Poker News

Euro Poker Tweets Of The Week

This week’s Euro Tweets of The Week focuses on one poker player in particular, Thor Hansen. The news broke early this week that one of poker’s greatest gentlemen was battling cancer. Although Hansen has not made any comment on the matter as of yet or confirmed what social media has been saying, many of his […]

Phil Ivey Wins Aussie Millions $250K Buy-In

Poker pro Phil Ivey won the $250,000 buy-in Super High Roller event at the 2012 Aussie Millions early Sunday morning at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. He outlasted a field of 16 players and Patrik Antonius heads up to take $2,130,200 USD. Antonius scored for $1,278,120, while Gus Hansen raked in $852,080 for min-cashing. […]

Hand 2 Hand Combat: Ben Wilinofsky

Ben “NeverScaredB” Wilinofsky wasn’t long in the poker business when he hit it big in Berlin. Having already raked in plenty of healthy online scores, the Canadian then earned his first live cash in the form of €825,000. After the above hand, Wilinofsky did not stop until he held the trophy and the title. At […]

Asian Poker Tour Visits London Today

The Asian Poker Tour made it all the way to England for a special event taking place today, Jan. 28, and tomorrow. At 3 p.m. today the APT £500 + £45 buy-in main event kicks off at London’s Fox Poker Club. Players will sit down with 20,000 in chips and 45-minute blind levels. A £25 […]

Next Stop Announced For Estrellas Poker Tour

Season three of the Estrellas Poker Tour is now in full swing with 59 main event players remaining at its first stop in Madrid. While that battles on towards its final, PokerStars has announced a new stop for the second event, which hits Valencia on Mar. 26. A wide range of side events plus the […]

Nevada Regulators Talk Future of Gaming Industry

Despite not being on the agenda, online gaming had a presence at Thursday’s Nevada Gaming Commission hearing. Last month the state’s top gaming body made history by unanimously approving rules for an upcoming intrastate online poker market. Commissioners were back this week to hear more traditional industry cases, but it was clear in some that […]

Bovada Offering Wild Props for Super Bowl XLVI

Bovada is offering its customers a chance to bet on some off-the-wall propositions at Super Bowl XLVI. Here’s a look at some of the highlights: How long will it take Kelly Clarkson to sing the National Anthem? What will Kelly Clarkson wear to sing the National Anthem? Will Kelly Clarkson forget or omit at least […]

Card Player $50 Fantasy Sports NBA Freerolls

Click here for Saturday’s freeroll at 7 p.m. EST. Once again, as a loyal Card Player reader, you are invited to participate in five special $50 NBA Fantasy Sports Freeroll Tournaments starting on Monday, Jan. 23 on DraftDay.com. That’s $250 in freerolls! In order to participate in the freeroll, you will need to click on […]

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester Main Event Begins

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Manchester main event begins today at the G Casino at 2 p.m. and will run for three days. Last year Peter McAdams won the £1,000 + £70 buy-in no-limit hold’em event after beating 206 opponents to take down £58,100. There are plenty of side events to suit all bankrolls. […]

Brit Takes On Phil Laak's World Poker Record

Records are made to be broken, and as they get harder to beat, there is always some determined person out there up for the challenge. The latest victim of this determination is Barry Denson but first let’s take a look at whose footsteps he is attempting to walk in. In 2009, Paul Zimbler set the […]

PartyPoker Hopes For Belgian Gaming License

Publicly-quote online gaming operator bwin.party is set to seek legal entry into the Belgian gaming market by applying for both land and online gaming licenses. The company, which operates PartyPoker.com and recently launched online poker in the newly regulated Danish market, hopes to be included in the list of licensees in March. Analyst Daniel Stewart […]

NV Sports Book at Risk if Giants Win Title

The New York Giants have a lot of believers, which is why Nevada casinos could wind up losing big if they manage to upset the New England Patriots next Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. That’s because at one point this season, with the Giants’ record sitting at 6-6 and their playoff hopes dwindling, Las Vegas […]

Poker Dealer Kirby Burnett Wins Twice On Jeopardy

On Monday, Canterbury Park poker dealer Kirby Burnett defeated his two opponents to win on an episode of the popular game show Jeopardy, taking home $27,600. On Tuesday, he did it again, this time banking $30,200. On Wednesday, he went for the trifecta, but ultimately fell just short, bringing his three-day total to $59,800. Burnett, […]

European Poker Awards Winners Announced

The 11th Annual European Poker Awards were held last night in Paris and some familiar names picked up key awards including German World Champion Pius Heinz and French high roller Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. Heinz won the Best Tournament Performance award for his demolition of the near 7,000 strong World Series of Poker main event field […]

European Land-Based Poker Record Smashed

Dusk Till Dawn’s Grand Prix V has broken the European land-based record for the most entries in a live tournament. The €50 buy-in event exceeded its guarantee of €100,000 by €4,450 when it attracted the record-breaking total of 2,089 entries – 1,256 of them unique. The unique figures do not however beat the 2009 Boylepoker […]

Hawaii to Consider Internet Poker Once Again

In the wake of last month’s pivotal Department of Justice reversal on its interpretation of the 1961 Interstate Wire Act, the Hawaii legislature is set to consider three bills that would establish both live and online gaming in the jurisdiction. According to the Honolulu Civil Beat, the first bill would establish a lottery in the […]

Phil Ivey Near The Top of Aussie Millions

Registration has closed for the 2012 Aussie Millions main event, and with that the official numbers are in. A total of 659 players posted the $10,000 AUD buy-in, building a $6,590,000 AUD prizepool and a first-place prize of $1.6 million AUD. This year, 72 players will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $15,000 […]

CarbonPoker Reveals New Tournament Series

Starting March of 2012 CarbonPoker is going to run the first ever tournament series. The site is confident this will be a massive event and it is something that players have been asking for consistently for a while now. The event will be called Poker Maximus and will officially start on March 4, 2012. Satellites […]

The Ten: Poker's Best, Funniest Quotations

This week, on The Ten, we’re taking a look at some of the best things ever said around a card table. Take a look and let us know if you agree with our rankings. If you don’t, tell us which one of your favorite quotes we forgot to include. 10. There is more to poker […]

Italian Poker Tour San Remo Main Event Starts Tomorrow

The Italian Poker Tour San Remo main event begins tomorrow, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. for the first of two starting days. A popular stop, San Remo Casino will be filled with poker activity until Jan. 30 when a winner will be crowned. The €2,000 + €200 buy-in main event has a 25,000 starting stack […]

PKR Poker Pro Appears In Pop Video

European Poker Tour Snowfest champion Vladimir ‘Beyne’ Geshkenbein will appear in a new musc video by budding UK pop star Lucien Laviscount. The 23-year-old Russian is featured at a poker table, along with PKR branding, with the former star of BBC drama Waterloo Road. Laviscount, who also appeared in Celebrity Big Brother last year, is […]

PartyGaming Named In Megaupload Indictment

Online gaming giant PartyGaming has been named in the Megaupload indictment which recently resulted in the shut down of what was one of the world’s largest file hosting websites. According to the indictment, PartyGaming paid more than $3 million to Megaupload since late 2009. It says in a section titled “Third Parties”: “PartyGaming plc is […]

Sheldon Adelson Gives $10M to Newt Gingrich

Casino boss and online gaming opponent Sheldon Adelson has given another $5 million (now $10 million total) to a super PAC for surging GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, according to Politico. According to the New York Times, Gingrich is a longtime friend and patron to the billionaire’s Las Vegas properties. Gingrich also backed legislation more […]

Abraham Araya Wins WSOP Circuit Choctaw

The latest champion has been decided on the 2012 World Series of Poker Circuit, with Abraham Araya emerging victorious in the $1,600 WSOP Circuit Choctaw main event in Durant, Oklahoma. For the win, the 44 year-old Carrollton, Texas native earned $270,380 and his first gold ring. The six-figure first-place prize could not have come at […]

Online Poker Gets New Hearing on Capitol Hill

Online poker talks in Congress will be revived during a Feb. 9 hearing to further ascertain how tribes will participate and be affected by the potential Internet gaming industry. The Senate oversight hearing will specifically address the recent Department of Justice flip-flop on its long-held position on the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 — a […]

Joe Hachem Partners With AsianLogic Group

Joe Hachem recently announced that he has decided to partner with AsianLogic Group, which acquired the Asian Poker Tour in 2008, as the company’s newest spokesman. The group, which was established in 2002, is involved in many aspects of gaming in the Asian Pacific market. In addition to its flagship poker tour, the group currently […]

Playtech Poker Revenue Down 20 Percent in 2011

Poker revenues at Playtech, owner of the iPoker network, slumped 20 percent in 2011 to €21.79 million from €27.41 million in 2010. This mirrors closely the 19 percent drop in poker revenue from 2010 to 2011. Fourth quarter poker revenue in 2011 fell six percent to €5.5million from €5.9 million in the fourth quarter of […]

Bet24 Signs Seven More Poker Players

Seven poker players have been added to Team Bet24 bringing the team’s total to 13. Team Bet24 is captained by Jesper Hougaard and the most recent additions are Stefan Mattsson, Tapio Vihakas, Ida Lundholm, Arvin Golrang, Matias Knaapinen, David Wintersberger, and Swedish TV star Sara Shalabi. A healthy mix of Swedish, Finnish, Danish, and German, […]

Dan Smith Wins Aussie Millions $100k Challenge

Dan Smith won the largest tournament of his career early this morning in Melbourne, taking down the 2012 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge for $1,012,000 AUD. Smith overcome a 22-player field that featured many of poker’s biggest names. Smith, known as “KingDan23” online, is no stranger to high-stakes action, and has been playing in large cash […]

James Akenhead Wins Poker's Sunday Million

James “Asprin1” Akenhead has taken down the latest Sunday Million for a hefty payday of $213,750. The British pro topped a field of 7,125 in the $215 event to take home the biggest slice of the $1,425,000 prize pool. A multinational online poker final table saw Denmark, Greece, Russia, England, Brazil, Germany, and Romania battle […]