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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.
Fertitta Interactive LLC to Release its Real Money Online Poker Site Ultimate Poker
Fertitta Entertainment, owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, have announced they are ready to unveil their “real money” and social gaming online poker site, Ultimate Poker, by week’s end.
But there’s a catch.
Intertops Stops Accepting New US Players
Intertops.com, which recently became part of the newly branded Revolution Network, has stopped taking new US customers at this time.
Details of this decision were not immediately known.
Upon attempting to sign up from within the United States, the following message appears.
Thank you for your interest in Intertops! Unfortunately, we are unable to accept new customers from your country or region at this time.If you believe you received this message in error please contact our customer support team.
5050 Poker Closed Following Microgaming Network Rule Change
Microgaming online poker room 5050 Poker closed its doors. They have cited a network policy change that limits two tables per player for the shutdown.
Shulmans are Third Married Couple to Win World Series of Poker Bracelets
Much was made this week about the news that Allyn Shulman, wife of Card Player magazine owner Barry Shulman, had won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) championship gold bracelet.
It wasn't that the win, in WSOP Event #29, a no-limit Texas hold 'em seniors tournament open to those age 50 and over, was that spectacular--it wasn't.
Lock Poker Signs New Pro Felipe Mojave Ramos: Stout Out but Banks Big
With world dominance on its mind in the online poker arena, Lock Poker has signed on its latest pro, Brazilian Felipe Mojave Ramos.
Meanwhile, Lock continues to enjoy success at this year’s World Series of Poker with another one of the card room’s elite players, Matt Stout, finishing 3rd at last night’s No-Limit Hold’em Event #33.
No need to shed any tears for Matt, however. He walks away with $192,813.
Lock Poker Pro Matt Stout Goes Deep at WSOP No-Limit Hold'em: Ivey Eyes 5th Final Table
The irresistible Matt Stout, a Lock Poker Elite Pro, was one of four remaining in the World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold’em Event #33. The Gambling911.com fairies were working overtime to dispense pixy dust over photos of Matt in order to delivery him good luck.
Speed Hold’em is Playtech’s New Fast Folding Online Poker Game
Playtech, parent company to the iPoker Network, is set to debut its own fast folding online poker game, Speed Hold’em.
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Facebook to Allow app Developers to Charge for Subscriptions
NEW YORK, N.Y. – (Associated Press) - Facebook is letting app developers charge subscription fees, in addition to existing one-time payments, for games and other applications on its site.
Facebook Inc. said on its developer blog Tuesday that the subscription feature will be available in July. The changes open up a new revenue stream for developers as well as for Facebook, which takes a 30 per cent cut from all payments on its site.
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Gambling News: California Online Poker, Frankel World Domination, Latest Euro 2012 Odds
Gambling911.com has a ton of gambling news on tap for Tuesday, June 19, 2012 with a look at the opening day of the Royal Ascot and Frankel’s amazing feat, an update on what is not happening in the world of online poker in California and much, much more….
WSOP Updates: Hellmuth Misses Lucky 13, Shulmans the First Family of Poker
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman bested Dennis Phillips at the Event #29: Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
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Internet Poker Advances in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. — Internet gambling in New Jersey has moved a step closer to reality.
An Assembly panel approved the proposal Monday. The bill now needs to be voted on by the full Assembly and Senate, but those votes have not yet been scheduled.
Cake Poker $100k Tournament Hosted 748 Players
Cake Poker hosted its $100k GTD ($109) Sunday at 8 pm GMT. This past Sunday’s event featured 748 players with a serious overlay value and ended up awarding $18,750 to a player by the name of “makkar”.
Sunday's $65K GTD Super Stack ($530) also offered an overlay with 98
players, awarding $17,875 to player with the handle “Suvaline.4”.
New Jersey Online Poker Bill Going for Vote Today
A bill to legalize online poker and casinos in New Jersey will be heading for an Assembly vote a la the Appropriations Committee at 12:30 pm EST today (Monday June 18, 2012).
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Timothy Adams, Larry Wright Latest WSOP Bracelet Winners: Michael Mizrachi Near Miss
Timothy Adams and Larry Wright have won their first World Series of Poker bracelets in separate events while well known poker pro Michael Mizrachi just missed his shot.
Adams won the No Limit Hold’em / Four Handed Event while Adams captured the bracelet in Event 30 of the 2-7 Draw Lowball (No Limit).
Gambling News: Ylon Schwartz Enjoys More WSOP Success and First Bracelet
Ylon Schwartz has just won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at Event #27: $1,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E.. Schwartz was best known for making the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker, finishing in 4th place and taking home nearly $3.8 million. He also briefly dated Gambling911.com reporter Jenny Woo.
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Brian Meinders, Austin Scott Latest WSOP Bracelet Winners
Brian Meinders and Austin Scott both captured their first World Series of Poker bracelets in separate events.
Meinders won the Event #25: Limit Hold’em Shootout, which paid out $116,118 for first place.
More Delays in UB.com Exec Brent Beckley Sentencing
As reported by PokerFuse.com, attorneys representing an executive from UB.com are seeking to delay sentencing of their client even further.
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Phil Ivey Leads as Current 2012 World Series of Poker Player of the Year
Phil Ivey hasn’t won any of the 2012 World Series of Poker events yet, but he’s already amassed quite a payday of well over $500K, finishing in the money in four different events. He is currently the leader to be named WSOP 2012 Player of the Year.
The breakdown for the top 10 appears below.
Blue Monday Online Gambling Defendant Must Pay $100 Fine
On June 8, 2012, software professional David Parchomchuk appeared in Maryland Court to face charges stemming from last year's Blue Monday indictments. He accepted a DOJ plea bargain which saw him plead guilty to conspiracy to conduct an illegal gambling business for which Judge Catherine Blake fined Parchomchuk $100, along with 2 years of unsupervised probation. Prior charges of money laundering were dropped by the DOJ.
Pinnacle Entertainment Acquires Heartland Poker Tour
LAS VEGAS — (Associated Press) - Casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. is buying the owners of a televised poker tournament, the Heartland Poker Tour, so it can work the poker matches more closely into its casinos and expand the tournament.
Scotty Nguyen Denied Another WSOP Bracelet by Joe Cassidy
Somehow young poker player Joe Cassidy managed to deny two World Series of Poker multi-bracelet winners, Phil Ivey and Scotty Nguyen, from capturing another. And consider this, between the two of them, Ivey and Nguyen have a total of 13 WSOP bracelets.
Internet Gambling to be Approved State by State Over Next Two Years Predict Panelists
(Associated Press) - The U.S. Congress is too badly divided to act on Internet gambling, so individual states will start approving it on their own within the next two years, panelists at a major casino conference predicted Thursday.
Grand Prix 2012 Crescent Street – Camasino.com not Rattled by Student Protests
The Grand Prix in Montreal was surely an interesting one! The students protested every night on Crescent Street where all the action was for fans that came in from every corner of the world.
Camasino.com was one of this year’s sponsors and despite the all the turmoil the fans and the Camasino Girls had a great time.
Online Gambling Site BetED.com Software Programmer Sentenced
A software programmer with the now defunct online gambling website BetED.com have been sentenced.
Darren Wright and David Parchomchuk were caught up in a sting operation run by the US Attorney’s Office out of Maryland in May of last year. Agents with that office set up a phone payment processing company and transferred millions of dollars in funds on behalf of BetED.
PokerStars.es Debuts in Number 9 Position
Just as Revolution Gaming, Microgaming and the Merge Gaming Network had been fighting for the coveted number 9 position of most trafficked online poker networks, along comes PokerStars.es.
The Spain licensed online poker rooms/networks will now be counted separately following that nation’s new regulations.
888Poker.es bragged of being number two in the market but rank all the way down at number 27 worldwide.
Joe Cassidy vs. Scotty Nguyen Heads-Up: 6th World Series of Poker Bracelet Sought
Phil Ivey was out in 3rd place, denied of getting his 9th bracelet at the World Series of Poker Event 24: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better. Instead it was Joe Cassidy vs. Scotty Nguyen heads up with Nguyen looking for his 6th WSOP bracelet.
Phil Ivey Hungry for World Series of Poker Bracelet Number 9: Leads Event 24
Poker pro Phil Ivey continued to hold the chip lead heading towards Midnight Pacific Time at WSOP Event 24: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better. A win would mean Ivey’s 9th World Series of Poker bracelet.
The First State Delaware Wants to Lead the Way in US Online Poker Market
Delaware was the first state to join the union in the US and now they are looking to become the first state to offer online poker via multi-state compacts. On Tuesday, they moved one step closer to that reality.
The state House on Tuesday approved a bill authorizing online betting in Delaware and more venues for sports wagering and other gambling.
OnGame Gets Serious Foothold in Nevada Online Poker Market
Aristocrat Technologies and Bally Technologies have combined forces with Shuffle Master in an effort to gain a foothold in the lucrative US online poker market, via Nevada. The beneficiary of this arrangement will no doubt be Ongame poker. Its software platform is being utilized as part of the deal.
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