Poker News

Poker.net To Be Sold Within Domain Name Bundle

A trio of delights will soon be up for sale at domain name marketplace Sedo.com. Expected to receive great attention; poker.net, sports.net, and casino.net will be sold as a collection. Currently both poker.net and sports.net redirect to casino.net and according to finance and business news site, Director of Finance Online, casino.net has an operator’s licence […]

Denmark Regulating Online Poker

The EU yesterday ruled that a new Danish law allowing for lower taxes for online gambling companies was in line with its rules. The move paves the way for state run monopoly Danske Spil to operate online poker from January 1, 2012 as it means it will now be subject to the same tax rates […]

DOJ: FTP a 'Global Ponzi Scheme'

Note: This article has been updated to include additional information retrieved from Full Tilt Poker’s Insolvency As a Result of Paying Owners From Players Funds Its Inability to Collect Deposits from U.S. Players which can be obtained, starting on page 71, on the United States District Court’s Amended Complaint here. On Tuesday morning the U.S. […]

AGA's Conduct Code For License

The American Gaming Association released an official code of conduct for all potential U.S. licensed online poker companies on Tuesday, stating six principles to ensure a safe and secure gaming experience should online poker legislation pass. According to the online poker headquarters section of their website, all operators should be required to: 1. Submit to […]

WPT Borgata Poker Open Tops Record

The Borgata Poker Open broke its own record this week, attracting 1,313 entrants for the largest tournament in World Poker Tour history. Last year’s event, won by eventual Card Player Player of the Year runner-up Dwyte Pilgrim, drew the previous high of 1,042, but this year’s tournament benefited from the addition of a re-entry rule […]

When I Was A Donk: Lars Bonding

In this series, Card Player asks top pros to rewind back to their humble beginnings and provide insights regarding the mistakes, leaks, and deficiencies that they had to overcome in order to improve their games. Lars Bonding is one of the most consistent and aggressive no-limit hold’em tournament players on the circuit today. The Danish […]

World Poker Tour Malta Underway

The World Poker Tour pulls up in Malta today for a four-day, €3,300 event with twist – players who get knocked out of the tournament today day 1A can re-register and play tomorrow on day 1B. This a structure pioneered on this scale by the GUKPT Goliath last month in the UK. WPT ambassador Mike […]

Jehan Zaib Wins English Deepstack Poker Championship

Jehan Zaib has won the £500 buy in English Deepstack Poker Championship at the Broadway Casino, Birmingham. Numbers for the main event were up 20 percent to 225 creating a prize pool of £112,500. Zaib took three hours to defeat his heads up opponent Aamir Masood The event was attended by players such as Karl […]

Massachusetts Legislature Passes Casino Bill

In August, Massachusetts state officials filed a gaming bill that would allow for three casinos and a slot parlor. Last week, Rep. Dan Winslow argued in favor of an intra-state online poker amendment that would benefit the state beyond what the proposed brick-and-mortar properties could offer in terms of high-tech jobs and tax revenue. Now, […]

Caesars CEO Gary Loveman Talks Online Poker

Caesars Entertainment Corporation CEO and President Gary Loveman recently appeared on CNN Money to talk about his successful company, as well as a future of license and regulated online poker. Loveman chatted with Fortune’s Geoff Colvin about the billion-dollar gaming industry, and how customer data allows them to “perfect the casino experience.” Loveman has a […]

5050 Poker Shares Tumble After initial Enthusiasm

5050 Poker, the online poker site floated on the Swedish First North Nasdaq OMX stock exchange in Stockholm last week, has seen initial euphoria over going public dissipate as shares have lost over 55 percent of their value since trading began. The company, which recently secured a deal to provide regulated poker in Montenegro and […]

Card Player Expansion and Franchising Opportunities

Hot on the heels of launching its Latin American poker media website CardPlayerLa.com, Card Player Media is seeking partners to join in our expansion across the poker world. Our licensee/franchisee package offers a unique opportunity for partners to leverage one of the strongest brands in the poker industry with regional poker knowledge and localized content […]

Hendon Mob Waves Goodbye To Full Tilt Poker

The Hendon Mob released a statement today announcing not only that it was ending the company’s relationship with Full Tilt Poker but also that the Mob’s members were handing over their Full Tilt patches. The statement reads: “Like everyone else in poker we have taken a close interest in the development of recent months and […]

A Poker Life: Todd Terry

The life of a poker tournament professional can be very stressful. Variance has a way of kicking a man while he’s down, especially when there is thousands, if not millions of dollars on the line. At times, seemingly great plays are punished and a beginner’s luck is rewarded. If you factor in the long days […]

Partouche Poker Tour Cannes Main Event Final Set

The Partouche Poker Tour Cannes main event final table has been set, but in similar fashion to the World Series of Poker main event, a champion will not be crowned until November. When play resumes on Nov. 12 it will be the UK’s Sam Trickett leading the way with 2.6 million in chips. He will […]

Three Irish Winter Festival Poker Packages Going Tonight

There are three packages for the Irish Winter Festival on offer this evening, Sept. 18, at PaddyPowerPoker.com. A €150 + €12 buy-in super satellite takes place tonight and every Sunday at 8 p.m. with three packages worth €1,800 guaranteed. Packages include the €1,100 IWF main event seat, four nights in the Burlington Hotel, home of […]

This Poker Life Part II: Christopher Brammer

Christopher Brammer is one of the many up and coming UK poker faces. In part II of This Poker Life Brammer talks about the World Series of Poker, his own style of play, and making improvements. The 22-year-old also sets the bar high when it comes to making poker goals. If you missed part I […]

FairPlayUSA Grabs Louis Freeh

FairPlayUSA, a Washington-based non-profit campaign for licensed and regulated online poker, has added former FBI Director Louis Freeh to its advisory board. Freeh joins former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, Internet safety expert Parry Aftab, and poker’s Greg Raymer and Mike Sexton. “Current federal laws fail to provide U.S. law enforcement vital tools to address illegal […]

Win Paradise Poker Tour Austria Package Tomorrow

The Paradise Poker Tour hits the Concord Card Club, Vienna, Austria, next month so that means that now is the time to get qualifying at ParadisePoker.com. Each week seven €1,100 packages are given away; three on Sunday, two on Thursday, and two on Tuesday, all at the same time with the same buy-in. That means […]

This Poker Life Part I: Christopher Brammer

The British hit squad is far from drying up when it comes to new, young talent. Every year a bunch of fresh faces appear to be added on to the ever-growing group of tournament terrorists hailing from the UK. They talk poker, play poker, and live the poker life together. One of the newer faces […]

Weekly News In Brief

Not everyone has the time to stay on top of all of the news that breaks daily in the poker world, but that doesn’t mean you have to be out of the loop entirely. Every week, Card Player will bring you everything you need to know to stay informed about your favorite events, players and […]

Oleg Prokhorov Wins Russian Poker Series Kiev

Oleg Prokhorov won the PokerStars Russian Poker Series Kiev earlier this week lifting $182,482 for his topping the field of 322 at Kreschatyk Poker Club, Kiev, Ukraine. World Series of Poker bracelet winner Alex Kravchenko came sixth in the $2,500 + $600 buy in event which saw Prokhorov get heads up with Vadim Ostomaty. Ostomaty […]

European Masters of Poker Barcelona Freeroll Friday

Victor Chandler Poker hosting another Iron Man freeroll tonight Friday, September 16, with one EMOP Barcelona package worth €2,000 guaranteed. To register players need to have earned 750 VIP points before the start of play at 19:15 CEST. Elsewhere six packages up for grabs on Sunday on Victor Chandler at 8.40 p.m. (CET) in a […]

Meet November Nine: Ben Lamb

Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Ben Lamb put forth one of the best performances in World Series of Poker history at the 2011 WSOP and as a result, currently resides in first place in the WSOP Player of the Year race. He not only picked up his first bracelet in the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha championship, but also finished […]

World Poker Tour Ireland Variable-Stack Freeroll

PKR.com is hosting a nightly series of speed poker tournaments with a twist – play just one tournament to enter a freeroll for a €5,000 World Poker Tour Ireland package and for every subsequent tournament you play you’ll get an extra 100 chips added to your chip stack. Additionally if you play 10 tournaments or […]

Card Player Launches Latin American Site

Card Player Media has launched a new website for Latin American poker players featuring the best in global poker news, views, strategy, results and lifestyle features. The Spanish-language site, CardPlayerLa.com, will also feature writing from some of the region’s most high profile players including Juan “Proggrezive” Copani (SuperNova Elite), Daniel Ospina (current leader of the […]

Poker Terms and Expressions

This week for our new series The Ten we look at the most overused poker terms and expressions, as suggested by an overwhelming response from our Facebook fans. It seems like most players have a pet peeve from the unofficial poker dictionary. Here are some of the most (un)popular: 1. Ship It: This expression usually […]

AGCC Grants Full Tilt Poker Private Hearing

According to eGaming Review, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has announced that their upcoming Monday hearing concerning Full Tilt Poker’s suspended license will be closed to the public. “I am pleased that the Full Tilt Poker hearing will continue as scheduled, as was argued on my behalf,” said AGCC executive director Andre Wilsenach. “However, […]

Make Your Voice Hear In Congress

The United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction launched its website on Wednesday, asking the American public for feedback and recommendations on how they can reduce the nation’s federal deficit. The 12-member committee has been asked to develop a bipartisan plan to reduce federal debt and will be delivering it to the President […]

German State Legalizes Poker

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein today passed legislation to legalize and regulate online poker. It is the first German state to do so and the online gaming industry now hopes the other 15 states in the country will follow suit and incorporate the law into their statute books. There will be an unlimited number of […]