Gambling News as it Happens: June 6 8:30 AM
Dramatic Bubble Burst at WSOP Event 16
What a dramatic way to pop the bubble in Event 16: $5,000 8-Handed NLH!
Is there ever such a thing as a jinx in poker?
Martin Stausholm would be forgiven for thinking so after bubbling the debuting Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em at the 2024 World Series of Poker.
Stausholm, a poker player from Denmark with almost $3 million in cashes, was one of the 823 entries to make up the field. From Day 1, 239 out of 660 made it over the first hurdle, and they were joined by 163 more players who took advantage of the Day 2 registration.
With that, 402 players were in contention for the $660,284 first-place prize, but only 124 of them could make the money and take a share of the $3,785,800 prize pool. Source: Poker News
What a dramatic way to pop the bubble in Event 16: $5,000 8-Handed NLH! #WSOP2024
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Co-Conspirator Tied to Jontay Porter Gambling Scandal Arrested Trying to Leave Country
Former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter has been banned for life from the NBA and an investigation continues.
The Canadian Press initially reported that Porter played briefly in two games that are the center of the probe. He had exiting with either an injury or illness in each. He played four minutes 24 seconds against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first of those games, then played 2:43 against Sacramento in the second game.
In both cases, Porter did not come close to hitting the prop-wager lines for points, rebounds and three-pointers that bettors could play.
ESPN said the props surrounding Porter for the Clippers game were 5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists; he finished with no points, three rebounds and one assist.
We are learning that an arrest occurred earlier this week of one of the people who allegedly bet big on Porter "prop unders" as part of the scam.
Long Phi Pham, better known by his nickname "Bruce," was arrested Monday at John F. Kennedy Airport as he attempted to board a flight to Australia with a one-way ticket. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest saying Phi Pham conspired with others to defraud a sports betting company.
"Whether on the court or in the casino, every point matters. As alleged, the defendant and his co-conspirators, as well as an NBA player, participated in a brazen, illegal betting scheme that had a corrupting influence on two games and numerous bets," Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement announcing the arrest. "This prosecution serves as a warning that fraud and dishonesty in professional sports will not be tolerated and those who engage in this flagrant flouting of the law will be prosecuted.”
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