Daily Poker News Review: Friday, June 20, 2014 Daily Poker News Review: Friday, June 20, 2014

Main Headlines

Poker Night in America to be Televised on CBS Sports Network

PNIA broadcast to run Sunday nights from June 29 through December.

  • Poker Night in America will air Sunday nights at 10:00 Eastern Time on the CBS Sports Network.
  • The PNIA TV show is set to debut on Sunday, June 29 and will continue for 26 consecutive weeks until December.

Vanessa Selbst Becomes First Woman to Top GPI300 Rankings

Selbst is eighth individual to reach the GPI300 top spot.

  • Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst became the first woman to top the Global Poker Index (GPI) Top 300 worldwide rankings Wednesday.
  • A total of eight people have reached the top the GPI 300 rankings including fellow Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu.

George Danzer Wins Two Bracelets in Two Weeks

Event #37: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
  • Highlights of the day’s action at the WSOP.

Online Gambling Bill Approved in Portugal

Tax rates for online poker revenues to be levied between 15% and 30%.

  • The Portuguese Council of Ministers has announced that it has approved the text of a draft bill which would liberalize its online gaming market.
  • Foreign operators will be allowed to apply for licenses, if they “meet the requirements.”
  • The gaming tax (IEJo) on games of chance—that would appear to include online poker—would range from 15% to 30%. Sports betting will attract a rate of 37.5%.

Picks from F5 Poker:

PokerStars – Top 5 Moments Of Star-Studded 2012 PCA

A nostalgic look back to yesteryear. For your amusement, PokerStars recently released a compilation video of their top 5 moments of the 2012 PCA. Daniel Negreanu vs. Mike McDonald, Tony Gregg vs. Faraz Jaka and Viktor Blom vs. Jonathan Duhamel headline the highlights.


Phil Hellmuth – So Focused He Forgets His Own Mother’s Birthday

When Phil is deep he doesn’t pay attention to the details. Veteran poker reporter Frank Op de Woerd draws the assignment of interviewing Phil Hellmuth while on break yesterday from Event #36, the $1500 2-7, to find out if he’s planning on playing in the 2014 $1M One Drop.


Daniel Negreanu Promises To Change Humanity With One Drop Win

Finally signed up, Daniel gunna gamble. As you may have heard, the World Series of Poker announced that another 11 seats have been claimed in the 2014 $1M buy-in Big One For One Drop. One of those names on the list: the 2013 WSOP Player of the Year, Daniel Negreanu.


Jonathan Duhamel’s Felonious Ex-Girlfriend Wants To Stay Behind Bars, Paroled Anyway

The brains behind Duhamel’s in-home beating is being set free. With two-thirds of her three-and-a-half year sentence completed, Bianca Rojas-Latraverse, the ex-girlfriend of 2010 World Series of Poker Champion Jonathan Duhamel is being forcibly paroled.


Chris “Queen Of Hearts” Ruby Might Boycott WSOP, Might Not…We’ll See

It’s hard to imaging that nobody noticed a 2nd Queen of Hearts peel off on the river in the $1500 PLO event that Chris Ruby played in the other night, but that’s exactly what happened.


Dan O’Brien Felt Like An Idiot As Face Gushed Blood

Ultimate Poker pro recounts hit famous jet ski incident. Bluff Magazine’s Thomas Keeling talks with Ultimate Poker pro Dan O’Brien about the bracelet allure of the $10K limit events and how, even though those aren’t his specialty, he’s picking his spots to gamble it up this summer.


Ari Engle Fights For Grinder’s Rights

Confronts Card Player’s Shulman over Lock Poker ads. It’s a long video from the good folks at PokerNews and it addresses a number of topics, but here’s the quick and dirty: Poker pro Ari Engle wants a few changes made for the everyday poker player at the World Series of Poker.


Brandon Cantu Fights Jesse Martin In The Amazon Room

Heated words turns physical at the World Series of Poker. If you ask Brandon Cantu, this is a whole lot of nothing.


Jesse Martin Counterpunches Cantu In Escalating War Of Words

Defends his position, reminds viewers of UltimateBet. Sarah Grant from PokerNews quickly tracks down Jesse Martin after the poker drama that ensued in World Series of Poker Event #41, the Dealer’s Choice Event, where Brandon Cantu got a little physical with Martin over some name calling and angle shooting accusations.


Team PokerStars Pro George Danzer Doubles Down On $10K Championship Bracelets

Danzer takes a healthy lead in WSOP Player of the Year race. It happens just about every year. Some poker wizard runs super hot and hoards more than their fair share of World Series of Poker gold bracelets.


Bad Beat Diaries – Heads-Up, Full House No Good

Set-up hand in the $10K Heads-Up Championship This photo comes across the Twitter-verse from entrepreneur, Model Citizen Fund organizer and former Victory Poker CEO Dan Fleyshman.


Poker Princess Molly Bloom Blowing Up Spots On “Good Morning America”

More of the same about the Hollywood Home Game. ABC US News | ABC Celebrity News


Antonio Esfandiari Planning To Repeat As One Drop Champ

He’s just “puttin’ it out there…” Antonio Esfandiari has yet to cash in the 2014 World Series of Poker but that’s no matter. He’s declared that he’s going to deliver a victory in the Big One For One Drop $1M Buy-in tournament.


Poker Night In America Lands A Broadcast Partner In CBS Sports Net

Good news for those of you looking forward to more poker on TV — the wait is almost over. The team that’s looking to “make poker fun again” over at Poker Night In America have at last announced the when and where you can watch the full episodes of their personality laden programming.

Exclusive Articles on pokerfuse PRO:

Regulation in Review: US

A review of the latest developments in gaming regulation in the US. This week: Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Amaya/PokerStars sale. Amaya to Buy Rational Group Including PokerStars and Full Tilt


Svenska Spel: Marketing without Promotions

A self-imposed ban on standard online poker promotional tools takes Svensk Spel down an indirect marketing route. In October last year, Svenska Spel ended all bonus and other promotions that encourage players to play more than they otherwise would.


Traffic Watch

Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive review of the online poker market across international, US and regulated European markets. Another poor performance by the global market saw average cash game traffic down nearly 4% this week.

Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:

Podcast: Rabbit Hunt: 195 Rabbit Hunt

With the Amaya/PokerStars acquistion underway, Chris and Mark discuss the latest fallout from the sale and what that will mean for regulated US markets and those trying to regulate. Then, after covering the latest WSOP news, the two discuss the Dealer's Choice event, Dale Philip's 86ing from Pokerstars, and a different side to the Matusow penalty story.


Podcast: The Poker Edge: 6/20/14 ESPN: The Poker Edge

Andrew Feldman chats with three-time WSOP bracelet winner Dutch Boyd about his new book and his titles. Plus, Online Poker Report’s Chris Grove joins the show.


Training Video: Steve’s Hand History Review Bluefire Poker

Steve reviews hands in which he manipulates his opponents range with bet sizing


Training Video: Search and Destroy 2: John Part 3 – 4-betting Deuces Cracked

In part 3, Josh and John talk about 4-betting. John shows a simple mathematical method for developing default 4-betting ranges.


Training Video: Sunday 500 – Hand History Review with Andrew Brokos Tournament Poker Edge

Andrew “foucault82” Brokos returns with a hand history review of a deep run in the prestigious Pokerstars Sunday $500. This is a 5 part series