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Google Glass Could Help Poker Cheats

Google Glass is still in its infancy, but some have found a use for the product at the poker table. As a recent piece by Esquire pointed out, it could give less experienced players the ability to obtain advice from others. In other words, totally defy the one-player-to-a-hand rule. That rule is pretty sacred in […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: Dec. 2 - 8

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 December 2nd through the 8th. Head to our tournament […]

Hansen In The Abyss $15 Million On FTP

Negative $15 million. Since Full Tilt Poker returned to cyberspace in November 2012, Gus Hansen has consistently gotten pounded by his high-stakes competitors. As 2013 winds to a close, the wheels have completely fallen off and there are no signs of them being put back on anytime soon. Will he eventually take a long break? […]

Poker Pro Fends Off Two Robbery Attempts

The New York Post on Friday reported on a crazy story of a poker player apparently fending off two separate attempted robberies in a single day. He was carrying $100,000. The player, 32-year-old Eric Riley, reportedly was trying to catch a flight out of Kennedy Airport. He had been gambling in Atlantic City. The person […]

Macau Casinos Win $3.78 Billion In November

Macau had yet another great month in terms of gaming revenue for its casinos. November saw revenues of 30.18 billion patacas ($3.78 billion USD), according to the local government. That figure amounts to a 21.3-percent increase compared to the same period last year. In November 2013, there was an international boxing match and the annual […]

A Poker Life: Steven Silverman

For every story you’ve heard about the college dropout who turned a modest online poker bankroll into millions, there are dozens more about the college dropout who failed to make it as a professional and regretted his decision. However, one story you probably haven’t heard is the one about a guy who quit school, won […]

Crazy Gambling Stories From November

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. November was no exception, as there was plenty that happened in […]

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 […]

Poker's Thankful: Great Suckouts From 2013

Poker undoubtedly is a game that requires great skill, but luck is crucial from time to time, especially against other top-notch opponents. In this article we took a look at a handful of the more memorable suckout moments from the poker world this year. We’ll start off with a hand that featured two of the […]

Bryan Devonshire: It Can Always Get Worse

Variance and downswings are a natural and frightening part of poker. We have all complained about running bad, but as I’m learning with each passing day right now, it can always get worse. In this column we’ll discuss the ugly side of variance, try to understand it, and how best to cope with it. If […]

Heinecker Now Up $5.3M From I-Poker In 2013

The past several days have netted German high-stakes poker pro Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker another $400,000 or so, which brings his earnings on the year on Full Tilt Poker to an astounding $5.3 million, by far the most in the online poker world. What is even more incredible is that he didn’t even start grinding on […]

Miss. To Consider Web Poker Again In 2014

The state of Mississippi considered legalizing online gambling earlier this year, but those efforts failed after less than a month on the table. In 2014, the state will again take up the issue. According to the Sun Herald, State Rep. Richard Bennett, who is the House Gaming Committee chair, said hearings on web gambling are […]

WSOP Axes European Series In 2014

On Monday, the World Series of Poker announced big changes to its bracelet events held outside of the United States. Earlier this year, the WSOP held its first WSOP Asia-Pacific, and that will now be held in even numbered years, while the WSOP Europe will be held in odd numbered years. Next year’s WSOP APAC […]

Recount Held In Massachusetts Casino Vote

A casino developer will get a recount today after its plan to build a casino in the town of Palmer, Massachusetts was defeated by less than 100 votes. The vote was held on Nov. 5 and Mohegan Sun lost by just 93 votes. “There were some technical problems with the voting in precinct two. They […]

New Jersey Sees Full Launch Of Web Poker

The five-day trial run for online gambling in New Jersey went successfully, as state gaming regulators decided everything was good to go for the full real-money launch today. Six of the Atlantic City’s 12 casinos launched statewide online gambling products Tuesday. The online poker rooms currently running in the Garden State include PartyPoker, which has […]

A Street By Street Strategic Look At A Poker Hand

Playing a hand well requires multiple streets of good decisions, which pros refer to as a line. In Card Player’s new Finding The Line series, readers will be able to let us know what they consider to be the most optimal lines in hands played by professionals at some of the largest tournaments in the […]

New Hampshire To Take Another Casino Look

State officials in New Hampshire are prepping a bill that would expand gambling in the state. The plan was defeated earlier this year, but some officials have been working to rework the proposal and resubmit it to lawmakers before the end of the year. “It is disappointing to see the House of Representatives break from […]

Gavin Griffin: Poker Questions Asked And Answered

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 […]

WSOP To Hold $250K Freeroll In New Jersey

The World Series of Poker, owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp., already has an online poker product running in Nevada, and just last week began a trial run for brand new online games in New Jersey, based out of struggling Atlantic City. The games are only for those physically within the state’s borders. The firm has […]

Bally Partners With Uruguay Casino For I-Poker

Nevada gaming firms with online gambling products have found buyers globally. Business-to-business casino technology provider Bally Technologies announced last week that it has reached a deal to provide an Internet gambling platform solution to to Conrad Punta del Este Resort and Casino in Uruguay, owned by the Chilean group Enjoy. Bally is also a licensed […]

Hand Critic: Turning Showdown Value Into Bluff

The Poker Hand Critic is a brand new series by online pro “gutter23,” one of the top mid-stakes players in the game today. The Poker Hand Critic will break down a hand, street by street, offering up his analysis on all of the action. The following hand comes from a nine-handed, $1-$2 no-limit $200 max […]

Tony Dunst Wins WPT Caribbean Main Event

It’s been over three years since poker pro Tony “bond18” Dunst was hired by the World Poker Tour to provide commentary on poker hands for the show’s “Raw Deal” segments as well as the final table live streams. In the 2013 WPT Caribbean $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event Dunst proved that he could back up […]

CPPT News Briefs: Christmas Comes Early

Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour is underway with one stop complete and multiple stops coming up. Take a look at the weekly happenings and the latest news about the CPPT: 23 Days of Christmas at Palm Beach Kennel Club The Card Player Poker Tour will stop at Palm Beach Kennel Club in […]

Ed Miller: Don't Throw Your Tournaments Away

When I first began my poker career, someone asked me an important question. The answer, once I understood it, started me along my path to success. Say you’re playing in an eight-handed $20-$40 stud game with a $5 ante. Except in this game, you’re allowed to buy in for any amount of money, and between […]

Adelson: 'Willing To Spend Whatever It Takes'

Billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson has just told Forbes that he is up for spending an ungodly amount of cash in order to crush online gambling developments in the U.S. Adelson’s comments to Forbes were his first public remarks on the topic since The Washington Post reported that he will be kicking off the “Coalition […]

Heinecker Now Up More Than $9 Million In 2013

Between live and online play, Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker has won more than $9 million on the year, which is the most in the poker world in 2013. Another solid week at the online poker tables resulted in profits of around $460,000 for the German. He is now up a whopping $4.65 million on Full Tilt […]

Aussie Millions Partners With The APPT

The Crown Melbourne announced this week that the $10,000 AUD no-limit hold’em main event of the 2014 Aussie Millions Poker Championship will now be part of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour. The Aussie Millions Championship will run from Jan. 23rd through Feb. 10th, 2014 with twenty events on offer. The main event will kick off […]

U.K. Casino Gives Trickett His Own Poker Room

British poker pro Sam Trickett, who has won $19,855,960 in live poker tournaments lifetime, now has a private poker room in his honor at the Dusk Till Dawn gambling den. The 45-table card room is located in Nottingham Trickett is Britain’s all-time most successful tournament player. The highlight of his career, up until this point, […]

New Jersey Sees First Real-Money Online Bet

At 6 p.m. local time on Thursday, some gaming companies in Atlantic City offered the first ever state-sanctioned online bets in the history of New Jersey. The five-day trial was to show that the technology was sound. Online gambling in New Jersey is limited to those 21 and older who are physically present within the […]

NJ Sports Betting Going To Supreme Court

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has exhausted his options in a federal appeals court and thus will take the state’s sports betting case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeals court said on Friday that it wouldn’t rehear the case, the Washington Post reported. Christie wants his state’s 12 casinos to be […]