by Sean Chaffin | Published: May 07, '25

The Trump administration’s push for tariffs has led Wynn Resorts to delay renovation efforts at the company’s Encore resort on the Las Vegas Strip. In a quarterly earnings report released this week, CEO Craig Billings said the $375 million project would be delayed. Still, he felt the company could deal with the economic implications from the tariffs overall, […]

by Steve Schult | Published: May 04, '21

The pair of Wynn Resorts-owned casinos in Las Vegas became the first casinos in the state to operate at full capacity since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Nevada Gaming Control Board will allow Wynn and Encore Las Vegas to begin operating at 100% capacity on its gaming floors effective immediately. The move comes after the […]

by Steve Schult | Published: Oct 14, '20

A Las Vegas Strip casino is suspending its midweek operations indefinitely to account for the decrease in consumer demand. Wynn Resorts announced Tuesday that it would beginning Monday, October 19, it would be closing its Encore Las Vegas casino starting every Monday at noon and reopen the property at 2 p.m. every Thursday. Wynn’s poker […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Sep 09, '26

1,300 employees of Encore Boston Harbor hit the picket line on Monday, demanding better wages and job protections.

by Card Player News Team | Published: Sep 08, '26

After winning a freeroll tournament on CoinPoker, Reda Achnit headed to Jeju, South Korea for a $25,000 Triton event and finished 12th.

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Mar 18, '26

Justin Saliba graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in chemical engineering, but the former college soccer player had already fallen in love with poker and decided to pursue his dream in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old has been on an incredible run over the last few years, going from a relatively anonymous online […]

by Kevin Haney | Published: Mar 18, '26

Over the years the migration of players going from Texas hold’em to pot-limit Omaha has been slow but steady. One of the largest adjustments newer players face when now getting dealt four cards is identifying and properly valuing the big straight draws called wraps, defined as those having nine or more outs. For example, if […]

by Matt Matros | Published: Mar 18, '26

Have you ever busted from a poker tournament to the sound of applause? Believe it or not, it doesn’t take a major final table or the main event bubble to experience this phenomenon. Let me tell you a little bit about ATLARGE. In the early days of the Internet there existed things called ‘newsgroups.’ Think […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 04, '26

In late 2018, Doug Polk quit poker. He reiterated that stance in March 2020, stating unequivocally that he didn’t enjoy the game anymore, and he was done with the industry for good. But it didn’t stick. The three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner built his reputation by becoming one of the best heads-up online no-limit hold’em […]