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2014 POY:Katz and Gaviao Move Into Top 20

There was plenty of action this 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: 2014 Bellagio $25K High Roller III The Bellagio has hosted a series of $25,000 buy-in no-limit […]

U.S. Lawmaker Wants To Ban Online Poker

Another lawmaker on Capitol Hill wants to put a restriction on Internet gaming. According to GamblingCompliance, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham — a Republican from South Carolina — said he is currently working on sponsoring federal legislation that would seek to ban all forms of Internet gambling. In other words, web poker would be outlawed. Graham’s […]

Win Freeroll Entries With Carbon's Daily Missions

Throughout March, Carbon Poker is rewarding players for completing missions. All the players have to do is take on the required daily task and they will receive an entry into an exclusive $500 freeroll. That’s $15,000 in freerolls during the month of March. After opting into the promotion, check the calendar and complete the mission […]

Zynga Poker Unveils Major Redesign

Zynga just recently unveiled a huge update for its social poker product, VentureBeat reported. The redesign makes the game less cartoonish and more like a casino, with its red and gold colors. Poker action also moves at a brisker pace. Zynga Poker is one of the firm’s most profitable products. According to VentureBeat, Zynga’s market […]

Blair Hinkle Finally Receives His Missing $1 Million

The nightmare is finally over for poker pro Blair Hinkle. During the first wave of the Full Tilt Poker remission process last week, the Missourian received a $1 million ACH deposit from Garden City Group, the firm that was hired by the federal government to help compensate victims of what was once labeled a Ponzi […]

Gavin Griffin: Early Stages Of Deep Tournaments

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 […]

CPPT: Irish Open History – 1991-1994

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 […]

Three Small-Stakes Plays That Fail In Tougher Games

Many of my students are successful small stakes no-limit hold’em players who have tried and failed in tougher games. These students often rely on a short list of bread-and-butter plays to succeed. These plays tend to work brilliantly in small stakes games, but they lose potency when you wade in against tougher players. Learning to […]

Massachusetts Gives Penn National Slots License

The wait is over for Penn National Gaming, one of the top casino developers in the country. The company has been awarded a license to build Massachusetts’ first slots-only parlor. The firm is going to invest $225 million into a facility at a horse-racing track in Plainridge, not far from the city of Boston. The […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: Mar. 3 - 9

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 3rd through the 9th. Head to our tournament […]

George Lopez Arrested For Passing Out At Casino

Comedian George Lopez reportedly got wasted at Caesars Windsor Hotel and Casino and passed out on the floor. He was arrested for public intoxication. He was released later with no charges. Lopez said in a statement: “Tied one on last night. Not feeling great this morning. I was trying to sleep it off, unfortunately, it […]

Macau Casinos Win Record $4.8 Billion In February

A new gaming revenue record has been set in Macau, and this time it was smashed. The month of February netted the casinos there $4.8 billion from gambling. That revenue figure marked an incredible 40-percent gain year-over-year. According to Reuters, analysts were expecting big gains, but not quite that much. The previous record of $4.57 […]

Nevada Gambling Revenues Fall In January

January was a less than stellar month for Nevada casinos and their gaming revenues. The state said that Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total gaming win of $884,203,134 for the month of January 2014. That amounted to a 2.76-percent decrease compared to January 2013, when licensees reported a gaming win of $909,267,893. The Las […]

L.A. Poker Classic Builds $5.1 Million Prize Pool

The numbers are in for 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. The top 63 finishers will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $18,970 […]

CPPT: A Look At the Updated Leaderboard

For the first time since early September, a new name now rests atop the Card Player Poker Tour leaderboard. A $91,347 payday from the CPPT Foxwoods $1,650 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event for Ronnie Pease catapulted him to the top spot for money earned on the season and pushed Harvey Vandeven, the CPPT bestbet […]

Crazy Gambling Stories From February

The gambling world can sometimes produce really off-the-wall stories. Every month there are plenty of cases of individuals going to extreme lengths to pay back debts, or of simply bizarre behavior at casino properties around the globe. It can be entertaining and sometimes sad. February was no exception, as there was plenty that happened in […]

NBC Heads-Up Poker Not Running In 2014

The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship will not run this year. This despite last year’s final between Phil Hellmuth and Mike Matusow being pretty epic. The show’s producer, Mori Eskandani, told Card Player on Friday that it was the “network’s decision” for “so many different reasons.” The event was broadcast on NBC Sports last year, […]

Poor February Puts Blom Back In The Hole Lifetime

Poker pro Viktor Blom dropped nearly $800,000 during the month of February, according to HighstakesDB. That figure was as of Friday morning in the United States. This recent downswing has the Swede back in the hole lifetime on the software. Over 887,000 hands, Blom is a $312,882 loser, says the tracking data, which is considered […]

Poker Strategy With Roy Cooke: Projecting Yourself

Don’t be deceived by appearances, men and things are not what they seem. — William Booth Image is something you can deceptively project. That variation of deception is widespread and overused, particularly around the gambling world. Reason being, we don’t want people to know the truth. It’s frequently in our self-interest to deceive, though not […]

2014 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Preview

The 2014 Bay 101 Shooting Star, one of the tournament circuit’s most popular events, is fast approaching. The short series of events, highlighted by a somewhat unique $7,500 World Poker Tour Shooting Star main event, begins on March 10th and runs until the 14th. There are a number of things that set this WPT Main […]

Pelton Banned After Taking Tournament Chip

On Feb. 16, during a World Series of Poker Circuit stop at the Palm Beach Kennel Club in South Florida, Chan Pelton took a single 25,000 denomination chip from his stack during heads-up play at the final table of event no. 9, a $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. Pelton, a tournament regular from College Station, […]

Bicycle Casino Set To Host WSOP Circuit Mar. 6 - Apr. 5

The World Series of Poker Circuit is returning to The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles March 6th through April 5th. This will be the series’ third year at the Bike, and it remains the only WSOP Circuit stop in the Los Angeles area. “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership and host the WSOP Circuit again […]

Some Full Tilt Poker Money Coming Back Friday

On Monday, the firm in charge of assisting the government with compensating victims of the old Full Tilt Poker released an update to its website. Garden City Group said that the first round of payments will come tomorrow, Feb. 28, 2014, in the form of ACH deposits. Friday’s payments will be for those who filled […]

PPA Testifies At Illinois Web Poker Hearing

Illinois is one of the states in the thick of online poker discussions. Some there briefly flirted with a plan for the state lottery to get into the online casino games business, but those ideas quietly faded. As anticipated, discussions have resurfaced early this year. This week, John Pappas, who is at the helm of […]

Police: Fake Chips Used At Maryland Casino

Another case of counterfeit poker chips has come to light, this time in Maryland. State police said Tuesday that they have arrested two individuals and are looking for two others for allegedly passing fake $100 chips in poker games last month. The alleged crimes took place at Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover. The casino opened […]

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 […]

A Poker Life: Nolan Dalla

Imagine finishing runner-up in a winner-take-all tournament. That would be brutal, right? Now imagine doing this over and over again, almost every week of the year. That’s life in the world of poker media. Poker players complain about 12-hour days, rake, blind structures and payouts, but rarely do they endure a tournament from start to […]

CPPT: bestbet Jacksonville To Host Cruise Promotion

Thrills and excitement are a standard component of any major tournament series, but bestbet Jacksonville will take the fun to a whole new level this coming May during the Card Player Poker Tour. Hosting the CPPT for the second time this Season, May 1-12, the northern Florida card room will raise the stakes for players […]

PA Official Wants To Criminalize I-Poker

Some in Pennsylvania have been pondering the idea of legalizing online gaming that would be offered from state-sanctioned sites, while at least one elected official now wants the act of playing to be criminalized, according to an article on Philly.com. A state lawmaker is pushing a proposal that would make the “first violation a summary […]

LSOP Millions Adds Third Starting Day To The Schedule

Due to overwhelming demand, the LSOP Millions has added an additional starting day to the schedule to accommodate more players. Day 1a and 1b will still start on Saturday, Mar. 8 and Sunday, Mar. 9, respectively, but the field will swell to an even greater size with day 1c on Monday, Mar. 10. “When you […]