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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.
32 New Seats For $1 Mil Guaranteed Tournament at Americas Cardroom
San Jose, Costa Rica – - Fall weekends are about to get way more exciting, now that one US online poker site is dropping an unparalleled number of Sunday million-dollar seats on the table. Americas Cardroom today announced the addition of 32 guaranteed Winning Millions seats to the satellite schedule.
Shocking Reveal in Phua Gambling Case: Feds Impersonated Computer Repairmen
In a shocking revelation Wednesday, the New York Post reports that federal agents dressed as computer repairmen in order to gain access to computers used by the father-son tandem of poker players Wei Seng Phua (AKA Paul Phua) and Darren Wai Kit Phua. Both are accused of operating an elaborate World Cup betting ring from their high priced villas in Las Vegas back in July.
Full Tilt Poker Claims Admin: ‘Provide Your Correct Social Security Number or Else’
You’ve been warned, provide the correct social security number with your Full Tilt Poker claim or face being denied a refund.
The Garden City Group serves as claim administrator on behalf of the U.S. Government in order to facilitate payouts to those owed monies by Full Tilt after they were forced to exit the American market in April 2011.
Millions of dollars were owed to customers of Full Tilt Poker and, to date, the process of repayment has gone smoothly for the most part.
From the Garden City Group:
Missouri Man Turns $375 Into $129,000 at HPT Event
St. Charles, MO - Matt Culberson invested $375 into Heartland Poker Tour's Main Event at Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles. The local baseball instructor knocked it out of the park and beat a tough field in the nationally-televised tournament, parlaying his investment into $129,147.
Ivey Poker Bites the Dust
The social poker site Ivey Poker (IveyPoker.com) has shut down this week a little over a year after launching.
Poker Pro Mike Matusow Came Close to Being Paralyzed Following Spinal Surgery
Poker pro Mike “The Mouth” Matusow just underwent major spinal surgery and the prognosis appears to be good. Matusow should be able to walk again, media outlets are reporting.
The four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner known for his sharp wit and outspoken candor encountered “serious complications” during the surgery.
Dan Bilzerian Never Wanted a Real Life: Caught in Bed With Goat
“I Never Wanted a Regular Life” the caption reads under an Instagram photo of poker Playboy Dan Bilzerian with two beautiful models dangling from his arms.
Alcohol, Drug Abuse Rampant in Poker World
Are most poker players drug abusers and alcoholics?
PokerStars Foreign Exchange Margin has Players Fuming
Following Gambling911.com’s report that PokerStars parent company Amaya may be preparing to make drastic changes to its business model, the company wasted zero time in imposing a foreign exchange margin for deposits and withdrawals, much to the dismay of long time loyal customers.
‘Simpsons’ Sued for $250 Million Over ‘Goodfellas’ Character
Frank Sivero has filed a lawsuit against the long running primetime animated series "The Simpsons" claiming they based the character Louie off of his "Goodfellas" character.
The suit claims that it was Sivero who created the Louie character and, as such, he should be fully compensated.
Daniel Negreanu, Jack McClelland Newest Inductees into Poker Hall of Fame
This year’s Poker Hall of Fame inductees have been announced and they are the biggest earner in the game, Daniel Negreanu, and retired poker executive Jack McClelland.
The End of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker as We Know It?
News this week that Full Tilt Poker has opted not to renew the contracts of big name pros Gus Hansen and Viktor Blum may provide a glimpse of the future for FTP and its sister site PokerStars.com.
Gus Hansen, Viktor Blom Out at Full Tilt Poker as Company Focuses More on Casino
Big name Scandinavian poker pros Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom have been given their walking papers by Full Tilt Poker as it appears new parent company Amaya begins focusing more on its casino games.
"We can confirm that Full Tilt’s sponsorship of Viktor Blom and Gus Hansen has expired," a spokesperson from Full Tilt told PokerNews. "We would like to wish Viktor and Gus all the best in their future endeavors."
Full Flush Poker’s Game of Poker Thrones Quest for $100,000 GTD
The Game of Poker Thrones (G.O.P.T.) is an epic promotion at Full Flush Poker running now through until the G.O.P.T. $100,000 Guaranteed, on Sunday, January 4th, 2015 at 5pm ET.
Poker Icon Nolan Dalla Goes Off the Deep End
Nolan Dalla went off the deep end this week and the reason: Dan Colman.
Dalla questioned how a young man who has won over $21 million in the past few months could be so down on poker.
“Dan Colman has said poker is wrong, it’s self-destructive,” Dalla says.
And he’s right.
After winning the Big One for One Drop poker event and the $15,306,668 that went with it, Colman showed little in the way of any enthusiasm. Later Colman told the media he did not want to promote poker because “most people lose”.
Let’s Sportify Poker - Discover the Brand-ability of the Game
For the last decade the Live Poker (*) market has grown 20% year over year. 2014 is set to break another record for the industry with registered player growth at 6% year-to-date - reaching more than $1.1 Billion in Poker Tournament entry fees. The takeaway - Poker is neither a trend nor a fad. Its a steadily growing market, one thats set to stay for the long haul. Yet while this is great, much still needs to be done to develop Poker to reach its true potential, as a sport and as a living ‘ecosystem’.
High Five Tournament Series at Americas Cardroom to Guarantee $420,000
San Jose, Costa Rica – The High Five Tournament Series returns for a third time to Americas Cardroom with each one getting more exciting than the last. The tournament series has five events each day from Wednesday, October 29th through Sunday, November 2nd.
LAPT7 Peru Grand Final – Chile Takes Home 4th Title
The Grand Final, of the Seventh Season of the Latin American Poker Tour in Lima, Peru, has come to an end with a new positive for Chile and Oscar Alache. 692 players paid USD $ 1,700 to enter the favorite stage of the regional tournament sponsored by PokerStars.net, in Atlantic City, located Miraflores district. Together they managed to make a prize pool of USD $ $ 1,040,420 to be distributed among the first 103 players. This was the biggest tournament in the history of Peruvian poker. But it was Oscar Alache who felt all the glory of an LAPT title.
WSOP Finalist Andoni Larrabe Declares: ‘I am Going to Win!’
When the final table for the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event reconvenes next month in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino, the youngest player at the table will be 22-year-old Andoni Larrabe of Spain.
Don't confuse his young age with a lack of experience though.
According to official tournament records, he's already won more than $340,000 in his career playing live tournament poker.
Among his accomplishments are cashes in three previous WSOP events and winning a big tournament in the Bahamas that earned him just over $218,000.
Phil Hellmuth Parties Down Under as Scott Davies Wins WSOP APAC Main Event
13-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner has been partying it up with the likes of Shane Warne and Antonio Esfandiari while taking part in this year’s WSOP APAC events. APAC stands for Asia Pacific.
Hellmuth, who is interviewed below, tweeted earlier in the day:
Sebastian Pauli Wins EPT 11 London Main Event and £499,700
Sebastian Pauli, 25, of Germany has won the EPT 11 London Main Event beating out Kevin MacPhee head-to-head.
Andrew Chen Wins EPT 11 London £10k High Roller for £394,200
EPT8 Berlin runner-up Andrew Chen has won the EPT 11 London £10k High Roller for £394,200. The 26-year-old Canadian pro scored the second biggest live score of his career when he defeated EPT Grand Final High Roller finalist Fady Kamar heads-up today to claim the title and first place money. Chen, who has been playing EPTs since Season 5, now has more than $4m in live tournament winnings.
PokerNews.com Asks: ‘Which Nation has the Craziest Railers in Poker’?
You sometimes hear the term “poker rail” and this is essentially the group of onlookers watching a poker game either live or online.
PokerNews.com asks the question during this week’s EPT 11 London event: “Which nation has the craziest railers?”
Among those cited for having the best rail were the Americans, Greeks, Scottish, Irish, Brits and Italians.
Perhaps because the event was taking place in London, the English tended to be named more often than other nationalities.
EPT11 London Main Event Final Table LIVE
Gambling911.com has your EPT11 London Main Event Final Table live streaming this Saturday.
The Final Table player profiles appear below. This event will conclude on Saturday October 18, 2014.
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George Danzer Named 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year
German poker pro George Danzer has been named 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year, and well deserved we might add.
The 32-year-old, originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, won his first and second WSOP bracelets earlier in the year while playing in Vegas. These included the $10k Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo and Razz events for combined winnings of nearly $650,000.
Being a Poker Princess is so 2014: Let's Learn How to Become a Poker Queen
All the hoopla this past summer centered around Molly Bloom and her book “Molly’s Game”. Ms. Bloom is the self-proclaimed “Poker Princess”.
But now we have “How to Become a Poker Queen”.
Rebecca McAdam chatted with the folks from the European Poker Tour about her new book this past week.
She also assembled a group of women around a poker table who have never played the game before in an effort to provide them with the “ammunition to show we are good players”.
Winner of EPT London £10k High Roller Will Receive £394,200
The winner of this season's £10k EPT London High Roller will get £394,200, it was revealed on Friday.
173 players took part in the event. This included 127 unique and 45 re-entries that in turn created the £1,244,600 prize. 27 individuals cashed out as a result. The numbers are down from last year where there were 157 entries last year creating a £1,538,600 prize pool.
Heading into Friday’s play, 2013 PCA finalist Yann Dion was the overnight chip leader with 86 players kicking off Day 2.
2014 WSOP APAC - Jack Salter Leads Final Table
Six players will fight for the top prize Saturday at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Main Event Final Table.
Jack Salter leads the way coming into Saturday’s final. The top prize for this event will be AU$600,000.
Three of the players remaining come to us from the USA. They are Frank Kassela, Scott Davies and Kyle Montgomery. Henry Wang is from Taiwan while Jack Salter is based out of the UK.
Representing the home nation, it’s Ang Italiano (no this is not being played in Italy, he’s Australian).
Down to 16 at EPT11 London
German player Sebastian Pauli heads a star-studded final 16 for Day 5 of the EPT11 London Main Event. The 25-year-old from Dortmund, who won the €1k NL Turbo Bounty at EPT Barcelona in August for €39,905, has 2,674,000 in chips. Pauli, who also finished fourth in the $2,500 Razz event at the World Series last year, has more than $230k in lifetime tournament winnings.
