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Final Table Set at WPT Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble

The final table of the 2012 World Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event is set and the exciting battle for the title and first prize of $402,970 will be streaming live, with hole cards, right here on CardPlayer.com. The broadcast will be on a 30-minute delay because of the […]

German Wins Back-To-Back UKIPT Titles

What a week it’s been for young German Wojtek Barzantny. First he took down the PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour Online tournament in a live final table for £77,126 then he annihilated the field at UKIPT Bristol and was the last man standing with all the chips and a further £90,400 to his name. […]

Could Macau's High-Stakes Poker Action Cool Off?

Casinos in Macau — a 11.9 square mile semi-autonomous piece of China — won $33.5 billion from gamblers last year. Nevada took in $10.7 billion. This widening gap could be slowed after a new group of leaders soon take over the Chinese central government. After China is done bracing for a turnover of political and […]

Treasure Island Casino To Move Poker Room

The Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas has announced that as of Nov. 15 they will be moving their poker room from its existing spot to a more centrally located home adjacent to the casino’s sports and race book. Poker Room Operations Manager Kurt Browning has also announced additional changes for the seven-table room, including […]

All-In For CPS Fundraising Poker Tournament Details

The Center for the Partially Sighted and The Normandie Casino will host “All-In for CPS: A Fundraising Poker Tournament in Support of CPS Diabetes and Vision Program” on Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 11:30-5:30 p.m. at the Normandie Casino in Gardena, CA. By hosting “All-In for CPS,” awareness and support for The Center’s Diabetes and […]

Sandy Causes Worst Revenue Drop In A.C. History

Hurricane Sandy, otherwise known as the superstorm, didn’t do much structural damage to Atlantic City’s casinos, but she did manage to put a sizable dent in their wallets. The storm was so powerful that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered the city’s 12 casinos to close. The unexpected four to six days off caused a […]

Simon Deadman Wins GUKPT Blackpool Main Event

Simon Deadman has won the penultimate Grosvenor UK Poker Tour event of the season at the G Casino in Blackpool, England. The £1,000 buy in event attracted just 173 players compared to the 262 it pulled in 2011 when it was won by Andrew Peters. In 2007 GUKPT Blackpool attracted 350 players. The final table […]

Tom Brady Takes Down International Poker Open Title

The Boylepoker.com International Poker Open has been won by Tom Brady from Northern Ireland. The Plymouth, England resident started the day as chip leader and 7/2 favourite among the final eight which reconvened in Dublin at the weekend after the initial 1,148 played at the Regency Hotel in the Irish capital on October 19 and […]

World Poker Tour Copenhagen Starts Today

The World Poker Tour rolls into Copenhagen in Denmark today for a DKK26,250 (approximately €3,625) main event at Casino Copenhagen. The re-entry event can accommodate 200 players on each of the two day 1s and players start with 30,000 in chips and 60-minute levels with late registration available for the six levels. The final table […]

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. 12th through the 18th. Head to our tournament […]

Weissman: From Friend's Couch To Bracelet Winner

Joey Weissman, a recent winner of a $2,500 no-limit hold’em event at the WSOP, sits as a relative newcomer to the poker scene. Facing the possibility of quitting poker in 2012, Weissman was bailed out by a big victory in a field of more than 1,600 players. Weissman won nearly $700,000 in prize money — […]

Bulgarian Poker Players Set Pace At BetVictor Club

The BetVictor Club free-play poker league for November is well underway and with 11 days gone the leaderboard is really hotting up with Bulgaria setting the pace in the form of “gladius1” and “liohorolls77” in first and second with “b1ZonA” and “drakorete” in fourth in fifth respectively. “GIOMiXXV” from Suriname is sandwiched inbetween in third […]

A Look At News From Around The Web

Here’s a look at the headlines for this week in the gaming business world. Atlantic City Casino Revenue Walloped By Hurricane Sandy Atlantic City’s 12 casinos were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, reporting only $209.4 million in revenue after Gov. Chris Christie forced a closure for more than four days. The loss of business represented […]

A Poker Life: WSOP Bracelet Winner David Baker

David Baker doesn’t want to hear your bad beat story. He doesn’t want to hear you complain. These days, the 40-year-old poker pro is a glass half full kind of guy and he’s not going to let you change that with your negativity. After years of close calls and near misses, Baker is playing the […]

CP.com To Stream WPT Jacksonville Final Table Tuesday

The exciting final table of the 2012 World Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event will be streaming live, with hole cards, right here on CardPlayer.com’s WPT landing page starting November 13th at 2:30 PM EST. The broadcast will be on a 30-minute delay because of the hole card cameras, […]

Watch International Poker Open Live Stream At 1 P.M.

The Boylepoker.com International Poker Open final table live stream gets underway today, Saturday November 10 at 13:00 GMT as eight players return to duke it out for the €42,350 top prize. The €230 + €20 buy in event, held at the Regency Hotel, Dublin, attracted 1,148 players in October and returns today with full coverage […]

Penn National Sues In Maryland Battle With MGM

Penn National Gaming, who flushed away more than $42 million in its failed protest of an initiative to add another casino to Maryland and legalize table games, has a last-ditch effort in the form of a pending lawsuit to nix the referendum outcome. Maryland voters approved the plan on Tuesday by a margin of 52 […]

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 […]

PKR Adds Chip Tricks To Virtual Poker Room

PKR.com today announced a new software upgrade which sees the addition of virtual food, card protectors and an array of new poker chip tricks to players fingertips at the virtual felt. The 3D online poker room now allows players to use their PKR Points to buy food such as pizza, olives, and sushi to go […]

iPoker Network Revenue Continues To Tumble

Playtech Plc, owner of the iPoker network, saw poker revenue continues its slide in the third quarter of 2012 when it dropped 27 percent to €4.1 million from €5.6 million a year earlier. The revenue was also six percent lower than in the second quarter and overall in 2012 to date poke revenue is down […]

Online Poker One Of 25 Issues In Lame-Duck: The Hill

It may be gloomy on Capitol Hill at the moment, but there could be some light shinning through the clouds for an online poker attempt to at least be seriously considered. It was better for gamblers that President Obama was re-elected, as the lame-duck session has a greater chance, although maybe still negligible, of producing […]

John Crncic Wins WSOP Circuit River Rock Main

The first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit stop in Canada turned out to be a huge success, with an impressive 1,032 entrants turning out for the $1,675 WSOP Circuit River Rock main event. The huge turnout built a $1,548,000 prize pool and made this the third largest WSOPC main event in the tour’s history. From […]

Cantu: 'Crying And Complaining Really Does Work'

Phil Hellmuth isn’t the only person in poker who can turn tears into cash. In late September, Brandon Cantu and Jonathan Aguiar, two well-established poker pros, were squaring off for a World Series of Poker Europe bracelet after a grueling stretch of play. The match was still in progress when the casino had to close […]

New Poker App Awarding $10K In Weekly Prizes

Gameloft, a giant French video game developer and publisher, is throwing its hat into the online poker ring. It recently released a mobile poker game app for Apple devices: Texas Poker For Prizes. What makes ‘Texas Poker For Prizes’ so unique? Prizes. Through a sweepstakes lottery, players can win Televisions and trips to Las Vegas. […]

A Statistical Look At The WSOP Final Table

Those who viewed ESPN’s coverage of the 2012 WSOP main event were treated to some of the most aggressive play in televised poker history. The fact that millions of dollars and a seat at the final table were at stake rarely caused those deep in the tournament to become gun shy or alter their game […]

Betsson Joins Microgaming Poker Network

Betsson plc has struck a deal with Microgaming to join its poker network in the wake of the imminent closure of the Entraction/IGT poker network. Henric Andersson, product director at Betsson Group, said “The MPN is one of the world’s most established online poker networks; naturally we are delighted to be joining the MPN. At […]

World Poker Tour Announces 2013 Tournament Schedule

The World Poker Tour announced the schedule for the remainder of its XI season on Tuesday, continuing its push into new markets around the U.S. and Europe while holding onto the most successful events from prior years. “By working with a combination of existing and new partners throughout Season XI, WPT is constantly seeking to […]

Convicted NBA Ref Working For Gambling Site

Former National Basketball Association referee Tim Donaghy, who in 2007 pleaded guilty to charges related to betting on games, was off probation as of Sunday and now works for a gambling information site, Sporting News reported. Donaghy reportedly has struggled immensely to find a job after his release from jail and now has turned to […]

Aussie Convicted Of Bankruptcy Tied To Gambling

An Australian man was found guilty in late October of winding up in bankruptcy thanks to a gambling problem, authorities announced Wednesday. Investigators determined that Michael Domenico Figliano lost close to $400,000 while gambling at a Sydney casino. He had borrowed “heavily” from his mother, authorities said. Nearly $2.3 million worth of casino chips were […]

Maryland Voters Approve Table Games Expansion

A lot more than the Presidency was decided on Tuesday night. Two states, Washington and Colorado, approved the regulation and recreational use of marijuana and another two states, Maryland and Maine, both approved measures to allow for same-sex marriage. Tuesday was also a big night for the casino industry. A total of four different states […]