Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Main Headlines

Nevada Online Poker Revenues Hold Steady

As the seasonal decline of online poker traffic begins, revenue for Nevada online operators levels off.

  • Online poker in Nevada generated $926,000 in revenue during the month of March according to a report released Tuesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
  • The average daily revenue figures for March ($29,871) are only marginally higher (1.5%) than those in February ($29,429).
  • Online poker traffic traditionally falls off during the summer months, but with thousands of poker players descending on Las Vegas next month for the world’s biggest poker series, Nevada traffic and revenues numbers may buck the trend.

WPT Regional and DeepStacks Combine to Become WPTDeepStacks

The Mid-Market for live tournaments should see larger field sizes and bigger guarantees, as well as a wider choice of events as the result of the new partnership.

  • A new joint venture tournament brand has been created by the partnership of World Poker Tour (WPT) Regional and the DeepStacks Poker Tour (DSPT).
  • The tour will offer a wide range of regional tournaments at comparably low prices designed to attract the mid-market player.

UKGC Intolerant of Bad Actors

A requirement to justify the legality of gray market operations puts major operators on the spot.

  • A recent update of the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) FAQ on the new UK laws demands that licensed operators justify the legality of their operations in countries where they do not hold a gaming license.
  • How the UKGC will deal with the issue of operators who serve customers in markets where the law is disputable remains unclear.
  • The impact could be severe. Almost all the large operators offer online poker without a local license in some countries.

Picks from F5 Poker:

EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Day 4 Live Stream

Playing down to the final 2 tables.


Devilfish Rips Into EPT’s Stapes – “What A Muppet!!”

Ulliott sends crotchety Tweets, upset over coverage. Legendary UK poker player David “Devilfish” Ulliott took a brief break from winking at the camera to go on a Twitter tirade last night to express some outrage over the latest televised episode of EPT London Season 10. Not necessarily a regular viewer of televised poker, Devilfish got his first taste of the popular broadcasting duo of #EPTLive’s Hartigan and Stapes (James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton) and apparently, he didn’t like what he saw or heard.


Victoria Coren Mitchell – PokerStars’ Good Luck Charm

The 2-time EPT Champ talks about the scope of her record breaking Sanremo win. Sometimes everything falls into place. Such was the case when Team PokerStars Pro Victoria Coren Mitchell became the first two time EPT Main Event Champ. It would almost need to be scripted as to how fortuitous this was, not just for PokerStars but for poker in general. Victoria, one of the smartest, most well-spoken poker personalities in the game, saw a floodgate of press come along with her win and, who knows, maybe even a mini-poker boom as well.


Online Nosebleed Degen “samrostan” Reveals His Identity, Never Quits

“I never sleep, it’s sick.” For everyone who loves nosebleed action, you’re going to want to check out this cool article from Chad Holloway over at PokerNews. Macau nosebleed player Chun Lei Zhou claims ownership of the well-known, massively losing online account of “samrostan.” With millions upon millions racked up in online losses (about 6.2 million), his downswing is comparable to that of the Great Dane, Gus Hansen, himself.


Poker Game Of Thrones – Book 1: Supporting Players

If poker pros populated Westeros. The 4th season of the hit HBO show Game of Thrones is well underway and, as always, there are twists and turns coming with every episode. But with the majority of actors having their contracts coming up at the end of this season (this is not true) and HBO really looking to appeal to the poker demographic (this is especially not true) they’ve asked us here at F5poker to help them re-cast some key roles, from both past and present seasons, with notable poker players.

Exclusive Articles on pokerfuse PRO:

Regulation in Review: US

A review of the latest developments in gaming regulation in the US. This week: California, Pennsylvania and Minnesota. California Online Poker Hearing Provides Platform for Debate


Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond

A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: Spain, Italy, Switzerland and South Africa. Italy


PokerStars Partners with 2+2 for Private Alpha Testing Feedback

PokerStars 7 bug reports and customer feedback hosted on private forum. PokerStars is hosting a private and hidden customer support forum on Two Plus Two for alpha testers of its upcoming new client, PokerStars 7.

Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:

Podcast: Druff & Friends – 04/29/2014 – California Here We Come Poker Fraud Alert

Druff describes his 45-minute phone conversation with Caesar’s Interactive VP Seth Palansky, regarding problems at WSOP.com. California has a legislative hearing regarding legalizing online poker in that state, but is thrown a curveball when Pokerstars announces partnerships with 3 LA-area cardrooms. El Chico Loco calls a guy with an overly-specific staking ad, but the call takes a surprising turn at the end. Vicky Coren becomes first Double EPT Winner at San Remo, and Druff tells personal story of WSOP encounter with her. Pokerhost resumes banning winning players on their new network. WSOP will allow “cutting in line” at Rio cash games based upon player status at Caesar’s properties. Editorial #1: PPA is helping with Lock Poker situation, but is it too little, too late? Editorial #2: Let the free market decide what happens to Donald Sterling. Druff gives the surprising backstory on how he met Ken Scalir’s friend Angry Stephanie. Show’s main content begins approximately 23 minutes in.


Podcast: PokerNews Podcast Episode #213: Chasing Bracelets feat. Stephen Chidwick PokerNews Podcast

Stephen Chidwick joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about Season 10 of the EPT, WSOP, and SCOOP. Rich and Donnie discuss the finale of Season XII of the WPT, scheduling conflicts, and more. 


Training Video: Opponents that Tilt You: Loose Passive Part 2 Drag The Bar

Part 2 of my match vs. the Loose Passive “Player 1” on Bovada. I struggled to get any momentum going during this period as my opponent continued to flop and turn good hands. Nonetheless, I discuss the strategies we have at our disposal against this type of opponent and how to implement them. Tighter preflop play and the delayed continuation bet are two important strategies.


Training Video: jk1f2’s Hyper Turbo Fundamentals HUSNG


We have a new hyper turbo review vid from coach jk1f2. In this one, the video producer again brings his signature straight-forward, methodical style to bear on fundamentals of interest to low-stakes and beginning players, including discussion of bluffing, continuation betting, and value betting.


Training Video: Value Betting By Scott MoreEV

A lot of the money good poker players make comes from their skills in value betting. A value bet occurs when you put your opponent on a hand, and yours is better. You evaluate how much your opponent is willing to pay you with his worse holding, and then make that bet. In this video Scott will give you an introduction to this advanced move, if you want to maximize your profit at the poker table; value betting should be a vital part of your game strategy.


Training Video: Ask threads13: NLHE Concepts: Facing 3-bets Deuces Cracked

threads13 answers a DeucesCracked member’s question about 4-betting, discussing the thoughts that you should be having when facing 3-bets and are considering 4-betting, folding, or calling.