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Poker Strategy For The Rest of Us – Brian Hastings

In an effort to provide valuable tools and tips that are relevant to even the smallest games, Card Player is pleased to present Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us, which will focus on everyday situations that occur against the poker world’s most casual players. Pro – Brian Hastings Concept – Playing Against Regulars At […]

NJ Appellate Court Rules Against PokerStars

This week wasn’t too great for PokerStars, as a New Jersey appellate court ruled against the online poker site in its quest to gain entry into the Garden State online gambling market. The deal between Rational Group and Colony Capital supposedly fell through after it become clear the former would have a tough time getting […]

Arieh Explains Tweet About 2.2:1 Markup

Josh Arieh, winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets and 2004 main event third-place finisher, apparently was just misread horribly by the poker community. On Twitter on Saturday, the poker player said that he was charging an absurd 2.2:1 on some of his action for the upcoming $10,000 pot-limit Omaha. After a Daniel Negreanu […]

Klodnicki Explains Huge Bluff At 'One Drop' Final Table

Poker pro Chris Klodnicki recently finished second in the $111,111 buy-in “One Drop High Roller” at the 2013 World Series of Poker, capturing a massive $2,985,495 in prize money. He played very well leading up to the final table and continued the trend by running a sneaky bluff past Antonio Esfandiari. However, there was also […]

WSOP: Brett Shaffer Wins $1,500 NLH Event

Event no. 53 at the World Series of Poker, a $1,500 no-limit hold’em tournament, drew in 2,816 players and created a massive $3,801,600 prize pool. The winner was Brett Shaffer, a poker pro currently living in Beloit, Kansas. He banked $665,397, his largest career cash and his first gold bracelet. “I am just happy to […]

CPPT Venetian DSE III: More Than Halfway To Main Event

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 […]

WSOP: TD Jack Effel Talks Scheduling and Rules

Jack Effel is the Vice President of International Poker Operations for Caesars Interactive Entertainment and has been the Tournament Director for the World Series of Poker since 2007. In 2013 he was added to the Tournament Directors Association Board of Directors. Effel is widely credited as being one of the key parts of the growth […]

Mueller: Hennigan 'Most Intimidating In Poker'

The $50,000 Players Championship at the World Series of Poker brings out the game’s best players, and sometimes even features discussions on where they rank on some unofficial list. The unofficial “best all-around player” title seems to still belong to Phil Ivey, but there’s a related distinction that was the topic of conversation at one […]

Brandon Cantu Scores Lucky Double Up In $50K

The $50,000 eight-game mix at the World Series of Poker, dubbed the “Players Championship,” features some of the game’s most aggressive players, and sometimes absurd pots brew between those who crave the accumulation of a big stack as soon as possible. At one of the tables sat high-stakes online pro Gus Hansen and live tournament […]

WSOP: Kristen Bicknell Wins $1,000 Ladies Event

A total of 954 entrants bought into the $1,000 World Series of Poker Ladies Championship Event, creating a total prize pool of $858,600. Because of a $10,000 buy-in for male participants, no men entered the competition this summer. After three days of play, it was Card Player blogger and PokerStars Super Nova Elite grinder Kristen […]

WSOP: $50k Event Draws Largest Field Since 2008

The 2013 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship eight-game mix has drawn a total of 132 entrants, building a total prize pool of $6,336,000. As a result of the solid turnout, the event’s largest since 2008, the eventual champion will earn a first-place prize of $1,774,089 in addition to a WSOP gold bracelet […]

Negreanu Looking To Turn Around Summer In $50K

It’s rare for poker pros to openly advertise precisely how much they are (or were) down during the summer World Series of Poker, but that’s what Daniel Negreanu did on Sunday. According to his tracking app, he has lost just over $176,000 after playing 30 events. He has cashed five times, which is actually a […]

Doyle Brunson Plays First WSOP Event This Year

Doyle Brunson, winner of 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, said back in May that he would sit out the summer tournament schedule due to the long hours required to grind tournaments. However, on Sunday, the 79-year-old decided he wanted to play at least one event. Brunson bought into the $50,000 buy-in “Players Championship.” More […]

Macau's June Gambling Revenue Up 21.1 Percent

Macau’s gambling revenue jumped 21.1 percent in June, compared to June 2012. June was 28.3 billion patacas ($3.54 billion), according to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, which released data Monday. Macau, the only place in China where gambling is legal, keeps having yet another strong month after another in terms of money won from […]

Ultimate Teams With Trump For New Jersey Site

Ultimate Poker launched in late April, becoming the first regulated online poker site in the state of Nevada. On Monday, Ultimate Gaming announced that they have teamed up with Trump Taj Mahal Associates to bring their online poker platform to New Jersey — one day — as well. “Today we are excited to be entering […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: July 1 - 7

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 July 1st through the 7th. Head to our tournament […]

WSOP: Steve Sung Wins $25,000 Six-Max NLH

28-year-old Steve Sung has topped a star-studded field of 175 entrants in event no. 52 at the 2013 World Series of Poker, the $25,000 no-limit hold’em six max. For the win Sung earned his second WSOP gold bracelet, the $1,205,324 first-place prize and 1,092 Card Player Player of the Year points. Sung’s previous bracelet came […]

WSOP: Brandon Wong Wins 10-Game Mix Event

The $2,500 six-handed 10-game mix event at the 2013 World Series of Poker attracted a field of 372 entrants, creating a total prize pool of $846,300. Longtime poker grinder Brandon Wong came out on top after three days of play, earning his first gold bracelet and a $220,061 first-place prize. Wong, from Fresno, California, had […]

WSOP: Barny Boatman Wins $1,500 NLHE Event

Event no. 49 of the 2013 World Series of Poker, a $1,500 no-limit hold’em tournament, drew 2,247 players creating a total prize pool of $3,033,450. After three days of action, it was London’s Barny Boatman who came out on top, scoring his first gold bracelet and a $546,080 first-place prize. Boatman, who has been coming […]

WSOP: Amanda Baker Deep In Ladies Event

This year’s ladies event at the 2013 World Series of Poker attracted 954 players, all of whom were women. No men entered as a result of a rule change put in place this year, which would require men to pay $10,000 to play while women were given a $9,000 discount. Poker pro Amanda Baker has […]

Anthony Gregg Wins $4.8 Million In WSOP High Roller

He started out at a young age playing cards competitively with Magic: The Gathering, and about a decade later used another form of card playing to capture $4.8 million and catapult himself into the spotlight of the gaming-for-real-money world. Poker pro Anthony Gregg won the $111,111 buy-in “High Roller” event Saturday at the World Series […]

Marco Johnson Wins 6-Max Limit Hold'em

Macro Johnson has cashed in five events at this summer’s World Series of Poker, but hadn’t won one yet, until last night in the six-handed limit hold’em event no. 48. Johnson scored $206,796. He finished runner-up in the same event last year loosing heads-up to Ronnie Bardah. Prior to winning this event he finished runner […]

WSOP: Perkins Leads In One Drop High Roller

Three days of play wasn’t enough to wrap up the $111,111 buy-in One Drop High Roller tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker. Instead, the final four players will have to wait until day four to resume play for the $4.830,619 first place prize. Incredibly, Antonio Esfandiari, winner of the first One Drop High […]

Esfandiari Going For Back-To-Back 'One Drop' Titles

The money bubble burst at around 4 p.m. local time after a lengthy hand-for-hand process, and the player leaving empty handed in 25th place was Yevgeniy Timoshenko. However, the focus was quickly shifted back to the remaining players, one of whom could defend his “One Drop” title from last year, when the buy-in was $1 […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE III: Thomas Kitt 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 […]

No Men Paid $10K To Enter 'Ladies Event'

The World Series of Poker’s trick to make it so no men entered the 2013 “Ladies Event” appears to have worked. As of shortly after noon local time in Las Vegas on Friday, there were zero men registered and no indication that any were on their way in. Earlier this year, the WSOP announced that […]

WSOP: Vladimir Shchmelev Wins $3K PLO Hi-Lo

The last two men at the final table of event no. 46 $3,000 pot-limit Omaha high-low split were 40-year-old Russian, Vladimir Shchmelev and bracelet holder Mel Judah. After a back and forth battle, it was Shchmelev that came out on top. Shchmelev had 15 previous cashes at the World Series of Poker but this was […]

WSOP: Ben Volpe Wins $1,500 Ante-Only NLH

Ben Volpe, a 26-year-old aspiring poker professional from Chicago, won the World Series of Poker event no. 45 ($1,500 ante-only no-limit hold’em). Volpe collected his first gold bracelet and a $201,399 cash. Midway through heads-up play with Paul Lieu, Volve had the chip advantage, but was holding pocket queens against pocket fours, and Lieu rivered […]

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 […]

WPT Returns To Altantis Casino Resort Spa In Reno

The WPT Regional Western Poker Challenge returns to Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada on September 13 through 23, 2013. The tournament features 28 exciting events, varying from No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha with buy-ins ranging from $120 to $1,650. Players have a chance to compete for $350,000 in guaranteed prize money over the […]