by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Sep 19, '15

There comes a point in most poker players’ lives when the game of poker stops being fun, and starts to resemble the 9 to 5 grind that pushed them away from a traditional job in the first place. Perhaps they’re in the middle of a prolonged downswing. Maybe they’re struggling to move up to the […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jan 13, '11

There were 48 players when action began on day 4 at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event. Of those 48 players just two were woman, but by the end of the night, one of those female contenders sat at the top of the leader board. Spanish poker player Ana Marquez is the […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Aug 24, '24

FOLLOW DAY 2 LIVE UPDATES HERE The 2024 Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $1,700 buy-in no-limit hold’em mystery bounty main event attracted a total of 440 entries across three starting flights, easily surpassing the $300,000 guarantee to build a final prize pool of $662,200. While $442,200 of that prize money went into the main […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Aug 22, '24

The 2024 Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $300,000 guaranteed $1,700 buy-in no-limit hold’em mystery bounty main event kicked off with the first of three starting flights on Aug. 22. A total of 75 entries were made by the time registration came to a close, up from 57 on the same starting day last year. […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Mar 20, '24

As buildings filled with cash, casinos are regular targets for those looking to score some easy money via scams and capers. The last few weeks have seen some interesting incidents that featured alleged thieves making off with some truly big bucks. Here’s a look at some of the more unique cases. Fake Phone Call Nets […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Sep 09, '15

There comes a point in most poker players’ lives when the game of poker stops being fun, and starts to resemble the 9 to 5 grind that pushed them away from a traditional job in the first place. Perhaps they’re in the middle of a prolonged downswing. Maybe they’re struggling to move up to the […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Sep 15, '23

The 2023 Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville series proved to be yet another success for the North Florida property, running nine events from Aug. 10-21. A total of 1,885 entries were made overall, with $1,033,755 in total prize money paid out along the way. The largest chunk came from the $1,700 CPPT bestbet Jacksonville […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Aug 18, '22

Espen Jorstad has won the 2022 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in main event, outlasting the second-largest field in history to capture the championship gold bracelet and the $10 million first-place prize. The 34-year-old was the last player standing out of 8,663 entries, and simultaneously became the first player ever from his home country of […]

by Card Player Cruises | Published: Jan 05, '21

The 2020 bestbet Jacksonville Fall Frenzy II $1,500 no-limit hold’em main event was held in late November, with 182 entries building a prize pool of $243,880. The top 23 finishers made the money, with the largest share being awarded to Ben Diebold. The Charleston, South Carolina resident earned $63,182 for the win. This was Diebold’s […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jan 08, '19

The 2018 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian DeepStack Showdown $3,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event drew a field of 341 entries, up from 235 in 2017. The strong turnout blew past the $500,000 guarantee to build a final prize pool of $1,074,150. After three full days of poker action, the largest share of that money […]