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This Week In Tournament Poker: June 17 - 23

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 17th through the 23rd. Head to our tournament […]

WSOP: Ken Lind Wins Largest Seniors Event Ever

The Seniors Event at the World Series of Poker has become one of the biggest tournaments of the year. In 2012, Card Player’s own Allyn Jaffrey Shulman bested a field of 4,128 en route to winning a whopping $603,713 first-place prize. This year, it was 68-year-old retiree Ken Lind who wound up with the title, […]

A Poker Life: Theo Jorgensen

Theo Jorgensen was born in 1972 in Roskilde, Denmark. He grew up a soccer fanatic, living with his parents and sister. Jorgensen was introduced to the game of poker, and ended up turning it into a prominent career, one that took him all over the world. Jorgensen boasts a number of impressive poker victories in […]

New York Governor Pushes For Four Upstate Casinos

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has submitted a bill to the State Legislature that would divide upstate New York into seven different non-Indian land regions and allow one resort casino to be developed in four of the regions. Originally, Cuomo pushed for three casinos, but he has since upped the ante to four. If the […]

WSOP: Corey Harrison Wins $1,500 NLHE Event

Event no. 24, a $1,500 no-limit hold’em tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker, drew a field of 1,731 entries that created a total prize pool of $2,336,850. The field featured a number of notables and former bracelet winners, but in the end, it was 36-year-old college professor Corey Harrison who emerged as the […]

WSOP: Danny Fuhs Wins $5K Omaha Hi/Lo Event

Event no. 25, the $5,000 Omaha eight-or-better tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker, drew a field of 241 players and created a total prize pool of $1,132,700. After three days of action, it was longtime poker veteran Danny Fuhs who earned the title and the $277,519 first-place prize. Fuhs, who has been attending […]

Kostritsyn Not Impressed With His $2.7M Upswing

Russian poker pro Alexander “PostflopAction” Kostritsyn is one of the biggest winners in the history of online poker, and he is currently up $2.7 million this year, according to data from HighstakesDB. However, he’s really not all that impressed by his 2013 run. “Actually in the big-bet games, it’s not that big of a [winning […]

CPPT Venetian Deep Stack: Korik 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 […]

Matusow Finally OK After Full Tilt 'Destroyed My Life'

Mike Matusow is having one of the best years of his career, but he doesn’t want to call it a “comeback.” He admitted, however, that his life is finally back in order after the Full Tilt Poker horror, which ended up leaving thousands and thousands of online poker players robbed and Matusow without his dependable […]

WSOP: Joshua Pollock Wins $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha

The winner of World Series of Poker event no. 22 pot-limit Omaha is Joshua Pollack, a 29-year-old professional poker player who topped a field of 1,022 entrants that created a $1,378,350 prize pool. From that prize pool Pollack scored $279,431 in addition to his first career gold bracelet. He wasn’t expecting to make the final […]

WSOP: David Chiu Wins His Fifth Career Bracelet

Event no. 23, the $2,500 seven card stud tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker, drew a small, but experienced field of 246 players, creating a total prize pool of $559,650. After three days of action, it was 52-year-old poker veteran David Chiu who capture the title, the $145,520 first-place prize and his fifth […]

2013 WSOP Seniors Event Draws 4,407 Players

A total of 4,407 players turned out for the 2013 World Series of Poker Seniors Event, beating last year’s 4,128. This year is a record turnout. The $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament will award a massive first-place prize of $634,809, which will be one of the largest of the entire summer festival. A total of […]

Hansen's Trip To WSOP Delayed By Lost Passport

Poker pro Gus Hansen was in Macau playing a high buy-in tournament, but when he was ready to leave and head to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas he realized he had lost his passport and was unable to fly, according to Danish site pokernyhederne.com. Hansen has been busy playing online poker cash […]

Man Receives Life Sentence For Poker Home Game Murder

A Michigan man who is said to have killed another man during a botched robbery of a poker home game in 2012 received life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. 24-year-old Quintel West will spend the rest of his days behind bars. He was convicted last month. […]

Anti-Poker Bill In Oregon Doesn't Advance

There was a piece of legislation in the state of Oregon that would have closed popular card rooms in the Portland area. However, the bill is reportedly dead. That’s great news for poker players around the Pacific Northwest. The bill gained some traction because some lawmakers are displeased with the proliferation of such games since […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE III Series Keeps 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 […]

WSOP: Martin Finger Wins $3K Six-Max NLHE

Event no. 21 of the 2013 World Series of Poker, the $3,000 buy-in six-handed no-limit hold’em tournament, drew a field of 807 entrants, creating a total prize pool of $2,205,840. After three days of play, it was Austria’s Martin Finger who came out on top, scoring a $506,764 payday and his first career gold bracelet. […]

WSOP: Calen McNeil Wins Event No. 20

Calen McNeil won his first gold bracelet in the World Series of Poker event no. 20 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low, which makes him the sixth Canadian to win so far this summer. Along with his bracelet he banked $277,274. A total of 1,014 players entered in the event creating a hefty prize pool of $1,368,900. It […]

Wynn Makes Last-Minute Pitch Ahead Of Vote

There’s just over a week until the residents of a town near Boston have a vote on whether Steve Wynn could build a casino in their area. In anticipation, Wynn unveiled a 3-D model of what the proposed casino will look like, according to the Boston Globe. The property is pictured above. Wynn, owner of […]

Bracelet Winner Barred From World Series Of Poker

Poker pro David Diaz, who won a bracelet in 2011, has been 86’ed from the World Series of Poker. Diaz took to Twitter soon after the incident happened. Looks like I’m kicked out of all harrahs property’s right before dinner break with a 100bb fml no main event this year. — david diaz (@david901diaz) June […]

Dan Kelly Records Sixth Cash Of WSOP

Poker pro Dan Kelly is on pace to break the record for most cashes in a single World Series of Poker. Through Wednesday, the Maryland native had six cashes during the first two weeks of the summer festival. There was still a ton of poker tournaments to be played. Kelly was deep in event no. […]

Poker Player Sells Wife's $23K Ring For $10

Poker player Eric Cloutier made headlines this week for accidentally selling his wife’s wedding ring — reportedly valued at $23,000 — for just $10 at a neighborhood garage sale. Note: Cloutier deleted a Tweet that was originally embedded in this article. The Tweet referred to the lady who reportedly bought the ring as “shady.” Cloutier’s […]

PokerStars' Mark Scheinberg To Pay U.S. $50 Million

The United States government had been seeking to claim funds Mark Scheinberg had received for his role with the business of PokerStars. According to court documents filed on Tuesday, he has agreed to pay the U.S. $50 million to settle his case. “Mark Scheinberg wishes to fully and finally resolve this matter” the document stated. […]

WSOP: Davidi Kitai Wins Second Bracelet

Event no. 19, the $5,000 buy-in pot-limit hold’em event at the 2013 World Series of Poker, drew 195 of the game’s best and featured yet another stacked final table. When it was all over early Wednesday morning in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino, veteran Belgian poker player Davidi Kitai sat with all […]

Vee Quiva Hotel & Casino Opens This July

This summer, the Vee Quiva Hotel & Casino will open in Laveen, Arizona and will feature 70,000 square feet of casino space, over 950 slot machines, a 550-seat bingo hall and a 16-table poker room. The excitement begins with the grand opening of the Gila River Gaming Enterprises property on July 2. The three-story hotel, […]

WSOP: Taylor Paur Wins His First Gold Bracelet

Taylor Paur, a 24-year-old professional poker player from El Dorado Hills, California, took home his first gold bracelet and $340,260 after winning event no. 18 at the World Series of Poker, a $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event. Paur started the final table as a chip leader and after coasting much of the final day he […]

Maine's Newest Casino Outearns Projections

According to the Maine Gambling Control Board, the Oxford Casino made over $65 million during the first year of operation, surpassing original projections and out-earning Maine’s first and only other casino, which opened in 2005. An estimated $53 million came from slot machines and $12 million was made from roulette, blackjack and other table games. […]

Matt Matros: Stop The No-Limit Insanity

Ten short years ago, the World Series of Poker consisted of 33 open events, only six of which were no-limit hold’em tournaments. I don’t think it will shock anyone to learn that things have changed, but I doubt many realize just how drastic the difference is. In 2013, there will be 34 open no-limit hold’em […]

CPPT Venetian DSE III: Tony Sinishtaj 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 […]

WSOP: Athanasios Polychronopoulos Wins Event No. 17

Athanasios Polychronopoulos, a 29-year old professional poker player from Amagansett, New York topped a large field of 2,105 entrants in the World Series of Poker event no. 17 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) on Monday night. Polychronopoulos banked $518,755 and his second gold bracelet from a prize pool of $2,841,750. Polychronopoulos played mostly on-line from 2003 until […]