June 2013 News Archive

Jamming pocket nines, playing the small blind in tournaments, categorizing player types and more this week in the Poker Training Video Directory. — Sun, Jun 30, 2013

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. — Sat, Jun 29, 2013

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. — Sat, Jun 29, 2013

The Commonwealth of Kentucky has settled another case, this time with bwin.party for $15 million. — Fri, Jun 28, 2013

The “stop internet gambling” campaign comprehensively argues for state or federal gaming legislation to properly regulate the industry. — Fri, Jun 28, 2013

Players throw support behind boycott of Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands property. — Fri, Jun 28, 2013

In yet another chapter in the ongoing saga of embattled US-facing online poker site Lock Poker, it was brought to… — Fri, Jun 28, 2013

Charity foundation benefits from WSOP support. — Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Tourney dataminer forced to pull all historical data from the website, as 888 rejects any form of “opt-in” compromise. — Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Following a two month period of Full Tilt Poker enjoying a clear lead over the pack, the poker room is now fighting… — Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Heated debate on Guam as Senate passes bill to end gambling after hospital debts are paid. — Thu, Jun 27, 2013

888poker has nosed ahead of PartyPoker to become the fourth largest online poker network worldwide, the first time in… — Wed, Jun 26, 2013

By most accounts 2-7 is one of the lesser played games in today’s Hold’em/PLO poker landscape. That… — Wed, Jun 26, 2013

Four month trial of “skill segregation” ends, though Lock choosing to still separate its playerbase. — Wed, Jun 26, 2013

Officials for WSOP.com conducted a random drawing on Tuesday for a free entry into the upcoming $111,111 One Drop High… — Wed, Jun 26, 2013

A rare glimpse into acquisition financials shows the lack of player fund protection under certain regulations • New owner Amaya assures that player funds are now segregated. — Wed, Jun 26, 2013

Barton assures that his forthcoming federal online poker bill “will happen.” — Tue, Jun 25, 2013

Nicholas Kisberg, CEO of popular online poker community CardsChat.com, responds to Sheldon Adelson’s recent criticisms of online poker. — Tue, Jun 25, 2013

A pair of online legends rose to the top of the live scene yesterday as two more World Series of Poker events came to a… — Tue, Jun 25, 2013

The BBC is reporting that a game of bingo with biscuits for prizes held in a British pub in Albufeira, Portugal was… — Tue, Jun 25, 2013

The family of 25 year old professional poker player Kevin “Phwap” Boudreau have established a Recovery Fundraiser after… — Mon, Jun 24, 2013

Visa credit and debit cards are now accepted for deposits at Ultimate Poker, according to an email sent to customers… — Mon, Jun 24, 2013

Canadian professional poker player Daniel Idema reached another 2013 WSOP Final Table on Sunday and this time he made… — Mon, Jun 24, 2013

Expectations exceeded in PokerStars’ big tourney give-away. — Mon, Jun 24, 2013

ZetPoker.EU has reopened less than a week after it temporarily suspended operations. — Mon, Jun 24, 2013

Pwning the bubble, variance in poker, a different way to play pocket aces and more this week in the Poker Training Video Directory. — Sun, Jun 23, 2013

Jeff Madsen earned his third gold bracelet, and over $384,000, by taking down Event #35, $3000 Pot-Limit Omaha in the… — Sat, Jun 22, 2013

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. — Sat, Jun 22, 2013

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. — Sat, Jun 22, 2013

The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on Wednesday that could be instrumental in the future of… — Sat, Jun 22, 2013

Twenty-one year old Bryan Campanello bested poker veteran David Bach heads-up for his first gold bracelet and over… — Fri, Jun 21, 2013

It’s Rush Week again on the Full Tilt campus and the online site is offering a couple promotions next week in… — Fri, Jun 21, 2013

Erick Lindgren, 2008 WSOP Player of the Year, captured his second career bracelet in Event #32, $5000 No-Limit Hold’em… — Fri, Jun 21, 2013

Ultimate Poker has announced the “Million Dollar Summer,” an aggressive move by the Nevadan online poker room to expand… — Thu, Jun 20, 2013

Sheldon Adelson spoke with Bloomberg Businessweek today about why the CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation feels that… — Thu, Jun 20, 2013

There’s only 14 left in Event #32, $5,000 No-Limit (six handed) and the remaining field is another who’s… — Thu, Jun 20, 2013

25,300 players affected in widespread bot ring that operated for over six months. — Thu, Jun 20, 2013

Bonus coverage to include WSOP Asia-Pacific & National Championship. — Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Half of the 62 gold bracelets up for grabs at the 44th Annual World Series of Poker have been claimed and, according to… — Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Online betting exchange Matchbook.com has announced a documentary into Sam Trickett’s deep run in the Big One for… — Wed, Jun 19, 2013

In a welcome display of generosity to Genting Poker players to correct a previous mistake, Genting has announced a… — Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Poker documentary Bet Raise Fold will be shown at the 2+2 party on July 6, “top dog” Mason Malmuth… — Wed, Jun 19, 2013

For the second time in this World Series, Tom Schneider has outlasted his competitors to win a bracelet, and both times… — Wed, Jun 19, 2013

A hot topic at last week’s iGaming Super Show 2013 in Amsterdam was the online currency Bitcoin. — Tue, Jun 18, 2013

Canadian Jason Duval bested a field of 2115 players to win his first WSOP bracelet in Event #28, $1500 No Limit Hold’em… — Tue, Jun 18, 2013

Isaac Hagerling has captured his first gold bracelet, by winning Event # 27, $3000 Mixed Max – No Limit Hold’em… — Tue, Jun 18, 2013

After three days of uproar, Genting Poker has reversed a previous decision to not honor tournament dollars accrued via… — Tue, Jun 18, 2013

One player, who says he is still owed $30k by Everleaf Gaming, has mounted his own personal campaign against their… — Tue, Jun 18, 2013

Update: Shortly after the publication of this article, representatives from Genting Poker stated that they will now be… — Mon, Jun 17, 2013

WSOP.com has reported that 68-year-old Ken Lind won Event #26, $1000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship Monday… — Mon, Jun 17, 2013

WSOP.com has reported that Danny Fuhs, a California poker professional, has captured his first bracelet in grand… — Mon, Jun 17, 2013

GrindHero.com will pay back the majority of monthly subscription fees to the best contributors. — Mon, Jun 17, 2013

Instant bonuses removed and higher requirements set for 30% rakeback bonuses. — Mon, Jun 17, 2013

PokerStars successfully attracted 225,000 players over the weekend to its record-breaking attempt for largest ever… — Mon, Jun 17, 2013

Though the 100 billionth hand was dealt out last week, the promotions continue. — Mon, Jun 17, 2013

ZetPoker, a lesser-known skin on the Revolution Gaming Network, “temporarily suspended” operations over the… — Mon, Jun 17, 2013

For beginners: featuring poker math, heads-up play and PLO coaching plus more this week in the Poker Training Video Directory. — Sun, Jun 16, 2013

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. — Sat, Jun 15, 2013

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. — Sat, Jun 15, 2013

The Payment processing assessment for Juicy Stakes, a US-facing skin on the Revolution network, has been reduced to an… — Fri, Jun 14, 2013

Three days ago pokerfuse reported over €200k in account balances owed by the PokerInVenice (PIV) Network. That number… — Fri, Jun 14, 2013

Internet gaming consultant Scarlet Robinson has joined Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) as its Director of New… — Fri, Jun 14, 2013

Three years in the making, the story of online poker gets told. — Thu, Jun 13, 2013

The hand came at a 2c/5c 6 max No Limit Hold’em table and was won by Microulis69 from Greece who takes home… — Thu, Jun 13, 2013

PokerStars will be dealing its 100 billionth hand some time between 4pm and 6pm EST today. The hand will be dealt at a… — Thu, Jun 13, 2013

Accounts frozen as PokerStars investigates. — Wed, Jun 12, 2013

After over six million downloads of the WSOP play-money social poker app, Electronic Arts (EA) partner Caesars Interactiv… — Wed, Jun 12, 2013

Mark Scheinberg, Chairman of the Board of PokerStars, has agreed to forfeit $50 million as settlement of claims by the… — Wed, Jun 12, 2013

Professional poker player David Kitai added to his accolades when he won his 2nd WSOP bracelet, and over $224,000, by… — Wed, Jun 12, 2013

The Nevada Gaming Commission published a formal notice earlier this week urging all licensees to ban the use of Google… — Wed, Jun 12, 2013

Ivey, Idema in the mix as Event #18 Nears a Final Table. — Tue, Jun 11, 2013

A number of threads on Two Plus Two are looking to coordinate the efforts of players hoping to recover balances owed to… — Tue, Jun 11, 2013

@BankOfTimex Twitter account looks to correct the marketplace for buying MTT action. — Mon, Jun 10, 2013

2007 World Series of Poker Player of the Year, Tom “DonkeyBomber” Schneider did indeed “stack’em to the top” when… — Mon, Jun 10, 2013

New features across the iPoker network will be rolled out Monday, including new tournament variants, faster dealing,... — Mon, Jun 10, 2013

Are there any left unsigned? — Mon, Jun 10, 2013

“The Road to 100 Billion,” PokerStars’ long-running promotion celebrating 100 billion hands dealt at… — Mon, Jun 10, 2013

Poker pro Mark Radoja added another bracelet to his collection when he bested fellow pro Don Nguyen in the Finals of… — Mon, Jun 10, 2013

Preflop strategy, non-showdown winnings, deviating from ICM and more this week in the Poker Training Video Directory. — Sun, Jun 09, 2013

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. — Sat, Jun 08, 2013

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. — Sat, Jun 08, 2013

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow became the second repeat bracelet winner of the 2013 World Series of Poker when he claimed… — Sat, Jun 08, 2013

Poker pro Eric Crain and five-time bracelet winner Allen Cunningham lead the way into the Final Table of Event #12,... — Fri, Jun 07, 2013

High stakes online cash player Niklas Heinecker has won the PokerStars sponsored GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions (GDAM). — Fri, Jun 07, 2013

“Runner, Runner,” the highly anticipated new movie from Brian Koppelman and David Levien, the writers of “Rounders,”... — Fri, Jun 07, 2013

WSOP.com reported that Although two-time bracelet winner Scott Clements had the chip lead going into the Final Table it… — Fri, Jun 07, 2013

Jason Mercier’s first live tournament cash provides PokerStars’ Greatest hand. — Fri, Jun 07, 2013

US Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has formally introduced his federal bill that seeks to regulate online gambling in the… — Thu, Jun 06, 2013

Big names mix it up in today’s WSOP action. — Thu, Jun 06, 2013

It took 8 years, but Cliff Josephy has found his way back to the winner’s circle. Josephy, well known online as… — Thu, Jun 06, 2013

“Bum-hunting” specifically cited as catalyst for network-wide change. — Thu, Jun 06, 2013

$4.4m first prize makes it the 12th largest in tournament history. GDAM—that’s a lot of money. — Thu, Jun 06, 2013

The 2013 International Stadium Poker Tour Main Event came to a conclusion today with Polish participant Jakub Michalak… — Wed, Jun 05, 2013

In the latest round of friendly one-upmanship with sister site PokerStars in introducing new poker variants, Full Tilt… — Wed, Jun 05, 2013

A “Millionaire” is made as three bracelets are awarded and two more events kick off today. — Wed, Jun 05, 2013

Okay, so we’re a little biased. On Monday, pokerfuse co-founder and Editor Michael Gentile featured in an… — Wed, Jun 05, 2013

69 players have registered so far for the Guangdong Asia Millions, according to official reports, as day 1 of the super… — Wed, Jun 05, 2013

Poker pro Matthew Waxman emerged victorious at what was arguably one of the toughest WSOP 1k final tables by defeating… — Wed, Jun 05, 2013

The Gaming Regulators European Forum (GREF) has listed affiliates as one of three top issues following their conference… — Wed, Jun 05, 2013

Schedule for first half of season XII announced. — Tue, Jun 04, 2013

Three events to crown winners and a noon kickoff for Event #11 — Tue, Jun 04, 2013

As discussed on the Two Plus Two Forums a new book about Australian poker payment processor turned government informant,... — Tue, Jun 04, 2013

The Full Tilt Poker Academy is to be re-opened, according to a recent interview on pokerfuse PRO. — Tue, Jun 04, 2013

The 2013 International Stadium Poker Tour (ISPT) is underway with over €589,000 in overlay for the 761 players who took… — Tue, Jun 04, 2013

Zynga (ZNGA) stock was halted for a brief period today as founder and CEO of the game making company announced that it… — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

Nevada online poker site Ultimate Poker continues to add to its roster of Team Ultimate sponsored players. — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

A review of all the weekend action at the World Series of Poker 2013. — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

Zoom cash poker players who thought they had missed out are getting their own promotion to celebrate the PokerStars 100… — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

Doors to close after less than a year of operation. — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

$20k to go towards final production and distribution costs raised in a day. — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

Live tournament poker tracking database Global Poker Index announced the introduction of the GPI Poker iPhone app late… — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

Recently relaunched live radio and news site QuadJacks.com has announced The QuadJacks Challenge, a string of free-entry… — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

PokerStars has calculated the total prizes paid out for the 2013 SCOOP reached over $75.5m. — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

Jonathan Little, William Reynolds and Jason Somerville join Terrance Chan and Antonio Esfandiari on the UP roster. — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

Illinois lawmakers adjourned another legislative session on Friday without passing online poker, — Mon, Jun 03, 2013

The “$10,000 Sundays” tournament that runs at 6PM PST on Ultimate Poker will have $5,000 added to its prize pool… — Sun, Jun 02, 2013

Two flights of the “Millionaire Maker” kick off today. — Sat, Jun 01, 2013

As expected, the WSOP drew the most interest this week as the 44th Annual World Series of Poker kicked off and the… — Sat, Jun 01, 2013