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The Card Player Magazin is a poker magazine with an internet portal which has specialized in the areas of poker presentation, poker strategy and poker tournament broadcasts.

history

Card Player Magazine was founded in 1988 by June Field . In 1998 it was bought by Barry Shulman who is currently the magazine's chairman and editor. His son Jeff Shulman heads the company as Chief Executive Officer .

The parent company Card Player Media also publishes Card Player Europe . The addition of the two magazines results in a monthly circulation of around 300,000 copies.

scope

A current issue of the Card Player is published every two weeks. A copy usually contains articles, tournament reports, and various columns. The articles are usually detailed profiles of prominent players in the tournament circuit. The tournament reports are created on site by employees who report on the largest and most important tournaments. Each issue also has a large number of strategy columns written by very prominent poker players. The authors with the most articles include Mike Sexton , Daniel Negreanu , Tom McEvoy , Scott Fischman, and Phil Hellmuth , among others .

Card Player Media publishes partner magazines in various European countries. Partners include Card Player Polska ( Poland ), Card Player Dansk ( Denmark ), Card Player Italia ( Italy ), Lehti Poker ( Finland & Estonia ), Poker (Card Player France ), Poker Magazine ( Sweden ), CardPlayerNorge.com ( Norwegian website). In German-speaking countries, Das Casino & Poker Magazin was the counterpart to the Card Player, but was discontinued after Full House Verlag went bankrupt in 2008.

Player of the Year Award

Men Nguyen received the award four times

Card Player is also known for the annual Player of the Year award . Men Nguyen received its first Player of the Year Award in 1997 . He is also a record winner with four titles. The trophy goes to the player who achieves the best results in the major poker tournaments over the course of a year. The players are given points for final table participation. The amount of points depends on the buy-in and the number of participants. The player with the most points at the end of the year receives the coveted award.

The previous winners of the Card Player Magazine Player of the Year Award were:

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