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First Full Tilt Remission Payments Scheduled for Friday
Players that provided incomplete or inaccurate banking information will have their payments delayed.
- Petitioners that have the zero dollar test transaction post to their accounts, or have had their bank confirm its existence will receive a confirmation email from the GCG on Monday February 24 or Tuesday February 25 with the amount of their payment.
- The Garden City Group is reporting that not all of the test transactions were successful. Petitioners that supplied incorrect or incomplete banking information have had the test transactions fail.
- Players that have been contacted by the GCG and asked to update their banking information will receive payment in the second round of payments to be distributed for which a date has yet to be released.
Delaware Online Poker Revenue Dips in January
Despite experiencing the biggest decline, Dover Downs still represents 60% of the online poker market in Delaware
- The latest figures for internet gaming in Delaware as reported Monday by the Delaware Lottery, show online poker dropped by 17% from December to January.
- Net revenue from poker rake and fees across all three sites was reported as $88,390, down from $106,992 in December.
- Dover Downs was the only online poker room to show an increase with a 15% boost.
“Buy-in Obligations” System to Curb Ratholing to Roll out on PokerStars
Long-awaited system to roll out on March 3.
- The new system will roll out as a test on full ring NL100 tables.
- “This will allow players to focus on playing poker, rather than on continuously finding new tables to play.”
- The new system, which PokerStars is calling “Buy-In Obligations,” tracks players stacks across tables and, once a certain threshold is met, forces a player to return with the same stack size that they previously left with, even if joining a new table.
- An “obligation” is the same regardless of the game type or buyin.
World Record Attempt Fails on PokerStars
Registrations fall just short of new world record for largest ever poker tournament.
- The online poker room was looking to beat its own world record of 225,000 registrations which it set in June 2013.
- PokerStars capped the number of registrations of the fee-free tournament at 230,000 and guaranteed a $300,000 prize pool, ensuring that players would enjoy a sizeable overlay.
- Ultimately it was Dal2009 from Germany who outlasted 211,618 other players for the first place prize of $25,000.
Federal Internet Gambling Bill with Poker Carve-Out Expected
Nevada senators plan bill to plan all forms of online gaming, but with an online poker exemption.
- US Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) expects a bill to be introduced soon that will prohibit online gambling with the exception of internet poker.
- Heller stated that he is working on the anti-online gambling bill with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
- Heller believes poker should be allowed because it is a game of skill.
California Revives Push for Online Poker
Two bills seeking to regulate online poker in the state of California were introduced on Friday.
- Two bills seeking to regulate online poker in the state of California were introduced on Friday.
- Bill AB 2291, introduced in the state assembly as an urgency bill, is authored by Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-59).
- Bill SB 1366, introduced in the state senate as an urgency bill, is authored by State Senator Lou Correa (D-34).
The Global Poker Index Newsmakers: February 24, 2014
Spencer Wins UKPC
- A summary of the recent accomplishments of players ranked on the Global Poker Index.
Picks from F5 Poker:
Titan Knows Poker — In The Biblical Sense
Check out Titan Poker’s new “Poker Bible” project where they take elements of the Holy Bible and pokerize it. Everything you can think of has a poker twist, including the tales of Noah, Cain and Abel and the Ten Commandments. If you like to get a laugh (or a scoff) at something sacred getting a ton of poker references, then read about the poker gods after the jump.
Daniel Negreanu Eyes 8 WSOP Bracelets In 10 Years
Confident Kid Poker talks with All In Magazine. In another segment of his cover shoot interview with All In Magazine, 2013 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu talks about his amazing 2013 campaign and how it was all due to a boost of confidence. Having completed a course at Las Vegas’ Choice Center, Negreanu “tapped into his confidence” and went on to three major final tables.
World Poker Tour’s “Ones To Watch” Play Poker In The Real World
Top pros stop being polite and start getting real in new video. The World Poker Tour’s “Ones To Watch” list has them taping and interviewing some of the brightest up and coming poker stars on tour. Jeff Gross, Loni Harwood, Danny “Miami Boss”, Anthanasios Polycronopoulos, Christina Lindley and Aaron Massey all get the MTV style Real World treatment in this latest video which has them answering the questions: “Why do you like poker?” and “Why are you a 'One To Watch’?”
Jason Mercier Has Money To Burn
He’s on a boat. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier was back in the comfy confines of his beloved Florida this weekend and in a rare good mood while out on the high sea. So much so that he’s doing some selfie signing for the camera in his latest video. Apparently, Mercier fancies himself a One Republic fan. Go figure.
Betfair Uncovers Literal Chip Dumping
Survey asks players where they’ve played a mobile hand of poker. In a recent survey, Betfair of New Jersey asked players to “Select all the places you have played a game on your mobile device.”
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Training Video: Sticking it to the Man! Killingbird’s Nightly $11 with Marc Alioto Tournament Poker Edge
The Stick it to the Man series is back! This time Marc Alioto takes on Killingbird and critique’s his play in the nightly $11. Get ready to stick it to KB! This is a five part series.
Training Video: Rangin’ against the Machine Part 2 Drag The Bar
In the final video of this two-part series, Katie reviews the later stages of this tournament from once the bubble has burst through the conclusion of heads-up play. The video takes a quiz format where viewers are encouraged to pause the video before the answer is revealed through the use of software. Part two of this series focuses on ICM (calling ranges, shoving ranges, and 3-bet shoving ranges), adjusting as a mid-stack, and heads-up strategy based on the effective stack.
Training Video: Ghost: BalugaWhale – 2014 MSNL Live Play – Part 7 Deuces Cracked
Andrew continues his exploration of play at midstakes on WPT poker, shifting his discussion from exploiting loose-aggressive players to playing a defensible strategy. Follow along as he works on constructing ranges that are difficult to exploit, and analyzes what reads you can use to deviate from that strategy.
Exclusive Articles on pokerfuse PRO:
Borgata Opts for Income Access to Power its Affiliate Program
The decision to use a third party software and marketing service provider implies a commitment to increase affiliate marketing in New Jersey. The Borgata half of the partypoker New Jersey Borgata Poker network has signed a deal to use Income Access affiliate software to manage its affiliate program.
Bulgaria Publishes New, Lower Licensing Fees
PokerStars is likely to be joined by other operators as low taxes and license fees make the Bulgarian licenses a cheaper option. The Bulgarian State Gambling Commission (SGC) has published the gaming license fees to be imposed following newly amended laws. Fees and gaming taxes have been reduced substantially.
Playtech Bullish About Poker’s “Secular Decline”
Playtech’s annual report shows profits up 26%—while poker declined 18%. Playtech described the 17% fall in its half year results as a “secular” decline—over the full year 2013, the annual report shows that poker fell 18%. Despite the fall and repeating the belief of online poker’s malaise, this report was upbeat about poker’s prospects.
PartyPoker Pokerfest Returns With More Realistic Ambitions
Last year’s Pokerfest, with over $4m guaranteed, suffered technical problems, with the first five events being cancelled. Partypoker’s Pokerfest tournament series returns from March 2 to March 16.
