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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.
Sportingbet Snubs Takeover Bid
Sportingbet, one of the United Kingdom’s largest sports betting operations, has snubbed a takeover effort from rival William Hill, it was learned Sunday.
Sportingbet, which is slated to report its full-year results on Wednesday, rejected the £350 million takeover bid from Hill and its partner, European gaming company GVC. William Hill had proposed a 52.5p-a-share bid.
The company had previously been in talks with another rival, Ladbrokes. Its share price has surged 16 percent since discussions about a possible takeover began to surface.
Lock Poker Pro Francisco Costa Becomes First Portuguese to Win WSOPE Bracelet (Video)
Portuguese poker phenom and Lock Pro Francisco Costa has just won the World Series of Poker Europe €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha event and Gambling911.com could not be any more happy for him.
Lock Poker was quick to tweet their congrats on this achievement:
So proud of Lock Pro @YuranPt who took home a 2012 WSOPE bracelet! First Portuguese player to win a WSOPE bracelet! We love you Francisco!
Barcode’ Tops PLO Online Poker Winners Three Days Straight
Another mysterious online poker player has made a statement this past week as 1Il|1Il|1il| (or ‘Barcode’) managed to top the PLO winners for three days straight and was Wednesday’s biggest winner overall, taking in $112.3k from $25/$50 up to $100/$200 PLO.
Howard Lederer Files and the ‘I Don’t Know’ Montage (Video)
The poker community is abuzz with talk about the latest video interview series featuring disgraced former Full Tilt Poker part-owner and ring leader Howard Lederer.
Giovanni Rosadoni Wins World Series of Poker Europe No Limit Hold’em Shout Out
A 52-year-old Nice, France Business owner, Giovanni Rosadoni has won the 2012 WSOPE No Limit Hold’em Shoot out (Event #4).
Five New Grinders Will Compete in ‘The Beast Live’ on Internet Poker Site
Five new poker players signed up to publicly face the ultimate poker grinding challenge at Americas Cardroom by facing off against each other in the new poker points race known as 'The Beast'. The progressive points race, which will begin its third run in October, features players who show themselves to the world via webcam as they attempt to grind the most points by playing poker at jackpot tables over the course of a month.
Online Poker Sunday Major Tournament Rebranded to ‘Sunday Big Ticket’ at Carbon
Introducing the “Sunday Big Ticket”. That’s the new name designated to Carbon Poker’s major Sunday online poker tournament open to all customers of the website.
CarbonRyan writes:
Juicy Stakes Announces $100,000 Gold Fest Tournament Series: Moves to .EU Domain
Starting October 7, popular online gaming site, Juicy Stakes Poker and Casino (http://www.JuicyStakes.eu) is featuring a $100,000 Gold Fest Tournament Series. Consisting of five $20,000 tournaments played on consecutive Sundays, players will be able to compete for guaranteed prize pools and qualify for the tournaments by spending Gold Cards – a staple of the Juicy Stakes Poker reward system
Barney Frank Once had a ‘Pot Brownie’: Talks Internet Gambling on CNN (Video)
Talking about the legalization of marijuana, outgoing Democratic Congressman Barney Frank was asked by CNN’s Erin Burnett Wednesday evening if he actually smokes the stuff.
Frank replied: “I did have a brownie once. It made me sleepy.”
The openly gay Congressman was referring to pot brownies.
Cake Poker Introduces $100k Gold Fest Tournament Series
Cake Poker announced its $100k GOLD FEST Tournament Series for Gold Card hoarders, er, holders. Satellites begin this weekend (July 29, 2012). Vintage Series holders will see some great value in this promo! Learn more about the $100k Gold Fest promo here.
3G Studios Prepares for Online Poker in US: An Interview With CEO James Kosta
3G Studios is the first video game company to apply for an online poker license in the state of Nevada, where real money web gambling is set to launch in the coming months.
Gambling911.com’s Payton O’Brien had the opportunity to interview 3G Studios founder and CEO James Kosta to discuss what the future may hold for his company.
Antonio Esfandiari Barely Cracks Top 20 of CardPlayer.com Poker Player Of The Year Standings
Is it just us or are the CardPlayer.com “Player Of The Year” standings for 2012 a little “off” with poker phenom Antonio Esfandiari sitting in the number 19 spot?
The 33-year-old Esfandiari just won his third World Series of Poker bracelet and third final table of 2012, bringing his year-to-date earning to $18,661,648.
Carbon Atil Gets Kudos From Poker Affiliate World as ChipSplit.com Continues to Excel
When it comes to online gambling affiliate marketing, Gambling911.com has always placed on a pedestal the likes of Marty Davis (now with WagerWeb.com), Erin Argue (now with GTBets.com) and of course Simon Eaton of BetOnline.com.
Antonio Esfandiari Wins Third WSOP Bracelet at 2012 WSOP Europe Event 2
You would think he may have retired by now after winning that record-setting $18 million at this year’s World Series of Poker Big One For One Drop, but Antonio Esfandiari is hardly content with that feat.
Esfandiari has won his 3rd WSOP bracelet and a measly €126,207.
Lock Poker Expanded Customer Service Dept Beginning to Pay Off
Lock Poker’s move to its very own online poker network experienced a few bumps in the road over the summer, mainly a result of the site’s massive existing player base and a new infrastructure that couldn’t quite accommodate them immediately.
PokerStars Player Wins $1 Million at WCOOP After Qualifying With Loyalty Points
Russian player ‘maratik’ was crowned the PokerStars 2012 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event champion this morning, winning $1,000,907.26 having qualified into the $5,200 buy-in event for just 40 Frequent Player Points (FPPs)!
10 States in Negotiations With Nevada to Form Online Poker Partnership
Gambling911.com has an exclusive upcoming interview with someone very close to the situation on the ground in Nevada as it pertains to “real money” online poker regulation. The individual in question is a CEO for one of the biggest gaming developers in the world, 3G Studios.
Late last year, Nevada approved “real money” online poker play within the state and has begun accepting applications from a few dozen potential licensees.
Camasino.com Webcam Poker: Play Live or With an Avatar, Free or Real Cash
Camasino.com offers its proprietary webcam online poker to those living in the US (free-to-play) and much of the rest of the world (real money or free-to-play). Camasino.com now operates one of Canada’s largest land-based poker rooms, the Camasino Poker Club (formerly Snake’s Club), just outside of Montreal.
Imed Ben Mahmoud Wins WSOPE Event Number 1: €2,700 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
The first event at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe is in the books. Emerging victorious over the 227-player field was Imed Ben Mahmoud to earn a payday of nearly €150,000 and his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet!
Mahmoud began Day 3 sixth in chips out of the final eight players. He maneuvered his way to heads-up play with start-of-the-day chip leader Yannick Bonnet, but was slightly behind in chips. Right away, though, Mahmoud snatched the chip lead and never looked back from there.
Jason Mercier Wins His Second WCOOP Bracelet
The biggest and most prestigious series in online poker comes to an end tonight as the $5,200 Main Event will crown its latest champion, with the victor set to pick up a life-changing sum of $1,612,843.75. That figure came from 1,825 entrants and a total prize pool of $9,125,000 – nearly $1 million more than last year’s Main Event.
EPT8 Sanremo Winner to Defend Title at This Year’s Event
Russian poker pro Andrey Pateychuk is returning to the Italian Riviera at the start of October to defend his EPT8 Sanremo crown. Pateychuk, who won €680,000 in last year’s main event, has qualified for the €5,300 Main Event via a €530 PokerStars online satellite.
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DOJ Confirms it has Possession of Absolute Poker Software Platform
PokerFuse.com is reporting that the US Department of Justice confirmed receipt of a copy of shuttered Absolute Poker’s software platform last week from Korean developer Quad Dimensions.
Americas Cardroom Online Poker Room Now Offering $10k Guarantees Nightly
Online poker players no longer have to wait until the weekend for a 5-figure guarantee. Americas Cardroom today announced that its weekly nightly guarantee at 9pm ET is jumping to $10k. Up until now, Monday night's big tourney featured an $8k guarantee, and the featured nightly tourney from Tuesday through Friday stood at $7k.
PokerStars Details Plans for Full Tilt Poker Re-Launch and Payments to Players
ONCHAN, ISLE OF MAN – PokerStars revealed details of its plan to repay $184 million to former customers of Full Tilt Poker outside of the United States of America and announced that FullTiltPoker.com will re-launch during the first week of November.
Mickey Petersen Wins 2012 English Poker Open
Denmark player Mickey Petersen has won the 2012 English Poker Open and the £78,660 prize that went with it.
Cake Poker had sent more than a dozen players to the event through online satellites with one, Jeff “JaksonGalaxy” McKeown, finishing in 31st place. He was in the unenviable position of being eliminated by British poker sensation Sam Trickett.
Congressman Tierney Family Gambling Ties ‘Fair Play’
Massachusetts Republican candidate for Congress, Richard R. Tisei, has vowed that his opponent’s family ties to an offshore gambling operation will be brought up during upcoming debates.
Military Aircraft Delivers ‘Thirty Tons’ of Computer Equipment From Full Tilt Poker
A military aircraft landed on the Isle of Man late last week packed with “thirty tons” of computer equipment from Full Tilt Poker en route to the offices of PokerStars, which operates from that island nation.
PokerStars acquired Full Tilt Poker this summer and is set to pay back non-US players owed monies from the company for over a year.
From PokerFuse.com:
Poker Champ Jonathan Dahamel Former Girlfriend Pleads Guilty to Home Invasion
LONGUEUIL, Que. – (Canadian Press) - The ex-girlfriend of poker champion Jonathan Duhamel pleaded guilty Friday to three criminal charges in connection with his beating and robbery.
New Online Poker Room Poker Rebel to Welcome US Citizens Beginning November 1
A new online poker room is set to launch November 1 that will target primarily North American and South American customers, including those in the US.
The site’s name is PokerRebel.com and has roots in Brazil, one of the world’s fastest growing economies. The room will be offered in both English and Portuguese. Its slogan is “Join The REBELution”.
The site has been in development since March of this year.
Further details were upcoming.
Cake Poker Satellite Winner JaksonGalaxy Busts Out by Sam Trickett at English Poker Open
Jeff “JaksonGalaxy” McKeown busted out of the 2012 English Poker Open in 31st place, eliminated by one of the greats in the game, England’s Sam Trickett.
McKeown qualified for the big tournament via satellites for the English Poker Open using the last 3 Gold Chips on his Cake Poker account.
