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Bellande One Of Chip Leaders After Day 2C

Perpetually broke Jean-Robert Bellande had one of his best days ever in the World Series of Poker main event. After Day 2C on Wednesday, the professional gambler had a top 10 stack of 320,900. The entire field will be in action together for the first time Thursday. He said on Twitter after play ended for […]

LVH Announces Grand Opening Of Poker Pit

Las Vegas poker players will have a brand new felt to play on starting Friday, July 12 when The Las Vegas Hotel and Casino has their grand opening of the Poker Pit. The Poker Pit, located near the Tempo Lounge in the main casino will feature hold’em, stud eight-or-better, Omaha eight-or-better and other games upon […]

Gold: WSOP Talking Rules Are 'Pretty Depressing'

Love him or hate him, Jamie Gold is one face that always stands out during the WSOP main event. Gold, the winner of a $12 million first-place prize in 2006, made his debut at the 2013 WSOP by entering the main event. On Wednesday afternoon he had a healthy stack on Day 2C. Back in […]

Dwan, Hansen Let Stacks Blind Off In Main Event

There has to be better ways to blow $10,000. Poker pros Tom Dwan and Gus Hansen didn’t show up on the first day of the main event, deciding to let their starting stacks of 30,000 blind off. When Day 2 rolled around here at noon on Wednesday, the high-stakes pros weren’t in their respective seats […]

Bellagio Cup IX Main Event Starts Today

The Bellagio’s largest event of the summer, the $10,000 Bellagio Cup IX main event, kicks off today. The event, originally scheduled for six days, has seen its schedule revised to four days. The new schedule is as follows: July 10 – Day 1 with 5 levels of play July 11 – Day 2 with 5 […]

Main Event: Doyle Brunson Accumulates Big Stack

He said he wasn’t going to play any tournaments this summer due to his 79 years of age and low energy level, but 10-time World Series of Poker champ Doyle Brunson decided to enter the main event and after his second day of play on Tuesday sat with one of the largest stacks remaining. A […]

New President Of AGA Takes Over Position

It’s official. Frank Fahrenkopf is no longer the president of the American Gaming Association. In January, he and the AGA announced that he would be stepping down, effective July 1. “I have enjoyed my time at the helm of this incredible organization and am proud to have represented an industry that provides tens of millions […]

MD Gaming Revenue Up After Table Games

Maryland casinos are already seeing the benefits of casino table game authorization. The state’s four brick-and-mortar casinos brought in $66.5 million in revenue from slot machines and such table games during the month of June, according to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, which made the announcement late last week. The figure marks a […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE III: Main Event Starts Saturday

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 […]

2013 World Series Main Event Draws 6,352 Players

The final numbers are in after Monday’s day of action. With more than 3,000 players on Day 1C, the official field size for this year’s $10,000 buy-in WSOP main event officially reached 6,352 players, creating a total prize pool of $59,708,800. The winner of this year’s tournament will go home with a $8,359,531. A total […]

Brian Yoon Wins 'Little One For One Drop'

California poker pro Brian Yoon outlasted one of the largest tournaments of the summer when he took down the “Little One for One Drop” title. Yoon, a 23-year-old poker pro, had just a handful of career World Series of Poker cashes prior to his win on Sunday, July 7th. “I haven’t really had a breakthrough […]

WSOP: TD Jack Effel Talks Re-Entry and Main Event

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 […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: July 8 - 14

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 July 8th through the 14th. Head to our tournament […]

WSOP: Harwood Second Female To Win Open Event

The 2012 World Series of Poker was dubbed the Year of the Woman, but perhaps that title belongs to the 2013 summer series. Less than a week after 31-year-old waitress Dana Castaneda won event no. 54, Loni Harwood also joined the exclusive club of women to win an open bracelet event. Harwood, a 23-year-old professional […]

Daniel Alaei Wins PLO Championship Event

Daniel Alaei won his first gold bracelet in 2006, taking down the $5,000 buy-in Deuce to Seven Lowball Championship. In 2009, he earned his second bracelet, winning the $10,000 Omaha eight-or-better Championship. The next year, he won the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. It turns out that Alaei is really good at winning the big buy-in […]

Main Event: Dan Cates Near 200,000 After Day 1B

Online poker legend Dan “jungleman12” Cates amassed the second-largest stack in the room Sunday on Day 1B of the 2013 World Series of Poker main event. A total of 1,942 runners turned out, as Cates managed to take his starting stack of 30,000 all the way up to about 190,000. The Maryland native, like everyone […]

WSOP: Tom Schneider Explains Why He Hates NLHE

Tom Schneider is in the middle of an incredible summer, winning his third and fourth gold bracelets at the World Series of Poker and over $600,000 in tournament earnings. He won the only two H.O.R.S.E. events of the series and cashed in seven tournaments. However, the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year doesn’t see a […]

Merson Builds Strong Stack On Main Event Day 1A

A total of 943 players turned out for the first of three starting days in the 2013 World Series of Poker main event. In the field was defending champion Greg Merson. Merson made an impressive showing on his first day of this year’s main event, finishing with a strong 81,600 in chips. There’s obviously still […]

Chris Moneymaker WSOP Deck On eBay

The deck that was used to deal Chris Moneymaker the winning hand versus Sam Farha in 2003 is on the auction site eBay, with a starting bid of $5,000. The bidding ends on July 13th. The posting had been up for at least two days and zero bids had been recorded, as of late Saturday […]

Paul Pierce Has Big Stack In $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

Professional basketball player Paul Pierce was sparring with professional poker players on Saturday in Las Vegas — and was actually doing quite well. Pierce made the trip to the 2013 World Series of Poker and entered the $10,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha championship, an event which always draws the best of the best. At around 5 […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE III: Main Event Starts Next Week

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: Matt Perrins Wins $5,000 NLH Event

The winner of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event no. 57 was Matt Perrins, who topped a player field of 784 and earned his second gold bracelet along with $792,275, which is more than seven times his previous World Series of Poker win. The 25-year-old poker pro from Manchester, considers winning his second bracelet to be […]

WSOP: Eli Elezra Wins $2,500 Triple Draw Event

Event no. 59, the $2,500 triple draw tournament at the 2013 World Series of Poker, attracted 282 runners, creating a total prize pool of $641,550. The specialty game drew an expected field of notable players and the final table was no different. In fact, only one of the final six players did not have a […]

The CPPT Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III

As we are well past 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 $200 and $2,500 buy-ins and so far, over 19,000 players have entered the events, generating an overall prize pool of over $7.1 […]

World Series Of Poker Main Event Begins Today

The wait is finally over. The largest, richest and most prestigious tournament of the year kicks off today, Saturday, July 6. The 2013 World Series of Poker main event has the first of three starting days beginning at noon local time in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is held at the Rio Hotel and Casino. […]

Viktor Blom Wins Nearly $1 Million Over Past Week

The 2013 World Series of Poker is winding down, with just a handful of events left on the schedule, and high-stakes cash game pro Viktor Blom still hasn’t shown up at all. It was probably a wise decision for Blom, as he has won more than $1.2 million online on Full Tilt Poker during the […]

Nate Silver Has Big Stack In 'One Drop'

Author, statistician, political guru and poker player Nate Silver entered the $1,111 buy-in “Little One for One Drop” no-limit hold’em tournament at the 2013 WSOP. At the start of play on Friday, he held a large stack of more than 40,000. Was down to 700 chips in the Little One Drop @WSOP but ran hotter […]

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: Nikolaus Teichert Wins $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Event no. 56, the $2,500 no-limit hold’em tournament at the World Series of Poker drew 1,736 players and created a massive prize pool of $3,949,400. After an unscheduled fourth day of play the winner of the tournament was German player Nikolaus Teichert who took home his biggest career cash of $730,756 and first gold bracelet. […]

CPPT: Venetian DSE III: Adam Sporinsky 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 […]