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Sam Trickett Signs with Everest Poker
Players at Everest Poker will have a chance to earn 10% of Trickett’s winnings at the 2014 World Series of Poker.
- UK professional poker player, Sam Trickett has signed on to be the brand ambassador for Everest Poker.
- Trickett will bring fans closer to the professional poker player experience by blogging and creating videos documenting his poker exploits.
- Fans will also have a chance to win a piece of Tricket’s 2014 WSOP action. Ten percent of his winnings in the bracelet event he enters will be made available through Everest Poker. The One Drop event is excluded.
The Global Poker Index Newsmakers: March 10, 2014
Moorman Wins LAPC
- A summary of the recent accomplishments of players ranked on the Global Poker Index.
New Jersey Regulators Ease Geolocation Restrictions
888’s CEO says that the DGE has responded with flexibility to operator’s problems with geolocation.
- 888 Holding’s CEO says that the regulator has listened to geolocation concerns and reacted with flexibility.
- Geolocation issues are believed to have diminished the potential growth of the New Jersey market.
- Kerry Langan of the DGE, stated that they had “worked with the geolocation vendors and casinos to enhance the technology to make it more accurate and reliable, and to reduce false negatives.”
“Noticeable Changes” to Game Conditions with PokerStars “Buy-In Obligations” Trial
Less short-stackers at the NL200 trial, players report.
- A trial of the new system, dubbed “Buy-In Obligations,” was scheduled for real money test last Monday, but was briefly delayed due to technical problems.
- The system is currently in operation at $1/2 no limit only across all sites that share the dot-com liquidity pool.
- Players are reporting that “short-stackers” are definitely sitting deeper, have stopped playing or have moved stakes.
This Week in Poker Podcasts: Joe Stapleton, Jennifer Shahade and Alleged Collusion at the Mid-States Poker Tour
The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory.
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Joseph Cheong Gets His Game Face On
Reppin’ his brand and chilling out before the Bay 101 Shooting Star. Joseph Cheong sure knows how to relax before a big tournament. When he’s not hanging out with lion cubs, he’s back in hotel getting a facial so he can look pretty for the cameras. The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event begins later today and while Cheong is not a bounty himself, he’ll be looking to have his photo taken with as he busts one of the 50 Superstars who are.
Jeff Gross Will Not Be Intimated By Alpha8
Promo vid talks befriending Phelps and final tables. Everyone knows that Jeff Gross is one high stakes professional poker player that likes to get down whenever possible. That being said, the TeamU member understands that to be considered a top tier pro, it’s not good enough to simply be good pals with Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, you also have to do the work.
Bad Beat Diaries — Some Hands Play Themselves
One man’s dream is another man’s nightmare. While California has been exempt from the winter freeze of the Polar Vortex, things got pretty chilly on this hand from one of the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star 1k Main Event satellites.
Mike “Tmex” McDonald Sees The Writing On The Wall
Is this a sign from the poker gods? High-rolling poker beast and part-time Justin Bieber clone, Mike “Timex” McDonald was contemplating making a last minute trip to the Bay Area to jump in the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star, but he was was looking for a sign if he should go or not.
Chris “Jesus” Ferguson To Resurrect His Poker Career
Poker sleuth Diamond Flush predicts a Jesus sighting in 2014. Shamed into hiding for his part in the Full Tilt/Black Friday debacle, one-time poker hero Chris “Jesus” Ferguson may be preparing to make a return to poker as soon as the 2014 World Series of Poker. According to a number of posts on Two Plus Two by the highly credible, well-respected poker journalist Diamond Flush, with the repayment of players now complete Ferguson (and Lederer) may assume that all is forgiven.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: Strategy With Kristy: Nick Rampone Part 2 PokerNews Podcast
Nick Rampone, a highly successful tournament grinder and an Elite Pro on the training site Run It Once, returns to the Strategy with Kristy Podcast for Part 2. This week, he analyses a tournament hand which illustrates the concept of bluff-catching.
Podcast: Episode 71: Ed Miller on Poker’s 1% Thinking Poker
Ed Miller, whose first first appearance on the show set a new bar for Thinking Poker Podcast strategy content, is back to talk about his new book, Poker’s 1%. Ed and the guys talk about why so many players struggle to think in terms of ranges and frequencies and address some common misunderstandings.
Training Video: The Mental Game at the Micros Part 1 Drag The Bar
In this two part mini-series I will discuss ways to approach the mental game at the micros as well as provide some practical mental preparedness steps.
Training Video: Ghost: BalugaWhale – 2014 MSNL Live Play – Part 8 Deuces Cracked
Andrew continues his last session of midstakes at WPT, discussing adjustments he makes and how he forms his default strategies for dealing with loose-aggressive games and opponents with wide ranges.
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The Developing Art of Overlay Management
The management of potential overlays that result from tournament guarantees has given rise to a range of solutions as poker rooms try to mitigate risk while maintaining their marketing appeal. The concept of an overlay is both an anathema and promotional device for poker rooms—managing overlays has become a marketing fine art.
Bovada Targets Facebook Users with Contender Series Freeroll
More tournament tickets in freeroll in exchange for likes on Facebook. US-facing online poker room Bovada is encouraging players to expand the prize pool of its Contender Series Freeroll by engaging the company on Facebook and liking its page.
Partypoker Regains Fourth Place After Full Tilt Declines
Last time it lost its 4th place spot Full Tilt responded with a “Big Bonus” promotion, this time it may rely on FTOPS to regain its position. Partypoker is back in fourth place in the cash game traffic rankings, pushing Full Tilt into fifth. Apart from a brief period in October, partypoker has been behind Full Tilt since April last year.
PokerStars Extends Lottery-Style Promotions with “All-in Madness” Offer to Spanish Players
Lottery-style promotions do not encourage extra play, so satisfy regulators’ desires to avoid increasing the risk of problem gambling. PokerStars Spain’s All-in Madness promotion offers players who make a deposit free tickets to one of its All-in Shootout tournaments. Between March 5 and 15, the site will distribute €5,000 a day, for a total giveaway of €50k.
