June 2014 News Archive

Until recently, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw and 8-Game poker have been commanding the most attention in the nosebleed… — Mon, Jun 30, 2014

David Einhorn hands his chips to Sam Trickett after an early bad beat sends him to the rail. — Mon, Jun 30, 2014

David Miscikowski, David Olson, Haixia Zhang, Florian Langmann and Phil Ivey win bracelets on the weekend that kicked off the Big One for One Drop. — Mon, Jun 30, 2014

Participation in online table games skyrockets. — Mon, Jun 30, 2014

Body of 29 year old German poker pro found in Slovenia. — Mon, Jun 30, 2014

The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory. — Sun, Jun 29, 2014

Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory. — Sun, Jun 29, 2014

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. — Sat, Jun 28, 2014

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. — Sat, Jun 28, 2014

Ivey is now tied for 2nd place in all time bracelets behind Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan. — Sat, Jun 28, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Sat, Jun 28, 2014

Geolocation upgrades, Hand Histories and Waitlists highlight the newly added features. — Fri, Jun 27, 2014

Aced Poker closure will become effective July 1. — Fri, Jun 27, 2014

Tyler Patterson wins his first bracelet after four WSOP final tables. — Fri, Jun 27, 2014

Incident in Uruguay vs Italy match prompts online poker room to end contract after just six weeks. — Fri, Jun 27, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Thu, Jun 26, 2014

Nutblocker.com, an online poker rakeback and forum website, has begun offering its Silver VIP content to individuals… — Thu, Jun 26, 2014

Melissa Burr becomes the first woman to cash in the $50k Poker Players Championship event. — Thu, Jun 26, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Thu, Jun 26, 2014

Ultimate Gaming Chairman cites issues with pirate sites, industry goliaths and credit card rejections. — Wed, Jun 25, 2014

Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov has a clear vision for protecting players’ money. — Wed, Jun 25, 2014

Lottery-style Sit and Gos, which randomly assigns a prize pool to 3-max turbo tournaments, go live on FTP. — Wed, Jun 25, 2014

After 10 years of playing in WSOP events, Jordan Morgan has won his first bracelet. The “semi-retired” poker professional… — Wed, Jun 25, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Tue, Jun 24, 2014

Debut screening set for Amsterdam iGaming Super Show — Tue, Jun 24, 2014

“The most important relationship will be with you, the players,” Amaya chief assures following PokerStars/Full Tilt acquisition. — Tue, Jun 24, 2014

Event #41 suspends play for the day and will return on Tuesday to crown a victor when heads up play continues. — Tue, Jun 24, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Mon, Jun 23, 2014

In light of the World Series of Poker, this week’s high stakes online poker action slowed down somewhat. Only a single… — Mon, Jun 23, 2014

NJ DGE “optimistic” license could be issued by this fall. — Mon, Jun 23, 2014

Amaya Gaming already has supplier agreements in place with the Canadian monopoly operator. — Mon, Jun 23, 2014

Content from “known malware distributor” inserted into forum archive page, says Google. — Mon, Jun 23, 2014

Four bracelets in all were awarded this weekend which also marked the start of the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship. — Mon, Jun 23, 2014

The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory. — Sun, Jun 22, 2014

Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory. — Sat, Jun 21, 2014

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. — Sat, Jun 21, 2014

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. — Sat, Jun 21, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Fri, Jun 20, 2014

PNIA broadcast to run Sunday nights from June 29 through December. — Fri, Jun 20, 2014

Selbst is eighth individual to reach the GPI300 top spot. — Fri, Jun 20, 2014

Of the two bracelets awarded today, the most extended celebrations are likely to come from Brandon Paster. He’s going… — Fri, Jun 20, 2014

Tax rates for online poker revenues to be levied between 15% and 30%. — Fri, Jun 20, 2014

Collusion rarely occurs in the chat box, nullifying the only reason to prevent players socializing in their own language, argues MPN poker head. — Thu, Jun 19, 2014

CEO says PokerStars would expand the market, and he’d rather have “a small slice of a large pie.” — Thu, Jun 19, 2014

DGE to discuss with Amaya the reactivation of PokerStars’ online gaming application—their best shot at a fast return of the PokerStars online poker brand to the US market. — Thu, Jun 19, 2014

The continued dominance of the weathered professionals has marked out this year’s WSOP. — Thu, Jun 19, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Thu, Jun 19, 2014

Amaya thinks the Rational Group acquisition will “expedite entry” for the PokerStars and Full Tilt Brands into the US. But how likely is it, and how long will it take? — Wed, Jun 18, 2014

The World Series of Poker charity event boasts a potential $20 million first place prize. — Wed, Jun 18, 2014

Legislators in The Keystone State make their bid to regulate online poker. — Wed, Jun 18, 2014

Casino games at PokerStars could trial in Spain. — Wed, Jun 18, 2014

The professionals continue to dominate WSOP 2104. — Wed, Jun 18, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Tue, Jun 17, 2014

Proposed legislation “would not survive federal constitutional attack,” opines Harvard Prof. Tribe. — Tue, Jun 17, 2014

Seeing double: The DoN format might look easy, but the best strategy is far from it, the network warns. — Tue, Jun 17, 2014

The PokerStars Team Pro is the first player of the modern era to win a bracelet after a victory in the Main Event. — Tue, Jun 17, 2014

Ultimate Poker launches aggressive promo seeking to build its NJ traffic. — Tue, Jun 17, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Mon, Jun 16, 2014

For yet another week, the action on the nosebleed high stakes online poker cash games was a little slow with only 3… — Mon, Jun 16, 2014

Company provides statements to community, regulators and employees on its future. — Mon, Jun 16, 2014

“No plans yet” as to possible changes. — Mon, Jun 16, 2014

Player concerns continue despite Director of Poker Room Operations stating that PokerStars will not exit Canada. — Mon, Jun 16, 2014

First time WSOP winners perhaps, but not first time players. — Mon, Jun 16, 2014

Dithering may be over as new gambling laws are set to be debated by the end of this parliamentary session. — Mon, Jun 16, 2014

The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory. — Sun, Jun 15, 2014

Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory. — Sun, Jun 15, 2014

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. — Sat, Jun 14, 2014

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. — Sat, Jun 14, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Fri, Jun 13, 2014

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has reacted to the news that Amaya Gaming is buying Rational Group—p… — Fri, Jun 13, 2014

Removal of high stakes games and anonymous tables among major changes. — Fri, Jun 13, 2014

More than 3,200 sent to petitioners, including affiliates — Fri, Jun 13, 2014

Kabbaj takes gold in the event that saw Mike “The Mouth” Matusow disciplined for an excessive celebration. — Fri, Jun 13, 2014

Amaya hopes the deal will “expedite” entry into the US for PokerStars and Full Tilt. — Fri, Jun 13, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Fri, Jun 13, 2014

Warm-weather online poker declines continue in New Jersey. — Thu, Jun 12, 2014

Ten years after his victory in the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event, Greg Raymer returns to Las Vegas to boost his bankroll. — Thu, Jun 12, 2014

GPI Challenger Cup to crown winners in North America, Europe and Asia — Thu, Jun 12, 2014

Heading into Thursday, Erik Seidel leads the pack and is looking for his ninth bracelet, while Phil Hellmuth is hunting for bracelet 14. — Thu, Jun 12, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Wed, Jun 11, 2014

Elite players will receive VIP treatment and other perks. — Wed, Jun 11, 2014

CSOP Event #1 will take place at Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas. — Wed, Jun 11, 2014

Dominik Nitsche breaks Phil Ivey’s record to become the youngest player to win three WSOP bracelets. — Wed, Jun 11, 2014

Preliminary events will also compete with the Daily Deep Stack events at the Rio. — Wed, Jun 11, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Tue, Jun 10, 2014

$15 million in payments set for this Thursday. — Tue, Jun 10, 2014

Players have 30 days to withdraw their funds after which accounts will be “unavailable.” — Tue, Jun 10, 2014

Consumer sentiment appears to heavily favor PokerStars’ entrance into California market. — Tue, Jun 10, 2014

Ted Gillis proves that the amateurs can still take on the Pros at their own game. — Tue, Jun 10, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Mon, Jun 09, 2014

The manner of compensation an affiliate receives determines its official classification by the DGE. — Mon, Jun 09, 2014

WSOP.com in Nevada has surpassed the combination of partypoker and Borgata in New Jersey to become the largest online… — Mon, Jun 09, 2014

A “business decision” was made due to PokerNews online poker affiliation. — Mon, Jun 09, 2014

Five WSOP gold bracelets were awarded this weekend as more star-studded fields are scheduled to resume on Monday. — Mon, Jun 09, 2014

Cash out difficulties have been reported for over 18 months at the affected sites. — Mon, Jun 09, 2014

Satoshi’s platform will be used for the launch of new Bitcoin poker room later this year. — Mon, Jun 09, 2014

The latest from the Pokerfuse Poker Podcast Directory. — Sun, Jun 08, 2014

Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory. — Sun, Jun 08, 2014

Most read stories on pokerfuse in the last seven days. — Sat, Jun 07, 2014

Our weekly round-up of the special features, columns and news published exclusively on pokerfuse PRO. — Sat, Jun 07, 2014

Beijing Star Poker Club to host APPT series. — Fri, Jun 06, 2014

Bill with tribal consensus is “a blatant attempt to provide certain interests with an unfair competitive advantage.” — Fri, Jun 06, 2014

The Global Poker Masters tournament invites the highest ranked players from the top countries to compete in a new live-streamed event. — Fri, Jun 06, 2014

Gregory Kolo’s gets his first cash in a WSOP and Paul Volpe outfaced Negreanu to win his event. — Fri, Jun 06, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Thu, Jun 05, 2014

Despite being title sponsors of the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour, reporters were denied access to the ninth stop in one of Adelson’s casinos. — Thu, Jun 05, 2014

6 max NLHE and 6 Max PLO cash games now available on Android and iOS apps. — Thu, Jun 05, 2014

The $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em event provided Bonomo with his first WSOP win. — Thu, Jun 05, 2014

Former Australian payment processor and Black Friday informant Daniel Tzvetkoff has been sentenced to time served and… — Thu, Jun 05, 2014

$40,000,000 will be guaranteed overall in the online championship series. — Thu, Jun 05, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Wed, Jun 04, 2014

Los Angeles selected as the venue for the American Poker Awards inaugural event in February 2015. — Wed, Jun 04, 2014

Jonathan Dimmig takes down the “Millionaire Maker” and Justin Bonomo is again running very deep. — Wed, Jun 04, 2014

“Bad Actors” language would lock out PokerStars. — Wed, Jun 04, 2014

Those for and against online gaming, from both regulators and the industry, present their views. — Wed, Jun 04, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Tue, Jun 03, 2014

A run down of the top names and top scores for the first seven days of this year’s series. — Tue, Jun 03, 2014

In the coming weeks, Representative Nicholas Miccarelli (R-Delaware) will introduce a bill to regulate online poker in… — Tue, Jun 03, 2014

Court finds defendant not liable for breach of poker staking contract. — Tue, Jun 03, 2014

The 2014 World Series of Poker kicked off one week ago with a $10,000 “Cannon Cash Shoot” of $1 dollar… — Tue, Jun 03, 2014

This week’s nosebleed online poker action prevailed under the shadow of the long awaited beginning of the World Series… — Tue, Jun 03, 2014

Bite-sized summary of the day’s poker news. — Mon, Jun 02, 2014

Google Safe Browsing: 10% of tested pages resulted in malicious software installation. — Mon, Jun 02, 2014

Late last week, Republican Pennsylvania State Senator Edwin Erickson (R-Chester) announced plans to introduce new… — Mon, Jun 02, 2014

Hearing could reveal probability of legalized online gaming in PA. — Mon, Jun 02, 2014

Lower level benefits have been reduced, but the highest possible level sees a small increase. — Mon, Jun 02, 2014

Threats of legal action appear to be prompting limited reimbursement to some players. — Mon, Jun 02, 2014

Low buy ins, fun events and attractive locations contribute to the recreational focus of MPN’s new poker festival. — Mon, Jun 02, 2014

The latest poker podcasts from the pokerfuse podcast directory for the week starting May 26, 2014. — Sun, Jun 01, 2014

Improve your poker game with our top picks from the pokerfuse poker video directory. — Sun, Jun 01, 2014