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Oyvind Riise from Norway, fourth in the WSOP Europe main event is the day 2 in Monte Carlo as chip leader concluded. In second place is another Norwegians – Johnny capelin. This from the north play well you can see that there is space 3 a.m. to 4 p.m. are occupied by Norwegians.
The third and fourth chip position will also be used by Norwegians: Dypvik Borge and Andreas Hagen are the two lucky. Only the former WSOP Main Event winner and Australian Team PokerStars player Joe Hachem, the Norwegian wall crack and the day in fifth position finish.
How many participants had not yet given: 842 players entered the tournament, 382 survived the first day. After the end of Day 2 were only 129 players left. This from today compete for the prize pool of € 2,020,000 is located at. So while Day 3 "Money Day" will be cash and are 80 positions, Day 2 was hard work – and for some of the last.
Noah Boeken and Patrik Antonius were among the early victims of Day 2 The death of Anthony came when Marcel Luske him to an all-in brought. Luske had two pair, that's it for Anthony. Even Daniel Negreanu was not better. With Pocket Kings he lost against a 10-pair, signed on board was a triplet.
Barry Greenstein, the day 2 with a small chip stack began, struggled at first to the top again. But he did not succeed in the day. According to one source with Antonio Esfandiari, he had many of his lost chips, All-in had to be doubled, and to stay. Then came the death of the great players – Henrik Gwinner gave a triplet, QJ of Greenstein was not enough and the board brought no help.
Chad Brown is also on the table! Day 2, he started well, it could chip his position last long. But once the end has come: He lost to pocket Kings of Hachem. Within a 20-minute period, Gus Hansen was then by the same player in distress, and then eliminated.
But there are also players who are on day 3 hopefully in a cash position are: Luca Pagano, Sorel Mizzi, Raul Paez, Marcel Luske, Freddy Deeb, Woody Deck, Anna Wroblewski, and some have more chance of the title.
Here are the top 10 after Day 2:
Oyvind Riise Norway 441.400
Johnny capelin Norway 380.300
Borge Dypvik Norway 296.000
Andreas Hagen Norway 276.800
Joe Hachem Australia 255.300
James Campbell USA 241.700
Luca Pagano Italy 229.000
Amit Makhija USA 219.100
Andreas Fluri Switzerland 205.900
Sorel Mizzi Canada 203.200
Today, the 15.4.2008 at 1:00 p.m. Time to start Day 3 We are looking forward to the Final Table!
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On the weekend went in Salzburg Poker Club, a new tournament format on the stage. Among the-sounding name "SITandWIN" tried 83 players in a Sit and Go and enforce its share of the € 2,240 prize pool to be high pick. In two preliminary rounds, participants were fighting for one of the 30 seats in the intermediate round. The goal was to one of the tables of the top 3 to go.
"This task was then also in the intermediate round to cope with one of the most hotly coveted final table to reach places. However, it was still in the preliminary rounds, no matter how many chips you survived, so it was in the intermediate round in addition to a good starting position for the final table to work out, because the chips were always taken. "Said organizer Thomas Pratten.
After about 3 hours at the final table consisted Nesa Zivkovic against his rivals, and rejoiced over the main prize of € 1,000.
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The nine finalists
  The result:
1. Zivkovic, 1,000, —
2. Surner, 340, —
3. Weiss Auer, 220, —
4. Theussl, 180, —
5. Mehnert, 140, —
6. Klusch, 120, —
7. Lindner, 100, —
8. Mitterer, 80, —
9. Mair, 60, —
Organizer Thomas Pratten is like to the wishes of his players – and will have to improve for the 2nd SITandWIN on 28 March 2009 by 16 clock finishing: "For the next SITandWIN we will increase buy-in and at € 40 +6. Therefore we emphasize the 2 Preliminary to the waiting time between pre-and Zwischenrunde significantly shortened. The prize pool is guaranteed at € 2.600 respectively. "
In addition there will be an opportunity to familiarize themselves with € 90 +10 in the intermediate round of shopping, you should not want to go through qualifying rounds.
On 7 March 2009 by 16 clock is at the Poker Club Salzburg DEEPSTACK Bounty Tournament in the program. With a buy-in of € 100 +10 anyone can be involved. € 75 goes to the prize pool of € 25 and go into the pot Bounty.
For more information and registration at www.poker-club.at or +43 664 413 4080 from 14 clock.
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The World Series makes break until November, this is poker battle for the majority of players beaten and gone. Many of them devote themselves to the online poker again. Also, Tony G, the last week after a long absence once again in High Stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker has been sighted.
Success, he dedicated himself to the 200 $ / 400 $ Pot Limit Omaha game.
His biggest pots won against Tony G "sunra18" and Gus Hansen.
$ 47,096 he won in a pot with "sunra18" and a road.
And Gus Hansen had feathers, because Tony G picked up against the Danes To win a pot of $ 85,377 U.S. dollars.
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In an official stock exchange announcement it was reported that Empire Online Limited, the owner of the virtual poker room empire poker, all the speculation about the dispute with Party Gaming plc has denied the fact and stressed that at present serious negotiations to mutually acceptable decision the court process to terminate and the related activities of the Empire Skins for Party Gaming plc to determine. " Empire said that the other messages "at the right time" will appear.
The court hearings are held in Gibraltar, where the official seat of the empire business is located, and because Party Gaming plc, the owner of the gigantic virtual poker room Party Poker, handed access to its poker room for the Empire player has knocked off by large amounts of profit because of this distribution players were lost.
As a public limited company to its shareholders before the Empire, the potential decline in profit warnings. Result, Empire has a court action against Party Gaming plc strained. In the national newspapers is being reported that Party Gaming plc is ready, all disputes to be resolved and the skin of Empire Poker room for about $ 200000000 to acquire.
The share price of Empire was rising trends, after the company has enormous good performance on the other business areas had reported. The other successful platforms such as Club Dice and Noble Poker played a very important role. Empire is pleased to have a very very successful development of the poker room Noble Poker, whose income is at 50% during the first 3 weeks in 2006 is. The integration of casino games with the poker platforms brought much success and benefits.
It was also reported that at the end of the fourth quarter, on 31 December 2004, rapidly growing trends in the Club Dice and Noble Poker platforms could behold. Empire Online is pleased to have a very large growth of Echtgelspieler on all platforms, and expects players to 49788. This rapid increase has also been the player of the Party Gaming plc decision affects the skin by Empire Poker the whole system off and Coral Eurobet jointly used by the party to remove the gaming tables.
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Joy, joy! – Katja Thater had it to the Final Table, the Event 17, "Ladies World Poker Championship" managed.
But unfortunately the game was different – it did not want to be …
Katja Thater was the table leader hinaufspielen and controlled the game. At the Final Table started with 340,000 chips and was the second strongest on the table. There was unfortunately little hands to the flop play, the finals turned out to be tough and was characterized by little action. After the break eased the game again on something. But Katja's Leadership tears from – Mindy Trinidad and they go all-in. Mindy with Ad/8s and Katja with 6c/6h. The flop brings 10h/6s/3h – initially good for Katja, she is the triplet. But with the turn-9s for Mindy brings a chance on the streets, dealing with the River 7h met.
Mindy was also the one at the table who really played many hands. Due to the rather slack play ambition we Katja impatient. She tries Action to bring into play and increases with 3c/4s. Anne Heft involves Ac/4h. Even though Katja with the flop hits the 3, then Anne with an ace on the turn that round and decide for themselves doubled their chip stack. But that was just the beginning, really uncomfortable, it was with Katja 10d/10s 100,000, and Sally Anne Boyer 343,000 with a re-raise makes. Note on the edge: Sally has 3 hours 4 Pots played!). After long deliberation decided Katja but then mitzugehen. Sally opens her card and has Kh / Kd. The community cards will not help Katja thus will continue … to Sally Chipleaderin.
But Katja shows Alligator Blood, and even after the 1-hour break to play aggressively, but nobody goes with.
There's not everything, it comes as the last round has already endorsed. Katja Thater with Ah/10d against Anne Heft with Ace / Qh. The flop showed Kd/2d/2s, at the turn comes a 9d and the river with 8s Katja also could no longer save. Thus, the favorite to the table as a 5th Premises and was at least a prize of $ 49,151 with them.
A pity that it went wrong. Was it before the Final Table motivated and strengthened, in spite of little sleep – see our interview at the WSOP on "YouTube." But nobody at the WSOP, including poker news team is not that almost around the clock is .
Here are the final result:
1. Sally Boyer $ 262.077
2. Anne Heft $ 166.177
3. Randy Calabro $ 106.494
4. Kathy Gliva $ 70.216
5. Katja Thater $ 49.151
6. Frauke Ritter Sporschill From $ 37.448
7. Mindy Trinidad $ 28.086
8. Vanessa Even $ 20.480
9. Julie Dang Thi nhiên $ 14.628
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One of the newest poker rooms, which currently belongs to the attention of T6 Poker. Under the leadership of its founder, Torben Hubertz, T6 Poker has quickly made a name for itself and presents us with a very special games designed specifically for aggressive players was developed, which like a lot of action at the game table. Poker News met with Hubertz, which provide us with a very personal insight into one of the newest and most innovative poker room on the network granted.
Poker News: Let us begin. Tell us a bit about their background.
Torben Hubertz: I am 31 years old and spent several years in the insurance industry as an insurance consultant. I am also a long time as independent contractors. I am a holder of several shops in the IT sector – development, security, design, etc …
PN: How did you come from the insurance business on the Internet?
TH: Hmmm, good question … I really can not say exactly. I think it is because I have always tried new ways to use and since I am particularly interested in web development, I have the opportunity to my creative side into the game can bring. I love to create something new and see how it evolves, in a new industry to create something, which is different from everything else.
PN: So, you have opened their own Pokerroom?
TH: Yes, I am the owner. And this is a very interesting thing. In most poker rooms, it is not possible without further identify who the owner is. If you are in T6 Poker to the "About Us" page, you will immediately notice that I, as owner of T6 Poker'm registered. I think it's important for any business is that everyone now can see how things run, just who is and who is the owner. I was this fact from the first day is very important.
PN: How did you get the idea for the concept of T6 Poker?
TH: I love aggressive poker and I wanted a Pokerroom created, where you do exactly that – aggressive play poker! A place where the players learn how to "real" poker playing. All the gaming tables and poker tournaments at T6 are 6-Handed – hence the name "T6" – because of the 6-game tables (Table).
PN: Play yourself a lot of 6-Handed?
TH: Yes. I want to create an online Pokerroom, which is focused, a lot of players to participate in live tournaments possible. Only real live poker is played, but it takes online poker to the game and practice to learn. I am planning a lot of poker tournaments at T6 to organize, in which the players to participate in live tournaments can win. We hope that we succeed in a really great site to create what a lot of aggressive poker is played.
PN: You have in last year's WSOP Main Event mitgespielt? Tell us something about their personal experiences in this event.
 
TH: Yes, that's true. I have in the past two years at the WSOP Main Event part. Not really successful, but it was in any case a great experience.
PN: You come from the entrepreneurial environment. How can T6 in this hotly contested market segment compared to its competitors differentiate – you have a specific focus?
TH: Absolutely, we want a little of our competitors differ. We have an advertising budget and a budget for tournaments with guaranteed prize pool, which is certainly higher than the advertising budget of many other poker rooms. So we have until now e.g. 200 taxis in Scandinavia, which are in large-scale advertising of T6 Poker made. In addition, we have 600 full page advertisements in almost all poker magazines and news magazines across Europe running.
We are also a big T6 Poker team found that for us at the major poker tournaments anywhere in the world will attend. We have teamed up with an affiliate marketing company teamed up to us with their 10,000 – 15,000 members to help us to find new players.
PN: The hottest market for online poker at the moment is probably Europe. Is this the market you need to primarily concentrate?
TH: Yes, we want to create a great site, which its main focus in Europe. All games, which so far we've come from Europe.
We work closely with CyberArts together, our software provider. Every month we have the tournament with a guaranteed profit sums amounting to 3 million euros, which include our Sundays 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with a guaranteed prize pool in the amount of 50,000 €, for which the buy-in is only 55 €.
In addition, every Sunday at 21.00 GMT € 250,000 guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em tournament, during which the buy-in is 165 €. We hold daily tournaments with € 10,000, € 20,000 and € 30,000 guaranteed, for which the buy-in is 55 €
PN: Tell us something about the "Team T6" and what they hope to reach.
TH: We have three ways to advertise to make: 1) Online 2) Offline and by word of mouth and we want all the opportunities. I think we will succeed through offline advertising much interest for our brand in the public to awaken, but most new players, we will through our on-line advertising get. "Team T6" stands for our commitment and stability.
PN: Is there T6 Poker a goal for the year 2008?
TH: We want to be Pokerroom to which people think of when aggressive Short-Handed Poker spoken.
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Of 13 to 21 June 2008 will take place in Concord Card Casino Vienna, the Austrian Masters instead.
This series of No Limit Texas Hold'em tournaments with varying buy-ins high attracted many famous poker players in Vienna.
  Score 17.6.2008:
No Limit Hold'em tournament, buy-in € 750
Total prize money: € 45,750, -, 61 participants
1. Ronald Szczerba € 12,580
2. Ian Bendik € 7820
3. Benno JOBST G € 5,210
4. Ian CECH € 4340
5. Martin Havranek € 3470
6. Simeon TSONEV € 3040
7. Richard SCHEILI € 2.600
8. Norbert MICHAL € 2170
9. Andrew Sparber € 1730
10. Peter HAJSZAN € 1,000
  Score 16.6.2008:
No Limit Hold'em tournament, buy-in € 300
Total prize money: € 26,400, -, 153 participants, 37 rebuys
1. Peter CEKAN € 9560
2. Khiem NGUYEN € 5760
3. Antonio Karman € 3760
4. SCHMITT Jürgen € 2750
5. ZIJDA net € 2,000
6. YAMSCHIKOVA Anna € 1,250
  Score 15.6.2008:
No Limit Hold'em tournament, buy-in € 500
Total prize money: € 38,500, -, 77 participants
1. Alex LEVIEV € 11,020
2. JOHAN EATING Fred Borre € 6580
3. Ronald Szczerba € 4380
4. Petr HAVLACEK € 3650
5. Hannes BIRSAK € 2920
6. HUANG Hai € 2.550
7. CECH Jan € 2190
8. TAUBER Helmut € 1820
9. Vadim MILVOS € 1460
  Top Ten 14.6.2008:
No Limit Hold'em tournament, buy-in € 300
Total prize money: € 45,900, -, 153 participants
1. Ian Bendik € 12,270
2. Marcus WYSKOVSKY € 7150
3. Christoph POHL € 4790
4. Matthias STANGL € 3,920
5. Slavko LUJIC € 3050
6. Boris KOTLEBA € 2390
7. Georg VALENTIN € 1960
8. Simeon TSONEV € 1520
9. Kiril MARINOVSKY € 1090
10. Wolfgang Foglar € 690
  Top Ten 13.6.2008:
No Limit Hold'em tournament, buy-in € 80
Total prize money: € 62,400, -, 228 participants
1. PLASSER Matthias, € 16,100, —
2. Herbert Köck, € 9120, —
3. RAPO Dusan, € 5920, —
4. Ernst GRAF, € 4740, —
5. Marcel Papac, € 3.850, —
6. Gandl Justin, € 3260, —
7. GU Qing Rong, € 2.660, —
8. KUDERNAK Jörg, € 2.070, —
9. Zsolt TOTH, € 1.480, —
10. FRIEDL Gerhard, € 880, —
Today at 17.00-clock 100 +15 Super Satellite held.
On 20 6. , the Austrian Masters Main Event Day 1 with a buy-in of € 2,000 + 120 instead.
Am 21.6. starts the main event in the Day 2 In addition there will be a No Limit Holdem Rebuy tournament with a place. The buy-in to this tournament is € 300 +30.
For more information and registration at www.ccc.co.at
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From 8th-24th June, the cash-game weeks in "Poker Royale" Casino in Wiener Neustadt instead.
Daily from 20 clock and varying limits can also beside Holdem Omaha and Seven Card Stud are played.
With actions like these shows, the "Poker Royale" Casino's commitment to the team and has even grown further. With Martin Pollak (even since May 15, father) is the organization Hajszan duo Peter and Kurt Haindl now to the trio.
Pollak is one of the most experienced poker players in Austria. With participation of tournaments he can usually good successes. In his last tournament, the Spring Poker Festival "from March 7-18'07 in Concord Card Casino in Vienna, he was the 3rd place in the Pot Limit Omaha and was once a 4th and 7th at No-Limit Hold'em tournaments . He was alone in this tournament cycle more than € 10000 – win.
He is the marketing and use of the Casino "outwardly" represented. Also at the tournament planning, he hands in his game, so we come back to the cash-game weeks.
The limits of these two weeks are divided according to days and are as follows:
Monday: Limit Hold'em 10/20
Tuesday: Omaha 5 Blind
Wednesday: No-Limit Hold'em 2 / 5 or No Limit Holdem 5 / 10
Thursday: 20/40 Limit Hold'em
Friday: 20/40 Limit Hold'em
Saturday: 30/60 Limit Hold'em
Sunday: Seven Card Stud 30/60
Those who prefer low-limit play may be earlier in "Poker Royale", because from 19 clock is already the tables with a limit from 0.50 / 1 start.
During my interview with Christian Gorz on opening day (April 28), I was promised that the "Poker Royale" responsibly deal with beginners is – not a "fish" just at the table is released, unless he / she is unteachable.
The "Poker Royale" team throws itself into the stuff that is really to set the times so very loosely formulated. On the other hand, it is because of the size of the casinos, that the crew did not herumsitzt and many activities and events offered to the public / players to draw attention to itself. Because the competition in and around Vienna never sleeps, but that's another story.
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BG.PokerNews Grand Hotel & Casino International is looking for the first poker festival in Bulgaria, BALKAN NEWS POKER CHALLENGE of 13 to 18 May 2008 to present
Organized by the International Grand Hotel Casino of the Golden Sands resort on the Black Sea coast, the event is an attraction for all players from Europe, Russia and other countries. Poker is always known in the Balkans. The Grand Casino International is launching a huge campaign for Live Poker in Bulgaria and its neighboring countries to make known with the aim of many annual live poker tournaments to organize the world for players interesting.
With a very enjoyable tournament structure and two side events (NL & PL Hold'em Omaha), Super Satellites and the Main Event, Poker guarantees the festival and experience unforgettable moments in the summer launch the 2008th
The side event, a € 200 + 20 No Limit Hold'em tournament and a € 150 + 15 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, the mood and the audience for the main event fueling. Furthermore, there will be a € 50 + 5 Super Satellite for all who are to poker fame playing high. The € 500 + 50 Main Event, where the first Balkan Poker Champion will be chosen.
The current tournament schedule:
13. Мai € 200 + 20 NO LIMIT HOLD'EM (2 DAY ERÖFFNUNGSEVENT)
14. May € 150 + 15 + POT LIMIT OMAHA ERÖFFNUNGSEVENT DAY 2 (FINAL TABLE)
15. May € 50 + 5 SUPER SATELLITE FOR THE MAIN EVENT
16. May € 500 + 50 NO LIMIT HOLD'EM – MAIN EVENT DAY 1
17. May MAIN EVENT DAY 2
18. May MAIN EVENT DAY 3 (FINAL TABLE)
All events are Deepstack tournaments with long levels and a high launch allocation to each player the opportunity to offer the Balkan Poker fortress to conquer. BG.PokerNews tournament will be updates and all attractive and entertaining events around the tables provide. Bulgarian viewers can use the Main Event live bbg.pokerwnews.com or via the website.
At the regional sites, there will be a live report in Russian and Hungarian, as well as video interviews, Chip Counts, Updates and comments about interesting hands. As with any international event, the language will be English.
The final table of Main Event's will be on TV, and during the tournament, there will be live players comments with interviews and profiles give. The pressure is obviously in the spotlight much higher and the amount shall be deposited poker fight certainly many memorable moments. It will be interesting, so players of different nationalities during the first Balkan Poker Cup in Bulgaria in the final table to see.
Away from the tournament will have various entertainment venues give any player who retires, the possibility for another event to take part. Do not forget your suitcase, because the sea is very close! Surprises, lots of cool games and attractions are waiting for everyone, the summer of Poker at the Bulgarian coast begins.
Good luck!
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Party Poker has always tried his players more entertainment and fun to offer. For this reason, there is now a simple and straightforward reward system. For the absolute top players was www.palladiumlounge.com the Palladium lounge chair. In addition, with the last update of the size variable in Pot Limit Omaha tables introduced and selected Heads-Up No-Limit cash games will be available next week.
The new reward system is very simple: earn points – that's it. No more weekly goals, no expiration of points – the number of earned points is the number of points you have. The bonus points can be found in the online shop for cash, Satellite buy-ins, and country-based tournament packages one. The revised program allows these points for cash at a much lower level than before one, and it is now also possible to have several bonuses from his bonus points to buy.
The core elements of the new reward system:
– There are Party Points for each real-money game
– There are changes with the only party points
– The points are the respective account immediately credited
– The balance sheet is balanced, when a table is left
– It is now possible, Party points out in the shop, in the top of the prices were reduced
– There are no penalties, multipliers or similar restrictions
In addition, Party Poker top players for the Palladium Lounge introduced. Who more than 5,000 points in a month is collected, it is automatically a member of the exclusive club with exceptional service and personal attention.
Kristin Makin, director of the VIP support of Party Poker, says of the Palladium Lounge: "The Palladium Lounge is easy to understand and makes Party Poker the most rewarding and interesting poker room. We have months making us listen to customer needs and give customers the program that they wanted.
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The mobile era can not be stopped, more and more deals are on the phone usable. There are also more and more mobile poker client for mobile phones. We have for example already on the "Poker Pro Daniel Negreanus" Client reported.
Mobile poker but is only really interesting when an online
-Game. So no more clients that are installed on the mobile phone and one offline against a more or less good computer to play, but online through a portal with real players connected. Just as we are now already on the computer used to. The investment in the development of the UMTS networks are in the billions, and the networks is becoming denser. The next generation of mobile phones is based increasingly on the video and online use. In a few years, video-telephony standard to include daily, just like we already are accustomed to wireless calls. And exactly the video mobile phones are the basis for the new poker client, which is already on the market.
The Gambling interactive betting market and are currently one of the fastest growing segments in the mobile market. Experts believe that by 2010 sales in the area of mobile betting and mobile games around 9 billion euros would. HandyGames be even a larger market than games consoles like X-Box, or Nintendo Wii.
One of the leading mobile application developer is the Californian Hop-on Inc., the product range includes both mobile as well as software packages that allow the user allows poker, blackjack, roulette and baccarat on the phone to play – as a live-streaming videos in Real Time. This means that users from multiple channels to choose games and online with the portal is connected. No more boring offline game where you play against the computer. The company constantly searches the world for cooperation partners. This applies to both network providers as well as the so-called "Casino Hosts". So, for example, poker with the company Hop-On Inc. signed a licensing agreement in order to finalize their client base can customize.
Peter Michaels, president of Hop-on Inc., says: "The mobile user can obtain on its UMTS mobile video platform on the dial and thus Poker is always and everywhere available."
Since Friday is known that two of the largest mobile provider in the U.S., AT & T and Verizon, its network for mobile real-time applications do fit. It would Inc. Hop-on to Europe and Asia, another huge market. With headquarters in the USA, the Hop-on Inc. is not in the provisions of the UIEGA ( "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act).
A key question would be for me at this point but open: What happens when a poker company that is outside the U.S. has its head office and is therefore out of the U.S. poker market had to pull back, and now a deal with Hop-on Inc. would be? Must be at least the mobile service, then again in the U.S. are offered? If it was, there would be a "loophole" on the UIEGA show.
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In the case Bodog vs. 1st Technology Bodog had again a sensitive defeat insert. The company closed at $ 46 million satte euro easier.
The attempt by Bodog license payment of $ 46.6 million to 1st Technology is to avoid failure.
Bodog has been almost two years ago sued by 1st Technology, because the gambling operators were accused of a patent. The software that Bodog would use, would the 1st of patent infringing technology. "All nonsense!", The former boss and Bodog founder Calvin Ayre or tinted and called retaliation.
On 1 August 2007 was the verdict against Bodog off – a payment in the millions should be the result. In order to enforce the ruling to escape were transferred domain server and the company renamed in NewBodog before then the lifestyle and entertainment businesses BodogLife was launched. The business changed from a pure gambling providers to Lifestyle / Entertainment Channel – thrills, fun and entertainment.
Despite repeated appeals against that decision of the District of Nevada, on last Thursday, the appellate court in the Nevada district for the ruling affirms the lower court and confirmed.
The lawyer of 1st Technology, Mr. Green Spoon, shows the media very pleased: "We are pleased for our client that the appellate court precisely our services in that way, values, as they deserve."
Paradoxically, now has until August, the company Parlay Entertainment A similar patent case against 1st Technology was opened. The detailed backgrounds are considered "top secret" – neither party wants to speak publicly about this. … Not Calvin Ayre is pleased, although he long ago from all transactions and has withdrawn a sunny life in Antigua indulged.
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Poker Pro Annie Duke and Don Cheadle film star held for two years at the WSOP Charity Tournament "Ante Up For Africa". Duke is usual with many stars on the poker table to sit, so it was not long until they are also for the American reality show Celebrity Apprentice was discovered.
In the new season, which in March will be broadcast on NBC, will star in money for charity organizations to gain. Annie Duke plays for Refugees International, an institution whose work in connection with Ante Up For Africa is. The winner will receive $ 250,000 for the relief organization.
Besides Annie Duke will include Dennis Rodman, the golfer Natalie Gulbis, Herschel Walker, Clint Black, comedians, the Andrew Dice Clay and Tom Green, Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa Rivers, Scott Hamilton, Jesse James, Brian McKnight, Brande Roderick and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins try show heads to impress Donald Trump.
Patrik Antonius Tom Dwan pulls the fur on the ears
No it was not (yet) to the millions of Tom Dwan bet, but the totals would have to believe that this is already the one million U.S. dollars Challenge.
Patrik Antonius and Tom Dwan played on FullTilt Poker in a $ 500 / $ 1000 table. At the end of the tournament Anthony had more than 1 million U.S. dollars – which meant a profit of $ 875.0000 rich, which he won by Dwan.
Anthony has two pots in the amount of $ 500,000 won. In the first hand-held Anthony in a round in Omaha, small blind and won against Dwan at a board of. Height of the pot: $ 508.231.
In the second hand in a Texas holdem NL game was Anthony and Durrr had. The board brought, and thus a pot in the amount of $ 562,719 for Anthony.
Let us hope that with his millions Dwan bet is successful!
  Another multi-account accusation
This time of Ariel "DaEvils" Faster, Prahlad Friedman in a Multi-User Account holds.
Fast writes in his blog that he is no longer against Prahlad Friedman wants to play online? Why? Now Friedman is playing at only one table and found this extremely fast boring.
Friedman, who is suffering is that his opponents simply to "sit out", has a new account under the Metro Nick Moe opened. Schneller played against Metro Moe, as he told a friend who is behind the nick.
Conclusion: Fast went to "sit out" and ended the match.
Friedmann claimed pointed out a friend of Prahlad to be faster but listed a few reasons on the other hand: both have the same playing style, Metro Moe went online as soon thereafter Spirit_Rock went offline, or that both Nick's never at a table together were seen.
For Faster Friedman is a fraudster, who compared his opponents a big advantage, since he knows how they play.
We will see whether the allegations true.
Poker News interview with the winner of the Aussie Millions $ 1100 Limit Holdem events – Zach Gruneberg:
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61 players went to the launch of the $ 19,200 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour High Rollers event. Also part of the 10-fold WSOP bracelet winner and World Champion Johnny Chan, World Champion Joe Hachem, the bracelet winners John Juanda and Barry Greenstein, the Internet superstars Shaun Deeb, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Hevad "RainKhan" Khan, Eric Assadourian, Evens the winner of last year, Emad Tahtouh, David Steicke and Liz Lieu. Due to the large density of pros each of the tables was a "hot" table. At the end of the day continued as David Steicke by chip leader.
Celina Lin resigned in a hand against Yevgeniy Timoshenko made. Timoshenko, the APT Macau event last week had won, called Lins Preflop Raise. On the flop came and went after Lin Raise by Timoshenko. Timoshenko and Lin showed the pair of aces. On the turn came and the full House for Timoshenko. On The River brought no help for Lin and the tournament was for it to end. Also, Tony Dunst, John Juanda, Bertrand Grospellier, David Chiu, and Isabelle Mercier cleared on the first day.
Eric Assadourian sent John Phan out of the tournament. Phan sat on the flop and called Assadourian. The most Phan turn led to the pair of Ten All-In to go. Assadourian called with the pair of nines and the Set, and Phan was outside.
Liz Lieu Steicke sent from the tournament when he was with his flopped set against Lieu's AJ won. Later he eliminated Lee Nelson – again with a set.
Later Steicke all his chips on a board. His opponent called with a set, but had Steicke with the higher set and sent his opponent home.
Steicke over at the end of Day 1 before the Chiplead Michael "Timex" McDonald. Are still in the process Joe Hachem, Johnny Chan, APPT Main Event Second Charles Chua and Barry Greenstein.
  The top ten chip counts after day1:
David Steicke – 160,000
Mike McDonald – 100,000
Eric Assadourian – 90,000
Danny Wong – 78.000
Ivan Tan – 55,000
Javed Abrahams – 41.000
Xuan Nguyen – 40,000
Andrew Scott – 37.000
Nam Le – 35.000
Tyler Cornell – 35.000
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That was recently confirmed by the Federal Supreme Court of Pennsylvania – Texas Hold'em poker is not gambling, but based on skill and ability. This ruling could be a breakthrough in the dispute over the definition of Poker. For more than two years of struggling against the most diverse organizations of varying state to state gambling prohibitions.
The autumn of 2006, adopted UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) has, with its prohibitions for confusion – the interpretation of whether and to what extent Internet Poker now "tolerated" it was for the states and their courts. This decision varies from case to case, a common denominator and there does not exist. Countless times has been from organizations like the PPA (Poker Players Alliance) the repeal of the law demanded.
Even in live poker events curling actions – in private houses were poker rounds gestürmt, integrity citizen arrested and criminalized. No cozy "home" poker "more.
Walter Watkins is one of the integrity of U.S. citizens are "daring" had a private poker game in his garage to organize. The dealer has been paid by Tipping, it was not even a rake collected. A neighbor had a tip to police, the house was gestürmt. All involved were arrested and over night in jail custody. From the display it came to court and … to the judicial determination that the poker players no crime had been guilty. Hold'em, because there is no gambling, but a game of skill .
With diesm ruling by Judge Thomas James Jr. in Pennsylvania could defuse the current situation and an emerging trend – an end to the "poker-hunt"?
His verdict of the judges commented to the press this way: "It is very easy if we are talking happiness dominated by gambling. If ability and skill to dominate it's not gambling anymore. "That was also the reason why video poker ban would remain, but the game will be allowed. In video poker the luck factor would be too high.
In his ruling the judge had also read smart poker and made to join the world of poker strategy imported. PPA president John Pappas is pleased with the judge saying: "Finally a judge who is familiar with the game itself has employed. Thus he was able to understand how real poker is played. It is an important step for us and the future of poker. "
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The Scandinavian poker scene had this week suffered a severe blow after was reported that Norway intends possibly their own version of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) to bring into force. The Norwegian Minister of Culture, Trond Giske was reported that consideration is the online poker in Norway, by one of the UIGEA comparable law, to completely ban.
This is obviously not good news for Norwegian poker player, which recently were able to witness how the Skandinavierin Annette Obrestad, one of the most famous online poker players in the world, the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event had won. At this final table were still 4 other Scandinavians, which of course also tried to win the title.
Giske made it clear that he is against online poker, because he is a high risk potential for Problem Gambling and gaming addicts looks.
Last year, he tried the slot machines in Norway forbid it. His efforts led to the result of that slot machines in Norway are now less aggressive. Online gambling is already banned in Norway, the ban is not enforced. The new law could lead to a Norwegian IP addresses when accessing online gambling sites are blocked or that there are restrictions on transactions between banks and gambling providers could give.
 
Scandinavia currently stands in comparison to other European countries by the irregulärsten and chaotic regimes in relation to the poker game from. At the beginning of this year ruled Denmark during a Geschworengerichtsprozesses that poker is a game in which the skills are crucial, in Sweden, however, the government has poker activities declared illegal. Despite these inconsistencies in the law have Scandinavian Scandinavian poker players managed to become one of the dominant forces in the global poker scene to develop. The fact that Annette Obrestad the first ever WSOP Main Event Bracelet won, is a clear sign of this.
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Since mid-September is the visit of 141 gambling domains with content for the residents of Kentucky forbidden, including well-known providers, such as FullTilt Poker, PokerStars, AbsolutePoker, Doylesroom or Bodoglife.
The decision was appealed – the sobering result: to 17 November, the domain manager service for Kentucky have closed. Now, the judicial decision but postponed – it will be another hearing coming. A stage victory for the advocates of Internet freedom, all poker enthusiasts and dedicated organizations like the Poker Players Alliance (PPA).
Not only lawyers of the undertakings concerned are involved in this case, but also the "Interactive Gaming Council (IGC), the Interactive Media Entertainment", the "Gaming Association (iMEGA), the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) and the largest domain registrar and administrator of Kentucky – the "Network Solutions.
 
Above all, however, but the Poker Players Association (PPA) in particular, that the resolution of domain closure is not enforced – there would be a bad precedent and could be a "role model" for other states. This "Legal proliferation in Kentucky" should be nipped in the bud. The excesses of the UIGEA was no longer controllable.
A recent news release from the PPA now refers to a further court hearing. This would have the date of the decision in October to be – namely, today Monday, 17 November. On this day would also have the services of the 141 domains for the users in Kentucky are to be set. Now was this date but on 3rd December postponed.
Because of new evidence submitted to the PPA, the poker is not on luck, but skill based, and therefore the first verdict in October was a wrong decision, wants the Franklin District of Kentucky for more advice.
The PPA is convinced that the Franklin District Court at the next hearing in December last their verdict is quickly edit. Because it would be a verdict at the expense of the residents of Kentucky and all poker enthusiasts in the country.
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Hilden: If the first Pre Poker Challenge to the Rhine Cup 2007 set to two and a Dusseldorf Hilden against nearly 200 from all over the country by visiting opponents.
On Saturday, 30.09.2006, met in the Amber Hotel Hilden in Rhenish nearly 200 poker players from almost all parts of Germany to the "Poker Magazine Pre Challenge at Rhine Poker Cup 2007. Many players came specially from Hesse or even Saxony. The longest arrival took a player from Munich to themselves.
This Pre Challenge was a great live Freeroll Tournament, which is from German "Casino & Poker Magazine" was sponsored. Was carried out on this qualification with up to 20,000 euros prize money main event in December 2007 by the poker school and tournament organizers "Rhine Poker".
Was played in four preliminary rounds on each 40 players in a separate tournament room, where, in the preliminary no spectators were allowed to rest for players maximize their game to ensure. Even the moderate blind structure should help to ensure that experienced players improve their skill were able to play off. Thus, the starting stack, for example, all 50 Big blinds, the levels increased only once every 12 minutes and averaged every second increase was well below the usual double. Especially the first level increases were very moderate by 10/20 to 15/30 to 25/50.
21:00 counter clock began the final round for the 37 games to qualify from the preliminary rounds were. They began the final round with her from the preliminary chip stack generated. Emanuel sunshine from Königswinter went with 9600 chips as the chip leader in the last race. And even from Piazza di Alessandro Hilden himself did not take, with his short stack of 400 chips, the challenge. For the final round began with blinds of 50/100.
In Multi-Table with Table Balance mode had Dominik Maas from food, with no fewer than 6,275 moved in to the finals, as the first goodbye. After about two and a half hours had the field to 12 players (two tables, each 6) is reduced, so that the tournament director for the hand-hand exclaiming game, because now there was the withdrawal of the proposed sites with 9 Final Table. And before that it was, had still saved from Ralf Voerde than 12, from Julian Rother Goch than 11 and Felix from Lütke Voerde than 10 goodbye.
Well informed at Final Table nine players who are almost 200,000 chips. They all had been looking for a profit, because the seats 4-9 were given a year's subscription of the poker magazine. As the Ninth left Tarek Shehab Dusseldorf from the table, after he and two ladies had gone all-in and a pair of six gecallt was. The board brought two more Six …
Quick, it turned out that the most athletic tournament regulations had paid off, because the Final Table was overwhelmingly with experienced and skillful players, who the (approved in the finale) viewers a fascinating hour poker offered. And as always, belongs also to the success of the necessary Quentchen luck. When the subsequent winning the big blind of 6,000 chips with his remaining 5,800 chips were not fully and thus could bring with 8-6 offsuited fate was extradited, he received two call with AQ and 10-10 and a Traumflop of 8-6 — 6.
Gradually, cleared the field and at the end were three players from Dusseldorf Hilden and the coveted tickets for the Rhine Poker Cup 2007. The final table of the Final Tables:
1: Ali Büyükyazici from Dusseldorf
2: Maximilian Schuier from Dusseldorf
3rd: Waldemar Bielak from Hilden
4th: Edward Grabowski from Weißenthurm
5th: Stefan Sterzinger from Oberhausen
6: Marcos Marin-Galiano, Dortmund
7th: Emanuel Sonnenschein from Königswinter
8: Tim Mölleken from Oberhausen
9th: Tarek Shehab from Dusseldorf
The very good organization and transparency for all stakeholders transferred to the player, so that this extraordinary tournament a congenial atmosphere and dissolved enjoyed without serious sporting ambition to leave. Jan-Peter yacht Mann, marketing manager of the poker magazine, said in a brief speech at the start of this final round as the pre Challenge "is by far the best organized and fairest sports tournament, which he visited in Germany ever had."
 

The remaining 27 players at the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event in the Horseshoe Southern Indiana needed on Day 2, only 5 hours to the occupation of Final Table to be determined. On Day 2 had some of the chip leader from Day 1 and some of the known players eliminated.
The first elimination of the day, went to the account by Bryan "squirrelly1" Sapp, who Pat Madden soon after beginning the tournament, sent home. Sapp Raiste Preflop with, whereupon Madden with "Over the Top" All-In went. The board brought no improvement for Madden, so was the tournament ended early for him
Shortly after the start of the 2 day Jamin Stokes took over the position of the chip leader when he was against Kenny Hicks won a big pot. Hicks Raiste pre-flop with, re-Stokes Raiste Hicks and went All-In. Stokes called and showed one of the two hands, which Hicks feared. The Board was, therefore, assumed Stokes Stokes was chip leader and Hicks could return home.
David and Stacy Kopacz were the heroes of the 1st day, the couple ended the day 1 in position 1 and position 3 in relation to the chips. Stacy resigned in the middle of Day 2, when a violent hand against Samuel Oberlin lost. Both players were pre-flop all-in. Kopacz showed Oberlin showed, but the board took the decision – Oberlin could double Kopacz had only a few chips. They retired a few hands later, ranked 15, and as a hand against Len Ashby lost. By winning the hand against Oberlin Kopacz had laid the groundwork for the takeover of the chip leader heading laid.
When the Final Table and the money bubble approached slowly, the play was a bit tighter, the Final Table and Money Bubble Boy, was then finally Bob Cole, who at No. 10 had to be eliminated. Cole went with pre-flop all-in and was designed by Samuel Oberlin with gecallt. The board brought no help to Cole, he was the tournament ended.
The chip counts to start the Final Table on Tuesday are as follows:
Samuel Oberlin – 229,500
Jamin Stokes – 189,500
Len Ashby – 177,000
David Kopacz – 151,000
Jerry Martin – 139,500
Joey Couder – 128.000
Derek Whelan – 117,500
Dean Schultz – 114,000
Ray Lynn – 17,500
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In an open letter, which of the four Republican members of Congress to the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury has been written to MPs calling for a "weighing" approach in implementing the regulation for the UIGEA and require that before the implementation of the regulation, once a formal definition of the term "Unlawful Internet gambling" is decided.
In the letter dated 25 July, addressed to Henry M. Paulson (Secretary of the Treasury) and Ben S. Bernanke (Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), proclaim the four Republican members of Congress – Judy Biggert (R-IL), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) – that they continue to support the UIGEA, but cars with the wording of the law and the fact that the affected industries (especially small businesses) inadequate aufgelastet burdens will not agree. Besides the demand for a formal definition of the term "Unlawful Internet gambling", calling the four deputies that two additional steps in the implementation of UIGEA are introduced: the current process of creating a rule in an official, by an administrative judge controlled the process and to investigate the reasons the financial costs to the affected ultimately by the UIGEA Implementation really arise.
The initial tax figures, which of the UIGEA-supporters in relation to the true cost of the UIGEA implementation and regulation have been published, are in no way proportionate to the impact of UIGEA on the banking sector and the other affected industries.
The letter is also the first open criticism from the ranks of the Republicans in relation to the implementation of the UIGEA. Previous reviewers came mainly from the ranks of the Democrats. Vote on this topic, such as in the bill by Barney Frank, showed that it is within the parties' opinions are very divided.
 
Descendants find excerpts from the letter of the four members of Congress:
Dear Secretary Paulson, Dear Chairman Bernanke,
We write them for you to request clarity from the Federal Reserve Board's (Central Bank) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's (U.S. Treasury) proposed regulations regarding the implementation of the UIGEA to bring.
These regulations provide the public, no clear guidelines, in particular, the entire industry and all concerned with online gambling company in the dark about what effects the implementation of UIGEA regulations will ultimately have and how "Unlawful Internet gambling" is defined. "We believe that the implementation of this law package vague and not well-defined regulations, a violation of the responsibility of the Government in relation to the public and unregulated industries, but still aggravating to the fact that the government inform the public about the true impacts can be ignorant . Moreover, the vague UIGEA law and regulations mean that some industries are unnecessary burdens on, but it especially the state and small businesses would be affected.
We therefore urge the Board and the Treasury to define what exactly "Unlawful Internet gambling" is meant both the public and the regulated sector (which all transactions in relation to "Unlawful Internet gambling" block must be) clear directives in relation to the implementation of UIGEA to give. As we understand is intended by the UIGEA, state and federal laws for the regulation of "Unlawful Internet gambling" operation, which even before the introduction of the UIGEA law package existed. We would like the Board and the Treasury to encourage our ideas regarding the UIGEA regulation adapter. To achieve this, we propose the following procedure before.
Firstly – the current process of creating law within the framework of UIGEA in a process should be converted, which for administrative law judges or other officials, which legal advice can ensure monitored. This officer should be the individual state or country-specific laws investigate and define what exactly "Unlawful Internet gambling" is and what financial institutions by the UIGEA law and regulations are concerned.
Secondly – we urge that the appropriate analysis, to clarify what financial burdens on the industry, especially for smaller firms that arise.
Simply put, we believe that it is necessary that before the UIGEA law and regulations, with their vague statements are implemented, a judge should answer the question what exactly the "Unlawful Internet gambling" is to be understood. It simply makes sense to clarify this issue before the public, regulated industry, smaller companies and the courts of a poorly thought out law package keeping.
We have voted for UIGEA and support the law package. That is why we all oppose legislative efforts, implementation of the UIGEA and related regulations, to delay.
 
We are concerned whether a law which so much is open for interpretation in this manner legally and operationally to implement, so we urge the Board and the Treasury to opt for a more acceptable way to decide to make it a feasible law developed as we stated in our letter have outlined.
We would like to ensure that they consider our proposal and look forward to a reply.
Yours sincerely
Judy Biggert
Jim Gerlach
Christopher Shays
Kevin McCarthy
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In December, I heard a message that was just incredible. We pursued the goal of the poker tournament with the 10 million U.S. dollars to organize. Tormented me were two questions. What is the meaning of such a tournament and who will pay $ 10000000 in order to participate should be entitled to be? It seems that soon we will not answer to these questions.
PokerNews.com has learned that the $ 10 million U.S. dollars' mega event 'on 12 July should be, has been repealed. FSN and MansionPoker.net worked closely together to this event to launch. This tournament was advertised in December. At the tournament, 6 players should participate, and even 10 million U.S. dollars as a buy in pay. The winner of this event alone should be an incredible prize of $ 60 million win. Phil Ivey was officially registered as participants of this fantastic tournament advertised. FSN also claimed that there are four players have expressed their desire to participate in this event. We pursued the goal of this tournament live on FSN transfer. There were even rumors that the FOX network was ready, the last two hours of this tournament to be transferred. These plans will not come true, because the tournament was canceled.
George Green Mountain, vice president of FSN in the area of program design and production said that FSN was simply not ready, at the same time, the Dome poker tournaments and the $ 10 million event to organize. "We have thoroughly analyzed our options, the first season of Mansionpoker.net Poker Dome Challenge, and at the same time the 2006 mega event to the spectators present. Both events are very important projects, the vast resources and labor demand." Greenberg also adds: "If we at the same time these events imagine such a decision may be adversely affected by the quality of tournaments influence. That is why we have chosen, the 2006 mega-event and to all forces on the poker series to concentrate, even 43 week Our viewers will delight at FSN. "
The $ 10 million U.S. dollars event has a very keen interest in the poker community excited. Unfortunately, we are forced to wait another year to have all the answers about this incredible tournament to get. We pursued the goal of three of these mega-events. The first tournament was in fact the year 2006. All poker fans who eagerly to this series of mega-events hope to be in the year 2007 waiting for the realization of the incredible ideas to be seen.
Instead of the 10 million U.S. dollars event is on 12 Mansion Poker July live TV Tournament imagine where some online players around the $ 1000000 will fight.
With impatience we wait on the $ 60 million event, where the winner takes all. If at some point in the execution of these ideas, we have an incredible opportunity, the tournament with the biggest buy in the world to watch.
 

The Berne in the Swiss poker scene ahead. The fact that the region as a poker mecca furor is nothing new: in mid-December 2007 attracted the first so many Gambler Poker Fair in the capital. Now, even a special Poker Academy is planned for children!
Already this spring will be near Bern Gasel Poker Academy, the first created for children.
Kids ages 8 and up can learn as the game and tournaments unsubscribe. Instead of waving the little money but prizes like cinema tickets or Playstations.
As the "organizer" functions Pokerhill.ch. Poker Hill is not a casino or online poker provider with crazy marketing ideas – there is an association under Swiss law! A non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote the poker game in Switzerland.
"We must encourage the next generation," says Mike Ritschard, President of the Association. The poker also plans to pioneer the introduction of company and team tournaments. Every week we meet in an old factory building, hundreds of fans from all over Switzerland and play up to eight hours to twelve original poker tables! Their motivation: There may be real money!
"We were the first to a few weeks ago, a permit to raise money for tournaments outside of the casinos have received," adds Mike Ritschard. Gasel at Bern just mutates with such actions to the absolute poker stronghold of Switzerland.
Is it morally ok, if you are already teaching children the game, the kids and then in 2010 in the lunch break a fast lap times on his mobile to play poker?
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Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, in its own Poker Show "The Mouthpiece" announced that he Russ Hamilton – the main responsibility in the fraud scandal at Absolute Poker – in jail wants to see. And why?
In an interview, Mike stated that Russ Hamilton him after the WSOP in 2005 was called and a heads-up on Ultimatebet wanted to play with him.
Matusow took the offer and the match has not only lost almost every hand, but also more than 2 million U.S. dollars.
Mike has made half of his money after the fraud scandal back, but the damage was served the second game to be influenced negatively. For weeks, the only professional poker super tight and careful play.
Poor Mike, he has always just bad luck. But he would not be Mike Matusow, if he can not complain.
  Jamie Gold held a charity event
Tonight, the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles in the 81st Academy Awards. Jamie Gold held in the Oscar-night a charity poker tournament for Children Uniting Nations.
The winner of the tournament gets a seat at the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, and a private dinner and a Coaching with Jamie Gold.
At the start of the tournament were 30 players, including Lee Watkinson and Full Tilt Poker pro Howard Lederer. On the "Hollywood Reporter" gala sponsored occurred Colby O'Donis, JabbawockeeZ, Sophie B. Hawkins, Doug E. Fresh, Teairra Mari and DJ AM on.
Celebrities who for Children Uniting Nations use include Jennifer Aniston, Pierce Brosnan, Christina Milian, Jane Seymour, John Kerry, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill and Hillary Clinton.
  Doyle Brunson Bounty sets out to Kevin Connolly
Kevin Connolly for a Golden Globe for his role as Eric "E" Murphy in the HBO series "Entourage" and nominated star of the movie "He's Just Not That Into You" ( "He is simply not for you") is at the poker table seats.
Kevin, who has been playing poker, his poker skills against hundreds of players online at the Celebrity Bounty Tournament at Doyles Room for free. Online players can attempt to establish a Bounty on Doyle Brunson, Mike Caro, Hoyt Corkin celebrities or other wet. Celebrities involved in this tournament already joined Bounty, were Nicky Hilton (ex-girlfriend of Kevin Connolly), Pamela Anderson, Todd Brunson, Billy Baxter, Alex Kamberis and Dewey Tomko.
The Bounty Tournament will be held on 25 February at 21:30 ET instead. With a buy-in of $ 27.50 may be players in this multi-table No Limit Texas Holdem tournament with time. The winner receives $ 25000, when Er 3 Celebrities from the tournament raises. The player who eliminates the two, gets $ 5000 and $ 500 gets those one rauswirft.
A surprisingly handzahmer Phil Hellmuth at the LA Poker Classic:
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The WSOP 2008 starting yesterday at the 1190 Women's Event # 15, $ 1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship.
This includes Kathy Liebert, Evelyn Ng, Nancy Todd, Lily Mizrachi, Van Nguyen, Even Vanessa, Clonie Gowen, Linda Johnson, Shirley Wiliam, Tiffany Michelle, Vanessa Rousso, Melissa Hayden, JJ Liu, Jan Fisher, Susie Isaacs, Lacey Jones, Sue Porter, Beth Shak, Mimi Rogers and poker news editor Haley Hintze.
In 2007, Sally Anne Boyer won the coveted bracelet. She sat down to 1,285 players and won $ 262,077 for her victory.
Vanessa Roussa eliminated on the first day, as against them with Pam Shoemaker royal couple ran. No help from the board and they had to socialize Railbirds.
A similar fate Jennifer Tilly, contrary to its straight-Nuts Opponentin ausschied.
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Jennifer Tilly
Katja Thater in the Ladies tournament at last year's WSOP Platz 5 reached yesterday had already beaten earlier type.
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Katja Thater
Was played 10 hours until day 1 in the Ladies event came to an end. 62 of 1190 players are now in Day 2 start. Alice Talbot and Shavonne Mitchell lead with over 90,000 chips in the ranking. Still in the process: Kathy Liebert, Olga Várkonyi, Linda Johnson, Evelyn Ng, Van Nguyen, Nancy Todd Tyner, Maria "Maridu 'Maynrick and Amanda Leatherman.
The payout structure:
1. $ 244.702
2. $ 144.567
3. $ 87.715
4. $ 73.637
5. $ 60.101
6. $ 47.106
7. $ 36.277
8. $ 28.155
9. $ 20.034
10-12 $ 12.877
13-15 $ 10.179
16-18 $ 7.472
19-27 $ 5.848
28.-36. $ 4.765
37.-45. $ 3.682
46.-54. $ 3.357
55.-63. $ 3.032
64.-81. $ 2.707
82.-90. $ 2.166
91.-99. $ 1.949
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PartyPoker.com is currently organizing a fantastic promotion for the biggest party in Europe, the Oktoberfest 2007 in Munich!
The promotion lasts until 28 September and all the players at Party Poker have the option of a trip to Munich to the party of their lives to win. A total of 12 VIP packages can be won. These VIP packages consists of profit:
* $ 500 for travel
* Accommodation for 2 persons in a luxurious 5 star hotel
* A Friday night dinner including an exclusive freeroll poker tournament. The winner of this event will receive a 12,000 $ PartyPoker.com winning one million cruise package.
* An exceptional ride on a Go-Kart
* A VIP Nightclub Package P1
* An exclusive VIP dinner party under a tent in the famous Hippodrome.
What you need to invest to prepare for the chance at a VIP package to qualify?
You can follow the qualifications for the VIP package participate by selecting 20 Party Points hands. You can also sign up for a special Tell-A-Friend-qualifier qualify by running no later than September 27 for at least 2 friends to recommend Party Poker and recruit new players.
There are a total of two major events held at every tournament can be won 6 packages. The first tournament was held on September 21, instead, the second will take place on September 28 at 14:30 ET to take place. There are 3 possibilities for the remainder of the tournament to qualify. The first possibility is one of the top 10 in one of the daily 20 points to include qualifier. The second possibility is for a qualifier of the 50 points in the first 25 to come. If you want to use third way to qualify, you must make before the start of the great Oktoberfest Finale 750 Player Points hands. This means that you automatically qualify for participation.
It will be this year, an estimated 6 million people at Oktoberfest in Munich is expected and you should not miss their chance to join. Play on Party Poker and take advantage of their opportunity to participate in a party that you will never forget. A spokesman for Party Poker said: "There is no doubt that 20 Party Points a very limited use, especially when you consider how extraordinary the expected profit is."
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The rumors of the takeover of the British gaming giant Ladbrokes by 888 Holdings (parent company of Pacific Poker) have reached a new dimension. Following reports of various British websites, will take over newly revised to Ladbrokes against the effects of legislative changes in the U.S., hedge.
888 Holdings, the takeover bid, was part of a major shopping spree, in which the holding company had announced some of the major online gambling sites aufzukaufen or to take part, from these announcements, however, until now not one has actually been completed. The deal with Ladbrokes has been postponed because Ladbrokes currently still looking for ways, according to the British stock market rules, legal to be able to continue working.
The 888 Holdings, the takeover of Ladbrokes long time as a perfect complement to our existing portfolio and future expansion plans of the holding, since the 888 Holdings exactly the services for which Ladbrokes has gaps in the provision. If the latest rumors be true, it could of course be possible that all these plans should be revised.
It was reported that Ladbrokes will be the main assets of 888 Holdings take over, including the website, the customer database and some other intellectual property. 888 would be the company itself, on the spot, remain, probably with some special duties and responsibilities explicit, the assets and the resulting profits would, however, which are assigned to Ladbrockes fact that the 888 Holdings in many markets is Ladbrokes in which only very weak or no presence, can be predicted as the main reason to be, that this deal is a transaction, for which both sides could present detention. The details of the revised deal have not yet been published, but it was reported that the reason why in the difficult legal situation is found with which the advisors of both companies have to deal.
If the shop as planned on the stage goes, this deal over a total volume of approximately £ 440 million or 860 million U.S. $. The stock price soared by Ladbrokes after this announcement momentarily upwards, but then immediately fell back to its old level, which is probably linked to the fact that many investors are probably reluctant to act until the legal situation is finally resolved and more details about the planned business published:
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It is no secret that the Austrian gambling novella is no great popularity – the authors and their representatives aside. Almost daily, new reviews on novels dispute to find. Lawyers sense the end of the monopoly, IG representatives lobby a new wave.
The IG-entertainment player requests that the player back to the protection of consumer protection ministry must come, not sole responsibility of the Ministry of Finance remains. Because this would players inside the ruthless exploitation by large corporations suspended.
The spokesman of the IG-Vernügungsspieler, Georg Unterkofler says in its press release: "The Ministry of Finance submitted draft law is contrary in many respects not only the Constitution but it also lacks the protective diversity through competition in the interests of the large group of consumers amusement player. Since players are consumers, it would make sense that with the player protection, so the consumer is competent for the Speaker of the parties and the relevant ministry employees and not just the officials of the Ministry of Finance and their related lobbyists for the gambling companies. "
The discussion about the gambling amendment is not only an economic but above all, socio-politically. Already three years ago was the limitation period for asserting claims against gambling providers / Casinos from three years to six months down set. For the IG-entertainment player is a direct step in favor of gambling concerns – protection of players no trace.
The approach that problems related to gambling addiction, prevention and protection through a general regulation of the Minister of Finance is trying to solve would be completely wrong.
In another press release would be a lawyer Grazer by this amendment of thousands of gambling establishments in the ruin driven, and clearly the monopoly of the Casinos Austria will be scratched. Reason that the planned changes in the small gambling (machines) and the obvious preference for pure machine casinos.
It is precisely this change since the beginning makes for fierce criticism – only large vending companies would benefit. Small and medium-sized enterprises could no longer keep and Casinos Austria would lose their main source of revenue lost.
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Everyone thinks (or Bill Gates would like everyone thinks), that in the computer world only to the Windows operating system revolves. In the online poker industry, this seems to be declared, as only very few poker rooms offer a software that provided for the user of an Apple computer (which works with a Macintosh operating system), an alternative. The same problem user, the software Pokerroom not want to download your computer (a browser-based software solution), or user, which is a Linux-based system. After Party Poker has recognized that many players for an alternative solution, Party Poker has reacted and offers its users a platform-independent browser-based software solution.
Party Poker has announced that from now on a Mac compatible browser-based software on the Party Poker website available for download. The beta test will run during the next phase to make it even more players to allow for Party Poker to play, but the new software offers in comparison to the download version only partially reduced functionality. Currently it is using the new software only to cash ring games part, multi-table tournaments and Sit and Go's are provided by the browser-based software is not supported. It was announced that participation in MTT's and SNG's from the next major software update will be possible. Similarly, some other features of the download version of the platform independent software solution is not supported, including for example: the player notes, hand history and some other non-essential functions. There are also some problems with one or other Java-based browser (which is mostly used by Linux users), but the problems are known to support and it is a short-term solution.
To view the cross-platform software to use, they must simply download the software. The corresponding access options for Windows, Mac and Linux users are in the software available. If you, however, the browser based version, you must be a minimum, the Windows Internet Explorer version 5.0 (or newer versions), Mozilla Firefox 1.0 (or later versions) or Safari 1.3 ((or later versions) use. The Java versions support Microsoft JVM , Sun JDK 1.4 or 1.5, IBM JDK or MRJ 2.2.5 (for Mac users). Although these versions are generally available, you can occasionally still "bugs", since they are beta versions. Party Poker therefore invites all users of new software, software errors occur and be documented so that Party Poker during the test phase in the development of an error-free software solution to support it.
With these new offerings of industry leaders is trying, more players, for the growing community of online poker players at Party Poker to win. If you have a system with which it has not been possible online poker playing, as the provider of online poker software your system is not yet supported, you should perhaps look at the party poker site around, there you will find from now perhaps the most suitable for your software solution.
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Yesterday 1,297 players started the day 1A of the WSOP Main Events of the 2008th
At the WSOP this year will be a Who's Who Internatonal Poker Main Event at the scene to start. Some of them already started on the day of the event 1A # 54th
Below Jens Vörtmann, Svetlana Gromenkova, May Greenwood, Berry Johnston, Shannon Shorr, Chau Giang, Eric Froehlich, Kevin Saul, Noah Boeken, Aaron Been, Young Phan, Billy Baxter, Dan Harrington, Wayne Newton, Katja Thater, Tom Dwan, Bill Gaze, Barry Greenstein, Anna Wroblewski, Perry Friedman, Jason Gray, Roland de Wolfe, Jimmy Tran, John "Pearl Jammer" Turner, Jeremy Ausmus, David "Devilfish" Ulliott, Jimmy Fricke, Gavin Smith, Mekhi Phifer, Alec "Traheho" Torelli , Nick Schulman, Steve Sung, Chad Brown, Mike Sowers, Jason Gray, "Miami" John Cernuto, Theirry van den Berg, Roy "The Oracle" Winston and Matt Stout.
In 2007, Jerry Yang won. He sat up against a field of 6,358 participants and won $ 8250000th
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Jerry Yang – 2007 World Champion
Katja Thater, Benjamin Kang and Jan von Halle had on the first day of the Main Events of defeat.
Are also excreted Josh Arieh, Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul, Dan Harrington, Joe Sebok, Freddy Deeb, David Benjamin, Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, Eli Elezra, Lyle Berman, Erica Schoenberg, "Miami" John Cernuto, Gavin Smith and JJ Liu.
The RIO is thought that this year the number of participants in 6358 will surpass the previous year.
Chip leader at the end of Day 1 a, Mark Garner, Kellen Hunter, Patrick Fortin, Stefan Mattsson, Jeff Frerichs, Todd Rebello, Brandon Adams, Mojgan Stringham, Bryan Colin, and Kido Pham.
Today at 21.00 CET the clock day 1 B of the main events start.
On de.pokernews.com see a live report, and videos with the deutsprachigen interview with the German players in the field.
Stay tuned!
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