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Brad Garrett Hosting Charity Event In LV On Saturday

This Saturday, Oct. 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, comedian and actor Brad Garrett will be hosting a celebrity charity poker tournament to benefit the Maximum Hope Foundation, which provides practical assistance to families caring for children with life-limiting illnesses. Ray Romano, who also competed at last summer’s World Series of Poker and […]

Darko Stojanovic Wins 2013 WSOP Europe Mix-Max NLH

The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe €5,300 mix-max no-limit hold’em event drew a total of 140 entrants, building a prize pool of €672,000. The eventual champion was France’s Darko Stojanovic, who earned his first gold bracelet, the €188,160 ($253,847 USD) first-place prize and 576 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win. […]

Tribe Breaks Ground On Second Casino In North Carolina

On Tuesday, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, located in North Carolina, broke ground on their new casino in the state. The new property will cost $110 million. Fans of the project tout the 900 new jobs and millions in wages it will create. The facility is owned by the Cherokees, but will be operated […]

New York Casino Protesters Smash Slot Machine

Opponents to the state of New York’s plans to open up multiple Las Vegas-style commercial casinos upstate took to smashing a slot machine in Albany this week in protest. Activists took turns leveling blows with a sledge hammer against the machine, according to The Saratogian. Proposition 1, which voters will have a say on, would […]

Golden Nugget Receives NJ Web Poker OK

A second Internet gambling license has been awarded in the Garden State. The Associated Press reported that the Golden Nugget Atlantic City has received an OK from state regulators to offer online versions of casino games to people within the state’s borders. Games are expected to kick off statewide on Nov. 26. The casino will […]

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 […]

Casino Wants Stiffer Penalties For Underage Gambling

Sands Casino-Resort Bethlehem in Pennsylvania wants the state to increase the severity of the punishment for people who attempt to gamble underage. According to the Morning Call, the casino’s president wants a law that would require a one-year loss of a person’s driving license for trying to enter any Pennsylvania casino floor while underage. In […]

What Is A Poker Cruise?

A poker cruise is one of the least expensive vacations you can take. Poker cruise prices are surprisingly low — a seven-night poker cruise is less expensive than traveling to a destination resort! Most people are shocked to learn that for about $100 a day, they get the cabin berth, all the food they can […]

NJ Web Poker Spending Could Be $65 Million

A new study has come out that pegs the New Jersey online poker market, which will kick off on Nov. 26, at between $39 million and $65 million during its first 12 months. The industry could grow to between $55 million and $92 million in year ten. Those figures represent the amount poker players could […]

Pastor Accused Of Stealing $230K To Fund Gambling

Another religious figure has fallen into hot water thanks to a gambling addiction, and this time the betting allegedly involved stealing more than $200,000. Stephen Gemme, pastor of the 800-family strong Saint Bernadette Parish in the state of Massachusetts, recently resigned over allegations that he siphoned off a massive sum, which included both parish and […]

WSOP Online Championships Kick Off In October

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 […]

Police: Man Shot Brother Over Home Poker Game

A man from Flint, Michigan reportedly has been accused of killing his brother in the midst of an argument stemming from a home poker game. 44-year-old Andre Moore has been charged with open murder, two counts of felony firearms and felon in possession, MLive reported. His brother, Jeffrey Moore Sr., was apparently caught cheating at […]

Strategy: Hands You Should Be Thinking About

You’ve just gotten home from your third bad session in a row. The whole way home you thought about that hand where you got stacked by the rivered gutshot. Should you have gotten away from it? Did you just throw that last $300 out the window? Maybe you should have bet more on the turn […]

CPPT Palm Beach Kennel Club Offers Players Hotel Discounts

The Card Player Poker Tour will stop at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida Dec. 5-16 and players wishing to participate in the 9-tournament series can receive hotel discounts at certain properties near the card room. Three hotels, all located within minutes of Palm Beach Kennel Club, will offer players in the […]

Documentary About UB Poker Fraud To Be Released

A documentary about infamous defunct poker site Ultimate Bet will be released on Oct. 22. The film, ultimatebeat, is from Doublehead Pictures and is directed by Scott Bell, who for years has been researching the insider fraud at the former poker site. Here’s a brief synopsis, according to a press release issued Monday: “The story […]

Henrik Johansson Wins WSOP Europe €1k Re-Entry Event

A total of 659 entries where made in event no. 2 at the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe, building a €632,640 prize pool for the €1,100 no-limit hold’em re-entry tournament. After two days of play in the beautiful Casino Barrière d’Enghien-les-Bains the final table of nine was set. The final table action was fast […]

Data: Casinos Depend On Prolific Gamblers

Companies that offer gambling depend on individuals who gamble a lot, and lose big, for an absurd percentage of their profits. We already knew this, but data has come out via the Harvard Medical School and Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment to essentially confirm it. This recent study highlighted that for any given day a gambler could […]

'Rounders' Writer Still Has Movie On His Mind

Despite his newest poker film (Runner, Runner) currently in theaters, Hollywood screenwriter Brian Koppelman is still thinking about his 1998 gem Rounders. In the Twitterverse on Monday, Koppelman said that it was the 17-year anniversary of when he and co-screenwriter David Levien started penning the script to the poker cult classic. 17 years ago today, […]

Station Casinos Executive Steps Down

One of the leaders of the firm that saw its subsidiary offer the first fully legal real-money online poker game in the United States has decided to step down. Station Casinos Executive Vice President Kevin Kelley reportedly resigned last month. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Kelly was an executive at Station Casinos for a […]

Iconic John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino-Resort Sold

John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino-Resort in Sparks, Nevada has reportedly been sold for an undisclosed amount. The deal will end more than five decades of family ownership and see $50 million worth of new investments made into the classic carpet joint. “John Ascuaga’s Nugget is an iconic property with a rich history in Nevada,” the casino’s […]

Owen Wilson: Harrelson Is Annoying In Cards

Actor Owen Wilson recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about a home poker game in Maui, where he lives, that features some colorful celebrities. One of the regulars is none other than Woody Harrelson, but Wilson told Jimmy Kimmel that the actor is kind of a pain in the ass to deal with […]

Prostitution-Related Charges Against Raymer Dropped

The prostitution-related charges against Greg Raymer in the state of North Carolina have been dropped, according to media reports over the weekend. The poker pro was arrested back in March. Raymer reportedly completed 75 hours of community service. Police said that Raymer responded to an online advertisement posted by undercover police. He was arrested at […]

Capture The Flag: Sebastien Sabic

In the span of just about two years since his screen name “Seb86” appeared on Full Tilt Poker, Sebastien Sabic has become one of online poker’s biggest winners of all time. According to tracking from HighstakesDB, less than 70,000 hands of action have netted him more than $2.5 million in winnings, which is good for […]

Analyzing Snap Decisions Made On The River

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. […]

Robin Ylitalo Wins 2013 EPT London Main Event

The 2013 European Poker Tour London £5,250 no-limit hold’em main event attracted a field of 604 entrants, building a prize pool of £2,929,400 ($4,675,029 USD). A full week after the main event got underway in the beautiful Grand Connaught Rooms event center the field was narrowed down to just one player: Robin Ylitalo. For the […]

Jackie Glazier Wins 2013 WSOP Europe Ladies Event

For the first time in it’s seven-year history the World Series of Poker Europe featured a gold-bracelet awarding ladies’ no-limit hold’em tournament. A total of 65 players posted the €1,100 buy-in in the kickoff event of the 2013 WSOP-E, building a €62,400 prize pool. After two days of play at the Casino Barrière d’Enghien-les-Bains, the […]

Palm Beach Kennel Club and Foxwoods Set Schedule

Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour is underway with one stop complete and a second stop coming up. Take a look at the weekly happenings and the latest news about the CPPT: Palm Beach Kennel Club will host Player of the Series The Palm Beach Kennel Club will offer players additional incentives to […]

Woman Stiffed On $1-Million Casino Jackpot

A woman who won a $1-million prize in a promotion at an Oregon tribal casino is suing the firm who insured it for stiffing her on her seven-figure payout, according to KGW. In 2012, Beverly Mackey, who currently lives off of disability and social security payments and a small pension, hit the grand prize in […]

Demotion For Military Official In Chip Case

The U.S. nuclear weapons commander who was accused of using phony casino chips in a poker game at a casino in Iowa reportedly was demoted this week by the federal government. The state of Iowa decided earlier not to pursue any criminal charges against 57-year-old Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, even though passing at least $1,500 […]

MGM Found Suitable For License In MD

A subsidiary of MGM Resorts International was found to be suitable for a potential casino license in Maryland. The firm wants to build a casino-resort at National Harbor in Prince George’s County. “We are very pleased with the results of the process in Maryland,” MGM Resorts Chairman and CEO Jim Murren said in a statement […]