Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Main Headlines

A Call for Action Against Malta LGA Over Everleaf Debacle

Requests for patience are an inadequate response to players owed money after regulatory failure.

  • Over two years after Everleaf first failed to return customers’ deposits, one player wants to take more direct action.
  • “Sepholdem” has called for players to stage a demonstration during the London ICE Totally Gaming conference next February.
  • The target for his anger is not the gaming operator, but its Maltese regulator, the Lotteries and Gaming Association (LGA).

PokerStars Allows Direct Sign Ups for the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Florida

Unusually, PokerStars is not an official sponsor of the event.

  • PokerStars has created a tournament lobby allowing players to sign up for the $10 Million Guaranteed Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship event running between August 28 and September 3.
  • Only one $3,500 buy in is permitted using the client, and players cannot re-buy online during the event.

Picks from F5 Poker:

For Your Consideration – “Gutshot Straight”

Watch the trailer for a mainstream movie hopeful about a down and out card player. Looking for the next great poker movie? This probably isn’t it.


PokerStars EPT 2014 PCA Main Event – Episode 1

This is it. Do or die. All the stars of the poker world flock to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas to try and get a fast start to their poker year when then European Poker Tour’s PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event kicks off.


Amanda Musumeci Goes On The Attack, Wants Her $5K Back

partypoker hired gun gets put on blast for alleged debts unpaid. Oh snap! Do not mess with professional poker player Amanda Musumeci, especially when it comes to getting paid, because she does not issue idle threats.


partypoker Premiere League 7 – Episode 19

Playoffs?? You kiddin me? It’s all of our lucky day.


WSOP November Nine – Selfies, Celebrations and Scooby Doo

Hype video time – let’s get this started. The World Series of Poker just put out a short video, practically a Vine, of the November Nine immediately after they survived the biggest bubble in poker to earn the right to come back in November to play for the $10M up top.

Exclusive Articles on pokerfuse PRO:

Switch Poker Traffic Sustained by Guerrilla Marketing

The mobile micro-site survives low traffic numbers with innovative and efficient marketing. It may be tough at the top, but surviving at the bottom requires different mindset.


Rational Group’s Paul Telford Steps Down as General Counsel and Board Member

Telford chooses family time over business, describing the years after Black Friday as “hectic.” Top Rational Group executive, board member and General Counsel Paul Telford has announced that he is leaving the company.


Regulation in Review: US

A review of the latest developments in gaming regulation in the US. This week: California, New Jersey and a federal push to outlaw online gaming. Federal


Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond

A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Portugal, UK, Belarus and Russia. Spain

Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:

Podcast: Midstakes Living #6 – Mike 'Battler33’ Kachan Midstakes Living

On this episode of Midstakes Living we are joined by the man, the myth the legend and 2014 WSOP Bracelet winner Mike “Battler33” Kachan. Follow him on Twitter @thebattlermk


Training Video: Ph33roX Leakfinder #8 – $20 Hyper Turbos HUSNG


With this video, we continue with the second half of the last installment in Ph33roX’s leakfinder series. Ph33roX’s leakfinders are reviews for his students aimed at improving their play, and this one is a review of a game played at the $20 hypers on Merge Network.


Training Video: James’s Using Chip Stack Index Bluefire Poker

In this video, James shows the simple math used in his introductory video and how to calculate CPR and more.