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A Closer Look At Online Poker In Chile

Posted on September 17, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Chileans, much like Italians, have an “Undying Love” for poker and “Excel” at finding various “Places and Opportunities” to “play the game.” Unlike in Italy, where poker is legal but ...

Global Poker Brings Back Micro Thunder Online Tournament Series

Posted on September 17, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Global Poker has decided to bring back their immensely popular Micro Thunder Series for a third time, and this edition promises to be the biggest yet with 52 total events. ...

Poker Stories Podcast: High Roller Crusher Fedor Holz On Choosing Poker Over His Driver’s License

Posted on September 17, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Poker Stories is a long-form audio podcast series that features casual interviews with some of the game’s best players and personalities. Each episode highlights a well-known member of the poker ...

High Stakes Newcomer Miles Rampel Wins 2021 Poker Masters $25,000 Buy-In Pot-Limit Omaha Event

Posted on September 17, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Californian entrepreneur Miles Rampel had never entered a major live poker tournament prior to buying into the 2021 Poker Masters $25,000 pot-limit Omaha event. According to PokerGO reporters, his friends ...

North Carolina Sports Betting Bill Is Unlikely To Pass This Year

Posted on September 17, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A bill that would legalize sports betting in all of North Carolina, instead of just at the state’s tribal casinos, looks grim to pass this year. Not because it doesn’t ...

‘CrazyLissy’ Wins 2021 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Main Event For $1.5 Million

Posted on September 16, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The penultimate hand of the 2021 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker $5,200 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event featured a classic preflop race situation with the title and nearly half ...

Chris Brewer Wins 2021 Poker Masters $25,000 High Roller

Posted on September 16, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Chris Brewer hit the high-stakes tournament scene running in 2020. Prior to that year, he had just shy of $85,000 in tournament earnings to his name. The 27-year-old poker pro ...

Las Vegas Raiders Owner Mark Davis Celebrates Victory With Slot Machine Win

Posted on September 16, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The rich got richer Tuesday night in Las Vegas, even if it was only by $1,800 as the owner of the Las Vegas Raiders celebrated the team’s first win of ...

Blackstone Group Looks To Sell Las Vegas Strip Casino For $5 Billion

Posted on September 16, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A casino on the Las Vegas Strip could be sold if the ownership group gets the hefty price it’s asking for. According to a report from Bloomberg, The Blackstone Group ...

Stephen Chidwick Wins Poker Masters $10,000 High Roller For His First Title of 2021

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

Stephen Chidwick defeated a field of 68 entries to win the 2021 Poker Masters $10,000 no-limit hold’em high roller event, earning $183,600 for his first title of the year. The ...

A Closer Look At Online Poker In Brazil

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

Brazil as a country has been described as being “Sports-Mad” by the rest of the world. The term arises from the countries devotion to Soccer or Football. The same passion ...

Online Gambling Company 888 Buys William Hill From Caesars For $3 Billion

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

Almost exactly a year to the day after Caesars Entertainment bought London-based bookmaker William Hill for $3.7 billion, the gaming giant sold the company’s foreign operations for the equivalent of ...

Comedian, Poker Player Norm Macdonald Passes Away At 61

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

Comedy legend and poker player Norm Macdonald passed away Tuesday at the age of 61. According to a Deadline report, the iconic member of the Saturday Night Live from 1993-98, ...

Arnaud Enselme Wins The Final Bracelet Of The 2021 World Series of Poker Online

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

The final bracelet of the 2021 World Series of Poker Online series was awarded to France’s Arnaud Enselme. He overcame a field of 7,103 entries in ‘The Closer’, a $500 ...

Maxx Coleman Wins Poker Masters $10,000 Eight-Game Mix Event

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

Maxx Coleman made three final tables during the 2021 U.S. Poker Open, earning $230,800 across those three scores. He finished inside the top five in each of those events, including ...

WATCH: Mr. Beast Plays Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Poker For $25,000

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

A pair of internet celebrities played high-stakes poker Sunday with the owner of one of YouTube’s largest channels walking away $25,000 richer. Jimmy Donaldson, known as “MrBeast” on YouTube, played ...

WATCH: Internet Streamers Play Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em For $25,000

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

A pair of internet celebrities played high-stakes poker Sunday with the owner of one of YouTube’s largest channels walking away $25,000 richer. Jimmy Donaldson, known as “MrBeast” on YouTube, played ...

Connecticut Sports Betting Launch Delayed Until October

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

Sports bettors in Connecticut will likely be able to begin placing wagers on sporting events in October. According to a report from the Denver Gazette, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and ...

Ruslan Rishko Defeats 14,162-Entry Field To Win 2021 World Series of Poker Online Bounty Double MILLION$ Event

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

The 2021 World Series of Poker Online $210 buy-in ‘Bounty Double MILLION$’ no-limit hold’em event drew a massive field of 14,162 total entries, building a prize pool of $2,832,400 in ...

Jase Regina Wins 2021 World Series of Poker Online $525 ‘Beat The Pros’ Freezeout Event

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

The 2021_ World Series of Poker Online_ $525 buy-in ‘Beat The Pros’ no-limit hold’em bounty freezeout event drew 1,594 entries, which created a prize pool of $797,000 to go along ...