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Poker Players, Sports Icons Support WPT Foundation Charity Tournament
Dan Shak, Phil Hellmuth, Vanessa Selbst, and other poker dignitaries go “All In” for Kids.
- Thursday night, poker celebrities, sports stars and New York philanthropists gathered on the 36th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York for the World Poker Tour (WPT) Foundation’s annual “All In” For Kids Charity Poker Tournament.
iPoker Consolidates Game Choices, Eliminates USD Tables
Stake levels and table types will be reduced along with the elimination of US dollars at iPoker tables.
- iPoker will transition to end the use of the US dollar at its tables.
- Sterling and Euros will be the currency stakes are denominated in.
- Other changes include a commitment to keep up with industry trends and a reduction in table types and stake levels to improve the experience of recreational players.
PokerStars Raises Over $100k For Typhoon Victims, Continues To Match Donations
The relief effort for those in the Philippines suffering the effects of Super Typhoon Haiyan has accelerated with PokerStars announcing that they have raised over $100k in just over 48 hours.
Poker Training Videos This Week: Blocking Bets, HUD Stats and ICM
Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory.
More from Around the Web:
Interview with PokerStars’ Lee Jones – 'Let’s make poker fun again’ pokerstrategy.com
“We don’t owe a living to anyone; we have a business to run and our job is to provide entertainment.”
Pokerstrategy sits down with PokerStars’ Head of Communications, Lee Jones, as he talks about his goal to remind players that poker is fun…for everyone. This should include new and recreational players, not just the laptop grinder looking for a profitability edge.
Pro poker player Vadim Trincher admits to running high-stakes sportsbook, faces prison time nydailynews.com
Poker player turned big time bookie, Vadim Trincher, admitted to running a massive high-stakes sportsbook racket before he got popped by the cops. The 2009 World Poker Tour Foxwoods Champion could have served up to 20 years in the clink…but having plead out he’s got a shot to compete in his next WPT in 2015!
Why play on Merge when you can play on Winning Poker Network? pocketfives.com
Despite having no major operators in the country, players in the United States still gotta get their game on. Since Black Friday, there’s been disappointment after disappointment (see Lock Poker). The community over at PocketFives asks the question: why aren’t people moving to the Winning Poker Network?
By most accounts Winning has everything people are looking for in terms of reliability. But, is game selection keeping Winning Poker from being the next big thing in unregulated US online poker?
Podcast: Ante Up NorCal Classic Ante Up! Pokercast
Scott calls in from the Ante Up Poker Tour’s Ante Up NorCal Classic at Thunder Valley Casino Resort, and we have a lot to talk about, plus a new O’Mally’s Move.
Podcast: 2013 WSOP ME Episode Michigan Poker Monster
Frank and Gambit talk about the WSOP Main Event winner from Michigan, Ryan Riess! Also, Caveman reports on JCAR meeting and breaking down a hand from the WSOP Circuit in Hammond. Music by Detroit’s Battlecross.
Training Video: WCOOP Main Event Warmup Hand History Review with Andrew Brokos Tournament Poker Edge
Andrew “foucault82” Brokos is back with another in-depth hand history review from WCOOP. This time he breaks down his run in the the WCOOP Main Event Warmup. This is a 6 part series.
Training Video: $11 Freezeout – In Depth Drag The Bar
Reverting back to a more traditional, hand-by-hand format, I start the review of this $11 freezeout with the intention of focusing deeply on what information can be gained from seemingly inconsequential hands, and how to take advantage of those “wild” players in the early levels.
Training Video: Ghost: DJ Sensei (#35) – Bovada PLO Part 6 Deuces Cracked
DJ Sensei continues his 4-tabling PLO journey on Bovada.
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BetClic Everest Takes Aim at PartyPoker with “Major Relaunch” of French Poker Product
Everest Poker wants to nab the third-place spot in the French online poker market. French online gaming group BetClic Everest has shown a renewed confidence in regulated markets, with a planned relaunch of its poker product in France aimed at usurping PartyPoker from the third-place spot.
Checking Around
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive industry-focused summary of online poker discussions in the last week. Troll free, guaranteed. Delaware online poker discussion twoplustwo.com
Bulgaria: MPs Propose Change Gambling Taxes
A switch from turnover to gross gaming revenue tax on is expected to be accepted by the Bulgarian government. MPs from both parties in Bulgaria’s governing coalition have proposed amendments to the country’s gambling legislation that would change the basis of gaming taxation.
EU Advocate General: Member States Must Justify Gaming Laws
Austrian gambling law lacks consistency; raising tax revenue not a justifiable reason for restrictions, UK AG opines. Eleanor Sharpston QC, The UK Advocate General (UK AG) at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), has written an opinion that member states must justify gaming laws and ensure that such laws are consistent rather than arbitrary.
Traffic Watch
A weekly review of the online poker market: This week, Full Tilt, France and SealsWithClubs. A welcome 3.3% rise in cash game traffic made this a very good week for the whole market. PokerStars Italy topped the gainers up 7.8% with Winamax only 1% behind. Full Tilt Poker’s week saw it recover second place in the cash game traffic rankings with a 7.1% gain—not obtained at the expense of sibling PokerStars, which enjoyed its own increase of over 4%.
Regulation in Review: US
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation in the US. NJ Bonuses Under Scrutiny
