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ESPN Announces 2012 WSOP TV Schedule

ESPN has released the schedule for their television and live streaming broadcast coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker. Once again, the WSOP main event will be the primary focus, with episodes of the year’s biggest poker event kicking off on Tuesday, August 14th and continuing until the final table plays out with a […]

Poker Tips With Matt Lessinger: Lose The Music

Once again I’ll address my column to former online players who are now switching to brick-and-mortar (B&M) poker. I can understand why you listened to music while playing online. It was enjoyable, helped put you in the right frame of mind, and drowned out any extraneous distractions. Plus, you didn’t have to be listening for […]

Titan Poker Parts With Team Pros

Following on from news that Sam Trickett will no longer be representing Titan Poker, Marvin Rettenmaier has taken to Twitter to announce that the site is in fact parting ways with its pro team. Rettenmaier tweeted: “@titan_poker has decided to part ways with its Pro Team. I am very thankful for the opportunities and I […]

Mixed Performance For Online Poker In France

French online gambling regulator has published its first quarter 2012 performance report and the news from online poker was mixed. Cash games in France showed a five percent decline in amount wagered year-on-year to €1.93 billion while tournament entries were up 26 percent to €367 million from €292 million a year earlier. Gross gaming revenue […]

Daniel Negreanu Loses Limit Heads-Up Match With 'rUaBot"

On Saturday, May 5th, Daniel Negreanu played unnamed limit hold’em specialist “rUaBot” in the first ever Limit Hold’em Challenge on PokerStars, that pitted the two players against each other on two tables, playing $200-$400 with each player starting with a $75,000 bankroll. Play was scheduled to last for 1,250 hands, or until one player busted […]

Bwin.Party Enters into Agreement with CA Tribe

Bwin.party digital entertainment has made another bold move as Internet poker in the U.S. grinds out a slow comeback. The online site has agreed to partner with California’s United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) in anticipation of licensed and regulated online poker in the state, according to a press release. A bill to authorize the game […]

Latest Issue Of Card Player Magazine Now Online

The latest edition of Card Player Magazine is now available online and features San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino, which has Las Vegas-style gaming and great poker less than an hour from downtown Los Angeles. Other features in this issue include player interviews with Nick Schulman, Andrew Lichtenberger, Alex Fitzgerald, Ryan Eriquezzo and Scotty Nguyen, […]

Nevada Sports Books to Take Wagers on WSOP

Last week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board granted approval for licensed sports books to accept wagers on nearly all events at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Wagering will only be upon those playing on the final day of each event. Acceptance of wagers will cease five minutes prior to the start of play and […]

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 May 7th through the 14th. Head to our Tournament […]

American Leads Italian Poker Tour San Remo

American Scott Baumstein has led the way at the Italian Poker Tour San Remo Grand Final since the end of day 1B. He enters the final table with 3.3 million in chips and is gunning for the €200,000 top prize. Eight remain out of an original field of 418 and soon the top end of […]

Isle of Man Legal Live Poker Gets Nearer

The Isle of Man took a step closer to regulating live poker last week when it passed the second reading of the Casino (Amendment) Bill 2012 which will allow for large live poker tournaments. The low-tax island currently acts as a regulatory centre for online poker hosting PokerStars headquarters but live poker is illegal on […]

Joe Hachem: No Ordinary Joe

Joe Hachem lifted the Australian flag and joyfully shouted, “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!” He had become the latest poker multi-millionaire and the first Australian to win the World Series of Poker main event. That was 2005. Almost seven years later and he’s still making headlines as he is once again about to start on a new […]

Freeroll To EMOP Bulgaria With BetVictor Poker

The second out of five European Masters Of Poker Iron Man Bulgaria freerolls kicks off tonight at 8.15 p.m (CEST) at BetVictor Poker and costs just 50 VIP points to enter. The winner will receive a €1,650 EMOP package which includes the €700 + €70 main event buy-in, seven nights at the Iberostar Sunny Beach […]

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 […]

Sam Trickett And Titan Poker Part Ways

Sam Trickett has announced on Twitter that he is no longer a Titan Poker pro. On May 3, @Samtrickett1 tweeted, “Me an Titan have decided to part ways. I have enjoyed representing them and they was a absolute pleasure to work with.Thanks again Titan….” The Manchester United-loving, high stakes pro has been busy playing the […]

A Look At News From Around The Web

Here’s a look at the headlines for this week in the gaming business world. Horseshoe Casino Cleveland gets license Ohio has awarded the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland gaming licenses, setting the stage for the brick-and-mortar’s opening on May 14. Ohio senators expand poker rooms in casino bill A bill sitting the Ohio legislature would allow all […]

Play Crazy Friday and World Series of Poker Freerolls

It’s almost the weekend and BetVictor Poker goes a little bonkers with its Crazy Friday freeroll. Between now and May each Friday (and Tuesday) a €500 freeroll will be announced sometime between 16:00 CET and 23:00 CET. Each will appear in the lobby around 50 minutes before it is due to start and all players […]

Latest Issue Of Card Player Europe Now Online

The April issue of Card Player Europe is now available online and features an Irish special with a look at Europe’s longest running no-limit hold’em tournament, the Irish Open. Before finding its new champ, Kevin Vandersmissen, who is featured in an upcoming digital edition, this cover story takes a look at the tournament’s history, and […]

Unibet Completes Bet24 Acquisition

Unibet has completed the acquisition of Nordic Betting Ltd, owner of online betting and poker site Bet24. Bet24’s poker operation will now leave the Ongame network and merge with the Unibet Poker player pool on Microgaming. In a statement this morning the company said, “Following the satisfaction of conditions precedent, Unibet Group plc has today […]

Shawn Cunix Wins WPT Jacksonville BestBet Open

After a roller coaster final table, Shawn Cunix has emerged victorious in the 2012 World Poker Tour Jacksonville BestBet Open main event, earning the title, the $400,000 first-place prize and 672 Card Player Player of the Year points. A couple weeks prior to the event, Cunix and his son were in an ATV accident, in […]

Bernard Lee Creates TV Version Of Poker Radio Show

Professional poker player, radio personality and Card Player columnist Bernard Lee is introducing a brand new, televised version of The Bernard Lee Poker Show to celebrate its fifth anniversary. A total of three episodes will be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet New England and Direct TV starting May 7, and will feature pros such as Chris […]

Head Games: Big Stack Poker Strategies

Craig Tapscott: When you’ve been able to amass a huge stack at your table, what are some of the creative ways you can take advantage of your stack in regards to putting pressure on your opponents? David Baker: Proficient big stack play is essential to tournament success. As the depth of your stack increases in […]

Italian Poker Tour San Remo Grand Final Begins Today

The Italian Poker Tour San Remo Grand Final main event kicks off today, May 3, at 2 p.m. (local time). The €2,000 + €200 buy-in tournament sees two starting days where players will sit down to 25,000 in chips and 60-minute blind levels. From day 2 onwards, the levels will increase to 75 minutes. The […]

Schleswig Holstein Awards First eGaming Licences

The German state of Schleswig Holstein today awarded its first three online gaming licences for sports betting with Betfair, JAXX and NordwestLotto being the first recipients. Betfair said it would now pay 20 percent of gross gaming revenue derived from Germany to Schleswig Holestein. Legal and regulatory affairs officer for the company, Martin Cruddace, said, […]

Partouche Poker Tour Final Schedule Announced

The schedule has been released for the season 5 finale of the Partouche Poker Tour. The festival of events will begin on Sept. 3 at the Palm Beach Casino in Cannes, and play out for 6 days, ending 12 days before the World Series of Poker Europe kicks off. Changes include re-entry to day 1B […]

Five Star World Poker Classic Starts Friday

The luxurious Bellagio Hotel and Casino is once again preparing to host its prestigious Five Star World Poker Classic poker series, home of the season-ending $25,000 World Poker Tour Championship main event. The series gets underway with the first of its 34 events on Friday, May 4th. The series will feature tournaments for all levels […]

Card Player's Own Bob Ciaffone Wins Volunteerism Award

Longtime Card Player columnist Bob Ciaffone has been honored with the “Volunteer of the Year” award from the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) for 2012. He was chosen for this award by Mark Brewer, the state party’s Chairman. He received this award at the Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Ciaffone was […]

POY Update: Smith, Charania Move Into Top Ten

Things are really heating up in the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race sponsored by Lock Poker, with millions of dollars and thousands of points awarded, and three players joining the top 20 for the first time this year. Here are the most significant results from the week that was. EPT Grand Final […]

Leo Margets Pips Victoria Coren To Ladies Poker Title

Leo Margets stopped Victoria Coren from taking a second title in Monte Carlo at the European Poker Tour Grand Final when she finished things off with A-Q versus Coren’s A-9 in the €1,000 women’s event. The Spanish pro takes home €16,850 for besting a field of 47 which included some of the world’s most dangerous […]

iPoker Revenue Down Six Percent in First Quarter

Israeli-based online gaming software developer Playtech today revealed a six percent drop in online poker revenue at its iPoker network. The poker business unit made €5.3 million in the first quarter of 2012 compared to €5.7 million in the first quarter of 2011. The first quarter 2012 figure is three percent lower than the last […]