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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.
Bill to Ban Online Gambling in Kansas Fails
A measure that would have banned online poker in the state of Kansas failed to pass in the Senate on Friday.
House Bill 2055 sought to amend current law concerning racetrack gaming facilities and the Expanded Lottery Act.
That same bill also looked to define “Internet or online gambling” and classify as a class B nonperson misdemeanour.
Online Poker Phenom Viktor Blom Wins $1.7 Million in Under 6 Hours
Online poker sensation Viktor Blom (AKA Isildur1) continued his hot streak this week, beating player Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene for a mere $1.7 million.
The most impressive part in all of this is that Blom made that money in just under 6 hours at the virtual felts of Full Tilt Poker.
Isildur1 had been down more than a million dollars at one point during the Wednesday night session.
Tollerene isn’t the only one suffering a headache this week.
Brazilian Footballer Ronaldo Signs With PokerStars
Retired Brazil football legend Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (referred to mostly as “Ronaldo”) has joined Team PokerStars, it was revealed on Friday. His signing is part of PokerStars aggressive expansion within the Brazil poker market.
Popularly dubbed "the phenomenon", he is considered by experts and fans as one of the greatest football players of all time.
Americas Cardroom Offering $200k Guaranteed Online Poker Qualifiers
Sunday marks Americas Cardroom's largest Sunday tournament this month, but it's this Friday and Saturday when the US-friendly cardroom could see its biggest table traffic yet. The online poker site today confirmed that it has added a number of last-minute direct-entry qualifiers to its schedule, each one guaranteeing two seats in Sunday's big $200,000 tournament.
Bitcoin Hacked: Leads to Buying Frenzy and 20 Percent Knocked Off Price
Virtual currency Bitcoin’s most popular exchange, Tokyo-based Mt.Gox was hacked Thursday, resulting in a massive buying frenzy.
20 percent was knocked off its price overnight Thursday as a result of the hacking. That, however, is just a drop in the bucket of the 360 percent rise in Bitcoin’s price over the past month.
Dan Kelly Leads After Day 1a of 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific
A field of 329 players registered to take part in Day 1a of the 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific taking place in Melbourne, Australia.
Dan Kelly led the pack after the first day while 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel had the 5th largest chip count.
iPoker the Latest Online Poker Network to Roll Out Anonymous Tables
iPoker, the world’s third largest online poker network, has announced it will begin featuring anonymous tables as early as next week.
Jay Tan Re-Signs With Bodog Poker
Female poker player Jay Tan has renegotiated her contract to continue on as a Team Bodog poker pro for the remainder of 2013.
While a money earner online, the Australian player’s first real live tournament success came this past January with a 7th place finish at the Aussie Millions Main Event that resulted in a $157,745 cash.
Internet Gambling in New Mexico a Complicated Matter, Frowned Upon by Some
Internet gambling will be discussed by legislators in the US state of New Mexico this summer but the situation there is somewhat complicated.
Tribal Casinos Prepare for US Online Gambling: Pechanga Conference Planned
As Gambling911.com reported earlier in the week, some Tribal casinos are looking to combine their resources as a means of gaining entry into the lucrative US online gambling market.
Online Gambling Affiliates in the US: Preparation, Adapting Will be Key
There is an excellent report by John Mehaffey of LegalPokerSites.com on the legal landscape of online gambling in the US and how current affiliates with 10 plus years of experience may or may not be able to gain access. This, we at Gambling911.com believe, is a must read, especially in the wake of
Zynga Shares Up Nearly 15 Percent on Real Money Web Gambling News
News of Zynga beginning to offer real money online gambling in the United Kingdom sent its stock price rising 15 percent Wednesday. The company also intends to offer real money gambling in some regulated European countries over the next couple of months and the US by year’s end.
Zynga Will Expand Real Money Online Poker Into Europe: Shares Surging
With the announcement that Zynga, the word’s largest social gaming market, will offer real money gambling in the United Kingdom, shares rose 5.5 percent to $3.24 in after-hours trade Tuesday. By late morning Wednesday, shares were up 12.4 percent to $3.45 with an earlier high of $3.49.
Fantasy Poker Manager Partners With World Series of Poker
Fantasy Sports and gambling have merged, as we have seen with Atlantic City casinos announcing last month they will begin to take action on Fantasy Sports.
Now what about poker?
Some say that is a sport!
The answer came Wednesday with an announcement that Fantasy Poker Manager, owned by Zokay Entertainment, has now partnered with the World Series of Poker to become the official Fantasy Poker site of the WSOP.
45-event EPT Berlin is set to be Germany’s richest ever poker festival
BERLIN, GERMANY –The European Poker Tour (EPT) Season 9 Berlin festival is expected to boast a prize pool in excess of €10 million, smashing the €6.2 million paid out at last year’s Berlin events.
Tom Christopher Wins 2013 DeepStacks Poker Tour Patriot Poker Classic
Tom Christopher was announced as the winner of the 2013 DeepStacks Poker Tour Patriot Poker Classic Main Event Tuesday and will take home $54,392. Joe Starratt finished 2nd with $38,117.
The event took place at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino and featured a field of 167 entries with a guaranteed prize pool of $218,687.
Christopher, a Las Vegas-based poker player, has had 34 cashes to 4 wins to date on the live poker circuit. Despite those impressive numbers, his total earnings prior to Tuesday were just $119,658.
PokerView.com Shuts Down
Merge Network online poker skin PokerView.com is the latest to close its doors as the network continues to consolidate.
PokerView.com had allowed players to see one another online via webcam.
The following message appeared on the PokerView.com website effective April 1, 2013:
Dear PokerView Customer,
Antonio Esfandiari Made Official Brand Ambassador of Fertitta Backed Ultimate Poker
Ultimate Poker, an online poker room under development by Station Casinos and UFC founders Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, has announced Antonio Esfandiari as its new brand ambassador.
Esfandiari became the biggest poker money earner of all time following his $18 million win last year in the $1 million buy-in “Big One for One Drop.”
Americas Cardroom Doubles SnG Race Prize Pool to $10k this April
San Jose, Costa Rica –Two seems to be the magic number for online poker tournament players this April. Americas Cardroom today announced that this month's SnG Race prize pool will feature 2x what was on the table in March, all while the entire site gears up for the big $200,000 Guarantee this Sunday at 7:00pm ET.
InterPoker Moving to OnGame Poker Network
One of the oldest online poker sites, InterPoker, as confirmed it is switching networks and moving from the International Poker Network to OnGame.
Amaya Gaming recently purchased OnGame and is positioning the company for a spot amongst the US legalized Web poker landscape. In recent months, however, OnGame has suffered from a string of defections.
Affiliates of the InterPoker website received the following email:
Cyrpus Banking Crisis Helps Bitcoin Value Rise (Video)
Despite news last week that the US Government has intentions of regulating the virtual currency Bitcoin, its value continues to rise at an incredible pace.
The reason: Tiny Cyprus in the Mediterranean. An island nation that was forced to enter a bailout while imposing what amounts to a 60 percent fee on high end bank balances with little warning.
Hintze: PokerStars Getting Licensed in Delaware an Uphill Battle
Haley Hintze of 4Flush.com raises some interesting points as it relates to PokerStars obtaining an online poker license in the state of Delaware. The odds are long based on how the Delaware Lottery itself envisions its interactive gaming process.
Poker Personality Nolan Dalla Conned Out of $37k by ‘Notorious’ Peter Falcone
Nolan Dalla has come forward to declare he was conned out of $37,000 by one time best friend Peter Falcone.
Dalla writes on his blog in a three-part series admitting his vulnerability.
Peter Falcone.
Poker Staking Guide Released by PokerStakes.com
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Tens of millions of dollars a year change hands in poker staking deals, yet the overwhelming majority of poker players have little idea of what staking is, how it works, or - most importantly - how they can gain access to poker staking marketplaces.
Tribes Looking to Form Online Gambling Coalitions
A report appearing on GamblingCompliance.com suggests that US Tribes could begin forming online gambling coalitions as states begin to legalize betting on the Web.
From GamblingCompliance.com:
Internet Gambling, Casino Expansion a Tough Sell in Illinois: Quinn Skeptical
CHICAGO — (Associated Press) - Lawmakers pushing to expand gambling in Illinois hope the third time is a charm with a more finely tuned proposal that could make Illinois the fourth state to allow Internet gaming.
The latest proposal includes some familiar ideas: five new casinos, including one in Chicago and Rockford; thousands of slot machines, including at Chicago’s two airports. But it also includes Internet gambling, which would allow Illinois residents to play games like black jack on their computers or smart phones.
Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson Testimony to be Streamed Live This Week
Courtroom View Network is expected to receive exclusive ability tomorrow to provide live streaming coverage in the trial against Las Vegas Sands Corp. Renowned liberal icon, Alan Dershowitz, and former lawyer for OJ Simpson appeared in court Friday to argue against the motion to allow cameras in the courtroom. Dershowitz argued against cameras - the liberal icon is representing the interests of ardent conservative billionaire Adelson.
Rocco Palumbo Wins WPT Venice Grand 2013: Mike Sexton Finishes Third
Italian poker player Rocco Palumbo has won the WPT Venice Grand 2013, bringing is live tournament earnings up to just over $1 million.
Palumbo did have three small cashes so far this year leading up to this event. He did win $464,464 and a World Series of Poker bracelet last summer.
Noted poker player and personality Mike Sexton won a cool $69,723, finishing 3rd at the WPT Venice Grand.
In all, 173 players took part in this year’s event.
WPT Venice Grand Final Table Results
Nevada Supreme Court Rules Against Phil Ivey’s Wife in Divorce Suit
The Nevada Supreme Court Friday ruled against a petition filed by poker pro Phil Ivey’s ex wife, Luciaetta Ivey, claiming she was treated unfairly in their 2009 divorce case.
From PokerNews.com:
Delaware Park's Ironman Poker Challenge Breaks World Record
This week’s Delaware Park’s Ironman Poker Challenge broke the Guinness record for longest consecutive tournament at 36 hours, 34 minutes and 11 seconds.
Ultimately it was Czech Republic player Peter Konas who topped the field to scoop the $27,160 first place prize. He also now holds the prestigious Iron Man of Poker title.
"We are exceptionally proud to be the home of an event that has made world history," said Andy Gomeringer, Senior Vice President of Slots & Marketing.
