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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.
Stephen Graner Leads EPT Prague 2014 Final Table
The EPT Prague final table is underway with Hawaiian-born Stephen Graner in the lead with 8,985,000 chips. The 26-year-old poker pro, who currently lives in Las Vegas, is on a trip round Europe and decided to add EPT Prague to his schedule. Graner is on track to better his biggest score to date, which he achieved this summer at the World Series, finishing sixth in the Millionaire Maker event for $273,854.
Denial of Service Attacks Strike Equity Poker Network, Other Sites Affected
Following this past weekend’s Denial of Service attacks on Americas Cardroom resulting in the cancellation of the massive Winning Millions tournament, another North American online poker network has confirmed they too have been subjected to the attacks.
Illinois Man Wins $164k on Heartland Poker Tour
East Chicago, IN (December 15, 2014) - Landscape contractor Mike Puccio topped a big field at Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago on Monday to earn the coveted Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Title and $164,249. The Deerfield, Illinois man admitted that playing his way to the nationally televised Final Table was a nerve-racking experience.
"I've been excited and nervous for the last two days," said Puccio. "I haven't been able to close my eyes."
FBI Agents Grilled in Paul Phua Sports Gambling Case Monday
(Associated Press) - An FBI agent is facing tough questions about whether investigators intentionally deceived a federal magistrate to obtain a search warrant and arrest a Malaysian businessman, his son and six others last summer in Las Vegas.
FBI Special Agent Minh Pham on Monday has repeatedly had to acknowledge inaccuracies in documents filed to gain the arrest last July of Wei Seng "Paul" Phua and Darren Wai Kit Phua.
Prosecutors say they headed an international Internet sports gambling operation.
Estrellas Valencia Champ Fabio Sperling is Chip Leader at EPT Prague Main Event
Estrellas Valencia champion Fabio Sperling is chip leader going in to Day 5 of the EPT Prague Main Event. Sperling, from Siegberg in Germany and now living in the south coast resort of Ramsgate in the UK, snagged the trophy and €77,000 first prize in the Estrellas Valencia Main Event in April, shortly after a runner-up finish in the Sunday Million 8th Anniversary bonanza.
PokerStars Parent Company Amaya Under Investigation
It has been revealed that the Quebec securities regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is investigating trading activity in Amaya, the new parent company of PokerStars. The matter also involves two other companies: Canaccord Genuity and Manulife Financial.
Evidence Arguments Set in FBI-Caesars Search Case Tied to Poker Pro Paul Phua
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) — Lawyers for Malaysian man and his son are due to ask a federal judge in Las Vegas to throw out evidence in an international Internet gambling case because FBI agents posed as repair technicians to get into their clients' suites at Caesars Palace.
Americas Cardroom CEO Speaks on Winning Millions Cancellation
Americas Cardroom CEO Phil Nagy was to issue a statement and take questions from the chat room regarding Sunday’s cancellation of the highly anticipated Winning Millions. A Denial of Service attack was believed to have been the culprit that caused freezing and abrupt shutdowns.
DoS Attacks Cancel Winning Millions, Rescheduled Feb 22, CEO: 'Heart Breaking Decision'
Americas Cardroom’s highly anticipated Winning Millions had to be cancelled following a relentless Denial of Service attack during the tournament that caused ongoing shutouts and freezing of play. ACR confirmed last week they were the latest online poker site to be hit by the attacks now plaguing online poker.
Woman Allegedly Kicked in the Face by Dan Bilzerian Suing for Millions
A woman kicked in the face and left lying bloodied in a Miami Beach night club claims her assaulter was none other than poker player and Instagram kingpin Dan Bilzerian.
Simon Mattsson Leads After Day 4 of EPT Prague
EPT regular Simon Mattsson, third in the EPT Barcelona €2k side event in August for €37,900, is leading the 61 players who will be back for day 4 of the EPT11 Prague Main Event. The 21-year-old has 1,790,000 in chips.
Doyle Brunson to play the One Million Dollar Tourney on AmericasCardRoom
The Goodfather of Poker, the man, the legend, Doyle “TexDolly” Brunson has confirmed his participation in the $1,000,000 GTD Tournament on AmericasCardRoom tomorrow at 3pm ETThe first One Million Dollar tourney since Black Friday and Doyle is ready to play on a Sunday Milli
EPT Prague 2014 Update: Brian Altman Leads After Day 2
Brian Altman leads the last 200 players in to Day 3 of the record-breaking EPT11 Prague. The American will return to a massive 704,100 chip-stack tomorrow (Sunday). Altman, who’s currently residing in Canada, won his seat for Prague in a €320 NL Deep Hyper Turbo on PokerStars.
EPT Prague 2014 Champ to Take Home €969,000
EPT PRAGUE CHAMPION TO GET €969,000 With a record-breaking field, creating a giant €5.3m prize pool, the EPT Season 11 Prague Main Event champion stands to win nearly €1m - € 969,000 to be precise.
There were 1,107 entries in the event –including 13 players who bought in at the start of Day 2 from scratch. There will be 159 players paid with the min-cash being set for €8,970.
Huge Overlay in Americas Cardroom Million Dollar Sunday Tournament
For anyone who loves making instant cash, as do most readers of Gambling911.com we suspect, Americas Cardroom Million Dollar Sunday is expected to feature a massive overlay. Americas Cardroom is part of the Winning Poker Network. Oh and even more reason to play: Doyle Brunson has just confirmed he will be playing in this mass
Andrey Zaichenko Leads Record-Breaking EPT Prague Main Event
Russia's Andrey Zaichenko is leading for Day 2 of a record-breaking €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event. He topped today's 750-strong field with 237,600 in chips, a stack that also beats Day 1a chip leader Russian player Dmitry Ponomarev who has 159,800.
A total of 399 players made it through Day 1b today which, combined with yesterday's 201 survivors, means at least 600 players will be here at noon for Day 2.
Americas Cardroom Player Turns Penny Into $1 Mil Secured Seat With Spin To Get In
Poker satellites suddenly have some new competition. Americas Cardroom has a brand new tournament entry feature called Spin To Get In that lets players win a seat in a major event without playing a single hand of poker. The slot machine-like feature invites players to spin a wheel for a chance to win a seat into a tournament for as little as $0.01.
Dmitry Ponomarev Leads EPT 11 Prague Main Event After Day 1A
Russian player Dmitry Ponomarev, who won the $2k NL event at the PCA in January, is chip leader at the end of Day 1a of the €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event with 159,800.
Balazs Botond Wins Eureka 4 Prague Title and €206,948
PokerStars player Balazs Botond came back for the Eureka 4 Prague final day as 9th in chips (out of 10 players), but he eventually remained the last man standing.
The Hungarian has won a €206,948 first prize after he made a 3-way deal with Ayman Zbib and Athanasios Xenodochidis to guarantee €186,948. Then he went on to win the remaining €20,000 left for the champ. It is Botond's biggest live cashout, surpassing the €154,000 payday for a 4th place finish in EPT8 Campione.
Poker Playboy Dan Bilzerian Arrested at LAX for Possession of Explosives
The so-called “King of Instagram” has been arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport for reportedly carrying explosives. The arrest occurred 10 pm PST Tuesday night or 1 am EST while transferring through Customs enroute from the Bahamas.
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White Potatoes In, Online Gambling and Sage-Grouse Out of Spending Bill
A “must pass” Omnibus Spending Bill is set to be sent out for a vote and should pass with flying colors. Fears among online gambling enthusiasts were that the bill would also be acting as a sort of “pork magnet”. In other words, folks in Congress had one last vehicle in which to attach their own measures, many of which are unrelated to spending per se.
Disconnects at Online Poker Rooms During Tournaments May Be DDoS Attacks
The dreaded DDoS or Distributed Denial of Service attacks may be back and affecting a number of online poker tournaments across many network sites.
Carbon Poker’s recent spate of server disruptions and disconnection issues have sparked fears of a DDOS attacker deliberately disrupting games in order to steal pots, writes Philip Conneller of CardChat.com.
Arsenal v New Castle Betting Odds
Arsenal v New Castle betting odds had Arsenal at 2/5, New Castle at 7/1 and the Draw at 7/2. 46% of the action was actually on New Castle for this Saturday matchup. All odds courtesy of Bookmaker here.
Atanas Malinov Leads at Eureka4 Prague: Down to 57 Players
There were still 57 players left on Day 3 of the biggest ever Eureka event, taking place here at the Hilton Hotel in Prague. But after eight levels, the actual composition of the final table remains unresolved until tomorrow, for ten players will return when the blinds restart at 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante).
The chip leader is PokerStars qualifier Atanas Malinov. The Bulgarian had a real rush over the second half of the day, eliminating several players and generally causing trouble for the other players with three-bets a regularity.
Final Table Set in €50K EPT Prague Super High Roller
World champion Martin Jacobson bubbled the €50k Super High Roller leaving just seven players to battle it out tomorrow for the trophy and €771,360 first prize.
Equity Poker Network and PokerHost Call it a Day
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles – The EquityPokerNetwork.com (“EPN”) today confirmed the end to their business relationship with online poker room, PokerHost.com (“PokerHost”), effective as of midnight on Tuesday, December 9th, 2014.
Antonin Duda Leads 57 Players Into Eureka 4 Prague Day 3
EPT9 Barcelona finalist Antonin Duda bagged 1,740,000 chips at the end of day 2 to overtake the chip lead in the Eureka 4 Prague Main Event.
Silkroad Founder Accused in Six Murder-for-Hire Plots: PokerStars to Offer Bitcoin?
With online gambling sites only now beginning to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon (quite possibly PokerStars among them), some of the earlier Bitcoin startups are currently facing scrutiny, the most notorious of them all being drug bazaar Silkroad.
And now the founder of that underground company, Ross Ulbricht, is alleged to have set up at least six murder-for-hire plots.
Ivan Sochnikov Leads EPT Prague €50K Super High Roller
Russian player Ivan Soshnikov is leading the 32 players left at the end of Day 1 of the €50 unlimited re-entry Super High Roller. A total of 41 players entered and seven fired off second bullets including Team PokerStars Pro Online’s Isaac Haxton (still in) and WCOOP ME champion Fedor Holz (no 3rd bullet, so far). Soshnikov, 24, who won the €10k High Roller event here last year, was multi-tabling both the €1,100 Eureka Main Event AND the Super High Roller until he was moved in Eureka and couldn’t find his new table.
Matt Alexander Earns 2nd Heartland Poker Tour Title in Iowa
Altoona, IA - Two friends found themselves heads up for the cash and a Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Title at a marathon Final Table from Prairie Meadows Racetrack Casino Hotel. In the end, it was Matt Alexander who bested his pal Kou Vang for the $69,043 payday.
