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What are some of the hottest headlines in the world of poker? Here you will find all the latest juicy stories along with other important news and tournament results. A must read for the poker enthusiast with articles published throughout the day.
Poker Diva Daniel Negreanu Throws Tantrum at EPT Barcelona
One of poker’s most outspoken characters, Daniel Negreanu, had a temper tantrum Thursday at the European Poker Tour €10k High Roller event.
Negreanu revolted against a new so-called “first card” rule, leading to him quitting the event.
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Golden Nugget Casino to Offer Online Gambling
The latest casino property to embrace online gambling is none other than the iconic Golden Nugget casino brands.
Landry’s Inc. is the owner of Golden Nugget. They have hired Thomas Winter, a former head of European-based Betclic Ltd. to run its online business. They will also be partnering with Bally Technologies Inc. to provide the Internet platform.
Equity Poker Network Launches First Non-Profit Poker Network
Unique Business Model to Deliver More Profits to Operators
San Jose, Costa Rica - The EquityPokerNetwork.com (“EPN”) is set to revolutionize the Network-Operator dynamic with the launch of the world’s first ‘non-profit’ online poker network. When EPN opened its doors for business, online poker operators around the world (including the U.S.) finally have a smarter Network alternative that guarantees a level playing field for all, and more profits back to the actual Operators.
Borgata Poker Open 2013: Big Stack No Limit Hold’em Payouts
The Borgata Poker Open 2013 payouts schedule has been announced for the $60 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em event. The winner will be taking home a cool $363,091 and the top five spots each winning six figures.
The Borgata Poker Open 2013 concludes with the televised World Poker Tour ® (WPT) Borgata Poker Open Championship (September 15–20). The $3,500 buy-in Championship No Limit Hold’em event features a guaranteed $3 Million prize pool.
John McCain iPhone Poker Gaffe Goes Viral on G911
It’s one of the most talked about articles to ever appear on the Gambling911.com website – Arizona Republican Senator John McCain caught playing online poker on his iPhone during a Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Syria.
Americas Cardroom Doubles All Micro and Mid-Stakes Guarantees from Friday through Monday
The new promotion rounds out the list of large-scale cash and prizes on the table this weekend at Americas Cardroom. Also on the tournament schedule is a 10-package Punta Cana Poker Classic guarantee on Sunday at 6:00pm ET and a $100,000 guarantee at 7:00pm ET.
John McCain Caught Playing Online Poker On His iPhone During Syria Hearing
Arizona Republican Senator John McCain was caught playing online poker on his smartphone during a Senate Subcommittee hearing to discuss possible military intervention in Syria.
“I lost thousands of dollars, “ Senator John McCain said during an interview on CNN.
He then clarified it was actually “free money”, although it took a few seconds to elaborate further.
LAPT Champ Tavitian Leads EPT 10 Barcelona at End of Day 2
LAPT Chile champion Pablo Tavitian is leading the €5,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event with 465,000 at the end of Day 2. There are 235 players remaining from the 697 who started at noon.
PokerStars Unveils 2013 Asia Championship of Poker Schedule
MACAU, China -- "PokerStars LIVE Macau" has officially released its schedule for the Second Annual Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP), which takes place in Macau from Oct. 18-Nov. 3.
The ACOP is the flagship poker series for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) and acts as the grand finale for APPT Season 7.
The 17-day schedule has 18 cash tournaments and more than HK$27 million (US$3.5 million) in guaranteed prize money.
Brazilian Football Legend Ronaldo in Barcelona For EPT Main Event
Brazilian football legend Ronaldo was in Barcelona today to take part in an invitational poker tournament as part of Spain’s biggest annual poker festival, the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT).
Dragan Kostic Leads After Day 1a of EPT Barcelona Main Event 2013
Jovial Mallorcan Dragan Kostic, who was runner-up in Barcelona in Season 8, is chip leader at the end of Day 1a of the EPT Barcelona Main Event. Kostic, who was born in Serbia but has lived in Spain for the last 20 odd years, has 215,000.
PR Agency Exec Ronn Torossian: ‘Runner, Runner Won’t be Good for Industry’
It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that “Runner, Runner” which will be in movie theatres worldwide in a month staring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck won’t bring good news for the off-shore gambling business. The movie, which was produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, and written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien purports to show the insides of Costa Rica and the online gambling business.
EPT10 Barcelona Super High Roller Climax: Vitaly Lunkin Beats Erik Seidel
It was a stunner on Sunday at the EPT10 Barcelona Super High Roller as Russian Vitaly Lunkin beat one of poker’s biggest money earners, Erik Seidel, heads-up to take the €771,300 win.
EPT Player of the Year Award Will be Richest Ever
BARCELONA, Spain – The European Poker Tour has today announced that the EPT Season 10 Player of the Year Award will come with the biggest prize for a single player of any “Player of the Year” contest in the poker world.
The EPT will award €50,000 to the Player of the Year, which can be used to enter any main event operated by the Rational Group. This includes the European Poker Tour, the Latin American Poker Tour, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour, and a series of additional regional poker tours throughout the world.
Sandor Demjan Leads EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller Event 2013
Hungarian player Sandor Demjan leads the €50,000 Super High Roller at the end of Day 1.
Registration for the event is open until the start of Day 2, so final numbers are yet to be determined however there were 39 unique players today, with ten re-entries.
Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Bertrand `ElkY` Grospellier, Jason Mercier and Jonathan Duhamel are all still in, as is last season's winner Dan Smith.
Source: www.pokerstars.com
Americas Cardroom Unleashes Another $10k Sit 'n Go Race for September
San Jose, Costa Rica –The summer might be winding down, but the tables seem to be getting hotter at Americas Cardroom—especially for Sit 'n Go players. The US-friendly online poker site today announced a $10k SnG Race featuring a $1,500 first place prize. The content runs from September 1st through 30th and awards the top 120 points earners with a combined $10,000 in cash.
Poker Pro Dan Bilzerian Sues ‘Lone Survivor’ Producers for Reduced Acting Role
Colorful poker pro Dan Bilzerian is suing producers of the upcoming film “Lone Survivor”, claiming he loaned the project $1 million in exchange for at least eight minutes of screen time and 80 words of dialogue. Instead, he got less than one minute and one line.
Producer Peter Berg is named in the suit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Purple Lounge Casino Parent Company Closes Two Years After Disney BJ Scandal
The parent company of now defunct Purple Lounge Casino and Poker Room, Mediacorp plc, has ceased trading on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
Purple Lounge shut down in April of last year due to what Mediacorp termed “liquidity issues”.
But Mediacorp months earlier had been embroiled in a messy sex scandal involving one of its non-executive Directors, Chris Gorman.
Blair Hinkle Wins Inaugural Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open: Record Broke
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Blair Hinkle of Kansas City, Missouri, walked away as the $1.7 million champion of the inaugural Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, held August 8 – 28, 2013 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Americas Cardroom Gets Rid of Bad Beat Jackpots: Replaces With Bigger Promo
Popular online poker site Americas Cardroom is putting an end to bad beats—or at least an end to its Bad Beat Jackpot promotion. Effective September 1st, Americas Cardroom is phasing out the online poker contest that paid players for losing a hand with a pair of eights or better.
Maryland Live! Opens New Poker Room to Full House
HANOVER, Md. (AP) - The 52-table poker room at Maryland's largest casino opened Wednesday.
Dealers began shuffling cards at Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover at noon. A grand opening ceremony was held at 11 a.m.
Some people got in line early, waiting over five hours to play their first hand.
888 Plans Online Gambling Expansion Into California, Florida, New York
With online gambling already legalized in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware, 888 Holdings has its eyes on bigger fish, some of the most populous states in the US.
888 boss Brian Mattingley signaled moves into potential emerging online gambling markets like California, New York and Florida.
“There are now nine more states considering [legalising online poker]. California is beyond doubt the biggest prize, and between California, New York, New Jersey and Florida that’s 50pc of the potential market,” Mattingley said.
The Commerce Casino Unveils HPT Championship Belt
Commerce, CA - The champion of Heartland Poker Tour’s upcoming event at The Commerce Casino will take home more than fame and fortune on September 23rd. The winner of the nationally-televised Main Event in the world’s largest poker room will also score an ornate custom-made belt. Although similar belts are common in sports like pro wrestling, the belt is a first-of-its-kind for poker in the Unites States.
Delaware Rolls Out Online Gambling
The US state of Delaware rolled out its free online casino gaming platform Wednesday ahead of its planned October launch of real money online gambling.
"This first phase will allow us to really get the players acclimated to the virtual world in a legalized environment," said Tom Cook, Delaware's secretary of finance.
Steven Silverman Wins First Ever Alpha8 $100k Event
Steven Silverman has won the inaugural Alpha8 $100,000 event and the grand prize of $891,660.
Silverman has been on a huge roll of late, recently winning the 2013 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final back in May and the $1,112,322 cash prize. The poker pro has accumulated just over $3 million in live tournaments, including this week’s Alpha8 win.
JC Tran finished 2nd at the Seminole Hard Rock event.
Justin Bonomo Makes Final Table of 2013 Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event
Poker pro Justin Bonomo has made the final table of the 2013 Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event in Hollywood, Florida.
Bonomo is a successful poker player who has won nearly $6.9 million in his live tournament career.
Poker Pro Prahlad Friedman Divorce: Who Will Get the Party Mansion
Poker pro Prahlad Friedman and Dee Luong Friedman are getting a divorce.
According to TMZ.com, Dee filed for divorce on grounds of irreconcilable differences.
While the two do not have any children, they do have a 4200 square foot estate in the cliffs of Malibu just miles from the beach.
The couple separated back in April and it was not immediately clear who remained living in the mansion.
Poker Pro Robert Hoff Passes Away Unexpectedly
Poker player Robert “Bobby” Hoff has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 73.
He was a regular fixture on the poker scene with the likes of Doyle Brunson and Brian “Sailor” Roberts.
Hoff was best known for his 2nd place finish at the 1979 World Series of Poker.
80-year-old poker icon Doyle Brunson expressed his condolences via Twitter.
21 Players Remain at Hard Rock Poker Open
David “Doc” Sands was among the big names still alive at the 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Hollywood, Florida.
21 players remain with Mukul Pahuja leading the pack. Pahuja has $375,900 in total winnings on the live circuit. The New York State native also has 38 cashes.
European Poker Tour Awards Half a Billion Euros to Players in First Nine Seasons
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – As the European Poker Tour gears up for the start of its tenth season in Barcelona next week, EPT President Edgar Stuchly revealed today that the EPT is on the brink of a major milestone having paid out almost half a billion euros – €499,908,225 – in tournament prizes to players in just nine years.
