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]
  
  
  

Tenth Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Begins Tomorrow - and top links

So, the links are:

- Jonathan Chehanske Wins Harrah's Rincon Championship - "Las Vegas Poker Pro Earns Biggest Victory of Career Jonathan Chehanske won the final championship event of the calender year tonight, taking down the Main Event held at Harrah's Rincon, near San Diego" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]

- Historic 10th Anniversary PokerStars PCA starts this weekend - "We are just days away from the 2013 tournament season, and two prominent poker tournaments are once again leading the way into a new year: The PokerStars PCA and the Aussie Millions" - [pokernewsboy.com]

- "A Welshman from London, who plays the majority of his poker in Paris, leads the WPT National in Dublin after a Day 1A in which three-quarters of the field bust The WPT National Dublin may not have the glamour of The Bahamas or prize pools to match the PCA hi-rollers, but it has captured the imagination of leading Irish poker players and tempted them to forgo the pleasures of partying in the Caribbean to participate in the WPT National Main Event" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- Tenth Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Begins Tomorrow - "The Tenth Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure kicks off tomorrow at the Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, the Bahamas, and they will be celebrating their milestone anniversary in style" - [www.pokernewsdaily.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]

World Series of Poker Europe Moves To Paris - and my top collection of links

So, the links are:

• "Fred Hothan discusses Gregs Success Signals in full, including the refund rate and also other different statistics. Full review can be found at ..." - [cbrockstar.com]
  
  
  

Classic WPT Action at the Bellagio - and more links for you

A lot of interesting stuff today, from people like Jim Ryan (politician) and places like Prague, Ireland and Hollywood.


So without further ado, here are all the links:

- "The second starting flight of three wrapped up last night at the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Prague Main Event with 179 more players ponying up 3,300 to participate" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- "Jim Ryan (politician) co-CEO of online gaming giant bwin.party, will retire from his position next month, the group has announced. He has shared the position of CEO with Norbert Teufelberger since the merger of PartyGaming and bwin in March 2011" - [pokerfuse.com]


- "The 2013 poker calendar is set to get off to a flying start as the World Poker Tour heads to Ireland for the WPT National event in Dublin" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- "The first of five qualifying events for the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) has concluded, and eight event winners and five mega satellite winners are advancing to the $500,000 guaranteed HPO Championship at the M Resort in Las Vegas on June 28-30" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]


- Classic WPT Action at the Bellagio (hotel and casino) - "A total of 374 players made their way to the Bellagio, Las Vegas, for the prestigious event, including: Marvin Rettenmaier, Daniel Negreanu, Sam Trickett and last year's Champion, James Dempsey" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

ANZPT Auckland Breaks Live Poker Record - and more links for you

We're discussing people (Prahlad Friedman), places (Auckland and Nevada) and everything else in between.


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

• "The PokerStars ANZPT Auckland currently being played at the SkyCity Casino has smashed the record for the highest attendance at a live poker game in New Zealand A total of 207 players paid the NZ$2,200 buy-in or qualified for the tournament via satellites hosted on PokerStars - smashing the previous record of 149 players who competed at the Queenstown Snowfest in July" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• "There may only be 33 days until Christmas but poker players bag themselves a premature pressie courtesy of Paddy Power Poker which is giving away a host of great goodies in its Christmas Comes Early offer" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• UB.com Recruits Prahlad Friedman - "UB.com Recruits Prahlad Friedman With Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth departing from UB.com, it was obvious that the site needed to recruit talented pros, and quick" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
• Hard Rock, Treasure Island Apply for Online Licenses in Nevada - "If the application and licensing process is any indication, online poker may soon be as prevalent as live poker in Nevada, with two more Las Vegas casinos applying for licenses to operate online games in the Silver State" - [pokerfuse.com]
  

Las Vegas Poker Player Attempts To Push Howard Lederer Petition, Is Denied - and top links

Here you are at today's list of the latest links from around the web. We will be checking out Harry Reid and a assortment of other topics. So without further ado, let's get going.

Topic 1: World Poker Tour
The Links:
- The Week in Poker: Zhou, Crncic, Schwartz Among Winners - Glenn Sullivan -- $28,236 Noah Schwartz notches WPT title in Jacksonville Finally, the World Poker Tour also found another champion this week with Noah Schwartz beating out a field of 477 -- and dominating the final table -- to win his first WPT title in the WPT bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble ... Merson talks about WSOP ME win Before getting to the tourney round-up, let's note how 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson has begun making the rounds with interviews following his victory at that marathon final table a couple of weeks ago - from betting.betfair.com

Topic 2: Full Tilt Poker
The Links:

- "United States Department of Justice and PokerStars regarding the "Black Friday" indictments of 2011 - in which PokerStars acquired the then-shuttered Full Tilt Poker, which Lederer allegedly led - Lederer has been on a campaign to get back into the poker community, first through a series of interviews and then through getting back on the felt. A Las Vegas poker player, however, is taking steps to make his thoughts known on the presence of Lederer in Las Vegas casinos, albeit with some stonewalling" said www.pokernewsdaily.com.

Topic 3: Poker
The Links:
- European Poker Tour Picks This Year's Poker Stars - "European Poker Tour Picks This Year's Poker Stars It has been a tremendous start of the year for most poker players around the world" - said www.pokernewsteam.com
- PPA Chairman Lobbies for Changes to Reid/Kyl Online Poker Bill - pokerfuse.com

The Links:

Make sure you come back for more great tales next week. We've got all the latest happenings that simply can't be overlooked.

Doyle's Blog: Politics, Dogs and Death - and my top collection of links

Lots of interesting stuff today, from people such as David Benyamine, Doyle Brunson, Peter Eastgate and Sam Trickett and places like Belgium.


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

- DAVID BENYAMINE JOINS MYPOKERSQUAD - "Press Release from ISPT:Mypokersquad.com, the first crowd funding platform for sponsoring pro poker players, and ISPT have announced the recruitment of ambassador David Benyamine as a new player in the team.A Las Vegas resident, David is known to be one of the best high-stakes players in the world" - [www.pokerchanneleurope.com]

- "The highly anticipated third volume of Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time is now available, and the final installment of the tournament poker trilogy did not disappoint" - [pokernewsboy.com]


- "Whenever Doyle Brunson swipes his virtual quill across the page he always delivers at least one amusing anecdote and in his latest blog post he maintains that precedent" - [www.bluffeurope.com]


- "Peter Eastgate's Bracelet Sold for $147,500 After all that buzz about bracelets and dog collars, Peter Eastgate's WSOP bracelet has finally been sold for a whopping $147,500 - and all of it's going to charity!" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]


- bwin.party co-CEO Detained in Belgium - "Teufelberger was not arrested; he was asked to sit down to be questioned about his company's continued presence in Belgium" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

- "Well that appears to be the case for Sam Trickett who took to Twitter yesterday in search of suggestions" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

SunPoker Closes, Blames iPoker Split - plus my links selection

I have got lots of online poker related links to look through and various topics covering Bristol, Sun, Hollywood, Chad and Daniel Cates.


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

- "The Final Table of the UKIPT Online Main Event is the highlight on the first day of the UKIPT Bristol featuring Chris Moorman and over 250,000 in prize money. The sixth leg of the 2012/13 PokerStars sponsored United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour kicks of this afternoon at the Gala Casino in Bristol with the finale of the UKIPT Online Main Event - the first two days of which were played (online!) on 14-15 October" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- SunPoker Closes, Blames iPoker Split - "Venerable online poker room SunPoker has called it quits, officially ceasing operations on November 5 and orchestrating a transfer of its existing player base over to Omni Online Casino (omnicasino.com), the flagship entity of the SunPoker group" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "Penn National Gaming is making sure you have every opportunity to qualify for the big Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) Guaranteed $500,000 championship at the M resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas on June 28th- 30th" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]


- "Black Friday Indictee Chad Elie Blasting on Twitter" - [wickedchopspoker.com]
- "Daniel Cates Win All-Star Showdown For $550,000" - [www.pokerchanneleurope.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]
  
  
  

Sam Trickett Assaulted In Las Vegas - and my top selection of links

We're dealing with people (Roberto Luongo), places (Las Vegas, New Mexico, Australia and Brazil) and everything in the middle.


So, the links are:

• "Sam Trickett Assaulted In Las Vegas" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• Australians Lead World in Online Poker - Illegally! - "New research prepared by the German research group Academicon for an Australian government review of online poker has revealed that Australians lead the world in online poker - albeit illegally! Online poker has been illegal in Australia since the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, yet the research indicates that almost 130,000 Aussies - out of a total population of 22 million - are logging into their online poker accounts on a regular basis" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "The saga of 5050 Poker and the Microgaming Poker network seems to have come to the final chapter and for players at the site the news is not good at all" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  
• "PokerStars Sambas into Sponsoring the Brazilian Series of Poker" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "PokerStars Pulls Mobile App Following Apple Inc. Store Glitch" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• WSOP Notebook: Puchkov goes for #11 and Roberto Luongo - "Roberto Luongo will play in the Main Event Roberto Luongo is not only one of the best goalies in the NHL; he also enjoys the game of poker, and is a solid player in his own right" - [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]
  
  
  

WSOP Notebook: Lindgren cashes, Twitter heats-up and more - and top links

We have got a lot of Poker related links to run through and a number of topics covering Ylon Schwartz, ESPN, Twitter, Poker and Bankruptcy.


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

• 2012 WSOP, Final Day Action: Ylon Schwartz Wins H.O.R.S.E., Timothy Adams Wins Four Handed Tournament - "After spending three days to get down to the final table, a fourth was required after Stephen Chidwick, David Chiu and Ylon Schwartz couldn't close the tournament out in its required time" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• "The World Series Of Poker on ESPN Schedule" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
• "We have reached the official halfway mark of the 2012 World Series of poker and the tournaments are coming fast and furious, making it very hard to pick which stories demand the most attention" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  
• Rewind: Top Poker Videos of the Week (June 11-17) - "Hellmuth wins a bracelet, and poker-playing female pros check in from the WSOP. Check out the best poker videos of the week in Rewind" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
• Palms Parent Pinnacle Acquires Epic Assets in Bankruptcy Auction - "Bradcraig, Public Domain Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., parent company of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, was declared the winning bidder on Thursday in a court-supervised bankruptcy auction for the assets of Federated Sports & Gaming, owner of the failed Epic Poker League" - [pokerfuse.com]
  

GUKPT Belgium starts today - and top links

My name's Brian and you've found my links roundup. Welcome!

So without further ado, here are all the links:

• Online Poker Bill In California Amended - "California lawmakers will re-introduce an amended online poker bill before a Senate committee on June 12 that has been restructured to appease tribal gaming interests and card rooms who voiced strong opposition to certain provisions in the original proposal. SB1463 has been amended by co-sponsors Sen" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "Sweden victorious in Palm Beach Big Game" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• "The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour is heading across the North Sea to Belgium for its latest stop. The first of two opening flights in the 1,000+ 70 Main Event at the Grosvenor Casino Blankenberge gets under way at 2pm today with a second opening flight following at the same time tomorrow" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• "Although all poker eyes may be turned to Las Vegas, New Mexico for the World Series of Poker, Edinburgh has hosted its own little tournament in the form of the latest instalment from the Genting Poker Series" - [www.pokerblog.com]
  
• PokerStars Macau announces cancellation of August event - "PokerStars Macau at the Grand Waldo Entertainment Complex is hosting the highly anticipated Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon from June 9-18 featuring the HKD $3,000,000 Guaranteed Red Dragon main event" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  

Online Poker Bill In California Amended - and more links to check out

Welcome all to another links summary. A mixed selection of links for you now.

So without further ado, here are all the links:

- "PokerStars Macau at the Grand Waldo Entertainment Complex is hosting the highly anticipated Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon from June 9-18 featuring the HKD $3,000,000 Guaranteed Red Dragon main event" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
- Genting winner in Edinburgh - "Although all poker eyes may be turned to Las Vegas, New Mexico for the World Series of Poker, Edinburgh has hosted its own little tournament in the form of the latest instalment from the Genting Poker Series" - [www.pokerblog.com]
- Asian Poker Tour Breaks New Ground in Mauritius - "The Asian Poker Tour will run the APT Mauritius at the Ti Vegas Casino, Grand Bay, from August 19 to 26 after a deal was signed to take the tour beyond Asia. The eight-day poker festival at the Indian Ocean island will play host to an APT Asian Series tournament, including a 900 buy-in main event, eight side events - with a Ladies Event running - and a 2,200 buy-in High Roller competition" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
- Round 2 of Revolution vs. Merge online poker rivalry - "With the Revolution Gaming Network now nearing its one-week anniversary the rivalry between Lock Poker's old home, the Merge Gaming Network, and their new home, the network they purchased and rebranded Revolution Gaming, has heated up, with both networks making big announces and changes in the past 24-hours" - [pokernewsboy.com]
- "Online Poker Bill In California Amended" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

Paul McTaggart wins Genting Poker Series Edinburgh - and more links for you

Welcome all to another links roundup. A mixed selection of links here for you right now. We've got a lot of online poker related links to run through and various topics covering Andy Bloch, New England Revolution, Full Tilt Poker, Poker and Edinburgh.

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

- "Andy Bloch Wins First WSOP Bracelet; Shakes Off Unwanted Title" - [betting.betfair.com]
- "Lock Poker's purchase of the Cake Poker Network and relaunch as New England Revolution Gaming came with a bump in rakeback from 33% to 36%" - [feeds.pokerfuse.com]
- "Newly crowned World Series of Poker champ Andy Bloch is delighted - but also feels victory was "bittersweet" because of Full Tilt Poker's Black Friday collapse. The 43-year-old veteran of many series had only just won his first gold bracelet after first cashing way back in 1996 at the 27th staging of the poker festival when he picked up $5,558 for taking ninth in the $1,500 buy-in Limit Seven-Card Stud event #3 at the Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
- "Interview with poker mental game guru Jared Tendler" - [pokernewsboy.com]
- Paul McTaggart wins Genting Poker Series Edinburgh - "While the focus of the poker world has been on the World Series of Poker it was easy to overlook the not so small matter of the latest leg of the Genting Poker Series which took place in Edinburgh this weekend" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

Full Tilt Poker Problems Make Andy Bloch's Win 'Bittersweet' - and my top selection of links

My name's Brian and you've found my links roundup. Welcome! I have got lots of Poker related links to look through and various topics covering New England Revolution, Andy Bloch and Full Tilt Poker.

Right, let's get going. The links:

- "New England Revolution Poker to Start Paying Rakeback Hourly" - [feeds.pokerfuse.com]
- Andy Bloch Wins First WSOP Bracelet; Shakes Off Unwanted Title - "Andy Bloch in action (Photo: HighStakes DB) Bloch made it to the money for first time in a WSOP event in 1996 when he finished ninth in a $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event, which is quite ironic seeing how that exact event yielded his first bracelet some 16 years later" - [betting.betfair.com]
- Full Tilt Poker Problems Make Andy Bloch's Win 'Bittersweet' - "Newly crowned World Series of Poker champ Andy Bloch is delighted - but also feels victory was "bittersweet" because of Full Tilt Poker's Black Friday collapse. The 43-year-old veteran of many series had only just won his first gold bracelet after first cashing way back in 1996 at the 27th staging of the poker festival when he picked up $5,558 for taking ninth in the $1,500 buy-in Limit Seven-Card Stud event #3 at the Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]