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Durrrr Challenge Briefly Resumes
After a declaration last month that the Durrrr Challenge II, which pits Tom “Durrrr” Dwan against Daniel “Jungleman” Cates in high-stakes multi-tabling heads-up cash game action, would be resuming, the pair crossed paths last night for a brief session on Full Tilt.
- A 3-table heads-up session lasted about 30 minutes and had Cates taking another $20,215 from Dwan over the course of 168 hands.
- In addition to the amount of money won and lost at the tables during the challenge, if Dwan wins, Cates must pay him $500,000, and if Dwan loses, he will have to pay Cates $1.5 million.
PokerStars Invites Selected Players to Alpha Test “PokerStars 7”
The upgrade focuses on improving the poker lobby with some additional table enhancements.
- PokerStars invites selected players to alpha test “PokerStars 7.”
- The major software upgrade is due for release later this year.
- There are big changes are in the lobby focusing on how players select their games.
Maria Ho Victorious At WinStar
Poker professional Maria Ho took down the WinStar World Casino $5k “No Juice” tournament yesterday at the River Poker Series taking place in Thackerville, OK this week. Ho, who is a spokesperson for WinStar World Casino as well as being signed on as a commentator for the Heartland Poker Tour, bested the field of 53 runners and claimed her first live tournament victory and $101,220, plus a victory bracelet, to go along with it.
Watch: EPT Live Coverage of the 50k Super High Roller
Watch live coverage of the PokerStars EPT Barcelona 50k Super High Roller! The three day event features unlimited re-entries with streaming coverage of the entire tournament between August 30th and the final table, which will show hole cards, on September 1.
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Review of Alligator Blood: The story of Daniel Tzvetkoff and the event leading to Black Friday calvinayre.com
The incidents that eventually lead to Black Friday are described in James Leighton’s new book Alligator Blood. Lee Davy was the first to review the new release. Check out what he has to say about the latest book to chronicle the world of online poker.
Nevada gaming lawyer David Gzesh explains the legality of Bitcoins in online poker pocketfives.com
Is it legal to play online poker with Bitcoins? Legendary gaming attorney David Gzesh attempts to answer that question and provide an accurate picture of the igaming landscape as it relates to the popular virtual currency.
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Playtech Results Report “Secular Weakness” in Online Poker
Playtech reports 15% increase in revenues overall, but takes a pessimistic view of the seasonal decline in poker. Playtech has produced an ebullient set of half year results, but despite acquisitions by its iPoker network, its poker revenues have declined 17%.
Mexico to Introduce Gambling Legislation in Next Parliamentary Session
Ruling PRI party will introduce a new gambling act in the next few months. The PRI party (The Institutional Revolutionary Party) in Mexico has announced that it will introduce a new law on gambling in the next Parliamentary session which starts in September.
Traffic Watch
A weekly review of the online poker market: This week, PartyPoker, Svenska Spel and The French Top Two. As the dog days of Summer fade, the market has had another good week. For the first time in a long while, PartyPoker has been the top performer in the top 10 sites. Svenska Spel has jumped almost 10% as the best of the “Next 10,” and Winamax is re-establishing its lead over PokerStars.fr in the French regulated market.
GeoComply Appoints ex-bwin.party Exec as General Manager
GeoComply has hired Valli Ardalan former Head of Poker Operations for bwin.party. Location verification company GeoComply has recruited Valli Ardalan to be General Manager for their iGaming Division. Ardalan was most recently Head of Poker Operations for bwin.party.
