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Weekly High Stakes Online Cash Report: Big Battles on the PLO and Hold’em Tables
This week proved to be one of the quietest the high stakes online poker cash tables have seen this year.
- Highlights of the week in high stakes online poker.
2014 World Series of Poker Main Event in Full Swing
Day 1C promises more than double the entrants of Day 1A and Day 1B combined.
- The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off over the weekend—offering a $10,000,000 guaranteed payout to the eventual champion.
- The total number of entrants is up slightly over last year which saw 2,885 entrants through the first two Day 1s.
- Organizers are expecting to surpass last year’s total of 6,352 players when Ryan Riess bested the field winning $8,361,570.
Bryn Kenney, Salman Jaddi, Pat Walsh, Igor Dubinskyy Get Bracelets in Time to Freeroll the WSOP 2014 Main Event
Three professionals and an amateur celebrated WSOP bracelets as the 2014 Main Event got the cards in the air.
- Highlights of the weekend’s action at the 2014 WSOP.
Rational’s Big Summer Events: PokerStars’ MicroMillions & Full Tilt’s FTOPS
Big tournament series look to boost player figures during the summer lull.
- The PokerStars MicroMillions, a popular low-buyin tournament series proven successful at attracting big player numbers, is scheduled to take place from July 17 through July 27.
- Full Tilt’s FTOPS runs from August 3 to August 17.
- The next MiniFTOPS, its lower buy-in cousin, will piggy-back with a series from September 7 through September 21.
This Week in Poker Podcasts: Chris Moneymaker, Brandon Shack-Harris and One Drop Reaction
The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory.
Poker Training Videos This Week: Limped Pots, Exploiting Bad Players and Continuation Bets Out of Position
Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory.
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World Series of Poker Main Event – “If You Win Ten Million, You Gotta Blow One Million On The Party”
Mike Matusow is just one of many looking to party with $10,000,000. Often called the “last great American gold rush”, the World Series of Poker’s Main Event was off to a fast start yesterday with 771 runners taking their seats in hopes to be one of the 2014 November Nine and get their shot at the promised $10 milly first place prize.
Phil Ivey – Poker, Parties And Pick-Up Lines
New feature article in Playboy exposes even more of the Life of Ivey. There’s been a lot of #IveyStories floating around the Rio this summer, but inside the pages of Playboy perhaps we’ve found the most revealing tale of The People’s Champ, Phil Ivey, yet.
Alec Torelli – In Love With The Game After All These Years
Super-high stakes pro Alec Torelli is in the field at the World Series of Poker Main Event today but only after an evening of both low and high stakes action where, as you can see, he was sitting with over $250k in front of him.
Greg Merson Sends The World Poker Tour To The Showers
Former WSOP Champ unhappy about the WPT 500 event. There’s no question where Greg Merson’s allegiances lie.
World Series of Poker Main Event Finds Its Stride With Day 1B
Over two thousand more runners push the pace for a huge Main Event. The crowd of Day 1B of the World Series of Poker Main Event almost tripled in size as 2144 runners sat down to try to play their way into November and their shot at the $10M guaranteed first place prize. The numbers are looking to top last year’s mark of 6,352 and then some, as the combined field currently sits at 2,915 and Day 1C is expected to be a monster sized crowd.
World Series of Poker Main Event – Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers Gets Shown Main Event Love
When Kevin Mathers first started his poker-centric Twitter account, whenever that was, he could hardly hope that it would pay the dividends that it has for him today.
Actor Kevin Pollack Nabs 10K WSOP Sponsorship With A Single Tweet
Check out this write up from Andrew Feldman and ESPN about the power of celebrity tweets.
World Poker Tour – WPT 500 Gains Momentum Headed Into Final Starting Heats
The event at Aria is looking to surpass 2K runners for its $1M guarantee. The World Poker Tour is in the midst of their 4th starting day of the WPT 500 at the Aria in Las Vegas and, not unlike the WSOP Main Event, the numbers are increasing as time winds down to get involved.
World Series of Poker Main Event – Sick Flips For Entry In $10K Main
Players literally flipping out to get into Day 1C. With time winding down to get into Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event, people are not keen on grinding monster stacks in mega-sattys…they want to know right now if they are getting in and they are doing it by flipping for it.
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Spanish Players Protest PokerStars’ “Spin & Go”
Push-back against introduction of “Lottery” tournaments on PokerStars.ES. Players are organizing a protest on PokerStars Spain, angered by the introduction of “Spin & Go” tournaments.
EU Commission Wants Health Warnings on Gambling Ads
Though not legally binding, influential recommendations are expected shortly. The EU Commission is soon to publish recommendations that gambling advertising carry warning messages similar to those for alcohol or cigarettes.
Paddy Power Adds Online Poker to its Italian Site
Italian sports and casino customers no longer have to look elsewhere for online poker action with new skin on iPoker Italy. After two years in the Italian regulated market, Paddy Power has added a poker room to its online sports betting and casino games.
William Hill’s New CEO “a Natural Bookie”
Ralph Topping Leaves after 44 years—Operations Director James Henderson steps up. After 44 years, William Hill CEO Ralph Topping is leaving the company. He will be replaced by James Henderson on August 1.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: 07/02/2014 Poker Action Line Poker Action Line
BIG Dave and Joe recap the latest events from Vegas in the WSOP, including the Big One for One Drop, which was won by Dan Colman. The guys also discuss the newest info regarding South Florida poker rooms, influenced by the closing of Calder’s poker venue. Is this the first domino to start tumbling? Finally, the guys reflect on the passing of Chad Brown.
Podcast: In Effect with Chris Moneymaker via Teleconference, Great Hand Analysis, Poker Industry News and More! 2GuysTalkingPoker
There are legendary poker players, and then there’s the legend, that changed poker. Today we have the grand honor of interviewing one of the most humble, iconic amabassadors of modernday poker, Chris Moneymaker, inside The 2GuysTalking Podcast Network Studio. Add on great hand analysis, informative news from the poker industry and great, relevant stories that will last a lifetime, and you’ve got another wonderful episode of 2GuysTalkingPoker – On The 2GuysTalking Podcast Network
Podcast: The Poker Edge: 7/6/14 ESPN: The Poker Edge
Andrew Feldman and Lance Bradley recap the first day of the 2014 World Series of Poker main event and talk to defending champion Ryan Riess.
Podcast: The Poker Edge: 7/7/14 ESPN: The Poker Edge
Andrew Feldman and Lance Bradley speak to Erik Seidel, Vanessa Selbst, actor Kevin Pollak and NASCAR’s Jason White at the end of Day 1B.
Podcast: PokerNews Podcast Episode #234: The Main Event Begins PokerNews Podcast
The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event is underway, and Jason Somerville bagged nearly double the starting stack after Day 1b! The crew discusses that, the Main Event numbers, and much more.
Training Video: Crushing 6-max NLHE – Lesson 9: Exploiting bad players MoreEV
Training Video: B-Game Hand History Review with Daryl Jace and Chris Moon Tournament Poker Edge
Chris Moon and Daryl “aaaaaaaa” Jace are back again! This time, they review a hand history in which Chris was multi-tabling early on. This leads to an analysis of the “b-game” that many players have while playing many tables. As the review progresses we get into Chris A game with a deep run. This is a 6-part series.
Training Video: Warts N All: HUSNGs Live Drag The Bar
Christy plays a live HUSNG session, drawing particular attention to the mistakes he makes and the lessons that can be learned
Training Video: Ghost: BalugaWhale – 2014 MSNL Live Play – Part 19 Deuces Cracked
BalugaWhale queues up two shorthanded tables at WPT Poker, bringing in additional tables from side games as interesting hands develop. Featuring discussion on how Baluga has adjusted his game in the last six months in response to changing game conditions, including incorporating more varied strategies to make hand-reading more difficult for opponents.
