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As Bitcoin Price Soars, SealswithClubs Reaches New Traffic High
The BTC-only poker room is benefiting from recent virtual currency enthusiasm, with cash game traffic doubling since early September.
- Bitcoin site SealswithClubs (SwC) has now seen its cash game traffic more than double since its seasonal low in early September.
- The SWC cash game traffic graph mirrors the Bitcoin price graph, suggesting that the site is benefiting from sentiment about the currency.
- Bitcoin prices have rocketed from a $65 low in June to over $600 today.
$125,000 Buy In WPT PartyPoker Premier League 7 Line Up is Set
Tony G pulls out of the exclusive event; Esfandiari, Laak and Duhamel are in.
- The WPT PartyPoker Premier League 7 starting in Montreal on November 20 has now got its full complement of 12 players.
- The $126k special event will take place immediately before the Montreal WPT at the Playground Poker Club.
PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree Answers Players’ Questions on the Hendon Mob Forum
The Hendon Mob’s new relationship with the Rational Group has provided a Q&A session with Liv Boeree.
- The Hendon Mob is leveraging its new relationship with the Rational Group by providing forum members the chance to ask questions of PokerStars Team Pro Liv Boeree.
- Questions can be posted until Saturday November 23.
More from Around the Web:
Daleroxxu Blog: Fitting poker around my life… not my life around poker pokerstarsblog.com
Team PokerStars Online Professional Dale “Daleroxxu” Philip takes to the PokerStars Blog to talk about how he’s found freedom in learning how to bring a balance to both his love of poker as a job and his desire to travel and live his life.
It’s a great read for those who are looking to take their hobby to the next level and it’s a reminder that as much fun (and potentially profitable) as poker is, one has to make time for life itself.
Ask a poker pro – favorite places to play calvinayre.com
Where is your favorite place to play poker? CalvinAyre.com’s Tatjana Pasalic asked a selection of top pros that same question. Cities all around the world play host to major tournaments but are any of them better than the poker capitol of Las Vegas?
Pasalic asked Matt Ashton, Dominik Nitsche, Jeff Gross, and Tobias Reinkemeier what they thought…check out their answers in this short video.
Video tribute to poker ambassador Mike Sica youtube.com
While Mike Sica may not have been a household name, it’s clear that the poker world lost a true ambassador of the game last week when Sica succumbed in his fight against cancer. Cited as one of the nicest players to ever pull up a chair, the 69 year-old World Series of Poker bracelet winner loved the game of poker (and the occasional toothpick) and was an advocate of respect for everyone who put their ante in. Take a minute and check out a video collage of the big smile of the “Little Man”.
Podcast: Episode 56: Clearing the Mailbag With Leo Wolpert Thinking Poker
Nate’s away this week, but Leo Wolpert and Andrew take advantage of the opportunity to answer some listener questions that have been lingering for too long in the mailbag queue. 0:30 – Hello and welcome; impressions of WSOP final table 18:23 – Playing Kings 42:17 and more.
Podcast: The Bernard Lee Poker Show 11-19-13 with Guest Jeremy Ausmus Bernard Lee Poker Show
Jeremy Ausmus talks about taking down his first WSOP Bracelet in Paris.
Training Video: Every Day I’m Nashin’ It: Part One Drag The Bar
In this advanced two part series, Katie reviews a recent $7 45-man hand history. The focus of the series is on Nash Equilibrium ranges, min-raising versus open-shoving, ICM, calling ranges in ICM-intensive situations, adjusting to the ante, and adjusting from Nash for exploitive play.
Training Video: Live Poker Tips: HH Review 2 Deuces Cracked
WiltOnTilt continues his hand history review from last week with more submitted hands.
Exclusive Articles on pokerfuse PRO:
Why a First Mover Advantage in New Jersey Won’t Last Long
WSOP entered the Nevada market over four months late, and became #1 within six weeks—an important lesson for those at the starting blocks in New Jersey. The online poker traffic in the regulated Nevada market, where WSOP Nevada recently overtook Ultimate Poker (UP), is a clear demonstration that first-mover advantage in a new market might not be as valuable as some expect.
ARJEL Releases the Detail Behind Poker’s Largest Decline for the Second Quarter in a Row
Young players and recreational players lead the exodus from French online poker. French Regulator ARJEL’s Q3 report, released last month, showed that cash game revenues fell 21% against the same quarter last year. A subsequent publication now shines further light on the data behind the headline numbers.
South Australia Moves Forward on Harm Minimization
The introduction of new harm minimization measures will slowly pave the way towards federal regulation of online poker in Australia. The state of South Australia has passed the Statutes Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2013 (SA) which aims to cut the number of problem gamblers by reducing the risks of gambling environments.
Sheriff Gaming Execs Detained on Money Laundering Charges
International cooperation led to the arrest of four men charged with laundering €110m through their gambling operations. The Netherlands regulator Kanspellautoriteit has announced that four men have been arrested in an investigation “into the large-scale laundering of profits” from illegal online gambling in the Dutch market.
UKGC Chairman Calls on Industry to Take the Lead in Safe Gambling
Philip Graf says the industry has failed to give the public confidence that it is committed to a safe gambling environment. UK Gambling Commission Chairman Philip Graf has called on the industry to change public perceptions by being more pro-active in mitigating gambling risks.
