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WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2013: Day 1b Standings
The WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown 2013 is well underway with Micah Smith leading in chips followed by Ebony Kenney. Big name pros Paul Volpe and Shawn Deep were among the top 10 chip leaders after Day 1b.
205 players entered Day 1a with 75 remaining. Last year’s Day 1a entries totalled 290 but did not feature a re-entry day. Volpe busted in Day 1a.
This year has single day re-entry, two starting days and a $5,000 buy-in.
Noteable poker player Mike Sexton busted out earlier in the evening.
He tweeted:
PlayOLG.ca Online Gambling Website to Launch in Ontario This Year
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp (OLG) is set to launch its online gambling website, PlayOLG.ca, later this year.
Casino and lottery type games will be offered to citizens of the province including those in its biggest city of Toronto.
Bitcoin Down 75 Percent: CNN Profiles Currency
The virtual currency Bitcoin was down a whopping 75 percent in just under 48 hours and still falling Friday.
Bitcoins were down to $61.11 as of 9 a.m. ET Friday. Prices reached as high as $266 per Bitcoin around 7:30 a.m. ET Wednesday.
A Dozen Players to Receive $3,500 packages for Latin Series of Poker
If you thought last Sunday's $200,000 Guarantee at Americas Cardroom was big, get ready for another whopper of a tournament. On Sunday, April 14th at 6pm ET, Americas Cardroom is holding a 12-package guaranteed tournament for the Latin Series of Poker. The event costs just $50+5 to get into and awards at least 12 packages for the LSOP Main Event. The land-based tournament runs from May 20th through 25th in Lima, Peru at Casino Atlantic City.
Winklevoss Twins Own 1 Percent of All Bitcoins: $1.3 Billion
The virtual currency Bitcoin may have lost nearly 75 percent of its value in recent days, remarkably bringing it back to last month’s levels, but that hasn’t stopped the Winklevoss twins from owning 1 percent of Bitcoin, equivalent to $1.3 billion.
Poker Pros in Love: Kara Scott to Marry Giovanni Rizzo
Sorry gentlemen, poker pro and hostess Kara Scott is no longer available.
Sorry ladies, Giovanni Rizzo is no longer available.
Rizzo proposed to Scott this week and the beautiful co-host of GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” accepted.
We saw it coming as the couple recently moved into a home in Rizzo’s native Italy.
Readers will be able to learn more about the couple’s engagement when she updates her blog shortly, according to PokerNews.com.
Morgan Stanley: By 2020 Online Gambling Will be Bigger Than Vegas and AC Combined
Morgan Stanley upgraded Boyd Gaming’s stock to Overweight Thursday, sending its share price soaring.
Boyd, which is teaming up with bwin.party to offer online gambling in the US once regulation occurs, saw its shares climb 10.37% to $9.05.
PokerStars Target Acquisition Atlantic Club The Only March Money Maker in AC
Atlantic City reported a sharp decline in revenues of 10.5 percent for the month of March yet its most troubled casino outside of the cash strapped Revel witnessed the only revenue increase.
The Atlantic Club Casino (formerly the Atlantic City Hilton) enjoyed a 33 percent jump in revenues for the month of March.
Phil Ivey Wins 9th World Series of Poker Bracelet
Big name poker pro Phil Ivey managed to win his 9th World Series of Poker bracelet Wednesday World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Event #3.
The victory yielded $51,840 in cash.
Ivey managed to fend off the likes of Daniel Negreanu to win the $2,200 Mixed Event.
Bodog Zone Features Faster Baccarat, Online Poker Product
The Bodog brand is set to launch a range of new products under the Bodog Zone moniker offering high-speed versions of the most popular online games including Baccarat and poker. In Asia, Baccarat is by far the biggest game played both on and offline but with complicated calculations between hands can be frustratingly slow.
Bodog’s new super-fast Baccarat has recently gone live in Asia via the Bodog brand’s Live Dealer casino. Zone Poker will launch later this year.
Latin Series of Poker 2013: 12 Package Guaranteed Satellites by Americas Cardroom
Americas Cardroom will be hosting a 12-package guaranteed mega satellite to the Latin Series of Poker Peru (LSOP) this Sunday April 14th at 6:00pm ET. The $50+$5 buy-in online poker satellite will guarantee that at least 12 lucky players will walk away with a $3,500 package to play in the $500,000 guaranteed land based Texas hold'em tournament in Lima, Peru from May 20th to 25th.
CakeBet.com Preparing to Launch BitCoin Online Casino
CakeBet.com, not to be confused with CakePoker.eu/Cake Gaming Whose banner appears below, is one of a handful of new BitCoin online casinos preparing to launch.
WSOP Asia-Pacific Caesars Cup: Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem Make Their Picks
Both Joe Hachem and Phil Ivey have made their selections for the 2013 WSOP Asia-Pacific Caesars Cup, taking place in Melbourne, Australia.
Hachem this week selected five-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro along with Jackie Glazier, Australia’s top female money earner in live tournaments.
Cake Poker Launches $30k Gold Card Race, Series 2013 Online Satellites
(Malta) - Popular online gaming site, Cake Poker (CakePoker.eu) has launched Gold Card Race, a reward based leaderboard promotion that offers cash ring game players a piece of a monthly $30,000 prize pool. In addition, Cake is offering ‘no strings attached’ satellites to Series 2013.
WPT Barcelona 2013 Final Table Set
Sergio Fernandez, 23, is a local Spaniard who has enjoyed the lead through a good portion of this event.
Fernandez lost a 1.6 million pot against Chanracy Khun when his pocket kings were cracked by the ace-king of the Canadian. How close the Spaniard came to carving a huge advantage for himself, but instead he will have to settle for fifth in chips when the action starts.
Jim Collopy Wins 2013 WSOP APAC Event #2: Hellmuth Ousted
Jim Collopy has won the 2013 PL Omaha WSOP APAC Event #2 while Phil Hellmuth found himself out of Event #3.
Collopy takes home $69,622 for his efforts. This is his 10th live tournament cash and his biggest payout to date.
Bitcoin Currency Hits $219: Stress Placed on Processors
Bitcoin, the virtual currency that has many online gambling operators starting to take notice, hit a record high of $219 on Monday.
Just one year ago, a single Bitcoin was worth just $9.
The big question now: Are we starting to see a bubble?
Prosecutors Will Sentence Former Full Tilt Poker Head to Death if Jail Time Sought
With news that Full Tilt Poker former CEO Ray Bitar has plead guilty in connection to a April 11, 2011 indictment for money laundering and bank fraud, we have also learned that the disgraced businessman is now facing death.
Bryan Piccioli Wins 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Event #1
Bryan Piccioli has won the 2013 WSOP Asia Pacific Event #1 and its $211,575 cash prize.
The Allegany, NY native will add to his life time earnings of $371,038. This is his second 1st place finish and his first World Series of Poker bracelet. Jonathan Duhamel, the 2010 WSOP Main Event champ finished a strong 4th.
The WSOP Asia Pacific Event #3 is definitely one to watch as both Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey advanced to the next day. Ivey had the 7th largest chip count after Day 1. 81 players registered.
Full Tilt Poker Former CEO Ray Bitar Pleads Guilty: Awaits Heart Transplant
The former CEO of Full Tilt Poker Raymond Bitar has plead guilty to money laundering and bank fraud.
Indicted on April 15, 2011 on what has become known as “Black Friday”, Bitar was facing significant prison time.
Bitar, however, remains hospitalized as he is about to undergo a heart transplant.
PartyGaming Little Traffic Gain From Zynga Partnership
With the huge news surrounding Zynga’s entry into the real money online casino and poker realm last week, the immediate impact seems anything but exciting.
Traffic numbers suggest Party has seen little, if any, gain.
This of course could change in the coming weeks and months as more and more Zynga existing users begin to stick their toe in the real money waters.
Oklahoma Cheyenne Tribe to Offer Real Money Online Gambling
The Oklahoma Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are set to go live with real money online gambling via their website PokerTribes.com this summer.
So add Oklahoma to the shortlist of US states that will be offering real money online gambling, right?
Not so fast.
Phil Ivey Scene From ‘Bet, Raise, Fold’ Poker Film Deleted: ‘Ivey is God’ (Video)
Poker pro Chris Ferguson may have believed he could walk on water prior to being implicated in a ponzi scheme related to Full Tilt Poker. Ferguson, a self-professed atheist, referred to himself as “Jesus”.
Mass Man Wins $10 Million in Poker Tournament
As Gambling911.com follows current live tournaments such as the WSOP Asia Pacific and World Poker Tour Barcelona, it turns out the US state of Massachusetts was offering its own little publicized poker tournament that ended up paying one man a whopping $10 million.
Jonathan Duhamel Makes Final Table of WSOP Asia Pacific Event #1
2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel has made the final table of the WSOP Asia Pacific Event #1.
Bryan Piccioli leads the final table with chips. This is the first ever AUD$1000 No-Limit Hold’em Accumulator.
Meanwhile, the AUD$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha event #2 kicked off Sunday with 172 players and a prize pool of $258,000.
Andrew Gaw led with chips.
Online Poker Player Ben Tollerene Wins Back $1.5 Mil From Isildur1
Last week, online poker phenom Viktor “Isildur1” Blom took Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene to the cleaners, winning $1.7 million playing against Tollerene. This weekend, much of that money was won back.
2013 World Poker Tour Barcelona Day 1a, WSOP APAC Updates
The 2013 World Poker Tour Barcelona kicked off Saturday with Sergio Fernandez the Day 1a chip leader late in the evening
143-players entered Day 1B, creating a total field size of 249-players. 89 players made it through the day giving Day Two field of 148-players when the 2013 WPT Barcelona kicks off at 14:00 (CET).
As for the 2013 WSOP Asia Pacific Event #1 Day 1c, 419 entries were recorded following a total of the unlucky 666 participating over the previous two days.
World Series of Poker Champ Greg Merson May See Fallout From Macau Comments
2012 World Series of Poker champion Greg Merson appears to have gotten himself in some hot water after disclosing a few tightly held secrets about Macau high stakes poker games.
Antoine Saout Leads Day 1B of 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific
Event #1 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific had Antoine Saout as the chip leader after Day 1B. Players who previously busted by re-enter for Day 1C.
A field of 337 players showed up for the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator in Melbourne, Australia Friday with 329 participating the day before.
Four other events will follow this “accumulator” event with each rewarding a WSOP bracelet.
Chip leader Saout is one of the most successful players on the circuit today, having garnered just shy of $4 million in career earnings.
‘Bet, Raise Fold – The Story of Online Poker’ Film to Debut June 2013 (Video)
The first ever feature-length documentary focusing on Internet poker is set to debut June of this year. “Bet, Raise Fold – The Story of Online Poker”.
It is the brainchild of several real players who used their own winnings to create the film.
