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Sam Trickett Inks Poker Endorsement Deal

With the 2014 World Series of Poker starting in less than three months, British poker pro Sam Trickett has signed a new endorsement deal with an online poker site. He will serve as ambassador for Everest Poker, which is owned by Betclic Everest Group. The Betclic Everest Group operate the Betclic, Everest, Expekt, Imperial and […]

Tournament Directors Discuss Poker Chip Security

In January, the Borgata in Atlantic City was forced to cancel a $2 million guaranteed poker tournament after it was discovered that a player allegedly introduced counterfeit chips into the event in order to gain an advantage over the rest of the field. Some of the tournament’s entrants have since filed a lawsuit against the […]

LSOP: Q&A With Matthew Weber

American Matthew Weber has only played two tournaments in Latin America. He walked away victorious in the 2012 Punta Cana Poker Classic for $135,475 and is hoping for another nice payday from the Latin Series of Poker Millions. Cardplayer caught up with the California native on Day 1B. Have you played a lot of tournaments […]

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Runs Mar. 27 – Apr.16

The 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 WPT 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 […]

LSOP: Artiaga Takes Chip Lead on Day 1C

Many players tried, but only 131 remain and one of them will soon be the recipient of a six-figure pay day from the Latin Series of Poker Millions. Cheers once again erupted across the Majestic Poker room at the Hard Rock Hotel in Panama City, Panama when the elimination of Sebastian Ruiz ended play for […]

The Rules Guy: Show One, Show All

Most players learn poker’s explicit rules pretty quickly: the “one-chip rule,” for example, or “verbal declarations are binding.” But not everyone seems to have digested the game’s vast book of unwritten rules, admonitions like “don’t berate other players (particularly bad ones)” or “say ‘nice hand’ even when you mean something entirely different.” Enter “The Rules […]

New York Picks Chair For Gambling Commission

The state of New York, which could see a handful of Las Vegas-style commercial casinos pop up in the not-so-distant future, has picked a chair for the five-member Gaming Commission. The Commission is just a year old. The New York State Gaming Commission is tasked with overseeing the fledgling commercial casino industry. The state has […]

Bovada's BDPO Freeroll For Card Player Readers

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. Right now, current Card Player Bovada players and new depositors are eligible to compete in an exclusive BDPO freeroll on Sunday, Apr. 6 at 3:35 p.m. EST. Simply sign up […]

This Week In Tournaments: Mar. 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 March 10th through the 16th. Head to our tournament […]

Star Boxer Arrested Over Gambling Debts

The state of Nevada is going after former world champion boxer Antonio Tarver for allegedly skipping town on gambling debts he racked up in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Tarver was arrested in Florida last week after a traffic stop revealed the arrest warrant issued in Clark County, Nevada. Tarver is accused […]

Man Changes Name After Losing Poker Bet

Crazy things can happen when you drink and play cards. A lost bet in a poker game resulted in a New Zealand man legally changing his name to “Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova”, the Telegraph reported. Now that’s a mouthful. The name is 99 […]

LSOP: John Idagarra of Colombia Leads Day 1B

John Idagarra of Colombia finished Day 1B of the Latin Series of Poker Millions main event with the chiplead over the final 22 players who lasted through the day. When chips were bagged for the night at the Majestic Casino in Panama City, Panama Idagarra put away 252,000, trailed by Carter Gill with 250,000 and […]

Gavin Griffin: Defending Your Soldiers

Perhaps it’s because of the historical fiction book I’m reading about World War I. Perhaps it’s because I played some interesting hands last night that sort of outline my whole strategy in this situation. Perhaps it’s because I have some tournaments coming up in a couple of weeks and my strategy varies a bit when […]

LSOP Millions: Jose Barbero Leads Day 1A

Cheers erupted across the Majestic Casino poker room as 27 players secured themselves a piece of the $1,000,000 prize pool in the Latin Series of Poker Millions Main Event in Panama City, Panama. A truly revolutionary international poker concept, the LSOP is unique in that instead of requiring a full field of players to come […]

Mike Leah On Turbo NLH Tournaments

Mike Leah has gotten off to a good start in 2014, recently winning a $1,000 prelim at the Fallsview Poker Classic just weeks after taking down a $5,000 no-limit hold’em turbo side event at the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $119,770. The Canadian poker pro now sits in 15th place in the overall Card Player […]

$1M Guarantee LSOP Main Event Begins Saturday

More than $1,000,000 is waiting to be won by players taking their seats in the Latin Series of Poker Millions main event March 8-15 in Panama City, Panama at Majestic Casino inside the Hard Rock Megalopolis. A truly revolutionary international poker concept, the LSOP is unique in that instead of requiring a full field of […]

First Pennsylvania Bar Gets Gambling Approval

Small-scale gambling at bars in Pennsylvania is one step closer to reality after state liquor regulators gave the OK Wednesday for the first gambling license of its kind. According to reporting from WFMZ, the Midway Tavern in Hanover, Adams County has been given state approval to run pull-tab games, daily drawings and charity raffles. It […]

Online Poker: Dan Cates Wins $486,000

It took a little while before poker pro Dan Cates got going in 2014, but when he did it happened in a big way. Cates played around 3,600 hands through the first week of March, winning $486,380, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. The upswing has him in the black around $750,000 on the year. […]

Mary Bono On Fighting Federal Web Poker Ban

Former Congresswoman Mary Bono (R-California) is one of the most prominent figures in the country who right now is fighting in support of Internet poker. As a lawmaker, Bono was also involved with past online poker discussions on Capitol Hill. Since leaving public office, Bono has joined the “Coalition for Consumer and Online Protection” to […]

Chris Moorman Wins 2014 WPT LAPC Main Event

Chris Moorman has emerged victorious in the 2014 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event, winning topping a field of 534 players to win his first major live title, the first-place prize of $1,015,460 and 2,100 Card Player Player of the Year points. As a result of this huge win Moorman […]

Ultimate Poker Strikes New Nevada Deal

Ultimate Poker — Nevada’s first online poker site — announced a big deal Thursday that will allow it to expand its customer base in the Silver State. The online firm, owned by Station Casinos, has struck a partnership to be the official online poker site for the company that owns Reno’s Peppermill Hotel Casino, as […]

South Dakotans To Vote On Gambling Measure

Gambling expansion in South Dakota is going to the ballot box. A proposal no longer up for consideration in the South Dakota legislature would allow casinos in the city of Deadwood to be able to expand their gambling offerings. According to the Associated Press, Senators on Wednesday voted 25-10 to support the measure. South Dakota […]

NJ Online Poker Tournament Sees Huge Field

New Jersey’s online poker industry started in late November of last year, and over the past few weeks it appears the industry is gaining some more steam. An online poker site from PartyPoker and Borgata drew a whopping 768 entrants for the $200 buy-in $100,000 guarantee this past Sunday. The guarantee was crushed, making it […]

Tribes Give Up On Fight Over Poker Site

A pair of Oklahoma tribes have ditched plans to pursue an online poker site. They had sued the federal government over the site, but that also appears to be over. The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes had brokered a revenue-sharing deal with Oklahoma for a PokerTribes.com online poker site. The federal government objected not to the […]

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 […]

Moorman Headlines WPT LAPC Final Table

The final table is set in the 2014 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event. A total of 534 players made their way to the Commerce Casino to play in this event, building a total prizepool of $5,126,400. Now only six players remain to battle it out for the title and […]

Resorts World Las Vegas Project On Track

Resorts World Las Vegas is making progress, the Las Vegas-Review Journal reported. Construction is expected to start this year. The project could cost anywhere from $2 billion to $7 billion. The site is Boyd Gaming’s unfinished Echelon development, which Genting bought for $350 million. The plan is to use at least part of the existing […]

CarbonPoker Sponsors 2014 Player of the Year Race

For 2014 Card Player has partnered with CarbonPoker to continue to bring you coverage of the most historic and prestigious Player of the Year race in Poker. Since it’s inception in 1997 the Card Player Player of the Year award has been a symbol of excellence and consistency in tournament poker. Some of the greatest […]

Man Loses Big On Super Bowl, Sues Casino

A man who lost $500,000 gambling on Super Bowl weekend at a Las Vegas casino is suing the joint, as he claims that he was blacked-out drunk and they should have realized he wasn’t in any condition to bet. The alleged misconduct happened at The Downtown Grand. According to KSNV, high-stakes gambler Mark Johnston believes […]

Casino Fined Over Filming Marriage Proposal

Revel Casino in Atlantic City has been fined $2,500 for filming a marriage proposal and broadcasting it over part of the casino floor, the Associated Press reported. It was at the request of the patron. New Jersey regulators require casinos to notify them in advance of such filming, but Revel allegedly didn’t do so. The […]