Let's face it: even non-poker players have heard of the WSOP, and know how much prestige comes with winning a gold bracelet, especially in the Main Event. Casual poker fans know about the World Poker Tour (WPT) and the European Poker Tour (EPT), …
It was announced on Thursday, April 2 that the 11th season of the World Series of Poker Circuit will conclude with its WSOP Circuit National Championship event taking place at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina. The $1 million …
My previous three “Casino Poker for Beginners” articles were all about poker chips. Now let's move on to talk about another category of equipment that you will find distinguishes casino poker from both home games and online play: a bunch of buttons.
Ever since Chris Moneymaker turned a cheap satellite seat into millions at the World Series of Poker, the ultimate dream for every small stakes player has been to ride a satellite wave that crests with a huge tournament win. For years, the most …
High-stakes poker player Jean-Robert Bellande had a solid week at the online poker tables on Full Tilt. He won $121,457, which was the third most for any one online poker account over the past seven days, according to HighstakesDB. Bellande logged 15 …
Larry White, a retiree, outlasted eight other competitors to win the final table of the Heartland Poker Tour inside the Bottleneck Blues Bar at Ameristar Casino Hotel. “Luck was on my side,” White said, earning his nickname “Lucky Larry.” The total …
Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …
It was announced on Thursday, April 2nd that the eleventh season of the World Series of Poker Circuit will conclude with it's WSOP Circuit National Championship event taking place at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina. The $1 million …
The live poker calendar is filled to the brim with exciting and lucrative events, making it difficult for Irish and British poker players to choose. All the five major live tours in the UK will be held in April, and each is expected to have a huge …
888 Holdings has launched its Multi-State Poker Network (MSPN), which connects regulated online poker rooms powered by 888 software in Nevada and Delaware. On March 24, which happened to be a Tuesday, the MSPN was soft launched. The purpose …
The Lock Poker fraud has set another milestone. It has been exactly one year since any player reported a withdrawal from Lock Poker. Even though the scam poker site is not paying players, it is still in operation. Lock Poker averages 14 players and …
As the negotiations on Iran's nuclear program are in full swing in Lausanne, two days after the March 31 deadline has expired, the outcome of these high-stake talks remains uncertain. Certain aspects of this standoff are reminiscent of another bout of …
I recently played a European Poker Tour event in Deauville, France, a beautiful city that looks like it's straight out of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." I made a deep run in the high-roller event and had an opportunity for a strong finish, but I lost …
A proposed ban on some forms of online gaming faces long odds in Congress, but you should still take the threat seriously. A petition to protect and preserve regulated online poker has appeared on petitions.whitehouse.gov, and it's seeking 100,000 …
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …
The 2015 Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) World Championship Of Amateur Poker (WCOAP) has been running since March 28 and continues through until its finale on April 6. The WCOAP takes place at Aspers in Stratford, which is in a fantastic …
Since the end of March, the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania has been playing host to the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO), which offered 11 HPO-sanctioned "featured" events. On Saturday, the stop will culminate …
That's per comments this morning from Amaya CEO David Baazov. In response to an analyst's question regarding New Jersey, Baazov replied: “As it relates to New Jersey I would say that we feel that this is coming […] we would expect to receive and …