Poker News

Phil Ivey Gets Lucky Versus Ziigmund

Tune into Card Player every Monday and Friday evening for a recap of one of the most intriguing cash-game hands that recently took place in the online poker world. Also, be sure to check out extensive weekly recaps at around 3 p.m. EST on Wednesdays. High-stakes action for Phil Ivey had been slow lately — […]

WSOP Circuit Returns to Lake Tahoe

The World Series of Poker Circuit made its return to the Sierra Nevada Mountains yesterday for the start of its 33-event tournament series. From November 11-23, Harvey’s Lake Tahoe will host WSOP Circuit events in no-limit hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo and H.O.R.S.E. Buy-ins have been reduced from what they were last year, starting as low […]

Poker Quiz: Pocket Aces With 2 Callers

Card Player documents some of the most talked-about hands in the poker world with Poker Hand Matchups. Getting the analysis of a hand is great, but we’d like to see what you, the reader, would do if you got the chance to sit down with the pros. Each week, we’ll bring you a scenario straight […]

Full Tilt Blocks Players From Washington

Today there was more bad news for poker players in the state of Washington. Full Tilt Poker, following the Washington Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the state’s internet gaming prohibition, has announced its decision to block all real money play from Washington residents. The move comes as another blow to the state which first saw […]

The Scoop: David Oppenheim Part 2

David Oppenheim stops by for this week’s episode of The Scoop (sponsored by Full Tilt Poker) on Card Player TV. He continues his interview from part I last week. Check out his interview with Diego Cordovez and Adam Schoenfeld on Card Player TV, and you can hear Oppenheim talk about how live high-stakes poker has […]

Foxwoods Steps Into Online Gaming Arena

Foxwoods, one of the largest casinos in the world, has announced plans to partner with Goodson Gaming, a television and entertainment firm to venture into online gaming. The partnership has been named Velocity Gaming. The Foxwoods Development Company LLC issued a statement about the merge. “Velocity Gaming brings together industry leaders in gaming, television game […]

Poker Pro Maria Ho Signs With UB

UB has announced the signing of poker pro Maria Ho. Ho, who is currently one of the best limit hold’em players in the world, was the last woman standing in the 2007 World Series of Poker main event, finishing in 38th place for $237,865. More about the 27-year-old cash-game regular can be found in her […]

Online Poker: UB Hosting Second Sundays Charity Event

UB will host the November Second Sundays fundraiser to benefit the Justin Shronk Memorial Scholarship Fund this Sunday, Nov. 14, at 2:45 p.m. EST. The $10+$0 buy-in Second Sundays event will give online players a chance to give back. UB will match the total funds raised by its players, with all proceeds donated to the […]

PokerStars Italian Poker Tour Hits Malta

The PokerStars.com Italian Poker Tour Malta got underway yesterday on the Mediterranean island. Day 1A of the €2,000 + €200 main event at Casino Hilton, Portomaso attracted 139 players. Sixty-five players made it through to day 2 and the chip leader at the end of play was Sergio Castelluccio with 159,000 in chips. The event […]

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Blackpool Underway

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour got underway at the G Casino, Blackpool yesterday with 93 players taking to the felt on day 1A in the £1,000 + £70 buy in game. Early reports suggest 38 players made it through to day 2 of the event tomorrow while the tournament continues today with flight 1B. Last […]

Aussie TV Channels Rebuked For Poker Ads

In the first investigation of its kind under Australia’s Interactive Gambling Act (2001), two TV stations were found to have breached their broadcasting obligations by the Australian Communication and Media Authority this week. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Nine Network showed an ad for PokerStars.net during its 2009 Wimbledon coverage while Network Ten showed […]

Final Table Takedown With Randal Flowers

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! Randal “RandALLin” Flowers won his first World Poker Tour title last year at the Spanish Championship at the age of 20, which made him the youngest WPT […]

Final European Masters of Poker Malta Qualifier Tonight

The final online qualifer for next week’s European Masters of Poker Malta main event takes place on the Entraction network tonight at 20:40 CET. There are four €2,600 packages up for grabs. Each package comprises a tournament buy-in worth €1,650, accommodation in a five-star hotel for four nights and €400 in travel expenses. The EMOP […]

Poker Revenue Down 33 Percent At Entraction

Poker net revenue at publicly-quoted Swedish gaming operator Entraction fell by one-third to SEK46.9 million (€5 million) in the third quarter of 2010 from SEK69.9 million (€6.7 million) in the same period last year. In the first nine months of 2010 poker revenue was down 31 percent to SEK158 million compared to SEK229.3 million in […]

Devilfish Poker Sold For £330,000

Devilfish Gaming Plc yesterday announced the sale of Devilfish Poker for £330,000. The struggling online poker room will be taken over by an and as yet unnamed company for £40,000 in cash and the rest in shares of the new parent company which is listed on the AIM market in London. The sale has not […]

Full Tilt Poker Introduces Draw Games

This past Thursday, Full Tilt Poker added draw games to its software. The additions include no-limit versions of 2-7 triple draw and 5-card draw, a pot-limit version of 5-card draw, and fixed-limit versions of 2-7 triple draw, 5-card draw, A-5 triple draw, and badugi. The online site also made changes to its mixed games. A […]

Q & A with Dan 'Jungleman12' Cates

Action has continued to be very quiet recently in the online high-stakes world. The highlight of this past week was an eight-hour match of more than 4,000 hands between Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky and Scott “UrnotINdanger2” Palmer at $100-$200 no-limit hold’em on Full Tilt Poker. Palmer was in command for most of the lengthy battle on […]

FTOPS XVIII Kicks Off Wednesday

On Wednesday, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XVIII kicks off. The popular online tournament series started in August of 2006 with just eight events and a combined guaranteed prize pool of just over $1 million. This time around, Full Tilt has guaranteed over $19 million during the course of 34 events. The series […]

PokerStars North American Poker Tour Lands in L.A.

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is currently making its first ever visit to the west coast with two weeks of poker action at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. Card Player will be in attendance to offer live updates, photos, chip counts, and videos from CardPlayer TV. Live coverage begins on Friday at […]

Travis Lutes Wins WSOP-C Biloxi Main Event

The World Series of Poker Circuit main event has played to its end in Biloxi, Mississippi, with Travis Lutes taking home the tournament title and $95,253. A field of 270 players came out to the IP Casino Resort & Spa for the $1,600 buy-in main event. On the third and final day of play, Lutes […]

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Announces 2011 Schedule

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour returns in 2011 for its fifth season with a streamlined schedule, an added stop in Ireland, and £200,000 in added value. The schedule published so far is: January 24–30: Main event £1,000 buy in — Manchester March 14-20: Main event £1,500 buy in — London Victoria April 25-1 May: Main […]

World Open VI Airs On UK TV Tonight

Poker fans can look forward to the first airing of the new World Open VI tonight on Channel 5 in the UK at 11:55 p.m.. Forty-eight players will vie for the $200,000 first prize over the coming weeks including defending champion Phil Laak who takes to the felt tonight. Joining him are John Tabatabai, Huck […]

Seed-Cunningham Win Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship

This past Saturday, the team of Huck Seed and Allen Cunningham won the Full Tilt Poker Doubles Poker Championship on GSN. The final installment of the show began with teams of Howard Lederer–Phil Gordon, Chris Ferguson–Phil Ivey, and Seed-Cunningham. The short stack of Ivey and Ferguson went out in third for $200,000, and action was […]

Mediterranean Poker Cup Hits Cyprus in Two Weeks

The Mediterranean Poker Cup hits Cyprus from Nov. 22 to 28 and features a three-day $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event with a guaranteed prize pool of $400,000. Artur Voskanjan of organisers Poker Club Management said, “This is an amazing place – the best resort I’ve ever seen for a poker tournament. It has 24-hour […]

Simon Wing Wins PKR London Calling Poker Festival

The month-long PKR.com London Calling poker festival main event was won last night at the Fox Poker Club by 32-year-old Simon Wing from Middlesex. The PKR regular saw off 203 opponents including renowned names such as Neil Channing, James Akenhead, Barny Boatman, and Joe Beevers en route to the title in the £300 buy in […]

Jonathan Duhamel Wins WSOP Main Event

Poker has a new world champion and for the first time in history that champion comes from Canada. Heads-up play lasted 43 hands and it took just over an hour-and-a-half to decide the winner between the final two. Jonathan Duhamel from Boucherville, Quebec started heads-up play with 188,450,000 and he used that advantage to edge […]

Cake Poker Launches The Exchange

Just more than a week ago, Cake Poker announced the launch of The Exchange — a player-to-player marketplace where Gold Cards can be bought and sold. Gold Cards are collectibles that are randomly distributed at all cash games. Gold Cards can be used for tournament entries and now can be sold for cash at The […]

Seminole Hard Rock to Host WPT Championship

The World Poker Tour is heading to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida for the Hard Rock Fall Poker Open, running November 12-22. There are seven Texas hold’em events on the schedule, with buy-ins starting as low as $200. The biggest event on the agenda is the $5,000 WPT Fall Poker […]

N.J. Considering Online Gaming Benefits

New Jersey Senators will gather today to review a bill proposing the creation of online versions of the Atlantic City casinos, from which the state would receive 20% of the annual gaming revenues. The bill, introduced by Senator Raymond Lesniak is January, was developed with the goal of using egaming to aid the struggling racetracks […]

NAV9 Slate PC Offers Portable Poker

The NAV9 Slate PC is now available, and it’s being advertised as the ultimate poker-on-the-go device. The 9-inch Windows 7 keyless tablet is the PC’s answer to the Apple iPad. While users of the iPad can’t download poker applications for real money play, all of the major online poker rooms are functional on the NAV9 […]