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Billionaire Guy Laliberté Claims to be Victim of Collusion by Unnamed Full Tilt Poker Players
Laliberté tells Le Journal de Montréal, “I got ripped off.”
- Laliberté says he was competing against 2 or 3 players who were constantly forcing the action with multiple raises in an alleged collusion ring in which the competitors had previously agreed to split any eventual winnings taken from the entrepreneur.
- Fellow Canadian and well respected poker player Haralabos Voulgaris stated that the billionaire’s claims are “a case of someone with an ego being embarrassed that he lost a fortune playing online poker and now attempting to save face.”
Players Petition Nevada Regulator to Change the Way Cheating is Addressed in Online Poker
Increased communication, reimbursement of funds and information sharing between operators highlight proposed changes.
- Following an incident of collusion being discovered on WSOP.com, a player unsatisfied with the resolution is spearheading efforts to change the way online poker operators handle cheaters and their victims.
- Players have gathered at popular poker forum 2+2 to craft and refine revisions to the Nevada gaming regulations that pertain to cheating in online poker.
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Sheldon Adelson “Makes It Rain” For Politicians Who Oppose Online Poker
He’s “giving money at every level” for his supporters.
PLO Prop Bet – “Urubu111” Goes On Super Tilt, Offers Buy Out
Feeling the pressure or looking to stimulate more action? Last week, we reported about online poker sicko Marcelo “Urubu111” Freire who started his massive 45 day, 500k hand prop bet risking $30k at 2:1. Yesterday, Freire made waves 9 days after the challenge started by trying to buy out of the challenge for 30%.
Phil Ivey Gives You A Taste Of Greatness
Ivey League promos new video staring the boss. Looking to see what it’s going to be like when the People’s Champ, Phil Ivey, puts his lawsuits aside and dons the headphones to make a video over at the new online training site that bears his name? Now you can.
Howard Lederer Still Parties Like A Rock Star
Howie been caught hanging out with Jane’s Addiction. Here’s one for the WTF files.
Dan vs Danielle – Ultimate Poker Pros Battle Off The Felt
TeamU pros compete for bragging rights. The brass over at Ultimate Poker, one of Nevada’s regulated online poker sites, is doubling down on promotion. In addition to an upcoming #RunItUp event with popular pro Jason Somerville, the team has launched a new web series to both promote the site and it’s brand ambassadors.
An Officer And A Degen – Admiral Convicted For Fake Poker Chip Scandal
Navy Rear Admiral Timothy Giardina was slapped with two counts of “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman” for a mini-scandal that involved the one-time seaman using a trio of fake chips at the Horseshoe Casino in Iowa.
Katie Dozier of The Grindettes Crushes 40 Tables At A Time
You always hear about these online players that can be profitable grinding a ton of tables at the same time. Ever wonder that that pace looks like? Check out this short video that came across our feed of Katie 'hotjenny314’ Dozier mopping up 40 tables at the same time.
World Series of Poker Hype – Daily Deepstacks Give Grinders Other Options
Enjoy the #1 series without the big-time buy-ins. In less than 20 days the Rio in Las Vegas will be home to non-stop, 24-hour poker madness in the form of the World Series of Poker. While high rollers and grinders galore will be #BraceletHunting all summer long, for those on a more limited bankroll, the Daily Deepstacks at the Rio provide some of the best value of the year.
Liv Boeree Is Losing Equity As She Speaks
Nick Wealthall chats with Lady Boeree at UKIPT Nottingham From the floor of the UKIPT 2014 Nottingham stop, PokerStars’ razor sharp Nick Wealthall captures a few moments in time with Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree to talk about the ongoing festival, their mutual jealousy over Vicky Coren’s EPT Sanremo victory and why SCOOP is such an amazeballs online tournament series.
Lily Killeto Gets Passionate About Poker
World Poker Tour hypes one of their latest players. Lily Killeto has found success in the past year and a half on the World Poker Tour circuit, nabbing two 6-figure scores and a pair of final tables in the process. Now the swimsuit model turned poker pro is the latest hype candidate for the World Poker Tour.
Tobey Maguire – Hollywood Home Game Hero or Villain?
Molly Bloom and Houston Curtis spin tales of Spiderman’s poker antics. Everyone is abuzz with the impending book from the “Poker Princess” Molly Bloom, Molly’s Game: High Stakes, Hollywood’s Elite, Hotshot Bankers, My Life in the World of Underground Poker which promises to “name names” from the high-stakes, private Hollywood Home games.
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PokerStars Phased Tournaments Encourage Sunday Players to Qualify Mid-Week
The first phased tournament has already attracted a prize fund of more than six times the $5k guarantee. PokerStars has added a new class of events to its tournament schedule—“Phased” tournaments.
iPoker’s Twister SNGs to Launch in France
TurboPoker may be the first with Twister in France, or may just be first to announce. TurboPoker.fr has announced that it will shortly launch Twister Poker on its French regulated site.
Traffic Watch
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive review of the online poker market across international, US and regulated European markets. Many sites managed to gain traffic this week, but the impact on the global cash game market was small. PokerStars dropped by 0.2%, and with its dominant market share, that was enough to keep overall market gains to less than half a percent.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: Rabbit Hunt: 189 Rabbit Hunt
This week Chris and Mark discuss the Pennsylvania report on expanded casino gaming and what that means for online poker in the state. Then, while Mark does his best to insult the entire poker industry, the two talk about Borgata's anticipation of seeing a profit in online gaming before discussing what has been going wrong over at Ultimate Poker. They wrap things up by discussing the false claims regarding money laundering and how regulated sites actually prevent it.
Training Video: High Roller Hand History Review with Daryl “aaaaaaaa” Jace Tournament Poker Edge
Daryl “aaaaaaaa” Jace returns with a hand history review from the Merge High Roller. It’s another classic series full of in-depth analysis. This is a three part series.
Training Video: Crushing the Micros (2014 Edition) Part 3 Drag The Bar
In this series I will return to live play and rise up the micro stakes in 2014. I want to show the viewer the strategies and tools that are effective for maximum success at these stakes in today’s games. I will be covering both full ring and 6max at both regular and Zoom tables on Pokerstars.
Training Video: Pot of Gold: SSPLO Review with DJ Sensei and 2fouroffsuit: Episode Five Deuces Cracked
DJ Sensei continues his review of 2fouroffsuit’s anonymous SSPLO sessions at Bovada, reviewing 4 tables of $200 PLO. Featuring discussions about barreling strategies vs. semi-loose but unknown opponents and an overall focus on tightening up preflop.
