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Las Vegas Ticket Drive Shows NHL Team Viable: Daniel Negreanu Pushing Hard
Efforts to bring a National Hockey League (NHL) team to Las Vegas gained support in recent days following an “unofficial” ticket drive campaign that was met with great success.
The actual ticket drive to determine whether a hockey team in Sin City to be feasible is set to begin February 10 but potential owners Bill Foley and members of the Maloof family (owners of the Palms Casino) have already hosted two receptions over the past week to identify business and civic leaders placed in charge of making sure word gets out about the ticket drive.
DOJ Settles in Fake Facebook Case: All Eyes on Paul Phua Cable Tech Ruse
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has reached a $134,000 settlement with a New York woman after federal drug agents used information from her cellphone to set up a fake Facebook page in her identity, a tactic that raised privacy concerns and led to a federal government review of the ruse, according to court papers filed Tuesday.
New Credit Card Code for Online Gambling in New Jersey Should Reduce Decline Rate
A new credit card code is set to be introduced for online gambling in New Jersey come Springtime, thus helping to reduce decline rates.
Reports suggest that the approval rate for Visa cards has been around 73% on average for Visa with a dismal 44% for Mastercard. American Express does not allow transactions for online gambling at this time.
While online gambling is legal in New Jersey, many credit card issuing banks, including Wells Fargo, have refused to allow transactions for Web gambling due to federal legislation.
First GPI's World Cup : Global Poker Masters 8 Teams Revealed
Sliema, Malta - The Global Poker Index (GPI), poker’s ranking authority, has officially announced dates and full event details for the first-ever Global Poker Masters (Masters) -
Man Sentenced for Internet Poker Fraud: Ordered to Return £1 million
Poker pro Darren “DooshCom” Woods has been sentenced to 15 months prison time for an online poker fraud he committed between the period January 2007 to 2012. His father was also implicated in the criminal activity.
Bitcoin is 10 Percent of Americas Cardroom’s Business Right Now Reveals CEO
Americas Cardroom CEO Phil Nagy tells Gambling911.com, the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin has thus far impressed at his online poker business.
“Bitcoin is doing good for us,” he told G911 this week. “It is 10 percent of our overall business right now.”
Latin American Poker Tour 2015 Season 8 Unveiled
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – PokerStars today announced the schedule for season eight of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT). Latin America’s richest poker tour will be visiting two new destinations, introducing new game formats and increasing the LAPT Main Event buy-in.
Amaya, PokerStars Second Quarter Sportsbook Rollout Planned
Amaya Inc. ("Amaya" or the "Corporation") (TSX: AYA) on Thursday provided an update on its PokerStars online gaming consumer business and that Chairman and CEO David Baazov will make a speech at an investment conference in Toronto.
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Ilkin Garibli Wins Record-Breaking $25K PCA 2015 High Roller
Ilkin Garibli has won the record-breaking $25k PCA 2015 HIgh Roller for $1,105,040 after beating American pro Joe Kuether heads-up. The pair chopped the event at 10.30pm but battled on for over two hours in a bid to win the title, the trophy and “Steel and Rose Gold” watch from SLYDE, the Official Watch Sponsor for the PCA Main Event, High Roller and Super High Roller.
Garibli, 26, from Azerbaijan, is normally a cash game player but just happened to be holidaying in the Bahamas when the PCA hit town. Some poker friends persuaded him to stay on and lo, he’s a million bucks up.
Americas Cardroom CEO Talks DoS Attacks, Million Dollar Event, More (Archived)
America's Card Room will be offering the Online Super Series IV Rematch from February 13th to February 22nd. This event will feature 10 days of jam packed excitement leading up to the $1,000,000 Guaranteed prize pool.
The Main Event on February 22nd at 3pm ET is being billed as the single biggest online poker tournament for US players in 4 years!
Wife of French Poker Pro Philippe Ktorza Caught Up in Paris Terror Attacks
French poker pro Philippe Ktorza relayed to the BBC how his wife just barely escaped the terror attack last week at a kosher market in Paris, France.
Savard Leads Final 11 Players at Record Breaking $25K PCA 2015 High Roller
Jean-Pascal Savard is leading the final 11 players in the record-breaking $25k PCA 2015 HIgh Roller. There were 269 entries for the event (200 unique players and 69 re-entries) generating a $6,456,000 prize pool. This is the biggest PCA High Roller ever held, and the seventh largest $25,000 buy-in tournament in poker history.
Chance Kornuth Leads PCA Main Event 2015 as Final Table Set: WATCH LIVE
American pro Chance Kornuth is leading the final six players in the 2015 $10k PCA Main Event. The 28-year-old, who already has $1.7m in live tournament winnings, returns tomorrow with 7,860,000 in chips. He will be cheered on by fiancee Emily who flew in this morning from Florida to surprise him.
$1.3 Million 1st Prize for a Poker Tournament Side Event Almost Unheard of
Everybody is buzzing about this year’s $6.4MM Prize Pool For the $25K High Roller event at the PCA 2015. The grand prize: A cool $1,294,460.
#PCA2015 High Roller Prize Pool: Winner to Get $1,294,46
The winner of the record-breaking PCA 2105 $25k High Roller will receive $1,294,460. There were 269 entries for the event (200 unique players and 69 re-entries) generating a $6,456,000 prize pool.
Billionaire Businessman Eugenio Mattar Leads PCA Main Event 2015: 24 Players Left
Billionaire businessman Eugenio Mattar is leading the final 24 going in to Day 5 of the PCA Main Event. The 62-year-old, who is CEO of Brazilian firm Localiza Rent a Car, one of the largest car rental companies in the world, has 2,673,000. American pro Chance Kornuth is currently second with 2,026,000.
Washington State to Introduce Online Poker Bill: Currently It’s a Felony to Play
Washington, the only state that makes playing online poker an actual Class C felony, is looking to change course.
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Juan Etcheverry Leads After Day 4 of the 2015 PCA Main Event
Juan Etcheverry is leading for Day 4 of the PCA Main Event. The 29-year-old Argentinian from Buenos Aires has 1,705,000. The 56 other survivors, all guaranteed at least $24,140, include Team PokerStars Pros Jason Mercier and Jonathan Duhamel, finishing with 447,000 and 266,000 respectively.
Walter Fisher Leads After Day 3 of PCA 2015 Main Event
Walter Fisher is leading for Day 3 of the PCA Main Event with 175 players left. The 33-year-old American, who finished 12th in the LAPT Bahamas Main Event, has 497,000. There were 816 entries in total, generating a massive $7,915,200 prize pool. As well as the $1,491,580 cash prize & coveted PCA 2015 trophy, this year’s champion will also receive a “Steel” watch from luxury Swiss brand SLYDE, the Official Watch Sponsor for the PCA Main Event, High Roller and Super High Roller. We start Day 3 just 56 players off the money; 119 players are getting paid with a min-cash worth $17,800.
Dietrich Fast Leads After Day 2 of #PCA2015 Main Event
German player Dietrich Fast is chip leader going in to Day 2 of the #PCA2015 Main Event. His 208,200 stack beats last night's chip leader from PokerStars Team Online - who has 169,000. Millar is now third in chips just behind American Konstantinos Pantaridis with 184,000.
Josh Kay Wins First LAPT Bahamas for $367,928
American player Josh Kay has won the first ever LAPT Bahamas event for $367,928 after beating EPT Prague/EPT London Super High Roller champion Martin Finger heads-up. The 28-year-old from Michigan, who normally plays cash games, tweeted “I love tournaments” immediately after his win.
Americas Cardroom Officially Begins Accepting Bitcoin Deposits
San Jose, Costa Rica – Getting money onto an online poker account has now officially become more convenient. Leading US online poker site Americas Cardroom today announced a groundbreaking move in payment processing. The poker site today becomes one of the first poker rooms to accept Bitcoin for deposits, with maximum daily transactions as high as $1,000 and minimum deposits as low as $5.
Joshua Kay Leads LAPT Bahamas Final 11 Players
Joshua Kay will come as the chip leader on tomorrow’s LAPT Bahamas Final 11 players. The US player will take out of the bag 2,541,000 chips to fight for the first LAPT Bahamas trophy. A total of 183 players started Day 2 today from the 532 who entered. Overall there were 736 entries for the first LAPT Main Event to be held at the PCA, generating a $1,945,248 prize pool. The winner will get $367,928 with 111 places paid. After 11 levels of play, only these 11 players are coming tomorrow:
Alex ‘Kanu7’ Millar Leads #PCA2015 Main Event End of Day 1A
Alex “Kanu7” Millar is leading the 139 players left at the end of Day 1a of the #PCA2015 $10k Main Event. The Team PokerStars Pro Online member has 169,100. Best known for his heads-up skills, Alex’s position in poker’s upper tier comes from countless winning sessions. He has worked his way to the highest online limits from the ground up: freerolls and low buy-in tournaments.
Paul Phua and Son Prohibited From Playing Poker: Judge’s Order
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) — A judge says a Malaysian businessman and his son can't play poker at Las Vegas casinos while they await a ruling on whether the FBI illegally entered their hotel suites to investigate what prosecutors say was a $13 million illegal Internet gambling ring.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Carl Hoffman said Thursday he won't lift an order for Wei Seng "Paul" Phua and his son, Darren Wai Kit Phua, not to gamble while they're free on a combined $2.5 million bail.
Steve O’Dwyer Wins Record-Breaking PCA 2015 $100K Super High Roller
EPT9 Grand Final champion Steve O'Dwyer has notched up yet another massive victory, this time at the PCA where he has taken down the $100k Super High Roller tournament for a lifetime best cash of $1,872,580.
He said: “I ended Day 1 not very happy about it and now I‘ve ended the tournament feeling pretty good about it. I don’t really care about the money ever, I just want to play against the best players and prove to myself that I can do this at the highest level. “
Day 1a #PCA2015 $10k Main Event in the Books: Day 2a Live Coverage
At least 200 players are competing on Day 1a of the #PCA2015 $10k Main Event today including Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira De Melo, Team PokerStars Pro Online's Roy Bhasin, Naoya Kihara, Alex Millar, Marc-Andre Ladouceur and Isaac Haxton plus Team PokerStars Pros George Danzer, Leo Margets, Chris Moneymaker and Vanessa Selbst. Today's field also includes several players who qualified just a handful of $$ plus Scottish player Luke Stirling who is here for free after winning a Team Pro Online competition.
Sorel Mizzi Leads at 2015 PCA $100 Super High Roller Event
Canada's Sorel Mizzi is leading the final seven in the record-breaking PCA 2015 $100k Super High Roller. The 28-year-old has 4,800,000, followed by American Roger Sippl (playing his first PCA Super High Roller) with 3,255,000. Play will resume at 1pm tomorrow, with "as live" cards-up coverage starting at 2pm (subject to a one-hour security delay).
Sorel Mizzi, Canada, 4,800,000 Roger Sippl, USA, 3,255,000 Steve O`Dwyer, Ireland, 2,925,000 Bryn Kenney, USA, 2,410,000 Chistoph Vogelsang, Germany, 1,540,000 Andrew Robl, USA, 1,370,000 Sam Greenwood, Canada, 705,000
Mukul Pahuia Leads at 2015 $3K LAPT Bahamas
American poker pro Mukul Pahuja is leading for Day 2 of the debut $3k LAPT Bahamas Main Event. The 28-year-old from New York has 244,000, closely followed by EPT regulasr Roger Tondeur with 228,600 and Mustapha Kanit with 228,500.
