Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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Exclusive: New Rafa Nadal Poker Doc to Feature Matrix-Like “Time Freeze” Technology

Rafa Nadal will be the subject of a documentary to be released in 2014, with special footage shot at a charity event tomorrow at EPT Prague.

Rafa Nadal will compete Thursday in a €100,000 charity poker tournament at the EPT Prague, in which “freeze frame” technology, using 80 digital cameras, will capture all the action to be used for a forthcoming documentary.
The effect was popularized by the “bullet time” in the Hollywood blockbuster, The Matrix.
The footage will be used as part of a documentary planned for a release across Europe next year.

Rational Group Locked Out of New Jersey

“Unresolved federal indictment” against PokerStars founder Scheinberg cited as primary reason for 2-year application suspension.

Rational’s license application has been suspended, although a review of its application may come if “circumstances change.”
The reason for the denial is due to the “continued association with its founder, Isai Scheinberg.”
We will remain in open dialogue with the DGE and will update them on changes in our situation as they occur.”

Confirmed: EPT Barcelona Laptop Infected with Screen-Sharing Trojan

IT security experts confirm that a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) was installed on laptops left in hotel rooms at the EPT Barcelona.

IT Security company, F-Secure has published details of the trojan program that was used in an attempt to defraud players during the EPT Barcelona.
Experts at F-Secure identified a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). The program was apparently installed from a USB.
The RAT enabled fraudsters to use a remote view of a player’s screen to see their hole cards during play.
F-Secure decided that the attack type deserved its own name, “Sharking,” defined as “targeted attacks against professional poker players.

Infiniti Poker Finally Launches Real Money Bitcoin Poker

USD and Bitcoin deposits are live, but for now all withdrawals are Bitcoin only.

Infiniti Poker’s real money—Bitcoin and USD—launch finally got under way on December 10.
Over the last two years, entrepreneur and CEO Michael Hajduk struggled with technology and financial issues to get his vision of a poker site up and running.
Choosing to use Bitcoin as the playing currency now appears prescient. Bitcoin only poker site SealsWithClubs (SWC) has seen cash game traffic reach a new peak.

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Godmode: Jesus Loves Poker

Jerry Yang knew it all along. In yesterday’s House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing to review the state of online gaming, and poker in particular, Rep. Joe Barton (R- Texas) made no bones about the fact he likes playing online poker and he’s pretty sure GOD, THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE is a fan as well. In a statement to the committee, Barton cited his exceptional travel time as evidence that God himself wants online poker legalized and regulated.

PokerStars Slapped With A 525,600 Hand Penalty

Must step away from the table. In breaking news today, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has put online poker giant PokerStars on penalty for two years, freezing them out of the recently regulated New Jersey online market. Apparently, the Garden State’s DGE had a problem with PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg’s legal status within the US—meaning that even though he’s no longer an exec at PokerStars he’s still got that pesky Black Friday indictment to deal with.

Poker Industry Reacts To PokerStars Situation In New Jersey

Twitter lights up with brief thoughts. What’s that? You haven’t heard? We’ll before going any further, you should read our post “PokerStars Slapped With A 525,600 Hand Penalty” in another browser tab.

Reverse Angle: Daniel Negreanu Goes Inside The Matrix

EPT Prague Main Event starts tomorrow. We showed you the sick technical setup for the big Rafa v. Ronaldo charity tournament at EPT Prague, but Daniel Negreanu, who will also be participating in the event, goes inside the “Matrix-like” camera configuration to let us see what it would be like to be playing under those watching eyes.

Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:

Podcast: Poker Advocacy Dec 9 2013 show Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny

Guest: Norman Singleton, Vice President for Policy at Campaign for Liberty.

Podcast: The Bernard Lee Poker Show 12-10-13 with Guest Daniel Negreanu Pt 2 Bernard Lee Poker Show

Bernard continues his chat with WSOP Player of the Year, Daniel Negreanu. Then answers questions and reads comments from listeners of the show!

Training Video: Bruno’s $25ko MTT HH Review Bluefire Poker

Bruno reviews a $25 knockout MTT hand history that he recently made a deep run in!

Training Video: Stack Sizes: Episode Two Deuces Cracked

WiltOnTilt talks through HH reviews with deep stacks.

Training Video: NL100 6-max Delayed Commentary: Part 1 Drag The Bar

Stosh lays down some delayed commentary on a NL100 6-max session on True Poker. He discusses his lack of mental game preparation for the session. Interesting spots pile up quickly as he finds his opponents ranges aren’t quite what he is expecting. This contains a fair amount of HUD talk and plays based on perceived ranges.

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Malta’s New LGA Chairman Acknowledges Importance of Player Fund Protection

Joseph Cuschieri wants to make the LGA a better regulator and offer social gaming regulation to grow the industry. In an extensive interview with the Malta Independent, newly-appointed Executive Chairman of the Lotteries and Gaming Authority has explained that effective player fund protection is an essential factor in growing its regulatory business.