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Partypoker NJ Update Allows Players to See Individual Cash Game Tables
Another improvement that will please regular players and help to boost player liquidity.
- Last Wednesday, partypoker NJ updated its lobby to give players the option to see individual cash game tables.
- The new feature is called “ungroup”—to activate it players simply ensure that the “Group Tables” checkbox above the “Type” column header is unchecked.
Full Tilt’s MTOPS Features Flipout Tournaments, Multi-Day Events
Plenty of innovation to attract the recreational player in this month’s series, though main event guarantee drops again.
- The next Full Tilt Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS) starts on May 25
- There are a total of 75 micro and low stakes events in the series—all of the events feature a turbo blind structure and feature the multi-entry format.
- There is more than $1m in guaranteed prize money for the series’ events, with $400k guaranteed for the multi-day $15 buy in Main Event.
- Guarantees have been substantially reduced. The Main Event for the MTOPS in June last year carried a $1m guarantee.
The Online Poker World Reacts to Prohibitive Efforts by Russia
As the Russian government steps up the heat on online poker, operators and players choose their paths.
- Rational Group domains added to government blacklist.
- ISP Beeline blockage of online gambling domains.
- No interruption in payment processing.
- “Irresponsible” gamblers targeted by Russian online gambling codes.
Picks from F5 Poker:
Borgata Poker Room Challenges You To Go Deep
Tons of chips for modest buy-ins. East Coast grinders looking for a little extra bang for the buck will be turning their attention to the Borgata Poker Room this week as the marketing masters at the Borgata kick off their Deep Stacks Challenge.
Big Screen Poker Pictures – New Stories Need Telling
Rounders 2? All In Again? The Cincinnati Kids? How about instead of recycling poker films that have already been made Hollywood invest in some new ones. PokerStrategy’s Barry Carter been thinking this very thing and so he’s picked his top 5 poker stories that he feels needs to be brought to the big screen.
Mike “The Mouth” Matusow’s Life Story To Be Made Into A Movie
His book has been optioned and a movie is in development. It looks like popular professional poker player Mike “The Mouth” Matusow will have one more thing to talk about at the tables. His life story is in development to be made into a motion picture.
RIP Joel “Bagels” Rosenberg – Real Life Rounder Became Big Screen Inspiration
The writers of Rounders pay their respects to real life “Joey Knish” The writers of the greatest movie ever made about poker, Rounders, penned a piece for Grantland honoring their now departed friend, Joel “Bagels” Rosenberg. While Rosenberg may not be a fixture on the international poker scene, he played an important part in poker being the real life inspiration for the pivotal character of “Joey Knish” in Rounders.
Crowdfunding Filmmaker – Poker Documentarian or Just Looking For A Stake
Long shot tries new way to make it to the Main Event. For tried and true poker players, playing the Main Event of the World Series of Poker is the mountaintop. It’s the end-all-be-all of poker tournaments and people will sometimes do just about anything to get there.
Countdown to Vegas – 2014 WSOP Betting Odds Published
Place your side bets on what will happen this summer. High stakes poker player, billionaire and philanthropist Guy Laliberte has received his share of headlines lately. After being labeled a donkey by fellow Canadian Haralabos Voulgaris in a 2+2 thread, Laliberte will be happy to learn that Ladbrokes has his back… in the form of a 1000/1 WSOP Main Event victory prop bet.
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Sky Poker Markets to Poker Learners with Latest Strategy Videos
Youtube vids aid to attract and retain high value customers. Sky Poker has released its latest series of learning videos on YouTube. The videos explore Double Your Money (DYM) Sit and Go tournaments from early to late game strategy.
Norwegian Study in Problem Gambling Identifies Poker as Low Risk Activity
Comprehensive study in Norway provides valuable data on online gambling, social and video game addiction, and attitudes to gambling advertising. Results from the largest problem gambling survey ever conducted in Norway have been published by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority. The study encompassed over 10,000 responses and concludes that problem gambling has reduced.
Full Tilt to Fall Out of Top Five
A long term decline matched by the resilience of PokerStars Italy could shortly see positions reversed. Full Tilt’s innovative prowess has failed to stem a decline in cash game traffic that looks on course to take it out of the top five in the global rankings.
Checking Around
In our industry-focused picks from the discussion forums this week: 80% rakeback extended, Nevada cheating regs scrutinized, and the “casual cash game” debate. 80% Rakeback Deal at 888 NJ Extended for Some Players
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: Druff & Friends – 05/12/2014 – Stakes Very Rare Poker Fraud Alert
Druff updates the PokerApproved story, including the story of two WSOP Main Event Champions who were attempted victims. Guy Laliberte claims that red pros on the “old” Full Tilt were cheating him — but is it true? We look at the curious case of the 2-players-take-all tournament on Party Poker New Jersey. A player was disqualified from Chicago Poker Classic for 6k in tournament chips being up his sleeve! We look at the 33 entrants to the $1,000,000 One Drop event, but specifically focus on Jean-Robert Bellande. Where did he get the money? Pokerstars gets patent for ZOOM Poker, but is it bad for legalized poker industry? Druff describes his call from Wall Street Journal about Dan Bilzerian. Editorial: Many forms of poker are unbeatable for the long term. Druff takes questions from the chat room. Main content start at around the 23:55 mark. This is the last episode until May 28th, 2014.
Podcast: Mark Hoke Show on Roguewire.com #18 The Mark Hoke Show
Guests include the host of EPT broadcasting Joe Stapleton and Los Angeles poker expert Leonard Lang plus Nate Dowland!
Podcast: The Bernard Lee Poker Show 05-13-14 with Guests Robbie Strazynski & Greg Raymer Bernard Lee Poker Show
Bernard continues the 7th Anniversary of his show by chatting with Robbie Strazynski from Poker Notes Live and Greg “Fossilman” Raymer.
Podcast: Poker Advocacy May 12 2014 show Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny
Joined by Nolan Dalla and Steve Ruddock for a panel discussion on the Dewey Tomko story and all things poker, followed by a chat with PPA NV State Director Lupe Soto for an update on LIPS and poker in Nevada.
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: Opponents that Tilt You: Loose Passive Part 4 Drag The Bar
Conclusion of the match vs. my loose passive opponent. A few pretty big pots and my final thoughts on approaching these guys.
Training Video: Introduction to A-5 Triple Draw By Scott MoreEV
A-5 Triple Draw is a draw poker game where the player with the best low hand wins the pot. Each player is dealt five cards to start, and then has the chance to discard any cards in their hand in exchange for new cards during three separate draw rounds.This video is an introduction to those who have never played A-5 Triple Draw, but are curious about a new variant.
Training Video: Handreading: A Lost Art: Introduction Deuces Cracked
In the first episode of HandReading: A Lost Art, WiltOnTilt introduces the goals for the series, including developing best responses to different strategies, looking at how hand ranges develop from street to street depending on different actions, and how to understand population reads and apply them to your own game.
Training Video: Arronwilson: Hand History Reviews Vs Strong Regs In Turbos And Hypers HUSNG
In this video, Arronwilson reviews several turbo and hyper turbo hands that he played against strong regs. Arron’s focus in this video is to discuss his understanding of how his opponents play certain spots and also his understanding of how his opponents may perceive his own range. With the five hands reviewed, Arron analyzes in detail and demonstrates how his reasoning regarding the above themes leads to his decisions in the various scenarios that are covered.
