July
Antonio Esfandiari won the most expensive tournament ever, the WSOP #55 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop for $18,346,673.
Read more on Esfandiari’s huge success here
Ray Bitar surrendered himself to the FBI. The ex-Full Tilt Poker CEO gave turned himself in as part of the deal concluded with PokerStars.
Read more on Bitar’s arrest here
British poker player Barry Denson broke Phil Laak’s endurance record, playing 120 hours and 20 minutes straight. He closed his session with £850 in profits, which he offered to charity.
Read more on the crazy record here
August
PartyPoker launched its own fast poker game, the FastForward. The beta version hit the real money tables in early August.
Read more on FastForward here
Matt Marafioti delivered our share of poker scandal that appeared to involve the Bandidos motorcycle gang cheating a number of high stakes players out of their money with the help of hackers.
Read more on the Marafioti scandal here
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York made a ruling that every poker player was happy about: poker is a game of skill and not an illegal gambling activity.
Read more on the District Court declaration here
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