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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.
Amaya Outlines Future Plans for PokerStars
(Reuters) - Amaya Inc, which recently acquired online gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt, reported a near eight-fold rise in quarterly adjusted earnings on Tuesday, and outlined plans to seek a secondary listing on the Nasdaq.
The Montreal-based company said it plans to win new clients and supplement growth from its core poker business through expansion into other areas such as sportsbetting, social gaming and fantasy sports.
Winning Poker Network to Launch Jackpot Poker 3-Max Hyper Sit N Go
Americas Cardroom this week announced the offering of lottery sit and gos to poker players, making ACR the only North American-facing online poker network to do so.
Americas Cardroom Launched Million Dollar Sunday Satellite Schedule.
Americas Cardroom has posted their upcoming super satellite schedule for their $1,000,000 GTD Million Dollar SundayTournament on April 12th, 2015 at 3:00 pm ET. Players may now qualify for their entry to numerous 40 and 100-seat mega satellites through a wide variety of low buy-in super satellites. Players can win their seats to these for free via daily freerolls on the site.
Jean Montury Wins EPT Malta 2015 for €687,400
Former pool champion Jean Montury has become the first ever EPT Malta champion, taking down the €5,300 event for €687,400. The 40-year-old Frenchman, who runs a hotel and golf complex near Lille, has had numerous results on the tour including three far smaller cashes here in Malta. But his best live result before now was €57,290 for fourth place in the FPS Deauville €2k High Roller.
David Peters Wins EPT Malta €10K High Roller for €597,000
David Peters took down the EPT Malta €10k High Roller today after beating a 304-entry field. Peters banked €597,000 to secure the biggest cash of his career.
He was also rewarded with an exclusive watch from Swiss brand SLYDE, the Official EPT Season 11 Watch sponsor for Main Events and High Rollers. Peters has been a prolific poker player for many years and today's results puts his lifetime live tournament winnings over the $5 million mark; he has also won more than $3 million online on PokerStars.
Dzmitry Urbanovich Beats EPT Records in Malta
The inaugural EPT 11 Malta Poker Festival, held in conjunction with Pagano Events and the Italian Poker Tour, is the largest EPT to date with a staggering 69 tournaments at Portomaso Casino from March 17-28, as well as 30+ EPT-run cash game tables running 24 hours a day.
Valentin Messina Leads for Final Day of EPT Malta Main Event
Valentin Messina Leads for Final Day of EPT Malta Main Event
The elimination of EPT Barcelona finalist Antonin Duda brought Day 5 of the €5,300 EPT Malta event to a close 30 minutes early and we now have just six players returning for the final day.
Nick Petrangelo Leads Final 18 at EPT Malta €10K High Roller
It’s been only a few days since American pro Nick Petrangelo was on the final table of the first High Roller at the EPT Malta Poker Festival - the special added €25k, finishing fourth for €205,900.
And it’s also only a matter of a few months since he made the final of the PCA $25k High Roller, for a lifetime best cash of $301,500 (and also taking down the $5k NL Turbo in the Bahamas for an extra $113,853). Now the 28-year-old from Rhode Island is back again for the final day of the €10k version in Malta and leading the final 18 in the race for a €597,000 first prize.
Americas Cardroom Sees 54 Percent Spike in Omaha Traffic This Year
They might do things bigger in Texas, but Omaha is where the money is, at least according to Americas Cardroom's latest numbers.
Huffington Post: Adelson-Backed Bill Splits Republican Party
Huffington Post on Thursday night cast doubt on the passage of Restore America’s Wire Act (RAWA), a Sheldon Adelson-backed bill, following a hearing before the House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday.
Adelson is one of the GOP’s biggest donors but many Republicans are against the legislation.
EPT Malta €10K High Roller Currently Under Way
More than 150 players are already in seats for the EPT Malta €10k High Roller, which started at 1pm today.
As expected, it is a star-studded field including a lot of poker heavyweights. Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov is taking part after his runner-up finish in the €2k event yesterday. Katchalov made a heads-up deal with Stephen Chidwick to secure €92,400.
Ifrah Law Wins Dismissal With Prejudice in PokerStars Illinois Class Actions
WASHINGTON — Ifrah Law PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm focused on complex civil and criminal litigation, won dismissals yesterday in two attempted class actions against PokerStars, the world’s largest publicly traded gaming company.
Judge David R. Herndon granted the motion to dismiss a second amended complaint filed by Kelly Sonneberg and Casey Sonnenberg, while simultaneously dismissing a companion claim brought by the same law firm by plaintiff Daniel and Judy Fahrner against PokerStars’ sister operator Full Tilt.
RAWA Hearing: Ignorant Leading the Blind, Ban Fantasy Sports, PPA Funded by Terrorists
A House Judiciary Committee hearing on pending legislation – the Restore Americas Wire Act – has gone according to plan based on the witness list consisting almost entirely of anti-online gambling zealots.
No need for a transcript. The only thing one needs to know is that online gambling is very, very bad. It’s also the crack cocaine of gambling.
Former Republican Congressman Ron Paul Still Fighting for Online Gambling
Retired Texas Republican Congressman and C4L Chairman Ron Paul submitted testimony Wednesday to before the House Judiciary Committee today on H.R. 707, "The Restoration of America's Wire Act".
Federal Judge Denies Phil Ivey Request to Have Borgata Lawsuit Dismissed
A federal judge on Tuesday denied poker pro Phil Ivey’s request for summary judgment and the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against him by Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino.
Sam Chartier Leads for Day 3 of EPT Malta 2015
EPT Barcelona finalist Sam Chartier is leading the 186 remaining players coming back for Day 3 of the €5,300 EPT Malta Main Event. The 30-year-old from Quebec has 455,500. Chartier, a regular on the tour, finished seventh in Spain in Season 5 for €178,000. Other major EPT cashes include third in a Sanremo €10k High Roller and winning a PCA $5k six max in 2011.
Professional Poker Player, Former Broker Charged With Embezzlement
A professional poker player has been charged with embezzling client funds for the sole purpose of playing online poker, casino gambling and buying football game tickets.
Winner of 2015 EPT Malta Main to Receive €810,400
The winner of the inaugural €5,300 EPT Malta Main Event will get €810,400.
There were 895 in the field in total, creating a €4,340,750 prize pool. Six new players bought in today just before play started, including Sorel Mizzi, Olivier Busquet and Dzmitry Urbanovich - who has been so busy winning other events here (three so far) that he only joined the Main Event at the very last moment. They joined the 512 others who survived Day 1a and 1b. A total of 127 players will finish in the money with €9,120 for a min-cash.
Did Sheldon Adelson Buy Committee Hearing?
A hearing to deal with H.R. 707 or Restoration of Americas Wire Act is scheduled to take place March 25. The witness list – All four are pro online gambling prohibition. The backer of said legislation is none other than GOP megadonor and casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
Frank Patti Wins 2015 HPT Main Event at Ameristar Casino
Kansas City, MO - Frank Patti led the way from start to finish at Monday's Heartland Poker Tour Final Table to earn the Title and $103,326. The poker player from Gladstone, Missouri beat out over 300 entrants during the Main Event at Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City on his way to the championship. Patti plans to put his newfound winnings to good use.
"I think I'm going to start a college fund for my daughter with the money," said the new champ.
Americas Cardroom Cash Game Traffic Up Nearly 40 Percent Over Last Year
San Jose, Costa Rica – The US-facing network credits its growth during an industry wide downswing to its innovative promotions like the new Million Dollar Sundays tournament (next one April 12th). “Our numbers reflect the demand for a competitive high traffic site for US players to play on,” stated ACR spokesperson Michael Harris. “Players are turning to us because they recognize they get more back on our network.”
Georgios Zisimopoulos Wins IPT Malta for €142,205
Although Georgios "Zisimo7" Zisimopoulos has already won around $2 million online, he has never earned a 6-figure sum at a live event before.
But today the 26-year-old Greek took down the €1,100 IPT Malta Main Event for €142,205 and is the newly-crowned Italian Poker Tour champion. The economics graduate from Athens grabbed the title after cutting a five-way deal. The victory takes him in to Greece's all-time money list top ten with over $440k in live tournament winnings.
Sheldon Adelson VegasGoblinKing Now on Twitter
Casino kingpin and GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson is now on Twitter….well sort of.
It turns out a Twitter account was recently opened in his name with the descriptor of “VegasGoblinKing”, enough to realize this is no friendly Twitter account.
Federal Judge to Decide Fate of Poker Pro Paul Phua in FBI Ruse Case
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) -- A federal judge in Las Vegas could decide the fate of an illegal gambling case against a wealthy Malaysian businessman who says the FBI violated his rights by posing as Internet repairmen to get into his hotel room during the FIFA World Cup last summer.
Defense attorneys for Wei Seng "Paul" Phua want U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon on Monday to accept a magistrate judge's recommendation to throw out evidence obtained by deceiving a judge who issued a search warrant.
2015 EPT Malta Main Event Enters Into Its Second Day With More Than 400 Players
Cards are in the air for the second start day of the €5,300 EPT Malta Main Event. There are already 420 players in seats for Day 1b, including Team PokerStars Pros Vanessa Selbst, Leo Margets, Jake Cody and Eugene Katchalov as well as their Team PokerStars Pro Online colleagues Marc-Andre Ladouceur and Ike Haxton. The latter is playing on home soil as the American-born PCA runner-up lives just a few minutes away from Portomaso Casino.
Jaroslaw Sikora Leads IPT Malta Main Event Final Table
The record-breaking €1,100 IPT Malta Main Event is down to a final table with an EPT champion and several online pros among those fighting for the title, trophy and €221,000 first prize. Jaroslaw Sikora, a 27-year-old poker pro from Krakow, Poland, is leading with 7,600,000. He was originally supposed to be in Thailand right now but - unable to get a visa in time - he had to cancel that holiday and decided to visit a friend in Malta instead. He certainly has no regrets now as he has a big lead over his opponents.
Flaviano Cammisuli Leads Last 43 Players into IPT Malta Day 4
Italian player Flaviano Cammisuli bagged a promising 2,362,000 chip stack tonight to seize a massive chip lead as the IPT Malta Main Event heads in to Day 4. Cammisuli, who lives here in Malta and works in a sandwich shop and gelateria in nearby Sliema, is way ahead of his followers, but has some tough company just behind him.
Hugo Lemaire Leads at IPT Malta Main Event 2015
Hugo Lemaire took over the chip lead after another six levels of the IPT Malta Main Event.
The Frenchman bagged 689,500 chips at the end of day 2. Lemaire is a well known regular playing both live and online. He has already won over $1.5 million in live tournaments. JC Alvarado (579,000) and the Eureka 4 Prague champion Balazs Botond (559,000) are also amongst chip leaders.
Dzmitry Urbanovich Wins EPT Malta €25K High Roller for €572,300
Dzmitry Urbanovich has never cashed in for a 6-figure result before arriving at the EPT Malta Poker Festival.
Connor Drinan Leads for 2015 Final of EPT Malta €25K High Roller
APPT Macau Super High Roller finalist Connor Drinan is chip leader for the final table of the EPT Malta €25k High Roller.
