Poker
Poker Pro Antonio Esfandiari Bets on Abstinence: Won’t Have Sex for a Year
Poker pros love their prop bets and the game’s biggest money earner of all time, Antonio Esfandiari, sure has plenty of cash to burn.
The question is: Can he hold out for a 12 month period?
That was the bet placed among three poker pros while in Stockholm, Sweden this week, according to fellow poker pro Bill Perkins.
Hacked PokerStars Account Gets $35K Returned
The PokerStars account of Doug “WCGRider” Polk was compromised this past spring, it was revealed by Polk himself on the TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum.
After Stars concluded an investigation, $35,000 was returned to Polk late in June.
PokerNews.com recounted what happened:
Tropicana Casino Teams Up with Jackpotjoy.com Creator for Online Gambling in NJ
ATLANTIC CITY — The Tropicana is the latest Atlantic City casino to line up an online partner to help it offer Internet gambling later this year.
The Trop has joined with Gamesys Limited, which runs the jackpotjoy.com website.
“Gamesys has a proven track record in the UK of providing excellent products and customer service and we look forward to launching Tropicana’s Internet gaming business with them,” said Tony Rodio, the Tropicana’s president.
10-Package Punta Cana Tourney and $100k Guarantee Giveaway at ACR
San Jose, Costa Rica –If poker players thought August's Beast Anniversary celebration featuring an extra $51,000 in cash was enough to get excited about, they're in for a major surprise this Sunday. Americas Cardroom is hosting a 10-package Punta Cana Poker Classic guarantee on Sunday, August 11th at 6:00pm ET and a $100,000 Guaranteed tournament at 7:00pm ET.
The Beast Results in 50 Percent Traffic Spike at Americas Cardroom
Sure there are some Beast haters, but the one-year-old isn’t going anywhere any time soon as The Beast has resulted in a 50 percent traffic spike at Americas Cardroom.
PokerStars Announces Biggest Ever World Championship of Online Poker 2013
Players from across the globe to compete for $40 million in guaranteed prizes
ONCHAN, Isle of Man –PokerStars today officially announced the schedule for the World Championship of Online Poker 2013, which will take place from September 8-29 and be the largest to date with 66 events.
Poker Pro Jon Aguiar Announces His Retirement: Will be Full Time With DraftKings
Poker Pro Jon Aguiar is done! Well, at least for now. We all know how these retirements go (a la Gus Hansen, who came close to retiring anyway).
Station Casinos Double Digit Growth But Mum on Internet Poker Impact
Station Casinos has announced double-digit growth during the 2nd quarter with a profit increase of 11 percent.
What Station Casinos did not disclose is the impact online poker has had on those numbers.
Nevada, NJ Consider Marriage in Online Gambling Sector After Early Bickering
(Reuters) - MGM Resorts International is working with Nevada officials who are discussing banding together with New Jersey to create a joint online gaming market, CEO Jim Murren told Reuters in an interview.
"I think it's likely that in 2014 we'll see a compact between New Jersey and Nevada," Murren said in an interview following the company's second-quarter earnings call.
More Than $1.9 Million Won in the First Two Days of FTOPS XXIII
Onchan, Isle of Man –Full Tilt Poker’s flagship tournament series FTOPS XXIII kicked off on Sunday and over $1.9 million has been won in just two days.
Highlights included FTOPS Event #1 – a No Limit Hold’em tournament that easily surpassed its $500,000 guarantee. The tournament attracted 3,503 entrants, creating a prize pool of $700,600; kid_bramm came out on top to capture $129,611 and a first major title at Full Tilt Poker.
Lavery: ‘Game of Skill’ Argument was Lie Perpetrated by Online Poker Companies
“The ‘game of skill’ argument to support the legality of poker was a lie perpetrated by Online Poker companies to deceive consumers into depositing money on their gambling Internet sites,” said Chicago-based Gambling Law attorney Mark Lavery in an interview with Forbes.com Tuesday.
PPA Disappointed Over Court Reserving Ruling in U.S. vs. DiiCristina
John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today issued the following statement regarding the unfortunate decision by the 2nd Circuit Court reversing a lower court’s ruling in U.S. v. Lawrence DiCristina in 2012 that found poker is indeed a game of skill and thus not gambling and not illegal under the Illegal Gambling Business Act (IGBA).
Lock Poker Unveils New Forum to Address Players Directly. Shuts Down Forum on 2+2
Lock Poker has unveiled its own exclusive forum that can be found at the Lock Poker website, Gambling911.com can now reveal.
The new forum will help player issues get resolved much quicker as members will be linked to their actual poker account. This will also serve to eliminate so-called “trolling” and really allow Lock to deal with true player concerns. There is a min GGR requirement for those looking to participate on the new forum.
Cake Poker Rebrands as WinCake.com: Now Offers Sports Betting Online
In a huge industry move Monday, Cake Poker has announced a rebranding to WinCake.com along with news that it will begin offering sports betting, a web browsing format, and a $2 million jackpot casino.
Bwin.party Snatches Up PokerStars Exec Jeffrey Haas
eGaming Review Magazine is reporting that Bwin.party Head of Online Poker Chris Welch will be leaving next month and that his replacement is Jeffrey Haas, an executive from PokerStars, the world’s largest real money Web poker firm.
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Announces Mega Path Satellites
ONCHAN, Isle of Man –The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) today announced the start of the popular Mega Path satellites for the PCA 2014 festival.
The PCA Mega Path satellites run several times a day and offer PokerStars players the chance to win a Main Event prize package worth $15,560 for as little as 10 Frequent Player Points (FPPs). The PCA Mega Path consists of eight tournament steps, and players can buy-in directly at any step to play for one of six Main Event packages up for grabs in the weekly finals.
From qualifier to PCA champion
M Resort Poker Room Closes in Vegas
The M Resort, operated by Penn National, closed its poker room over the weekend after struggling against stiff completion.
The establishment recently hosted the Hollywood Poker Open.
According to USPoker.com, the M Resort typically only hosted one or two cash games on Saturday nights.
Player comps can be redeemed using the iMagine Rewards card anywhere at the resort.
Jamie Gold World Series of Poker Bracelet Sold for Over $65K
Jamie Gold won the largest cash prize in the history of the World Series of Poker Main Event back in 2006 and today we are learning his bracelet was just auctioned off for $65,725.
Court Tosses Out Cardroom International LLC v. Mark Scheinberg, et al. Suit
PokerNews.com is reporting that Judge Elizabeth White, of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, “has tossed a seemingly spurious – albeit markedly long-lived – lawsuit brought by Cardroom International, LLC, with an array of defendants including Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Pocket Kings, Ltd., Andy Bloch and Erik Seidel.”
Indeed, Cardroom’s claims did appear a bit over the top.
What a Crock: Thousands of Affiliate Websites Taken Down by HostGator Outage
Online gambling affiliates and other websites were severely impacted by a massive outage at hosting companies HostGator, BlueHost and HostMonster.
All sites on these respective companies servers have effectively been taken offline.
Mashable.com reports that each of the hosting services are part of the Endurance International Group and that the outage appears to be related to server maintenance at the Provo, Utah, data center.
At Least $8 million up for Grabs During FTOPS xxIII, Starting Sunday
Full Tilt Poker’s flagship series returns with new and exclusive tournament formats
Onchan, Isle of Man – Kicking off this Sunday, August 4th, the latest Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) features a combined prize pool of at least $8 million, 39 events and a wider range of tournament formats than ever before.
As well as competing for a cut of the big guaranteed prize pools, players will battle it out for a place in FTOPS history by becoming the first 5-Card Omaha, Courchevel or 6-Card Omaha event winner.
Nevada Gaming Revenue Down Nearly 5 Percent in June
CARSON CITY, Nev. — (Associated Press) - State officials say Nevada gambling revenues went down 4.8 percent in June compared with a year earlier.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board released statistics Friday showing casinos won $792 million in June, down from $833 million in June 2012.
Las Vegas Strip winnings of $435 million were down 10 percent year-over-year.
But the situation was the opposite a little further down the road: Downtown Las Vegas winnings of $37 million were up 9 percent.
Full Tilt Poker US Players to be Paid Soon
A US Justice Department Claims Administrator has concluded review of Full Tilt Poker balances and has advised that the payout process should begin shortly.
Ultimate Poker Deals 10-Millionth Hand
LAS VEGAS, NV - Ultimate Poker dealt its 10-millionth hand of real money online poker at 10:22 a.m. PST on UltimatePoker.com after a little over three months of live play.
The Beast Celebrates His Birthday At Americas Cardroom
It looks like August's Beast leaderboard prize is just icing on the cake. Popular online poker site Americas Cardroom today announced that it's giving away an extra $51,000 in celebration of The Beast's 1-year birthday. The $51,000 is being handed out through daily and weekly leaderboard competitions in August.
PokerStars to Give Away $1 Million During VIP Club Month
ONCHAN, Isle of Man –PokerStars today announced the launch of VIP Club Month, which will give all real money PokerStars players the chance to win a share of $1 million in cash rewards and World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) tickets in September.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Live Streaming Announced
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has announced the addition of a Live Updates Team to its Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) that runs run August 8 - 29 with the $10 Million Guaranteed Championship Event August 22 – 28. The Live Updates Team, comprised of some of the poker industry’s finest in live streaming and reporting, will be bringing all of the action to SHRPO’s reading and viewing audience.
Poker Maximus 6 at Carbon Poker Announced: Most Cash Prizes Ever (Schedule)
As promised by Gambling911.com this week, Carbon Poker has announced the unveiling of Poker Maximus 6.
This time, Carbon will be offering over $3Million in guaranteed action, a $250K main event and 85 tourneys.
Poker Maximus is an extremely popular promotion offered on the Merge Network, with Carbon Poker as the flagship brand.
Full Schedule Appears Below…
Poker Maximus VI Tournaments Schedule
Facebook Passes $38 Initial IPO Offering Price
NEW YORK – (Associated Press) - Facebook's stock has passed its $38 IPO price for the first time since its rocky public debut last May, crossing a symbolic hurdle that has eluded it for more than a year.
Poker Babe, Baseball Wife Anna Benson Once Charged With Satanic Murder (Video)
The ex-wife of former Major League Baseball player Kris Benson was once accused of killing a Knoxville, Tennessee man back in 1996.
Anna Benson allegedly attacked her ex during a home invasion earlier in the month.
