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Chance Kornuth Wins 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event For $412,086

Posted on June 15, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Chance Kornuth has won the 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event, defeating a massive field of 2,011 entries to secure his first MSPT title and ...

2021 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced

Posted on June 15, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The World Series of Poker is returning to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for 2021, with 88 gold bracelets to be awarded from Sept. 30 – ...

ESPN Looks Into Branding Its Own Sportsbook

Posted on June 15, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The world’s largest sports media company is looking to brand its own sportsbook. According to a report from Front Office Sports, ESPN is eying the process with one source telling ...

Poker Pros Doug Polk and Tom Dwan To Square Off In First Round Of World Poker Tour Heads-Up Championship

Posted on June 15, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A heads-up match between Doug Polk and Tom Dwan will highlight the first round of matches in the $25,000 World Poker Tour heads-up championship. The entire first round was drawn ...

David Peters Wins U.S. Poker Open $25,000 Buy-In High Roller For His Third Title of the Series

Posted on June 15, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

David Peters did not cash through the first six tournaments of the 12-event 2021 U.S. Poker Open series. Despite a slow first half, the reigning USPO champion has managed to ...

Shawn Mohamed Beats Out Massive 4,852-Entry Field In Seminole Hard Rock Tampa $500 Buy-in Event

Posted on June 14, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The 2021 WPT Tampa series at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida kicked off with a $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em ‘Double Stack’ event. The tournament featured ...

Maurice Hawkins Wins 2021 Palm Beach Kennel Club Summer Poker Classic Championship

Posted on June 14, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The 2021 Palm Beach Summer Classic $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em championship event attracted a field of 233 entries to the Palm Beach Kennel Club. The solid turnout saw the $200,00 ...

David Peters Wins His Second U.S. Poker Open Title of 2021

Posted on June 13, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

David Peters topped a record-setting field of 99-entries to win event no. 7 of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open high roller series on June 10. Just three days later the ...

Ali Imsirovic Wins U.S. Poker Open $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller For His Sixth Title of 2021

Posted on June 13, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

When looking to examine a tournament poker player’s success over a year, the three main statistical categories to measure are relatively obvious: prize money won, final tables made, and titles ...

Jared Bleznick Wins U.S. Poker Open $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event

Posted on June 12, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Jared Bleznick has focused largely on high-stakes cash games throughout his professional poker career. The vast majority of the New York native’s 34 tournament cashes have come in either pot-limit ...

WATCH: Electrical Fire Sparked At Las Vegas Casino

Posted on June 11, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A Las Vegas casino caught fire Friday afternoon and by the looks of video from the scene, gamblers weren’t in a hurry to leave. The South Point Casino, located just ...

Global Poker Summer Online Tournament Series Runs June 13-27

Posted on June 11, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The Summer Series is back for a second edition on Global Poker, and the popular online poker site is anticipating a big turnout with a whopping GC 750 million and ...

World Poker Tour Champion Dennis Blieden Sentenced To 6.5 Years In Federal Prison

Posted on June 11, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A World Poker Tour champion will spend more than six years behind bars for embezzling $22 million from his former employer. Dennis Blieden, who won the 2018 WPT LA Poker ...

David Peters Defeats Largest Field In U.S. Poker Open History

Posted on June 11, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

David Peters has defeated the largest-field event held so far in U.S. Poker Open history, outlasting 99 entries to win event no. 7 at the 2021 USPO to win $217,800. ...

Man Arrested For Robbing A Las Vegas Strip Casino

Posted on June 10, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A man robbed a casino on the Las Vegas Strip in the early hours of Tuesday morning, using a threatening note to force the cashier to hand over $10,000 in ...

Eli Elezra Wins U.S. Poker Open Eight-Game High Roller Event

Posted on June 10, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Eli Elezra defeated a field of 68 entries to win the 2021 U.S. Poker Open $10,000 buy-in eight-game mix event. The four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner earned $183,600 ...

Nun Pleads Guilty To Stealing $835K From Catholic School To Fund Gambling Habit

Posted on June 9, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A nun in California pled guilty in a US District Court after being accused of stealing more than $835,000 from a Catholic school to fund her gambling habits. Sister Mary ...

Build Your Online Poker Bankroll With BetOnline’s Micro Tournament Series

Posted on June 9, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

For 15 days this June, poker players looking to stretch their dollar can turn small buy-ins into big cash prizes! From June 13-27, BetOnline is hosting their Micro Tournament Series. ...

Bovada Progressive Knockout Online Tournament Series Now Running

Posted on June 9, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Bovada Poker’s first ever Progressive Knockout tournament series is already underway, and it’s clear that the format is a hit with the players. The series officially runs June 1-30, and ...

Joey Weissman Wins U.S. Poker Open $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event For $204,000

Posted on June 8, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Event no. 5 of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open attracted a field of 85 total entries, building a prize pool of $850,000 in the $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. The ...