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US E-gaming Regulation: What Is to Come?

September 25, 2010 at 7:26 PM |

An article entitled ”A nation awaits” by Chris Krafcik was published on EGRMagazine.com, detailing the expectations of what the future holds for online gambling and gaming regulation in the US. It is a rather comprehensive writing; here we merely wish to give an overview of the topic he covers.

Poker Videos

Phil Hellmuth Crazy Lady Gaga Entrance at WSOPE

September 24, 2010 at 4:22 PM |

Phil Hellmuth is famous for his big, and sometimes weird entrances, followed by bad play which leads him to his early elimination. He did the exact same at the WSOPE Main Event as well. He rode in on a classic red double-decker bus accompanied by a brass band, who began to play Lady Gaga's Pokerface, while 11 girls dressed as Gaga danced and sang.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Borgata Poker Open: Dwyte Pilgrim Is the Winner

September 24, 2010 at 3:15 PM |

It seems that Dwyte Pilgrim is none less gifted in poker than his style and talk is original; he has just earned his first major event winning, the WPT Borgata. Largest in the World Poker Tour history with a field of 1,042, beating it is a proof for those regarding him a “minor league grinder” that he definitely stepped up the ladder.

Poker Players

The Bats Are Gone, Doyle Is Back

September 24, 2010 at 1:13 PM |

We have reported about the bat invasion at Doyle Brunson's property which made the 77-year-old poker pro escape to his Montana home, where he has spent 3 weeks. These weeks have passed, and he's back in Las Vegas according to his Twitter.

Lost & Found

WTSD%? Forget It

September 23, 2010 at 7:32 PM |

Are you using WTSD (Went to Showdown) stats to get to know your opponents better? It's not a problem if you don't, since it is an unreliable system for describing a player. There are much better ways now to predict your opponent's actions, for example, calculating street-by-street fold stats.

Online Poker

50 Billionth PokerStars Hand Dealt

September 23, 2010 at 6:05 PM |

PokerStars have finally dealt its 50 Billionth Hand. The great event happened yesterday morning at the $0,02/$0,05 Micro-Stakes NLHE cash game table called Ornamenta (fast). The hand was won by the German 'tbvle' earning $56,140 plus a $5,200 WCOOP Main Event buy-in.

Poker Players

Tom Dwan Argues with harrington25 and URnotINdanger2

September 23, 2010 at 4:42 PM |

Tom 'durrrr' Dwan usually plays high-stakes Pot Limit Omaha recently at Full Tilt tables, and while he is winning lots of money, he sometimes chats with his opponents, who are not exactly happy all the time with 'durrrr'. We are going to present 2 of such conversations.

Poker Rooms

Betfair to Be Listed on the LSE

September 22, 2010 at 8:16 PM |

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.

Poker Players

Love Is in the Air?

September 22, 2010 at 5:50 PM |

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.

Online Poker

Coolest Hand in a Long Time

September 22, 2010 at 4:00 PM |

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".

Poker Humor

The Donk's View of the World at TwoPlusTwo

September 22, 2010 at 2:01 PM |

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.

Poker Rooms

Sega Says Goodbye

September 21, 2010 at 3:48 PM |

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.

Poker Legislation

Sportingbet Pays Gambling Settlement and Partners with Tottenham Hotspur

September 21, 2010 at 3:32 PM |

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

Poker Tournaments

Record Turnout at WPT Borgata Open

September 21, 2010 at 2:40 PM |

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.

Poker Interviews

Lauren Kling's 5 Minute Break

September 20, 2010 at 6:43 PM |

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.