Poker News

World Poker Tour Rolls Into Morocco

The World Poker Tour pulls into the Mazagan Beach and Golf today Friday November 27 for nine days of poker which includes the €3,200 + €300 buy in main event which starts next Tuesday. The main event has two day ones and is a re-entry. Registration opens each day at 11 a.m. and late registration […]

James Dempsey Becomes Iveypoker Pro

James “Flushy” Dempsey has joined Iveypoker.com, the online poker training website currently being built by Phil Ivey. He joins Patrik Antonius, recent World Series of Poker main event bracelet winner Greg Merson, Jennifer Harman, and Cole South. A short biography at the site describes Dempsey as, “…a 30 year old English professional poker player who […]

Irish Poker Open 2013 Details Announced

The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open will return to the Burlington Hotel, Dublin over Easter weekend – March 29 to April 1 – 2013. The big news is that the sponsor has taken on board player feedback and is lowering the buy in to €2,000 + €250. Paddy Power, spokesman for Paddy Power Poker, said, “Europe’s favourite […]

Debate: Time For A Poker Shot Clock?

In this column, Katie Dozier and her husband Collin Moshman debate strategy and current issues in the poker world. The ESPN coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker main event final table made for interesting and exciting TV, but only for those of us firmly rooted in the poker world. The casual poker fan, […]

PKR Gains Five Millionth User

PKR.com, the 3-D online poker room, has registered its five millionth user. The site was launched in 2006. Simon Prodger, marketing director for the company, said, “We’re delighted to hit this major milestone, and we look forward to continuing to welcome more and more poker players from around the world to PKR. “We have a […]

Sweden Wins Pokerfinnkampen 2012

Sweden has won Pokerfinnkampen for the first time. The annual battle for bragging rights with arch rivals Finland took place last weekend at the Reval Casino in Tallin, Estonia. The €350 no-limit hold’em main event had three categories with points awarded for individual ranking, terminator achieved and country total. The final table was evenly split […]

POY Update: John Dibella Climbs To Seventh

Here is a look at the ones that made the biggest impact on the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by Lock Poker. Borgata Fall Poker Open Prelims The ongoing Borgata Fall Poker Open main event attracted 644 entries to build a $1,610,000 prize pool. This year’s champion will win $372,568 and […]

Swedish Tax Clampdown On Poker Players

Swedish poker players were the target of a clampdown by the Swedish Tax Authority yesterday. Many players received letters requesting information about their income, profits and payment of taxes while others had their homes raided and computer and communications equipment seized. It is not known how widespread the move by the tax collectors is but […]

Festive Freebies Start Today At Paddy Power Poker

Paddy Power Poker has gotten Christmas underway at the site with a gigantic goodie giveaway between now and December 16. Players who opt in to Christmas Comes Early can earn a super selection of stocking fillers such as iPads, cameras, touch screen TV’s, cameras, cash money, SPY-C Tanks and even Paddy Power toasters. To pick […]

Genting Poker Series Hits Sheffield

The Genting Poker Series sets up shop in Sheffield today Wednesday November 21 with its €400 + €30 main event getting underway Thursday. The fifth stop in the Series sees a £100,000 guarantee for the main event which has already been smashed with the news that 253 qualifiers had already qualified or the tournament. Gary […]

Doctor Offering Botox To Hide Poker Facial Tells

Although it seems they aren’t as talked about as they once were, facial tells on poker players have caught the eye of one doctor in New York City looking for more business. The Huffington Post reported Tuesday that a doctor by the name of Jack Berdy recently came out with a concept called “Pokertox” — […]

Full Tilt Victim Compensation Starts In 2013

The black box let a ray of light in today. The Department of Justice has just announced that early next year the wheels will begin turning for Americans to be reunited with some portion of their $159 million in Full Tilt Poker funds. In a “Victims Update,” the government stated: The United States Attorney’s Office […]

Texas Senator Leads Push For Legalized Casinos

Ironically, you can’t currently play Texas hold’em in a card room in Texas, but Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) is hoping he can change that by bringing legalized casinos to the Lone Star State. Ellis has filed a bill for the 2013 legislative session that would put the measure on the November ballot and give voters […]

Six Companies To Compete For Philly Casino

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced on Friday that six gaming firms have submitted proposals to build a casino within Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The casino would be allowed to have up to 5,000 slot machines and 250 table games. One of the key players in the raffle is boss of Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts. Steve Wynn, […]

Cary Marshall Wins WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event

A total of 422 players turned out for the 2012 World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, building a $633,000 prize pool. The last player standing was Cary Marshall, from King Salmon, Alaska. For the win the 62-year-old poker pro earned $139,260 and 720 Card Player Player of the […]

A Review Of Bob Ciaffone's New Poker Strategy Book

Card Player columnist Bob Ciaffone’s latest book No-Limit Hold’em Poker: Bet Big – Win Big is the culmination of years of work he has put into poker strategy and theory. The book, made up of updated articles Ciaffone has written for Card Player Magazine, as well as material taught to his students and discussion questions […]

Greg Raymer Wins Record Breaking Fourth HPT Title

Winning three poker tournaments on the same tour in one year is impressive, but winning four titles in as many months? That’s just unheard of. But that is exactly what happened on Monday, Nov. 19 when Greg Raymer topped a field of 283 to win the inaugural Heartland Poker Tour Belterra no-limit hold’em main event […]

SkillBet.com Poker: Legal Poker In 28 States Now!

Have you ever sat down in a poker game and watched helplessly as lesser opponents were dealt premium hand after premium hand? How often have you wondered just how well you would be doing if you could play your opponents hand? Now, with SkillBet.com, you can. At SkillBet.com, you and your opponent are dealt the […]

Men Of Action: Wild Bill Hickok

The people on the platform recognized Wild Bill Hickok only by his long mustache, the collar of his long coat pulled up to his cheeks against the sharp wind blowing in over the falls. They didn’t dare approach. He looked angry. The train was late and his satchel kept blowing over. He wanted out of […]

Riccardo D’Antoni Lifts Italian Poker Tour Title

Riccardo D’Antoni has won the €2,200 buy in PokerStars Italian Poker Tour Nova Gorica main event topping the 298-stong field to take down the €155,000 top prize. D’Antoni denied former IPT and European Poker Tour champion Salvatore Bonavena a second title after defeating his rival heads up. The final table payouts were: 1: Riccardo D’Antoni […]

Man United Star Jonny Evans Wins Charity Event

Jonny Evans has won the Party Poker Challenge, a charity poker tournament featuring six Old Trafford stars helped along by Tony G. Evans won a “big cash prize” by defeating Phil Jones, Rafael da Silva, Tom Cleverley, Darren Fletcher and Danny Welbeck. It was the second year in a row the Northern Irish international won […]

Padraig O’Neill Wins European Masters of Poker Dublin

Irishman Padraig O’Neill has won the final European Masters of Poker title of 2012 in Dublin. O’Neill’s victory over 123 opponents to take down the €32,510 top prize at Clontarf Castle may well be the last in EMOP history as International Game Technology shuts the Entraction network which ran the tour. O’Neill was the final […]

Hansen Drops $2 Million In Return To Full Tilt Poker

Despite a reunion with millions in his Full Tilt Poker account, Gus Hansen might be having the worst November out of any poker player on the website. According to the HighstakesDB, the Dane has punted off nearly $2 million since the Nov. 6 launch of “new” Full Tilt, now owned by PokerStars after a settlement […]

The 2012 Five Diamond World Poker Classic

Big-money tournament action returns to the Bellagio Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, as the 16-event Five Diamond World Poker Classic series kicks off this weekend. The undeniable highlight of the whole series will be the $10,300 World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic no-limit hold’em main event that kicks off on Dec. […]

British Cops Fired For Playing Poker While On Duty

There are many stories of police busting poker games alleged to be illegal, but in the latest case of a poker crackdown, the authorities were the ones caught playing cards when they weren’t supposed to. The BBC reported Sunday that seven members of a team of law enforcement workers in south-east London resigned or were […]

A Look At The Week In Tournament Poker

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 Nov. 19th through the 25th. Head to our tournament […]

Gambling Chiefs Call For Action On Belgium

Online gambling chief executives are fighting back after last week’s episode in Belgium which saw the Belgian Government demand to interview bwin.party co-chief executive Norbert Teufelberger after he spoke at a conference in the country. Chief executives and managing directors from 12 high-profile gaming operators – Victor Chandler International, BetClic Everest, bet365, Winamax, Gamesys, Stan […]

All Change At BetVictor Club Poker Leaderboard

Romania tops the BetVictor Club leaderboard today in the form of “GynaGyanGyan” whose midweek rush of second, first and second in three consecutive events thrust him into pole poison with just over 10 days remaining in the November league. Bulgaria, whhich dominated earlier in the month, had its grip on the top 10 loosened from […]

Christmas Android Tablet Giveaway At Switch Poker

Innovative mobile poker operator, SwitchPoker.com, today launches its Christmas giveaway with tons of 10” and 7” Android tablets up for grabs. This early Christmas present is also a celebration of Switch Poker’s one-year anniversary offering mobile poker via the Android platform. New Switch Poker players can open a mobile Switch Poker account using the code […]

Emil Olsson Wins WPT Copenhagen Main Event

Emil Olsson from Sweden has won the World Poker Tour Copenhagen main event taking down $229,938 for his victory over the 229-strong field. The $4,479 buy in main event (DKK26,250) attracted players such as Elisabeth Hille, Bryn Kenny, Kara Scott, Theo Jorgensen, Ville Wahlbeck, Daniel Cates, Tony G and Soren Kongsgard. However with just six […]