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Betfair to Be Listed on the LSE

Making an anticipated confirmation, betting company Betfair announced it was to float on the London Stock Exchange, valued at £1.5bn, EGamingReview.com reported. At least 10% of the shares are expected to be sold to enterprises willing to invest both in and out of the UK.

Love Is in the Air?

There were heated debates after Scott Montgomery's Facebook status update (“Getting ready to celebrate my gf’s birthday. hope she likes my gift!”) at the TwoPlustTwo forums. Users kept guessing who the mysterious girlfriend might be, or whether she's really a girl (many of the users thought Montgomery was openly gay). They investigated until it seemed most likely that he dates Annette Obrestad, pro poker player.

Coolest Hand in a Long Time

An extraordinary hand was dealt at FTP's $40/$80 NLHE 6-max table, where 'Sauce1234' and 'AAROOKIE' played a very interesting game that  even Phil Galfond, experienced pro commented on his twitter as "One of the coolest HHs I've seen in a while".

The Donk's View of the World at TwoPlusTwo

We have found this brilliant video browsing the internet, and thought it is so funny we are sharing it with you. The donk meets TwoPlusTwo, and expresses his opinions about poker, Phil Ivey, isildur1 and Tom Dwan, and has some interesting questions as well.

Sega Says Goodbye

Sega has closed down its online poker and casino sites. Both offerings have been launched this March and were powered by Playtech. On the site they offered 125 games including slots, blackjack, poker, and themed Sega games such as Virtua Fighter and House of the Dead.

Sportingbet Pays Gambling Settlement and Partners with Tottenham Hotspur

The legal counsel of online gambling operator Sportingbet has settled with the US authorities to pay $33 million for violating US gambling laws.

Record Turnout at WPT Borgata Open

It seems the players who did not participate in WSOPE for some reason are attending WPT Borgata Poker Open instead, which has reached the largest player pool ever in WPT history, a total of 1,042 players.

Lauren Kling's 5 Minute Break

Lauren Kling is a phenomenon one hardly can pass by. She is a very young blonde beauty who is very talented and successful at poker. She had very good results throughout her career, but she still has a lot ahead of her.

Lisandro Wins WSOPE Event #2

The World Series of Poker rolls on, the second event has already came to its end, which was all about Pot Limit Omaha, in which Jeffrey Lisandro proved to be the best. We already wrote about Event #2, which was won by the 'Unabomber' Phil Laak, scoring his first WSOP victory.

50-minute Negreanu Skype Interview

Daniel Negreanu, being the informal and friendly person he is, is always in for a nice little chat with interviewers and reporters, he now gave a 50-minute long interview to PokerTube.

New Game Type Introduced at PartyPoker

Double Hold’em, a new variation of Texas Hold’em has been made available exclusively on PartyPoker’s tables. For the most part, it is played quite similarly to normal Hold’em, except that you are dealt three hole cards, not two.

Phil Laak Wins His First Bracelet at WSOPE

The first event came to an end at the WSOP Europe at Day 3, where the recently injured and now recovered Phil Laak won his first WSOP bracelet.

The British Poker Awards Winners

The Kensington Close Hotel in London was the venue of the first British Poker Awards show, hosted by Michael Caselli and Antonio Esfandiari. Poker players, contributors, providers and forums were nominated by poker journalists in a total of eleven categories. The winners were awarded according to a public online voting as well as the decision of fellow poker pros and editors.

Noted Poker Authority Blog Review

Noted Poker Authority is one of the most prestigious poker blogs today. Ed Miller, the blog author is a guarantee of quality. Ed is a poker pro and an author and co-author of numerous poker books.

WSOPE 2010 Started

The World Series of Poker Europe begun yesterday with a £2,500+£150 6-max NLHE event at the Casino at the Empire in London. Lasting from 14th to 28th September, the tournament consists of another four events: a £5,000+£250 PLO (16th-18th Sept), a £1,000+£75 NLHE (17th-21st Sept), a £10,000+£350 NLHE High Roller Heads-Up (21st-23rd Sept) and the £10,000+£350 NLHE Main Event (23rd-28th Sept).
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