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Viktor Blom Scores $1.2 Million In A WeekViktor “Isildur1” Blom has had back-to-back strong weeks at the online poker tables to send him back into seven-figures worth of profit on the calendar year, according to HighstakesDB. His heavy action over the past seven days was in heads-up, where he took on a handful of opponents at the nosebleed stakes. Blom was the […]
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Tribe Makes Second Push For Massachusetts CasinoA tribal group located in Massachusetts is trying again to make the right moves to develop a casino-resort in the state. The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is seeking the exclusive rights to build a casino in the southern region of the state. Commercial firms, such as Wynn Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Corp., are competing for the […]
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Tony G To Run For European ParliamentPoker player Antanas Guoga, a.k.a. Tony G, announced Monday on Facebook that he will be running for a seat in the European Parliament next year via the country of Lithuania. In his more than decade-long poker career, Guoga has racked up $3,648,645 in lifetime tournament earnings. His largest score was in the 2005 European Poker […]
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2013 World Series of Poker Europe Begins FridayThe 2013 World Series of Poker Europe, presented by BarrierePoker.fr, kicks off on Friday, October 11th. The seventh annual running of this tournament series boasts a number of exciting changes, including a new venue. This year the WSOPE will take place from Oct. 11th through Oct. 25th at the Casino Barrière d’Enghien-les-Bains, in a suburb […]
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Ultimate Poker Championship Series Kicks OffThe Ultimate Poker Championship, open to anyone with an Ultimate Poker account in Nevada, kicks off Thursday, Oct. 10 with the first of 11 events. The series features over $250,000 in guarantees, including a $100,000 guarantee for the $300 buy-in main event on Oct. 20. A number of no-limit hold’em variations are being offered, included […]
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CPPT Foxwoods Schedule AnnouncedThe Card Player Poker Tour will head to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut for an 11-tournament series Feb. 8-17, 2014. The schedule includes a mega-stack semi-turbo no-limit hold’em, Omaha eight-or-better and H.O.R.S.E. tournaments and will peak with a $1,650 no-limit hold’em main event Feb. 14-17. Many of the tournaments will feature guarantees, said Juan […]
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Blackjack High Roller Stiffs Casino DJ On $200KA DJ who was offered $200,000 to play one Bon Jovi song at a Las Vegas nightclub a couple of years ago was reportedly stiffed on his money, and the whole mess is now playing out in Nevada federal court, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The DJ, Deadmau5, had his agent go to collect the […]
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Borgata First To Receive New Jersey I-Poker OKThe Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa was the first casino in Atlantic City to receive state approval to offer online gambling in late November, the Associated Press reported. That decision — in the form of a permit — came from state regulators on Wednesday. Real-money gambling — table games and slots — will kick off […]
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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 […]
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Rules Guy: Seeing Other Players Hands At ShowdownMost players learn poker’s explicit rules pretty quickly: the “one-chip rule,” for example, or “verbal declarations are binding.” But not everyone seems to have digested the game’s vast book of unwritten rules, admonitions like “don’t berate other players (particularly bad ones)” or “say ‘nice hand’ even when you mean something entirely different.” Enter “The Rules […]
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Poker Pro Gets Tattoo In $550K Prop BetPoker pro Jeff Gross has won more than $1.5 million lifetime in poker tournaments, but he just had perhaps his biggest payday ever thanks to a bizarre prop bet. According to fellow poker player Dan Bilzerian, Gross and amateur poker player Bill Perkins — who happens to have a lot of money from the business […]
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WPT Announces Second Half Of Season XIIThe World Poker Tour has released the details on the second half of its season XII (2013-14) schedule, with seven main tour stops and nine smaller WPT Regional and WPT National events. There are a number of events returning from prior seasons, with the most notable change being that the WPT World Championship has been […]
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Card Player Poker's $25K Prize Summit TourneyLooking for exciting poker action, but not ready to put up a deposit? Check out Card Player Poker. It offers free, legal poker play, welcomes U.S. players, and just announced a massive $25,000 prize tournament series- the $25,000 Summit. This is a 12-step tournament that will award $25,000 cash in the Step 12 – $25,000 […]
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Chris Moorman Cashes For $10 Million OnlineIn late September, poker pro Chris Moorman reached an unprecedented $10 million in lifetime cashes in online poker tournaments, according to data from tracking site PocketFives. Over his years of play, the 28-year-old has cashed nearly 6,000 times across PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, PartyPoker and the iPoker Network. His largest score during that span was […]
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New Jersey Web Poker Won't Have P2P TransfersLike Nevada, the New Jersey online poker system will not allow players to transfer funds to one another via the online poker software — at least for now. New Jersey plans to kick off its first games on Nov. 26 at 9 a.m. local time. The state legalized web poker earlier this year. PokerStars, which […]
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First Casino-Resorts Coming To Sri Lanka's CapitalTwo brand new Las Vegas-style casino-resorts are coming to Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo. Crown Ltd, owned by Australian businessman James Packer, is behind one of the projects, while John Keels Holdings is the developer of the second. Other firms have pieces. The two casino complexs will be located in close proximity to one another […]
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Another Maryland Casino Adds A Poker RoomMaryland’s Rocky Gap Casino Resort opened its brand new poker room Friday. The move comes after state voters authorized live dealer table games last year and after other Maryland casinos opened their respective poker rooms to much fanfare. Rocky Gap’s room is three tables and offers both limit and no-limit hold’em. In addition to poker, […]
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Poker Film 'Runner, Runner' Breaks EvenDespite atrocious reviews, Runner, Runner, which hit U.S. theaters just a handful of days ago, has recouped its $30 million production budget, according Box Office Mojo. Domestically, the film has seen $7,706,712 worth of ticket sales, compared to around $23.4 million in foreign markets. It hit theaters overseas in late September and in the U.S. […]
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Maryland Live Poker Room Collects $2.3 MillionMaryland Live’s poker room opened on August 28, and during the month of September collected $2.3 million in revenue (rake), according to a state gambling report released Monday. The room is still booming after collecting $350,000 during its first four days. Many poker players in the state — and region — had been eagerly waiting […]
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Horseshoe Cleveland Rebounds In SeptemberThe Horseshoe Casino Cleveland rebounded in September, collecting $19,343,135 from customers who gambled, according to a state report released Monday. In August, the casino reported its lowest gaming revenue total since it opened in the spring of 2012. August’s $18,912,221 also put Horseshoe Casino Cleveland behind Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati in the state rankings based on […]
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River City Casino To Host HPT Stop This NovemberThe Heartland Poker Tour is coming to the River City Casino in St. Louis, Missouri this November. The eight-event series will feature buy-ins ranging from $150 to the $1,500+$150 HPT main event. The action kicks off Friday, Nov. 1 with a $230 no-limit hold’em tournament. The main event begins Friday, Nov. 8 with the first […]
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This Week In Tournament Poker: Oct. 7 - 13In 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 7th through the 13th. Head to our tournament […]
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MGM, Boyd File For Web Poker ExtensionsMGM, Boyd and Golden Nugget have all officially filed to get another extension on their respective Internet poker plans in Nevada. The firms — which were all approved for Internet gambling last fall — appeared on the agenda for the October meeting of the state’s three-member Gaming Control Board. According to the rules on the […]
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Normandie Casino Gives FB Fans $6k Poker TournamentJoin Normandie Casino’s “Event” to play in it’s exclusive Facebook Fans Tournament with a $6,000 guarantee poker tournament. The Facebook Fans poker tournament begins at 5 pm on Monday, October 21st. For a $45+$15 buy-in, players will receive 6,000 worth of starting chips if they “LIKE US” on Facebook plus join our event. In addition […]
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Berman Inducted Into Minnesota Poker Hall Of FameThree-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Lyle Berman has been inducted into the Minnesota Poker Hall of Fame. He is its first member. The announcement was made Friday at a ceremony held at Canterbury Park Card Casino in Shakopee. The creation of the Hall of Fame was made public in August. “Lyle is not […]
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Pete Rose Gambling Checks Up For AuctionA handful of the checks Pete Rose wrote for his gambling habit that resulted in his grueling lifetime ban from baseball went up for auction on Friday. “There is no doubt of the historical significance behind these checks,” Ken Goldin, president of New Jersey-based Goldin Auctions, told ESPN. “Pete is one of the greatest players […]
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A Poker Life: Matt BerkeyWhen he was younger, Matt Berkey had aspirations to play professional baseball, but, after college, his competitive drive sent him in another direction. It’s taken almost a decade, but the cash-game grinder is finally making a name for himself on the tournament circuit. Though he doesn’t play tournaments that often, the Pennsylvania-native has more than […]
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Finger Wins EPT London £50k Super High RollerA total of 57 entries were made in the inaugural European Poker Tout London £50,000 no-limit hold’em super high roller event, building a prize pool of £2,736,866 ($4,386,375 USD). After three days of top-flight tournament poker action the last player standing was Martin Finger, making him the only player to have won both a super […]
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Q&A With WSOP Main Event Finalist Ryan RiessPoker pro Ryan Riess will enter the 2013 World Series of Poker main event final table in November in fifth chip position. He will be looking to cap off an improbable 12-month run of playing cards that could see him turn $50 into $8.3 million, even with heavy losses at roulette along the way. Riess, […]
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CPPT Palm Beach Kennel Club Will Award $26K For LeaderboardThe Palm Beach Kennel Club will offer players additional incentives to play in the nine-tournament series in December when the card room hosts the Card Player Poker Tour. Palm Beach Kennel Club, one of the largest multi-table poker rooms in the state, will host a Player of the Series leaderboard during the CPPT Dec. 5-16. […]
