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Gus Hansen In Free Fall, Now Down $13.5M

Gus Hansen is drifting deeper and deeper into the Mariana Trench of the online poker world. The past few days have seen Hansen drop around $600,000 on Full Tilt, which brings his losses on the week to around $1.9 million, his deficit for the past 30 days to around $2.8 million, and his lifetime hole […]

NJ Gives Many More Web Poker Prelim OK

On Friday, New Jersey gaming regulators released a long list of firms that have received a preliminary OK to be involved with the online gambling industry in the Garden State. New Jersey will become the third state in the United States to offer legal and regulated online betting when it kicks off games on Nov. […]

Strategy For The Rest Of Us: Andreas Torbergsen

In an effort to provide valuable tools and tips that are relevant to even the smallest games, Card Player is pleased to bring you Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us, which will focus on everyday situations that occur against the poker world’s most casual players. Pro – Andreas “Skjervoy” Torbergsen Concept – Preflop Three-Betting […]

CPTV Video: A Look At The 2013 November Nine

The 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event is about to resume on Monday, Nov. 4th at 5:00 PM Pacific time, with live coverage on ESPN2 and online on Watch ESPN, featuring hold cards shown on a 15-minute delay. Play will pause once only the final three remain, and those players will […]

Macau Smashes Gambling Revenue Record

As predicted, October was a record-breaking month for Macau gaming revenue. The former Portuguese colony, the only place in China where gambling is legal, brought in an all-time high of $4.57 billion in October, according to figures released by officials. The figure marked a 32-percent gain compared to the same period in 2012. The gains […]

Some Want Indy Airport To Host Gambling

Some in Indiana want the Indianapolis International Airport to offer gambling. The idea behind the plan is to implement wireless gambling for passengers in order to subsidize more nonstop flights for the airport. Gambling lounges, for those of legal age to play, could be created to cater to those waiting for flights. One of the […]

Cash Game Strategy With Live At The Bike

Card Player is excited to announce a partnership with the Bicycle Casino and Live at the Bike, the industry’s leading live cash game webcast. CardPlayer.com will host the live cash game streams for all Live at the Bike webcasts (every Tuesday and Friday, 7:30-10:30 p.m. PST) and also partner with Live at the Bike for […]

Bellagio Hosts $100k Guarantee During Nov. Nine

The World Series of Poker main event resumes this week and will play down to a champion with millions of dollars on the line. Just around the corner from the Rio is the beautiful Bellagio, which has long been the home to the biggest cash games and huge tournament action. In fact, Bellagio has awarded […]

Online Poker: Viktor Blom Has $3.5 Million October

Viktor “Isildur1” Blom was nearing the red on the year just a month or so ago, but thanks to a phenomenal October, the poker pro is back to huge profits on the year. Over the past 30 days, the Swede won around $3.5 million, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Those are also his overall […]

Carbon Poker Online Series Kicks Off Nov. 3

Right now, new Carbon Poker players are eligible for a 200 percent deposit bonus of up to $5,000. That added cash will come in handy for the upcoming Carbon Online Poker Series, which kicks off Nov. 3 with the first of 85 events over a 15-day stretch. The series boasts over $1.5 million in guarantees, […]

Crazy Gambling Stories From October

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

Online Poker: Virgin Islands 'Open For Business'

The Casino Control Commission and the Office of the Governor of the Virgin Islands this week made public a big development for Internet gambling there. It was determined that the “Virgin Islands Internet Gaming and Internet Gambling Act” is legal. The act was passed in 2001, but apparently underwent years of analysis. “This marks a […]

Sportsbook Poker Offers First Time Deposit Bonus

The fish are biting at Sportsbook Poker. With the football season in full swing, Sportsbook Poker’s tables are filled with bankrolled sports bettors looking for action. Come check out our juicy ring games or play in one of our big tournaments such as the $215 Sunday Main Event that carries a $100,000 Guarantee. Don’t miss […]

Mohsin Charania Wins WPT Grand Prix de Paris

A total of 187 players posted the €7,500 buy-in in the 2013 World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris no-limit hold’em main event, building a prize pool of €1,332,375 ($1,839,344 USD). After four days of play the final table of six was set, with Belarusian Vasili Firsau the strong favorite to win with 3 million […]

Nevada Casinos Win $958M From Gamblers In Sept.

Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $958,805,870 for the month of September 2013, according to a revenue report released Thursday. Gaming win is the amount won from gamblers. That amounts to a 7.41-percent increase compared to September 2012, when licensees reported a gaming win of $892,698,404. For the fiscal year (July […]

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 […]

Delaware To Launch Internet Poker Tomorrow

About a week ago Delaware’s gaming chief said the state would launch real-money online gambling, including poker, on Halloween. Everything appears to be set for that to happen tomorrow, which would make the state the second in the U.S. with licensed and regulated Internet gambling. It is worth stressing that the games are fully authorized […]

CPPT Foxwoods Adds Guarantees To Series

Foxwoods Resort Casino has added guarantees to each of the 11-tournaments on the upcoming Card Player Poker Tour stop. The series will kick off Feb. 8 with a $600 no-limit hold’em $100,000 guarantee and will conclude Feb. 17 with a $300 no-limit hold’em $20,000 guarantee. Guarantees range from $10,000 for the $250 Omaha hi-lo 8 […]

Caesars Has $761.4 Million Net Loss In Third Quarter

Caesars Entertainment, owner of the esteemed World Series of Poker brand, saw a net loss of $761.4 million in the third quarter, according to reports this week. Revenue was $2.18 billion. Those figures were worse than expected. The casino firm said that competition for gamblers was a big reason for the performance. Recently, Caesars ceased […]

Foxwoods, MGM Resorts End Licensing Deal

According to reports, MGM Resorts International will no longer have its name on a hotel tower in the Foxwoods Connecticut casino complex in a move to improve its chances of winning a bid to build a brand new casino in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Oct. 25 press release stated: “Today the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and […]

Pittsburgh Poker Open Set For Nov. 21 at Rivers Casino

On Nov. 21, Rivers Casino will kick off the Pittsburgh Poker Open, a $150,000 guaranteed series with 28 events featuring buy-ins ranging from just $65 to $1,100. The highlight of the series is the $1,000+$100 buy-in championship event which boasts a $75,000 guarantee, 60-minute blind levels and a 30,000 chip starting stack. Players can win […]

Gus Hansen, Full Tilt's $12 Million Lifetime Loser

It keeps getting worse. The last 30 days have seen the Gus Hansen screen name on Full Tilt Poker drop around $1.5 million, according to HighstakesDB. With those losses, the Dane is now down more than $12 million lifetime on the Full Tilt software, the lowest mark of his career and by far the worst […]

World's First Bitcoin ATM Debuts

Bitcoins, which have uses ranging from poker to murdering people, are now available for ATM withdrawal. On Tuesday, a coffee shop in Vancouver was the first in the world to unveil such a machine. The machine converts bitcoins into Canadian dollars and vice versa, according to CBC News. The machine is operated by Vancouver-based Bitcoiniacs […]

Ed Miller: Gearing Up After A Layoff

One of my Facebook friends recently returned to playing poker after a many month layoff. “Hope I remember how to play,” she said. “Don’t worry,” came the replies, “you’ll be fine. Playing poker is like riding a bike.” In my opinion, these helpful supporters are totally wrong. Returning to poker after a layoff is nothing […]

Pair Of Tech Firms Get New Jersey Web Poker OK

A handful of casinos in New Jersey have been approved for online gambling, and now a couple of technology providers have also been given crucial permits. XYverify Corp., which does geolocation, and Optimal Payments Plc, the parent company of payment processor Neteller, have been approved by regulators, according to reports. The Garden State is expected […]

Big Action At WSOP.com This Week

The World Series of Poker is currently in the middle of inaugural WSOP.com Online Championships with big action still scheduled for the rest of the week. The nine-event series kicked off Oct. 25 with a massive $100,000 freeroll, but wraps up this Sunday Nov. 2 with the $200+$15 buy-in main event featuring $75,000 in added […]

Blom, Polk Play Huge $490,000 Cooler

Doug “WCGRider” Polk had just come off crushing Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky for a massive six-figure sum in their heads-up challenge when he played the biggest pot of his life. The hand happened on Saturday at $400-$800 against Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. Polk had the button and raised to $2,400. Blom three-bet to $8,800. Polk four-bet to […]

Dorrance Wins Largest WSOPC Main Event Ever

The Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond, Indiana (a short drive from Chicago) has been one of the most popular stops on the World Series of Poker Circuit in recent years, consistently drawing huge fields. The $1,675 WSOP Circuit main event this time around featured a $2 million guaranteed prize pool, which stoked the fire even […]

Poker Pro Frank Kassela To Run For Congress

Two-time World Series of Poker winner Frank Kassela is running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives from the state of Nevada. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Kassela filed the paperwork last week. The Tennessee native has cashed for $2,406,818 lifetime in poker tournaments. Kassela reportedly will run as a Democrat […]

Pennsylvania Waiting On Online Poker

The state of Pennsylvania will likely one day offer online betting, but it won’t be anytime soon. According to Philly.com, William Ryan, chairman of the state Gaming Control Board said last week at a conference that he doesn’t “see any real groundswell right now for Internet gaming.” Neighboring Delaware and New Jersey, which have both […]