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Supreme Court Considering Ruling On Home Poker

The legalities of hosting a poker game are currently determined by the individual state, but the U.S. Supreme Court may soon take on the issue to determine whether or not a game of cards is a violation of federal laws. In 2011, Lawrence DiCristina was arrested, charged and convicted of running an illegal gambling business […]

Las Vegas Sands Restores Websites After Hacking

It took nearly a week before Las Vegas Sands Corp., the largest casino operator in the world based on revenue, to restore its websites after a cyber attack. The hacking occurred on Feb. 11. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a video was recently posted to YouTube (since removed, however) by the purported hackers. The […]

South Point Launches Nevada Web Poker Product

A third Nevada online poker operator is now taking action. Real Gaming, the brand under which South Point Casino has ventured into the online space, has began what is considered its soft launch phase. The firm’s website can be found here. Originally slated to be called “South Point Poker”, the company re-branded last year. South […]

Win Your Share of $30K At Bakersfield's Golden West Casino

Now through March 16th, Golden West Casino, the premier gaming destination in Bakersfield, California, is giving away $30,000 in 30 days. Players earn entries daily, based on hours of live play, by participating in their favorite card games – all live games qualify! Two $500 drawings will be held twice daily (6:00 PM and 11:59 […]

Gavin Griffin: How To Popularize Omaha In Live Games

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 […]

Win LSOP Millions Seat With Americas Cardroom

Right now, Card Player readers can win their way into the LSOP Millions in Panama with Americas Cardroom for as little as $10+$1. The LSOP Millions, a $1 million guaranteed tournament happening in Panama this March, has revolutionized the international poker tournament concept by hosting Day 1 tables across multiple land-based casinos all over Latin […]

NFL's Ray Rice Arrested In Atlantic City Casino

On Friday, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was arrested at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City following what police are calling a “very minor physical altercation” on the boardwalk. The 27-year-old former Super Bowl champion and his fiancee, Janay Palmer, were both arrested and charged with simple assault and domestic violence. According to Rice’s […]

CPPT: Ronnie Pease Wins Foxwoods Main Event

It was only fitting that Ronnie Pease became the latest edition to the Card Player Poker Tour list of champions. When Day 1A of the CPPT Foxwoods $1,650 No-Limit Hold’em $300,000 Guarantee Main Event wrapped up, Pease bagged the chiplead over the remaining 22 players. When Day 2 came to a close, Pease once again […]

Pease Leads Final 13 in CPPT Foxwoods Main Event

A six-figure pay day of $113,435 is up for grabs as the Card Player Poker Tour Foxwoods $1,650 No-Limit Hold’em $300,000 Guarantee Main Event heads into its final day. After 11 levels of play the final 13 players bagged up their chips for the night and Ronnie Pease was in the lead with 1.56 million. […]

Poker Strategy With Ed Miller: Test The Edge Cases

I was a physics major in college. Physics is very hard — too hard for me it turned out, and I haven’t cracked a physics book since the day I got my degree. One reason it’s so hard is that much of it is abstract. You’re learning about how the world works, but a lot […]

CPPT Foxwoods Main Event Beats Guarantee By $200k

A total of 340 entries were made in the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Foxwoods $1,650 no-limit hold’em main event, building a total prize pool of $494,700. That means the event’s $300,000 guarantee was surpassed by just under $200,000! The top 36 finishers will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $3,858 while the […]

CPPT: Ronnie Pease Leads Foxwoods Main Event Day 1A

The first starting day of the Foxwoods Card Player Poker Tour $1,650 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event drew a crowd of 63 players, but because of re-entries there were a total of 79 buy-ins entered into the prize pool. The chip leader after 11 levels was Ronnie Pease who closed out the day with […]

Former Steeler Settles Case Against Casino

Michael Merriweather, a former linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has settled his federal lawsuit against The Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. The case stemmed from allegations Merriweather leveled against the casino he was once an employee at. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, […]

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 […]