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High Stakes Online Cash Report: Cates Surpasses $10 Million in All-Time Winnings on Full Tilt
Last week Dan “Jungleman12” Cates lost his number one position as online poker’s biggest cash game earner in 2014 to Alex “Alexonmoon” Luneau, but this week the US pro regained the top spot and moved above $10 million in profit for his all-time earnings playing online cash poker on Full Tilt despite a brilliant performance from Luneau who won close to $1 million.
- Dan Cates regained the top spot as online poker’s biggest cash game earner in 2014 and moved above $10 million in profit for his all-time earnings playing online at Full Tilt.
- Gus Hansen seems determined to continue on a downwards slope deeper into the red. After this week, his losses are now at $4,066,630 for 2014.
California Online Poker Off the Table in 2014
Efforts to regulate online poker in California came to an end for the 2013-2014 legislative session late last week when Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-59) conceded that there is not enough time remaining to pass State Assembly bill AB 2291.
- Efforts to regulate online poker in California came to an end for the 2013-2014 legislative session late last week when Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-59) conceded that there is not enough time remaining to pass State Assembly bill AB 2291.
- In spite of the temporary delay, gaming interests in the Golden State will continue to jockey for position as at least one legislator has already committed to pushing online poker in the next legislative session.
An Inside Look at the PokerStars Headquarters
A new video promotes the online poker leader to its customers and the general public.
- As part of its public relations management of the takeover by Amaya, PokerStars has released a video showing a look behind the scenes at its headquarters.
- The video concentrates on reassuring players that under the new owners, its products and services will continue to be of the highest standards they have come to expect.
- The video also serves as a tool to increase the credibility of the company in the eyes of investors, potential regulators and legislators.
2014 World Championship of Online Poker to Guarantee $40 Million This September
66 total events to be held from September 7-28.
- The world’s largest online poker tournament series will guarantee $40,000,000 over 66 events in September with buy-ins ranging from $109 to $10,300.
- The $5,200 buy-in WCOOP Main Event will take place on Sunday, September 28, and will award $10,000,000 in cash prizes.
- One out of every six WCOOP events currently available in the PokerStars lobby will boast a prize pool of $1 million or greater.
This Week in Poker Podcasts: Brandon Shack-Harris, South Florida Poker and the Latest on the Global Poker Index
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Poker Training Videos This Week: Poker Math, Heads Up SNG Strategy and Small Stake MTTs
Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory.
Picks from F5 Poker:
Sam Trickett – Fat, Drunk And About To Get Hustled
Trickett tells an “over the top” tale. You gotta love Sam Trickett and his tell-it-like-it-is UK candor. In his latest blog post for Everest Poker (where he’s the name above the title) Sam talks about needing to get his mind and body back in shape before he gets back in the game.
WSOP Champ Ryan Riess – Big Baller Plays In Nike 3-on-3 Celebrity Game
Riess rolls with T.O., Lil Romeo and McLovin. World Series of Poker 2013 Champion Ryan Riess, like Johnny Chan before him, chased those hoop dreams off the felt this weekend when he was tapped to be one of 27 “celebrities” that participated in the Josh Hutcherson Celebrity Basketball Game as a part of the festivities of the Nike 3-on-3 tournament in Los Angeles.
Shannon Shorr Conquers Mount Kilimanjaro
Decorated poker pro makes it to the mountain top. Professional poker player Shannon Shorr may not yet have made it to the top of Mount Poker, but this past weekend he did something just as impressive – climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Erik Seidel – Nearly Two Decades of Dominance
When it comes to poker, there’s not very much that Erik Seidel has not accomplished. He’s won 8 World Series of Poker bracelets, a World Poker Tour title and is a living member of the Poker Hall of Fame.
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In Depth: The Impact of New Gaming Laws on Online Poker in Portugal
High taxes could drive players outside the nationally regulated market and limit the number of operators capable of making a profit. In just under six months, Portugal’s new gaming laws will be implemented under the supervision of the Office of the Inspection of Games, part of the Portuguese Institute of Tourism.
888poker Grows in Spain
An early seasonal plateau at the end of June gave 888poker Spain additional market share. 888poker Spain has been gradually growing its market share over the past year. It now has 21% of the Spanish regulated market measured by cash game traffic.
Planned Tournament Overlays Grow EPN Player Base
Full Flush Poker and PokerHost have seen tournament numbers double in four months. The Equity Poker Network (EPN) has adopted an interesting strategy for growing its tournament traffic—as soon as tournament entries look like meeting the guarantees, it increases them.
Online Poker Down 20% in Denmark
Th seasonal decline was expected; the year on year drop implies deeper problems. The Danish Gambling Authority’s (DGA) market performance data for the second quarter of 2014 shows that the Danish market for online poker is in decline.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: AUPT Worlds and Home Games Ante Up! Pokercast
Scott checks in from the end of the AUPT Worlds and Chris plays in Doc’s home game.
Training Video: Sunday Special Hand History Review/Live Sweat with Matthew “theginger45″ Hunt Tournament Poker Edge
In this series theginger45 does a review of his deep run in the Sunday Special. Over the first three parts he digs up the hand history review and for the remainder of the series he recorded the action live for in game live sweat footage. This is a six-part series
Training Video: Ghost: BalugaWhale – Party Network – Part 24 Deuces Cracked
Andrew “Balugawhale” Seidman has made a name for himself with his outside the box thinking, excellent coaching series, and of course high caliber NL play.
Watch Andrew work through each spot and put yourself in his shoes.
