This past weekend, Maryland native Dan “jungleman12” Cates passed the $10-million mark on Full Tilt Poker, which makes him the third biggest winner ever on the site. This is according to data from tracking site HighstakesDB. Cates trails just Patrik …
The European Poker Tour (EPT) has inked a partnership with the Fantasy Poker Manager that is going to bring the game owned by the Global Poker Index to a whole new new level. Although the partnership is not going change the way the popular social …
The list of players scheduled to take part, both pros and celebrities, includes several names that poker fans will undoubtedly want to see. Film critic Richard Roeper will be competing, and viewers will have an opportunity to determine if his skill at …
“Wow just reading through this ridiculous Newsweek article on poker… so many logical fallacies and just random cursory statements that poker=gambling=addiction with no evidentiary support. I have to wonder what Newsweek's financial incentives in this …
bill Having now seen Daniel Colman's reaction after winning the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop tournament (instead of relying on eyewitness accounts) my feelings on his decision to basically shun the press remain the same: He can choose to …
Martin Kozlov, the well-known Australian professional poker player, became the champion of the Sydney Poker Championship of 2014 and took home the first-place prize of $171,080. Prominent poker pros such as Jarred Graham and Daniel Neilson were …
Do sponsored poker players understand their clients? Do they know what to produce? That question has bothered me for a long time, and the itch has started to develop once more, after the news this week that both the PokerStars Latin American Team and …
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 …
For those looking to have a good time Saturday night and help a good cause, the Liberal Elk's Lodge will be the place to be. The Crossroads Theraputic Riding Center will be hosting its annual Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament at the Elks Lodge Saturday …
Those who've played in a casino poker tournament know that there are recurring characters who always seem to pop up. In fact, all of your potential opponents can pretty much be boiled down to a roster of seven. Don't believe it? Maybe you will when …
The high-stakes action, which was mostly led by players from Germany, Ireland and Russia, is now expected to grow even further as TonyBet Poker prepares the launch of new exciting €500 and €1,000 per point tables – which are going to bring the OFC …
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 …
California's two online poker bills have been shelved for this year, which means that they will be considered only in 2015. This news led to a lot of disappointment for online poker fans who were waiting for their state to legalize and regulate their …
The Irish Brotherhood riding club is organizing “Bo's Freedom Run,” a 115-mile poker run open to all types of vehicles. The Freedom Run is in memory of Vernon “Bo” L. Gleason Jr., a member of the Irish Brotherhood who was a patient at the Sharon S.
Tournaments are arguably the purest form of poker. Unlike cash-games, they force participants to effectively adapt to myriad scenarios. Concepts such as ICM, push-fold ranges, and blind structures all play integral roles in MTTs, yet have no place in …
For the first time since 2012, the Red Dragon is heading back to China. That's because on Wednesday Zhenru Xie topped a field of 808 players to win the Macau Poker Cup 21 (MPC21) for HK$1,667,000 (USD $215,073), a Slyde Titanium design watch, and …
Daniel Colman won the final table of the The Big One for One Drop—the same poker tournament that featured this gut-punch of a bad beat—and he came away with more than $15 million in prize money. Despite this, Colman did not seem all that excited …
"Channeling a petulant child, Colman had to be persuaded to pose with the winnings and bracelet most poker players spend their whole lives fighting toward," the Sun wrote. "Caesars Entertainment executives and ESPN officials got their way with that one …