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Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us: Rick 'Rask88' Mask

In an effort to provide valuable tools and tips that are relevant to even the smallest games, Card Player is pleased to bring you Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us, which will focus on everyday situations that occur against the poker world’s most casual players. Pro – Rick “Rask88” Mask Concept – Bluff Catching […]

Bloomberg: U.S. Casino Industry Takes In $37B In 2012

Bloomberg reported Sunday that U.S. commercial casino revenue last year was $37 billion. The figure was based on the organization’s findings as well as data from the American Gaming Association, the casino industry’s top lobbying group on Capitol Hill. That sum is below 2007’s peak of $37.5 billion. The most recent tally, as of December […]

Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill Introduced

Pennsylvania took a big step this week toward a possible future of Internet gambling. A bill was introduced that would allow existing gambling facilities in the state to offer a wide-array of casino games, including poker. Technology firms outside of the state could come in and partner with land-based businesses. This arrangement has become the […]

888 Poker Revenue Up 15 Percent

888, the publicly-quoted online gaming operator, saw business-to-consumer (B2C) online poker revenue up 15 percent to $24 million in the first three months of 2013 from $21 million a year earlier. The company said the growth was driven by a “successful winter marketing campaign.” The growth continues on from the 44 percent increase to $87.5 […]

Tollerene Talks About Losing $1.7M In Single Session

Earlier this month, Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene clicked down at the virtual felt on Full Tilt Poker with Viktor “Isildur1” Blom for a session of $500-$1,000 capped pot-limit Omaha, and when the night was over Tollerene had dropped a staggering $1.7 million. However, according to Tollerene, these recent nosebleed sessions — and the huge loss — […]

Betfair Rejects Takeover Offer

Betfair, the world’s largest betting exchange and one of the iPoker network’s largest poker operators, has rejected a takeover bid from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. A preliminary proposal from CVC Capital Partners, which owns a majority share in Formula 1, to offer 880 pence per share but Betfair said no saying it “fundamentally […]

New Comedy Novel Combines Poker, Golf and Brawling

We all love our poker and a new book, Revenge of the Cheesesteak, takes the comedy trip to the next level with a combination of golf, trash talking, brawling and a little poker. As Deemo so elequently states, regarding Revenge of the Cheesesteak on its website: Without my Queen Hauser’s anti-inspiration, I never would’ve made […]

William Hill Offers Poker And Much More

One of the best known European online poker rooms today is William Hill. Whilst you may have heard about William Hill in regards sports betting they’ve have been operating a poker site since 2002. Over the past decade the poker software and network affiliations of William Hill has changed, but today William Hill uses the […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: April 22-28

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 April 22 – 28. Head to our tournament database […]

Michael Wright Wins International Poker Open London

The Boylepoker.com International Poker Open London has been won by Michael Wright. “The Wizard” topped the 345-strong field in the £200 + £25 buy in event at Aspers Casino, Stratford, London at the weekend to take home £10,105 after a five-way deal was struck at the final table. Wright started the day third in chips […]

Pieter de Korver Wins Berlin Cup

Pieter de Korver has won the €1,100 buy in Berlin Cup event at PokerStars European Poker Tour festival in the German capital. The former EPT Grand final winner from Holland has been on a hot streak that includes six figure cashes at Amsterdam Master Classics and the Hold’em Challenge in Belgium in the last five […]

Poker For the Homeless Events Raise €14,755

Poker for the Homeless, the Irish fundraising organisation dedicated to raising money for homeless charities around Ireland, has raised €14,755 for the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin which feed the homeless and poor. The event was held at The Jackpot Club, Dublin on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 The Friday night €100+€10 tournament […]

Jorgensen: 'Goals For Tournaments Seem Stupid'

Theo Jorgensen was born in 1972 in Roskilde, Denmark. He grew up a soccer fanatic, living with his parents and sister, and his father teaching at the high school he attended. Jorgensen was introduced to the game of poker, and ended up turning it into a prominent career. Jorgensen boasts a number of impressive victories […]

International Poker Open London Final Table Set

The Boylepoker.com International Poker Open London final table is set at Aspers Casino, Stratford. Leading the pack in chase of the £14,595 top prize is Saulius Tumosa. A prize pool of £69,000 was created from 344 entrants in the £200 + £25 no-limit hold’em event. Notable cashes from the 45 players who got paid include […]

Joseph Cheong Wins Manila Millions High Roller

A small, but incredibly stacked field of 18 put up the HK $1 million buy-in ($128,799) for the Asian Poker Tour Manila Millions high roller event in the Phillipines. The tournament featured pros such as Joe Hachem, Sam Trickett, Andrew Robl, Philipp Gruissem, Nam Le and eventual bubble boy David Benefield, but the title ultimately […]

A Poker Life: Joe Tehan

Growing up in New York, a young Joe Tehan was a game fanatic. He would come home from school, finish his homework, and then be free to play games of all sorts. His family was full of card players, so it wasn’t much of a surprise when he picked up the habit, playing with and […]

Ed Miller: Three Ways You Give Your Hand Away

Strong poker players hide information well. When they take a particular betting line in a hand, it’s rarely possible to know for certain how to react. You’re always guessing. The trick against these players is to hide your own information just as well and then to guess smart. Most poker players, however, do not hide […]

Fred Samelian Wins CPPT Caribbean Cruise Main Event

After four days of exciting poker action while at sail around the Caribbean, Fred Samelian has emerged as the first-ever Card Player Poker Tour Caribbean Cruise $1,100 main event champion. The 66-year-old construction executive from Las Vegas, NV earned $13,200 and 120 Card Player Player of the Year points as a result of capturing this, […]

Online Poker: Tom Dwan Wins $700K This Week

Tom “durrrr” Dwan was having a relatively lackluster year on the virtual felt until he logged on over the past seven days. Dwan won more than $740,000, according to HighstakesDB. The New Jersey native is now up $1 million on 2013. He logs on from Macau, an area where some of the highest stake live […]

EPT Berlin Main Event This Weekend

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Berlin festival is underway with the centerpiece main event starting on Sunday, April 21 at Grand Hyatt Berlin. The €5,000 + €300 buy in main event is just one of 45 events taking place over 10 days across the expanded schedule of the fourth visit to the German capital. Already […]

PKR and Redbet Banned In Belgium

PKR.com and Redbet.com are the latest online poker companies blacklisted in Belgium. Several online casino sites were also banned by the small European state. Only a small handful of companies can offer online poker legally in the country including bwin.party, PokerStars and Partouche. In November last year bwin.party chief Norbert Teufelberger was hauled in for […]

Bulgaria Heads BetVictor Free Play Poker League April

With 18 days gone and just 12 to go Bulgarian’s sit first and third in the BetVictor Club Free Play Poker League. However Zer0ing and CStanKAta23 are in a very tight race with British player ItsBILKO who earlier on Thursday was top of the pile and is less than 10 points behind Zer0ing so it […]

Final Table Set In CPPT Caribbean Cruise

Only five players remain in the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Caribbean Cruise $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event, hosted by Card Player Cruises aboard the incredible MS Oasis of the Seas. Each of final five are in the money and guaranteed at least a $3,720 payday, but surely they all have their eyes on the […]

Brothers Accused Of Stealing $5M Scratch-Off Ticket

The Post-Standard reported that two brothers who allegedly attempted to claim $5 million from a stolen scratch-off ticket will elect to have a judge rule on their case rather than a jury. “I feel much better having it in the hands of someone who is trained legally, who knows the law and knows how to […]

Free Poker Strategy: Playing From The Blinds

There are over 20,000 archived stories on Card Player, many of which feature invaluable information on poker strategy from the best minds in the game. With the Poker Strategy game and concept search, Card Player readers can instantly be shown hundreds of articles on specific topics such as Bet Sizing, Board Texture, Hand Selection, Psychology […]

MGM Announces Plans To Renovate Two Casinos

MGM Resorts International, one of the most powerful and largest casino developers in the world, announced Thursday that it will be doing a massive renovation to one section of the iconic Las Vegas Strip. According to a press release, plans include new Strip-side experiences at New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts. There will be […]

Gaming Lobby Picks New President

The American Gaming Association, the commercial casino industry’s top lobbying group, announced on Wednesday that Washington insider Geoff Freeman will become its new president and CEO, effective July 1, 2013. The AGA is the predominant force on Capitol Hill pushing for online poker legislation. Freeman will join the AGA after seven years at the U.S. […]

Switch Poker Launches New Website, Rewards

Mobile poker operator Switch Poker today launches its redesigned website complete with a ground breaking gamification of online poker. Easier to navigate and with a fresh new style the site now offers players a fun new way to compete against each other where they will now be awarded medals for achievements and milestones at the […]

Ireland Wins European Nations Cup

Ireland has won the European Nations Cup event held last weekend in Cyprus. The team, captained by Padraig Parkinson, battled against teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, and Cyprus for the International Federation of Poker run event. They now qualify, along with Russia, Spain, the UK, Estonia […]

Grand Series Of Poker Live Rebrands

Ongame Network’s Grand Series of Poker Live tour is to be re-branded as “The GRAND Live” for next season, the fourth in its history. The Amaya-owned Tour rolled into Marbella, Spain yesterday for the fourth and final €1,100 buy in main event of its third season attracting a sell-out field of 400 runners. Fredrik Lindberg, […]