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Lock Poker Removes Sponsored Pros From Website
Embattled US facing online poker site Lock Poker removed all traces of sponsored pros from its website earlier this month. Supplementary homepage graphics featuring Lock Pros have disappeared, and the once prominent “Lock Pros” tab is gone as well.
- Supplementary homepage graphics featuring Lock Pros have disappeared, and the once prominent “Lock Pros” tab is gone as well.
WPT Alpha8 Scheduled for Fox Sports TV
Last August’s first ever WPT Alpha8 will get four hours of coverage starting March 16.
- The $100k buy in exclusive World Poker Tour (WPT) Alpha8 tournament series will be premiered on Fox Sports on Sunday, March 16.
- The first show covers the first ever WPT Alpha8 which was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Florida.
- All will be televised with four hours of coverage devoted to each program. Ali Nejad and Olivier Busquet will provide the expert commentary.
The 2014 Aussie Millions is Only Days Away
20 events running from Jan 23 to Feb 10 include the APPT Main Event and a $250k Super High Roller.
- The 2014 Aussie Millions starts on January 23 with a schedule of 20 events running until February 10.
- This year the $10.6k Main Event will be part of the PokerStars Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) following a deal announced in November.
- A $25k two day event starts on the same day as the Main Event, and is followed on February 7 by a $100k High Roller.
- The highest buy in is reserved for the $250k Super High Roller which was won last year by Sam Trickett.
Picks from F5 Poker:
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier Refuses To Surrender
Disappointed in 2013, the Frenchman gets back to work. In an interview with the boys of PokerStrategy, France’s most famous poker face, Bertrand Grospellier, talks about how he’s looking to get back to the top of the poker world in 2014. Even with over $400k in prize money in 2013, ElkY is of a mind that it’s not good enough to be good enough…he’s got to work on his game.
Justin Bonomo Redefines “Aces Cracked”
High stakes pro witnesses epic table slam. Poker pro Justin Bonomo was on hand for the Macau Poker Cup APPT High Roller and while he didn’t take it down (he finished in 4th for about $40k) he did snap a photo of this hand before he busted. A guy was so excited to hit quad aces, he slammed his 4th ace on the table so hard – the card snapped.
Scotty Nguyen — When Is A Trick Knot A Trick, Baby
More magic from the Prince of Poker. Scotty Nguyen is up to his old tricks! Nolan Dalla and the Poker Night in America crew published a new clip of The Prince of Poker having fun with some friends.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Training Video: Video Quiz: Your 3bet from the Big blind Versus a button steal attempt got called, you missed the flop, what should you do now? MoreEV
Steve is giving the answer for his previous Quiz, if you have not done it yet, please do so, if you have please enjoy the following video
Training Video: Pbogz 20-25 BB Hyper Theory Part 1 of 2 HUSNG
Pbogz talks about 20-25bb effective stacks hyper turbo play. Be sure to check out the first minute of this video to win a chance at Paul’s Insane Hand of the Week promotion. Paul also coaches HUSNGs.
Training Video: December Live Sweat with Daryl “aaaaaaaa” Jace Tournament Poker Edge
Daryl “aaaaaaaa” Jace is back with a live sweat featuring multiple deep runs. He gets in-depth and very detailed with hand analysis, analyzing table dynamics and street-by-street hand reading. This is an 8 part series.
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Full Tilt Promotes Adrenaline Rush with Knockout Leaderboards
Full Tilt Poker is running a two-week long promotion to entice players to try out their latest innovation, Adrenaline Rush.
Traffic at Offshore US Sites Rises As Regulated Sites Ramp-Up Marketing
Media attention on New Jersey could well help promote online poker US-wide. While much US poker media attention is focused on New Jersey, the non-state regulated sites which accept US players have continued to offer online poker across the US. Their cash game traffic numbers suggest that they might be unintended beneficiaries of New Jersey gaming liberalization and the subsequent marketing push.
Interview with Former ARJEL President Gives Little Hope for French Online Poker
Poker numbers are down because players are moving abroad or playing on gray market sites—and there are no solutions on the horizon. An interview with former ARJEL President Jean François Vilotte, conducted shortly after he left office, paints a pessimistic picture for the future of online poker in France.