by Erik Fast | Published: Dec 21, '21

As 2022 rapidly approaches, the final few major poker tournaments of the year are wrapping up in time for the Holidays. The latest gue event to come to a conclusion is the 2021 Wynn Winter Classic $5,300 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. The tournament attracted a sizable field of 672 entries, blowing away the $2 […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Nov 30, '23

A major Las Vegas casino group may be getting into the basketball business. News broke on Tuesday that Mark Cuban is selling a majority ownership stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. The deal would still leave Cuban running basketball operations for the NBA franchise, while adding a partner that he’s […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 14, '23

After four starting flights, two day 2s, and five more days of action, the 2023 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event is now down to just 15 players from a record-smashing turnout of 10,043. The remaining contenders have now all locked up at least $430,200 for making it to this point, […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 13, '23

There are now just 49 players remaining in the 2023 World Series of Poker no-limit hold’em main event from the record turnout of 10,043. The largest field in the five-decade-plus history of this tournament has been narrowed down to six tables. Those still in contention have now locked up six figures, but are surely envisioning […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 25, '23

The 2023 World Series of Poker, is now into the back half of its schedule, with 60 bracelets and more than $166.6 million in prize money awarded so far. Below is a look at the most recent winners from this year’s series. 2023 WSOP $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em Usually, a WSOP bracelet is only […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Aug 18, '23

Daniel Weinman has won the largest World Series of Poker main event in history. One year after finishing second in the WSOP Player of the Year race, the 35-year-old software engineer from Atlanta, Georgia returned to the Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas and defeated a record turnout of 10,043 entries in the 2023 WSOP $10,000 […]

by Diana Cox | Published: Nov 16, '15

An ace on the river sealed the deal for Osmin “Oddie” Darden. After coming into the final day of the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino $1,100 main event, Darden battled through the final 17 players, the last of which was Florida pro Lily Kiletto to win $155,535. Killeto proved a worthy opponent not only […]

by Diana Cox | Published: Nov 20, '13

The next great tournament series is underway with Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour (CPPT) picking up after a successful inaugural season, which awarded more than $4.675 million in main event prize money. While some tours cater only to super high-rollers, certain geographical areas or local grinders, the CPPT has something for every […]

by Diana Cox | Published: May 06, '13

The title of 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas champion went to Ray Dehkharghani. The high-stakes cash game player began the official ten-handed final table as the chip leader and went through some ups and downs before ultimately defeating Sam Stein during a heads-up match that lasted just seven hands. The $235,931 score […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 09, '12

Sam Stein has been a successful pro on the tournament and cash game scene for years, with lifetime tournament earnings of nearly $4.2 million. Stein truly had a breakout year in 2011, winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $3,000 pot-limit Omaha event, cashing for $1,805,637 over the year and finishing fifth […]