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He was part of the November Nine last year and came in eighth in the 2010 WSOP Main Event championship, but this time Matt Jarvis got the bracelet he was looking for, raking in a stunning $808,538 in prize money by winning Event #40 in this year's World Series of Poker*: the $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship. The runner up was Justin Filtz, from Stevens Point, WI. He is a 24-year-old poker pro who was making his second top-three finish at the WSOP. Also cashing, Jonathan Duhamel (who won last year's WSOP) and Phil Hellmuth (who continues his WSOP Player Of The Year run.)
Event #41, the $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Shootout, was won by Justin Pechie, who hales from Putnam, Vermont. While he intended to make a living from broadcast journalism and sports talk radio, he was working as a deli slicer in a supermarket when he discovered poker. For this victory, Pechie collected $167,060 for first place, meaning that he has one win, three final table finishes and has cashed 14 times at the WSOP so far.
The 2011 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha champion is Ben Lamb, from Las Vegas, NV, who earned his bracelet in Event #42. The 26 year old pro got $814,436 in prize money and some real satisfaction. "Some of my friends would tell me that I’m a great player,” Lamb joked afterward. “But then, they would point to their own wrist and say, ‘Oh wait – I’ve won my gold bracelet. Where’s yours? After winning this, now I can say back to them – I’ve got a $10,000 buy-in World Championship gold bracelet. Where’s yours?"
Event #41, the $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Shootout, was won by Justin Pechie, who hales from Putnam, Vermont. While he intended to make a living from broadcast journalism and sports talk radio, he was working as a deli slicer in a supermarket when he discovered poker. For this victory, Pechie collected $167,060 for first place, meaning that he has one win, three final table finishes and has cashed 14 times at the WSOP so far.
The 2011 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha champion is Ben Lamb, from Las Vegas, NV, who earned his bracelet in Event #42. The 26 year old pro got $814,436 in prize money and some real satisfaction. "Some of my friends would tell me that I’m a great player,” Lamb joked afterward. “But then, they would point to their own wrist and say, ‘Oh wait – I’ve won my gold bracelet. Where’s yours? After winning this, now I can say back to them – I’ve got a $10,000 buy-in World Championship gold bracelet. Where’s yours?"
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We're keeping you up to date with the players that make up Team Bodog at this year's World Series of Poker* Main Event. This time around, we're talking to Tom Oldcroft, known as TOM41376 at the Bodog online poker tables!
How often do you play poker, online and live?
Daily.
What are you most looking forward to about your trip with Bodog?
Getting to cross "playing in the main event" off my bucket list. The entire experience, really. Getting to see how deep I can go and enjoying some vacation time with Team Bodog.
What's your biggest tournament win to date?
$4,000
Have you played in the WSOP before? If not, have you played live poker in Las Vegas?
I've played in a WSOP circuit event in St. Louis and been to Vegas, but never played poker that.
How did you qualify for the satellite that you ended up winning?
Through the online blackjack promotion that gave me a shot at the satellites.
Tom will be joining the rest of Team Bodog at this year's WSOP Main Event and you can follow the coverage on The Beat.
How often do you play poker, online and live?
Daily.
What are you most looking forward to about your trip with Bodog?
Getting to cross "playing in the main event" off my bucket list. The entire experience, really. Getting to see how deep I can go and enjoying some vacation time with Team Bodog.
What's your biggest tournament win to date?
$4,000
Have you played in the WSOP before? If not, have you played live poker in Las Vegas?
I've played in a WSOP circuit event in St. Louis and been to Vegas, but never played poker that.
How did you qualify for the satellite that you ended up winning?
Through the online blackjack promotion that gave me a shot at the satellites.
Tom will be joining the rest of Team Bodog at this year's WSOP Main Event and you can follow the coverage on The Beat.
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Andre Akkari won the $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold em competition at this year's World Series of Poker*, becoming the second WSOP ever from Brazil and raking in over $675,000 in the process of winning Event #43. When asked about his victory and what it meant for poker in Brazil, he responded:
"Oh, it’s going to be amazing. You have no idea what is happening in Brazil, right now. Poker is an American sport. It’s an American game and maybe the Americans don’t know what happens outside the country. But in Brazil, just to give you one idea. I received 1,500 messages a minute on Twitter, it’s unbelievable."
1,500 messages? In a minute? OK!
Event #44 in this year's World Series of Poker was the $2,500 Razz Championship and while winner Rep Porter earned $210,615 and his second bracelet, he also helped confirmed that Razz is not a game for the faint-hearted. It took four days for him to earn his victory, and he took on some of the toughest players in the game at the final table, including two bracelet winners (Robert Williamson III and Chris Bjorin.) Porter is a 40-year-old pro and financier who began playing poker in 1977, when he was in grade school.
Event #45 was won by former Marine and Iraq war veteran Ken Griffin, who earned his first gold bracelet and $455,356. Griffin is 34 years old and lives in Houston, TX when he's not working overseas. Tthis marked the first time Griffin has ever cashed in a WSOP tournament of any kind, and when asked what was going to do with his money, he immediately mentioned his mother, who is very ill.
"I’m going to take care of her and be closer to home," Griffin said in a post-tournament interview. "I’m going to be transferring money into her account as soon as I get it. You know, she’s a senior, working-class, she’s going through some chemotherapy and medicine is expensive. She lives paycheck to paycheck, so I’m really looking forward to helping her out."
It's always nice when a good guy wins.
"Oh, it’s going to be amazing. You have no idea what is happening in Brazil, right now. Poker is an American sport. It’s an American game and maybe the Americans don’t know what happens outside the country. But in Brazil, just to give you one idea. I received 1,500 messages a minute on Twitter, it’s unbelievable."
1,500 messages? In a minute? OK!
Event #44 in this year's World Series of Poker was the $2,500 Razz Championship and while winner Rep Porter earned $210,615 and his second bracelet, he also helped confirmed that Razz is not a game for the faint-hearted. It took four days for him to earn his victory, and he took on some of the toughest players in the game at the final table, including two bracelet winners (Robert Williamson III and Chris Bjorin.) Porter is a 40-year-old pro and financier who began playing poker in 1977, when he was in grade school.
Event #45 was won by former Marine and Iraq war veteran Ken Griffin, who earned his first gold bracelet and $455,356. Griffin is 34 years old and lives in Houston, TX when he's not working overseas. Tthis marked the first time Griffin has ever cashed in a WSOP tournament of any kind, and when asked what was going to do with his money, he immediately mentioned his mother, who is very ill.
"I’m going to take care of her and be closer to home," Griffin said in a post-tournament interview. "I’m going to be transferring money into her account as soon as I get it. You know, she’s a senior, working-class, she’s going through some chemotherapy and medicine is expensive. She lives paycheck to paycheck, so I’m really looking forward to helping her out."
It's always nice when a good guy wins.
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As chief Democratic sponsor of an online poker bill, Rep. Shelley Berkley is stumping hard for poker players. And it appears they, though more quietly, are pushing hard for her as she begins her run for U.S. Senate.
Last week, the Poker Players Alliance held a fundraiser for Berkley in Washington, D.C. — just two days before Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas introduced House Resolution 2366, the bill that aims to legalize the bank transactions necessary to make bets on Internet-based poker games.
The event “was set long before Mr. Barton came to me and said, ‘I’m going to be dropping this bill,’ ” Berkley said.
Indeed, members of the alliance have been on the guest list for past Berkley events, including when alliance Executive Director John Pappas attended a breakfast for Berkley thrown last month by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, where donations ranged from $1,000 to $2,500 a head.
But the group’s focus at this stage in the race is noteworthy.
The Poker Players Alliance isn’t the chief lobbying arm of the gaming industry, but on the subject of online poker, it leads the pack. It has poured more than $3.7 million into lobbying the 111th Congress, mostly on this issue, and making campaign donations to candidates, including both Berkley and, should she win the Democratic nomination, her Republican opponent, Sen. Dean Heller.
Indictments elsewhere in the online gaming world have made the alliance one of the few names in the business that hasn’t been tainted in the past few months by allegations of operating illegally.
All of that serves to make its donations significant, and although campaign finance reports for the second quarter aren’t yet available, it appears the alliance is favoring Berkley over Heller — who at least doesn’t appear to have been the recipient of any fundraising ventures yet.
“We don’t comment on our political giving,” Pappas said.
But Berkley’s confirmation of the event, and its sponsor, suggests that the alliance is trying to give her an early push: a gesture that raises questions about whether the nonpartisan group plans to back Berkley over Heller.
It isn’t that it is filled with Democrats. Pappas, a native of Arizona, worked for conservative Republican John Shadegg for six years before joining the alliance. And one of its highest-profile lobbyists on Capitol Hill, especially on the subject of online poker, is former Nevada Congressman Jon Porter, a Republican who is close with Heller.
Berkley has always enjoyed broad political support in the gaming industry.
She’s from Las Vegas, after all, the one city in the country that stands to gain most, by virtue of the licensing process, from a legalization of online poker.
The Poker Players Alliance appears to have a relationship with Heller’s office. According to Heller’s communications director, Stewart Bybee: “Sen. Heller has and continues to work with a number of groups, including the PPA, to find a workable solution to address Internet gaming in a way that benefits Nevada.”
Heller told the Sun this month that he would like to help move Internet gaming legislation through the Senate before the House, stressing that it “needs to start on this side, because that’s where it failed last time.”
But Heller won’t get to make that call — ultimately, in the Senate, that seems to be up to Nevada’s top-dog Democrat Harry Reid, and Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona.
Heller hasn’t had the chance to prove his word on Internet poker: He wasn’t in Congress in 2006 when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act — the measure that outlawed transactions of bets — was passed.
Berkley was, and sounded the alarm against it.
“I’m not a stranger to this issue. I stepped up very early, in the early part of my congressional tenure, and I’ve been working on this issue for a decade,” she said. “I was one of the few people who stood up during the port security debate and spoke out against adding this provision in — the ban on Internet gaming — from the start.”
If Berkley proves to have a lock on the Poker Players Alliance though, it doesn’t mean she’s got a lock on the whole gaming industry, which has die-hard Heller supporters. Berkley was Sheldon Adelson’s lawyer at one point, but the two had a falling out and Adelson is now a big Heller backer, financially and otherwise.
Last week, the Poker Players Alliance held a fundraiser for Berkley in Washington, D.C. — just two days before Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas introduced House Resolution 2366, the bill that aims to legalize the bank transactions necessary to make bets on Internet-based poker games.
The event “was set long before Mr. Barton came to me and said, ‘I’m going to be dropping this bill,’ ” Berkley said.
Indeed, members of the alliance have been on the guest list for past Berkley events, including when alliance Executive Director John Pappas attended a breakfast for Berkley thrown last month by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, where donations ranged from $1,000 to $2,500 a head.
But the group’s focus at this stage in the race is noteworthy.
The Poker Players Alliance isn’t the chief lobbying arm of the gaming industry, but on the subject of online poker, it leads the pack. It has poured more than $3.7 million into lobbying the 111th Congress, mostly on this issue, and making campaign donations to candidates, including both Berkley and, should she win the Democratic nomination, her Republican opponent, Sen. Dean Heller.
Indictments elsewhere in the online gaming world have made the alliance one of the few names in the business that hasn’t been tainted in the past few months by allegations of operating illegally.
All of that serves to make its donations significant, and although campaign finance reports for the second quarter aren’t yet available, it appears the alliance is favoring Berkley over Heller — who at least doesn’t appear to have been the recipient of any fundraising ventures yet.
“We don’t comment on our political giving,” Pappas said.
But Berkley’s confirmation of the event, and its sponsor, suggests that the alliance is trying to give her an early push: a gesture that raises questions about whether the nonpartisan group plans to back Berkley over Heller.
It isn’t that it is filled with Democrats. Pappas, a native of Arizona, worked for conservative Republican John Shadegg for six years before joining the alliance. And one of its highest-profile lobbyists on Capitol Hill, especially on the subject of online poker, is former Nevada Congressman Jon Porter, a Republican who is close with Heller.
Berkley has always enjoyed broad political support in the gaming industry.
She’s from Las Vegas, after all, the one city in the country that stands to gain most, by virtue of the licensing process, from a legalization of online poker.
The Poker Players Alliance appears to have a relationship with Heller’s office. According to Heller’s communications director, Stewart Bybee: “Sen. Heller has and continues to work with a number of groups, including the PPA, to find a workable solution to address Internet gaming in a way that benefits Nevada.”
Heller told the Sun this month that he would like to help move Internet gaming legislation through the Senate before the House, stressing that it “needs to start on this side, because that’s where it failed last time.”
But Heller won’t get to make that call — ultimately, in the Senate, that seems to be up to Nevada’s top-dog Democrat Harry Reid, and Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona.
Heller hasn’t had the chance to prove his word on Internet poker: He wasn’t in Congress in 2006 when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act — the measure that outlawed transactions of bets — was passed.
Berkley was, and sounded the alarm against it.
“I’m not a stranger to this issue. I stepped up very early, in the early part of my congressional tenure, and I’ve been working on this issue for a decade,” she said. “I was one of the few people who stood up during the port security debate and spoke out against adding this provision in — the ban on Internet gaming — from the start.”
If Berkley proves to have a lock on the Poker Players Alliance though, it doesn’t mean she’s got a lock on the whole gaming industry, which has die-hard Heller supporters. Berkley was Sheldon Adelson’s lawyer at one point, but the two had a falling out and Adelson is now a big Heller backer, financially and otherwise.
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Everytime I get QQ i lose. I bet on the flop, get put all in (with only undercards on the board), I call the all in, and have the guy dominated. Then he catches 2 pair, trips, runner runner flush, etc.
Would I be better off just folding this hand preflop? i know it sounds like a dumb question, but had I not been playing QQ for the past 2 weeks I would be up $100 (at least), but instead I lose 8/10 i play it.
Would I be better off just folding this hand preflop? i know it sounds like a dumb question, but had I not been playing QQ for the past 2 weeks I would be up $100 (at least), but instead I lose 8/10 i play it.
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I have been reading on here the past few weeks but I'm still having a problem. I have been playing poker on and off ever since I can remember but I have never really played "correctly". I finally decided to stop throwing my money way about a year ago and told myself I won't play again until i learn how to calculate odds, learn strategy, and become serious with it. Well I can't seem to come up with a system to calculate the odds for every hand. This seems like the most rudimentary principle and I seem to have some sort of block for learning it. I have always been good at math and calculating numbers in my head which confuses me as to why i can't get a handle on this.
Is it as simple as forcing yourself to calculate the pot odds vs your outs every single hand, eventually leading to it becoming second nature?
Are there any good tips, tricks or advice yall have for me to be able to learn to do this?
Any good threads, articles, books, software that will help me learn?
I have read 3 or 4 poker books and understand what they are saying but I can't seem to put it into practice. I know if I can learn this it would greatly increase my game. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Edit: the game I like to play the most is NLHE.
Is it as simple as forcing yourself to calculate the pot odds vs your outs every single hand, eventually leading to it becoming second nature?
Are there any good tips, tricks or advice yall have for me to be able to learn to do this?
Any good threads, articles, books, software that will help me learn?
I have read 3 or 4 poker books and understand what they are saying but I can't seem to put it into practice. I know if I can learn this it would greatly increase my game. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Edit: the game I like to play the most is NLHE.
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With the WSOP Main Event on the horizon and all of the festivities being planned, we're just now getting around to posting the winners from the guaranteed poker tournaments that our online poker room hosts.
Who came out on top in the weekly $100,000 guaranteed online poker tournament held this past Sunday, June 26th? weHAVEaPROB took first place this week, earning $25,000. They were followed by rhythmface ($15,000) and bizzybstarr , who rounded out the top three spots while taking away $9,500. Here's the rest of the final table results: Klean1 ($7,000); KYDERBYFAN1 ($5,500); whatever877 ($4,500); thetank44 ($3,500); djc666 ($2,200) and BiGSLiCk44 ($1,700).
In addition to our show-stopping Sunday events, Bodog hosts its regular weekly tournaments to players, and here's the winners of last week's events!
June 20 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: pokerkid1986 ($3,282.12)
June 21 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: peteroma2713 ($3,645.12)
June 22 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: Bane24 ($3,630.00)
June 23 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: downs ($3,221.62)
June 26 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: Dannenmann ($3,312.37)
June 26 • $10k Guaranteed Turbo Double-Stack johall111 ($4,020.00)
Bodog's guaranteed tournaments mean that there's always a big cash pool and with more players getting in on the action every week, that means there's more to be won Play poker online at Bodog and get your share!
Who came out on top in the weekly $100,000 guaranteed online poker tournament held this past Sunday, June 26th? weHAVEaPROB took first place this week, earning $25,000. They were followed by rhythmface ($15,000) and bizzybstarr , who rounded out the top three spots while taking away $9,500. Here's the rest of the final table results: Klean1 ($7,000); KYDERBYFAN1 ($5,500); whatever877 ($4,500); thetank44 ($3,500); djc666 ($2,200) and BiGSLiCk44 ($1,700).
In addition to our show-stopping Sunday events, Bodog hosts its regular weekly tournaments to players, and here's the winners of last week's events!
June 20 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: pokerkid1986 ($3,282.12)
June 21 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: peteroma2713 ($3,645.12)
June 22 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: Bane24 ($3,630.00)
June 23 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: downs ($3,221.62)
June 26 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: Dannenmann ($3,312.37)
June 26 • $10k Guaranteed Turbo Double-Stack johall111 ($4,020.00)
Bodog's guaranteed tournaments mean that there's always a big cash pool and with more players getting in on the action every week, that means there's more to be won Play poker online at Bodog and get your share!
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We're keeping you up to date with the players that make up Team Bodog at this year's World Series of Poker* Main Event. This time around, we're talking to David Shofler, known as senorbob12 at the Bodog online poker tables!
How often do you play poker, online and live?
Online, about three nights a week for a couple of hours a night. Live, I play in a monthly home game.
What are you most looking forward to about your trip with Bodog?
Having a good time in Las Vegas with my friends, hopefully making the money.
What's your biggest tournament win to date?
The WSOP Satellite offered up the largest valued prize I've gotten. Second would have been $3,300 on another site.
Have you played in the WSOP before? If not, have you played live poker in Las Vegas?
No – never played live poker in Vegas at all!
How did you qualify for the satellite that you ended up winning?
I just bought in directly
David will be joining the rest of Team Bodog at this year's WSOP Main Event and you can follow the coverage on The Beat.
How often do you play poker, online and live?
Online, about three nights a week for a couple of hours a night. Live, I play in a monthly home game.
What are you most looking forward to about your trip with Bodog?
Having a good time in Las Vegas with my friends, hopefully making the money.
What's your biggest tournament win to date?
The WSOP Satellite offered up the largest valued prize I've gotten. Second would have been $3,300 on another site.
Have you played in the WSOP before? If not, have you played live poker in Las Vegas?
No – never played live poker in Vegas at all!
How did you qualify for the satellite that you ended up winning?
I just bought in directly
David will be joining the rest of Team Bodog at this year's WSOP Main Event and you can follow the coverage on The Beat.
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*Deal could allow U.S. players to recover as much as $150 million from the online poker company, which was shut down by U.S. prosecutors in April*
A leading online poker company shut down by federal prosecutors is set to be bought by a group of European investors in a deal that could allow U.S. players to recover as much as $150 million.
Full Tilt Poker was one of three online poker sites that had its American operations shut down on April 15 when the founders of all three sites were indicted on charges of bank fraud, money laundering and violating gambling laws.
Full Tilt, Poker Stars and Absolute Bet continued to operate outside the United States, though Wednesday, Full Tilt's international operations were suspended by regulators in the British Channel Islands.
Full Tilt has not been able to pay back the roughly $150 million that U.S. players reportedly had in their accounts when the indictments were announced in Manhattan federal court, sparking outrage among players and a lawsuit from a top professional poker player sponsored by Full Tilt.
Poker Stars has returned more than $120 million that players had in their accounts. Absolute Bet, the smallest of the three companies shut down, hasn't repaid players.
Attorneys associated with Full Tilt said the company signed an agreement Thursday with a group of investors who would put up enough money to pay back players and in doing so attain a majority stake in Full Tilt's Irish parent company, Pocket Kings. The attorneys spoke anonymously because of the sensitivity of ongoing negotiations with the federal prosecutors in Manhattan who brought the charges.
The money is also intended to allow the company to settle a civil lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. attorney's office at the same time as the criminal indictment, the attorneys said.
The government is seeking to recover $3 billion from Full Tilt, Poker Stars and Absolute Poker.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office declined to comment.
The player who sued Full Tilt, Phil Ivey, sat out the World Series of Poker, which is currently taking place in Las Vegas, to protest the company's inability to repay players. Ivey was set to withdraw his lawsuit in Nevada state court Thursday, according to his attorney David Chesnoff.
"Mr. Ivey intends to dismiss his lawsuit as he believes Full Tilt is taking steps to see that the players are paid," Chesnoff said.
The deal was signed just a day after Full Tilt Poker's European operations were shut down by the gambling authorities on Alderney, a British crown dependency where Full Tilt is licensed. The Alderney Gambling Control Commission said in a statement that Full Tilt was "operating contrary to Alderney legislation. The nature of the findings necessitated the taking of immediate action in the public interest."
Attorneys close to Full Tilt said that the deal reached Thursday was part of broader negotiations to clear up its legal problems with Alderney and U.S. prosecutors.
A leading online poker company shut down by federal prosecutors is set to be bought by a group of European investors in a deal that could allow U.S. players to recover as much as $150 million.
Full Tilt Poker was one of three online poker sites that had its American operations shut down on April 15 when the founders of all three sites were indicted on charges of bank fraud, money laundering and violating gambling laws.
Full Tilt, Poker Stars and Absolute Bet continued to operate outside the United States, though Wednesday, Full Tilt's international operations were suspended by regulators in the British Channel Islands.
Full Tilt has not been able to pay back the roughly $150 million that U.S. players reportedly had in their accounts when the indictments were announced in Manhattan federal court, sparking outrage among players and a lawsuit from a top professional poker player sponsored by Full Tilt.
Poker Stars has returned more than $120 million that players had in their accounts. Absolute Bet, the smallest of the three companies shut down, hasn't repaid players.
Attorneys associated with Full Tilt said the company signed an agreement Thursday with a group of investors who would put up enough money to pay back players and in doing so attain a majority stake in Full Tilt's Irish parent company, Pocket Kings. The attorneys spoke anonymously because of the sensitivity of ongoing negotiations with the federal prosecutors in Manhattan who brought the charges.
The money is also intended to allow the company to settle a civil lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. attorney's office at the same time as the criminal indictment, the attorneys said.
The government is seeking to recover $3 billion from Full Tilt, Poker Stars and Absolute Poker.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office declined to comment.
The player who sued Full Tilt, Phil Ivey, sat out the World Series of Poker, which is currently taking place in Las Vegas, to protest the company's inability to repay players. Ivey was set to withdraw his lawsuit in Nevada state court Thursday, according to his attorney David Chesnoff.
"Mr. Ivey intends to dismiss his lawsuit as he believes Full Tilt is taking steps to see that the players are paid," Chesnoff said.
The deal was signed just a day after Full Tilt Poker's European operations were shut down by the gambling authorities on Alderney, a British crown dependency where Full Tilt is licensed. The Alderney Gambling Control Commission said in a statement that Full Tilt was "operating contrary to Alderney legislation. The nature of the findings necessitated the taking of immediate action in the public interest."
Attorneys close to Full Tilt said that the deal reached Thursday was part of broader negotiations to clear up its legal problems with Alderney and U.S. prosecutors.
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Following the suspension of Full Tilt’s operating license, PokerStars have released a statement aimed at calming any fears over the site’s legal status and the availability of player funds.
"In light of today's news that Alderney Gambling Control Commission has suspended Full Tilt Poker's license, PokerStars wishes to assure our customers that their funds are completely safe and that our operations are completely unaffected. The Isle of Man Gaming Commission today re-affirmed that PokerStars' worldwide licensing is intact and that our operations are in full compliance with all of its requirements. PokerStars' online operations continue as normal and all funds in players' accounts are safe and available for withdrawal as usual with no delays.
PokerStars also remains in full compliance with our licenses in other jurisdictions where we are regulated, including France, Italy and Estonia.
As provided under our licensing, PokerStars has always maintained the integrity and security of our players' funds, by keeping all such funds in segregated bank accounts, always available for immediate withdrawal.
Since the actions of US Department of Justice in April, we have returned more than $120 million to US players and continue to act upon requests as they are received. Players outside the US have not been affected and all cash-outs have been processed without delays. Further, PokerStars entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice which expressly confirmed the company's ability to operate outside the US.
We will continue to operate as a responsible corporate citizen and are committed to serving the needs of our customers in complete compliance with our regulatory requirements."
Remember to check back with PokerPlayer for all the last news about Full Tilt, PokerStars and online poker in general.
"In light of today's news that Alderney Gambling Control Commission has suspended Full Tilt Poker's license, PokerStars wishes to assure our customers that their funds are completely safe and that our operations are completely unaffected. The Isle of Man Gaming Commission today re-affirmed that PokerStars' worldwide licensing is intact and that our operations are in full compliance with all of its requirements. PokerStars' online operations continue as normal and all funds in players' accounts are safe and available for withdrawal as usual with no delays.
PokerStars also remains in full compliance with our licenses in other jurisdictions where we are regulated, including France, Italy and Estonia.
As provided under our licensing, PokerStars has always maintained the integrity and security of our players' funds, by keeping all such funds in segregated bank accounts, always available for immediate withdrawal.
Since the actions of US Department of Justice in April, we have returned more than $120 million to US players and continue to act upon requests as they are received. Players outside the US have not been affected and all cash-outs have been processed without delays. Further, PokerStars entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice which expressly confirmed the company's ability to operate outside the US.
We will continue to operate as a responsible corporate citizen and are committed to serving the needs of our customers in complete compliance with our regulatory requirements."
Remember to check back with PokerPlayer for all the last news about Full Tilt, PokerStars and online poker in general.
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It's a holiday weekend and that means it's a great time to dive into the Bodog Mini Poker Series and start earning your way to next year's World Series of Poker* main event along with some cash on the side.
If you've not been paying attention, Bodog's brought back the Mini Poker Series and it's bigger, better and more Bodog than before with the first-place finisher getting a $12,000 prize package that gets them into next year's World Series of Poker main event and huge amounts of cash out there for the offering.
How does the Mini Poker Series work work? Through July 10th, Bodog is hosting daily guaranteed tournaments tournaments with a buy-in of just $10+1. The top three winners from these tournaments receive a ticket to the Mini Poker Series Finale on July 14th. Those who finish 4th through 9th will receive a ticket to the Mini Poker Series Semifinal on July 12th.
This weekend sees some of our last few $10 events taking place! Tonight at 8:45, there's a No Limit Turbo event; 2:20PM on Saturday sees a 6-Handed No Limit event; There's a $10 rebut event on Sunday at 8:45pm and on Monday, July 4 there's regular No Limit event.
The cash prize pool from these events will be distributed per the usual multi-table payout table. Bodog will also have daily qualifiers for the tournaments with buy-ins of $2+.$20 or $3+$0.30. In addition to the players that win their way into the semifinal through the qualifiers, you can also qualify to play in the event by playing in 15 to 24 events. In other words, it's easy and inexpensive to win your way into the finals and compete for your share of over $72,000 in guaranteed money and a seat to the biggest show in the game.
Want to know more and get a look at the complete schedule? Visit the Bodog Mini Poker Series page today.
If you've not been paying attention, Bodog's brought back the Mini Poker Series and it's bigger, better and more Bodog than before with the first-place finisher getting a $12,000 prize package that gets them into next year's World Series of Poker main event and huge amounts of cash out there for the offering.
How does the Mini Poker Series work work? Through July 10th, Bodog is hosting daily guaranteed tournaments tournaments with a buy-in of just $10+1. The top three winners from these tournaments receive a ticket to the Mini Poker Series Finale on July 14th. Those who finish 4th through 9th will receive a ticket to the Mini Poker Series Semifinal on July 12th.
This weekend sees some of our last few $10 events taking place! Tonight at 8:45, there's a No Limit Turbo event; 2:20PM on Saturday sees a 6-Handed No Limit event; There's a $10 rebut event on Sunday at 8:45pm and on Monday, July 4 there's regular No Limit event.
The cash prize pool from these events will be distributed per the usual multi-table payout table. Bodog will also have daily qualifiers for the tournaments with buy-ins of $2+.$20 or $3+$0.30. In addition to the players that win their way into the semifinal through the qualifiers, you can also qualify to play in the event by playing in 15 to 24 events. In other words, it's easy and inexpensive to win your way into the finals and compete for your share of over $72,000 in guaranteed money and a seat to the biggest show in the game.
Want to know more and get a look at the complete schedule? Visit the Bodog Mini Poker Series page today.
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A 2006 law effectively blocks all types of Internet gambling by Americans, largely to prevent a rise in gambling addiction that online betting can easily lead to. Strong attempts to overturn the law have so far failed. Now a bill in Congress aims to open a crack in that wall. It would legalize only one type: online poker.
What’s the key argument for letting Americans bet on their favorite card game?
Poker is predominately a game of skill, proponents say, in which players compete with each other, not the house. Chance is only a distant factor – perhaps 12 percent over many hands, according to one study – at least for those considered skilled.
The bill’s advocates say players may get cards by a random deal, but the best of them are able to beat the inherent odds by using math, bluffing and reading their opponents, betting astutely, and knowing when to fold. They equate the game with Scrabble in that age-old debate over skill versus chance in many games.
The Justice Department, at least for now, isn’t buying it. In April, it indicted three giant poker websites in other countries under the 2006 law. (Poker itself is legal; it is the money side that isn’t.)
In state courts, meanwhile, many judges have ruled that poker involves too much chance to not be seen as gambling. That trend in rulings may change, however, with an aggressive push by the million-member-strong Poker Players Alliance to make betting on the game legal. And many new statistical studies try to show how, over many hands of play, skill can dominate the game.
Big money is involved in this effort. Many states, hungry for revenue, want a federal law allowing it. One estimate is that states could bring in $3 billion.
Allowing online poker could pave the way for full online gambling. This makes it important for lawmakers and court judges to keep asking: What is chance, really?
The word “luck” is thrown around all too easily in daily life, as if humans are regular victims of random forces. It is treated as a demigod, sometimes bad, sometimes good. The word “accident,” too, is seen as either good (“I found it by accident”) or bad (“I had an accident”).
As in poker, a “player” in everyday life tries to find patterns, laws, clues, or ideas that underlie reality in order to minimize “chance.” Some people turn to science, many to religion, for help in trying to gain control over what can seem like fluky events.
For poker players, “skill” is often seen after multiple hands, sometimes hundreds. One game alone can lead to a quite variable result. Players don’t start out on an equal footing. A turn of one card can beat the hand of a pro.
There is a large churn of winners in the Top 10 poker players in the United States, a sign that skill is still strongly up against the play of the cards.
For a small percentage of young people, especially college men, online poker can be particularly addictive. They lose control of their lives, a sure sign that poker is a form of gambling.
Poker’s popularity has boomed over the past decade and, with it, a growing acceptance that betting is a natural part of it.
For sure, poker takes more skill than say, rolling dice or roulette – and certainly a state lottery. But that doesn’t mean online poker betting won’t contribute to gambling addiction. And allowing betting on the game certainly won’t help persuade people that they can have dominion over “chance.”
The sponsors of this bill should just fold.
What’s the key argument for letting Americans bet on their favorite card game?
Poker is predominately a game of skill, proponents say, in which players compete with each other, not the house. Chance is only a distant factor – perhaps 12 percent over many hands, according to one study – at least for those considered skilled.
The bill’s advocates say players may get cards by a random deal, but the best of them are able to beat the inherent odds by using math, bluffing and reading their opponents, betting astutely, and knowing when to fold. They equate the game with Scrabble in that age-old debate over skill versus chance in many games.
The Justice Department, at least for now, isn’t buying it. In April, it indicted three giant poker websites in other countries under the 2006 law. (Poker itself is legal; it is the money side that isn’t.)
In state courts, meanwhile, many judges have ruled that poker involves too much chance to not be seen as gambling. That trend in rulings may change, however, with an aggressive push by the million-member-strong Poker Players Alliance to make betting on the game legal. And many new statistical studies try to show how, over many hands of play, skill can dominate the game.
Big money is involved in this effort. Many states, hungry for revenue, want a federal law allowing it. One estimate is that states could bring in $3 billion.
Allowing online poker could pave the way for full online gambling. This makes it important for lawmakers and court judges to keep asking: What is chance, really?
The word “luck” is thrown around all too easily in daily life, as if humans are regular victims of random forces. It is treated as a demigod, sometimes bad, sometimes good. The word “accident,” too, is seen as either good (“I found it by accident”) or bad (“I had an accident”).
As in poker, a “player” in everyday life tries to find patterns, laws, clues, or ideas that underlie reality in order to minimize “chance.” Some people turn to science, many to religion, for help in trying to gain control over what can seem like fluky events.
For poker players, “skill” is often seen after multiple hands, sometimes hundreds. One game alone can lead to a quite variable result. Players don’t start out on an equal footing. A turn of one card can beat the hand of a pro.
There is a large churn of winners in the Top 10 poker players in the United States, a sign that skill is still strongly up against the play of the cards.
For a small percentage of young people, especially college men, online poker can be particularly addictive. They lose control of their lives, a sure sign that poker is a form of gambling.
Poker’s popularity has boomed over the past decade and, with it, a growing acceptance that betting is a natural part of it.
For sure, poker takes more skill than say, rolling dice or roulette – and certainly a state lottery. But that doesn’t mean online poker betting won’t contribute to gambling addiction. And allowing betting on the game certainly won’t help persuade people that they can have dominion over “chance.”
The sponsors of this bill should just fold.
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The $10,000 Main Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to launch this week, but despite the thousands of players expected to compete, the electric atmosphere, and all the pomp and circumstance that comes with the biggest poker tournament in the world, there will be a noticeable void at the Rio this year. Doyle Brunson will not be in attendance.
“The Godfather of Poker,” arguably the most famous poker player of all-time and one of eighteen living members of the Poker Hall of Fame, announced early Monday morning that he will be sitting out the No-Limit Hold’em World Championship this year, tweeting, “No main event for me.” In the same post, he took a jab at the United States Department of Justice for its actions against online poker, adding, “maybe the DOJ will stake me.”
Despite that staking comment, the reason for Brunson’s decision is not likely to be a lack of bankroll, assuming a tweet later in the day is true. Responding to a flood of comments, Brunson said, “Tx for all the tweets about my skipping the main event. It’s not about money, I’ve lost a lot of passion for the game since Black Friday.”
In addition to the Black Friday frustration, Brunson may be a bit upset about his recent WSOP performance, as he has not had a successful WSOP, failing to cash in any event for the second year in a row. His final tournament this year was the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship, in which he busted out during Day 2. Showing obvious frustration, he tweeted, “Busted… Total nightmare… Goodbye WSOP.”
Shortly thereafter, Brunson made his official Twitter announcement regarding his decision to not play in the Main Event.
Sheer fatigue could also be a factor. A single, prolonged day playing in a tournament at the World Series of Poker is exhausting for even the most spry poker players, but for a soon-to-be 78-year old, the idea of possibly playing for eight days if all goes well can be downright intimidating.
That said, it’s not like Brunson hasn’t had any success in big tournaments in the last several years. He placed 24th in May’s World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, 18th in last December’s WPT event that bear’s his name (2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic), 17th in the 2009 WSOP-Europe Main Event, and made the final table in the 2009 WSOP Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo event.
And, of course, as most poker fans know, Doyle Brunson has won ten WSOP gold bracelets, tied with Johnny Chan for second all-time, just one behind Phil Hellmuth. His last bracelet was won in 2005, when he took down the $5,000 Short Handed No-Limit Hold’em event. He started his bracelet run by winning five from 1976 through 1978, including back-to-back Main Event championships in 1976 and 1977.
Over the weekend, Brunson even stated that he might be done with major live tournaments altogether. Two days before his WSOP announcement, he posted on Twitter, “…you might be watching my last tournament. If I don’t play well (up to my standards), I may retire from tournament poker.”
There is no indication, however, that “Texas Dolly” will stop playing cash games. In fact, he responded to a Twitter follower by saying that he was not quitting live poker.
All told, Brunson has won over $6 million in his live tournament career, placing him 39th on the all-time money list once invitationals and buy-ins of more than $50,000 are excluded.
“The Godfather of Poker,” arguably the most famous poker player of all-time and one of eighteen living members of the Poker Hall of Fame, announced early Monday morning that he will be sitting out the No-Limit Hold’em World Championship this year, tweeting, “No main event for me.” In the same post, he took a jab at the United States Department of Justice for its actions against online poker, adding, “maybe the DOJ will stake me.”
Despite that staking comment, the reason for Brunson’s decision is not likely to be a lack of bankroll, assuming a tweet later in the day is true. Responding to a flood of comments, Brunson said, “Tx for all the tweets about my skipping the main event. It’s not about money, I’ve lost a lot of passion for the game since Black Friday.”
In addition to the Black Friday frustration, Brunson may be a bit upset about his recent WSOP performance, as he has not had a successful WSOP, failing to cash in any event for the second year in a row. His final tournament this year was the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship, in which he busted out during Day 2. Showing obvious frustration, he tweeted, “Busted… Total nightmare… Goodbye WSOP.”
Shortly thereafter, Brunson made his official Twitter announcement regarding his decision to not play in the Main Event.
Sheer fatigue could also be a factor. A single, prolonged day playing in a tournament at the World Series of Poker is exhausting for even the most spry poker players, but for a soon-to-be 78-year old, the idea of possibly playing for eight days if all goes well can be downright intimidating.
That said, it’s not like Brunson hasn’t had any success in big tournaments in the last several years. He placed 24th in May’s World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship, 18th in last December’s WPT event that bear’s his name (2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic), 17th in the 2009 WSOP-Europe Main Event, and made the final table in the 2009 WSOP Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo event.
And, of course, as most poker fans know, Doyle Brunson has won ten WSOP gold bracelets, tied with Johnny Chan for second all-time, just one behind Phil Hellmuth. His last bracelet was won in 2005, when he took down the $5,000 Short Handed No-Limit Hold’em event. He started his bracelet run by winning five from 1976 through 1978, including back-to-back Main Event championships in 1976 and 1977.
Over the weekend, Brunson even stated that he might be done with major live tournaments altogether. Two days before his WSOP announcement, he posted on Twitter, “…you might be watching my last tournament. If I don’t play well (up to my standards), I may retire from tournament poker.”
There is no indication, however, that “Texas Dolly” will stop playing cash games. In fact, he responded to a Twitter follower by saying that he was not quitting live poker.
All told, Brunson has won over $6 million in his live tournament career, placing him 39th on the all-time money list once invitationals and buy-ins of more than $50,000 are excluded.
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The holiday weekend meant there was a lot of poker news coming out of the World Series of Poker*, so let's just dive in now!
Event 46, the $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold 'Em World Championship at was won by Joe Ebanks, making him an instant millionaire with the $1,158,481 first-place finish that also netted him his first bracelet. The 26-year-old became an online poker pro after he dropped out of Kent State University in Ohio where he'd spent three years working on a psychology major. When asked about the victory, Ebanks responded: "It’s amazing. I was backed in the tournament, so I don’t get all of it. But it’s still more than anything I have ever won, so it’s amazing.
Owais Ahmed was born in Karachi, Pakistan, lives in Irvine, CA and is now the winner of event #47 at the 2011 World Series of Poker, taking $255,959 for the $2,500 Buy-in Mixed High-Low Split Championship. The amateur poker player beat Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi after a brutal heads-up match where the Florida-based pro just couldn't catch a card. This is Ahmed's first WSOP bracelet.
He's the winner with the longest name in the record books so far; Athanasios Polychronopoulos, a 27-year-old poker pro based out of Long Island earned his first-ever bracelet at $650,223 for taking down Event #48, the $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold 'em title. Talking about the final table, Polychronopoulous said: "They were all good players. A few German guys were there, playing very solid. Every single player played solid. I came in fourth in chips. On the first hand, I tried to pull a pretty big bluff, and it failed, because he had trips. Once that first bluff failed, and I got it out of my system, it was easier for me. I just had to pick my spots after that."
After a quarter-century of trying, Leonard Martin finally earned his first World Series of Poker bracelet for taking Event #49, the $2,500 Buy-in Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball. The Ukranian-born, Los Angeles-based pro is 55 years old and came to the states about 30 years ago. He earned $189,818 for this victory along with rightly-earned sense of satisfaction.
Event 46, the $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold 'Em World Championship at was won by Joe Ebanks, making him an instant millionaire with the $1,158,481 first-place finish that also netted him his first bracelet. The 26-year-old became an online poker pro after he dropped out of Kent State University in Ohio where he'd spent three years working on a psychology major. When asked about the victory, Ebanks responded: "It’s amazing. I was backed in the tournament, so I don’t get all of it. But it’s still more than anything I have ever won, so it’s amazing.
Owais Ahmed was born in Karachi, Pakistan, lives in Irvine, CA and is now the winner of event #47 at the 2011 World Series of Poker, taking $255,959 for the $2,500 Buy-in Mixed High-Low Split Championship. The amateur poker player beat Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi after a brutal heads-up match where the Florida-based pro just couldn't catch a card. This is Ahmed's first WSOP bracelet.
He's the winner with the longest name in the record books so far; Athanasios Polychronopoulos, a 27-year-old poker pro based out of Long Island earned his first-ever bracelet at $650,223 for taking down Event #48, the $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold 'em title. Talking about the final table, Polychronopoulous said: "They were all good players. A few German guys were there, playing very solid. Every single player played solid. I came in fourth in chips. On the first hand, I tried to pull a pretty big bluff, and it failed, because he had trips. Once that first bluff failed, and I got it out of my system, it was easier for me. I just had to pick my spots after that."
After a quarter-century of trying, Leonard Martin finally earned his first World Series of Poker bracelet for taking Event #49, the $2,500 Buy-in Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball. The Ukranian-born, Los Angeles-based pro is 55 years old and came to the states about 30 years ago. He earned $189,818 for this victory along with rightly-earned sense of satisfaction.
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Antonin Teisseire became the fourth French champion at this year's World Series of Poker* while earning his first bracelet on Event #50, the $5,000 Buy-In Triple-Chance No-Limit Hold 'Em Championship. The pot, which netted him $825,604, helped this year's event cross the $100,000,000 mark in money earlier than any other period. The tournament, scheduled for three days, hit an unexpected fourth day due to some extraordinary play during the latter stages. The 45-year-old pro has been playing mostly in casual games at bars and cash games for the past 25 years, only becoming serious about the game in the last half-decade or so.
Teisseire was asked why French players were doing so well at this year's event and he responded a bit cheekily: "It’s because of variance. We did not do so well in previous years. But we are supposed to win a lot this year."
David Singontiko entered his first WSOP event and won his first WSOP bracelet. That's how these things are supposed to go, right? The Chatsworth, CA resident took the top spot and $268,235 in event #51, the $1,500 Buy-In Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split Championship. The 21-year-old is studying Business Administration. He entered the event with some help from his parents, meaning they're earning 50% of his winnings, but he didn't seem to be having any troubles with that: "Oh my God, I’ve just had an amazing time. I had good luck, good friends, and this is just incredible."
Matt Matros, a 34-year-old professional poker player from Brooklyn, collected his second WSOP gold bracelet Saturday night after winning Event #52 — the $2,500 buy-in, Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No Limit) championship. For his well-deserved victory, Matros was awarded $303,501 in first place prize money along with his second WSOP gold bracelet, which helps the renaissance man keep his household running while he finishes his novel.
Teisseire was asked why French players were doing so well at this year's event and he responded a bit cheekily: "It’s because of variance. We did not do so well in previous years. But we are supposed to win a lot this year."
David Singontiko entered his first WSOP event and won his first WSOP bracelet. That's how these things are supposed to go, right? The Chatsworth, CA resident took the top spot and $268,235 in event #51, the $1,500 Buy-In Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split Championship. The 21-year-old is studying Business Administration. He entered the event with some help from his parents, meaning they're earning 50% of his winnings, but he didn't seem to be having any troubles with that: "Oh my God, I’ve just had an amazing time. I had good luck, good friends, and this is just incredible."
Matt Matros, a 34-year-old professional poker player from Brooklyn, collected his second WSOP gold bracelet Saturday night after winning Event #52 — the $2,500 buy-in, Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No Limit) championship. For his well-deserved victory, Matros was awarded $303,501 in first place prize money along with his second WSOP gold bracelet, which helps the renaissance man keep his household running while he finishes his novel.
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The Full Tilt Poker saga continues to dominate the online gambling industry news with all eyes on the firm to rekindle a relationship with its loyal players. The recent announcement that the Ireland based company Pocket Kings which runs Full Tilt had been taken over by European investors from US investors held out a glimmer of hope that players would one day see their funds returned.
Phil Ivey one of Full Tilt’s professional players went to the courts to sue the firm in an effort to show some solidarity with the members of the card room. He has after taking a trip to Ireland to talk with those running the show has decided to dismiss the case after being assured the Pocket Kings company would come good and return players money.
The fair way seems to never really run smooth and with the closing out of the Ivey lawsuit the company is back in the courts to deal with a class action suit filed against Full Tilt Poker and all entities associated with the brand including Phil Ivey a professional poker star at Full Tilt.
The plaintiffs are understandably upset by the lack of legal action available to them in the USA.
The Plaintiffs are named as US citizens and ‘real money’ internet poker players who held ’player accounts’ with Full Tilt Poker as of April 15, 2011.
The class action suit claims that the internet poker operation which held the players funds was doing so while committing fraud and money laundering unknown to the plaintiffs. The suit goes on to say that Full Tilt had been morphed into an ‘Enterprise’ that was formed to process player’s deposits and withdrawals using US player’s ‘secure’ accounts. The ‘Enterprise’ was channeling funds via a pattern of fraudulent means and racketeering activities.
The Full Tilt Poker professional team is mentioned in the suit because they promoted and endorsed the card room which had approximately $150 million in deposits from US players which were allegedly transferred illegally.
Phil Ivey one of Full Tilt’s professional players went to the courts to sue the firm in an effort to show some solidarity with the members of the card room. He has after taking a trip to Ireland to talk with those running the show has decided to dismiss the case after being assured the Pocket Kings company would come good and return players money.
The fair way seems to never really run smooth and with the closing out of the Ivey lawsuit the company is back in the courts to deal with a class action suit filed against Full Tilt Poker and all entities associated with the brand including Phil Ivey a professional poker star at Full Tilt.
The plaintiffs are understandably upset by the lack of legal action available to them in the USA.
The Plaintiffs are named as US citizens and ‘real money’ internet poker players who held ’player accounts’ with Full Tilt Poker as of April 15, 2011.
The class action suit claims that the internet poker operation which held the players funds was doing so while committing fraud and money laundering unknown to the plaintiffs. The suit goes on to say that Full Tilt had been morphed into an ‘Enterprise’ that was formed to process player’s deposits and withdrawals using US player’s ‘secure’ accounts. The ‘Enterprise’ was channeling funds via a pattern of fraudulent means and racketeering activities.
The Full Tilt Poker professional team is mentioned in the suit because they promoted and endorsed the card room which had approximately $150 million in deposits from US players which were allegedly transferred illegally.
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With the WSOP Main Event on the horizon and all of the festivities being planned, we're just now getting around to posting the winners from the guaranteed poker tournaments that our online poker room hosts.
Who came out on top in the weekly $100,000 guaranteed online poker tournament held this past Sunday, June 26th? colleen took first place this week, earning $25,000. They were followed by Mr_Mojorisin ($15,000) and rivermen123 , who rounded out the top three spots while taking away $9,500. Here's the rest of the final table results: shuswap ($7,000); Suave S ($5,500); phatcat ($4,500); Jonsace1 ($3,500); mariolemieux66 ($2,200) and Jamalshabazz ($1,700).
In addition to our show-stopping Sunday events, Bodog hosts its regular weekly tournaments to players, and here's the winners of last week's events!
June 27 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: pdi88- ($3,463.62)
June 28 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: MuckLuck24 ($3,478.75)
June 29 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: whatever877 ($3,509.00)
June 30 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: Monkey Gambler ($2,994.75)
July 3 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: UrDoUghIsMiNe ($2,677.13)
July 3 • $10k Guaranteed Turbo Double-Stack beantown09 ($3,210.00)
Bodog's guaranteed tournaments mean that there's always a big cash pool and with more players getting in on the action every week, that means there's more to be won Play poker online at Bodog and get your share!
Who came out on top in the weekly $100,000 guaranteed online poker tournament held this past Sunday, June 26th? colleen took first place this week, earning $25,000. They were followed by Mr_Mojorisin ($15,000) and rivermen123 , who rounded out the top three spots while taking away $9,500. Here's the rest of the final table results: shuswap ($7,000); Suave S ($5,500); phatcat ($4,500); Jonsace1 ($3,500); mariolemieux66 ($2,200) and Jamalshabazz ($1,700).
In addition to our show-stopping Sunday events, Bodog hosts its regular weekly tournaments to players, and here's the winners of last week's events!
June 27 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: pdi88- ($3,463.62)
June 28 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: MuckLuck24 ($3,478.75)
June 29 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: whatever877 ($3,509.00)
June 30 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: Monkey Gambler ($2,994.75)
July 3 • $10k Guaranteed Double-Stack: UrDoUghIsMiNe ($2,677.13)
July 3 • $10k Guaranteed Turbo Double-Stack beantown09 ($3,210.00)
Bodog's guaranteed tournaments mean that there's always a big cash pool and with more players getting in on the action every week, that means there's more to be won Play poker online at Bodog and get your share!
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We're keeping you up to date with the players that make up Team Bodog at this year's World Series of Poker* Main Event. This time around, we're talking to Stuart Hosen, known as hooker at the Bodog online poker tables!
How often do you play poker, online and live?
I play poker 2-3 times a week online and live.
What are you most looking forward to about your trip with Bodog?
I like competing and trying to play with the best.
What's your biggest tournament win to date?
I came in 13th at a tournament in 2005 held at Foxwoods playing alongside Annie Duke Eric Seidel and JC Tran among others. I won $89,000.
Have you played in the WSOP before? If not, have you played live poker in Las Vegas?
I played in the WSOP last year, getting knocked out while holding KK against AA.
How did you qualify for the satellite that you ended up winning?
I won a $69 tourney which I used to play in the $479 satellite.
Stuart will be joining the rest of Team Bodog at this year's WSOP Main Event and you can follow the coverage on The Beat.
How often do you play poker, online and live?
I play poker 2-3 times a week online and live.
What are you most looking forward to about your trip with Bodog?
I like competing and trying to play with the best.
What's your biggest tournament win to date?
I came in 13th at a tournament in 2005 held at Foxwoods playing alongside Annie Duke Eric Seidel and JC Tran among others. I won $89,000.
Have you played in the WSOP before? If not, have you played live poker in Las Vegas?
I played in the WSOP last year, getting knocked out while holding KK against AA.
How did you qualify for the satellite that you ended up winning?
I won a $69 tourney which I used to play in the $479 satellite.
Stuart will be joining the rest of Team Bodog at this year's WSOP Main Event and you can follow the coverage on The Beat.
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Affleck reportedly joined the high-stakes games in 2002, while he was dating singer Jennifer Lopez, and allegedly still owes US$400,000 ($372,00) for a bet he lost to Ron Meyer, president of Universal Pictures.
Other stars who allegedly took part in the gatherings, which had a buy-in of $93,000, included Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire, Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio and Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez.
Meyer's daughter, Jennifer, is married to Maguire, who has been targeted in a lawsuit brought by victims of Beverly Hills hedge fund manager, Brad Ruderman.
Ruderman allegedly orchestrated a US$25 million ($23.2 million) Ponzi scheme and used the proceeds of the fraud to pay off his gambling debts to Maguire and others. "At the time, Ben wasn't the most skillful player, it was almost like he was someone who felt they did not deserve the money they had," a source told Star about Affleck's participation.
But a rep for Affleck told amNewYork the report was, "Complete garbage. Made up and lacking any real sources."
And a spokesman for Rodriguez, Richard Rubenstein, last week denied that the Yankee played in any of the games connected to Ruderman.
"Mr. Rodriguez has not participated in these poker games," he said.
Other stars who allegedly took part in the gatherings, which had a buy-in of $93,000, included Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire, Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio and Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez.
Meyer's daughter, Jennifer, is married to Maguire, who has been targeted in a lawsuit brought by victims of Beverly Hills hedge fund manager, Brad Ruderman.
Ruderman allegedly orchestrated a US$25 million ($23.2 million) Ponzi scheme and used the proceeds of the fraud to pay off his gambling debts to Maguire and others. "At the time, Ben wasn't the most skillful player, it was almost like he was someone who felt they did not deserve the money they had," a source told Star about Affleck's participation.
But a rep for Affleck told amNewYork the report was, "Complete garbage. Made up and lacking any real sources."
And a spokesman for Rodriguez, Richard Rubenstein, last week denied that the Yankee played in any of the games connected to Ruderman.
"Mr. Rodriguez has not participated in these poker games," he said.
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This was Lakhitov's first bracelet but fifth cash in the World Series of Poker and prior to his visit last year, he didn't even know bracelets were part of the proceedings. The runner up was Boston's Hassan Babjane, who earned $463,480 in his first-ever WSOP cash.
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