Atlantic Club Casino & Hotel Upstages PokerStars Until PokerStars Comes Back with a Big Punch - plus my links selection

We're dealing with people (Jonathan Roy), places (Betfair) and everything else in the middle.


So let's not wait any more, here are all the links:

• Betfair Poker Ambassador Elisabeth Hille's Amazing WSOP Story - "Elisabeth Hille (Photo: WSOP/PokerNews) To cut a very long story, one that spanned a full week, Hille almost went all the way in the 2012 WSOP Main Event but fell short and finished in 11th place for a cool $590,442!" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
• "Just two other players - Jonathan Roy (218,400 chips) and Jake Toole (208,900) finished with more than 200,000" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
  
  
• Atlantic Club Casino & Hotel Upstages PokerStars Until PokerStars Comes Back with a Big Punch - "The surprise move in the gambits of gaming companies seeking to position themselves for future fortunes in the online and commercial gaming market came last week from an unlikely source, the Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel (ACC) in Atlantic City New Jersey" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
• Lock Poker Ads Removed on 2+2 as Cashout Situation Goes from Bad to Worse - "On Friday, owners of popular poker forum Two Plus Two held a telephone conversation with "top officials" from long-term advertisers Lock Poker, which resulted in a promise that a new Lock representative would "give a more detailed explanation" of the serious cashout issues players face" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• PokerStars Releases European Poker Tour Season 10 Schedule - "The schedule for the 10th season of the European Poker Tour was released by PokerStars today" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
• Pokerfuse PRO: Rational Siblings Strengthen Ties: FTP Runs Satellites for PokerStars' Tournaments - "Cross-network promotions between PokerStars and Full Tilt intensified over the weekend with the introduction of a selection of online satellites to PokerStars' live events" - [pokerfuse.com]
  

Fantasy Poker Manager Reaches Deal with WSOP - and my top selection of links

This is today's set of the hottest links from around the net. We'll be looking at Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Ivey along with a number of other topics. So without further ado, why don't we get going.

Topic 1: Betfair
The Links:
- BlueSQ Poker Merges with Betfair Following Acquisition - Betfair has announced that it has bought "certain assets, including the customer database" of Blue Square Bet for 5m ... - from pokerfuse.com
- www.bluffeurope.com

Topic 2: Poker
The Links:

- "Fantasy Poker Manager has signed a deal with the World Series of Poker to become the "official fantasy poker game" of the WSOP. The three-year agreement between the WSOP and Zokay Entertainment, parent company of Fantasy Poker Manager and the Global Poker Index, was announced Tuesday" said www.parttimepoker.com.
- Zynga Poker Launches UK Platform Today from www.bluffeurope.com
- WSOP Partners with Fantasy Poker Manager from pokerfuse.com

From: www.parttimepoker.com

From: www.bluffeurope.com

Topic 3: World Poker Tour
The Links:
- Antonio Esfandiari Joins Ultimate Poker - "He has collected more than $23 million in tournaments, including two World Poker Tour titles and three World Series of Poker bracelets" - said pokerfuse.com

The Links:

Well that's my round-up for the week. I hope you're looking forward to more because there's much more where that came from the next time 'round! So check back before long, if you don't want to miss out on the latest captivating headlines around the world.

Rupert Elder takes down Aussie Millions Event #1 - and more links to check out

I have got a lot of online poker related links to look over and a variety of topics covering Poker, Betfair, Brazil, Nate Silver and Rupert Elder.


OK, the links are:

- "Editorial: PokerStars Drops the Ball" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
- Betfair Goes Live on iPoker Network - "Betfair Poker launched its new poker room on the iPoker Network Tuesday, the first step in move that will eventually see all Betfair traffic removed from the Ongame Network" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

- "Despite British pre-final favourites Jamie Sykes and David Vamplew attracting the support of the crowd, it was Brazilian player Nicolau Villa-Lobos who has claimed the first UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) title of 2013" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- Aussie Millions Invites Nate Silver as Special Guest - "Nate Silver, who achieved fame by correctly predicting the winner of all 50 states in the 2012 presidential election, will be competing at the Aussie Millions. Invited as a special guest of Crown Casino in Melbourne where the Aussie Millions is currently underway, Silver is scheduled to arrive on Jan. 25 and has confirmed that he will play in the AUD $10,600 Main Event that is slated to begin on Jan. 27" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

- Rupert Elder takes down Aussie Millions Event #1 - "Despite the huge field, there was some major talent featured at the final table including Rupert Elder, Brendon Rubie, and Martin Finger" - [pokernewsboy.com]

Betfair Poker's London Live a Week Away - and my top collection of links

Alright, the links are:

- "A package worth $3,500 including the 2,000 buy-in, $900 for travel accommodation plus Intertops goodies will be awarded in a $50+$5 satellite at 9pm UK time this Sunday" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- "Rian (Ree) Saunders, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License In a response to comments by the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Department of Culture Media and Sport's (DCMS) legislative proposals, the UK Government has reiterated its commitment to introducing a place of consumption (POC) tax on online gaming" - [pokerfuse.com]


- "Betfair Poker heads to London for the next leg of its Live tournament series with the Aspers Casino, Stratford the venue for the $100,000 guaranteed event from 25-27 January 2013" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- "French language regulator ARJEL has indicated that a change in its regulations is in order, admitting that pooling cash poker players with online poker sites outside of France is a must to ensure long term viability of the platform" - [pokerfuse.com]


- "Team PokerStars Online pro Andre "acoimbra" Coimbra is embarking on a unique challenge for 2013 that promises to benefit a worthwhile charity. Coimbra will attempt to start out with $100 and will compete only in online tournaments with the goal of building up a bankroll of $100,000 by year's end" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

2013 EPT PCA, Day Two: Nicolas Godoy Leads Main Event; Darren Elias, Michael Mizrachi Stalking - and more links to check out

We have got a lot of Poker related links to run through and a number of topics covering Scott Seiver, Michael Mizrachi, Faraz Jaka, Bet365 and Poker.


So without further ado, here are the links:

- Scott Seiver Wins 2013 PCA High Roller Event - "Scott Seiver made an improbable final table run in the 2013 European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $100,000 Super High Roller Event Monday, advancing from a deep chip deficit to win the whole thing and over $2 million" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

- "2013 EPT PCA, Day Two: Nicolas Godoy Leads Main Event; Darren Elias, Michael Mizrachi Stalking" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
- "Silence is Golden for Jaka" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
- Paddy Power, Bet365 Close "Exclusive" Tables on iPoker - "Top tier iPoker skins PaddyPower and Bet365 have quietly closed their exclusive "premium" tables on their own poker rooms, pokerfuse has learned. References to the separate tables have been removed from lobbies and websites" - [pokerfuse.com]

- Playing to Win in Poker Tournaments - "In my opinion, you should never enter a poker tournament you do not think you can win. To the majority of people this will seem rational, but there are poker players who constantly buy into tournaments where they have no edge and therefore no hopes of winning" - [betting.betfair.com]

Cody Joins PokerStars - and top links

A lot of exciting stuff today, from people such as Scott Seiver and Jake Cody and places like Schleswig-Holstein and Betfair.


Right, let's get started. All the links:

• "Mark Hillary, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License Schleswig-Holstein (SH) will join the German Interstate Gambling Treaty following an EU Commission opinion that it can legally do so" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• Lock Poker Exclusive: ISPT satellites for US players - "The #1 online poker site in the United States, Lock Poker, has just announced that they will be hosting satellite tournaments for the upcoming International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) tournament that is scheduled to take place in London, England this May" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
• "David "Doc" Sands may have been the one in the wheelchair, but it was Scott Seiver who enjoyed the sickest run to take down the PCA Super High Roller The 10th anniversary PokerStars Caribbean Adventure got into top gear yesterday, with the conclusion of the $100,000 Super High Roller being played out at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• "Poker players at betting exchange Betfair will soon have two poker sites to choose from" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• Cody Joins PokerStars - "He's been one of the UK's top players for a couple of years now and after cruising the poker circuit as a free agent for a couple of months now, it's just been revealed that Jake Cody is PokerStars latest pro" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  

Betfair Becomes Aussie Millions Presenting Partner - and my top collection of links

So without further ado, here are all the links:

- "Poker to Feature in Vienna "Mind Sports" Event" - [pokerfuse.com]
- "This year three poker players added their names to the growing list of poker Player of the Year winners, as Greg Merson, Dan Smith, and Marvin Rettenmaier joined the fairly exclusive club" - [pokernewsboy.com]


- "Dan Brusca talks about Web Design Mastery in detail, including the refund rate and various different stats. Full assessment can be found at ..." - [commenturl.com]


- HNR 12/28: N.J. Online Poker Push; Poker as 'Mind Game' - "New Jersey pushes for online gaming, and the WPT joins the "Mind Games."" - [www.parttimepoker.com]

Luke Schwartz wins Genting Big Game - plus my links selection

So let's not wait any more, here are the links:

- "This week Betfair Poker launches the Team Betfair Ambassador Bounty Series (TBABS), a new competition in which Betfair Poker players are invited to play against the world-renowned poker pros that make up Team Betfair (as well as some soft bounty targets in the form of Betfair staff and bloggers!) This series of free-to-enter bounty tournaments will be played every Thursday for four weeks starting on 8th November" - [betting.betfair.com]


- Gentleman Gale Prepares for Surgery - "John Gale (poker player) is one of poker's most loved and respected players, but a few years ago a freak accident in London's Vic Casino led to the discovery of a life threatening injury" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

- "Jonathan Duhamel is one of the busiest pros on the circuit at the moment but after spending two months travelling around Europe the Canadian pro has finally returned home and updated his blog" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- Luke Schwartz wins Genting Big Game - "The big names were out in force last night for the first running of the Genting Poker Big Game at the Fox Poker Club with Luke Schwartz eventually taking the honours" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

- Poker Scam in Facebook - "Poker Scam in Facebook It's no secret that the internet is now overrun by scammers" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]

Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Nancy Todd Referendum On Casinos - plus my links selection

Plenty of exciting stuff today, from people like Annette Obrestad and places like Sanremo, Arkansas and Latvia.


Okay, the links are:

- EPT Sanremo: Pedal pushing poker players - "Every Spring since 1907, the streets of Sanremo have been lined with cycling fans, cheering into town the finishing riders of "La Classica di Primavera", an epic bike race that starts in Milan and finishes here, about 300km and six-and-a-half hours later" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]

- Annette Obrestad to Debut in the WSOP - "Annette Obrestad to Debut in the WSOP Annette Obrestad has been making waves in the poker industry since she was fifteen years old, hence her screen name "Annette_15"" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]

- "Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Nancy Todd Referendum On Casinos" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
- Three Final Tables For Team Betfair In Event #6 Of GSOP 9 - "The way I am running right now it is difficult to feel the love but I am certainly feeling the love for my fellow Team Betfair players who are tearing up the tournaments" - [betting.betfair.com]

- Eureka2 Latvia: Day 1B, Level 9 - 10 updates (blinds 500-1,000 ante 100) - "The all-time winningest tournament player in Latvia, Kaspers Renga is still going strong, he's got 26,500" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]

Yorane Kerignard Wins Astonishing WPT Malta - and more links to check out

We're dealing with people (Annie Duke), places (Malta, Israel and Spain) and the rest in the middle.


So let's not wait any more, here are the links:

- "Team Australia Finally Complete" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
- "There may not have been many runners in the WPT Malta Main Event but a sensational climax saw Yorane Kerignard snatch victory in a dramatic fashion" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- "Annie Duke Releases IPhone Poker Application" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
- "Jeff Madsen Moves to Israel for Prop Bet A lot of people dismissed it as 'just another April Fool's Joke', but as the days passed and no 'gotcha!'" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]


- Betfair to Launch in Spain & Italy on iPoker Network - "Group Operations Director at Betfair, Ian Chuter explained the deal rationale: Betfair has built a strong relationship with Playtech over a number of years and after a full evaluation of the available options, they were the logical choice for providing us with what we now need. The unstated suggestion is that their existing poker provider Ongame was not the "logical choice" when it came to the decision to choose a partner for Spain and Italy" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "The authors of the best-selling book "Freaknomics - The Hidden Side of Everything" have turned their attention to online poker for their latest podcast. In an episode entitled "Why Online Poker Should Be Legal" economist Steve Levitt (actor) discusses his love of poker and his research into the game" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

Vivian Im leads the ladies in Macau - plus my links selection

Right, why don't we get started. All the links:

• "iGame Malta is moving all its online poker properties to the Microgaming Network following the announcement of the imminent demise of its former network, Entraction" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "Nelson Burtnick, former director of payment processing for Full Tilt Poker and former head of payment processing at PokerStars, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a scheme to deceive banks into handling poker transactions in order to circumvent US gambling laws" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "Part 3 of the Howard Lederer interviews, and a Full Tilt Poker executive pleads guilty in a Black Friday case" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
  
  
• "Ladies events can be a controversial topic in the poker community" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
  
  
• Betfair Poker April Points Race - Get up To 150 Percent RB and qualify for WSOP Main Event - "Betfair Poker April Points Race - Get up To 150 Percent RB and qualify for WSOP Main Event Betfair is famous for its sports betting, operating the biggest sports exchange in the world" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
• Genovesi Still on Top after WPT Malta Day 3 - "Italian poker player Jackson Genovesi makes it three-in-a-row as he leads the World Poker Tour Main Event in Malta for the third successive day. At the conclusion of Day 3 at the WPT Malta Main Event it was a case of dj vu, with Jackson Genovesi leading the final six players onto the final table ahead of Yorane Kerignard - the only other player to finish with more than a million chips - with Sampo Ryynanen hunting the pair up in third" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  

Barry Greenstein Announces Intention to Repay Debt to PokerStars - and my top selection of links

We have got a load of Poker related links to look over and a variety of topics covering Betfair, London, bwin, PokerStars, Poker and Barry Greenstein.


Right, why don't we get started. All the links:

• "Betfair Backgammon European Tour: Interview with Chiva Tafazzoli" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
• The London Poker Festival - "Because they refuse to have poker in the Olympics, the United Kingdom poker community, galvanised by Bluff Europe, has decided to hold its very own "pokerlympics" throughout the month of September" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• "The recent news of a successful deal between PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and the Department of Justice has had a significant impact on the share price of rival bwin.party" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "With an agreement in hand that admits no wrongdoing and allows for re-entry into the U.S. online poker market, PokerStars will undoubtedly apply for a license. The agreement brokered between PokerStars, Full Tilt and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in which PokerStars has acquired the assets of Full Tilt allows the world's top poker site to re-enter the U.S. online poker marketplace as long as they are granted a license under either a state or federal framework" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• "Free Leggo Poker Training Membership Last week the guys over at Felt Poker Forums announced that they are giving away free Leggo Poker.com and SNGIcons.com memberships to everyone that wants one" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
  
  
• "Barry Greenstein Announces Intention to Repay Debt to PokerStars" - [pokerfuse.com]
  

Team Betfair At The WSOP: Another Amazing Experience - plus my links selection

A lot of exciting stuff today, from people like Marcel Luske and places like Nottingham.


Ok, let's get started. All the links:

- "888 Poker has seen revenues increase 88 percent year-on-year as it takes a major slice of the Spanish market and looks forward to further growth in the States. It was a case of all the eights for 888 Poker, as the companys revenue in the first quarter of 2012 showed an 88 percent year-on-year increase, prompting investment bankers and stockbrokers - Panmure, Gordon & Co. - to upgrade the companys profit forecast by a staggering 22 percent. The companys growth has been attributed to the shutdown of Full Tilt Poker coinciding with the launch of features intended to attract recreational poker players - such as the player-focused Poker 6 Platform and the popular PokerCams. Other promotional initiatives offered by 888 Poker have also increased its market share, especially the no deposit poker bonus of 5.00/$8.00" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- "On the morning of the 5th July six luxurious limousine's pulled up outside the Palazzo and shuttled our team to the Rio" - [betting.betfair.com]


- "The 2012 World Series of Poker The Main Event has reached its official Day 3 and 1,765 players of the original 6,598 are still in with a chance of becoming this year's champion" - [www.pokerchanneleurope.com]


- WSOP 2012: Zen & the art of being Marcel Luske - "At 11:58am, Marcel Luske's WSOP ammunition sits in a bag of orange and yellow chips" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]

- Money Bubble Looming In The WSOP Main Event - "David "doubledave22" D'Alesandro At the start of play there were 1,738 players eager to get into their seats but by the time the curtain came down on another day of intense poker action more than 1,000 of those were no longer in the Main Event's field; just 720 players now remain Day 3 of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event has been completed, after five 90-minute levels were played out in the vast tournament area of the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino At the start of play there were 1,738 players eager to get into their seats but by the time the curtain came down on another day of intense poker action more than 1,000 of those were no longer in the Main Event's field; just 720 players now remain. Of these 720 players just 666 of them will receive any prize money for their efforts meaning 54 players will be leaving the Rio - on Friday 13th of all dates - empty handed. One man who is almost guaranteed to be walking away with a share of the massive $62,021,200 prize pool is the overnight chip leader Dave "doubledave22" D'Alesandro who managed to end the day with a huge stack of 1,100,000 chips" - [betting.betfair.com]

- "LCI UK Poker Tour Nottingham Main Event starts today" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

Team Betfair In Las Vegas: Pros Away From The Felt - and my top selection of links

So without further ado, here are all the links:

• Team Betfair In Las Vegas: Pros Away From The Felt - "Jet-skiing on Lake Mead (This is not John Tabatabai despite what he tells you) Team Betfair are currently out in Las Vegas, New Mexico for the 2012 World Series of Poker but it is not all riffling chips, running bluffs and winning pots for our heroes Team Betfair are currently out in Las Vegas for the 2012 World Series of Poker but it is not all riffling chips, running bluffs and winning pots for our heroes; as this article will show. Our Canadian pro Jonathan Driscoll is a regular at the WSOP and when you take a look at his results in "Sin City" it is easy to see why" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
• Zoom Poker Causes Decrease in Revenue for Bwin.Party - "A recently released Bwin.Party trading update focuses attention on PokerStars' Zoom Poker as the reason for a decline in revenue. The July 10 update from the parent company of PartyPoker alludes to "continued pressure" in the online poker marketplace as being the result of the launching of Zoom Poker, which has taken a huge chunk of the fast-fold Internet poker market" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "PokerStars Communications Chief yesterday failed to quash rumors that talks between the DoJ and PokerStars over the future of Full Tilt Poker had stalled. A rumor developed yesterday (Wednesday) that PokerStars had pulled out of negotiations with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) over their proposed takeover of Full Tilt Poker" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]