Full Tilt Poker 2013 - and top links

Topic 1: Delaware
The Links:
- Delaware Picks 888 and SciGames as Primary Vendor - The Delaware Lottery has chosen a joint bid by 888 Holdings, Scientific Games and Williams Interactive as the primary vendor in its online gambling regime. The consortium of gaming companies teamed up after Delaware issued a Request for Proposals in February that allowed interested parties a little more than a month to render bids - from www.pokernewsreport.com
- www.parttimepoker.com

From: www.pokernewsreport.com

From: www.parttimepoker.com

Topic 2: World Series of Poker
The Links:
- PokerStars Announces $130k Rebuy Tourney in Macau - ""We are expecting over 100 players to sit down and play and one of the biggest prize pools for a poker tournament outside of the World Series of Poker ... " - said pokerfuse.com

Topic 3: Full Tilt Poker
The Links:

- Full Tilt Poker 2013 - "The only poker room that edges out Full Tilt Poker in the traffic and software department is PokerStars" - said www.pokercast.tv
- Full Tilt Relaunches Affiliate Program with 50% Revenue Share for First Three Months - pokerfuse.com

The Links:

Very well that's my round-up for the week. I hope you're eager for more because there's much more where that came from the next time around! So check back before long, if you do not want to lose out on the latest captivating headlines around the world.

$1M Buy-in Cash Game Rumored at EPT Monaco - and my top collection of links

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

- "While Nevada launched real-money online poker this week, players in other states are not faring as well considering recent actions by lawmakers. Massachusetts Drops Online Poker from Bill An attempt to attach online poker legislation to a budget bill in Massachusetts was unsuccessful as lawmakers removed the Internet poker amendment" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- "It's ALMOST HEAVEN West Virginia... At Hollywood Casino" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
- "PokerStars' blog is reporting that a cash game with a $1 million buy-in could take place at the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monaco. According to the blog, several top pros are interested in getting a high-stakes cash game going as the year-end event for the EPT gets underway" - [www.parttimepoker.com]


- "The cards are in the air for the World Poker Tour stop at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, with players positioning themselves for a run at a championship that has quickly become one of the most hotly contested on the WPT circuit" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- "According to reports by the Associated Press and other news outlets, PokerStars still wants to purchase a casino in Atlantic City, despite an announcement that a recent deal fell through" - [www.parttimepoker.com]


- "The only poker room that edges out Full Tilt Poker in the traffic and software department is PokerStars" - [www.pokercast.tv]


- "Delaware Picks 888 and SciGames as Primary Vendor" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

Specialty Hardware and Software Services Dominate Delaware iGaming Bidders List - and my top collection of links

We're talking about people (Mike Caro and Doc Holliday), places (Delaware, Australia, Europe and Venice) and everything in the middle.


Alright, the links are:

- "Mike Caro is widely regarded as the world's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]


- Specialty Hardware and Software Services Dominate Delaware iGaming Bidders List - "Specialized firms offering support services connected to online transactions dominate the list of 14 companies that have formally responded to the Delaware Lottery's Request for Proposal (RFP) in conjunction with the lottery's planned offering of several forms of online gambling, including poker" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "Another day, another hit for Boss Media's International Poker Network (IPN)" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- Doc Holliday: A Gunfight Waiting to Happen, Part 1 - "In fact by the time he was 30, Doc Holliday would be nationally famous, written up coast to coast in newspapers, dime novels and magazines" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

- "Australian Senator Wants Apple to Remove PokerStars' Mobile App" - [pokerfuse.com]
- "888 Signs With Caesars to Live Stream WSOP Europe and WSOP Asia-Pacific" - [pokerfuse.com]
- "172 players may have started but after four days of action sent pros and amateurs hurtling towards the rail, Rocco Palumbo was left standing as the WPT Venice champion" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

Illinois Gov. Quinn not Sold on Online Gambling - and my top selection of links

We've got a load of online poker related links to take a look at and a variety of topics covering Kara Scott, Full Tilt Poker, Mike Sexton, Online gambling, Hollywood, Poker, Delaware and Payment.


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

• "Among the chasing pack are Kara Scott (we still miss Poker Night Live) and Mike Sexton who are tied in fifth on 414,000" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• "Full Tilt Poker have declared open season on the highest volume online poker cash players by announcing a VIP Amnesty and the re-launch of the FTP Black Card. It is no secret that the volume of action of Full Tilt Pokers cash tables has been in decline since the site went back online in November and, in an aggressive move to reverse that trend, Full Tilt Poker announced yesterday that it would offer a 'VIP Amnesty' to online cash game players on other poker sites" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• Illinois Gov. Quinn not Sold on Online Gambling - "Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's recent budget address alluded to gambling expansion, but such an initiative may not include online gambling. Quinn has repeatedly opposed past proposals to increase gambling in the Land of Lincoln, but earler this month seemed open to the idea under the right conditions" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• Meet Me In St.Louis, Louis! Meet Me At Hollywood Casino - "Meet me in the poker room at Hollywood Casino-Don't tell me the lights are shining, anyplace but there!" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
• This Week in Poker Podcasts: March 29, 2013 - "The Poker Podcast Directory has some great content this week so let's dig in. This week we will be looking at some of my long-standing favorite shows, but I want to start with a show that has quickly risen into my list of favorites since it premiered in the directory earlier this year" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "It's Official: Delaware Park Did It: World Record for the Longest Continuous Poker Tournament!" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
• "AdamEvePoker Suspends Payments" - [pokerfuse.com]
  

Bitcoin Deposits and Withdrawals come to iPoker - plus my links selection

I have got a lot of online poker related links to take a look at and various topics covering Mike Caro, London, Delaware, Hollywood, Bitcoin and Chris Ferguson.


So, the links are:

• "Mike Caro is widely regarded as the world's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
  
  
• EPT London Day 1B: Sergio Aido Continues London Run, Outdistances Pack - "Day 1B of the European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event wrapped up Monday and, as expected the tournament room swelled as almost twice as many players were seated for the second starting flight as were in the first. After 236 players registered for Day 1A, 411 signed up for Day 1B, bringing the two-day total to 647 runners" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• Ready, Set It's The Delaware Park Poker Classic! - "Delaware Park's 3rd annual Poker Classic will be happening this May 8-28!" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
• Almost Heaven, Blue Ridge Mountains Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia - "Treat yourself to the beauty of the Shenandoah Valley and play in the highly anticipated Hollywood Poker Open" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
• ""Because of our reduced fraud risk, we can take very large Bitcoin deposits from players that wish to play high-stakes immediately, and don't wish to wait for a bank wire" WinPoker.com, on the iPoker network, is adding Bitcoin support for deposits and withdrawals, pokerfuse can exclusively reveal" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• Poll: Should Ferguson and Lederer's Punishment Been More Harsh? - "And that begs the question: did Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson get off easy?" - [wickedchopspoker.com]
  

PokerStars' Offline Vision: Pictures from Inside PokerStars LIVE in Madrid - plus my links selection

We've got lots of online poker related links to look through and a number of topics covering Poker, Europe, Madrid, IPhone, Thomas Finneran and Spain.


Ok, why don't we get going. The links:

• Lock Poker Separates High Stakes Tables from Rest of Revolution - "Henrik Strm, Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.0 License Sharp-eyed observers on the Revolution Poker Network, anchored by Lock Poker, have noticed that certain higher-stakes cash tables have been made available only on flagship site Lock, and are not available on other network skins" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Blume, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Delaware gaming officials expect to share the state's online poker player pool with Nevada and even Europe, but would likely compete with New Jersey for a slice of the Internet gambling market" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "PokerStars' Offline Vision: Pictures from Inside PokerStars LIVE in Madrid" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Prominent Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein warned fellow poker players Friday about a security flaw in the design of an iPhone and IPad app being used for live interactive gambling in a relative new poker variant, Open-Faced Chinese" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• Keller and Finneran Control UKIPT Cork Final Table - "Pawel Keller and Thomas Finneran are virtually tied at the top of the UKIPT Cork Main Event leaderboard and, between them, have over half the chips in play. When the final table of the UKIPT Cork Main Event starts at Rochestown Park Hotel at noon today, all eyes will be on the intriguing battle between PokerStars qualifier Pawel Keller from Poland and Irelands best chance of a home victory - Thomas Finneran" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "The landic operator will continue other gambling business in Spain, including sportsbetting, and the group is "investigating other options" for opening another online poker room, although there are no immediate plans" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  

Delaware to Consider Shared Player Pools with Nevada, Europe - plus my links selection

I have got a load of Poker related links to run through and various topics covering Madrid, Delaware, Spain, Christmas, Europe, Poker tournament and Jerry Buss.


So without further ado, here are the links:

• PokerStars' Offline Vision: Pictures from Inside PokerStars LIVE in Madrid - "According to a Spanish-only press release from PokerStars this month, and accompanying reports in Spanish poker news sites, the PokerStars-branded poker room in Casino Gran Madrid has officially opened, inaugurated with a packed tournament with famous footballers and Spanish bullfighters among the hundred-plus guests" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Blume, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Delaware gaming officials expect to share the state's online poker player pool with Nevada and even Europe, but would likely compete with New Jersey for a slice of the Internet gambling market" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "The landic operator will continue other gambling business in Spain, including sportsbetting, and the group is "investigating other options" for opening another online poker room, although there are no immediate plans" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• 5,000 in Prizes Plus 5,000 in Cash Awaits You During the Aspers Christmas Cracker - "During the holiday season Aspers Casino is Westfield Stratford City will be hosting a very special poker event - the Christmas Cracker in association with Paddy Power Poker and iFindPoker" - [www.pokershark.com]
  
• Nevada Proposes Bill to Tax Online Poker Tournaments - "Burnett, seeks to add online poker tournament entry fees to the list of activities for which online poker operators are required to pay tax" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Lakers Owner/Poker Player Jerry Buss Dying of Cancer" - [wickedchopspoker.com]
  

PokerStars' Offline Vision: Pictures from Inside PokerStars LIVE in Madrid - and more links to check out

We've got lots of Poker related links to look through and a number of topics covering Madrid, Saved by the Bell, Vienna, Europe and Christmas.


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

• PokerStars' Offline Vision: Pictures from Inside PokerStars LIVE in Madrid - "According to a Spanish-only press release from PokerStars this month, and accompanying reports in Spanish poker news sites, the PokerStars-branded poker room in Casino Gran Madrid has officially opened, inaugurated with a packed tournament with famous footballers and Spanish bullfighters among the hundred-plus guests" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• Wicked (musical) Chops Podcast: Fred Bevill on Saved by the Bell, Federated/Epic, and HPT - "In between talking about the Season 9 changes to HPT, Fred discusses his stint on Saved by the Bell (go to 1:22 in the above clip), the shitshow that was Federated Sports+Gaming, and more" - [wickedchopspoker.com]
  
• "GSOP Vienna kicked off yesterday with a healthy field of 304 runners" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• "Blume, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Delaware gaming officials expect to share the state's online poker player pool with Nevada and even Europe, but would likely compete with New Jersey for a slice of the Internet gambling market" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "During the holiday season Aspers Casino is Westfield Stratford City will be hosting a very special poker event - the Christmas Cracker in association with Paddy Power Poker and iFindPoker" - [www.pokershark.com]
  
  
  

Matt Giannetti Wins 2013 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event - plus my links selection

This is today's list of the most popular links from around the net. We'll be looking at Daniel Negreanu and a number of other topics. So without further ado, let's get going.

Topic 1: Delaware
The Links:
- Delaware considers inter-state online poker - According to a report in USA Today, Delaware is considering some very radical steps as they gear-up for a possible real-money launch in the state as early as this fall ... - from pokernewsboy.com
- pokerfuse.com

Topic 2: Poker tournament
The Links:
- Nevada Proposes Bill to Tax Online Poker Tournaments - "Burnett, seeks to add online poker tournament entry fees to the list of activities for which online poker operators are required to pay tax ... " - said pokerfuse.com

Topic 3: Poker
The Links:

- Global Poker Index Suspends Two Players From Rankings For Alleged Cheating Incident - "The fallout from a video of the alleged collusion at a major poker tournament continues to be felt as the two players featured in the video have been stripped of their rankings and suspended by the Global Poker Index" - said www.pokernewsdaily.com
- Poker East and a Little West of the Mississippi - www.pokerplayernewspaper.com
- PokerStars' Offline Vision: Pictures from Inside PokerStars LIVE in Madrid - pokerfuse.com

Topic 4:World Poker Tour
The Links:
- Matt Giannetti Wins 2013 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event - "Matt Giannetti became the 19th player to win multiple World Poker Tour (WPT) titles Tuesday, taking the crown at the 2013 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event ... Giannetti, who was also a member of the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine, placing fourth in the Main Event, previously won WPT Malta in 2011" - said www.pokernewsdaily.com
- World Poker Tour Announces 2013 Schedule for Season XI - www.pokercast.tv
- World Poker Tour Announces 2012 Season XI Schedule - www.ggpokernews.com

From: www.pokernewsdaily.com

From: www.ggpokernews.com

From: www.pokercast.tv

Very well that's my round-up for the week. I really hope you're eager for more because there's much more where that came from next time 'round! So check in soon, if you don't want to lose out on the latest captivating headlines around the globe.

New Jersey Legislature Hopes to Approve New Online Gaming Bill This Month - and my top collection of links

We've got lots of Poker related links to run through and various topics covering M Resort, Delaware, New Jersey and PokerStars.


Right, why don't we get going. The links:

• "The Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) regional qualifying tournament at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas has concluded and the top two finishers from the Main Event - Las Vegans, Visnja Luetic and Romeo Samblero-will be returning to the M Resort later this year to compete in the $500,000 guaranteed HPO Championship on June 28-30" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
  
  
• Delaware to Consider Shared Player Pools with Nevada, Europe - "Blume, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Delaware gaming officials expect to share the state's online poker player pool with Nevada and even Europe, but would likely compete with New Jersey for a slice of the Internet gambling market" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• New Jersey Legislature Hopes to Approve New Online Gaming Bill This Month - "The New Jersey legislature plans on moving forward with a revised online gaming and poker bill, with the hopes of passing the bill this month, according to several top-ranked Democratic lawmakers in the state" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
• "PokerStars' first online poker room in Europe-and the debut of its new "PokerStars LIVE" brand-quietly opened its doors earlier this month" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  

PartyPoker Premier League IV: Negreanu Wins Heat 6 - and more links to check out

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

• PokerStars Launched Play Money Facebook App - "PokerStars launched a play money poker app on Facebook this week, a move which many speculate is a precursor to an eventual real money companion site to its standard, downloadable poker client" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• "PokerStars' new poker room inside the Hippodrome Casino in London will open on March 4th" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• "I went to Rapid City to watch the Super Bowl with my old coworkers that were a part of the company that I moved to the Black Hills to work for" - [www.pokeraddict.net]
  
  
  
• "The Delaware State Lottery is accepting bids for service providers for its online gambling regime and hopes to have sites operational by Sept. 30. State officials issued a request for proposal that permits gaming companies to place bids on providing services to facilitate the operation of Internet gambling sites" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• "Collusion Alleged at 2009 Partouche Poker Tour Main Event Final Table" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• Shared Poker Player Pools on Spain 2013 Action Plan - "La Direccin General del Ordenacin del Juego (DGOJ), regulator of online gambling in Spain, has produced its proposed strategy for 2013" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "PartyPoker Premier League IV: Negreanu Wins Heat 6" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  

Hawaii Considering Online Gambling - and top links

We have got a load of online poker related links to look through and a variety of topics covering Annie Duke, South Africa, Premier League, Delaware, Revenue and Online gambling.


OK, the links are:

- "Annie Duke might not be the poker community's favourite person anymore, but for mainstream TV in America she still seems to have some relevance" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- WSOP South Africa Begins - "The World Series of Poker's South African circuit event kicks off at the Emerald Casino today" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

- "PartyPoker Premier League IV: Laak Does it Again Phil Laak might not have been able to win three times in a row, but winning three out of the four heats still counts as something beyond impressive" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]


- Delaware Lottery: Launch Online Gaming by September 30 - "Delaware gaming officials have taken another step toward launching online poker" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "Revenue at 888 Holdings in 2012 spiked 13% and company representatives have attributed part of the rise on an increase in mobile gambling. The company also cited expansion in Italy and Spain as another reason for the impressive jump in revenue that resulted in 2012 showing a fourth quarter increase of seven percent to $97 million, while revenue for the entire year climbed to $376 million" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- "Hawaii Considering Online Gambling" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

Poker News: Delaware Legalizes Online Poker, Black Friday Sentencing and more - and my top collection of links

We've got a load of Poker related links to take a look at and various topics covering iPad, Revenue, Americans, Europe, Delaware, Italy and World Series of Poker.


Ok, let's get going. The links:

• 888poker Mobile Goes Live on iPad, Adds SNG Support - "888 has extended its mobile offering by recently launching an app for iPad" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• Italy Hopes to Reinvigorate Gaming Revenues with Fast-Fold Poker - "Last month's meeting of regulators from Italy, Spain, France and Portugal indicated the possibility of sharing player pools to increase liquidity and halt the decline in tax revenues from poker" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "Americans played well at the World Series of Poker, play money poker tracking launches, and Party Poker talks about dumping high stakes games" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
  
  
• PokerStars MicroMillions - Europe dominates - "However, so far Europe appears to have the most successful players, with Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and, of course, the United Kingdom taking plenty of cash ins" - [www.pokerblog.com]
  
• "DELAWARE APPROVES ONLINE POKER AMID GAMBLING EXPANSION A broad-based expansion of gambling opportunities was signed into law by Delaware Governor Jack Markell one day after Delaware's state Senate passed a House bill authorizing several forms of online gambling, including online poker" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
  
  
• "* 89% The percentage of American poker layers at the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event final table (8 out of the 9 players are from the US)" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  

World Poker Tour (WPT) hits Madrid - and more links to check out

Okay, the links are:

• "Michael Mizrachi has cemented his position as one of the finest players in tournament poker after winning his second WSOP $50k Players Championship" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• "I was playing in a $1 - $2 no limit hold'em game at Foxwoods Resort Casino the other day" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
  
  
• Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up with WSOP Event #45 Win - "Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi has secured his second Poker The Players Championship bracelet after taking down event #45 at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, New Mexico The Florida-based pro also captured his third WSOP bracelet after defeating Philadelphia's Chris Klodnicki heads-up in the $50,000 buy-in tournament to become the first double winner of this prestigious event at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino Mizrachi pocketed a massive $1,451,527 for his success, although that score only ranks third behind the $1,559,046 he pocketed for winning this event in 2010 and the $2,332,992 he added later the same year for finishing fifth in the main event" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• HNR 6/29: Delaware Legalizes Online Gambling, Mizrachi Takes Down $50k Event - "Delaware becomes first state to legalize and regulate Casino style online gambling, and the second state to regulate online poker, Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi takes down the $50k Event twice in 3 years - all in this addition of the PTP Hit N Run" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
• World Poker Tour (WPT) hits Madrid - "The World Poker Tour (WPT) National Series Main Event has just kicked off at the Casino Gran Madrid, in Madrid" - [www.pokerblog.com]
  
• "Two bracelets are awarded and the $50k Event plays the final table" - [www.parttimepoker.com]