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New Bills Seek to Amend Wire Act to Ban All Online Gambling
Adelson-backed bill formally introduced in House and Senate, though with a very slim chance of successful passage.
- The bills, which have bipartisan support, would amend the Wire Act of 1961 to include all online gambling except fantasy sports and horse-racing.
- Earlier this week Texas Governor Rick Perry joined the bandwagon, opposing igaming in spite of the fact that such a ban would infringe on states’ rights—an issue Perry has been known to champion in the past.
- Earlier this week, the Democratic Governors Association that came out against a ban based on a cut in lottery revenue and an infringement on states’ rights.
- Though neither side will openly admit it, the chance that poker receives a carve out as part of a compromise exist.
PokerHost Leaves Merge for the Equity Poker Network
Merge Gaming loses a skin which may take as much as 20% of the network’s cash game traffic when it leaves.
- Merge Gaming poker room PokerHost has announced that it will be leaving the network and joining the Equity Poker Network (EPN) within the next couple of weeks.
- Players should be able to continue with PokerHost even if they have another account on a different EPN skin.
- At the moment, there is no information on how the transfer of VIP points and statuses will be managed.
Kanu7 Gives Poker Strategy Tips to British Broadsheet Readers
The Daily Telegraph Men’s section carries advice from PokerStars Team Pro Alexander “Kanu7” Millar.
- The British Daily Telegraph newspaper has carried an article of poker advice from PokerStars Pro Alexander “Kanu7” Millar.
- The Telegraph is one of the largest circulation “broadsheet” papers in the UK.
- Millar, who, three weeks ago, was named Best Online Cash Player and Player of the Year at the British Poker Awards, offers five tips to aspiring players.
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EPT Vienna Main Event Day 4 Live Stream
Who is headed to the Final Table? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nclrCjs9sGM
Wicked Chops Poker Spends A Decade Under The Influence
Entering their 10th year, WCP has learned a little something. Easily one of the best poker media outlets of the past decade has been that of Wicked Chops Poker. Insider knowledge, a sharp wit and a keen eye for the 'photographic arts’ has kept WCP a go to website for when you want insight.
Players Flip Out In Full Tilt Live Freeroll
FTP gives players a taste of their new tournaments at EPT Vienna. News of Full Tilt Poker’s new tournaments spread fast through the poker community. The new Flipout Tournaments provide a luck based way for players with no time to find out if they are going to make the money or not…pretty much right away.
Chess Grandmaster Jennifer Shahade Defecting To Poker
PokerStars “Mind Sports Ambassador” bridges the gap between two kings. Woman’s Chess Grandmaster Jennifer Shahade is one of the chess game’s more notable names. While she may have spent the bulk of her youth mastering how to protect her king, nowadays she’s talking about getting aggressive with aces. She’s the PokerStars Mind Sport Ambassador and it’s her job to portray poker in a similar light as that of her native game chess – one of skill.
EPT Vienna – Sights And Sounds Of The Host City
PokerNews tools around outside the confines of Hofburg Palace. Want to take another look at the sights and sounds of the host city of the current European Poker Tour stop? PokerNews ships Kristy Arnett, Chad Holloway and a cameraman out on a free segway tour of the city of Vienna.
Poker Poll – Music or TV, There Can Be Only One
Sarah Grant digs to find which is more valuable to poker pros. Sarah Grant takes to the floor of EPT Vienna in a “human interest” story of sorts asking poker pros if they had to live without one of either music or television – which one would they fold?
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: Numbers that motivate Ante Up! Pokercast
Why do players choose to play in a tournament? Is it the guarantee? Money added? Plus, we complete an O’Mally’s Move!
Podcast: PokerNews GPI Update Episode #14: New POY Leader PokerNews Podcast
There is a new leader in the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race and two new members of the top 10. Rich and Eric discuss this, along with the EPT Player of the Year race, and the GPI top 300.
Podcast: “March 27th, 2014 – Live Poker, Live Tells and Hand Analysis with Cory “MJ23STYLEz Waaland The Tournament Poker Edge Podcast
On this episode of the Tournament Poker Edge Podcast we are joined by Cory “MJ23STYLEz” Waaland. He discusses his background in poker, his recent WSOP circuit wins and we review a couple of hands from the TPE forums.
Podcast: Episode 14 of “Ask Alex” with Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald One Outer
This is Episode 14 of “Ask Alex” on the Oneouter.com podcast. You know the script by now, myself and Alex chat away about life and gambling and answer all the questions that the listeners send in. In this episode we cover many topics and listeners questions including HUDs and more.
Training Video: TPE Theory: Life Coaching for Poker Players with theginger45 Tournament Poker Edge
Get ready for something a little different. Matthew “theginger45” Hunt, TPE Pro and host of our new podcast Midstakes Living spins up a theory series on life coaching for poker players. He covers understanding the type of person and player you are, understanding why you play, how to look at success and failure, dealing with tilt and emotion, money management, game selection and much much more. This is a five part series.
Training Video: Bout Tree Fiddy Part Two Drag The Bar
In part two of this two part series, Katie reviews the final table of a $3.50 Rebuy 180-man all the way through the conclusion of the tournament. Key concepts discussed include: ICM adjustments versus Chip EV mode, exploitive play, final table dynamics, adjusting as a mid-stack, heads-up calling ranges, 3-bet shoving ranges, and min-raising heads-up versus open-shoving.
Training Video: Search and Destroy 2: gorillachip – Playing Against 3-barrels Deuces Cracked
In the 4th and final part, Josh and James investigate situations facing a 3rd barrel. Topics include using Flopzilla for hand reading and building better turn ranges. This video features in depth analysis of 2 hands.
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Russian Poker Community Discusses Ways to Circumvent ISP Blocks
Russian community erupts following the expansion of Russia’s online blacklist. Following the expansion of Russia’s blacklist last weekend which saw many online gambling sites, including PokerStars, officially blocked in the country, Russian community forums have erupted in concerned discussion on the ramifications and possible workarounds.
Norwegians Hand Over Between $120m and $170m a Year to Foreign Operators
The state monopoly means that the figures relate entirely to the size of the “gray” market. The annual report to the Norwegian Lotteries and Gaming Authority (NLGA) estimates that foreign gaming operators receive gross gaming revenues of between KR700m and KR1bn ($120m to $170m) a year from their Norwegian customers.
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Cash Game Traffic Stats Forecast 10% Fall in New Jersey Online Poker Revenues
Too many factors are hampering efforts to grow online poker to its full potential. New Jersey online poker revenues rose 20% in February, compared to January, but traffic statistics for March suggest that reported revenues will be down, perhaps over 10%.
