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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.
The Worst Reaction to Winning $15 Million: Dan Colman Video Goes Viral
How would you react if you just won a cool $15 million?
One of the worst reactions to winning $15 million has just gone viral and it occurred at last month’s World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop where Dan Colman walked off with the big prize.
From PokerStrategy.com:
Newsweek Cover Story: Child Playing Online Poker and Dealing Parents a Bad Hand
This week’s cover story in Newsweek Magazine features a young boy holding a deck of cards with the caption “How Washington Opened the Floodgates to Online Gambling”.
The article headline itself goes a bit further with the headline: “How Washington Opened the Floodgates to Online Poker, Dealing Parents a Bad Hand”.
Chile recibe este 20 de Agosto 2014 al Latin Poker Series
Latin Poker Series continúa llevando sus eventos multi-locación a diferentes ciudades en Latinoamérica. El famoso LPS Millions II arrancó hace pocas semanas y dió a jugadores de Panamá, Colombia, Perú y República Dominicana la oportunidad de avanzar al día 2 en el main event de $1,000,000 garantizados. Ahora Chile también tendrá su oportunidad durante el 2do torneo principal del LPS con buy-in de $1,000+$100.
Poker Pros Dropping Like Flies as Sites Scale Down: UltimatePoker, PokerStars
UltimatePoker.com is the latest online poker site to slash its professional poker team, this time in half.
Gone are Phil Collins (no relation to the famous singer), Jeremy Ausmus, Lauren Kling and William Reynolds.
2012 One Drop winner Antonio Esfandiari and Jason Somerville remained on the Ultimate Poker roster.
The news comes as PokerStars has begun to shrink its Latin American pro roster.
Full Tilt Poker Pros Could Recover From ‘Black Friday’ Losses
Claims Administrator, the Garden City Group, has announced that former pros of the online poker site Full Tilt Poker could qualify to receive payments due following that company’s abrupt April 2011 exit from the US market.
The company shut its doors soon after but was eventually resurrected by PokerStars, which entered into an agreement with US authorities to facilitate payment to players affected by the closure.
Borgata’s $9.6 million Lawsuit Against Phil Ivey May Take a Year to be Heard
A $9.6 million claim filed against big name poker pro Phil Ivey will likely be delayed at least another year.
Ivey is being used by Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel and Casino over an alleged playing card scam. The suit is claiming fraudulent winnings during a series of visits to the casino in 2012.
PokerFuse.com was able to obtain the court schedule for this matter with hearings to be held right up to July 2015:
Award-Winning EPTlive is Back With Webcast Kicking Off in Barcelona Aug 19
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – The award-winning EPTLive webcast kicks off August 19 with coverage from the historic #EPT100 event in Barcelona.
Coco Poker Open at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Sept 25 to Oct 6
COCONUT CREEK, Fla - The Coco Poker Open will begin a 12-day run at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on Thursday, September 25, at 7 p.m. in the Pavilion.
The $1 million guaranteed Coco Poker Open Championship, October 2-6, will feature three starting days, 30,000 in chips, and follows the popular structure from Seminole Casino Coconut Creek’s February tournament series.
Online Gambling: ‘Unrealistic for Congress to Put the Internet Back in a Bottle’
Tom Russell, director of the Coalition for Consumer and Online Protection, tells Vegas Inc., “It’s really unrealistic for Congress to step into the role of, for all intents and purposes, trying to put the Internet back in a bottle".
World Poker Tour® Strengthens Partnership With Global Poker Index
Los Angeles, CA - World Poker Tour® announced today that the Season XIII WPT® Player of the Year award will be powered by the Global Poker Index™. Also, for the first time ever, the Player of the Year race will include not only the WPT Main Tour, but WPT500, WPTDeepStacks, and WPT National and Regional Events as well.
Steven Segal to Star in Poker Movie ‘Gutshot Straight': Watch the Trailer
Hollywood actor Steven Segal is set to star in a new poker flick called “Gutshot Straight”, due to be released September 1, 2014.
The film is directed by Justin Steele and also stars George Eads, best known for his work on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”. Eads will be executive producing the project as well.
Bill to Legalize Online Poker in California is Dead in the Water for 2014
One of two bills introduced to legalize online poker in California has been pronounced dead for this year.
Democratic state Senator, Lou Correa of Santa Ana, a co-sponsor of the bill, said it needed to be shelved as there was not enough time left in the legislative session to get it for a vote.
Think the US Congress is bad taking off the entire month of August and a portion of September?
The California legislature not only takes off in August, they take off the rest of the year.
Seminole Hard Rock Joins Forces With PokerStars
The Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida has partnered with the largest online poker room PokerStars for its Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship (SHRPOC) series.
PokerStars players now have the opportunity to buy into the SHRPOC Main Event via their online account.
The Hard Rock event runs from August 14 thru September 3 and features a $10 million guaranteed event and a $100,000 Super High Roller event.
The entire Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship 2014 schedule appears below.
SBOBet.com Center of Paul Phua World Cup Betting Probe: Not Guilty Pleas Entered
Poker pro Paul Phua and his son Darren appeared in a federal court on Tuesday to answer to charges they ran an illegal gambling business out of the $25k a night Caesars Palace villas via the popular Asian handicapping betting site SBOBet.com. Phua and six others are set to be arraigned on August 7. The father-son-tandem may be deported back to their native Malaysia. Both men pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
Michigan Man Turns $360 into $137k on HPT
Mt. Pleasant, MI - After getting a taste of the spotlight during Heartland Poker Tour's November visit to Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, John Drikakis returned over the weekend to improve on his sixth-place finish. The shipping and receiving clerk from Battle Creek, Michigan shipped the win after investing just $360 in the tournament. For the victory, Drikakis received $137,014.
BetOnline, Tiger Gaming Awarding Packages for 2014 Battle of Malta Guaranteed €500,000
BetOnline.ag and Tiger Gaming have announced they are awarding players packages for the Battle of Malta Guaranteed €500,000 Main Event.
Amaya Gaming Completes Acquisition of PokerStars
MONTREAL - Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) ("Amaya" or the "Corporation") announced today the completion of its previously announced acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of privately held Oldford Group Limited ("Oldford Group"), the parent company of Isle of Man-headquartered Rational Group Ltd.
Borgata Posts Quarterly Loss for Online Poker in New Jersey
The Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, partnered with bwin.party, has posted a quarterly operating loss of $1.8 million for the period of June 30.
It did, however, reach a “key milestone” by breaking even during the month of July.
The Borgata and bwin.party were widely seen as having gotten off to the strongest start in the newly opened New Jersey online gambling market through aggressive ad campaigns. Ongoing payment processing issues, particularly with a high credit card decline rate, have stymied growth since that time.
‘Do Nothing Congress’ Wants to Try to Do Something: Ban Online Gambling Via Holder
A handful of US Senators wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking for his support of their bill to reinstate a federal ban on Internet gambling.
WSOP Agonizing Defeat Caught on ESPN
ESPN has begun airing segments of the 2014 World Series of Poker, which concluded earlier in the month with the determination of the Final Nine to be held in November.
One of the more agonizing defeats was filmed featuring Connor Drinan, who was eliminated in the $1 million buy-in tournament Big One for One Drop.
New Record Set for Biggest Poker Event Held Outside America
Record-breaking Beijing Millions Main Event features 2,732-entrant field to become the biggest live poker tournament ever held outside of USA
BEIJING, CHINA – The inaugural PokerStars.net sponsored 2014 Beijing Millions concluded this past Sunday set a new record for the biggest live poker tournament outside the USA. The event was won by China's Chen Qin (秦辰).
Latin Poker Series Launches New Website With Player of Year Reward
San Jose, Costa Rica - The Latin Poker Series today announced the launch of its brand new website, along with more reasons to play in LPS events in 2014. Coupled with a revamped online portal, the Latin American tournament circuit organization has unveiled two new LPS leaderboards to keep track of player performance, including one that awards an LPS Tour Pass to the top point earner.
Sentencing of Greenville Man Highlights South Carolina Zero Tolerance of Bookies, Gambling
The conviction and subsequent sentencing of a Greenville, South Carolina man this week charged with illegal gambling highlights that state’s policy towards eradicating the activity whether it be in the form of bookmaking, poker or video gaming machines.
Poker Pro Paul Phua Ambassadorship to Montenegro Revoked After Arrest
A poker pro arrested for operating a World Cup betting ring out of a Las Vegas resort was San Marino’s ambassador to the city state of Montenegro for three years before having that status revoked due to the allegations lodged against him.
Poker Pro Paul Phua and Son Released by ICE After Ivey Bailout
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released the father-son tandem of Paul and Darren Phua late Monday after poker pros Phil Ivey and Andrew Robl posted their initial $2.5 million bail. Both had initially been charged with running an elaborate World Cup betting operation from a swank Las Vegas resort. ICE had immediately taken them back into custody upon their release and threatened deportation back to Malaysia.
Poker Pro Phil Hellmuth Dresses Up as a Baby for ‘Poker Night in America’ Game
Poker pro Phil Hellmuth is once again living up to his nick “The Poker Brat”.
On Monday, he dressed as a baby for “Poker Night in America”.
“I am dressed up as a baby on the set of "Poker Night in America!" W a onesie, a bonnet, a bottle & a rattle,” Hellmuth proudly proclaimed on his Twitter page.
“Poker Night in America” features a two day celebrity event going from July 29-30 and taking place at the Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Maryland. The full event started at the beginning of the month.
Phil Ivey, Andrew Robl Post $2.5 Million Bail for Paul and Darren Phua: Still Jailed
Phil Ivey this past weekend posted a portion of the $2.5 million in cash needed to bail out fellow poker pros, the father-and-son tandem of Wei Seng “Paul” Phua and Darren Phua. Both men remained jailed heading into Monday however. Another poker pro, Andrew Robl, contributed $1.5 million of the $2.5 million bail.
Fabián Ortiz Wins LAPT7 Panama
The third stop, of the Seventh Season of the Latin American Poker Tour in Panama, has come to an end with a new favorable and double victory for Argentina and Fabián Ortiz. 550 players paid USD $ 1,700 to enter another stage of the regional tournament sponsored by PokerStars.net. Together they managed to make a prize pool of USD $ 826,925 to be distributed among the first 79 players. But it was Fabián Ortiz who took all the glory of the LAPT title again.
2014 World Series of Poker Main Event Odds to Win – Betting Online
BetDSI.com has your 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event betting odds to win here.
The 2014 World Series of Poker main event is down to the November Nine who will come back to decide the champion in early November. Let’s look at the current World Series of Poker odds at Diamond sportsbook.
Rick Salomon and Pamela Anderson Back Together Again Two Weeks After Divorce
Third time could be the charm. Just two weeks after “Baywatch” babe Pamela Anderson filed for divorce from her estranged husband Rick Salomon, the two were spotted in a steamy embrace, lips locked, on the island of Sardinia.
