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Tom Breitling Video Blog Series Continues with Explanation of “Friction Points”
Ultimate Gaming CEO cites issues with pirate sites, industry goliaths and credit card rejections.
The Sale of PokerStars and Its Implications for Player Fund Protection
Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov has a clear vision for protecting players’ money.
- The Amaya takeover of PokerStars raises issues of the future of the Rational Group’s exemplary approach to player fund protection.
- 100% of player funds on Full Tilt and PokerStars are currently held in trust accounts.
- Trust accounts protect player funds from bankruptcy, simply holding them in segregated accounts does not.
- In an interview with pokerfuse, Amaya CEO David Baazov explained that he supports trusts as a means of protecting player funds.
Full Tilt Poker Follows Winamax and iPoker With “Jackpot SNGs”
Lottery-style Sit and Gos, which randomly assigns a prize pool to 3-max turbo tournaments, go live on FTP.
- Full Tilt Poker has launched Jackpot Sit & Gos, new lottery-style tournaments with variable prize structures heavily inspired by Winamax’s Expresso tournaments.
- In Jackpots, already live in Full Tilt’s dot-com client, three players play a low-stakes super-turbo tournament with a winner-takes-all payout structure.
- The twist is that the prize pool is random. Most of the time players fight over just double the entry fee, but randomly this payout is increased—up to 2000 times.
Jordan Morgan and Will Givens Each Win Their First WSOP Bracelet
Highlights of the day’s action at the WSOP.
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888poker Brand Ambassador Luis Suárez Confused by Homophone
In his third biting offense, one can only wonder if Suárez thought his sponsor was Ate Ate Ate. 888 Brand Ambassador Luis Suárez has made his mark on the football World Cup—and on Italian player Giorgio Chiellini.
Melissa Burr Trying To Make Money, History In the $50K PPC
No woman has ever cashed in the Poker Players Championship. Vanessa Selbst might not be the only history making female at the 2014 World Series of Poker as high-stakes cash game regular Melissa Burr is looking to etch her name in the history books as well.
Poker In Idaho: Coeur D’Alene Tribe Casino’s Game Still In The Cards
Judge says shuffle up and deal. In the ongoing legal poker case in Idaho, a U.S. District Judge has denied a motion put forward by Idaho state officials to place a temporary ban on a Texas Hold’em poker game played at a Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s casino; a case in which a tribal representative defended the game supporting the popular opinion that Texas Hold’em is a game of skill.
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WSOP New Jersey Runs “Five Seat Scramble” to the WSOP Main Event
Promotion encouraged Twitter participation. WSOP New Jersey has been promoting its “Five Seat Scramble” on Twitter for the last couple of weeks—inviting followers to retweet promotional info as a condition to offering the special event.
PokerStars Social Gaming Director Resigns
Mark Buser parts ways with Stars after one year of service. PokerStars Director of Social Gaming Mark Buser has left the company.
Poland Proposes Gambling Law Amendments to Encourage EU Operators
Moves to comply with EU treaties and raise additional revenues bring the prospect of legalising online poker closer. Draft amendments to the Polish Gambling Act are expected to take the country’s gaming laws closer to compliance with EU treaties—and make it easier for foreign operators to get a gaming license.
PokerUpdate.com Sold to XL Media
Digital publisher acquires 180Vita’s news website. Poker news website PokerUpdate.com was sold earlier this month to XL Media. The sale price was not disclosed.
Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: UK, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Canada and Cambodia. UK
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: Druff & Friends – 06/24/2014 – One Angle Shot Per Five Years Poker Fraud Alert
Druff gives an update on how his WSOP has been going, and describes his encounter with Erik Seidel. The guy who reported the Rio single table satellite extortion by an employee is a scammer himself. Brandon Cantu gets in yet another fight, this time with Jesse Martin. We’re still alive in the Negreanu/Ivey bracelet bet, with nearly 50 events in the books. Johnathan Duhamel’s girlfriend, who set him up for a robbery and beating, was released after just 28 months in prison. Druff changes his opinion on the “Daleroxxu” firing. High stakes player Johannes Strassman is missing in Slovenia. Editorial: Resort fees are a scam. Druff takes calls from SrslySirius and rawwolf.
Podcast: PokerNews Podcast Episode #229: Pura Vida feat. Humberto Brenes PokerNews Podcast
Team PokerStars Pro and Team BlueShark Optics member Humberto Brenes joins the podcast to talk about his eight cashes thus far in the 2014 WSOP, chasing records, and Costa Rica’s success at the FIFA World Cup. Rich, Donnie, and Jason then break down all of the latest news at the Rio, including the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship, and play an impromptu game that Jason and Rich fail miserably at.
Training Video: Suited on Broadway Part 2 Drag The Bar
Continuing a closer look at some of our most playable and profitable hands. How can we maximize even more?
