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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 […]

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Kicks Off August 8

The world’s best poker players will be attending the 33-event Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open] in Hollywood Fla. running in August this summer. The first event kicks off Thursday, Aug. 8 with a no-limit hold’em Deep Stack $350 buy-in, guaranteeing a $500,000 prize pool. Event no. 6 on Aug. 12 keeps the momentum high with […]

Jacobson Leads $111k One Drop Heading Into Day 3

After two full days of play only 26 players remain in the 2013 World Series of Poker One Drop $111,111 buy-in no-limit hold’em high roller. Only 24 will make the money and lock up at least a $173,723 payday, and a number of the remaining competitors voiced their desire to continuing playing until the money […]

Laak On Showing Up Late: 'It Felt Like Burning' $13,000

It may be one of the most expensive tournaments ever in the history of poker and have a $4.8 million first-place prize, but poker player Phil Laak still couldn’t show up on time. Laak arrived 30 minutes late on the second day of the $111,111 buy-in One Drop at the 2013 World Series of Poker, […]

Caesars Entertainment Severs Ties With Paula Deen

Caesars Entertainment is one of the many sponsors to drop Paula Deen this month after her racial slur debacle was unveiled. Smithfield, the Food Network, Target and Walmart have all cut relations with the queen of southern cooking. On Wednesday, Caesars Entertainment which owns properties all over the country, officially put an end to their […]

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 […]

Maryland Live! Announces Poker Room Opening Date

Maryland Live! Casino’s two-story 14,800 square-foot poker room, one of the biggest in the Mid-Atlantic, is set to open Wednesday, August 28 just in time for Labor Day weekend. The room will house 52 tables, raising the casino’s total table game count to 174. The Las Vegas style poker room will feature a variety of […]

WSOP: Sandeep Pulusani Wins $3K NLH Event

Sandeep Pulusani, a 24-year-old music blogger who moved to Las Vegas to pursue poker professionally, won the World Series of Poker $3,000 no-limit hold’em event. Pulusani banked $592,684 and his first gold bracelet. Pulusani went into the final table as one of the shorter stacks but he developed a strategy and was not scared by […]

Haxton: I-Games Right Now Best Ever, Thanks To Fish

All it takes is one less-experienced player with a lot gamble — and of course money — to create a feeding frenzy in the high-stakes poker world. That’s what is currently happening now within the Dublin servers of Full Tilt Poker, and at least one high-stakes regular is cashing in. “The online games in the […]

WSOP $111,111 Buy-In To Award $4.8M To First

The $111,111 buy-in on Wednesday in Las Vegas, the second most expensive tournament ever in the history of the WSOP, drew 166 players, which was also the record for a tournament with a six-figure entry fee. Buy-ins of this magnitude, dubbed “high rollers”, have spread like wildfire through the poker world over the past couple […]

WSOP: Norbert Szecsi Wins $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em

The winner of the World Series of Poker event no.42 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold’em) is Norbert Szecsi a 22-year-old professional poker pro from Budapest, Hungary. Szecsi earned his first gold bracelet and more than tripled his career earnings with a $345,037 cash when he topped a player field of 2,100. This marks the fourth time Hungary […]

WSOP: Jesse Martin Wins $10K 2-7 Lowball Event

The last two men at the final table of the World Series of Poker event no. 43 ($10,000 2-7 No-Limit Draw Lowball) were Jesse Martin and David “Bakes” Baker. Martin scored his first bracelet and $253,524 in prize money. He bested Baker, who missed his shot at his third bracelet but still came away with […]

Normandie Casino Celebrates July 4 With $10k Tournament

Normandie Casino will celebrate Independence Day with a $10,000 guarantee poker tournament. The poker tournament begins at 1 pm on Thursday, July 4. For a $60 buy-in and a $15 entry fee, players will receive 10,000 worth of starting chips. In addition to our 4th of July Tournament, Normandie Casino is offering $1 Hot Dogs […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE III: Kevin Saul Wins Event No. 107

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: Steve Gross Wins $5K Six-Max Omaha

For years Steve Gross has been considered one of online poker’s greatest players, winning Card Player’s Online Player of the Year in 2009 and was runner-up in 2008 and 2010. On Monday, Gross won the World Series of Poker event no. 41 ($5,000 six-handed Omaha). Gross banked $560,519 and his first career bracelet. Thought he’s […]

David Baker Makes Fourth Final Table Of WSOP

Poker pro David “Bakes” Baker is having one hell of a 2013 World Series of Poker. After a long day of play Monday in the $10,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven draw lowball, Baker was sitting at his fourth final table of the summer. He was chasing his third bracelet on Tuesday. Baker won the same event in […]

WSOP: Jared Hamby Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Jared Hamby scored his first gold bracelet after topping a field of 2,161 entrants at the World Series of Poker event no. 40 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) Monday night. Along with the bracelet Hamby banked $525,272, which was one of the biggest scores of his career. This was Hamby’s second final table of the summer. “This […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE III Poised For Huge Summer

As we approach the halfway point of the 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III, the series has undoubtedly been a tremendous success. The tournaments have ranged between a $200 and $2,500 buy-in and so far, over 13,000 players have entered the the events, generating an overall prize pool of nearly $5.5 […]

Huge No-Limit Hold'em Games Return Online

This month, the nosebleed action at Full Tilt Poker has picked up noticeably, especially for no-limit hold’em, which has seen multiple pots of nearly $500,000. It is arguably the most intense action at hold’em that online poker has had since sometime before Black Friday. At least the top 25 largest no-limit hold’em pots of this […]

Nevada Recommends Casinos Ban Google Glass

Earlier this month, Nevada gaming regulators released a statement on the upcoming use, perhaps widespread, of Google Glass, the company’s new product. The new device has raised some concerns for those worried about protecting the casino industry. Here’s a look at the complete statement: The Gaming Control Board (“Board”) has recently received inquiries regarding the […]

Everett Voters Approve Wynn's Casino Plan

Citizens of Everett, Massachussets approved Steve Wynn’s plan to build a $1.2 billion casino on a vacant plot of land that once was home to a Monsanto Chemical site. A total of 6,157 eligible voters turned out, and 86 percent approved the proposal. A final decision will come from the state Gaming Commission at a […]

WSOP: TD Jack Effel Talks Turbo and Ladies Events

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 […]

WSOP: Daniel Idema Wins $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo Event

There were 558 entrants that put up the $1,500 buy-in for event no. 39, the stud eight-or-better tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker, creating a total prize pool of $753,300. Incredibly, it was Canada’s own Daniel Idema who emerged as the victor, claiming the country’s record ninth WSOP bracelet of the summer and […]

WSOP: Justin Oliver Wins $2,500 Four-Max Event

A total of 566 players entered event no. 38, the $2,500 four-handed no-limit hold’em tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker, creating a prize pool of $1,287,650. After three days of action, it was 37-yard-old Toronto native Justin Oliver who emerged with the title and the $309,071 first-place prize. Oliver, who is the record […]

Matchbook Pledge Commissions To ONE DROP

After a tremendous reaction from the poker industry to the trailer released by Matchbook last week documenting Sam Trickett’s rise to the top of the poker world, Matchbook have now teamed up with ONE DROP to help raise money for the foundation through their betting promotion on the ONE DROP High Roller event which takes […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: June 24 - 30

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 June 24th through the 30th Head to our tournament […]

Gavin Griffin: Poker Questions Asked And Answered

People in the poker community often come up to me and ask about whatever is on their mind. Some of these questions are good questions, and some are bad beat stories in disguise. I’ve been through quite a few things in my poker career and I like to help whenever possible, and in this new […]

Capture The Flag: Maria Ho

Thirty-year-old Maria Ho was thrust into the spotlight when she finished 38th in the 2007 World Series of Poker main event for $237,865. ESPN’s broadcast featured her prominently and, although she has more than $1.2 million in tournament earnings, Ho’s poker career has been centered around her skills as a limit cash-game player. Ho’s roots […]

WSOP: Michael Moore Wins $5K Limit Hold'em

The $5,000 buy-in limit hold’em tournament, event no. 37 at the 2013 World Series of Poker, drew a modest field of 170 entries, creating a total prize pool of $799,000. The small field ensured a stacked final table, but it was relatively unknown poker pro and artist Michael “Big Store” Moore, who came out on […]