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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.
Badugi Triple Draw Poker Online
Gambling911.com is taking a look at the different online poker games available and with this piece we focus on Badugi Triple Draw Poker, available at Lock Poker, which is giving away up to $750 in FREE CASH here (Lock Poker is compatible with Macs and PCs)
The exact origin of Baduci is unknown but the game is growing in popularity since it is now being played in card rooms around the world and online at poker sites like Lock Poker.
Somach: Romney Wouldn’t Be First Gambling President
Much fuss is being made about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's offer to bet fellow contender Rick Perry $10,000 during a live televised debate this past weekend.
Poker Players Call for Boycott The Venetian Hotel, Casino and Other Sheldon Adelson Properties
Following word last week that Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson announced he is opposed to current legislation that would allow for regulated online poker in the United States, some in the poker playing community have called for an all-out boycott of Adelson’s casino properties, including the famed Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip.
"Since Sheldon Adelson is lobbying against Internet poker, I will no longer play at The Venetian poker room," a player wrote on the TwoPlusTwo.com message board. "I suggest if you care about the issue, that you also boycott the room."
James Dempsey Wins 2011 World Poker Tour Five Diamond at Bellagio
James Dempsey has won the 2011 World Poker Tour Five Diamond at the Bellagio Resort. Dempsey outlasted 413 other players to capture the $821,612 first place prize.
He is now up over $1.5 million in live tournaments. His previous big wins included 1st place at the 41st World Series of Poker 2010 Event 9 – WSOP Pot Limit Hold’em, where he cashed out $197,470, and the 41st WSOP 2010 Event #25 – Omaha Hi/Lo Championship 8 or Better with a 2nd place finish but biggest cashout leading into this past week at $301,790.
French Gambler Sues Government Over Poker Sites: Defendant in MGM Suit Uses Condom Defense
A French gambler has sued the Government claiming it failed to prevent him from accessing online poker sites in that country.
The 37-year-old from the city of Reims registered with the interior ministry last year to be voluntarily banned from casinos and online gambling sites, but was still able to access them, lawyer Emmanuel Ludot told AFP on Monday.
Romney Flip Flops on 10K Bet
US Presidential candidate Mitt Romney stirred up controversy Saturday evening during a nationally televised GOP debate by offering to bet fellow candidate Rick Perry $10,000 over his assertion that the former Massachusetts Governor had broadly supported requiring individuals to have health insurance.
“I’ll bet you 10,000 bucks,” Romney said, denying Perry’s claims.
Perry replied, “I’m not in the betting business.”
By late Sunday, Romney tried to laugh off the bet.
Mormons and Gambling: The Mitt Romney $10,000 Bet
One of the most searched terms coming to the Gambling911.com website during the overnight hours of Saturday and early morning Sunday: “Mormons and Gambling”. The flurry occurred following Saturday evening’s GOP debate on ABC where US Presidential candidate and Mormon Mitt Romney challenged fellow candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry to a $10,000 bet over the assertion that Romney had broadly supported requiring individuals to have health insurance.
Martin Finger Wins EPT Prague 2011
Germany has scored yet another major poker victory tonight with PokerStars qualifier Martin Finger taking down the €5,3000 EPT Prague Main Event for €720,000. He joins a growing roster of German speakers who have walked away with EPT trophies this season – Ronny Kaiser (from Switzerland) won the season’s first event in Tallinn, Martin Schleich won EPT Barcelona and Benny Spindler won EPT London.
Ontario Gets On Board Online Gambling Bandwagon
The Canadian province of Ontario has announced plans to allow legalized online gambling.
Government officials believe that the industry could bring in $100 million over a five year period.
Other provinces like British Columbia already allow Internet gambling for its residence via the Lottery.
“We want to . . . get this right the first time,” said lottery spokesman Tony Bitonti.
Rob Ferguson of The Toronto Star writes:
Joe Barton Eyes Ominibus Bills Over Next Two Weeks for Online Poker Attachment
The odds may be stacked against him but Texas Republican Joe Barton said his bill to legalize online poker could be attached to one of the ominibus spending bills expected to pass before the end of this month (December 2011).
Speaking before the Digital Gaming and Lottery Policy Summit in Washington, DC this week, Barton offered the following:
Online Poker Caribbean Stud Jackpot
In our continuing look at online poker strategies and, more specificially, the features offered by Carbon Poker, Gambling911.com focuses on the Caribbean Stud Jackpot offered by Carbon.
Internet Poker Strategies: Expose One Card, Deal the Turn and River Community Cards Twice
In our continuing look at Internet poker room strategies and Carbon Poker’s unique software benefits, Gambling911.com focuses on the Expose One Card and Deal The Turn and River Community Cards twice features. Carbon Poker offers both and you can get up to $600 in FREE CASH or 100 percent on your initial deposit.
Online Poker: The Rabbit Hunt
In this series that looks at the Carbon Poker software perks, Gambling911.com takes a look at the online poker rabbit hunt.
What exactly is the rabbit hunt you might be asking?
In home games, opposing players may ask to see what cards would have come had they not folded. This is called rabbit hunting and it is available at Carbon Poker, but not at your local casino.
From Carbon Poker:
Jamie Gold Named Spokesperson of Tropicana Resorts
2006 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jamie Gold has been named Poker Spokespersona and Ambassador of the newly transformed Tropicana Las Vegas. The casino’s poker room will be named “The Jamie Gold Poker Room” in his honor.
Fry Howard Lederer Game Released
It’s been almost 8 months since US players have seen any of their money from Full Tilt Poker.
On April 15, the US Feds cracked down on the company and two of its executives, charging them with money laundering and bank fraud. Attorneys for Full Tilt Poker have been in full damage control ever since, insisting a French Company, Groupe Bernard Tapie, will be the white knight to save the day. Players still have to contact US law enforcement about getting their funds back and you can bet a tax audit letter will follow that request (not to mention a lot of red tape).
PokerStars Cracks Down on Tournament Leaderboard Competition Abuse
The world’s largest online poker room, PokerStars, announced this week it will begin cracking down on Tournament Leaderboard Competition abuse. So what exactly is going on?
Patrick Renkers Takes Massive Chip Lead at EPT Prague 2011
Dutch PokerStars player Patrick Renkers has a massive chip lead going into Day 4 of EPT Prague - with 31 players left. He has 2,423,000 while German PokerStars qualifier Martin Finger in second place has about half that: 1,289,000. Team PokerStars Pros Jude Ainsworth and Juan Manuel Pastor are also still in contention for the €775,000 first prize.
A total of 722 players from 50 countries competed at EPT Prague this season making it the biggest poker tournament held in the Czech Republlc. The total prize pool is €3,501,700; 04 places are being paid.
Zynga Introduces Texas Hold’Em Poker Game for Google TV App
The world’s largest online poker company, Zynga, has released its uber popular Texas Hold’em poker game as a Google TV app. It is the first set-top box platform to feature the game, which currently has almost 30 million active monthly users across various platforms, including Yahoo, Google+ and iOS.
Google recently updates its TV platform with support for the Android market.
The new Google TV version is being advertised as “especially optimized for playing poker from the comfort of your own couch,” and easily controllable with the Google TV remote, Zynga said.
Apple No Appetite For Texas Hold’em App
Apple has pulled its Texas Hold’em app from the Apple OS Store this week.
Apple’s only official iOS game, “Texas Hold’em” seemingly received little attention from the company with lack of additional development since debuting in 2008.
The “play money” app enjoyed some degree of popularity but has since been crushed by the likes of Zynga.
Only Two Customers Follow Through With Account Closures at Bodog Following Controversy
A public outcry from the online poker community regarding Bodog Poker’s implementation of “anonymous software” has resulted in all but two customers actually closing their accounts, according to the CalvinAyre.com website. Ayre is the founder of Bodog Poker.
Oliver Speidel Wins Manny Pacquiao World Poker Event 2011
Australian poker pro Oliver Speidel has won the Manny Pacquiao World Poker Event 2011 as part of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT). He takes home $50,866 as a result. The P50,000 (US$1,155) buy-in poker tournament took place from December 1st to 6th at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Manila.
Oliver Speidel (Australia)
Conrad Coetzer (South Africa)
Aldrin Edoc (Philippines)
Jay Lubas (Philippines)
AGCC Commissions Independent Review Into Handling of Full Tilt Poker Debacle
The Alderney Gaming Control Commission (AGCC) has come under intense scrutiny for its handling of the Full Tilt Poker matter, which culminated in a suspension of the one time second largest online poker firm’s license.
The AGCC ordered all media outlets blocked from negotiations during the arduous affair, as such, leading to a lack of transparency.
Obama Won’t Sign Tax Extension Bill With Attachments
Congressman Joe Barton of Texas said on Monday he is okay with his bill to legalize online poker being attached to other pertinent upcoming legislation. President Obama says it won’t happen with the most likely bill to pass this session, the payroll tax extension cut.
President Obama on Wednesday pledged to reject any efforts to tie a payroll tax cut extension to the controversial Keystone XL Oil Pipeline -- or any other "extraneous" issue.
Another Russian Enjoying Success at EPT Prague 2011
PokerStars.net Russian Poker Series Kyiv champion Garri Tevosov is chip leader going into Day 3 of EPT Prague with 764,000. Tevosov took the RPS Kyiv title and $180,087 first prize back in March.
A total of 136 players are through to Day 3 of EPT Prague out of the 407 who began the day. German PokerStars qualfiier Martin Finger is currently second with 612,600. Five members of Team PokerStars Pro are also still in: Jude Ainsworth, Liv Boeree, Juan Manuel Pastor, Dag Palovic and Johnny Lodden.
WSOP Circuit Events at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City 2011 Huge Success Early On
The numbers don’t lie and the WSOP Circuit Events at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City for 2011 have had another great showing. Event One numbers were off a bit from last year’s 1250 players, however, Event Two was up by approximately the difference.
The next three events that followed drew big, if not spectacular, fields and some decent prize pools, the Atlantic City Weekly noted.
It’s Official: Sheldon Adelson Now Opposes Online Poker
The Las Vegas Review-Journal confirmed Wednesday morning that Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson will no longer support legalized online poker at the federal level.
American Gaming Association President Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., confirmed in an email this morning that Adelson visited the lobbying organization's offices Monday, that paper noted.
From the Las Vegas Review Journal:
PokerFuse.com: Anonymous Poker is No Longer Online Poker
The popular PokerFuse.com website offered up its opinion on the controversy surrounding Bodog Poker’s apparently “not-so-anonymous” tables. It’s no longer poker.
Is Adelson Now Opposing Online Poker?
It appears as if Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson has decided to do an about face when it comes to online poker legalization in the US.
Jon Ralston of the Las Vegas Sun reported late Tuesday night that Adelson suddenly has become “morally opposed” to online poker after being at the forefront of the push to get the industry legalized in the US over the past few years.
Joe Barton Okay With Online Poker Bill Being Attached to Deficit Spending Measure
There hasn’t been a whole lot of coverage of this week’s Washington, DC Digital Gaming and Lottery Policy Summit, but some of the heaviest hitters connected to online poker are in attendance including our friends at SouthPointPoker.com and the Congressman who has drafted a measure to legalize Internet poker in the US, Texas Republican Joe Barton.
Upon Further Review, Waters May Not Be Against Online Gambling
The gambling Waters may not be as turbulent as originally feared.
California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who twice voted to make it illegal to use credit cards to fund online gambling, now says she would vote differently if the issue arises again in Congress.
