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Wynn To Start Construction On New Macau CasinoSteve Wynn’s casino empire is about to expand, as the chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts Ltd. announced in a recent conference call with analysts that construction on a new property in Macau will begin this week, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Thursday. The project calls for a $4 billion resort casino dubbed Wynn Cotai, […]
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A Look At The Week In Tournament PokerIn 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 February 4th through the 10th. Head to our tournament […]
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Mobile Poker Club Launches Multi-TablingMobilePokerClub.com today introduces multi-tabling for its iPad, iPhone and Android poker players. The real-money multi-tabling option allows for an easily navigable four tables to be open simultaneously for both cash game and tournament players. Mobile Poker Club’s 1.5 million registered users can now also avail of shortstack, deepstack and fast games and a new user […]
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Head Games: Don't Spew Your Tournament BankrollCraig Tapscott: What have been the most enlightening experiences during your poker career when it comes to managing your bankroll? Christian Harder: Early on in my career I was staked by other successful poker players. It definitely helped jump start my career, letting me play a bunch of tourneys I was not close to being […]
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International Poker Open Set For London In AprilOne of Europe’s most popular poker tournaments, the Boylepoker.com International Poker Open is expanding with Aspers Casino, Stratford, London set to host the event from April 19 to 21, 2013. The IPO London 2013 buy-in will remain low – £200 + £25 – and the turnout is again expected to be high – the IPO […]
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Win Irish Open Packages During Iron Man IVIron Man makes a welcome comeback at paddypowerpoker.com from today Monday February 4. For its fourth instalment the popular loyalty promotion ups the ante giving away freeroll entries, cash prizes of up to $3,000 and Irish Open packages and poker players have until March 6 to play for their chosen prizes. The premise is simple […]
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Chris Klodnicki: Not Many Different Playing Styles In MixGrowing up playing limit hold’em with a fake ID in Atlantic City, Chris Klodnicki started off in the live poker scene. He gravitated toward online poker, but has since come back to his live roots, putting up some impressive tournament results. Klodnicki finished second in the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship in 2012, a cash […]
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A Poker Life: Noah SchwartzThose who believe that the outcome of a poker tournament is largely based on luck should take a look at poker pro Noah Schwartz. The 29-year-old Miami native who built his fortune at the poker tables has been one of the most consistent players on the tournament circuit since 2007, having earned nearly $3.5 million […]
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Bulgaria Wins January BetVictor Free Poker LeagueThe first BetVictor Free Play Poker League of 2013 has been won by “Stefch0” of Bulgaria who took down €1,500 for squeezing himself to the front ahead of increasingly fierce competition in the month-long battle for free cash at BetVictor.com. Hot on “Stefch0”’s heels was “ven41c” of Georgia – one of only 4 players from […]
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Andy Hwang Wins WPT Borgata Winter Poker OpenAndy Hwang has won the 2013 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event, earning $730,053 and 1,440 Card Player Player of the Year points the win. As a result the 27-year-old poker professional from Houston, Texas has been catapulted into 4th place in the overall POY standings. A total of 1,042 entries […]
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Latest Issue Of Card Player Magazine Now OnlineThe latest edition of Card Player Magazine is now available online and features a look at the poker year in review, which highlights all of the major stories from 2012. Other features in this issue include player interviews with Noah Schwartz, Christian Harder, Amanda Musumeci, Vinny Pahuja and Mike Watson as well as strategy columns […]
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Phil Ivey Wins $750K Online Over Past WeekPhil Ivey is back to his dominating ways on Full Tilt Poker. Playing under the screen name “Polarizing”, Ivey won more than $750,000 on the software over the past week, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Ivey, who had won more than $19 million lifetime on the software prior to it shutting down in 2011, […]
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Busy Weekend Of Poker In DeauvilleDeauville, France hosts the busiest weekend of poker in Europe so far this year with the France Poker Series (FPS) reaching its final table, the FPS High Roller getting underway and the European Poker Tour main event starting. The €5,000 + €300 EPT Deauville kicks off with day 1A on Sunday but players can dip […]
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WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Final Table PreviewThe final table of the 2013 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open main event is set. A total of 1,042 entries were made in this $3,500 no-limit hold’em re-entry event, building a prize pool of $3,335,442. Now, after two starting days and three full days of play, now only six players remain to battle […]
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First UKIPT Season IV Stops AnnouncedWith just three stops left on season III of the UK & Ireland Poker Tour, PokerStars has announced the first five stops of season IV and, as ever, has thrown a few surprises into the mix. Spain and the Isle of Man are newcomers, Galway gets a two-week makeover, Nottingham gets a six-max tournament and […]
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Craziest Gambling Stories From JanuaryThe gambling world can sometimes produce really off-the-wall stories. Here’s a look at some of the most colorful from the month of January. Also take a look back at what weird stuff happened in December and November. Casino Boss Fined $15K For Playing Blackjack One of the richest men in the country was hit with […]
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Preview Of 2013 WSOP Circuit Harrah's TunicaThe World Series of Poker Circuit pulled into town in Tunica, Mississippi on January 24th for its annual poker tournament series, with 12 WSOP Circuit gold-ring events on the schedule. Now the highlight of the whole festival, the $1,675 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Tunica no-limit hold’em event, is set to get underway on Friday, February 1st, […]
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Scientific Games To Buy WMS For $1.5 BillionScientific Games announced Thursday the purchase of WMS Industries for about $1.5 billion. According to a press release: “Scientific Games is a leader in the supply of lottery instant tickets, lottery and video gaming systems and server-based gaming. WMS is a leader in the supply of gaming machines and interactive gaming content.” Jeffrey Lipkin, Scientific […]
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Lunch Ladies Accused Of $93K School Theft For GamblingCBS Pittsburgh reported Thursday that two former lunch ladies have been charged with siphoning off nearly $94,000 in cash from their school and using the funds for casino gambling. The alleged theft took place over a more than two-year period. 50-year-old Stacy Lee Shipley and 49-year-old Sheila Ann Cook worked for the Charleroi School District […]
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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 […]
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Online Gaming Bill To Be Introduced In PennsylvaniaPennsylvania has already become the nation’s second-most lucrative gaming market, but the state could still want more. A state lawmaker recently announced plans for a bill that would legalize online poker, as well as potentially other casino games on the web. Under Rep. Tina Davis’ plan, current Pennsylvania gaming regulators would oversee the intrastate industry. […]
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BetVictor Bad Beat Jackpot Moves Towards €700,000The BetVictor Poker Bad Beat Jackpot continues to grow, closing in on the €700,000 mark making it one of the largest in the history of poker. It’s now over six months since it was won and standing at €663,940 could make 2013 a year to remember for one unlucky player and possibly several of his […]
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John Tabatabai Wins Betfair Poker LIVE! LondonJohn Tabatabai has won Betfair Poker LIVE! London taking down £24,209 for topping the 368-strong field at Aspers Casino in the British capital. The €600 + £50 re-entry event, Betfair’s biggest yet, also featured Betfair’s unique ‘Terminator’ format where each player has a $100 bounty on their head which is collected by the player who […]
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DOJ: Announcement 'Soon' On Full TiltAfter the Department of Justice announced in November that a third-party “claims administrator” would be chosen in January to “begin work” on the remission process for American victims of Full Tilt Poker, the month of January has nearly come and gone without any announcement. A spokesperson at the DOJ would only tell Card Player on […]
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PPA Visits Gov. Christie's Office On Internet Gaming BillThe Poker Players Alliance, a lobbying group working on Capitol Hill, went to New Jersey this week to meet with a member of Gov. Chris Christie’s office. The PPA said in a “Weekly Update” post to its website that its executive director, John Pappas, met a “senior member of Gov. Christie’s administration to represent the […]
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Chris Ferguson And DOJ In 'Settlement Conversations'The U.S. government and counsel for former Full Tilt Poker principal Chris Ferguson have been “engaged in extensive settlement conversations” over the past few weeks, according to a court document filed Tuesday in New York City. Ferguson has an active motion to dismiss the civil complaint against him, and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara asked the […]
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Irish Poker Open Registration Fee SlashedGood news for all Irish Poker Open players landed this morning with the news that all paddypowerpoker.com online registrants will save €50 – 20 percent – of the online registration fee. To avail of the offer players simply need to register via the holding tank in the Paddy Power Poker client before 10 a.m. on […]
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Swede Wins Turbo Championship of Online Poker Main EventSweden’s “frma1103” has won the €700 buy in Turbo Championship of Online Poker main event besting a field of 5,060 to take down $326,880 after a seven-way deal at the final table. All seven players involved in the deal made six figure sums and left $40,000 to play for. The multinational field saw 675 players […]
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La. Casinos Seize $800K For Child SupportLouisiana has intercepted and seized more than $800,000 of casino winnings since Sept. 2011 from gamblers who, according to the state, are behind on their child support payments, the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services announced Tuesday. A piece of legislation, which authorized the withholding of gambler funds at brick-and-mortar gambling properties, was signed […]
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Mega Poker Series Vienna Starts WednesdayThe Mega Poker Series returns for the first stop of season two today, Wednesday, January 30, to the Montesino Pokertainment Centre in the Austrian capita Vienna. The €700 + €70 buy in deepstack event has two day 1s. Players get 77,000 in chips and levels are 60 minutes on day 1 and 77 minutes from […]
