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Delaware Casinos Seek State Funded Bailout

A proposal by the Delaware Lottery and Gaming Study Commission calls for a $20.1 million per year bailout for the state’s gambling facilities. The state currently has three racinos including Delaware Park Racetrack & Slots, Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway & Casino. Delaware casinos brought in $526.67 million in gross gaming revenue in 2013, resulting […]

Poker Strategy: Don't Be Afraid Of Checking

I think we are all familiar with the player who is afraid to bet. He does not want to put any money into the pot unless he is quite confident his hand is the best. Even when he does have a good hand, his preferred method of putting money into the pot is to check, […]

Jonathan Little Talks About Poker Coaching

Jonathan Little has made a huge impact on the tournament poker scene over the past eight years. With two World Poker Tour main event titles and more than $5.5 million in career live earnings, his abilities at the table have been demonstrated again and again. In recent years he has also become one of the […]

CPPT Atlantis Results: Events 5, 6 & 7

The fourth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa March 21 and will host a series of 31 tournaments through March 30 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold’em $125,000 guarantee main event March 28-30. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 5: […]

Video Spotlight: Tour of Atlantis Casino Resort Spa

The 2014 Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis season II is running from March 20th through the 30th at the four-diamond rated Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in beautiful Reno, Nevada. “Aside from the exciting play, there’s no better place than Atlantis to host a CPPT tournament,” said Atlantis Publicist Tracie Barnthouse. “Our casino floor is always […]

CPPT: History of the Irish Open – 2001-2007

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 […]

Head Games: Dealing With Tilt And Variance

The Pros: Jonathan Little, Tim West, and Noah Schwartz Craig Tapscott: What are some good ways to deal with tilt at the poker table that have worked for you long-term? Jonathan Little: I firmly believe that in order to control tilt, you have to figure out what tilts you and why. For example, some players […]

Casino Boss: It's About 'Bricks And Clicks'

Online gaming doesn’t cannibalize brick-and-mortar play, a casino executive said this week at the 2014 iGaming North America conference in Las Vegas. “We’re certainly not trying to destroy brick-and-mortar casinos,” Tobin Prior, the CEO of Ultimate Gaming, told a crowd of around 200, the Las Vegas-Review Journal reported. “That would be insane…From the outset, we […]

Worker Faked Armed Robbery Over Gambling Debt

A worker at a William Hill betting shop in England has been sent to prison for faking an armed robbery at the shop after falling into debt from gambling. In September, the employee, Karl Swift, said he was robbed at knife point, but video later revealed that to be a charade. He admitted to the […]

Blom Back To $1 Million In Profits On The Year

The past 48 hours or so netted poker pro Viktor Blom more than $200,000, bringing his profits on the year to more than $1 million once again. Blom has been incredibly swingy this year, as he was up more than $2 million in February. He fell into the hole in the early part of March, […]

Nipun Java Wins WSOPC Main Event At The Bike

A total of 756 players posted the $1,675 buy-in in the 2014 World Series of Poker Circuit no-limit hold’em main event at The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California, building a $1,134,000 prize pool. The lion’s share of that went to eventual champion Nipun Java, who defeated Shane Schleger heads-up to claim the title, his […]

Boeree To Appear In New Discovery Channel Show

British poker pro Liv Boeree is set to be featured in a new show on the Discovery Channel. The program, which so far has 10 30-minute episodes, will begin airing next month. The show is called “The Mind Control Freaks”. In it, four experts demonstrate how psychological techniques from hypnosis to peer pressure, conformity and […]

'Historic' Barns Could Kill Casino Project

One of the runners for a potential casino in Massachusetts will have to deal with a hurdle in the form of its proposed location containing some historic structures that state officials don’t really want to see go, at least not hastily, according to The Boston Herald. A proposed project by Suffolk Downs and partner Mohegan […]

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 […]