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by Julio Rodriguez | Published: May 30, '26

ACR Poker has signed three of the game’s biggest high-stakes tournament players, adding Chance Kornuth, Alex Foxen, and Chris Hunichen to the ACR Pro Team. The additions give ACR Poker a major boost on the tournament side, with all three players bringing long résumés from the live high-roller circuit, major online events, and World Series […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 21, '24

At one point during the wild three-handed section of the 2024 World Series of Poker $100,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em final table, Chris Hunichen was all-in and one card away from elimination. He had gotten the last of his stack in preflop with his pocket fives racing against the A-J of six-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus, […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Sep 03, '19

Chris Hunichen overcame a field of 540 entries to win the 2019 European Poker Tour Barcelona €10,300 no-limit hold’em high roller event, winning the title and the top payout of €841,345 ($933,893 USD) after striking a deal heads-up. The score was the largest of the American poker pro’s career, and it brought his lifetime live […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Nov 22, '17

The poker world has converged on Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, with the 2017 Caribbean Poker Party being hosted by Party Poker LIVE at the Melia Caribe Tropical hotel and resort. The poker festival features $10,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools spread across several huge events. Although the $5,000,000 guaranteed main event is ongoing, a […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Aug 04, '23

Venom, ACR Poker’s flagship event, drew a huge field of 3,522 entries who were all vying for the biggest share of the $10 million prize pool. The $2,650 buy-in online tournament had five starting flights and took four days of play to determine a champion. When the dust settled, it was New York poker pro […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 26, '22

High-stakes poker tournament star Alex Foxen came into the 2022 World Series of Poker as of the most accomplished players in the game without a bracelet to his name. He had more than $22.2 million in recorded tournament earnings, including multiple seven-figure paydays and a win in a World Poker Tour main event. The 31-year-old […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 04, '22

You can follow the 2022 World Series of Poker on Card Player’s series landing page, sponsored by Global Poker, the fastest growing online poker room in the world. Check out the series schedule, as well as event recaps, news, and player interviews. Scott Seiver won his first World Series of Poker bracelet back in 2008, […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 22, '17

Card Player’s 2017 WSOP coverage is sponsored by BetOnline Poker. Russian businessman and poker player Nadar Kakhmazov emerged victorious in the 2017 World Series of Poker $5,000 six-max no-limit hold’em event, defeating a field of 574 entries to win his first bracelet and the top prize of $580,338. “I am very happy,” said Kakhmazov after […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Feb 07, '11

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! Sometimes it’s hard to get a straight answer from a professional poker player. Ask three players a question, and you’re liable to get three different answers. Why? […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Oct 31, '10

With only 69 players remaining when day 3 began at the 2010 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event, it was a safe assumption that the money bubble (final 25 players get paid) would burst by the end of play tonight. Thanks to a slow pace of play that made the […]