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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 […]

WSOP: Simeon Naydenov Wins One For Bulgaria

Event no. 36, the $1,500 no-limit hold’em shootout tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker, attracted 1,194 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,611,900. After three days of action, it was 25-year-old Simeon Naydenov who emerged victorious, earning $326,440 and Bulgaria’s second ever bracelet. Naydenov, who plays poker professionally and travels the European […]

WSOP: Jeff Madsen Wins $3K Pot-Limit Omaha

Jeff Madsen scored his third gold bracelet and $384,420 at the World Series of Poker event no. 35 $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. The event drew a field of 640 entrants, creating a total prize pool of $1,747,200. Madsen once held the record as the youngest bracelet winner in WSOP history after winning two when he was […]

CPTV Talks To PPA About Full Tilt Remissions Update

It’s been nearly a year since PokerStars swooped in to purchase Full Tilt Poker, cleaned house and then repaid the players. All of the players except for U.S. customers, that is. In their purchasing agreement, PokerStars set aside approximately $184 million in a segregated bank account for the U.S. Department of Justice to distribute to […]

86-Year-Old WSOP Dealer Killed Crossing Street

The oldest poker dealer at the World Series of Poker reportedly died Thursday night while crossing the street in Las Vegas. Richard Charles Turnbull, 86, who had been dealing poker for 38 years, six of which included stretches at the World Series of Poker, was the victim. The incident happened near the intersection of Rainbow […]

Viktor Blom Still Not At World Series Of Poker

High-stakes combatant Vikor Blom has not played at the World Series of Poker in 2013, but instead has been throwing around money on the virtual felt overseas. According to tracking data from HighstakesDB, he is on a $1.1 million downswing, losing about a third of his profits on the year over the past few weeks […]

Man Trying To Dump Wine For WSOP

A Las Vegas resident is looking to sell a chunk of his high-end wine collection via Craigslist in order to take a shot in some World Series of Poker events this summer. “I have an extensive wine collection, so I thought why not just try to dump some of those,” 54-year-old Geno Foschi said. “People […]

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 […]

WSOP: Michael Gathy Wins First Ever Turbo Event

The winner of the World Series of Poker first-ever $1,000 turbo no-limit hold’em event was Michael Gathy. Gathy, a 24-year-old professional poker player from Belgium, topped a field of 1,629 entrants and banked $278,613 along with his second career bracelet for winning the two-day event. Gathy wanted to be the first Belgium player to win […]

WSOP: Bryan Campanello Wins $2,500 Razz

Bryan Campanello won event no. 33, the $2,500 seven card razz Thursday night at the 2013 World Series of Poker. Campanello scored his first gold bracelet and $178,052 cash. This was the summer’s only seven card razz tournament and it drew 301 players, which generated a $684,775 prize pool. Campanello, a 21-year-old poker pro from […]

WSOP: Erick Lindgren Wins $5K Six-Max NLHE

Don’t call it a comeback? Perhaps we should. Erick Lindgren continued his hot streak on Thursday night, winning event no. 32, a $5,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker. For his victory, Lindgren earned his second career WSOP gold bracelet, a $606,317 first-place prize and emphatically let the poker world […]

Adelson: Internet Gambling Could Bring On 'Plague'

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has not changed his position on online gambling, as his Wednesday editorial in Forbes bluntly lays out. He said online gambling could bring a “plague” “to our society.” He finished the op-ed by calling the business a “toxin.” Adelson has long publicly cited moral reasons for such a stance, as he claims […]

CPPT Venetian DSE III: Jon Seaman Wins A Third Time

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 […]

M Resort Gears Up For Hollywood Poker Open

The M Resort in Las Vegas is now gearing up to host the $2,500 buy-in Hollywood Poker Open Championship event, featuring a guaranteed prize pool of at least $500,000. The action begins Friday, June 28 and continues for three days. Players can re-enter if they are eliminated before the end of level 6. Each level […]

WSOP: Jarred Graham Wins $1,500 PLO Hi/Lo

The winner of the World Series of Poker event no. 31, $1,500 pot-limit Omaha high-low was Jarred Graham, a 24-year-old part-time professional poker player from Southbank, Australia. Graham was the first Australian to win an event this summer. Graham scored $255,942 in prize money and his first gold bracelet when he topped the field of […]

'Craziest Hand' For Sowers Results In Dealer Firing

Poker pro Mike Sowers, who has played thousands of tournaments in his lifetime, had one incredibly bizarre hand happen to him about a week ago at the 2013 World Series of Poker. He said it’s “the craziest hand I’ve played, maybe ever.” According to Sowers, right after a new dealer came to the tournament table, […]

Caesars Entertainment Buys Rights to WSOP Mobile App

Caesars Interactive Entertainment has bought the rights to the World Series of Poker mobile app, which boasts 6 million downloads, according to a press release. The app was previously owned by Electronic Arts. Caesars is purchasing the app in an effort to expand their presence in free-to-play social and mobile gaming. The app is available […]

Cloutier: 'To Hell With Them' Who Make Fun Of Me

T.J. Cloutier, winner of six World Series of Poker bracelets, is one of poker’s most accomplished players, but he’s also the butt of jokes about the pitfalls of trying to make a living — or at least carve out a sustainable existence — within the walls of a casino. Cloutier, 73, has been around the […]

WSOP: Dombrowski Wins $1K NLH

The winner of event no. 30 ($1,00 no-limit hold’em) at the World Series of Poker, which drew in a field of 2,108 and created a prize pool of $1,897,200 is Chris Dombrowski. The 26-year-old poker pro from Tampa, Florida scored $346,332 and his first gold bracelet. Since Black Friday, Dombrowski has focused on playing in […]

Matchbook Releases Exclusive Trickett Doc

To celebrate the launch of their new betting exchange featuring a brand new layout, Matchbook will be releasing an exclusive documentary filmed last summer focusing on Sam Trickett’s involvement in the $1,000,000 buy-in, “Big One for One Drop” tournament in Las Vegas at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Following Sam throughout the tournament, while […]

CPPT Venetian DSE III: Timothy Reilly Wins $38,000

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: Tom Schneider Wins Second Bracelet Of 2013

In 2007, Tom Schneider won the World Series of Poker Player of the Year title after capturing two gold bracelets in a single summer. This summer, he is well on his way to securing the same title after capturing his second bracelet of 2013. Schneider already has six cashes this summer and just last week […]

Dan Kelly Blasé About Cashes Record At WSOP

The 29th event of the 2013 World Series of Poker wrapped up on Tuesday, and poker pro Dan Kelly incredibly already had eight cashes. The record is 11 for a single summer. There are 62 events this year, so Kelly has a great shot at reaching 12. However, it’s not a big deal for him. […]

WSOP: Jason Duval Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Jason Duval, a 23-year-old professional poker player and college student from Montreal, Canada took home $521,202 and his first gold bracelet. Duval was the seventh Canadian to score a bracelet in this summer’s World Series of Poker when he won event no. 28 $1,500 no-limit hold’em. Duval credits the new record of Canadian winners to […]

WSOP: Isaac Hagerling Wins $3K Mix-Max NLH

Isaac Hagerling received quite a gift on his 26th birthday when he won event no. 27 at the 2013 World Series of Poker, a $3,000 mix-max no-limit hold’em tournament. For the win the cash-game specialist based in Los Angeles earned his first gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $372,387. When asked what he planned […]

WSOP: TD Jack Effel Discusses Ongoing Series

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 […]

Cousineau On 56 WSOP Cashes Without Win

Many in the poker community consider Tony Cousineau to be the tightest regular on the tournament circuit. Such a reputation is fine by Cousineau. The Florida native has been grinding out an existence on the felt for more than a decade, and during the stretch has amassed 56 cashes at the summer World Series of […]

Seven Years After Two Bracelets, Jeff Madsen Not Fretting

At the age of 21, Jeff Madsen won an improbable two World Series of Poker bracelets and made two other final tables, en route to about $1.5 million in winnings and being named the player of the Series in 2006. Seven years later, he is still sitting on two bracelets. Madsen hasn’t crashed and burned […]

Gambling Business: Pinnacle Closer To Buying Ameristar

Pinnacle Entertainment announced today that a big check point was reached in its quest to buy Ameristar Casinos, Inc. According to a press release, Pinnacle intends to sell Ameristar’s casino hotel development project in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Pinnacle’s Lumiere Place Casino, HoteLumiere and the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. “We are pleased […]

Q&A: Venetian Director of Poker Kathy Raymond

The Card Player Poker Tour has partnered with The Venetian and The Palazzo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for this summer’s Deepstack Extravaganza III. The stop consists of more than 200 events from May 23 to July 21, the centerpiece of which will be the $5,000 buy-in main event, to be streamed live on […]