Daily Poker News Review: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 Daily Poker News Review: Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Main Headlines

Users Invited to Test New Online Poker Software, PokerStars 7

New lobby and table theme finally open for all for real-money testing.

  • PokerStars 7 represents a complete rethink of PokerStars’ online poker lobby, a myriad of new features and a new table theme.
  • PokerStars 7 has been in alpha-testing for at least two years, and privately this test has been expanding to players for at least a year for real money.
  • The test recently expanded, with players invited publicly on the 2+2 poker forums to download the software.
  • pokerfuse PRO is covering the new software in-depth with featured articles published each day this week.
  • A new table theme, Mercury, continues the new feel.
  • Players interested in testing the client for real money can run the software concurrently with PokerStars 6.

Danny Robison, Poker Legend, Dies

Robison is considered to be one the best seven-card stud player of all time.

  • An Ohio native, Robison, who is well-known for being one of the most renown seven-card stud players in the world, moved to Las Vegas in 1973 with his then good friend and partner Chip Reese.

PokerHost Launches on Equity Poker Network

PokerHost officially made the move to the Equity Poker Network (EPN) on Tuesday leaving behind its former home at Merge Gaming.

  • PokerHost officially made the move to the Equity Poker Network (EPN) on Tuesday leaving behind its former home at Merge Gaming.
  • Players’ balances were migrated and the loyalty points accumulated on the Merge network converted to cash. A new loyalty program on EPN is expected.

Betfair Closes to New Russian Players

New sign ups and marketing spending to cease by April 11.

  • Betfair’s has said that it will no longer accept players from Russia.
  • Existing revenue deals with affiliates will continue to be honored, so it appears that there is no intention to cut off existing players.
  • Betfair has adopted a cautious approach to unregulated markets. It has pulled out of Greece, Germany, Cyprus and Spain to concentrate on what it sees as “sustainable” markets.

Picks from F5 Poker:

Phil Laak Revisits His Arrival To The Pro Poker Scene

High-Stakes Poker brought about the popularity of the Unibomber. We unabashedly love Phil Laak at F5poker and we know you do too. In this latest article from UK poker mag, Poker Player, Laak sits down to talk specifically about his time in front of the camera on the much beloved show High Stakes Poker. From his status as a Wall Street wannabe to his rise in the ranks of popular televised pros Laak recalls what made the show such a beautiful battleground for him.


Is There A Doctor In The House? Doctor Who Gets Poker Dog Treatment

One-of-a-kind painting available for fans of the TV show. Everyone is familiar with the classic “Dogs Playing Poker” posters, right? Well, a massive fan of the acclaimed Bristish TV show “Doctor Who” opted to give the Doctors a seat in their own game in this 36×24 acrylic painting.


Jean-Robert Bellande — Dubsteppin’ Out

JRB takes us to the Monday night Skrillex concert. When you are a poker player in Las Vegas, there’s really no such thing as “getting to bed early” or “staying in on a Monday night.” Especially if you are the notoriously broke Jean-Robert Bellande. If someone is going to hook you up with tickets to “dance” at the Skrillex concert at Club XS at the Wynn you happily agree and, of course, show the rest of us what it’s like to ave your eardrums bleed on a weeknight.


Alec Torelli & Andrew Robl Film E-Harmony Success Story Video

Character profiles courtesy of PokerNews. It’s only been a couple of days since PokerNews lost their lead on-camera personality Kristy Arnett. To all of those who wonder what they will do without her, they’ve put out a new video called “The Bro Diaries” – a sit down interview featuring high stakes poker pros Alec Torelli and Andrew Robl. The pair of pros bro down and, if we’re being honest, answer some of the most generic questions you could ask a couple of high stakes beasts if you have them in a room in front of a camera.


Howard Lederer’s Bull**** Detector On Display

Old email chain surfaces and provides laughs. With the anticipation of a possible Howard sighting at the 2014 World Series of Poker, people are digging deep to find some of that sweet, sweet Lederer charm to put on display. Of course, SrslySirius made us laugh with the fictitious account of Howard’s rapping prowess but now, courtesy of the super sleuths of Two Plus Two, Howard’s real life provides the chuckles.


Evolution Of Game – How The Internet Forever Changed Poker

Ten ways the internet influenced the course of poker history. In today’s poker world, there are certain things we take for granted. Poker moves, services and situations that feel like they have been around forever when, in fact, today’s modern poker game is heavily influenced by poker’s fast adaptation of the internet.


Borgata 2014 Spring Open $1 Million Guarantee Kicks Off Series

Players flock to Borgata for Day 1a One of the biggest poker series on the East Coast kicks off today as the Borgata Spring Open opens fire on the poker world with their massive $560 buy-in $1 Million Dollar Guarantee.

Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:

Podcast: Episode 74: Clayton Fletcher Thinking Poker

Clayton Fletcher, professional poker player and comedian, talks about growing up in a poker playing family (his mother is also a professional poker player!), how his two careers complement each other, and what he’s learned from each. Then, we talk about the strategic implications of playing against world-class players in a tournament and more.


Podcast: Poker Advocacy Apr 7 2014 show Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny

Guest: Joined by cybersecurity expert Eddie Harari and Cardplayer Lifestyle publisher Robbie Strazynski for a discussion on online poker security and on the now debunked claims from some prohibitionists that the game is vulnerable as a means for money laundering. Following that will be a post interview analysis with Lori Kolstad and me.


Training Video: TPE Theory: Evaluating Bluffs with Andrew Brokos Tournament Poker Edge

Andrew picks up where he left off on the subject of bluffing by reviewing a hand history from a 4-handed WCOOP event. Learn to evaluate your own bluffs, and to conduct valuable post-game analysis more generally, in this seven-part series.


Training Video: Crushing the Micros (2014 Edition) Part 1 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: Pbogz’s Hyper Turbo Test Part 1 HUSNG


With this video, Pbogz debuts a new series of classroom presentations on hypers. The video itself is a series of questions (followed by their answers) that test the viewers’ knowledge and stimulate their thinking about several topics, but the overall topic sequence for the series is designed to follow Pbogz’s coaching pattern. With this first video, the primary focus is pre-flop action.

Exclusive Articles on pokerfuse PRO:

PokerStars Bug Spotter Unhappy With His $215 Reward

A bug discovered by a player cost PokerStars tens of thousands of dollars. A player who reported an issue on Zoom PLO hi/lo tables that were paying out too many VPPs voiced his displeasure at PokerStars’ policy of not giving out monetary rewards to bug spotters.


Software Snapshots: PokerStars 7, Part 2—Quick Seats and Favorites

Part two of our five-part in-depth exploration of PokerStars new online poker client. “Quick-seating,” a simplified system that allows players to quickly launch a table at low stakes or frequently played games, and Favorites, a way for players to save different combinations of filters, are both quite common in online poker clients.


French Market Gets Month End Recovery from March Collapse

The market peak passed and initiated a 25% fall in March cash game traffic. This week has provided almost all operators in the French regulated market with substantial cash game traffic gains after a dismal start to Spring.


PKR WSOP Package Avoids the Main Event

PKR is repeating last year’s WSOP promotion, but with a triple route to win a prize package. PKR Poker’s WSOP promotion may stand out from those of other operators for not offering an entry to the this year’s Main Event.