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LIVE UPDATES: CPPT Wynn Main Event Underway

Live updates for the event can be found here. The inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas series has been a great success, with impressive turnouts seeing every guaranteed prize pool surpassed. Now the marquee CPPT Wynn $5,180 no-limit hold’em main event is upon us, getting underway with the first of two starting days […]

World Poker Tour National London Underway

The World Poker Tour has rolled into London for one of its lower buy in National events at Aspers Startford Casino in the east end of the city. The €1,500 + €150 buy in main event is of the re-entry format where day 1A players can return today Saturday, March 16 and buy in again […]

Playtech's Poker Revenue Falls 18 Percent In 2012

Full year 2012 figures from Playtech, owner and operator of the iPoker network, have confirmed poker revenues down by 18 percent to €17.8 million from €21.8 million in 2011. However the company said the downward trend had been reversed in the third and fourth quarters as a result of “the poker liquidity programme changes made […]

Big Names Battling In CPPT Wynn Event 10

Event 10 – $2,100 No-Limit Hold’em A total of 161 entires were made in event no. 10 of the 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas, building a prize pool over $312,000. At the end of the first day’s play, only 48 remain to battle it out for the title and the first-place prize […]

Greg Raymer Arrested In Prostitution Sting

Greg Raymer was arrested earlier this week in North Carolina in what was originally described as a “male prostitution sting,” according to a local ABC affiliate. The news organization later removed the word “male” from the reporting and issued a clarification. Raymer allegedly was seeking a female prostitute. Police reportedly said that Raymer responded to […]

Isildur1 Back To About $4 Million In Profits

The downswing is officially over. Viktor “Isildur1” Blom won more than $1.8 million over the past week to put his 2013 earnings back at around $4 million, according to data from HighstakesDB. He was also battling Tom “durrrr” Dwan at the time of writing this article and looked to be a solid winner. Blom was […]

Poker Revenue Down 17 Percent At bwin.party

bwin.party has published its full year 2012 figures which see a continuing decline in pro forma gross poker revenue which fell 17 percent in 2012 to €219 million from €263.8 million a year earlier. This is an even steeper rate of poker revenue decline than the 10 percent seen in 2011. Overall gross profit in […]

Free €10 Giveaway At BetVictor Poker On Monday

BetVictor Poker players will get a bankroll boost on Monday to help celebrate the Microgaming network’s 10th anniversary. The €10 Cash Drop sees a free tenner given away each and every minute on Monday March 18 with a total of €14,400 given away and multiple chances to win simply by being seated at a BetVictor […]

Indiana Governor Opposes Gambling Expansion: Report

In response to massive gambling expansion in neighboring Ohio, some Indiana lawmakers and casino interests are pushing to make legislative changes that are favorable to the state’s own gambling industry. However, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence reportedly doesn’t support the plans, according to the Associated Press. Senate Bill No. 0528, which is currently in committee, would, […]

CPPT Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Begins Friday

The Card Player Poker Tour pulls into Reno, NV this week for the 18-event series at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa. Players can enter to win a poker getaway at atlantiscasino.com/cpcontest with a $120 Satellite Seat in the Atlantis All-In Poker Series (choice of March 19 or March 21) and complimentary two nights Luxury Tower […]

David Pecaski Wins CPPT Wynn Event No. 9

Event 9 – $440 No-Limit Hold’em $100,000 Guarantee All three guaranteed events at the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas have surpassed their guarantees, but event no. 9 was the first to more than double it. The $440 no-limit hold’em event featured a $100,000 guarantee, but after it attracted 521 entrants it built […]

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 […]

Florida Charitable Gambling Group Accused Of Scam

A non-profit gambling organization designed to raise money for veterans has been busted for allegedly operating a criminal enterprise to make its owners filthy rich. Florida’s lieutenant governor resigned amidst the scandal, but wasn’t accused of any wrongdoing. Allied Veterans of the World, founded in 1979, ran slot machine-style parlors around Florida. Lt. Gov. Jennifer […]

Asia Pacific Poker Tour Hits Seoul

The PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour has rolled into the South Korean capital, Seoul with the KRW3,000,000 (€2,100) buy in, two day 1 main event getting underway today March 14 at the Walkerhill Casino. It’s the first stop on season seven of the tour which also takes in Cebu, Queenstown, and Melbourne later in the […]

Marrakech Poker Open Starts Today

The Marrakech Poker Open returns to Casino De Marrakech in the famed Moroccan city today. The three day, €1,350 (DH16,350) buy in re-entry event has a DH2,000,000 (€179,000) guaranteed prize pool sees players start with 50,000 in chips and a 45 minute clock. Players who don’t make the final table can avail of the DH20,000 […]

New Bankroll Booster Game At Switch Poker

Mobile poker innovator Switch Poker launches a new game today, the Bankroll Booster. Access to the game is visible from all poker tables at the site and to play the game players need simply decide what they want to bet by moving the “Bet” bar and how lucky they feel by moving the “Luck Factor”. […]

DOJ Hires Group To Help Compensate Victims Of FTP

While it wasn’t white smoke, the Department of Justice gave former American Full Tilt players good news on Wednesday for the first time in months. The U.S. government announced that it has appointed a claims administrator to oversee the process of compensating eligible victims of Full Tilt Poker. According to a press release, Garden City […]

Event 9 Doubles $100k Guarantee At CPPT Wynn

Event 9 – $440 No-Limit Hold’em $100,000 Guarantee Event no. 9 of the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas featured a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000. But with 521 total entrants, that target was more than doubled, with a final prize pool of $202,148. The top 54 players are set to make the […]

'Simpsons' Co-Creator, Poker Player Has Terminal Cancer

The poker community might soon lose another one of its familiar and warm personalities. The Simpsons co-creator and poker player Sam Simon has cancer that has spread around his body and could just have months left, he told Howard 100 reporter Jon Leiberman this week. “I’ve had the greatest life in the world,” Simon said. […]

IRS Seizes Jerry Yang's 2007 Main Event Bracelet

The Internal Revenue Service has seized the 2007 main event bracelet of champion Jerry Yang, along with other jewelry. The items will be auctioned off to the public. The property is as follows: "Corum bracelet and Corum watch won at the 2007 World Series of Poker main event; Corum ladies watch; Wittnauer watches; Movado watches; […]

Genting Joins International Stadiums Poker Tour Team

Genting Casinos has become the latest partner of the International Stadiums Poker Tour. The Group, with 44 casinos in the UK, reached an agreement with Dusk Til Dawn which recently announced it would now be running the tournament under license. Dusk Til Dawn owner, Rob Yong, said, “Just had some really good news – I […]

Sweden Wins Unibet Open Copenhagen

Season six of the Unibet Open got underway in Copenhagen last weekend and the €1,500 + €150 buy in main event was won by Kassem Yassine of Sweden who took down DKK800,608 (€107,351) for topping the 366-strong field. The total prize pool reached DKK3,604,608 (€483,329) and 36 players got paid a minimum of DKK24,000 (€3,218). […]

888 Poker Grows As It Eyes Up U.S. Market

888 today confirmed its 2012 poker revenue was up 44 percent to $87.5 million from $60.6 million. The company gave an overview of its current poker landscape in its annual financial report noting the positive changes that had occurred in Spain, the USA and, potentially, Australia. “Our Poker business continues to grow, with record breaking […]

Win Your Way Into CPPT Wynn Main Event

Head down to the Wynn Las Vegas poker room, where you can enter one of the super satellites they are hosting for the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas $2,100 no-limit hold’em event and the $5,180 Championship event. There will be two $220+$30 no-limit hold’em super satellites on Wednesday, Mar. 13th for the $2,100 […]

New York Senate Says It Supports Internet Poker

It appears that online poker is on its way to the debate table in the Empire State. As part of ongoing budget talks, the New York Senate wrote in a resolution released Monday that it “supports authorizing and regulating Internet gaming for games of skill, including poker, to reflect recent changes in the classification of […]

Intrade Shuts Down After 'Financial Irregularities'

The New York Times reported that online wagering site Intrade, which allows customers to place bets on events such as political elections, suspended its operations and froze accounts because of “significant financial irregularities in the internal accounts.” The company said that “during the upcoming weeks, we will investigate these circumstances further and determine the necessary […]

Card Player Bovada Freeroll This Sunday

Bovada’s Black Diamond Poker Open (BDPO) has been running for a month and has awarded thousands to poker players. The BDPO, which runs from February 4 to March 24 and offers $850,000 in guaranteed prizes spread over 86 events, has proven extremely popular and has awarded some big payouts. Offering a number of different poker […]

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 […]

CPPT Wynn: Kevin Hong Wins Event No. 8

Event 8 – $550 No-Limit Hold’em The eighth event of the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas drew 115 entries, building a prize pool of $55,775. The top thirteen players made the money, and eventual champion Kevin Hong walked away with $15,618. The Las Vegas, NV resident was also awarded 120 Card Player Player […]

Dan Cates Calls Out Tom Dwan Publicly 'Durrrr Challenge'

Monday on Twitter, Dan “jungleman12” Cates asked Tom “durrrr” Dwan about their currently defunct “Durrrr Challenge,” which pitted Cates against Dwan online for 50,000 hands. Before Black Friday in April 2011, Cates was up $1,251,059 through about 20,000 hands. @tomdwan, would you like to continue our challenge instead of playing everybody else at every game […]