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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.
Ole Scheimion Leads for Day 3 of the EPT Grand Final Main Event
Reigning EPT Player of the Year Ole Schemion is leading the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event going in to Day 3.
Wrong Tournament: Poker Player WPT World Championship Win Out of Mistake
Asher Conniff of Brooklyn, New York, accidentally registered for a big-bucks Atlantic City poker tournament, and the rest is history. He walked away the winner and pocketed a cool $973,000.
The 25-year-old tells the New York Daily News he was supposed to be attending a family vacation with his mom last week but instead had to play in the tournament.
“She wasn’t too upset,” said Conniff after his triumph at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. “She was happy I was going to play and she’s super-ecstatic now.”
PokerStars Shakes Up European Poker Tour Schedule for Season 12
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) company, today announced six stops for the forthcoming 12th season of its European Poker Tour – kicking off with the EPT’s most popular poker festival, in Barcelona in August. Six destinations have been confirmed so far, with a seventh to be determined for March. All those confirmed will run in conjunction with PokerStars’ national and regional live tours.
SAVE THE DATE
EPT Barcelona: August 19-30, 2015
EPT Malta: October 21-31, 2015
EPT Prague: December 6-16, 2015
Romain Paon Leads €10,600 EPT Grand Final Main Going Into Day 2
Romain Paon leads the €10,600 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final Main Event after Day 1b. The Frenchman collected 161,900 chips to put himself in a great position for Day 2 tomorrow. Paon's best result to date is cashing for €22,000, but now he seems ripe for success on the bigger stage. Eric Sfez, EPT8 Deauville €10k High Roller winner (and this season's finalist), follows his compatriot in second place. Sfez in certainly the better-known player, winning more than $900k in live tournaments so far.
€2K FPS High Roller Lures Stellar Field
A whole bunch of big names have entered the €2k FPS High Roller on Friday.
AG Files Charges Against Seals With Clubs Bitcoin Online Poker Site CEO
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) - Nevada gambling regulators, led by state Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt, announced a first-of-its-kind prosecution Tuesday of a man they say ran an unlicensed online poker website from Las Vegas using the Internet currency bitcoin.
Biggest Weekly Online Poker Prize Pool Tournament for US Players Unveiled
It's official. Big Sunday weekly tournaments are back in North America. Leading U.S. facing online poker site, Americas Cardroom today announced that this week's Sunday Special tournament has hit $110,000. The Sunday Special poker tournament is now the biggest weekly Sunday major offered by any of the U.S. facing sites.
The Sunday Special
Poker Site Owner DFS Critique: ‘Like Crack Dealer Warning About Fen Phen’
Many a daily fantasy sports player has taken issue with Americas Cardroom CEO Phil Nagy’s recent critique about the dangers of the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) sector.PokerFuse.com interviewed Nagy recently, who warned that many of these new daily fantasy sports websites will likely go under by year’s end and players wrongfully believe that most are regulated. They are not.
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First Ever Online Poker Free Buy-In Super Series - $150K in Guarantees
Americas Cardroom confirmed today with Gambling911.com that it will be offering the first ever online poker free buy-in Super Series with $150,000 in guaranteed money to be won.
Has ACR CEO Phil Nagy completely lost his mind?
“This is the best conversion tool,” he tells Gambling911.
Nagy expects to pay anywhere between $50,000 and $75,000 on the entire event but he sees this as more of a loss leader that will drive new customers to the site.
Negreanu: ‘I Don’t Think Atlantic City is the Place for the WPT Finale’
Outspoken poker pro Daniel Negreanu has made it clear that he believes this year’s World Poker Tour Finale should not be held in Atlantic City.
The reason:
We’re not entirely sure whether it is the city’s blight, lack of things to do or the lack of airline options, Negreanu doesn’t quite explain.
In an exclusive interview with NewJerseyCasinos.com, Negreau offered the following:
Online Poker Bill In California to Move Through Committee Vote for First Time
After years of trying and failing, a bill to legalize online poker in the state of California will be moving through Committee for voting. It is the first time a version of Web poker legislation has gotten this far in the state legislature.
California is considered the golden goose in the world of US-state i-poker regulation. Alone, the state represents the world’s 8th largest economy. To date, only New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware have passed similar legislation.
Computer Faces Off Against Real Poker Pros: How Will the Humans Fare?
In an epic Heads-Up No-limit Texas Hold’em challenge in which Man takes on artificial intelligence, real life human poker players will be putting it all on the line.
The study, which began April 24, was conducted by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh at nearby Rivers Casino.
Bruce Jenner Comes Out and Doyle Brunson Tweets He Can’t Go Back
In a two-hour interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, former Olympian gold medalist and reality television dad Bruce Jenner revealed the worst kept secret: He’s a transgender.
Sawyer and her crew didn’t keep the audience hanging as the revelation came out during the first few minutes of the Friday night program.
Law Firm Talks Violation of Poker Pro Paul Phua Rights as Part of FBI Ruse
In a case testing the boundaries of how far the government can go when creating a ruse to access a suspect’s premises, a U.S. District Court in Nevada concluded that the government’s disruption of internet service to a hotel room in order to generate a service call, and allow access by government agents, violated the Fourth Amendment rights of the hotel guest.
New Credit Card Merchant Number May Boost State Online Gambling Acceptance
Since New Jersey legalized online gambling in the Garden State over a year ago, one of the biggest obstacles has been the low acceptance rate of credit cards.
Many of the major banks have blocked nearly all forms of Web gambling transactions in recent years, failing to discern between "legal" (the NJ sector, fantasy sports, horse racing and state lotteries) and the "illegal".
Evidence Ordered Thrown Out in Phua FBI Ruse Case
A federal judge has ordered most of the evidence against poker pro Paul Phua thrown out as part of an FBI probe that apparently went a little too far.
Phua and other alleged co-conspirators were said to have been running a World Cup betting ring from their villa at the Caesar’s Palace. FBI agents posed as cable repairmen to gain access.
Jon Stewart Blasts Christie for Pot Stance While Endorsing Online Gambling
“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart took New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to task over his anti-marijuana stance while simultaneously endorsing legalized online gambling in the state.
Former Poker Pro Alex Jacob Ends ‘Jeopardy!’ Run
Former poker pro turned day trader Alex Jacob has ended his six-day winning streak on “Jeopardy!”
Jacob had won $129,401 after six victories on the popular U.S. game show, garnering somewhat of a groupie following.
The one time 2006 US Poker Championship was perhaps most notable by some observers for wearing the same shirt each night.
He is one of the most successful of “Jeopardy!” contestants and could appear on a future championship show.
- Nagesh Rath, Gambling911.com
Chinese Authorities Shut Down PokerStars Sponsored Tournament
In their continued crackdown on gambling, Chinese authorities shut down a poker tournament sponsored by the world’s largest real money online poker site PokerStars this weekend.
The APPT tournament, which was set to take place in the city of Nanjing, underwent a raid by the Chinese National Police on Friday.
Poker Champion Alex Jacob Has Won $129,401 on ‘Jeopardy!’
Former poker pro Alex Jacob is now a 5-time champion of the hit U.S. game show “Jeopardy” and he is making quite a name for himself.
Jacob has so far won $129,401 and will appear once again on the show this coming Monday.
Major Milestones Being Reached This Weekend at Americas Cardroom
US-facing online poker site, Americas Cardroom recently reported that they've jumped up to the #2 spot in the U.S. online poker rankings. The online poker site today revealed that they're on track to hit a number of major milestones this weekend, including the highest-ever Sunday Special tournament with a $100,000 prize pool and the launch of Jackpot Poker.
Harry Reid Vows to Help Adelson With Internet Gambling Prohibition Bill
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has said he will assist in any way possible to push through legislation banning most forms of Internet gambling, including poker.
Restore America’s Wire Act or RAWA is the brainchild of casino magnate and GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson. The legislation is co-authored by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Republican Representative Jason Chavitz of Utah.
PokerStars Parent Company Rational Group Appoints Zynga Exec
The parent company of the world’s largest real money online poker room has hired an executive of the world’s largest free-to-play online poker site.
Poker Pro Alex Jacob Wins Again on ‘Jeopardy!’ Does He Own Just One Shirt?
Poker pro Alex Jacob has won for a 5th straight night on the popular U.S. game show “Jeopardy” and he is developing quite a reputation, not always a positive one.
Jacob is attracting tweets such as:
Colin McQuilkin:
What Are the Two Longest Greek Letters When Spelled in English? Alex Knows
Former poker pro Alex Jacob does it again, winning four straight nights on the popular US game show Jeopardy.
He also answered the final question correctly: What Are the Two Longest Greek Letters When Spelled in English?
‘Honey Trap’ Gang Kicked Professional Poker Player to Death
Care assistant Leonie Granger, 25, has been convicted of manslaughter in the brutal murder of a professional poker player.
Granger set up a “honey trap” for 56-year-old Mehmet Hassan, who was kicked to death by her boyfriend, Kyrron Jackson, 28, and another man, Nicholas Chandler, 29.
2006 US Poker Championship Winner Winning Again on ‘Jeopardy!’
Alex Jacob, winner of the 2006 US Poker Championship and its $878,500 cash prize, stopped playing poker after a 2012 World Series appearance.
He resurfaced last week on the popular U.S. game show “Jeopardy!” winning a cool $48,000 heading into Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Jacob went up another $36,000.
European Poker Tour Season 11 Concludes With Biggest PokerStars Festival Ever
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – Hundreds of players will be heading to Monaco in just a few weeks after winning packages for flagship events at the Season 11 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final.
Americas Cardroom Launches Jackpot Poker
Americas Cardroom announced today that they will be launching a new three man hyper turbo Sit & Go game called 'Jackpot Poker' in which players can win up to 2,500 times their initial buy-in in just minutes.
High Five tournament series, a 5-day online poker tournament series featuring 25 big events and $1,420,000 in guaranteed prize money.
Retired NYPD Sergeant Convicted of Running Illegal Poker Games
A retired NYPD sergeant, Ralph Mastrantonio, 55, has been convicted of running illegal poker games in Staten Island, New York and faces up to five years behind bars.
