Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 Daily Poker News Review: Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Main Headlines

Ryan Reiss Victorious In WSOP Main Event

“I just think I’m the best player in the world”

  • It took roughly 3.5 hours and 91 hands of heads up action for Ryan Reiss to defeat Jay Farber.
  • The broadcast demonstrated that not only did Reiss take away orphaned pots when he knew his opponent was weak, he was also catching an amazing run of cards which helped propel him to victory.
  • When asked how he came by his confidence to overcome the odds of becoming champion Reiss replied, “I just think I’m the best player in the world.”

888poker Releases Super XL Series Tournament Schedule with $2.5m in Guarantees

888poker has announced its Super XL tournament series, which will run from December 1 through to December 8, packing 109 events into the one week schedule.

  • 888poker has released the schedule for its Super XL tournament series.
  • The events run from December 1 to December 8 and feature a $500k gtd Main Event.
  • Three leaderboards will award a total of $10k in extra prizes.

EPT Vienna To Replace Berlin As Sixth Stop Of Season 10

Officials at the European Poker Tour (EPT) announced today that the Austrian capital of Vienna will replace Berlin as the sixth stop of Season 10 of the EPT. EPT Vienna will take place from March 19-29, 2014 in the Hofburg Palace, the city’s former imperial residence.

More from Around the Web:

Interview with California gaming commission head Richard Schuetz onlinepokerreport.com

The one state that is a game-changer for online gaming in the US is California. With many players and industry people alike wondering just what a regulated market in The Golden State will entail, an interview with California gaming commission head Richard Schuetz could prove to be very interesting. Check out what the head gaming man on the west coast had to say in this telling interview by Marco Valerio.


Podcast: Druff & Friends – 11/05/2013 – Just Like a Pill Poker Fraud Alert

Druff becomes increasingly involved in the Chris Moneymaker/Jason Young feud, and Eric “Sheets” Haber calls in to set some facts straight about the matter. Party Poker co-founder Ruth Parasol has been forced out of her own company. Party Poker’s new Head of Poker announces the end to segregated tables, and swears the company will be more transparent in the future. Pokerhost kills player-to-player transfers. Druff analyzes the Main Event Final Table, as well as the criticism levied upon the play there. Did Annie Duke’s boyfriend Joe Reitman have help to win a UB tournament in 2006? Main content starts at around the 21:55 mark.


Podcast: The Poker Edge: 11/6/13 ESPN: The Poker Edge

Andrew Feldman, Lance Bradley and Tim Fiorvanti recap the final table and hear from 2013 champion Ryan Riess and runner-up Jay Farber.


Training Video: Live Poker Tips: HH Review 1 Deuces Cracked

WiltOnTilt gets into some live play hands. His focuses for this week are bet sizing, exploitation, and gaining/interpreting reads.

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Play Money Chips Purchase Comes to PokerStars Client

Following its introduction on Facebook, PokerStars runs a limited test that offers players the option to spend real money on play chips. PokerStars is testing selling play chips for real money through its dot-com download client. Play chips purchase has been available on PokerStars since it launched its Facebook app earlier this year.


Victoria Pokies Law Illuminates Australian Harm Minimization Philiosphy

Pokie machines must allow players to pre-commit to loss limits, but players’ involvement is voluntary. The Australian state of Victoria has introduced new legislation which gives an insight into how it is considering the national call to develop a coordinated harm minimization strategy for gambling.


Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond

A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation. This week: the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Finland, Slovenia, IoM, US Virgin Islands and the ISGA. Netherlands