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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 […]

Albania To Ban Offshore Poker Sites

Albania, a country in Southeastern Europe with a population of about 2.8 million, will be banning online gambling sites, the Associated Press reported. The country is reportedly one of the poorest in Europe and officials are hoping to prevent any of what has historically been spent on online betting there from leaving the country going […]

Full Episode Of 'Poker Night On Wall Street'

Last week, a filming of a handful of Wall Street heavyweights playing a charity sit-and-go poker tournament aired. The buy-in was $50,000 and was winner-take-all. The players included David Einhorn, Bill Perkins, Jim Chanos and Mario Gabelli. Both Einhorn and Perkins have had big success in high buy-in events at the WSOP. The event was […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: Oct. 28 - Nov. 3

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 October 28th through November 3rd. Head to our tournament […]

New York Times Against More Casinos In State

The Nov. 5 statewide referendum on Las Vegas-style commercial casinos coming to New York is fast approaching, and The New York Times has penned an editorial expressing its opposition to the gambling expansion plans in the Empire State. In August, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a piece of legislation that would allow four such […]

Free Bluffing Tips Video and PDF From Jon Little

Card Player recently partnered with two-time World Poker Tour champion Jonathan Little to teach a series of live poker training webinars. As part of this partnership, Little is giving Card Player readers a free video and PDF with some of his best bluffing tips, but they will be available this week only. Click here to […]

Nevada To Stick With Web Poker For Now

Nevada is one of only three states in the country with legalized web gambling, but it plans on sticking with just poker for now. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Silver State regulators conveyed that message at a recent regulatory hearing. The law on the books allows for other games, but the state is just […]

The Poker Hand Critic: Considering The Intangibles

The Poker Hand Critic is a brand new series by online pro “gutter23,” one of the top mid-stakes players in the game today, who is featured in an upcoming issue of Card Player Magazine. The Poker Hand Critic will break down a hand, street by street, offering up his analysis on all of the action. […]

Three Upcoming Schedules Released

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: Poker Rate Hotel Discounts Available for Palm Beach Kennel Club Players attending the 9-tournamnet CPPT Palm Beach Kennel Club Dec. 5-16 can […]

Adrian Mateos Wins The 2013 WSOP Europe Main Event

The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe is now in the books, with Adrian Mateos emerging victorious as the €10,450 no-limit hold’em main event champion. For his first WSOP cash the 19-year-old Spaniard topped a field of 375 players to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and the €1,000,000 ($1,379,300 USD) first-place prize. In addition […]

WATCH: Massive WSOP Chip Leader Meltdown

The most recent World Series of Poker television episode featured the epic collapse of one-time main event chip leader Anton Morgenstern. The German held around an amazing 30 million in chips with just 24 left in the event, but played far too aggressive hand after hand to give away his big stack. After he took […]

Viktor Blom Captures $2 Million This Week Online

Viktor Blom was recently nearing the red on the year, but he has recovered in a huge way over the past few weeks to put his earnings on the year back to around $4 million. Over the past seven days, the Swede scored $2 million, according to HighstakesDB. He most intense action during the recent […]

Daniel Negreanu Wins WSOP Europe €25k High Roller

Daniel Negreanu’s 2004 is a legendary year on the tournament circuit, with $4.4 million in live earnings, four titles won and eleven final tables made. That year he won both the Card Player Player of the Year title and the World Series of Poker POY title. Negreanu is having another unbelievable year, the most recent […]

Gambling: Mexico Makes Slot Machines Illegal

The Associated Press reported Thursday that the country of Mexico has cracked down heavily on the gambling industry operating within it. The state has issued a decree that outlaws slot machines. In addition it will be “limiting the ability of casino permit holders to rent out or cede their permits to other operators.” Also under […]

Illinois Rejects Proposal For 24-Hour Casinos

There was some bad news on Thursday for the gaming industry in Illinois. Gaming regulators there have rejected a proposal by the state’s riverboat casinos requesting that they be allowed to stay open 24 hours, the Chicago Tribune reported. The 10 casinos in Illinois will have to continue operating at most 22 hours a day. […]

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 […]

Gruissem Leads WSOP Europe €25k Going Into Final Day

A total of 80 players posted the €25,600 buy-in in the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe no-limit high roller event, building a prize pool of €1,920,000 ($2,645,568 USD). After two long days of high stakes action in the Casino Barriere Enghien les Bains in Paris, France, there are now only 13 players remaining to […]

WSOP.com Online Championships Kick Off Friday

The World Series of Poker is celebrating the launch of their real money site by hosting the WSOP Online Championships this October, with $500,000 in added prize money. The nine-event series kicks off Oct. 25 with a $100,000 freeroll and wraps up Nov. 2 with the $200+$15 buy-in main event. The tournament schedule also features […]

Stacked Final Six Set In 2013 WSOP Europe Main Event

A total of 375 players posted the €10,450 buy-in in the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe no-limit hold’em main event in Paris, France, building a prize pool of €3,600,000. Now only six players remain to battle it out for the title, the bracelet and the first-place prize of €1,000,000. Here is a look at […]

Casino Boss Wants U.S. To Nuke Iran

Sheldon Adelson, owner of the casino with Las Vegas’ largest poker room, told an audience at Yeshiva University in New York City on Tuesday that the United States should detonate a nuclear bomb in an Iranian desert. Adelson is one of the most prominent voices on the topic of Iran’s nuclear developments. As Time Magazine […]

Michigan Charity Poker Rooms Could Disappear

Charity card games in Michigan are on the verge of possibly disappearing, according to MLive.com. State officials have been restricting what such rooms can do for awhile now, but some regulators are eyeing an even greater tightening on what is allowed to go on in such establishments. Right now, there are about 40 such poker […]

Golden Nugget Casino Finds Internet Poker Partner

The Golden Nugget has partnered with Amaya Gaming Group Inc. for its real-money online poker offerings in the United States, which includes New Jersey and Nevada. Amaya will provide the content and help run the back-end of goldennuggetpoker.com and goldennuggetcasino.com, which will serve as the brands. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. Golden Nugget […]

Karas Pleads Not Guilty To Blackjack Cheating

According to reports, legendary Las Vegas gambler Archie Karas, who was arrested for allegedly cheating at blackjack in a Southern California Indian casino, has been extradited to California and has pleaded not guilty. He had a hearing on Friday. He has been charged with burglary, winning by fraudulent means and cheating at a blackjack table. […]

Caesars No Longer Pursuing Boston Casino

Caesars Entertainment Corp. is no longer pursuing a casino in the Boston area. The casino firm had plans with Boston’s Suffolk Downs racetrack. Caesars, based out of Nevada, was competing with Wynn Resorts for the sole license in the area. In 2011, Massachusetts authorized three Las Vegas-style casinos in the state. The reason why Caesars […]

Qualify Now For Bovada's Golden Spade Open

Running from Sep. 9 to Nov. 3, the Golden Spade Poker Open is generating lots of excitement in the online poker community. Thanks to a massive prize pool of $1.5 Million Guaranteed, players are hitting the felt and ready to strike gold. The GSPO is one of the biggest online tournament series’ of the year […]

Are You Trying To Win Too Much Money?

I originally discussed this concept back in 2001, but twelve years later it remains just as relevant. I witness gamblers trying to win too much money every day. And it happens in all different forms of gambling. They make bets aimed at winning too large an amount, even though they’ve made it abundantly clear they […]

Event Featuring Einhorn, Perkins Airs Wednesday

Tomorrow (Wednesday Oct. 23) at 9 p.m. EST Bloomberg TV will air a single-table charity poker tournament featuring some poker-playing Wall Street titans. The $50,000 buy-in is dubbed “Poker Night On Wall Street” and was hosted at the Borgata in Atlantic City — New Jersey’s top casino. Among the players are David Einhorn and Bill […]

A Look At CPPT Atlantis Schedule In Reno

Players in the Reno, Nevada area will have a chance to earn their share of big tournament payouts in late March when the Card Player Poker Tour makes its stop at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. The luxury hotel and casino will host a 20-tournament series Mar. 21-30 with satellites beginning on Mar. 20. The […]

Some Details On Tom Dwan's 'Biggest Loss Ever'

Less than a month ago, high-stakes poker pro Tom Dwan Tweeted that he had just experienced his “biggest loss ever” at a poker table. For him, that’s a big deal. In taiwan for the 1st time ever… Not leaving the airport tho. Maybe next trip. Had my biggest loss ever yesterday — Tom Dwan (@TomDwan) […]

Tropicana Wins NJ Internet Poker License

So far five casinos in Atlantic City have been award a license to offer online poker to those physically within New Jersey’s borders. According to reports, the most recent was the Tropicana Casino and Resort Casinos in the Garden State will offer more than just Internet poker, with a full plate of web casino table […]