The Poker Beat - May 23, 2021
These are the hottest stories from the world of poker this day Sunday May 23, 2021.
888Poker
Yaniv Sherman, Senior Vice President and Head of US for 888Poker, sat down for an exclusive interview with PokerFuse Pro to discuss his company's branding plans moving forward.
“We are prioritizing WSOP at this point,” Sherman told PRO. “Naturally, with Caesars being a strategic partner, being a market leader, we want them to be able to capitalize on the opportunity.”
Sherman expects more 888-branded poker rooms in US markets soon as well. When asked if players could expect to see additional 888 launches this year, Sherman said “that’s definitely the plan. If not ’21, then ’22.”
Chris Moneymaker
"PayPal Straight Up Stole the Money (in My Account)"
In a shock revelation the other day, Americas Cardroom pro Chris Moneymaker claims that PayPal stole money that was in his account following an extensive months long investigation.
So @PayPal @AskPayPal froze my account last year and said i could access my money in 180 days. Well they straight up stole the money!!!! Money out of my account pic.twitter.com/fnQtkPw7s9
— Chris Moneymaker (@CMONEYMAKER) May 18, 2021
Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun
2021 NJ/MI SCOOP Day 14: Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun Bags Third NJSCOOP Title This Year
Jason "TiltedHard" Lawhun accomplished a feat on Saturday which is rare for any poker player to accomplish within a single festival as he won his third NJSCOOP title in the 48-H: NLHE [6-Max, Rebuy]. The $3,628.61 top prize that Lawhun claimed was the biggest single prize awarded on Saturday during the NJSCOOP.
Lawhun is a well-known grinder from the Garden State with nearly $2.2 million in online tournament cashes as tracked by PocketFives with more than $600,000 of this coming at PokerStars alone. Source: PokerNews
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Festival
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Summer Festival key events have been unveiled.
Players in the summer festival can choose from a wide variety of tournaments, including:
$400 Omaha 8-or-Better (June 10)
$400 No-Limit Hold’em freezeout (June 13)
$600 Deepstack NLH (June 14)
$1,100 Six-Max PLO (June 15)
$2,200 NLH (June 17)
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
