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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 […]

Delaware Online Poker To Launch On Halloween

The launch of Delaware real-money online poker doesn’t seem to be generating quite the fanfare of Nevada or New Jersey, but everything is still looking good for a kickoff on Halloween, the state’s lottery director told Card Player on Friday. Its moves into the online space have made Nevada “anxious to compact with us,” Delaware […]

WSOPE Main Event To Award €1M First Prize

Registration is now closed in the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe €10,450 no-limit hold’em main event. All told, 375 entries were made this year, building a prize pool of €3,600,000. A total of 40 players will make the money, with a min-cash being worth €20,250 and €1,000,000 going to the eventual champion along with […]

India High Court Says Poker Is Game Of Skill

There was some huge news last week for poker players in India. According to reporting from the Bangalore Mirror, the Indian Poker Association (IPA), in petitions filed before the High Court of Karnataka (a state in Southwest India), had alleged that police officers were “humiliating and harassing aspiring poker players by filing cases against them.” […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: Oct. 21 - 27

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 21st through the 27th. Head to our tournament […]

Crush Wins Ultimate Poker Championship Main Event

The inaugural Ultimate Poker Championship series came to an end on Sunday with the $300 buy-in main event featuring a $100,000 guarantee. With 358 entrants, Ultimate Poker narrowly avoided an overlay as the prize pool ballooned to $100,240. The top 36 players were paid at least $400, with everyone at the final table earning at […]

2014 'One Drop' Tournament To Award $20 Million

It’s official. The $1 million buy-in event at the WSOP will return next summer. According to a press release, the WSOP announced that the 2014 “Big One for One Drop” will take place from June 29 to July 1, 2014. The final table will be hosted at Caesars Palace. The event debuted in 2012, with […]

McEvoy, Nguyen To Be Inducted Into Poker HOF

Tom McEvoy and Scotty Nguyen will become the 45th and 46th individuals to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. The announcement came Sunday from the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council. The Poker Hall of Fame is owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp. As has become tradition, McEvoy and Nguyen will be inducted officially […]

Noah Schwartz Wins WSOP Europe Mixed-Max PLO

Just two days after reaching the semifinals in the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe €5,300 mixed-max no-limit hold’em event, Noah Schwartz improved on his showing in yet another mixed-max event (this time playing pot-limit Omaha), winning his first WSOP gold bracelet, the €104,580 ($143,024 USD) first-place prize and 396 Card Player Player of the […]

VIDEO: Meet November Niner Amir Lehavot

Amir Lehavot will enter the 2013 World Series of Poker main event final table in second chip position with 29.7 million in chips. Lehavot is a 38-year-old poker pro from Weston, Fla., was born in Israel and immigrated to the U.S. when he was 16 year old. He has worked as a software developer, and […]

Roger Hairabedian Wins WSOP Europe €2k No-Limit Hold’em

A total of 337 players posted the €2,200 to play in event no.5 at the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe, building a prize pool of €647,040 ($885,992 USD) for the nine-handed no-limit tournament. The last player standing is the first French player to ever win two WSOP gold bracelets: Roger Hairabedian. In addition to […]

Bellagio to Adjust Daily Tournament Schedule in 2014

One of Las Vegas’ most popular tournaments will soon get even better. The Bellagio poker room recently announced changes to its daily event in order to offer a great event for players every single day of the week at the most optimal time of the day. The $125 tournament, which will be moved from 2pm […]

Bitcoins Accepted In Murder-For-Hire Network

The anonymous virtual currency Bitcoin, which has found some use in the online poker world, has been advertised as a payment method on the so-called “Hitman Network”, The Daily Beast reported Thursday. The existence of such a network was recently discovered by a web security firm. In order to use it, one would have to […]

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 […]

Free Poker Coaching Videos From Jonathan Little

Card Player recently partnered with two-time World Poker Tour Champion Jonathan Little to bring some of his best training materials to poker players who want to improve their game. As part of this partnership, Little is sharing 4 free private coaching videos with Card Player subscribers, but they will be available this week only. Click […]

Phil Galfond Loses $500,000 This Week Online

The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe is ongoing and has put a dent into the high-stakes online poker action, but that hasn’t stopped some of the game’s best from putting in some tense sessions on the virtual felt. Poker pro Phil Galfond hasn’t had much going on in the Internet world since the summer, […]

Jeremy Ausmus Wins 2013 WSOP Europe PLO Event

2012 November Niner Jeremy Ausmus has won his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet, topping a field of 184 players in the WSOP Europe €1,650 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event to win €70,324 ($95,978 USD) and 336 Card Player Player of the Year points. This was the Las Vegas-based poker pro’s fifth final table of […]

Sheldon Adelson Commissions Web Poker Survey

Billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson is keeping his foot on the pedal in his desperate quest to squash online poker in the United States. The owner of Las Vegas Sands Corp. reportedly just commissioned a study of four states in order to show that legalizing online gambling, including poker, is currently not too popular among […]

Trailer Station Casino To Return Soon

A tiny casino in a trailer will return to a vacant property in the Las Vegas area this December. According to reporting from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the casino, dubbed “Trailer Station”, will appear on the land to satisfy regulatory requirements that state the activity must happen in order for the land’s owner to maintain […]