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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.
Revealed: Lock Poker Puts Its Pros Up In French Castle
Lock Poker pros from throughout Europe and North America had something to be excited about this week as they were treated to exclusive use of a centuries old French castle just outside of Lyon.
“There are going to be many more of these events upcoming,” Lock CEO Jennifer Larson told the nearly 50 guests in attendance. “We are all a family and you are all going to get a taste of the Lock treatment.”
The Gambling911.com crew was also invited to stay at the fabulous Chateau de Bagnols castle.
Michael Gaughan Online Poker Site Approved by Nevada Gaming Board
The highly anticipated debut of the South Point Hotel and Casino online poker site comes with the blessing of the Nevada Gaming Board.
SouthPointPoker.com, a website developed by our good friends at Level Media, entered the play-for-fun-while-we-wait-for-legislation-in-the-US market on Wednesday.
Michael Gaughan’s property in the first US-based casino operation to open an Internet poker room in the US.
Lock Poker Retreat Comes to a Close
The highly anticipated Lock Poker retreat has completed with everyone leaving Thursday morning. Gambling911.com will not discuss details of this incredible event until after everyone has departed.
Some of us at Gambling911.com closed the party Wednesday night with a little dancing but Wednesday was a fun-filled day, which began with a hot air balloon flight followed by a horse and carriage excursion followed by a wine tasting at two different vineyards (7 taste tests) then an amazing dinner and dancing. We were all up by 6:30 am and most of us went to bed by 3 am.
G911 Exclusive: A Sneak Peak at the South Point Casino New Online Poker Room
The very first Las Vegas casino to launch its own online poker room is South Point Casino and that takes place later on Thursday (October 5, 2011). However, Gambling911.com has been provided with an exclusive look at the new site here.
Level Media was the agency selected by South Point to build the new online poker room. It is now live.
South Point Poker will offer a play-for-free registration online poker platform in anticipation of legalization within the USA.
Lock Poker is Full of Hot Air….Literally!
Today, Gambling911.com and the Lock Poker pros woke up at the crack of dawn. Well actually it wasn’t quite dawn and many of us had not yet fallen asleep.
Tuesday evening’s sunset hot air balloon flights were postponed until the early AM on Wednesday due to high winds in the region. So basically, the late Tuesday night dinner, drinking and poker-for-fun event ran right into the hot air balloon flights. Hence, there were a few drunkards taking flight in the early AM hours.
PartyPoker Builds Strong Margin Between It and iPoker Network
The battle over number two has been won by PartyPoker for the time being as it builds a solid 500 player lead over its closest competitor iPoker. The two online poker sites have been battling to be the second largest ever since Full Tilt Poker was shut down on June 29.
Throughout much of last month, iPoker had occupied the number two spot. In recent weeks, Party has taken over and it now has since build the largest margin between it and the iPoker Network since the FTP closure.
Situation Looking Bleak Again for Those Owed by Full Tilt Poker
Hopes appear to be dashed that French investors Bernard and Laurent Tapie can save shuttered online poker room Full Tilt Poker, at least where payment to customers is concerned.
Defense Attorneys for Man Named in Full Tilt Poker Case Say Poker is not Gambling
The defense attorneys for a Utah banker and businessman indicted as part of a probe into the online poker firm Full Tilt Poker are trying to convince a federal judge that playing poker on the Web is not a form of gambling.
Lawyers filed their arguments in a Manhattan federal court on Friday and Monday in hopes of having charges against their clients John Campos and Chad Elie dismissed.
Alderney Gambling Control Commission Tells Full Tilt Poker Players to Notify Local Police
DoylesRoom $50,000 Poker Rake Race, Punta Cana Classic and More
DoylesRoom.com is offering tons of great promotions for its online poker players during the month of October. Check it out here.
Lock Down: The Lock Poker Retreat
Lock Poker has kidnapped the Gambling911.com crew and taken them to an undisclosed location somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Europe. Still, it’s an amazing location wherever we are.
You will definitely want to stay tuned as we are in the company of all the Lock Poker pros.
Here is just a taste of what we will be doing with the folks from Lock Poker…..
Hot air balloon ride at sunset.
Horse and carriage ride.
Wine tasting tour.
Absolute luxury stay.
High Stakes Poker Report October 3, 2011: Socutiesf Wins $350K
A Taiwan-based online poker player known as Socutiesf managed to win $350K over this past weekend in high stakes poker play.
His primary victim was none other than Ilari " Ilari FIN " Sahamies
HighStakesDB.com describes how it all went down:
Benny Spindler Leads EPT London
German pro Benny Spindler, who came third at the 2009 PCA, is the chip leader for the second day in a row - going into Day 3 of EPT London. There are just 159 players left, all gunning for a €750,000 first prize. Spindler has 469,800, a good 50k clear of American internet pro Jamie Rosen.
A total of 691 players from 52 countries competed at EPT London this season creating a total prize pool of £3,351,350. 104 places get paid.
The EPT London Poker Festival comprises 31 events and is being held at the Hilton London Metropole Hotel from September 30 - October 6, 2011.
Leo Margets Poker Player Profile: Lock Poker Elite Member
As Gambling911.com readers may be aware, we will be spending time the first week of October meeting with the power players behind Lock Poker, a proud G911.co sponsor. That includes Elite Pro Member Leo Margets.
Full Tilt Poker’s Raymond Bitar Challenges US Justice Department
It seems a little late but Full Tilt Poker founder Raymond Bitar has now filed a claim against forfeiture allegations by the US Justice Department. Bitar and another executive of the company were both charged with money laundering and bank fraud on April 15. Bank accounts and homes belonging to Bitar were seized by US Feds.
From PokerWorks.com:
EPT London 2011: Viktor Blom Among Top 10 Chip Leaders
A total of 691 players from 52 countries competed at EPT London 2011 - 411 on Day 1b today and 280 on Day 1a yesterday. More than a quarter of the field - 179 players - are from the UK.
The total prize pool = £3,351,350; first prize is £750,000; paying 104 places.
The top 10 chip leaders on Saturday included none other than Swedish high stakes Internet sensation Viktor Blom.
2005 World Series of Poker Main Event winner, Joe Hachem, was the second biggest chip leader.
Famed tennis player Boris Becker also ranked among the top 10 chip leaders.
Full Tilt Poker Acquisition Right Now Just a Prelude Stresses Attorney
An attorney for the embattled online poker company Full Tilt Poker stressed to the New York Times Friday afternoon that a potential sale of the company was still in the initial stages.
It was “merely a prelude to a formal acquisition, pending resolution of the civil suit”. Players waiting since April 15 to see their funds will likely still have to endure a long wait and there are no guarantees this deal will not ultimately fall through.
Still, affected customers have more to grasp onto than they did yesterday.
French Business Tycoon Bernard Tapie Agrees to Buy Full Tilt Poker on Condition
French business tycoon Bernard Tapie has agreed to buy Full Tilt Poker on condition that it settles legal concerns in the US. Executives of what was once the world’s second largest online poker room were indicted on April 15, charged with money laundering and bank fraud.
Full Tilt has also said there is a plan in place to repay deposits of players worldwide, which suggests that any winnings will not be paid.
Eugene Katchalov Takes Over Top Spot of Bluff Poker Player Power Rankings (Video)
Eugene Katchalov now ranks number one atop the Bluff Magazine Poker Rankings after capturing the number 3 finish at this year’s EPT Barcelona. The new power rankings were available as of October 1, 2011.
Katchalov replaces Jason Mercier, for whom Bluff says some of his older results are no longer relevant.
The Ukraine-born, Brooklyn-raised 30-year-old Katchalov has cashed out at 11 live poker events thus far in 2011 alone and has nearly $7 million in lifetime winnings.
DOJ Says Return of Funds to Full Tilt Poker Victims Possible
After the amended complaint in United States v. Pokerstars et al., 11 Civ. 2564 (LBS), was filed on September 22, 2011, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York received a number of new inquiries from individuals regarding the recovery of their funds from Full Tilt Poker.
Chili Poker Moves Into US Market
Chili Poker is the latest European-based online poker site to delve into the US market.
No, they won’t be offering real cash poker. Chili will be opening a free to play social networking online poker venture.
Players will be able to utilize a virtual currency system.
Obviously, Chili Poker is positioning itself to gain a solid foothold in the US market should the activity become legal at the federal level as it applies to real cash play.
Alderney Revokes Full Tilt Poker License
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission as expected as revoked the license for Full Tilt Poker.
The AGCC had yanked the license on June 29 after Full Tilt Poker failed to pay its US customers following indictments against two executives by the US Justice Department. They were charged with money laundering and bank fraud.
Since that time Full Tilt Poker has failed to pay players across the world including Europe.
Online Poker Promotions for October 2011 Now Available
Cake Poker has released its online poker promotions for the month of October 2011 including satellites to one of the biggest and richest poker tournaments in the world, the Aussie Millions.
Jesus Attorney Soliciting Questions Regarding Full Tilt Poker Via Facebook
Chris “Jesus” Ferguson’s attorney has made himself available via his Facebook page, but as some poker players have quickly discovered, many of their questions are not staying up for long.
“Why are so many questions getting deleted?” asked Tim Cobia.
Dion Renno wrote: “My comment was deleted as well, I asked why FTP lied and said our funds were safe when there were no funds at all.”
Online Poker White House Petition Meets Goal in Less Than One Week
The Obama Administration asked those with ideas to boost the US economy to take part in a petition drive. Any petition with 5000 signatures would automatically be reviewed by the White House for inclusion in an upcoming jobs bill.
Well, in under a week (3 days to be exact), those 5000 signatures were gathered.
San Francisco Chronicle: Full Tilt Poker a Game Changer…We Say Not Really
The San Francisco Chronicle featured an interesting piece on the current crisis surrounding Full Tilt Poker and its impact on the Internet gambling sector as a whole.
Last week, US Feds accused Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and Rafael Furst of defrauding thousands of poker players out of more than $300 million.
888Poker Launches Home Games With Webcams
The popular online poker room 888Poker.com has announced it is currently testing out a new feature that will allow players to create their own private home poker games. These will be by invite only and dubbed “lounges”.
While the online home game technology is not new (PokerStars offers this feature), the 888Poker.com home games will allow players to utilize webcams.
888Poker.com currently ranks as the world’s 4th largest online poker room.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
Nevada Moves Forward With Online Poker
Lawyers, consultants and gaming industry representatives packed a room in Carson City, Nevada on Monday to discuss that state’s move forward to legalize online poker.
Regulations were released just over a month ago and this group was looking to make a few changes that will allow Nevada to become the hub of Internet poker in the US once federal legislation is passed.
"I think we have a solid foundation for regulations," board Chairman Mark Lipparelli said.
Betclic Poker Joins The Everest Poker Network
The Boss Media/IPN Poker Network has yet another defection as Betclic Poker announced it has moved to the Everest Poker Network.
Tarquin Henderson ,head of poker and casino at the group said, “We are thrilled that BetClic Poker joins the Everest Poker network. The growing Everest Poker Network is a popular and trusted place to learn and experience the fun of playing poker online.
“BetClic Poker will bring poker knowledge, passion and liquidity to our network and this will ensure the best experience for all players involved.”
