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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.
Boyd Gaming and Station Casinos Approved for Internet Poker in Nevada
The Nevada Gaming Board has temporarily approved applications filed by Boyd Gaming and Station Casinos to operate online poker rooms within the Silver State.
The Nevada Gaming Commission will take up the matter Oct. 18 to determine final long-term approval.
Phil Hellmuth Nearing His 13th WSOP Bracelet Win
Over the next few hours we will know if Phil Hellmuth has won his 13th WSOP bracelet.
Bodog Shuts Down Poker Room for UK, Euro Players
Bodog Poker announced Wednesday night it will no longer be servicing players in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. Earlier this summer the company closed off accounts of those living in much of Eastern Europe.
Bodog claims it is focusing on the ex-pat market throughout Asia.
This was a notice sent out to affiliate partners of the site:
Dear Partners,
Phil Hellmuth Leads at Final Table of 2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Phil Hellmuth is gunning for his 13th World Series of Poker gold bracelet as he leads at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) heading into the final. Hellmuth already holds the record for most bracelets won.
Also making the table is big name player Jason Mercier, who himself has two WSOP bracelets under his belt.
Here’s the final table lineup:
Revolution Gaming Nabs CarbBet.com Poker
With IGT/Entraction getting out of the online poker sector, numerous skins (cardrooms) have had to find new homes. It was announce this week that Cardbet.com Poker would be moving to the newly formed Revolution Gaming Network on November 1.
Cardbet owns four whitelabel skins: SuomiVegas.com, Metspoker.com, M8poker.com and Pro-factory.com.
Revolution Gaming is the largest US-friendly online poker network though Cardbet.com does not currently accept US players and has no plans to do so at the moment.
Full Tilt Poker Payment Processor Chad Elie Sentenced to Five Months in Prison
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - A man who processed money illegally for three Internet poker companies whose U.S. operations were shut down has been sentenced in New York to five months in prison by a judge who says he played a "catch me if you can" game with the government.
Las Vegas resident Chad Elie was sentenced Wednesday by federal Judge Lewis Kaplan. The judge says evidence showed Elie didn't really care he was committing crimes even after he realized others in the online poker conspiracy were getting arrested.
PokerFuse.com: ‘Howard Lederer Lied'
Poker industry news site PokerFuse.com attempted to debunk claims made by former Full Tilt Poker head honcho Howard Lederer that he never approved of statements suggesting that players funds were “safe and secure” following the US Government seizure of several bank accounts belonging to the firm and indictments against two company officials on April 15, 2011.
“I don’t believe that ‘safe and secure’... that those words would have been used after April 20. And if it did happen, it happened without me knowing about it,” Lederer said during a recent interview.
Reid Not Through Yet With Online Gambling Efforts: States in Uproar
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is reportedly seeking opportunities to pass through a controversial Internet poker bill during a short window of time known as the Lame Duck Session.
The National Conference of State Legislatures is unhappy that Reid’s bill calls for federal control over the industry with his home state of Nevada acting as the ultimate beneficiary.
Greg Raymer Rules River City During Heartland Poker Tour
St. Louis, MO - Heartland Poker Tour looked like a rerun Monday evening as Greg “Fossilman” Raymer picked up his second HPT title of the year and $121,973 at River City Casino. The victory, which is the second-largest win of his career, propels him to the top of HPT’s Player of the Year race.
‘Great Dane’ Gus Hansen to Serve as Face of New Full Tilt Poker
FullTiltPoker.com today announced that international poker star and tournament legend Gus Hansen will return as brand ambassador for the site, which plans to re-open for real-money poker on November 6, 2012.
In August, PokerStars obtained the assets of Full Tilt Poker and committed to reimburse Full Tilt Poker customers outside the U.S. whose accounts have been inaccessible since the previous management closed the site in June 2011.
Online Gambling Regulation in US Unlikely by Year’s End
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) - It doesn't look like Congress will pass Internet gambling regulatory laws this year, the head of the industry's main lobbying group said Tuesday, as he cast online wagering hosted by sites overseas as one of the biggest threats to the casino industry in the United States.
PaySafe Card Official Sponsor of European Poker Tour Season 9
LONDON, UK – The leading internet prepaid payment solution, paysafecard, will be the official payment provider sponsor of the European Poker Tour Season 9, EPT President Edgar Stuchly announced today.
The sponsorship will see paysafecard branding in and around the tournament area at events during Season 9 starting at EPT Sanremo, and players who use paysafecard to make a deposit into their PokerStars account will be eligible to play in a series of exclusive EPT- themed freerolls.
Brandon Cantu Denied WSOPE Bracelet: Insists he was ‘Robbed’ (Video)
Jonathan Aguiar’s first ever World Series of Poker bracelet win did not come without some controversy as Brandon Cantu has claimed he “was robbed”.
Cantu was the runner up in Event 5: Mixed Match No Hold’em that concluded later than originally expected.
Poker Pro Matthew Marafioti: ‘I Want to Find the Nearest Way to Death’, ‘Wish I had Cancer’
Poker pro Matthew “Adzizzy” Marafioti’s self-destructive ways continue a la Twitter, making Phil Hellmuth’s infamous “drunken tweets” from a few years back look like child’s play.
Online Poker Promotions – October 2012
Here are the latest online poker promotions for October 2012 at CarbonPoker.ag.
Bwin.Party Confirms Sale of Ongame to Amaya
As was reported over the past week and now confirmed by Bwin.party, the world’s largest online gambling firm, Ongame has been acquired by Canadian company Amaya Gaming for €15m in cash.
Amaya will pay a further €10m depending on progress made in the US on regulating online gambling, according to the Financial Times of London.
A previous deal for Las Vegas-based ShuffleMaster to purchase Ongame earlier in the year for an initial €19.5m, plus a potential further €10m, eventually fell through.
Face Up Entertainment Group Hires Al CantHang
Face Up Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTC BB: FUE G), a Reality Gaming Social Network company, today disclosed that Al, recognized as "Al CantHang", has joined their team.
The poker player and writer previously represented Full Tilt Poker as the main force behind that company’s posting forum a la the rail of various tournaments. He also worked for the now defunct Epic Poker League.
AlCantHang brings with him unique marketing experience, poker network relationships, community management and in-depth
reporting!
PokerStars Unveils PCA Tournament Schedule With 100 Main Event Packages
PokerStars today unveiled the 40-event tournament schedule for the upcoming PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), calling it the ‘10 best days of poker on the planet’ and kicking-off a 10-week qualification campaign that will award 100 packages for the prestigious Main Event.
Full Tilt Poker Boss Howard Lederer Backs Out of Latest Interview Citing ‘Stress on Family’
Full Tilt Poker one time head honcho Howard Lederer has come under fire in recent days for a series of interviews he took part in at two media sites (one a 7-hour long event).
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.
