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TV Producer Pleads Guilty In Gambling Case

Last week, a Hollywood producer became the first defendant to plead guilty in connection with the massive gambling bust that happened earlier this year in New York. Bryan Zuriff, a 44-year-old producer of the TV series Ray Donovan and movies The Details and The Messenger, admitted in Manhattan federal court to “accepting a financial instrument […]

Poker Strategy: Three Mistakes Live Players Make

Quick, in your head, think of the top three differences between online no-limit hold’em and live no-limit hold’em strategy. I’ll tell you mine. In a live game (compared to online), I: Play more hands Bet more flops and turns Overbet more frequently I do these three things because, in general, I can expect my live […]

Ben Yu: How Much Is A Chip And A Chair Worth?

One of the most overused cliches publicized by televised tournament poker is the phrase “a chip and a chair,” — used when someone bled down to their last chip wins an all-in to become a contender in the tournament again. When you blind down to one ante, how much is that actually worth? My answer […]

Zynga Real-Money Online Plans Into The Muck

Zynga, the leading free-play online poker platform on Facebook in terms of sheer volume of players, announced that it will scrap all plans to get involved with real-money web gambling in the United States. The company said in a statement Thursday: “Zynga believes its biggest opportunity is to focus on free to play social games. […]

Ultimate Poker Receives Final OK From Nevada

It’s official. On Thursday, Ultimate Gaming, a subsidiary of Station Casinos, received final approval from Silver State gaming regulators for running Ultimate Poker, the first truly legal and regulated online poker site in not only Nevada’s history, but also in the United States. Ultimate Poker debuted in late April and everything has gone smoothly since, […]

Mohegan Sun Close To Casino Deal In Mass.

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, which wants to win a bid to build a casino in the state of Massachussets, said that a “host agreement” with the town of Palmer should be done by the end of August, Masslive.com reported. It’s reportedly a matter of when, not if, but voters have the final say in […]

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 […]

Online Poker: The Winning Continues For Dan Cates

Dan “jungleman12” Cates has quietly put together another huge year on the virtual felt. Cates, who amassed nearly $7 million in profits before Full Tilt Poker shutdown in 2011, has returned to the software, after its reboot by PokerStars, by winning nearly $1 million. He is now up just under $8 million lifetime on Full […]

Tribal Casino Industry Sees Best Year Ever

Commercial casinos aren’t the only gambling businesses in the United States fully recovered from the worst of the Great Recession, which started around 2008. The National Indian Gaming Commission this week released data showing revenues — or total win from gamblers — generated by the Indian gaming industry in 2012 totaled a whopping $27.9 billion. […]

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 […]

Nominations Accepted For Poker HOF

The nomination process is currently open for selecting the 2013 Poker Hall of Fame inductees. Nominations are being accepted over the Internet, and the World Series of Poker is encouraging fans of the game to participate by filling out a form found here. According to the WSOP, the process works as follows: All submissions will […]

CPPT Choctaw: T.J. Cloutier Scores Big Win

The Card Player Poker Tour has pulled into Durant, Oklahoma at the Choctaw Casino for a 54-event series that kicked off July 18. The series will conclude with a $1,500+$120 no-limit hold’em main event that begins on Aug. 1 and features a $500,000 guarantee. A number of preliminary events have already taken place, shattering their […]

Wall Street Heavyweights Play Charity Poker

On Tuesday night the fourth annual “Take ’Em To School Poker Tournament” was held in New York City. Some of the biggest names on Wall Street, in addition to some poker pros, were in attendance. The event featured a $50,000 buy-in, and it raised more than $300,000. All players were competing to benefit the nonprofit […]

Penn Talks About Underwhelming Ohio

Penn National Gaming, one of the country’s largest casino firms, has reportedly acknowledged publicly that its revenues in Ohio aren’t what was expected, thanks in large part to underwhelming slot machine play — typically the biggest moneymaker in any casino. The company’s casino in Columbus had a price tag of $400 million, and it opened […]

Mobile Poker Club Launches Fast-Fold Poker

Mobile Poker Club, the first mobile-only poker room, has unleashed action-packed fast-fold ring games under the name Next! Poker. This high-speed version of the game is the very first fast-fold poker available on all feature phones and tablets, including iOS, Android, Java and Symbian, and boasts an optimised algorithm that intelligently distributes players evenly across […]

2013 WSOP On ESPN Kicks Off Tonight

Tonight (Tuesday) at 9 p.m. EST on ESPN, the 2013 World Series of Poker will get underway. The first episode will feature coverage of Daniel Negreanu’s big win in April. Negreanu won the first-ever WSOP Asia Pacific main event, which was held in Melbourne, Australia. The host casino was the Crown Casino, and 405 runners […]

Miss. Gambling Revenues Still Slumping

Commercial casino revenue in the state of Mississippi is reportedly still struggling. According to the most recent numbers released by Mississippi officials, revenue in June 2013 fell seven percent compared to the same month last year. The total figure this year was $174.5 million. The Associated Press reported that casino revenue in the state has […]

Head Games: Fixing Leaks In Your Tournament Game

The Pros: Bryan Piccioli, Scott Sitron, Peter Jetten, and Jonathan Tamayo Craig Tapscott: What are the biggest leaks you see players have in tournament play? Bryan Piccioli: A mistake I see a lot of players making is not adjusting properly to certain stack depths. This is especially true in live events when you don’t have […]

Billings Votes No On New Gambling Facility

The Billings City Council voted Monday night on whether a small-scale gambling facility could be put into the Rimrock Mini-Mall. The proposal was rejected, according to Billings Gazette. The vote was a whopping 10-1 against the proposed gambling operation. The council, which makes decision for a population of about 105,000 residents, also voted on a […]

South Point To Re-Brand Online Poker Product

South Point Hotel Casino and Spa, located in Las Vegas, once looked like it was going to run the first completely legal online poker site in the state of Nevada. Months and months later, and after being leapfrogged into the market by Ultimate Poker, an offshoot of Station Casinos, South Point reportedly will re-brand its […]

CPPT Venetian DSE III: More Event Results

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 […]

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 […]

Boston Could Block Wynn's Casino In Everett

There’s one lucrative casino license up for grabs in the Boston area among three competitors, including casino giant Wynn Resorts, and there may be a potential roadblock for Wynn thanks to the possibility of the city of Boston itself trying to nix the deal Wynn has brokered with the neighboring town of Everett, The Boston […]

Pinnacle Gets Initial OK To Buy Ameristar

Pinnacle Entertainment announced last week that Louisiana gaming regulators approved its proposed acquisition of Ameristar Casinos, as well as the transfer of interest in the Ameristar Casino Lake Charles development project. The company issued the follow statement after the ruling: “This clearance represents one of the last two remaining state regulatory agency approvals needed to […]

Full Tilt To Offer More Than Just Poker

Full Tilt Poker will no longer just be about poker. According to reports, the online poker site will be rebranded and soon offer other casino-style games. Currently, the site strictly offers card playing that pits player versus player, with the house taking a rake. OnlinePokerReport.com first broke the story of the big shift. Rational Group, […]

A Poker Life: Chris Reslock

Chris Reslock is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner and current record holder of the WSOP Circuit with seven gold rings. He’s also a former cab driver, fire fighter, factory worker, fruit picker, busboy, steel grain tank builder and welder. The jack of all trades grew up in North Dakota before attending school in […]

WPT Stop Coming to Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno

The Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada will be hosting the World Poker Tour Regional Western Poker Challenge from September 13th through 23rd. This year there is sure to be a tournament for every type of poker player with buy-ins ranging from $120 to $1,650. In addition to no-limit hold’em the Atlantis Casino Resort […]

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 […]

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 […]

FTP Players Should Expect To Wait Year For Payment

American players who are collectively owed millions of dollars from the Full Tilt Poker fiasco should expect to wait at least another year for their dollars. The Garden City Group, a claims adjuster hired by the Department of Justice to distribute $184 million owed to players, hasn’t been able to move past the first step […]