mercoledì 27 gennaio 2010
martedì 26 gennaio 2010
Business Raptors Ltd appointed Francesco Greco and Carlo Stumpo as Web Strategist and CEO to design and develop the company’s online presence adhering to the business development strategy. Busienss Raptors is an Igaming business solutions provider.
Carlo Stumpo, MSc Software Engineering, has been appointed CEO, of Business Raptors Ltd, in 2009. He will be responsible for Corporation’s Marketing, External and Internal Communications as well as Investor Relations. Carlo Stumpo will report to President of Business Raptors Ltd
Francesco Greco,MA Philosophy and Cognitive Science, has been hired by Business Raptors as Web Stategy consultant to design and develop a company’s online presence adhering to the business development strategy.
Carlo Stumpo, MSc Software Engineering, has been appointed CEO, of Business Raptors Ltd, in 2009. He will be responsible for Corporation’s Marketing, External and Internal Communications as well as Investor Relations. Carlo Stumpo will report to President of Business Raptors Ltd
Francesco Greco,MA Philosophy and Cognitive Science, has been hired by Business Raptors as Web Stategy consultant to design and develop a company’s online presence adhering to the business development strategy.
venerdì 22 gennaio 2010
EPT Deauville Day 1b: Pagano strikes again
339 RUNNERS- Today's Day 1b field at the Casino Barriere went and blew it out the water. Once all the late registrations and so on were over with, 429 players had paid their money and taken their Day 1b chances, bringing the total number of runners to an incredible 768 - smashing last year's record figure of 645 to smithereens. As is traditional for the second start day, the big names were rather heavier on the ground than they were on Day 1a. Team PokerStars Pros who ventured out of their hotel rooms included Dario Minieri, Vicky Coren, Greg Raymer, Luca Pagano, Alex Kravchenko, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Jude Ainsworth, and - after around three hours, sparking concern that he would miss this start day as well after failing to show up as scheduled yesterday - Peter Eastgate. Also gracing the felt were the likes of Freddy Deeb, Isabelle Mercier, Rob Hollink, and Joe Beevers. It was an impressive turnout by any standards.
LUCA PAGANO AND DARIO MINIERI- The Italian Pro got off to an excellent start, almost doubling in the first level, and by level 8 he'd amassed over 200,000. He dipped a little towards the end of the day, but still managed to be top of the Day 1b pops come bedtime, on 198,500. Pagano's fellow countryman and Team PokerStars Pro Dario Minieri shot into a monstrous early lead after he turned a straight to bust Dutch bracelet winner Marc Naalden in the biggest pot of the tournament up to that point. Minieri couldn't hang on to his gigantic stack, though, and finished the day on 64,000.
CHIPLEADER CEZARESCU- Former poker press member turned PokerStars Sponsored Player Julien Brecard had an excellent start to the day. A pair of sneakily played aces early in the day set him up for a good run, although he dropped below his 65,000 high point later in the day. The winner of the People's Choice award at last night's French Poker Awards eventually went through to Day 2 with 58,900. Folks who failed to make it through included Brice Cournut, Vitaly Lunkin, Ricardo Sousa, Jeff Sarwer, and Joep van den Bijgaart. Happy folks who go through, on the other hand, included Peter Eastgate, Juha Helppi, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Alex Kravchenko. Day 1a chip leader Robert Cezarescu remains the man to beat going into Day 2 on 216,900. Hot on his heels are Vladimir Geshkenbein, Luca Pagano and Ludovic Lacay, among others.
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giovedì 21 gennaio 2010
THE IRISH POKER MARKET
The growth of online poker in Ireland over the past two years has been massive, with names like Marty Smyth and Eoghan O’Dea making waves on the international poker scene making the Irish market ripe for picking. Whether ChiliPoker can become one of the most popular sites in Ireland is uncertain but with the backing of Setanta their chances look good.
Chiligaming founder Alexandre Dreyfus made the announcement recently, stating: “I am very proud and ambitious about our new partnership with Setanta. We are going to deliver both Setanta’s and Chili’s spirit to our players. In addition to the online betting, we will jointly promote Chilipoker in Ireland and will become the new premium home for Irish poker players.” While the move will certainly increase the stock of ChiliPoker it could also help reinvigorate the troubled Setanta and boost their flailing profits. Co-founder of Setanta, Michael O’Rourke said recently: “This new partnership with Chiligaming showcases the potential for a media organisation to target its own audience with its own gaming product.”
While Boyle’s Poker and Paddy Power may be the current kings of poker in the emerald isles their crown could be under threat in the next few months as Chili Poker have made a bid to dominate the market. The Malta based Chiligaming, which run the popular Chilipoker.com, have teamed up with Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports to launch Setantabet.com, as well as a new poker site. The joint venture will be operational from the 1st of February 2010 and could well become Ireland’s biggest online poker room.http://www.pokernostrum.com/
Chiligaming founder Alexandre Dreyfus made the announcement recently, stating: “I am very proud and ambitious about our new partnership with Setanta. We are going to deliver both Setanta’s and Chili’s spirit to our players. In addition to the online betting, we will jointly promote Chilipoker in Ireland and will become the new premium home for Irish poker players.” While the move will certainly increase the stock of ChiliPoker it could also help reinvigorate the troubled Setanta and boost their flailing profits. Co-founder of Setanta, Michael O’Rourke said recently: “This new partnership with Chiligaming showcases the potential for a media organisation to target its own audience with its own gaming product.”
While Boyle’s Poker and Paddy Power may be the current kings of poker in the emerald isles their crown could be under threat in the next few months as Chili Poker have made a bid to dominate the market. The Malta based Chiligaming, which run the popular Chilipoker.com, have teamed up with Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports to launch Setantabet.com, as well as a new poker site. The joint venture will be operational from the 1st of February 2010 and could well become Ireland’s biggest online poker room.http://www.pokernostrum.com/
Pokernostrum and Italian Carrier Cavour
Italy's newest aircraft carrier, the Cavour, will set sail Tuesday for Haiti to provide logistical and and operational support to relief efforts there, navy sources said on Monday. Pokernostrum.com supports the Italian effort in this Internation race of solidarity. Italy besides USA is the only nation who decided to take action sending an aircraft carrier to save the day in Haiti.
Captain Gianluigi Reversi will command the mission which will see the participation of the military corps of engineers who will be bringing some 100 vehicles, including earth-moving and construction equipment. The mission is a joint one with Brazil which will provide doctors and nurses for the ship's fully-equipped onboard hospital which has various operating rooms and wards for intensive care and first aid.
The hospital staff will be picked up when the Cavour makes a technical stop in Brazil after crossing the Atlantic. This will be the maiden mission for the Cavour which entered service in June of last year. The ship has a crew of 530, although it can host up to 1,200 people, and carries up to 20 helicopters and aircraft. Aside from its state-of-the-art medical facilities, the Cavour, which can cruise at 30 knots, can generate enough electricity for 6,000 homes. Italian government and his PM Silvio Berlusconi is showing once again an International commitment to bring peace and aid in the world.
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Captain Gianluigi Reversi will command the mission which will see the participation of the military corps of engineers who will be bringing some 100 vehicles, including earth-moving and construction equipment. The mission is a joint one with Brazil which will provide doctors and nurses for the ship's fully-equipped onboard hospital which has various operating rooms and wards for intensive care and first aid.
The hospital staff will be picked up when the Cavour makes a technical stop in Brazil after crossing the Atlantic. This will be the maiden mission for the Cavour which entered service in June of last year. The ship has a crew of 530, although it can host up to 1,200 people, and carries up to 20 helicopters and aircraft. Aside from its state-of-the-art medical facilities, the Cavour, which can cruise at 30 knots, can generate enough electricity for 6,000 homes. Italian government and his PM Silvio Berlusconi is showing once again an International commitment to bring peace and aid in the world.
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EPT Deauville: Pokernostrum report
Fifth season for the EPT sponsored by Pokerstars. The tournament will take place in Casino Barriere in Deauville, France, from 20th to 24th of January. A remarkable field of 339 runners was assembled for Day 1a of the EPT Deauville, putting the event easily on pace to eclipse last year's record-setting field once again. Some familiar faces in the crowd when the cards went flying shortly after noon. We recognize Luana Spataro from Italy, Team PokerStars Pros Katja Thater, Arnaud Mattern, and Vlad Zguba, along with a few other notables.
Mike "Timex" McDonald made the trip over from Canada, and even American Craig Bergeron came out to play. The action was fairly measured and calm to start the day, but things accelerated to a blistering pace by the time the clock hit zero. A few players had their hands on significant chip leads today, but only one of them can take that title into the overnight hours. Tonight, that honor appears to belong to the late-surging Robert Cezarescu. His count of 216,900 should put him ahead of the trailing pack that includes Vladimir Geshkenbein, Jamel Maistriaux, and Martin Kabrhel.
That's about all we have for you from Day 1a. We'll be right back here in the casino at noon tomorrow for the second flight of starters. We expect a full house, and we hope you'll join us right back here for Day 1b.
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Mike "Timex" McDonald made the trip over from Canada, and even American Craig Bergeron came out to play. The action was fairly measured and calm to start the day, but things accelerated to a blistering pace by the time the clock hit zero. A few players had their hands on significant chip leads today, but only one of them can take that title into the overnight hours. Tonight, that honor appears to belong to the late-surging Robert Cezarescu. His count of 216,900 should put him ahead of the trailing pack that includes Vladimir Geshkenbein, Jamel Maistriaux, and Martin Kabrhel.
That's about all we have for you from Day 1a. We'll be right back here in the casino at noon tomorrow for the second flight of starters. We expect a full house, and we hope you'll join us right back here for Day 1b.
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martedì 12 gennaio 2010
YOUNG GUN TAKES THE P.C.A.
The Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure main event ended in fine style in the Bahamas Monday, providing railbirds with some thrilling action as the relatively unknown Harrison Gimbel - a 19-year-old Internet pro from Florida - triumphed to take the glory, the trophy and a $2.2 million pay day. In doing so Gimbel became the youngest PCA champion yet, besting a record entry field of 1 529 players, many of them at the top end of the international game, who competed over the 7 day spectacle. Monday's final table comprised chip leader Ryan D'Angelo who had 10 090 000 in chips, just ahead of nearest rival Ty Reiman on 9 350 000 after a dramatic surge to the top of the leaderboard. They are followed by Barry Schulman (6 805 000); Harrison Gimbel (6 000 000); Tom Koral (5 370 000); Benjamin Zamani (3 700 000); Zachary Goldberg (2 340 000) and low stack Aage Ravn (1 600 000). Only six hands into the action an exciting exchange between Gimbel and chip leader D'Angelo saw a pot of ten million chips up for grabs and a double up by Gimbel saw him take most of D'Angelos chips in a dramatic reversal of fortune, setting the scene for this thriller of a finale. Tom Koral was the first elimination after a clash with Benjamin Zamani over another multi-million chip pot left him headed to the exit and a $200 000 plus payday for an eighth placing. He was followed in seventh place for $300 000 by Zachary Goldberg, who ran afoul of Norwegian player Aage Ravn in another doubled up clash. Ravn was himself eliminated next, going down in a clash with Zamani and Gimbel to exit in sixth place and collecting a $450 000 prize. Following Ravn's departure play settled down and it was several hours before the next bust - one-time chip leader Ryan D'Angelo, who headed for the rail after being eliminated by Ty Reiman, collecting a $700 000 paycheck for his fifth placing. The first seven digit payday went to Benjamin Zamani, ousted in fourth place for a million dollars by Gimbel, who then went on to take out Barry 'All In' Shulman at the 134 hand mark; Shulman's third place finish was worth a useful $1 350 000 to the 2009 WSOP main event finalist. Heads up it was Harrison Gimbel vs. internet pro player Ty Reiman, with the latter holding a significant 11 million chip advantage as the duo entered a contest that would last for a further 45 hands. Going onto the offensive, Gimbel first evened and then reversed the stack situation within six hands, taking every key pot until he had built a 4:1 chip lead with which he continued to hammer away at Reiman until taking him down at hand 180. Reiman headed for the exit and a whopping take-home of $1 750 000, whilst the nineteen-year-old Gimbel basked in the respect (and $2.2 million main prize glow) that goes with becoming the youngest PCA champion ever. “It feels amazing,” said the new champ moments after the win. “This is what I’ve dreamed of. I’ve always wanted to win a big major tournament and luckily I accomplished it on one of my very first ones.” “I felt my opponents were really good,” Gimbel added, “...but I had a lot of confidence in myself coming into today and it really showed. “I used to wrestle in high school and my coach always said 'envision something and it’ll come true.' Not that it’ll come true, but it’ll happen.” Like most of today's young poker guns, Gimbel is adept at Internet action, and his previous poker career landmarks include a PokerStars Sunday Million final table appearance and in live tourneys a win in the 2009 Florida State Poker Championships.
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lunedì 11 gennaio 2010
P.C.A. FINAL TABLE IS SET
The Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure will be decided Monday when eight survivors of an original field of 1 529 players sit down at midday Vegas time to decide who gets the really big money.
Sunday's day 5 action saw the last 24 players still in the running whittled down in only six hours to a final table that includes a healthy contingent of Internet aces.
Fighting it out for the top prize of $2.2 million will be chip leader Ryan D'Angelo who has 10 090 000 in chips, just ahead of nearest rival Ty Reiman on 9 350 000 after a dramatic surge to the top of the leaderboard. They are followed by Barry Schulman (6 805 000); Harrison Gimbel (6 000 000); Tom Koral (5 370 000); Benjamin Zamani (3 700 000); Zachary Goldberg (2 340 000) and low stack Aage Ravn (1 600 000).
Even the first player eliminated will do well on this table, leaving with an eighth place paycheck of $201 300 from a prizepool that has reached $14.8 million this year - the seventh biggest in poker history - in which 224 players have cashed.
Some of the more familiar names who exited Sunday were Robert Mizrachi (out at 22nd for $75 000); Jeff Madsen, who was aken out in 19th place for $87 500; Pras Banzi secured a paycheck of $87 500 for his 18th position, and John duthie headed home with $130 000 after finishing 12th.
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Sunday's day 5 action saw the last 24 players still in the running whittled down in only six hours to a final table that includes a healthy contingent of Internet aces.
Fighting it out for the top prize of $2.2 million will be chip leader Ryan D'Angelo who has 10 090 000 in chips, just ahead of nearest rival Ty Reiman on 9 350 000 after a dramatic surge to the top of the leaderboard. They are followed by Barry Schulman (6 805 000); Harrison Gimbel (6 000 000); Tom Koral (5 370 000); Benjamin Zamani (3 700 000); Zachary Goldberg (2 340 000) and low stack Aage Ravn (1 600 000).
Even the first player eliminated will do well on this table, leaving with an eighth place paycheck of $201 300 from a prizepool that has reached $14.8 million this year - the seventh biggest in poker history - in which 224 players have cashed.
Some of the more familiar names who exited Sunday were Robert Mizrachi (out at 22nd for $75 000); Jeff Madsen, who was aken out in 19th place for $87 500; Pras Banzi secured a paycheck of $87 500 for his 18th position, and John duthie headed home with $130 000 after finishing 12th.
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venerdì 8 gennaio 2010
PLENTY PLAYERS FOR PCA
With Day 1B numbers in, Pokerstars has reported a large entry field for the $10 000 buy-in 2010 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventureonline poker tournament now playing out in the Bahamas.
In 2009 the event attracted 1 347 players and delivered a main prize of $3 million, making it one of the biggest poker tournaments outside the USA. This year the field is up to 1 529 - many of them top names in the game - although the first prize is smaller at $2.2 million as a result of an amended payout structure that gives more cash to more contestants.
224 players will cash this year, compared to 199 last time around, and the first payout level of $2 500 above the buy-in awarded last year has been boosted to $5 000.
“More players are getting paid and the players are getting paid better,” said PokerStars event host Neil Johnson. “It’s a much more significant return on your investment and it’s better for the poker economy as a whole.”
Johnson added that the bottom line is that 15 percent of the field is now getting paid rather than 10 percent.
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In 2009 the event attracted 1 347 players and delivered a main prize of $3 million, making it one of the biggest poker tournaments outside the USA. This year the field is up to 1 529 - many of them top names in the game - although the first prize is smaller at $2.2 million as a result of an amended payout structure that gives more cash to more contestants.
224 players will cash this year, compared to 199 last time around, and the first payout level of $2 500 above the buy-in awarded last year has been boosted to $5 000.
“More players are getting paid and the players are getting paid better,” said PokerStars event host Neil Johnson. “It’s a much more significant return on your investment and it’s better for the poker economy as a whole.”
Johnson added that the bottom line is that 15 percent of the field is now getting paid rather than 10 percent.
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giovedì 7 gennaio 2010
2010'S FIRST FTOPS
The first Full Tilt Online Series of Poker tournament for 2010 and the new decade has been announced, and will take place between February 10 and February 21.
FTOPS XV will provide 27 events featuring various gamestyles and over $17 million in guaranteed prizes.
Full Tilt has also confirmed that Mini FTOPS events for lower rollers will follow between March 10 and March 21, offering a further 27 events with lower buy-ins and a guaranteed prizepool of $6 million.
In related news, Full Tilt's major rival Pokerstars has also started the new year with a bang, attracting a massive entry field of 668 entrants on Day 1A alone of the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure main event.
The event is currently running in the Bahamas and a record entry is anticipated.
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FTOPS XV will provide 27 events featuring various gamestyles and over $17 million in guaranteed prizes.
Full Tilt has also confirmed that Mini FTOPS events for lower rollers will follow between March 10 and March 21, offering a further 27 events with lower buy-ins and a guaranteed prizepool of $6 million.
In related news, Full Tilt's major rival Pokerstars has also started the new year with a bang, attracting a massive entry field of 668 entrants on Day 1A alone of the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure main event.
The event is currently running in the Bahamas and a record entry is anticipated.
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martedì 5 gennaio 2010
POKER STRATEGY CHANGE AT MICROGAMING?
oday (January 5th) will see the start of a new policy at the Microgaming Poker Network, according to several reliable sources. Observers say the policy is designed to encourage online poker sites on the network to bring in more "fish" (less experienced and therefore more likely to lose than win) players to ensure that the balance between deposits and withdrawals moves closer to the former.
Poker News, commenting on the move, reports that beginning January 5th, MPN will move from the contributed method of rake calculation, in which the operators’ rake is calculated by splitting pots between the total number of players, to the weighted method, whereby rake per room is generated proportionally according to the amount that individual players contribute to each pot.
"Although this may sound confusing to most people, it essentially means that it pays for Microgaming skins to attract players who are more likely to redeposit when they loose their cash playing. In other words, the sites recognize they won't make money from successful players who cash out winnings over the long run," is how the poker information site interprets the policy.
The Microgaming Poker Network is not the first to move in this controversial direction; the general strategy has been extensively and publicly debated by operators for some weeks and is already being implemented by major networks such as Boss Media'sInternational Poker Network, Playtech's iPoker network and the Bodog network, which penalise skins with higher withdrawal than deposit ratios (see previous InfoPowa reports). The Merge network is also reported to be pursuing a similar policy.
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Poker News, commenting on the move, reports that beginning January 5th, MPN will move from the contributed method of rake calculation, in which the operators’ rake is calculated by splitting pots between the total number of players, to the weighted method, whereby rake per room is generated proportionally according to the amount that individual players contribute to each pot.
"Although this may sound confusing to most people, it essentially means that it pays for Microgaming skins to attract players who are more likely to redeposit when they loose their cash playing. In other words, the sites recognize they won't make money from successful players who cash out winnings over the long run," is how the poker information site interprets the policy.
The Microgaming Poker Network is not the first to move in this controversial direction; the general strategy has been extensively and publicly debated by operators for some weeks and is already being implemented by major networks such as Boss Media'sInternational Poker Network, Playtech's iPoker network and the Bodog network, which penalise skins with higher withdrawal than deposit ratios (see previous InfoPowa reports). The Merge network is also reported to be pursuing a similar policy.
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lunedì 4 gennaio 2010
POKER FOR CAMBODIA
Canadian player donates portion of winnings to charity
Not long ago InfoPowa highlighted the good works of American professional online poker pro Dusty 'Leatherass' Schmidt, who has riased subtantial funds playing poker for the Transition Project - a charity in Portland. Schmidt is one of a growing number of pokerheads with big hearts who raise money for the less fortunate; Don Cheadle and Annie Duke with their Ante Up for Africacampaign is another great example of what the game can achieve in helping others.
This week we focus on a talented woman player from Toronto who donates a portion of her winnings in major tournaments to charity.
Elizabeth Bennett-Martin's latest project is to play in the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure, winning enough to donate a significant amount to the Cambodian Legal Education for Women project started by the Toronto law firm Bennett Gastle P.C in which she is a partner.
The focus of the charity is to provide educational assistance and living expenses to help young women in Cambodia attend law school, and escape a life of poverty. The charity helps women who live in extremely deprived, cramped conditions, sleeping on mats on a bare floor, and will assist in improving dormitory conditions - the accommodation has no furniture or cooking facilities, other than hot plates.
The project aims to improve the possibilities for these woman by helping them to become lawyers in a country where legal help is extremely rare (in 2009 there were only 538 lawyers for a population of over 14 million people).
Last year Bennett-Martin was one of only 14 women in the entire PCA tournament and one of a mere seven female online qualifiers. She won a $24 satellite to compete against a field of 1 347 players.... and picked up $40 000 for a 25th place finish. This year she plans to improve on her performance and raise more cash, and has again secured a place through an online satellite.
In addition to earmarking a portion of any winnings in the PCA main event for charity, Bennett-Martin intends to compete in the inaugural PCA Ladies Event, and will donate all winnings to the charity if she is successful.
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Not long ago InfoPowa highlighted the good works of American professional online poker pro Dusty 'Leatherass' Schmidt, who has riased subtantial funds playing poker for the Transition Project - a charity in Portland. Schmidt is one of a growing number of pokerheads with big hearts who raise money for the less fortunate; Don Cheadle and Annie Duke with their Ante Up for Africacampaign is another great example of what the game can achieve in helping others.
This week we focus on a talented woman player from Toronto who donates a portion of her winnings in major tournaments to charity.
Elizabeth Bennett-Martin's latest project is to play in the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure, winning enough to donate a significant amount to the Cambodian Legal Education for Women project started by the Toronto law firm Bennett Gastle P.C in which she is a partner.
The focus of the charity is to provide educational assistance and living expenses to help young women in Cambodia attend law school, and escape a life of poverty. The charity helps women who live in extremely deprived, cramped conditions, sleeping on mats on a bare floor, and will assist in improving dormitory conditions - the accommodation has no furniture or cooking facilities, other than hot plates.
The project aims to improve the possibilities for these woman by helping them to become lawyers in a country where legal help is extremely rare (in 2009 there were only 538 lawyers for a population of over 14 million people).
Last year Bennett-Martin was one of only 14 women in the entire PCA tournament and one of a mere seven female online qualifiers. She won a $24 satellite to compete against a field of 1 347 players.... and picked up $40 000 for a 25th place finish. This year she plans to improve on her performance and raise more cash, and has again secured a place through an online satellite.
In addition to earmarking a portion of any winnings in the PCA main event for charity, Bennett-Martin intends to compete in the inaugural PCA Ladies Event, and will donate all winnings to the charity if she is successful.
http://www.pokernostrum.com
CONTROVERSY MARS ACHIEVEMENT OF iPOKER'S TWO BILLIONTH HAND OF ONLINE POKER
CONTROVERSY MARS ACHIEVEMENT OF iPOKER'S TWO BILLIONTH HAND OF ONLINE POKER
Speculation was rife on the popular twoplustwo poker forum this week after an online poker player claimed that $60 000 worth of cash and tournament seats he won in the iPoker network's two billionth poker hand celebrations remains unpaid.
Using the handle 'Derrickki', the player said he had been ten-tabling heads up No Limit Hold'em on the Betfold skin on the network in the hopes of winning some of the promotional prizes attached to the 2 000 000 000th poker hand on iPoker, an online poker network operated by Playtech.
The speculation seems to be centred on whether the Betfold skin had opted in to the network promotion, although in previous recent threads twoplustwo posters have complained that Betfold has been slow-paying, and the customer support response has been unsatisfactory.
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Speculation was rife on the popular twoplustwo poker forum this week after an online poker player claimed that $60 000 worth of cash and tournament seats he won in the iPoker network's two billionth poker hand celebrations remains unpaid.
Using the handle 'Derrickki', the player said he had been ten-tabling heads up No Limit Hold'em on the Betfold skin on the network in the hopes of winning some of the promotional prizes attached to the 2 000 000 000th poker hand on iPoker, an online poker network operated by Playtech.
The speculation seems to be centred on whether the Betfold skin had opted in to the network promotion, although in previous recent threads twoplustwo posters have complained that Betfold has been slow-paying, and the customer support response has been unsatisfactory.
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TOP POKER PLAYER AND WIFE PART COMPANY
Joint petition for an amicable divorce granted in a Nevada court
Top international online and live poker ace Phil Ivey and his wife Luciaetta were granted a divorce by a Nevada court this week after filing a joint petition on December 22nd, reports the entertainment site TMZ.
Ivey (34), who has reportedly earned over $12 million in a glittering professional poker career so far, married Luciaetta back in 2002. Ironically, Ivey was often referred to as the Tiger Woods of poker, a celebrity who has also encountered marital troubles in recent times.
The couple has no children together.
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Top international online and live poker ace Phil Ivey and his wife Luciaetta were granted a divorce by a Nevada court this week after filing a joint petition on December 22nd, reports the entertainment site TMZ.
Ivey (34), who has reportedly earned over $12 million in a glittering professional poker career so far, married Luciaetta back in 2002. Ironically, Ivey was often referred to as the Tiger Woods of poker, a celebrity who has also encountered marital troubles in recent times.
The couple has no children together.
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