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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.
More Poker Players in Sweden Become Targets of Violence
Swedish poker players over the years have become targets of enterprising criminals. Last week, four armed bandits held up 15 players at a private game in Strömstad. The victims in this case happened to all be Norwegian.
From PokerNews.com:
The robbery began as four masked men armed with guns forced their way into the poker game at the Hogdal Bygdegård farm. Robbers then forced the poker players to the floor before robbing them.
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‘Bad Actor’ Clause Might Get Dumped When California Renews Online Poker Efforts
The so-called “bad actor” clause that deters California from permitting online poker rooms that have previously ventured into the US market could be erased from future Web poker legislation in that state, according to a report in iGaming Business.
‘Cribs’ Daniel Negreanu Style: ‘Austin Powers, PeeWee Herman Type Abode’
Daniel Negreanu shows us around his mansion, described by PokerStrategy as a "Austin Powers meets Pee-Wee Herman" style abode.
We concur.
Full Flush Poker Announces “Game of Poker Thrones” Promotion
Three Roads, Three Houses, and Nine Different Battles Lead to the G.O.P.T. $100K GTD
Paddy Power Profits Plummet Unfavorable Sports Results Contribute
DUBLIN, Ireland (Reuters) - Paddy Power's operating profit fell sharply in the first half of the year after a run of unfavourable sports results, but the Irish gambling company said a second-half rebound should deliver full-year earnings growth.
Paddy Power, which has more than doubled its annual profits since 2009 on an overseas expansion and a strong performance online, leads the industry in smartphone and tablet betting.
Gus Hansen vs. Viktor Blom ‘Best-of-Threes” With a Twist at Full Tilt Poker
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – As two of the most exciting players in poker face off in a best-of-three contest for $50,000 and to avoid a forfeit, Full Tilt Poker is inviting players to cash in on the action with a further $50,000 for qualifiers to win.
Interview with EPT 100 Barcelona Main Event Winner: Entrevista a Andre Lettau
Below are interviews with Germany’s Andre Lettau, both in England and in Espanol.
The 27-year-old online pro won the record-breaking 100th EPT Main Event in Barcelona for a life-changing first prize of €794,058. This was his first European Poker Tour.
Ihar Soika Wins EPT 11 Barcelona High Roller: Mercier Finishes 2nd
Jason Mercier finished second at the EPT 11 Barcelona High Roller event, taking home a cool €473,500.
The eventual winner was Ihar Soika from Belarus who took home €747,200.
The event had a total of 393 entries and became the biggest High Roller in the history of the EPT.
Study Finds Gamblers Brains Are Similar to Those of Pigeons
Psychologists at Warwick University, in the United Kingdom have concluded that gamblers brains are similar to those of pigeons.
Don't fret gamblers.
888 CEO Brian Mattingley to Step Down
(Reuters) - 888 Holdings Chief Executive Brian Mattingley will step down from the day-to-day running of the online gambling company next year and become chairman in a management restructuring, 888 said on Wednesday.
888, which offers casino, poker and bingo games, will promote its Chief Operating Officer Itai Frieberger to a seat on the board in January and he will run the business with Chief Financial Officer Aviad Kobrine when the changes take effect.
Lettau Wins EPT 100 Barcelona Final: Bonus Video of Stapes Princess Challenge
Germany's Andre Lettau has won the EPT 100 Barcelona Final Plus we have bonus footage of poker commentator Joe Stapes (Stapleton) dressing as a princess.
It camedown to Sam Phillips vs. Andre Lettau.
EPT 100 Barcelona Final: Hossein Ensan Leads the Pack
At the start of #EPT100, Hossein Ensan, 50, took down the first ever EPT Seniors Event for a best live cash of €4,535. He then won a seat in a live satellite to the record-breaking EPT Barcelona Main Event and is going in to the final as chip leader with 10,295,000.
November Niner William Tonking Gives Self ‘Punchers Chance’ to Win WSOP Title
The University of South Carolina is known for producing football players, not poker players.
Grid stars such as George Rogers, Sterling Sharpe and most recently, Jadeveon Clowney, have made it to the NFL after first starring at the Columbia, South Carolina-based university known as "the other USC."
But all that's now changed.
Dreyfus: Poker is Mainstream, Legitimate and Bankable
10 years after the first boom, Poker has now reached 100 million fans and grown to become an almost $4 billion industry around the world. Last year, for the first time, more than $1 Billion was spent on buy-ins by live players in poker tournaments aggregated by the Global Poker Index (GPI) across 94 countries.
Dan Colman, Olivier Busquet: Poker’s Hottest Bromance
We’ve been reading a great deal about Dan Colman of late along with his protégé and mentor Olivier Busquet.
There is certainly good reason for this.
Bram Haenraets Leads 25 Remaining Players at EPT100 Barcelona Main Event
Dutch PokerStars qualifier Bram Haenraets, who is playing his first live tournament, is chip leader going in to Day 5 of the record-breaking #EPT100 Barcelona Main Event. The 30-year-old from Amsterdam - who won his seat in a €82 satellite on PokerStars - has 4,395,000.
There are 25 players left from the 102 who started Day 3 today. The overall field was a staggering 1496 players from 71 countries, a record for EPT events in Europe (beating the 1,240-strong EPT6 Sanremo won by Liv Boeree).
Watch EPT 11 Barcelona Main Event Live
The EPT 11 Barcelona Main Event can be watched live courtesy of PokerStars.com.
More play commences on Tuesday with the Final Table to begin play on Wednesday.
EPT 11 Barcelona set records over the past week with 1496 Players taking part (beating the previous record of the 1,240-strong EPT6). The winner will receive €1,261,000.
Van der Sloot Threatens to Kill Warden, Gets Transferred to Remote Prison
A Dutchman accused of killing 21-year-old Peruvian student Stephany Flores has been moved to a remote penitentiary after authorities claim he threatened to kill the warden of the prison where he is serving 28 years.
Did Daniel Negreanu Once Slap Phil Ivey in Drunken Stupor?
“You would be nothing without me,” poker pro Daniel Negreanu allegedly told fellow pro Phil Ivey at a poker tournament some years ago.
MAC compatibility on Americas Cardroom Coming October
NY Post Goes Inside the Sleazy World of Online Poker
The poker community received a jolt from the New York Post Monday morning after they published a story featuring the headline “Inside the Sleazy World of Online Poker”.
Jason Mercier Once Stabbed in the Back – Almost Died: Reveals Scar for First Time
While attending this week’s EPT Barcelona events, poker pro Jason Mercier spoke to PokerStars TV and was candid in recounting the time he nearly died outside an Italian nightclub following a brutal and -what he says - was an unprevoked stabbing. The attacked occurred right after his first European Poker Tour win in 2008 at San Remo.
50-Year-Old Andrei Konopelko Leads Pack at EPT 100 Barcelona Main Event
Belarus PokerStars qualifier Andrei Konopelko is chip leader going in to Day 4 of the record-breaking #EPT100 Barcelona Main Event. The 50-year-old from Minsk - who won his seat in a €530 satellite on PokerStars - has 1,451,000.
There are 102 players left from the 292 who started Day 3 today. The overall field was a staggering 1496 players from 71 countries, a record for EPT events in Europe (beating the 1,240-strong EPT6 Sanremo won by Liv Boeree).
Meet Double Bubble Boy Poker Pro Randal Flowers
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
Or does it?
Don’t tell this to poker pro Mark Randall Flowers, winner of more than $2.1 million in live tournaments to date.
He somehow managed to bubble both the EPT 11 Barcelona Main Event, meaning he was the last person to bust before guaranteed cashes to all those remaining.
But Flowers hardly seemed phased when asked by PokerNews.com how much more pain he could take.
Vojtech Ruzicka Leads Record-Breaking EPT100 Barcelona Main Event
Czech pro Vojtech Ruzicka is chip leader going in to Day 3 of the record-breaking #EPT100 Barcelona Main Event. There are 292 players left from the 906 who started Day 2 today. The overall field was a staggering 1496 players from 71 countries, a record for EPT events in Europe (beating the 1,240-strong EPT6 Sanremo won by Liv Boeree).
PokerStars Says ‘No’ to ‘Free Gaza’ and Other Political Messages
Following the EPT Barcelona €50,000 Super High-Roller event of this past week in which WSOP One Drop winner Dan Colman wore a “Free Palestine” shirt and his backer Olivier Busquet wore a “Save Gaza” shirt, PokerStars has put an end to so-called political statement apparel during tournament play.
Dan Bilzerian Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS Only as He Can
Poker playboy Dan Bilzerian is the latest to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and it wouldn’t be Bilzerian without a bunch of scantily clad women to surround him.
Michael Mizrachi Remains Secretive About EPT Barcelona Strategy
Michael Mizrachi, one of the biggest names in poker today, had been the chip leader at this week’s EPT Barcelona but has lost some steam on Saturday. By day’s end he had dropped to under 20th in terms of chip count.
Poker Pros ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - Hellmuth, Bilzerian: Pam Anderson Says ‘No’
Some of the best known poker pros have begun to take part in the uber viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge including the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari, and poker playboy Dan Bilzerian, an Internet sensation himself.
