Main Headlines
Carbon Poker Makes Another Change to Customer Loyalty Program
Benefits will again be reduced July 15. Traffic remains steady.
- Carbon Poker, the flagship website of the Merge Gaming Network, is changing its VIP loyalty program structure once again as of July 15.
- The latest changes will eliminate the ability of players to use earned points to buy-in to tournaments and will also force them to utilize any unused points before July 15 or lose them altogether.
Phil Ivey has Massive Stack After Day 1C of the 2014 WSOP Main Event
Daniel Negreanu is in 32nd as 3,300 go through to Day 2.
- WSOP Main Event Highlights.
- Phil Ivey has second largest stack.
- Daniel Negreanu is not far behind in 20th.
- 3,300 remain from the largest WSOP main Event since 2011.
Argentina Trade Association Prepares Proposals for Federal Online Gaming Regulation
Chaotic licensing rights provide poor support for the public or industry according to ALEA which wants to fix the problem with new laws.
- In Argentina, the Board of the Association of Lotteries, Pools and Casinos (ALEA) is preparing a proposal for a federal regulatory framework for all online gambling.
- ALEA wants to bring order to a disorganized—and often corrupt—system with a federal framework which respects Provinces’ rights.
Picks from F5 Poker:
Hope Turns To Heartbreak For Poker Nerd Joe Fox
Pokerlistings gifts hopeful free entry to a WSOP event. Pokerlistings decides to put up $1K to surprise self-described “poker nerd” Joe Fox and buy him into the Little One For One Drop. It’s a dream come true for Fox.
Phil Ivey Still Good At Poker, Crushes Massive WSOP Day 1C
Final numbers show 6,683 runners for the 2014 ME. He’s still got it. And why wouldn’t he? It was just a little over a week ago that the best poker player on the planet, Phil Ivey, won bracelet number 10 so it’s no surprise that Ivey’s feeling good headed into his run at the Main Event. But to finish 2nd in chips in the massive field that was Day 1C of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event – that’s, once again, impressive.
World Series of Poker Main Event – Actors, Athletes And Aaron Paul, Bitch!
Top tier talent from other fields compete on the felt. It’s not the days of Tobey Maguire, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon anymore but that doesn’t mean that some otherworldly top talent from the fields of sports and entertainment still don’t get down with the WSOP.
World Series Of Poker Cash Games Going Hot And Heavy
Last chance to get it in. The guys over at 3Bet Poker Clothing don’t just push their plush hoodies and deep v’s, they also have a keen eye for action. Check out this shot they caught over at the PLO games during the WSOP.
Antonio Esfandiari Answers All Your Questions – Live!
Hangout with The Magician from the Global Poker Index booth.
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PokerStars Launches “PokerStars Live” Poker School in French Market
Free training materials on PokerStarsLive.fr, which departs from the PokerSchoolOnline model. PokerStars France has launched a training service for its French regulated poker room. The training materials are all hosted on a new domain, PokerStarsLive.FR.
PartyPoker New Jersey Comes Close to Losing its Crown
WSOP New Jersey is within a whisker of taking over the top spot in New Jersey cash game traffic rankings. The World Series in Nevada has propelled WSOP Nevada to be the top ranked poker room in the US state regulated market—and last weekend, its sister site in New Jersey came close to becoming number 2.
Checking Around
In our industry-focused picks from the discussion forums this week: The World Series, Lottery SNGs, One Drop winner’s online past and everything that is wrong about New Jersey online poker. With the Main Event now underway, much of the online poker discussion is focused on the World Series and peripheral stories. Over on Two Plus Two there is the sprawling WSOP sweat thread and one dedicated to the Main Event, a community sweepstakes, an Ivey WSOP photoshop thread, weird WSOP opinions and interview discussion—and that’s just the first page of News, Views and Gossip.
Software Snapshots
A weekly review of the latest software updates and upgrades in the online poker industry.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: The Bernard Lee Poker Show 07-08-14 with a tribute to the late Chad Brown Bernard Lee Poker Show
Bernard Lee offers a tribute the late Chad Brown.
Podcast: Poker Advocacy Jul 7 2014 show Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny
Joined poker advocate Stephen Brogan to discuss the poker fight, the DAP, and other poker issues.
Podcast: PokerNews Podcast Episode #235: R-E-S-P-E-C-T PokerNews Podcast
Jason and Rich take a look at all of the happenings on Day 1c of the 2014 WSOP Main Event, including the drunk escapades of Michael Nelson, and discuss the “disrespect” coming from Aria, the Main Event prize pool an payouts, and more.
Podcast: The Poker Edge: 7/8/14 ESPN: The Poker Edge
Andrew Feldman and Lance Bradley discuss the increased main event turnout and talk with Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu and Bernard Lee about their Day 1C efforts.
Training Video: Crushing the Micros (2014 Edition) Part 8 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.