Poker News

At Least Two More NV Internet Poker Sites

Real-money online poker came to Nevada in late April, which was the first time the virtual game had been licensed and regulated by a jurisdiction in the United States. Now, the clock is ticking for other firms to join Ultimate Poker, an offshoot of Station Casinos, in the marketplace. Nevada legalized online poker in the […]

Wildhorse Summer Poker Rodeo Adds $20K In Series Prizes

Serious poker players will want to head over to the Wildhorse Resort and Casino in Pendleton, Oregon for the Summer Poker Rodeo. The series kicks off July 17 and runs through July 21. The seven event schedule features no-limit hold’em tournaments with buy-ins as little as $50 and as high as $200. Furthermore, the Wildhorse […]

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 […]

New Hampshire House To Vote On Casino Bill

The Associated Press reported that the New Hampshire House is voting Wednesday on whether the state should expand gambling. In an effort to keep pace with neighboring Massachussets, the bill would allow 5,000 slot machines and 150 table games at an already existing gambling facility. Supporters reportedly are arguing for much needed increases in tax […]

Revel Casino In Atlantic City Exits Bankruptcy

Revel, Atlantic City’s most expensive casino ever, emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. It was built just over a year ago. The casino announced in February that it would file for bankruptcy, and a judge approved the move last week. The bankruptcy filing has wiped away $1.2 billion of its $1.5 billion in […]

Merson To Throw Out First Pitch In Orioles Game Tuesday

Reigning World Series of Poker main event champion Greg Merson will be throwing out the first pitch tonight at the Baltimore Orioles versus New York Yankees game. Merson, who hails from Maryland, was wearing an Orioles jersey when he won the main event last October. He took home $8.5 million for his efforts. Tossin out […]

Emanuel, Quinn Agree State Should Oversee Chicago Casino

This week, more light was shed on the situation of a possible Las Vegas-style casino in Chicago, as Gov. Pat Quinn expressed his regulatory desires. Quinn told the Chicago Sun-Times that “things don’t go so well when [Chicago] is running things, like Hired Trucks and Silver Shovels and a lot of other things. So it’s […]

Luke Graham Wins WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans

A total of 762-entires were made in the 2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, the largest turn out in the event’s nine year history, which built a $1,143,000 prize pool. From that record field Luke Graham emerged victorious, earning his first WSOP Circuit gold ring, the $228,600 […]

WSOP Europe Announces 2013 Schedule

The schedule for the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe, presented by BarrierePoker.fr, was announced by the WSOP on Tuesday, May 21st. The seventh annual running of this tournament series boasts a number of exciting changes, including a new venue. This year the WSOPE will take place from Oct. 12th through Oct. 25th at the […]

Capture The Flag: Daniel Buzgon

Poker pro Daniel Buzgon is a familiar face among some of the biggest poker circuits in the world and has nearly $1 million in career earnings. The 28-year old discovered poker while studying agro-business at Arizona State University and began playing with friends in his dorm room and then online. Buzgon completed his degree but […]

Judge Declines To Dismiss Casino Death Lawsuit

A federal judge last week declined to dismiss a lawsuit against IP Casino Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, which accuses the casino of serving a disabled man so many drinks to the point of death. The suit is for $75 million and was filed in 2012. The incident happened in 2009. Bryan Glenn, whose family said […]

Latest Issue Of CP Magazine Now Online

The latest edition of Card Player Magazine is now available online and features Dan Shak, a semi-retired trader who has found success on the tournament circuit. Shak has down particularly well in high-roller events, playing against some of the best players in the world for huge six-figure buy-ins. “Back then, and today I guess, most […]

Vegas Casino Mogul Held Captive By Lawyers

The ex-wife of Las Vegas casino mogul Kirk Kerkorian is claiming that he’s being held captive by his lawyers, news.au.com reported. However, representatives of Tracinda Corporation, Kerkorian’s company, have denied the allegations. Kerkorian is 95 years of age and reportedly made billions developing iconic Las Vegas properties such as Caesars Palace and MGM. He’s one […]

Pennsylvania Casino To Charge $10 Cover Fee

A new casino in Pennsylvania will charge a $10 cover fee, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Fayette County with its $60 million Lady Luck casino addition is currently under construction and should unveil gambling in July. State regulators and the owners of the property had to figure out a way […]

Live Cash Game Stream Kicks Off CPPT Bike Stop

The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California is set to host the Card Player Poker Tour tournament stop, which gets underway this week beginning on May 23rd and continues through June 5th. The series features nine great poker tournaments, as well as a number of satellites to the $300,000 guaranteed $1,100 CPPT no-limit hold’em main […]

Pennsylvania Table Games Revenue Up

On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced that revenue generated from the action at table games at Pennsylvania casinos during April of 2013 was 8.9 percent greater than table games revenue from the same period the previous year. The gross table games revenue produced by the state’s 11 casinos was $61,552,334, which is $5,052,710 […]

Colorado Casino Tax Rate To Stay The Same

Colorado’s tax rate of 20 percent for brick-and-mortar commercial casinos will not be changed, according to reporting from The Denver Post. There was a meeting of state regulators last week to discuss the matter. The Colorado Gaming Association, which represents commercial casinos in the state, reportedly was not pushing for a change, unlike in the […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: May 20 - 26

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 May 20th through the 26th. Head to our tournament […]

Annie Duke Responds To Russ Hamilton Recording

The Russ Hamilton recording released last week had a mention of Annie Duke and her role with the company, which spawned a number of accusations on the Internet with regards to what she did or did not know with as it pertained to the cheating at Ultimate Bet. Here is just one of the Tweets […]

Shak Finishes 2nd In Tiger Woods' Charity Poker Event

Poker pro and New York hedge fund manager Dan Shak finished second in the 2013 Tiger Woods charity poker tournament held at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other players at the one-day poker tournament included Tiger Woods himsself, Mark Cuban, Chris Paul, Kid Rock, Mehki Phifer, Phil Hellmiuth, Phil Ivey, Doyle […]

Family Facing Eviction Discovers $4.85M Lotto Ticket

Facing eviction, an Illinois man discovered a lottery ticket in a cookie jar worth $4.85 million, the Chicago Tribune reported. Ricardo Cerezo and his family reportedly were ordered by a judge to soon vacate their home because they couldn’t pay for it, and in a last ditch effort for some cash he went scrounging around […]

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 […]

Prize Pool Set In WPT $25k Championship

Registration is now closed in the 2012 World Poker Tour Championship $25,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. A total of 146 entries were made, building a prize pool of $3,540,500. Only fifteen will make the money — with a min-cash worth $49,210 — but all the remaining competitors will certainly have their eyes on the […]

A Poker Life: Brian Hastings

Brian Hastings is one of online poker’s greatest players. He has won millions on the virtual felt, playing in some of the biggest games ever witnessed by railbirds. The Pennsylvania native has also been recently finding success on the live tournament scene. In 2012, he won a $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker heads-up event […]

2013 WPT $25,000 Championship Begins Saturday

The eleventh season of the World Poker Tout has reached its final stop, the prestigious $25,500 buy-in WPT Championship main event. The marquee event of the Bellagio’s Five Star World Poker Classic gets underway on Saturday, May 18th and runs until this season’s WPT champion is decided at the televised final table on May 24th. […]

Carnivale Of Poker Returns To 2013 WSOP

In a blast from the tournament circuit past, the World Series of Poker has announced that the Carnivale of Poker will return for the 2013 summer series. The Carnivale of Poker was a short-lived tournament series that took place between 1998 and 2000 at both the Rio and Harrah’s Casinos in Las Vegas. This year’s […]

Jamie Gold's WSOP Bracelet Up For Auction

Yet another World Series of Poker bracelet has hit the market, but this one happens to be from the largest live tournament in poker history. Jamie Gold’s 2006 WSOP main event bracelet will go up for bidding July 13, right as this year’s WSOP is wrapping up for the summer. The auction, which takes place […]

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 […]

NJ Releases Draft Of Rules For Online Gambling

This week, Atlantic City gaming regulators released a draft of proposed regulations for the Garden State’s upcoming online gambling industry. The rules are pretty similar to Nevada’s set. Each of Atlantic City’s 12 casinos could apply for an Internet gaming license, which would allow them to accept deposits in a number of ways, including at […]

Lobbyist: CA Online Poker Legislation A Coin Flip

California has long been home to online poker legalization attempts, but nothing there has ever amounted to much. It has been tough to get a consensus among the tribes and other gaming interests in the state, but this year looks the most promising to date, according to one lobbyist working on the issue. David Quintana, […]