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Poker Pro Vadim Trincher Sues Trump Tower Over ‘Rampant Mold’
A professional poker player, Vadim Trincher, is suing Trump Tower for a “rampant mold” problem in his 63rd-floor condo he claims ruined some custom-made furniture and made his wife sick.
Trincher and his wife blame the damages on renovations carried out in the duplex above, which was once owned by Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, according to the Daily Mail.
From The Daily Mail:
Disputed Phil Ivey Winnings at London Casino Referred to Gambling Commission
The British Gambling Commission will review the disputed $11.7 million (£7.3m) won by poker pro Phil Ivey at the Genting-owned Crockford’s Casino back in August. Crockford’s has withheld payment of the monies due to Ivey for reasons not entirely known.
Poker Player, Convicted Killer Joran van der Sloot Impregnates Woman While in Prison
Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, accused of killing a woman he met at a Lima, Peru casino while following the Latin American Poker Tour, has reportedly impregnated a woman as he serves a 28-year sentence at the notorious Castro Castro prison.
EPT9 Sanremo Updates 8 October
After starting the day with 430 players, more than half of those players were gone with just 160 going after the €800,000 first prize.
Inge Forsmo, a 24-year-old PokerStars.com qualifier from Norway, was leading the pack late night Sunday.
Another Stars qualifier, Charly Marracchione, was also among the top three chip leaders Sunday night.
From EPT9 sponsor PokerStars.com:
The Amazing Sam Trickett Leads Going Into Day 2 of EPT Sanremo 2012
Sam Trickett, the UK's top live tournament player, is chip leader going into Day 2 of EPT Sanremo, with 178,000. The 26-year-old Aussie Millions champ already has total tournament winnings of more than $17.4 million and was runner-up to Antonio Esfandiari in the WSOP One Drop event in July for $10.1m. Close behind is Swedish pro Alex Roumeliotis, who came second in the IPT High Roller on Friday for €83,200, and American Justin Bonomo, who won the Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final Super High Roller event in April.
Poker Pro Phil Hellmuth ‘I Played the Best Poker of My Life in this Tournament’ (Video)
A jubilant Phil Hellmuth celebrated his 13th World Series of Poker win, breaking his own record for number of gold bracelets won.
“I played the best poker of my life in this tournament,” he proclaimed, having led throughout the Final Thursday and ultimately defeating Ukrainian Sergii Baranov.
The shout outs were prevalent throughout the Twitter universe, even resulting in the “Texas Dolly” Doyle Brunson uttering a rare curse word.
Phil Hellmuth The Greatest Poker Player Ever
Phil Hellmuth has won his 13th World Series of Poker bracelet. Hellmuth had led with chips throughout the entire Final.
Following Stephane Albertini’s elimination in third place, it was Hellmuth vs. Sergii Baranov at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. Baranov, the latest in a line of successful Russian poker players, had already amassed over $200,000 in live tournament play prior to the WSOPE Main Event with two 1st place finishes since 2010.
First place walks away with the bracelet and €1,022,376. Second place takes €632,592.
Phil Hellmuth Nearing His 13th WSOP Bracelet Win
Over the next few hours we will know if Phil Hellmuth has won his 13th WSOP bracelet.
Phil Hellmuth Leads at Final Table of 2012 World Series of Poker Europe
Phil Hellmuth is gunning for his 13th World Series of Poker gold bracelet as he leads at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) heading into the final. Hellmuth already holds the record for most bracelets won.
Also making the table is big name player Jason Mercier, who himself has two WSOP bracelets under his belt.
Here’s the final table lineup:
Poker Pro Matthew Marafioti: ‘I Want to Find the Nearest Way to Death’, ‘Wish I had Cancer’
Poker pro Matthew “Adzizzy” Marafioti’s self-destructive ways continue a la Twitter, making Phil Hellmuth’s infamous “drunken tweets” from a few years back look like child’s play.
Face Up Entertainment Group Hires Al CantHang
Face Up Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTC BB: FUE G), a Reality Gaming Social Network company, today disclosed that Al, recognized as "Al CantHang", has joined their team.
The poker player and writer previously represented Full Tilt Poker as the main force behind that company’s posting forum a la the rail of various tournaments. He also worked for the now defunct Epic Poker League.
AlCantHang brings with him unique marketing experience, poker network relationships, community management and in-depth
reporting!
Full Tilt Poker Boss Howard Lederer Backs Out of Latest Interview Citing ‘Stress on Family’
Full Tilt Poker one time head honcho Howard Lederer has come under fire in recent days for a series of interviews he took part in at two media sites (one a 7-hour long event).
Lock Poker Pro Francisco Costa Becomes First Portuguese to Win WSOPE Bracelet (Video)
Portuguese poker phenom and Lock Pro Francisco Costa has just won the World Series of Poker Europe €1,650 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha event and Gambling911.com could not be any more happy for him.
Lock Poker was quick to tweet their congrats on this achievement:
So proud of Lock Pro @YuranPt who took home a 2012 WSOPE bracelet! First Portuguese player to win a WSOPE bracelet! We love you Francisco!
Barcode’ Tops PLO Online Poker Winners Three Days Straight
Another mysterious online poker player has made a statement this past week as 1Il|1Il|1il| (or ‘Barcode’) managed to top the PLO winners for three days straight and was Wednesday’s biggest winner overall, taking in $112.3k from $25/$50 up to $100/$200 PLO.
Howard Lederer Files and the ‘I Don’t Know’ Montage (Video)
The poker community is abuzz with talk about the latest video interview series featuring disgraced former Full Tilt Poker part-owner and ring leader Howard Lederer.
Antonio Esfandiari Wins Third WSOP Bracelet at 2012 WSOP Europe Event 2
You would think he may have retired by now after winning that record-setting $18 million at this year’s World Series of Poker Big One For One Drop, but Antonio Esfandiari is hardly content with that feat.
Esfandiari has won his 3rd WSOP bracelet and a measly €126,207.
PokerStars Player Wins $1 Million at WCOOP After Qualifying With Loyalty Points
Russian player ‘maratik’ was crowned the PokerStars 2012 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event champion this morning, winning $1,000,907.26 having qualified into the $5,200 buy-in event for just 40 Frequent Player Points (FPPs)!
EPT8 Sanremo Winner to Defend Title at This Year’s Event
Russian poker pro Andrey Pateychuk is returning to the Italian Riviera at the start of October to defend his EPT8 Sanremo crown. Pateychuk, who won €680,000 in last year’s main event, has qualified for the €5,300 Main Event via a €530 PokerStars online satellite.
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Cake Poker Satellite Winner JaksonGalaxy Busts Out by Sam Trickett at English Poker Open
Jeff “JaksonGalaxy” McKeown busted out of the 2012 English Poker Open in 31st place, eliminated by one of the greats in the game, England’s Sam Trickett.
McKeown qualified for the big tournament via satellites for the English Poker Open using the last 3 Gold Chips on his Cake Poker account.
Daniel Negreanu Reacts to ‘Howard Lederer Files’: ‘Several Comments Blatant Lies’
The always outspoken Daniel Negreanu reacted to the so-called “Howard Lederer Files”, a series of video interviews appearing on the PokerNews.com website where Full Tilt Poker’s one time part owner attempted to explain his role in events that transpired prior to and after that infamous day known as “Black Friday”.
Poker Pro and ‘Spaceman’ Jens ‘Jeans89’ Kyllönen Wins $239k: Up $660k for September
Successful Finnish poker pro Jens “Jeans89” Kyllönen won $239k Thursday playing at PokerStars high stakes PLO tables, bringing his September winnings thus far up to $660k, according to HighStakesDB.com.
Poker Pro Phil Galfond Sues Business Partner Over ‘Immensely Successful’ Website
Professional poker player Phil Galfond has sued former business partner William F. Murphy of Austin, Texas claiming he failed to pay him his fair share of profits from their “immensely successful” poker website, Bluefirepoker.com.
The Howard Lederer Files: Full Tilt Poker Frontman Speaks Out in 7-Hour Interview
Poker News was scheduled to begin publishing the first segment of what it is calling “The Howard Lederer Files” (or “The Lederer Files” for short) beginning today Tuesday September 18, 2012.
Antonio Esfandiari: B***ed a B-List Actress, Had Sex With Two Women at Once
The world’s biggest money earner in poker, Antonio Esfandiari, appeared on the Howard Stern Show Tuesday morning discussing his successful poker career and how poker has helped him quite a bit with the ladies. Esfandiari won the biggest cash in poker history at this summer’s Big One For One Drop:$18.3 million.
‘Weeds’ Producer Matt Salsberg Wins 2012 World Poker Tour Grand Prix De Paris
Matt Salsberg has won the €7,500 buy-in main event of this year’s World Poker Tour Grand Prix De Paris and the $515,720 that went with that honor.
This weekend’s win brings Salsberg’s live circuit record to just shy of $1 million.
Salsberg is an Executive Producer for the television series “Weeds”. He has also produced the HBO hit “Entourage”.
Salsberg beat one of the biggest poker players on the circuit today, Dane Theo Jorgensen.
Here were your finalists and cashouts.
Matthew Salsberg $515,720
Theo Jorgensen $341,149
Poker Pro Jonathan Duhamel Ex Girlfriend Beat Up in Prison, Home Invasion Trial Delayed
The ex-girlfriend of 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel has had her trial delayed after suffering a beating in prison.
Bianca Rojas Latraverse, who is accused of orchestrating a brazen home invasion of Duhamel’s suburban Montreal home last December, was involved in an altercation that left her face visibly marked. Latraverse attempted to shield her face upon leaving the courtroom Friday.
Poker Pro David Benyamine Now on Board with International Stadiums Poker Tour
The Groupe Bernard Tapie funded International Stadiums Poker Tour has brought on yet another powerful spokesperson in the form of David Benyamine.
The event, slated to begin next May, is forecast to bring in some 30,000 players from around the globe who will play from the stands online. The field will then dwindle down to a specified number who will play live. To date, only 3337 players have registered, a mere fraction of the 30,000 goal.
British Poker Pro Sam Trickett Keeps Winning Big
The wins keep on coming for British poker pro Sam Trickett.
This time Trickett cashed out at the high stakes tables online at the PokerStars.com $200/$400 PLO tables, where he added another $259,000 to his massive 2012 winnings.
On the live circuit, Trickett is approximately $100,000 under Phil Ivey to take over the number two spot of all time biggest poker earners.
Poker Hall of Fame 10 Finalists Announced
10 finalists have been announced for this year’s Poker Hall of Fame.
They are:
Scotty Nguyen – One of the more lovable characters in the game of poker, Scotty won the t1998 World Series of Poker Main Event. His record includes $11.6 million in career earnings, 19 World Series of Poker and 8 WPT final table appearances along with a total of five WSOP bracelets won.
Thor Hansen – Norwegian poker pro who has cashed in more than 175 live tournaments since starting in the late 1980’s.
Ole Schemion Wins 2012 Partouche Poker Tour
German poker player Ole Schemion has won the 2012 Partouche Poker Tour Final.
