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 ...

Harlen Miller Tops Massive 2,790-Player Field In MSPT Venetian Main Event

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

An incredible 2,790 entries were made over the course of four starting days at the $1,100 buy-in Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian main event, meaning there was a total of ...

Latest New York Casino To Be Built In Strip Mall

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

The newest upstate New York casino will be built in what used to be a department store in a local strip mall. According to a report from the Times Union, ...

John Riordan Takes Down U.S. Poker Open $10,000 Big Bet Mix Tournament

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

The U.S. Poker Open continued on Monday with the conclusion of the $10,000 buy-in Big Bet Mix event, which drew 48 players to create a total prize pool of $480,000. ...

Maryland Casinos Set Revenue Record In May

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

Maryland casinos had a historic month in May as gaming operators set records for gross gaming revenue. According to numbers released by the state’s lottery, which oversees the Maryland brick-and-mortar ...

Several Sportsbooks Pay Out Even Though Golfer Forced To Withdraw With COVID

Posted on June 7, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Sports bettors that placed a wager on Jon Rahm to win the PGA’s Memorial Tournament last weekend may have been paid out, despite the Spaniard being forced to withdraw from ...

Former WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen Claims U.S. Poker Open Title

Posted on June 7, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The hot streak continues for Joe McKeehen, who took down event no. 3 of the U.S. Poker Open on Sunday, earning his second title of the year and $200,200. The ...

Can You Make A Living From Gambling?

Posted on June 7, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Most gambling fans play real money casino games such as online roulette or blackjack more or less casually, but there are some hard-core gamblers who have even managed to make ...

Sam Soverel Wins U.S. Poker Open $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Event

Posted on June 6, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Event no. 2 of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open was a $10,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha tournament that drew 65 players, creating a total prize pool of $650,000. High-stakes poker pro ...

Jake Daniels Claims First Event Of 2021 U.S. Poker Open

Posted on June 5, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A record-breaking 95 entries were made in event no. 1 of the 2021 U.S. Poker Open, a $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament held at the PokerGO studio at Aria in ...

New Jersey And Illinois Advance Bills That Would Remove Ban On In-State College Sports Betting

Posted on June 4, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Lawmakers in two states with legal sports betting are moving forward with legislation that would end the ban on betting on in-state collegiate athletics. Bills in Illinois and New Jersey ...

Sports Bettor Receives Probation For Sending Death Threats To Professional Athletes

Posted on June 4, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A sports bettor that sent death threats to professional athletes received three years of probation from a federal judge. Benjamin Tucker Patz, known to the sports betting community as “Parlay ...

Jonathan Tamayo Wins Wynn Summer Classic $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em For $237,935

Posted on June 4, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

This year’s World Series of Poker was pushed back to the fall, but tournaments in Las Vegas are still plentiful throughout the summer with other properties holding tournament series with ...

Poker Strategy With Jonathan Little: Do Not Make This Costly Preflop Mistake!

Posted on June 3, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

I was recently reviewing the hands of one of my new students who plays primarily $1-$2 and $1-$3 no-limit cash games in live casinos, when this interesting spot came up. ...

World Poker Tour Announces Season XIX Schedule Additions

Posted on June 3, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Following a tumultuous season that saw canceled events, long-delayed final tables, much of the action moved online, and a record-breaking field, the World Poker Tour is ready to turn the ...

Macau Casinos Top $1 Billion For Third Straight Month

Posted on June 3, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The world’s largest gambling market saw another sign of a strong recovery from the COVID-induced dip in gaming revenue as casinos won more than $1 billion from gamblers for the ...

Nebraska Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill Into Law

Posted on June 2, 2021 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Sports betting was officially legalized in Nebraska late last week after Gov. Pete Ricketts signed LB 561 into law. It seemed more likely that the outspoken anti-gambling governor would allow ...