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This Week In Tournament Poker: Aug. 19-25

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 August 19th through the 25th. Head to our tournament […]

Feds Give Texas PD $5M For Gambling Bust

Last week, the Plano Police Department in Texas was presented with a $4,753,841.40 check from the federal government for their joint efforts in dismantling an Internet gambling operation in 2011. The more than decade-long sports betting ring handled more than $5.4 billion. “Taking away the assets from these illegal organizations hits criminals where it hurts […]

Police Raid Underground Poker Game In Va.

Authorities in Virginia reportedly busted an alleged underground poker operation that was making about $2,000 per night. Four men were charged with running the games. Police reportedly staked out the no-limit hold’em game for weeks. According to The Virginian-Pilot, games started at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and sometimes lasted until 6 or […]

Head Games: Selbst, Flowers and Elky

The Pros: Vanessa Selbst, Bertrand “ElKy” Grospellier, and Randal Flowers Craig Tapscott: What is the checklist that you go through in your head when evaluating and planning a strategy from the start of a hand to its conclusion? Vanessa Selbst: I don’t know that there’s necessarily a “checklist,” because the factors that determine how I’m […]

U.S. Live Poker Still In State Of Flux

With the recent announcements of poker room closings at M Resort in Las Vegas and Revel Casino-Hotel in Atlantic City, one is reminded that the game of poker itself is an interesting spot as many top casino firms wait for the widespread legalization of the Internet rendition. Poker experienced the start of a big boom […]

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 […]

CPPT Season II Kicks Off In Jax, Florida

bestbet Jacksonville will play host to the first stop on the Card Player Poker Tour Season II schedule, a 14-event series of no limit hold’em tournaments culminating with the $1,500 buy-in $300,000 guarantee main event. The stop will kick off August 29, 2013 with event no. 1, a $350 no limit hold’em tournament at 12 […]

Haxton Drops Nearly $1 Million This Week

Since last Friday, poker pro Isaac Haxton lost $964,478 on Full Tilt Poker, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. The American plays under the screen name “luvtheWNBA”. It took Haxton just 1,243 hands to lose that nearly seven-figure sum. At one point this summer, he was up more than $1.5 million on 2013, but now […]

Poker Business: SHFL Inks Deal With Swedish Firm

SHFL entertainment, Inc. (formerly Shuffle Master), which was acquired by Bally Technologies this summer, announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Sweden-based NYX Interactive AB to have SHFL’s web gaming products integrated onto the latter’s “Open Gaming System.” The deal pertains to real-money gambling in regulated online markets. The agreement will enable SHFL […]

Second Pleads Guilty In NYC Gambling Bust

Another defendant in the high-profile illegal gambling case out of New York has pleaded guilty in federal court. The gambling operation was allegedly linked to the Russian mob. According to the New York Daily News, William Barbalat, 42, admitted to hosting illegal underground poker games in his apartment, as well as helping facilitate wire transfers […]

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 […]

NH To Begin Work Drafting New Casino Bill

New Hampshire’s Gaming Regulatory Oversight Authority will meet today, Aug. 15, in Concord in order to begin work on producing draft legislation and regulations for a casino plan by the middle of December. The state legislature reconvenes in January. A casino bill in New Hampshire died in the legislature this spring. In an effort to […]

Defendant In FL Gambling Case Enters Plea

Johnny Duncan, the former national leader of Allied Veterans of the World, reportedly entered a plea of no contest on Wednesday to charges related to the organization’s alleged massive charity gambling scam. Duncan,66, was on the hook for money laundering and operating an illegal lottery, and he will be sentenced to probation, according to reporting […]

Pinnacle Gets FTC Approval For Casino Merger

Pinnacle Entertainment’s purchase of Ameristar Casinos received a crucial OK this week from the federal government. The need for approval from the feds came because the Federal Trade Commission expressed concerns about the former having too big of a piece of the pie in certain markets. As a result, in order to complete the deal, […]

Bovada Launches Fast-Action Zone Poker

First there was Rush Poker on Full Tilt, then Zoom Poker on PokerStars, now Bovada has launched their version of the fast-action game called Zone Poker. Zone Poker allows players to play more hands because there isn’t any waiting time. Once a player folds their cards, they are immediately transported to a brand new table […]

Jamie Gold’s Bracelet Fetches $65,725

Jamie Gold’s bracelet was purchased earlier this month for a whopping $65,725. The piece contains more than seven carats of diamonds and 120 grams of white and yellow gold, according to the listing. Gold talked to Card Player this summer about the bracelet being up for auction. “It’s a legal issue that I can’t talk […]

Tropicana AC Partners For Online Gambling

Another Atlantic City casino firm has partnered with a technology provider for New Jersey’s upcoming intrastate Internet gambling industry, according to Press of Atlantic City. Tropicana Casino and Resort announced a deal with London-based Gamesys. “We have always sought ambitious partners and Tropicana Atlantic City is a great partner for Gamesys as Internet gaming comes […]

Illinois To Garnish Winnings From Some Patrons

Illinois’ governor has signed a bill that will allow gambling facilities in the state to garnish cash outs from patrons who owe child support. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the measure into law on Monday. It was introduced back in February. The state reportedly has nearly $3 billion in unpaid child support. The law amended the […]

Cincinnati Casino Makes $1 Million Mistake

The Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati reportedly just made a $1 million mistake. The property awarded the wrong man a seven-figure prize after a loyalty card contest. “There were a lot of similarities between the two gentlemen that led to confusion on our end,” casino spokeswoman Jennifer Kulczycki told Cincinnati.com. “It was human error,” she added. Two […]

Men of Action: Jack 'Treetop' Straus

A chip and a chair. We’ve all repeated it to ourselves or cringed when one of those friendly and upbeat tournament opponents cheerfully said it after watching our chips be pushed in front of another yokel. A chip and a chair. Maybe no poker cliché boils poker down to its purest form as “a chip […]

New Iowa Casino To Break Ground Friday

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new casino in Sioux City, Iowa is scheduled for Friday morning, the Sioux City Journal reported Monday. The property will be called Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City. The firm behind the project is Sioux City Entertainment, which will rely on the help of Iowa-based Conlin Construction. The project […]

Minnesota To Create Poker Hall Of Fame

Minnesota will soon be home to its very own Poker Hall of Fame. Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Casino officials announced recently that they’re establishing a space “to honor Minnesota poker players and those that have played a key role in the development of poker in the state.” The initial inductees into the Minnesota Poker […]

Massachusetts Working On Rules For Games

Massachusetts gaming regulators are hitting the phase of drafting the rules for casino games such as roulette, blackjack and poker, according to The Milford Daily News. “It’s whether you want to set how blackjack is played in Massachusetts, or just have the casinos post rules so everyone knows how it’s played,” a gaming attorney said […]

NV-NJ Deal For Web Poker Seems Like A Sure Bet

It appears increasingly likely that online poker players in both Nevada and New Jersey won’t have to wait too long before a deal is brokered between the two jurisdictions in order to create even larger player pools for cash games and tournaments. It would be a “wonder collaboration,” Nevada lawmaker William Horne told Card Player. […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: August 12 - 18

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 August 12th through the 18th. Head to our tournament […]

Andre Agassi Business Fined By Nevada

A Las Vegas restaurant business with a gaming component part-owned by retired tennis star Andre Agassi made a mistake during its compliance with Nevada gaming regulations and will have to pay a $15,000 fine. The amount was agreed upon by both parties involved in the matter. The state’s Gaming Control Board released details of a […]

Adelson Hasn't Changed His Mind On I-Gambling

Internet rumors swirled over the weekend that Las Vegas Sands Corp. owner Sheldon Adelson had reversed his anti-web poker position. However, those reports are false, according to a person who has been covering Adelson for quite some time. Prominent Las Vegas reporter Jon Ralston Tweeted Saturday: “Yes, people often get stuff wrong on the Internet. […]

Andy Murray Gifted Custom Poker Table

Tennis star Andy Murray reportedly has a strong interest in the game of poker. According to the Edinburgh Evening News, Murray’s uncle has gifted him a custom-made poker table. Murray won Wimbledon last month, becoming the first Brit to win the tournament in 77 years. His victory was a huge story for the tennis world, […]

Michigan Cracks Down On Charity Poker

The state of Michigan is cracking down on charity poker games, as well as other types of casino-style fundraisers, because officials think there is misconduct. The state reportedly has issued citations for a host of violations, as the rules governing such games have gotten stricter with time. According to MLive; “Starting in September, poker rooms […]

Poker Strategy: Five Reasons Not To Game Select

Tougher competition forces you to improve (or lose) With tough competition, you have to get better. You have to out think, outplay, out-observe, and out-adjust a much better class of player. Everything needs to be at peak level. This means quicker and more accurate adjustments just to survive. Winning makes you go beyond that. To […]