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{{Short description|Instructional poker website}}
{{Infobox company {{Infobox company
| name = CardRunners | name = CardRunners
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| predecessor = | predecessor =
| successor = | successor =
| foundation = ] {{nowrap|({{Start date|2005|01}})}} | foundation = United States {{nowrap|({{Start date|2005|01}})}}
| founder = ]<br />Andrew Wiggins | founder = ]<br />Andrew Wiggins
| defunct = | defunct = 2017
| location_city = ], IL | location_city = ], IL
| location_country = {{nowrap|]}} | location_country = {{nowrap|United States}}
| area_served = Worldwide | area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = | key_people =
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| divisions = | divisions =
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| homepage = | homepage = {{url|http://www.cardrunners.com/}}
| footnotes = | footnotes =
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'''CardRunners''' (also "Card Runners"<ref name=SchultCPM/> and "Cardrunners"<ref name=pokertrainingguide/>) is an instructional ] site developed by ].<ref name=pokertrainingguide>{{Citation '''CardRunners''' (also "Card Runners" and "Cardrunners"<ref name=pokertrainingguide/>) was an instructional ] site developed by ].<ref name=pokertrainingguide>{{Citation
|title=Cardrunners Review |work=pokertrainingguide |url=http://www.pokertrainingguide.com/reviews/cardrunners-review/ |accessdate=October 26, 2012 }}</ref> CardRunners charges members a monthly fee for access to their catalog of poker instructional videos and private poker strategy forums.<ref name=pokertrainingguide/> {{as of|2008|April}}, CardRunners had over 10,000 subscribers and in 2007 the company took in more than $3,000,000 in revenue.<ref name=NelsonBluff>{{Citation |title=Cardrunners Review |work=pokertrainingguide |url=http://www.pokertrainingguide.com/reviews/cardrunners-review/ |access-date=October 26, 2012 }}</ref> CardRunners charged members a monthly fee for access to their catalog of poker instructional videos and private poker strategy forums.<ref name=pokertrainingguide/> In 2007 the company took in more than $3,000,000 in revenue and as of 2008, CardRunners had over 10,000 subscribers.<ref name=NelsonBluff>{{Citation |author=Ryan Nelson |title=Interview with Taylor Caby (GreenPlastic) |magazine=] |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/player-interviews/Taylor-Caby-GreenPlastic-1308.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118214144/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/player-interviews/Taylor-Caby-GreenPlastic-1308.htm |archive-date=January 18, 2009 }}</ref>
|author=Ryan Nelson |title=Interview with Taylor Caby (GreenPlastic) |magazine=] |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/player-interviews/Taylor-Caby-GreenPlastic-1308.htm |accessdate= |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090118214144/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/player-interviews/Taylor-Caby-GreenPlastic-1308.htm |archivedate=January 18, 2009 }}</ref>


⚫ CardRunners was founded in 2005 largely as a response to growth of interest in internet poker due to the ]. Caby and Wiggins, two college friends and big winners on the ] poker site, would film their screen while playing online and narrate their thought process. They then sold access to those videos to subscribers.
==Content==
CardRunners includes ]s composed by ]<ref name=SchultCPM>{{Citation
|author=Steve Schult |publication-date=October 9, 2012 |title=Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us -- Gareth Chantler |magazine=] |at=cardplayer.com |url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/14198-poker-strategy-for-the-rest-of-us-gareth-chantler |accessdate=October 26, 2012 }}</ref> and ].


⚫ In April 2008, ] left his position with the ] (EPT) to join CardRunners as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to his work for the EPT Jones was the Poker Room Manager for ].<ref name=HintzePokerNews>{{Citation |author=Haley Hintze |publication-date=April 21, 2008 |title=Lee Jones Named New CardRunners Chief Operating Officer |work=PokerNews |oclc=455364890 |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/04/lee-jones-becomes-cardrunners-coo.htm }}</ref> Jones later left CardRunners to become the poker room manager for ].
==History==
⚫ CardRunners was founded in 2005 largely as a response to growth of interest in internet poker due to the ]. Caby and Wiggins, two college friends and big winners on the ] poker site, would film their screen while playing online and narrate their thought process. They then sold access to those videos to subscribers.


In 2008, CardRunners merged with StoxPoker.com, founded by Nick 'Stoxtrader' Grudzien, to form Cardrunners/StoxPoker. In March 2010, Grudzien was forced out of the company after a multi-accounting and collusion scandal that broke on the ]. The StoxPoker brand was subsequently put to rest, and the website was merged into CardRunners.com.<ref name=CypraPND>{{Citation |author=Dan Cypra |publication-date=March 25, 2010 |title=StoxPoker to Merge with CardRunners on May 1st |work=Poker News Daily |publication-place=Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/stoxpoker-to-merge-with-cardrunners-on-may-1st-9301/ }}</ref> Several instructors left to competing site DragTheBar.com <ref name=GibsonPND>{{Citation |author=Sean Gibson |publication-date=March 22, 2010 |title=StoxPoker Rocked Again by Grudzien Controversy |work=Poker News Daily |publication-place=Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/stoxpoker-rocked-again-by-grudzien-controversy-9228/ }}</ref>
In April 2008, ] left his position with the ] (EPT) to join CardRunners as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to his work for the EPT Jones was the Poker Room Manager for ].<ref name=HintzePokerNews>{{Citation
⚫ |author=Haley Hintze |publication-date=April 21, 2008 |title=Lee Jones Named New CardRunners Chief Operating Officer |work=PokerNews |oclc=455364890 |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/04/lee-jones-becomes-cardrunners-coo.htm }}</ref> Jones later left CardRunners to become the poker room manager for ].


⚫ In 2008, CardRunners partnered with ] and several members of 'Team CardRunners' became Full Tilt Poker 'Red Pro's' including Caby, Townsend, ], ] and ].
In 2008, CardRunners merged with StoxPoker.com, founded by Nick 'Stoxtrader' Grudzien, to form Cardrunners/StoxPoker. In March 2010, Grudzien was forced out of the company after a multi-accounting and collusion scandal that broke on the ]. The StoxPoker brand was subsequently put to rest, and the website was merged into CardRunners.com.<ref name=CypraPND>{{Citation
|author=Dan Cypra |publication-date=March 25, 2010 |title=StoxPoker to Merge with CardRunners on May 1st |work=Poker News Daily |publication-place=Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/stoxpoker-to-merge-with-cardrunners-on-may-1st-9301/ }}</ref>


CardRunners went out of business in 2017.<ref></ref>
==Relationship with Full Tilt Poker==
⚫ In 2008, CardRunners partnered with ] and several members of 'Team CardRunners' became Full Tilt Poker 'Red Pro's' including Caby, Townsend, ], ] and ]. In the same year CardRunners acquired rival instructional video site StoxPoker.com the combined companies became one of the leaders in the industry of poker instructional video websites.

After a multi-accounting scandal involving StoxPoker founder Nick “Stoxtrader” Grudzien, CardRunners decided to close StoxPoker. Several instructors left to competing site DragTheBar.com <ref name=GibsonPND>{{Citation
|author=Sean Gibson |publication-date=March 22, 2010 |title=StoxPoker Rocked Again by Grudzien Controversy |work=Poker News Daily |publication-place=Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/stoxpoker-rocked-again-by-grudzien-controversy-9228/ }}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Instructional poker website
CardRunners
Cardrunnerslogo
IndustryInternet, Poker
FoundedUnited States (January 2005 (2005-01))
FounderTaylor Caby
Andrew Wiggins
Defunct2017
HeadquartersChicago, IL, United States
Area servedWorldwide
ProductsPoker training videos, Poker coaching
Websitewww.cardrunners.com

CardRunners (also "Card Runners" and "Cardrunners") was an instructional poker site developed by Taylor Caby. CardRunners charged members a monthly fee for access to their catalog of poker instructional videos and private poker strategy forums. In 2007 the company took in more than $3,000,000 in revenue and as of 2008, CardRunners had over 10,000 subscribers.

CardRunners was founded in 2005 largely as a response to growth of interest in internet poker due to the Moneymaker Effect. Caby and Wiggins, two college friends and big winners on the Ultimate Bet poker site, would film their screen while playing online and narrate their thought process. They then sold access to those videos to subscribers.

In April 2008, Lee Jones left his position with the European Poker Tour (EPT) to join CardRunners as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to his work for the EPT Jones was the Poker Room Manager for PokerStars. Jones later left CardRunners to become the poker room manager for CakePoker.

In 2008, CardRunners merged with StoxPoker.com, founded by Nick 'Stoxtrader' Grudzien, to form Cardrunners/StoxPoker. In March 2010, Grudzien was forced out of the company after a multi-accounting and collusion scandal that broke on the 2+2 forums. The StoxPoker brand was subsequently put to rest, and the website was merged into CardRunners.com. Several instructors left to competing site DragTheBar.com

In 2008, CardRunners partnered with Full Tilt Poker and several members of 'Team CardRunners' became Full Tilt Poker 'Red Pro's' including Caby, Townsend, David Benefield, Brian Hastings and Cole South.

CardRunners went out of business in 2017.

References

  1. ^ "Cardrunners Review", pokertrainingguide, retrieved October 26, 2012
  2. Ryan Nelson, "Interview with Taylor Caby (GreenPlastic)", Bluff Magazine, archived from the original on January 18, 2009
  3. Haley Hintze (April 21, 2008), "Lee Jones Named New CardRunners Chief Operating Officer", PokerNews, OCLC 455364890
  4. Dan Cypra (March 25, 2010), "StoxPoker to Merge with CardRunners on May 1st", Poker News Daily, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  5. Sean Gibson (March 22, 2010), "StoxPoker Rocked Again by Grudzien Controversy", Poker News Daily, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  6. Poker Update: CardRunners Becomes Latest Poker Industry Casualty

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