council. The plan depicts a 958,836-square-foot facility complete with a 300-room hotel, a 1,200-seat theater, retail and restaurant space. The casino will include 3,600 slot […]

CPPT Foxwoods Results: Events 4 - 6

The third stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Foxwoods Resort Casino February 8 and will host a series of 11 tournaments through February 17, culminating with a $1,650 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event February 14-17. So far the first six events have all easily surpassed their guaranteed […]

Black Diamond Poker Open In Full Swing

The Black Diamond Poker Open is back on Bovada and its bigger than ever with a total of $3 million up for grabs in guarantees. The series, which runs from Feb. 9 to April 13, will feature 200 events and thousands of qualifiers allowing players to get in for cheap. Players can buy-in directly or […]

James Calderaro Wins WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open

James Calderaro has come out on top in the 2014 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event, earning $271,103 for topping a field of 415 players at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek, Florida. In addition to the money Calderaro also scored 1,080 Card Player Player of the Year points, […]

WSOP Announces 2014 Summer Schedule

The 45th annual World Series of Poker has released their summer schedule, which is filled with 65 individual bracelet events and kicks off May 27 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series more or less resembles the 2013 edition, with a few key changes, the most notable being a […]

Excitement Builds For LSOP $1M Guarantee Event

It’s not every day that 48 players find themselves making the money in a major international poker tournament without having to leave their own backyard, but the LSOP Millions is no everyday poker tournament. By hosting Day 1 events in multiple cities around the world, months before the action unfolds in Panama, the LSOP has […]

Adelson Target Of Las Vegas Sands Website Attack

Sheldon Adelson appears to be the target of a Tuesday online attack on various websites owned by Las Vegas Sands, a casino corporation that operates The Venetian and The Palazzo in Nevada, The Sands Casino Resort in Pennsylvania and other properties in Macau and Singapore. The sites have since been taken down. Before being removed, […]

Computer Glitch Hits Two Major Bitcoin Exchanges

An apparent computer glitch shut down one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges. According to ZeroHedge.com, Mt.Gox halted withdrawals and then so did BitStamp. The developments reportedly caused the price of the digital currency to fall significantly. There apparently could be a flaw within the flow of Bitcoin itself across all networks that has led to […]

2014 Player of the Year: McDonald Takes The Lead

This year’s APPT Aussie Millions tournament series has made a huge impact on the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race. Here is a look at the events from Australia and a WPT in Florida that most influenced the overall standings this past week: APPT Aussie Millions Main Event Canada’s Ami Barer emerged victorious […]

CPPT Spotlight: Gordon Eng

Gordon Eng has been an East Coast regular since the Poker Boom and has made his mark on some of the biggest rooms that side of the country including the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Parx Poker Room in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware and Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. A […]

Bellagio To Run $25k High Roller On Feb. 28

The Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada has awarded more than $432 million in tournament payouts in it’s history, the second most of any casino in the world. They are continuing in this tradition of high-stakes tournament poker excellence in 2014 with a series of $25,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em high roller events, the […]

Genting To Build New Casino In South Korea

A new casino is coming to South Korea’s Jeju Island. The price tag? A whopping $2.2 billion. The firms behind the plan are Genting and Landing International Development. According to Bloomberg, “Resorts World Jeju will be modeled after Genting’s Resorts World Sentosa, one of Singapore’s two gambling resorts, and will be developed by a 50-50 […]

More Charges For Alleged Borgata Cheat

Things just got a bit worse for Christian Lusardi, the man accused of using counterfeit poker chips in the now-canceled Borgata poker tournament. The scandal quickly became known in the poker community as “Chip Gate.” Thanks to the chip investigation, federal authorities allegedly discovered that Lusardi had been pirating thousands of DVDs at his residence. […]

IGT Brings On Former Zynga Executive

International Game Technology, which is known for being a leading slot machine maker in Las Vegas, has hired a former Zynga executive as vice president of games for DoubleDown Casino, according to VentureBeat. DoubleDown is the firm’s venture into the online gaming space. IGT is licensed by Nevada for real-money online gambling offerings. Jim Veevaert, […]

Mike McDonald: Plays Poker For Cash, Not Glory

It’s been an incredible eight-month stretch for Canadian poker pro Mike McDonald. The 24-year-old from Waterloo, Ontario has been on a tear since May of 2013, making nine final tables and earning over $5.4 million in tournament earnings. Not bad for a guy who considers himself to be semi-retired. McDonald, known as ‘Timex’ in the […]

Woman Hits $29M Jackpot On Faulty Slot Machine

An apparent software glitch in a slot machine at Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Indiana awarded a woman nearly $29 million on January 11. She left empty-handed. According to reporting from a local ABC station, Jennifer Carmin sat down at the penny slot and before she knew it, the machine was flashing a number […]

Hollywood Casino St. Louis Welcomes HPO In March

Poker players of all levels from across the globe will have the opportunity to play alongside – or even beat – World Series of Poker champion Chris Moneymaker this spring. Penn National Gaming’s second season of the Hollywood Poker Open continues with a qualifying event at the all-new Hollywood Casino St. Louis, March 7 – […]

Ivey Wins $250k Aussie Millions Super High Roller

Phil Ivey has added another incredible achievement to his unrivaled poker resume, topping an elite field of 46 entries in the 2014 LK Boutique $250,000 Aussie Millions Challenge to win $4 million AUD ($3,573,600 USD). Ivey won this very event in 2012 and now holds the honor of being the first two-time champion. As a […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: February 10 - 16

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 February 10th through the 16th. Head to our tournament […]

WATCH: Story Of Poker Pro Convicted Of Murder

Former poker professional Ernie Scherer III, who was arrested in 2009 for killing his parents and later convicted, was recently the subject of the CBS show “Forty Eight Hours”. The segment was titled: “The Country Club Murders: Did skyrocketing debt push a former high roller to savagely kill his parents?” The show can be watched […]

Training Site 1to5 Offers Players Way To Improve Quickly

A new poker training site called 1to5 is allowing its members to join the biggest games in the world alongside players such as Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson and more. The training and entertainment site takes showdowns from a great playlist of hands from poker tours such as the WPT, WSOP, EPT […]

CPPT Foxwoods Results: Events 1-3

The third stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Foxwoods Resort Casino February 8 and will host a series of 11 tournaments through February 17, culminating with a $1,650 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event February 14-17. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 1: No-Limit […]