Poker News

Attendance Numbers: Week 3

The third week of tournaments is in the books at the 2011 World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and attendance continues to increase over last summer in both the cash games and tournaments. Eleven attendance records have fallen at the Rio according to official World Series statistics. “We […]

WSOP: Rodawig Denies Hellmuth

The 2011 World Series of Poker almost saw Phil Hellmuth win his 12th gold bracelet and first non-hold’em gold once again last night, but in the wee hours of the morning his run came up just short. Eric Rodawig won Event No. 33 ($10,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better) to claim his first gold bracelet and $442,183. […]

WSOP: Caldwell Wins $1,500 NLHE

Another weekend at the 2011 World Series of Poker saw a huge field pack the Pavilion and Amazon Rooms at the Rio and late last evening a champion was crowned from the field of 2,828 players. That champion was Kirk Caldwell and he took home his first gold bracelet and $668,276 for his first-ever WSOP […]

World Poker Tour Paris Satellites Get Underway

The World Poker Tour Grand Prix De Paris rolls into the Aviation Club de France on the world famous Champs Elysees in the French capital on September 5, 2011 for five days. Online qualification for this televised event has been launched at PartyPoker.com with the main weekly satellite, a $750+$50 buy in, takes place each […]

Playtech Signs California Online Poker Deal

iPoker network owner Playtech, quoted on the London Stock Exchange, has signed an agreement with the California Online Poker Association (COPA) to provide it with “play for fun” poker before the end of the year. COPA comprises 31 state-licensed California card clubs and 29 federally recognized California tribal governments. California is actively considering legalising online […]

Richard Sinclair Wins UK & Ireland Poker Tour

Scottish poker pro Richard Sinclair has won the PokerStars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour main event in Newcastle lifting £67,000 for topping the 554-strong field. Sinclair started the day as chip leader the £500 buy in event, winning the first hand of the day and, a mere five hours later, the final hand against fellow […]

Phil Hellmuth Has Another Chance at No. 12

The most illustrious wrist in poker could get a bit more decorative Monday evening in the $10,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better championship, as 46-year-old Phil Hellmuth is in contention for his 12th win at the World Series of Poker, just nine days after a devastating runner-up finish in the $10,000 deuce-to-seven draw lowball championship. The remaining […]

Rep. Joe Barton's Online Poker Bill Almost Drafted

The Hill reported on Friday that Rep. Joe Barton’s (R-Texas) attempt at online poker legislation could be introduced to Congress as early as next week. According to The Hill, Barton’s version of an online poker bill would force online poker sites to register with a gaming commission in a state where the activity is permissible. […]

Stein Wins PLO, Closes In On POY

The bracelet and title for WSOP event no. 31 now belongs to Sam Stein, winner of the $3,000 pot-limit Omaha tournament. Stein defeated a field of 685 and was rewarded with a $420,802 payday for his efforts. Stein has been an absolute force on the tournament circuit for the past two years, racking up nearly […]

Isildur1 Wins Latest SuperStar Showdown

Viktor “Isildur1” Blom won the latest round in his SuperStar Showdown at PokerStars.com taking $150,000 from Rui “PepperoniF” Cao yesterday. The match, a mix of $50/$100 no-limit hold’em and $50/$100 pot-limit Omaha, was scheduled to last 2,500 hands but only got to 2,257 before Cao was bust. So far Blom is 6-2 up this series […]

UK & Ireland Poker Tour Final Table Set

The Pokerstars.com UK & Ireland Poker Tour Newcastle main event has its final table with eight players returning today from the starting field of 554. They will play for the top prize of €67,000 from a total prize pool of €277,000. The remaining players in the €500 buy in event at Apsers Casino in the […]

Chris Lee Wins 10 Game Six-Max

The winner of the first-ever World Series of Poker $2,500 10-game mix six-handed event is Chris Lee. Lee beat out his final two competitors after Sunday’s restart to capture his first bracelet and the $255,000 first-place prize. In his first career WSOP cash, Lee outlasted an elite field of 431 entrants and survived a tough […]

TPE Analyzes Hand By Jeff Papola

Card Player has teamed up with the great minds from Tournament Poker Edge to bring you top-notch hand analysis from key hands during the World Series of Poker. This time around, we’ll take a look at a hand played by Jeff Papola in event no. 10, the $1,500 six-max no-limit hold’em tournament. Papola has proven […]

Weekly WSOP Recap

Each week, Card Player will recap all of the action happening at the World Series of Poker. Just in case you missed anything, head on over to the series landing page for all your WSOP news. Catch up with the Week 1 and Week 2 recaps here. Keep reading for week 3. Event No. 18 […]

WSOP: Win For Frankenberger

Former Wall Street trader and 2010 World Poker Tour player of the year Andy Frankenberger captured his first World Series of Poker bracelet early Sunday morning in the latest installment of the $1,500 no-limit hold’em events. The 36-year-old Frankenberger waded through a minefield of precisely 2,500 players to take home $599,153. Despite being down 3-1 […]

Unibet Open Online Poker Satellite This Sunday

After the "recent Unibet Open Barcelona live tournament the Unibet Open poker series ramps up its summer schedule with two Unibet Open Online events taking place at Unibet.com on July 3 and August 14. Online qualifiers for the €300+€20 buy in events take place every day including tonight Sunday June 19 at 10 p.m. — […]

Irish Winter Poker Festival Seats Guaranteed Tonight

Three seats are guaranteed tonight, Sunday June 19, at PaddyPowerPoker.com for the Irish Winter Festival in October. The 8 p.m. super satellite has a buy in of €150 + €12 and takes place every Sunday while players get a second bite of the cherry each Monday at 8 p.m. with a €20 + €2 no-limit […]

Studying Your Opponents

This strategy column, and many like it, are featured in every issue of Card Player magazine. Subscribe today to get 26 issues delivered to your home each year! Just as nobody says, “I am going to the cardroom to fold,” no one says, “I am going to the cardroom to study.” There is a desire […]

WSOP Q & A: Nolan Dalla

The title of hardest working man at the World Series of Poker might very well belong to media director Nolan Dalla. You can be sure that no one spends more time at the Rio each summer then Dalla. He stays with each and every final table until the end, and he has had the job […]

WSOP: Idema Wins $10,000 LHE

The 2011 World Series of Poker awarded its third bracelet on Friday when Dan Idema captured the gold in Event No. 27 ($10,000 limit hold’em championship). The tournament attracted a talented field of 152 players and at the end of play Idema took home his first gold bracelet and $378,642. Idema came quite close to […]

WSOP: Kovalchuk wins 6-Hand NLHE

Oleksii Kovalchuk won his first gold bracelet in Event No. 26 ($2,500 six-handed no-limit hold’em) at the 2011 World Series of Poker and it was the second bracelet won this summer by a player who can claim the Ukraine as his country of origin. The first was won by Eugene Katchalov in the opening days […]

Play World Series of Poker Fantasy League Today

Poker fans who couldn’t make it to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker get a great chance to get involved in the action tonight with the ParadisePoker.com WSOP Fantasy League. The Fantasy League will award an iPad2 and a €1,100 ParadisePoker Tour package to the winner who will have picked the three players […]

WSOP: Viox Wins $1,500 Stud HiLo

Chris Viox is the newest winner to be crowned at 2011 World Series of Poker and he did so by winning one of the longest tournaments of the summer, Event No. 25 ($1,500 seven-card eight-or-better). Viox was heads up against Mike Sexton late last night when the hard stop time came into effect and play […]

Grrrinders.com's 'Book of the Month Club'

Subscription poker site Grrrinders.com is offering its players a great opportunity to further their poker education — through reading about the intricacies of the game via a Book of the Month Club. Ask any pro or grinder out there and one of the most important factors in improving his or her game is knowledge. Grrrinders.com’s […]

WSOP: Radoja Wins $5k Shootout

The $5,000 no-limit hold’em shootout champion is Canada’s Mark Radoja, who topped a field of 387 players to earn his first career bracelet. The 25-year-old pro specializes in sit-n-gos and basically had to win three of them on consecutive days to earn the $436,568 first-place prize. On the final day, he had to overcome a […]

Sam Trickett and Marvin Rettenmaier Retain Sponsorship

Two of Europe’s leading poker pros, Sam Trickett from England and Marvin Rettenmaier Germany, have been retained as brand ambassadors for Titan Poker. The duo, which signed for the online poker room in March 2010 have renewed their contracts which will run until the end of 2011. Trickett particularly has been on the roll of […]

Helsinki's Midnight Sun Poker Festival Gets Big Crowd

Finland’s traditional Helsinki Midnight Sun tournament week was held at the beginning of June in the Grand Casino Helsinki. Even though the weather was sunnier than it had been in a long while, a large number of players managed to resist the urge of spending the days outside with friends and came to battle for […]

WSOP: Monnette Wins $2,500 8-Game

John Monnette had cashed 16 times at the World Series of Poker before the start of $2,500 eight-game mixed event at the 2011 WSOP. He had come very close to winning his first gold bracelet in 2009, but he finished runner up behind Phil Ivey in the $2,500 deuce-to-seven lowball. Monnette has now achieved what […]

Nevada Poker Bill Passes

After numerous amendments in its path through the Nevada legislature, Assembly Bill 258, which gives the Nevada Gaming Commission the authority to adopt regulations for internet poker, was signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval late last week. AB 258’s purpose is to put the Silver State first in line to adopt regulations for internet […]

Hand History: Chris Moneymaker

In this new series Hand Histories, Card Player digs up memorable hands to help you relive, or perhaps discover for the first time, pivotal situations from some of poker’s most profitable runs. The World Series of Poker main event has historically been home to some of poker’s most infamous and interesting hands. In 2003 an […]