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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.
Epic Poker Partners With USA Today
(Market Watch Business Wire) - With its third live tournament event scheduled in early December, Epic Poker -- the new professional poker league that held its first two events this past summer at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas -- today announced content partnerships with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group and the largest U.S. independent online sports property, Big Lead Sports.
Joran van der Sloot Sues Chilean Government Over Extradition to Peru
Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch man suspected in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005, is suing the Chilean government for more than $13 million, alleging his human rights were violated. Chile extradited Van der Sloot to Peru where he is currently being held for the 2010 murder of Peruvian college student Stephany Flores.
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Facebook Real Money Online Gambling in the UK: Apps Coming Soon?
Facebook, the social networking behemoth, is considering real money online gambling in the United Kingdom?
Those are the latest rumors.
“We’re always in discussions with companies about lots of different ideas, but we don’t comment on future plans or speculation,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement issued to ZDNet.com late Wednesday.
Bad News for Online Gambling: Foe Maxine Waters to Replace Supporter Barney Frank
Bad news for bettors!
It could be rocky Waters ahead!
U.S. Congressman Barney Frank made news this week when he announced he won't seek re-election and will retire at the end of his current two-year term, which expires on December 31, 2012.
The news was of particular interest to those in the online gambling community, as Frank has been the leading proponent among elected government officials for the legalization of online gambling in the U.S.
He wasn't just a proponent though.
Joe Barton on Legalized Internet Poker in the US: “I Think We Have the Votes”
Texas Republican Congressman Joe Barton believes his bill to legalize and fully regulate (not to mention tax) Internet poker in the United States will likely come to fruition by next summer, which, if you are able to keep up with the time, is just about 6 months away.
From Poker News Report:
Bodog.com Releases New Poker Software: Includes Rabbit Cam
Bodog.com has released its much-anticipated upgraded poker software on Wednesday, the same day the company officially began switching its affiliate partners over to a new platform, Betting Partners.
Bodog anticipates a heavy market push in Europe now that the new software has been released.
Bodog Europe CEO Patrik Selin pretty much admitted back in August that the company’s previous poker software platform just wasn’t up to par with competing networks.
Seven of Top 10 Online Poker Sites Lose Ground Last Week
It wasn’t the best week for the global online poker market as traffic rose a meager 1 percent. Most of the rise came at PokerStars while seven of the other top 10 online poker sites lost some ground.
PokerStars is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary with a series of special offerings. That site’s traffic rose 4 percent.
Moneymaker Memorabilia is No Moneymaker on eBay
Sports memorabilia, as many collectors know, can be a very lucrative investment, especially if it's from a big name.
Poker memorabilia, it turns out, not so much, even when it's from a big name.
And one of the biggest names in poker is that of Chris Moneymaker, whose epic win at the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event sparked a worldwide poker boom after it was revealed he'd won his seat at the WSOP by winning a $39 buy-in online poker tournament.
Suddenly, everyone was playing poker, online and off, and poker was everywhere on TV.
Istadeal Challenges Full Tilt Poker Over Rush Poker Patentability
The Instadeal Poker Network has rolled out its own version of now defunct Full Tilt Poker’s Rush Poker. The innovative concept allows a pool of players to play quickly and to continuously be rushed to a new table upon folding their cards at their previous table.
Sources: Jon Kyl Adamant About Getting UIGEA Retooled
Sources within the online gambling community have advised Gambling911.com that outgoing Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl is working hard to re-enforce his Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) through amended legislation that would help loosen the grip over licensed online poker sites in the US.
“A lot of his constituents were not pleased with what Kyl did in 2006,” our source tells us.
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December Bills Could Create Opportunity for Internet Poker Measure
Lawmakers may be planning to attach online poker legislation to upcoming bills, more specifically an omnibus appropriations bill that needs to be passed by December 16.
It’s déjà vu perhaps, harping back to last December when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid worked feverishly to get his own online poker bill passed by year’s end. That never happened. This year, there is more momentum.
The New York Post earlier in the month reported that Reid and one time industry nemesis Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl were co-authoring a bill to legalize Internet poker.
Microgaming Poker Site 24Poker Disappears Without a Trace
A skin of the Microgaming Poker Network, 24Poker.com, has been shut down, the second Microgaming poker site in the past 48 hours to do so.
24Poker.com did not accept US customers but many worldwide are likely to be affected as the brand received approximately 880 search inquiries per month. That is still a far cry from the 40,000 plus who search for Cake Poker on a monthly basis however so Gambling911.com does not anticipate a massive outcry from the online poker community.
Toby Maguire, Gabe Kaplan, Others Settle High Stakes Hollywood Poker Games Lawsuit
Actor Toby Maguire and Gabe Kaplan have reportedly reached a settlement agreement in a highly publicized lawsuit involving high stakes Hollywood poker games.
Barney Frank Won’t Run for Reelection: Online Poker Sector Must Act Fast
The online poker and gambling industry as a whole is about to lose one of its greatest allies as Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has announced he will not be running for reelection in 2012.
With South Africa Deeming Online Poker Illegal: PiggsPeak Casino and Poker Shut Down
Long established online casino and poker room PiggsPeak has shut down following a court ruling in South Africa that makes online gambling illegal.
The judge's decision states the gambling takes place where the play is, not where the gaming site's servers are physically located.
PiggsPeak and other online casino companies attempted to appeal a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court that declared Internet gambling illegal in the country.
Play Online Poker Free: South Point Poker Site Flourishing
After just over a month of offering folks the opportunity to play online poker for free with a licensed and regulated Las Vegas casino, South Point Poker has seen its website generating plenty of momentum.
Global monthly searches for “South Point Poker” were at 390. These numbers were generated prior to South Point Poker opening its play-for-free site.
The free play model has proven extremely successful – Witness Zynga Poker with its millions of users.
Mohamed Ali Houssam Wins WPT Marrakech 2011 (Video)
Mohamed Ali Houssam has won the WPT Marrakech 2011.
Bertrand Grospellier and Jonathan Duhamel were the two most familiar names remaining of the 50 players taking part in the WPT Marrakech final nine, reduced to a 6 player final table for which neither player made the cut.
Ali Houssam takes home $267,011 with his big win.
Hear were your seats heading into Sunday’s play.
Seat 1: Bertrand Grospellier – 904,000
Seat 2: Mohamed Houssam – 1,330,000
Seat 3: Rodney Assous – 813,000
Seat 4: Maksim Martinov – 646,000
Randy Lew Wins 2011 APPT Macau Main Event
Randy 'nanonoko' Lew, 26-year-old member of PokerStars' Team Online, earned his first major live title Sunday, winning the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event and HKD $3,772,000 in prize money (approx. $480,000 USD).
Lew entered the final table as the short stack and with a little luck, a lot of patience and a sound strategy, he was able to grind out a victory.
SurebetPoker.com Reviews Mixed Early On
One of the newest proprietary online poker rooms to come out of the post-Black Friday era, SurebetPoker.com, debuted last month promising one of the lowest rakes – 3.5 percent – among Web card rooms. They also landed former UB.com celebrity poker pro, Trishelle Cannatella.
The site has hit a few early road blocks, including some isolated payment processing issues and affiliates of SurebetPoker.com are spamming the hell out of popular poker forums like TwoPlusTwo.com.
Still, SurebetPoker.com has some great things going for it.
APPT Macau Main Event 2011 – 22 Out of 575 Remain
The APPT Macau Main Event 2011 had 22 players remaining during Day 3 as of 11 am EST. All players from the USA were eliminated, including the most famous of them all, Phil Ivey.
The winner of this event will receive $3.7 million and some change.
1. $3,772,000
2. $2,367,000
3. $1,306,000
4. $1,019,000
5. $809,000
Doyle Brunson Makes Out Big With Toledo-Ball State Game Total
The Toledo-Ball State game looked like an easy UNDER and poker legend Doyle Brunson looked like a big time loser coming into the 4th quarter.
But this is Doyle Brunson we are talking about, the man, the myth, the legend. Who cares if your game has a combined score of 35 coming into the 4th and you just happen to have the OVER 71.5.
Brunson won his bet and you won’t believe how unless you just happened to be tuned into this amazing game.
Doyle Brunson tweeted late Friday:
A Very Merry Matusow Thanksgiving: Brothers Battle Goes Cold Turkey
Thanksgiving 2011 turned out to be a time for mending ties in bitter family feuds. Such was the case at the Matusow family gathering as poker bros Mike and Scott put their differences aside…at lest for the time being.
If you have been following Gambling911.com closely in recent weeks, you would have learned of the bitter feud between Scott and Mike Matusow.
Scott lodged this attack against his brother on his blog a few weeks back:
8 Year Old Poker Prodigy Alex Fisher: “I Can Play Poker With Best Players in the World”
A magazine has dubbed her the “child poker prodigy”. 8-year-old Alex Fisher may very well be just that.
‘I know how to shuffle and deal the cards, raise, check, fold, and bluff. I also know how to play deuce-to-seven Lowball, H.O.R.S.E., and Badugi.
‘I can now play any poker game with the best poker players in the world.
‘With me being a girl, when I am a professional poker player I hope I can inspire other girls and women to play poker too.’
Spain Regulates Online Poker: A Breakdown
PokerStrategy.com as always has provided its readers with a fantastic analysis of what Spanish regulation of online poker means to players.
Phil Ivey Out at APPT Macau Main Event 2011
It was down to 304 players at the APPT Macau. One of those who got sent packing was none other than professional poker phenom Phil Ivey, who made his first public appearance in months. Ivey was one of over a dozen individuals who represented the now defunct online poker room, Full Tilt Poker. That company is yet to pay back US players since April 15 and those worldwide since the end of June.
Phil Ivey 71st Biggest Chip Leader at APPT Macau 2011 After Day 1a Conclusion (Video)
All eyes were on Phil Ivey playing at the APPT Macau 2011 after a long absence from the live poker scene. After Day 1a, Ivey was sitting in 71st place among chip leaders.
Ivey was caught up in the Full Tilt Poker debacle that has gripped the online poker community since April 15 when that company was forced to exit the US market, has not paid customers and was ultimately shut down in late June. Two executives of Full Tilt Poker were charged with money laundering while three others are alleged to have engaged in a ponzi scheme.
Belgium Online Gambling Blacklist Likely to Feature Bwin
Belgium has announced plans to incorporate a so-called “blacklist of online gambling websites”, a move that is seen as shocking in most industry circles.
Belgium’s biggest city of Brussels is considered the de facto capital of the European Union. The EU has worked hard to abolish individual nation prohibition of Internet gambling within its membership organization, even going as far as to condemn the United States for its position against Web gambling.
Anthony Ruberto Wins WPT Jacksonville 2011
Anthony Ruberto has won the World Poker Tour Jacksonville 2011 and the $325,928 that comes with that honor.
Mr. Ruberto lives just a few miles up the street from Gambling911.com Miami Beach headquarters in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
He also won a seat at the $25,500 WPT World Championship event at Bellagio in the spring of 2012. He lived most of his life in Massachusetts.
"But for now, I'm going to go away to an island somewhere," Ruberto, 30, told the Sun Sentinel.
