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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.
Online Poker Odds Calculator: How to Use Videos
Carbon Poker releases its skill videos for their new online poker odds calculator tool
Davidi Kitai Wins 2012 EPT Berlin
Belgian poker player Davidi Kitai has won the 2012 European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin.
The 32-year-old from Brussels went heads-up with Andrew Chen to take the win and €712,000 cash.
“It’s amazing to win! I’m feeling great. I didn’t expect to beat that field and it was a very tough final table. I’m going to celebrate with all my friends in Belgium, and in France, and we’re going to celebrate in Monte Carlo for sure.”
This was Kitai’s second EPT final – he came in third at EPT Barcelona in Season 5 for €455,000.
2012 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Day 2 Leaderboard: John Dolan Still Up There (Video)
John Dolan remained a force at this week’s WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown after Day 2, coming in as the 4th biggest chip leader.
Dolan is one of the most successful players on the live circuit today with $2.5 million in total winnings to date. This includes 23 cashes and 3 first place finishes.
His 1st place finishes included:
Southern Poker Millions
Main Event - No Limit Hold'em 1st $336,105 Jan 21, 2012
Winter Bayou Poker Challenge
No Limit Hold'em 1st $31,874 Dec 16, 2009
Gulf Coast Poker Championship
Allan Le Wins Manila Millions Super High Roller Event 2012 and HKD $13,080,000
US player Allan Le has won Asia’s biggest buy-in tournament ever, the Manila Millions 2012 and a grand prize of HKD $13,080,000 (USD $1.685 million).
31 players in total entered the HKD $1 million (USD $128,000) buy-in including the likes of Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Tom Dwan, Johnny Chan and APT Ambassadors Joe Hachem, JC Tran and Nam Le.
Poker fans across the globe were treated to live streaming video of the event (with a slight time delay).
Carbon Poker Customer Support Among the Most Efficient Online
Carbon Poker players have known for years that Carbon has some of the best customer support in the online poker industry but some may not know about all the various avenues players can use to get answers. The Carbon Poker support team has always gone to great lengths to ensure their players questions and concerns are addressed in a timely matter and with their own sub-forum on the 2+2 poker forum site.
EPT Berlin 2012 Final Table Determined
We now know the EPT Berlin 2012 final table and it promises to be a good one. Finalists include the likes of Andrew Chen and David Kitai, both of whom have made final tables in previous European Poker Tour events.
Tiger Woods Poker Night With Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson
The winner of the April 27, 2012 Tiger’s Poker Night will win a once-in-a-lifetime foursome of golf with Tiger Woods.
The event will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to help raise money for Tiger's Foundation. Those taking part will be World Series of Poker bracelet record holder Phil Hellmuth and legendary poker pro Doyle Brunson.
Watch Manila Millions Super High Roller 2012 Live: Asian Poker Tour Philippines Too
Live streaming of the Manila Millions Super High Roller 2012 and Asian Poker Tour Philippines throughout the weekend
For many, the Manila Millions Super High Roller 2012 will be taking place halfway around the world, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be a part of the action (with only a slight delay) as the event can be broadcast right into your own living room.
The live stream appears below. This event kicked off at 3 pm Manila time Friday. The time difference is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time in the States and 7 hours ahead of London.
Amarillo Slim Still Alive and ‘Fighting Hard’: Brunson Says His “Goodbye”
Poker icon Doyle Brunson revealed he had spoken to Amarillo Slim late Thursday following rumors of him imminent death.
Brunson tweeted:
Just talked to Amarillo Slim. He is in (a) hospice but is fighting hard. Tears came to my eyes as we said bye.
2006 WSOP Champ Jamie Gold to Hunt Ghosts on TV
Poker players have been known to get spooked by a bad beat, but this is ridiculous!
2006 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jamie Gold is to star in an episode of the reality TV show "Ghost Adventures," it was revealed.
The episode will be the popular program's series finale and is to air at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, April 27, 2012, on the Travel Channel, an American cable TV network, the show announced.
On the show, the ornery Gold and other celebrities will hunt for ghosts at Vegas' famed Riviera hotel and casino, which according to legend is haunted.
2012 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Attracts Heavy Hitters, Alleged Scammers
The 2012 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Day 1 ended with poker “bad boy” Chino Rheem among the top 10 chip leaders.
Foxwoods CEO: Competition May Spur Online Gambling
(Associated Press) - - The chief executive of Foxwoods Resort Casino says rising competition is forcing the Indian-run casino in eastern Connecticut to consider online gambling and other changes.
Scott Butera, in an online discussion Thursday with The Day of New London, said supply in the casino business is clearly outpacing demand. Gambling has been legalized in Massachusetts, though casinos are not expected to open for a few years. Casinos in New York also are taking a greater share of the market.
Carbon Poker Player Funds ARE Segregated
It is a concern that has gripped the online poker community ever since US authorities cracked down on the one time second largest online poker company, Full Tilt Poker, exactly one year ago this week.
Are player funds segregated?
Full Tilt Poker’s we came to find out, were not.
Marc Wright, Thomas Cibak Lead EPT Berlin 2012
Marc Wright and Thomas Cibak were chip leaders heading into Day 4 of the EPT Berlin 2012.
"I've been pretty lazy but I'm trying to get back into it again now," said Wright. "When you play poker for a living its super easy to get lazy; it's my own fault but I'm going to start playing all EPTs and playing online tournaments properly."
24 players remain in the event including three former winners are vying to become the first double winner.
Andrew Chen, the third biggest chip leader, has reached two EPT finals before
Marc Wright 2400000
Massachusetts Rep Wants Three Online Poker Licensees to Pay $10 Mil Each
Norfolk, Massachusetts Republican Rep. Dan Winslow is looking to create three Massachusetts licenses for intrastate internet poker.
Winslow wants to make his colleagues in the House aware of options to generate additional state revenues in the state, according to the Boston Herald. He hopes to have his measure passed in the House and Senate in the coming months.
From the Boston Herald:
The Thrilla in Manila as First Ever Manila Millions Super High Roller to be Held Friday
In a matter of hours, 25 players are expected to compete for a piece of the $3,000,000 plus prize pool at the first ever Manila Millions Super High Roller tournament, kicking off the 2012 Asian Poker Tour.
Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, Andrew Robl and Sam Trickett were among those slated to take part in the HKD$1,000,000 ($129,000) buy-in tournament. A handful of wealthy businesspersons were also likely to join the pros in Friday’s event.
Brent Beckley Sentencing Slated for Today (April 19): Headed Up Absolute Poker
One of the individuals caught up in a massive online poker probe last April was scheduled to be sentenced today (April 19, 2012) after pleading guilty to money laundering and bank fraud.
Brent Beckley was an executive and co-founder of the now shuttered online poker firm, Absolute Poker.
US Attorney Overseeing Online Poker Investigation Among Time’s Most Influential People
The man who is in charge of the investigation that took down three of the world’s largest online poker rooms last April 2011, US Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Preetinder S. Bharara, has been named among Time.com’s “Most Influential People”.
PokerTableRatings Removes PokerStars Profiles After Lawsuit Threat
The following is PokerTableRatings.com notice that they have removed PokerStars player profiles from their database following a threatened lawsuit by the world’s largest online poker venture.
Whether we are providing replays of infamous hot streaks, colossal downswings, finding critical security breaches in poker software clients or publicly outing bot and collusion rings for the sake of game integrity, PokerTableRatings has had a long history of being actively involved in the online poker community.
LockOps Online Satellites Now Underway
The highly anticipated LockOps: Lock Online Poker Series kicks off in May with online satellites already running here.
Gambling911.com has been getting quite a bit of search traffic for the LockOps event so here it is in a nutshell below.
EPT6 Copenhagen Champ Anton Wigg Chip Leader at EPT Berlin 2012 (Video)
EPT6 Copenhagen champion Anton Wigg led the way after Wednesday’s play. He is also fresh off his victory in the prior night’s €2k NL Turbo Bounty event (for €37,250).
A total of 102 players will be returning for Day 3 on Thursday including Vanessa Selbst, who ranked among the top 10 chip leaders with 374,500, Jan Heitmann and Ana Marquez (99,000).
Amarillo Slim Near Death: Brunson Insists his Friend was Not a Child Molester
As Amarillo Slim (real name Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.) lay in critical condition in a hospice preparing to die, fellow poker icon Doyle Brunson has found fit to defend his friend and allegations that he once molested a young girl.
“For the record, no way was he ever a child molester,” Brunson tweeted.
Betsson Acquires Nordicbet
Betsson AB (publ) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire substantial parts of the business of Nordic Gaming Group plc, which is the owner of the NordicBet, TrioBet and Tobet gaming operations. Once the transaction is approved by competent regulatory bodies, the acquisition will be finalized in the end of second quarter 2012.
Betsson is one of the largest Scandinavian online gambling firms offering a wide range of first-class online gambling products and games in a safe and user-friendly gaming environment.
Judge Can Now Accept Misdemeanor Plea in Online Poker Case
A federal judge has confirmed he is prepared to accept a guilty plea from John Campos, one of the men indicted in April of 2011 for handling transactions on behalf of three online poker rooms including Full Tilt, PokerStars and Absolute Poker.
Americas Cardroom Received an ‘A’ for Online Poker Payouts
Poker Affiliate Solutions has graded Americas Cardroom online poker room with an ‘A’ for its payouts.
Watch as NUTTYNUTS303 Hits Bad Beat Jackpot for More Than $250k (Video)
Watch as BetDSI Poker player NUTTYNUTS303 has his quad Jacks railroaded by a straight flush only to trip the Bad Beat Jackpot and take home $86,077.92.
BetDSI.com is one of many online poker rooms offering the increasingly popular Bad Beat Poker Jackpots, which often result in massive cash winnings as illustrated above.
Laurant Tapie Named Director, Secretary of New Full Tilt Limited: Invests €1m in Poker Firm
The Full Tilt Poker saga continues with the registration of a new Irish company: New Full Tilt Limited, for which Adidas savior Laurent Tapie has invested a reported €1m.
EU Commission Online Gambling Manifesto Too Little, Too Late
While the European Gaming and Betting Association has published a manifesto for a sustainable EU policy for online gambling, countries like Belgium and the Netherlands continue to engage in their own policy of quashing foreign competition, including that from neighboring European Union countries.
4th Arrest Made in Shooting Death at Brampton, Ontario Poker Tournament
A 4th individual has been arrested exactly one year after the shooting death of Kearn Nedd, 28, who was competing in a poker tournament at a Brampton, Ontario banquet hall.
Another Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Goes Off Online: This Time at Carbon
They just keep coming! Yet another Bad Beat Poker Jackpot has hit.
Carbon Poker advised Gambling911.com late Tuesday of the $97,401.45 payout (with all details appearing below).
Oh, and here’s a trend we at Gambling911.com are noticing of late…
