by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 10, '25

Ari Engel once again stands alone atop the World Series of Poker Circuit gold rings leaderboard. The Canadian poker pro won his record 19th WSOPC title less than a week after Maurice Hawkins took down the WSOPC Horseshoe Baltimore main event for a then record-tying 18th ring. While Hawkins’ win was certainly a noteworthy story […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Nov 26, '12

The family of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the acclaimed The Lord of the Rings books, is suing the company that turned the story into movies over taking the brand to casinos. Warner Bros. has licensed The Lord of the Rings to a slot machine maker, and the devices have become common in brick-and-mortar casinos. Other […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Aug 27, '25

Victory in New Orleans sees Hawkins stand alone atop the WSOPC titles leaderboard, taking a one-win lead over 19-time winner Ari Engel.

by Card Player News Team | Published: Aug 14, '25

The World Series of Poker Circuit returns to Graton Resort & Casino this August for an 18-event series with $1.2 million in guarantees.

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 24, '25

The World Series of Poker Circuit rings race has been red-hot this spring, with several of the top title earners on the tour taking down events in recent months. The latest entry in this saga saw Maurice Hawkins take down the 2025 WSOPC Horseshoe Tunica $400 Monster Stack no-limit hold’em event for $34,711 and his […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Jan 07, '26

Marshall White started playing poker while in college at Appalachian State, where he double majored in Philosophy and Spanish. The poker boom was in full effect on his campus, and White was better than most at separating others from their beer money in his weekly home game. He dabbled online, and started moving up in […]

by Paul Oresteen | Published: Jun 25, '25

Poker is a haven for offbeat personalities that don’t quite fit into other parts of society. A glance at history shows that Stuey Ungar and Mike Caro found success as misfits in an unfit world. Preston McEwen might be the next generation’s offbeat, wayward success story – part rock star, part clutch finisher and one […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Mar 04, '26

Long before the explosion of ChatGPT in November 2022, a different kind of artificial intelligence was honing its skills in the world of high-stakes gambling. While the public is only now beginning to grapple with AI’s implications, the gambling industry has been quietly developing and simultaneously battling against intelligent systems for decades. Step into any […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 21, '26

The World Poker Tour’s season is officially in the books with the conclusion of the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. All told, there were nearly 35,000 entries made across the 53-event schedule that ran from Dec. 2-22 in Sin City. That made for more than $59 million in total prize money, with nearly […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Oct 29, '25

Brek Schutten wasn’t supposed to win the World Series of Poker Circuit main event at Horseshoe Hammond in Indiana. It’s not that he didn’t have the necessary skills. In fact, he was perhaps overqualified, given his success in high roller events with buy-ins as high as $50,000. But not only was the Michigan father of […]