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CPPT Venetian Main Event: Day 2 Recap

The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza is known for great tournament structures, long blind levels and of course, big starting stacks. The $5,000 main event, part of the Card Player Poker Tour, is no exception, but the players haven’t gotten the message. Despite maintaining a 100 big blind average for most of day 2, the field […]

Anton Morgenstern Close To Epic WSOP Collapse

With close to 30 million with just 24 left, German Anton Morgenstern looked like a near lock to make the final table. However, experienced poker pro Mark Newhouse ended up crushing his soul. Newhouse was relatively short when he doubled up with A-Q versus Morgenstern’s pocket eights. A little bit later, the largest hand of […]

Steven Gee Finishes In 24th After Final Table Last Year

One of the best back-to-back World Series of Poker main event performances in the post-Moneymaker era came to an end Monday afternoon in Las Vegas. Steven Gee, who finished ninth in 2012, made it all the way to the final three tables this year, eventually hitting the rail in 24th place. Gee was able to […]

Revel Casino Has Its First Profitable Week

New Jersey currently has 12 operating casinos that bring in a total gaming tax revenue of about $254.84 million annually. Atlantic City’s newest luxury hotel and casino, Revel, recently announced its first profitable month since it opened in April of 2012. It has been a constant struggle for the $2.4 billion destination resort since the […]

CPPT: Choctaw Kicks Off July 18th In Durant, Oklahoma

The next stop on the Card Player Poker Tour is in Durant, Oklahoma at the Choctaw Casino Resort. The 54 event series starts on July 18th and ends on August 4th. The $1,620 no-limit hold’em main event is scheduled to begin on August 2nd and will feature a $500,000 guarantee. In addition to no-limit hold’em […]

Tran, Mortensen Poised For Main Event Final Tables

The 2013 World Series of Poker main event final table could include two of the greatest no-limit hold’em tournament players in the history of card playing. Veteran grinders J.C. Tran — winner of nearly $9 lifetime in tournaments — and Carlos Mortensen — the 2001 main event champion and owner of nearly $11 million in […]

CPPT Venetian DSE III Main Event Draws 262 Entrants

The Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III $5,000 buy-in main event drew 169 entrants on day 1B and when added to the 93 players from day 1A, created a total field of 262, creating a total prize pool of $1,224,850. The tournament, which is a part of a 218-tournament series that has […]

Gee Making Run At Back-To-Back Final Tables

Poker professional Steven Gee is currently in the midst of one of the greatest back-to-back main event performances in the post-Moneymaker era. As of around 4:30 p.m. local time Sunday in Las Vegas, Gee had a very healthy stack with just 47 left in the 2013 no-limit hold’em championship. He finished ninth for $754,798 in […]

Iowa Casino Gambling Revenue Has Modest Decline

Iowa’s three racetrack and riverboat casinos brought in an estimated $1.444 billion in gambling revenue for the 12-month period that ended in June. That was a $21.76 million dip from the 12-month time period. Eleven of Iowa’s riverboats reported lower gross revenues, while the other four had an increase. Attendance was up for the three […]

Carlos Mortensen Alive After Day 5 of WSOP Main Event

Carlos Mortensen, winner of the main event in 2001, was still alive after the fifth day of play here in the 2013 World Series of Poker no-limit hold’em championship. Just 68 players remained out of a starting field of 6,352 entrants. The 41-year-old Spaniard ended the day with 2,665,000, which was slightly below average. Mortensen […]

CPPT Venetian DSE III: Main Event Day 1A

Day 1A of the 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III drew a field of 93 and after seven levels of play, only 44 survived to Monday’s day 2 field. After seven levels of play only 44 players remained. Leading the way is Daniele Cocchi with 163,725. Cocchi earned most of his […]

J.C. Tran Making Yet Another Deep Run

Poker pro J.C. Tran is one of the game’s all-time greatest players. Over this lengthy career grinding live tournaments, the Sacramento native has racked up nearly $9 million in career scores. On Saturday on Day 5 of the 2013 World Series of Poker main event, Tran had a healthy stack with 122 left. A first-place […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE III: Casey Stewart Wins Big

The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III has kicked off its series of more than 200 events running all summer long on the Strip. The Card Player Poker Tour has partnered with the property to provide reports and live coverage of the $5,000 buy-in main event, which starts July 13th. Here is a look at the […]

Greg Merson Still Alive Heading Into Day 5

Poker pro Greg Merson still had a shot to defend his 2012 main event title after the fourth day of grueling play on Friday at the World Series of Poker. Merson ended the day with a solid 635,000, but which is below the average of 797,322. A total of 239 were left out of the […]

Back-To-Back Final Tables For Someone This Year?

Could this be the year when the poker world sees someone makes back-to-back final tables for the first time since Dan Harrington did so in 2003 and 2004? Four of the final nine from last year’s main event were deep this year with healthy chip stacks as of around 6 p.m. local time in Las […]

Doyle Brunson Eliminated From 2013 Main Event

In what could be his last main event ever, poker legend Doyle Brunson had quite a run. Brunson entered Day 4 with about 700,000, but failed to get anything going through the first six hours or so of the day. He was down to his last 290,000 when his elimination hand occurred. With blinds at […]

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: Venetian DSE III: Prelims Keep On Rolling

The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III has kicked off its series of more than 200 events running all summer long on the Strip. The Card Player Poker Tour has partnered with the property to provide reports and live coverage of the $5,000 buy-in main event, which starts July 13th. Here is a look at the […]

Doyle Brunson Among Chip Leaders After Day 3

Could Doyle Brunson win one more main event before he rides off into the sunset? The poker legend, winner of 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, including two main event titles, ended Day 3 of the 2013 main event on Thursday with an unofficial stack of 626,000, which put him well within the top 50 […]

New Federal Online Poker Bill Introduced

Texas Congressman Joe Barton on Thursday introduced his second attempt at federal online poker legislation. The bill, dubbed the “Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013,” would allow states and tribal groups to offer online poker as part of a federal regime. Jurisdictions could opt out of such a nationwide system, under Barton’s bill. “Poker is […]

Caesars Gets Approval For Spinoff Firm

Caesars Entertainment Corp. received preliminary approval by Nevada gambling regulators to spinoff Planet Hollywood casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip, Caesars Interactive Entertainment, which is the company’s online gambling division, and its new casino project in Baltimore, Maryland into a separate company, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. By making the move, the company will […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE Main Event Starts Saturday

The action at the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III isn’t winding down just yet. The $5,000 no-limit hold’em main event begins Saturday, July 13th with a second start day beginning July 14th at the Palazzo. Three $600 no-limit hold’em super satellite events will be offered at the Palazzo, two on Friday […]

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Bellande One Of Chip Leaders After Day 2C

Perpetually broke Jean-Robert Bellande had one of his best days ever in the World Series of Poker main event. After Day 2C on Wednesday, the professional gambler had a top 10 stack of 320,900. The entire field will be in action together for the first time Thursday. He said on Twitter after play ended for […]

LVH Announces Grand Opening Of Poker Pit

Las Vegas poker players will have a brand new felt to play on starting Friday, July 12 when The Las Vegas Hotel and Casino has their grand opening of the Poker Pit. The Poker Pit, located near the Tempo Lounge in the main casino will feature hold’em, stud eight-or-better, Omaha eight-or-better and other games upon […]

Gold: WSOP Talking Rules Are 'Pretty Depressing'

Love him or hate him, Jamie Gold is one face that always stands out during the WSOP main event. Gold, the winner of a $12 million first-place prize in 2006, made his debut at the 2013 WSOP by entering the main event. On Wednesday afternoon he had a healthy stack on Day 2C. Back in […]

Dwan, Hansen Let Stacks Blind Off In Main Event

There has to be better ways to blow $10,000. Poker pros Tom Dwan and Gus Hansen didn’t show up on the first day of the main event, deciding to let their starting stacks of 30,000 blind off. When Day 2 rolled around here at noon on Wednesday, the high-stakes pros weren’t in their respective seats […]

Bellagio Cup IX Main Event Starts Today

The Bellagio’s largest event of the summer, the $10,000 Bellagio Cup IX main event, kicks off today. The event, originally scheduled for six days, has seen its schedule revised to four days. The new schedule is as follows: July 10 – Day 1 with 5 levels of play July 11 – Day 2 with 5 […]

Main Event: Doyle Brunson Accumulates Big Stack

He said he wasn’t going to play any tournaments this summer due to his 79 years of age and low energy level, but 10-time World Series of Poker champ Doyle Brunson decided to enter the main event and after his second day of play on Tuesday sat with one of the largest stacks remaining. A […]

New President Of AGA Takes Over Position

It’s official. Frank Fahrenkopf is no longer the president of the American Gaming Association. In January, he and the AGA announced that he would be stepping down, effective July 1. “I have enjoyed my time at the helm of this incredible organization and am proud to have represented an industry that provides tens of millions […]