Teacher Gives a Poker Lesson at GPS Newcastle - plus my links selection

Topic 1: Poker
The Links:
- Teacher Gives a Poker Lesson at GPS Newcastle - Ellie Biesek has become the first female winner on the Genting Poker Series tour after taking down the latest event in Newcastle over the weekend ... - from www.bluffeurope.com
- wickedchopspoker.com
- Report: Poker-Playing New Jersey Residents High on PokerStars from www.parttimepoker.com

Source: www.bluffeurope.com

Source: www.parttimepoker.com

Topic 2: Microgaming
The Links:
- Microgaming's New Format Bad Beat Jackpot Pays Out Three Times in Four Days - "The new BBJ at Microgaming looks to solve these problems while maintaining attractive jackpots ... " - said pokerfuse.com
- Bad Beat Bonanza at Microgaming from www.bluffeurope.com

Topic 3: World Series of Poker
The Links:
- Poker News: AGA, PokerStars Spar Over New Jersey Certification - "AGA PETITIONS NEW JERSEY REGULATORS TO BAR POKERSTARS, ONLINE GIANT FIGHTS BACK In an unprecedented move, the American Gaming Association (AGA) filed a brief with the New Jersey Casino Control Commission in an attempt to convince the state's gambling regulators that PokerStars is a criminal enterprise, operating in violation of US law, and that the state should thus rule against the application of Stars-related entity Rational Holdings US to operate the recently purchased Atlantic Club casino in Atlantic City" - said www.pokerplayernewspaper.com
- Caesars Offered to Sell Rio, WSOP to PokerStars? Really? - wickedchopspoker.com

The Links:

And that's it! I really hope you've enjoyed the highs and lows of breaking stories trending lately. I'm certain you'd agree that the Web World is truly an amazing place. And if you're hungry for more great links, do check in with us soon.

Bitcoin Poker Room SealsWithClubs Suffers DDOS Attack - and more links for you

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

- PokerStars Planning $40m Capital Investment in AC Club, Eying Other Opportunities - "Pending regulatory approval, the capital investment is expected to be in the range of $20m in the first year and could exceed $40m over the next five years" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "Pre-BF, we almost got Vikki Blows a sponsorship to play in the WSOP. True story" - [wickedchopspoker.com]


- Bitcoin Poker Room SealsWithClubs Suffers DDOS Attack - "A tech team at bitcoin-fueled, US-facing SealsWithClubs is working to restore the site after an attack shut it down for nearly two days, according to Seals pro Bryan Micon" - [pokerfuse.com]

- Dan Shak Wins PartyPoker Premier League VI - "PartyPoker's popular live invitation event, the PartyPoker Premier League VI, wrapped up this weekend after several days of opening heats" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

- Microgaming's New Format Bad Beat Jackpot Pays Out Three Times in Four Days - "The new BBJ at Microgaming looks to solve these problems while maintaining attractive jackpots" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "In addition to hosting the culmination of the PartyPoker Premier League over the weekend, Aspers Casino in London was also the venue for the latest stop on the popular Sky Poker Tour" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

Microgaming's New Format Bad Beat Jackpot Pays Out Three Times in Four Days - and more links to check out

Topic 1: Full Tilt Poker
The Links:
- PokerStars Introduces New Omaha Derivatives For Cash Games, Tournaments - The new games come on the heels of the introduction of new games at their competitor/sister site, Full Tilt Poker ... - from www.pokernewsdaily.com
- pokerfuse.com

Topic 2: Microgaming
The Links:
- Microgaming's New Format Bad Beat Jackpot Pays Out Three Times in Four Days - "The new BBJ at Microgaming looks to solve these problems while maintaining attractive jackpots ... " - said pokerfuse.com
- Bad Beat Bonanza at Microgaming from www.bluffeurope.com

Topic 3: Premier League
The Links:
- Dan Shak Wins PartyPoker Premier League VI - "PartyPoker's popular live invitation event, the PartyPoker Premier League VI, wrapped up this weekend after several days of opening heats" - said www.pokernewsdaily.com
- Dan Shak wins Party Poker Premier League VI - pokernewsboy.com

Topic 4:World Series of Poker
The Links:

- U.S. Poker Sites Giving Away Free WSOP Seats - "We're unabashed, big fans of the World Series of Poker ... " - said wickedchopspoker.com

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 around! So check in before long, if you don't want to miss out on the most recent fascinating headlines around the globe.

Antigua and US Return to Negotiating Table in WTO Dispute - and more links for you

We're speaking about people (Chris Ferguson and Mike Caro), places (London, New York, Illinois and Antigua) and everything else in the middle.


Okay, the links are:

- "Chick Wins Poker Tournament" - [wickedchopspoker.com]
- "Poker's best come out for PokerStars EPT London" - [pokernewsboy.com]
- New York Legislators Add Online Poker to State Budget Proposal - "A New York Senate budget proposal championed by the state's Senate Majority Coalition includes language calling for the introduction of state-authorized online poker in New York" - [pokerfuse.com]

- Who Would Make the Cut to Offer Online Poker in Illinois? - "Proposed legislation designed to bring online poker-along with expanded gambling-to Illinois carries heavy restrictions that could block many current industry leaders" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "The tiny Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda's ongoing World Trade Organization dispute with the United States over online gambling may see the two parties make one more attempt to return to the bargaining table" - [pokerfuse.com]


- "Poll: Should Ferguson and Lederer's Punishment Been More Harsh?" - [wickedchopspoker.com]
- "In a deepening of its existing relationship with Playtech, Ladbrokes has announced that it will "in due course" move its online poker operation off Microgaming (MPN) and onto Playtech's iPoker network" - [pokerfuse.com]


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

Full Tilt Poker Announces FTOPS XXII Schedule - and more links to check out

I have got a lot of online poker related links to look over and a number of topics covering London, Christmas, Full Tilt Poker, Microgaming, Mike Caro, Saved by the Bell, Madrid and Poker tournament.


OK, the links are:

- "Sky Poker Tour set for London" - [www.bluffeurope.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]

- "The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is back for the second time at the resurrected Full Tilt Poker" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- Microgaming Restructures Bad Beat Jackpot, Moves to Opt-In System - "MPN, formerly Microgaming poker network, has announced a restructuring of its Bad Beat Jackpot (BBJ) from March 19" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "Mike Caro: Today's word is... WIN" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
- "Wicked Chops Podcast: Fred Bevill on Saved by the Bell, Federated/Epic, and HPT" - [wickedchopspoker.com]
- "PokerStars Spain is launching its first series of online satellites to qualify for a regular live tournament in its new poker room in Casino Gran Madrid" - [pokerfuse.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]

PNB talks poker with player and author Will Tipton - and more links to check out

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

• "The second-ever running of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prague Main Event began Monday as 115 players put up 3,300 for the first of three starting flights" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
  
  
• PNB talks poker with player and author Will Tipton - "I recently had the opportunity to read Expert Heads Up No limit Hold' Em, by Will Tipton (you can find my review of the book here: http://pokernewsboy.com/reviews/book-review-expert-heads-up-nlhe-volume-1/13332) and Will was kind enough to answer a few questions on his book and poker in general" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
• "This is not New Jersey's first dance with online gambling" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "5,000 in Prizes Plus 5,000 in Cash Awaits You During the Aspers Christmas Cracker" - [www.pokershark.com]
  
• Nevada Casinos Developing Online Poker Software - "Casinos in Northern Nevada are planning for new regulations that will allow them to offer online poker by late 2013. Despite the fact that new regulations have not been completely finalized, casino operators in Northern Nevada are working on the strategies that will allow them to offer online poker by late 2013" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "The Microgaming Poker Network, home to many online poker sites including Betsson, iGame, 24HPoker, Pokerihuone and BetVictor, has been rebranded. The new network will be known as MPN and come complete with a new network website at thempn.eu" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  

Frank Kassela Wins PotY Award - and more links to check out

I have got lots of online poker related links to look over and a number of topics covering Poker, Frank Kassela, Allegiant Air and Microgaming.


Okay, the links are:

• Brad Pitt to Appear in a Poker Movie - "Brad Pitt to Appear in a Poker Movie Movies about poker seem to be getting more and more common these days as the game's following grows exponentially with each passing year" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
• Frank Kassela Wins PotY Award - "Frank Kassela Wins PotY Award Jonathan Duhamel may have won the main event, but the honor of being Player of the Year goes to Frank Kassela, an American Poker Pro from Tennessee who has won two WSOP Bracelets in his career, both in 2010" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
• Allegiant Air Unethical Business Practices - "This is a warning to not take advantage of the debit card discount offered by Allegiant Air" - [www.pokeraddict.net]
  
• Microgaming Rooms Roll Out Lobby Redesign - "Microgaming unveiled a new look to its online poker lobby this week, with the client update rolled out to select poker rooms. Betsson was one of the first to debut the redesign when its new Microgaming poker room was launched on Thursday and, according to the Microgaming PR, Betsson was "integral in shaping the design and functions" of the new lobby" - [pokerfuse.com]
  

Kogov ek wins WPT National Series Vienna - and my top collection of links

I have got a lot of online poker related links to look through and a number of topics covering Doyle Brunson, Vienna, Microgaming, Neil Channing, Viktor Blom and Poker.


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

• Doyle on Poker, Politics and Full Tilt - "Doyle Brunson has been discussing politics, quitting school for poker and the reopening of Full Tilt in his latest blog" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• "Kogov ek wins WPT National Series Vienna" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• "Finnish gambling monopoly Alands Penningautomatforening (PAF) intends to create 'an enhanced poker experience' after inking a deal with online gaming software provider Microgaming" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• Neil Channing to co-host Irish Poker Awards - "He's a great player, a fine raconteur and a former Irish Open winner and now Neil Channing will add to an already bulging CV by co-hosting the Irish Poker Awards which take place this Sunday" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• Blom back to winning ways - "Full Tilt's newest ambassador, Viktor Blom, was back to winning ways at the online tables yesterday, booking a $200k plus profit" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• South Point Intrastate Online Poker Room Delayed - "In August, South Point Poker LLC became the first company to receive a license to operate an intrastate online poker room and was confident it would have its site up and running to serve Nevada residents this month" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  

FTOPS returning to Full Tilt Poker in December - plus my links selection

Topic 1: Full Tilt Poker
The Links:
- FTOPS returning to Full Tilt Poker in December - With less than a month to go before the scheduled relaunch of Full Tilt Poker, the new owners of the site, longtime FTP rival PokerStars, has ramped-up their marketing efforts in an effort to get people excited about the return of the online poker giant after over a year of being offline ... Remarkably, the winner of the last FTOPS Main Event, Blair Hinkle is still waiting for his winnings from that event (over $1 million) and with the way the US United States Department of Justice has been dragging its feet with regards to the repayment of US players, it's quite likely that the winner of the December FTOPS Main Event will have access to their funds sooner than Hinkle! - from pokernewsboy.com
- www.parttimepoker.com
- Full Tilt Poker Set to Relaunch November 6th; Isle of Man Grants License from wickedchopspoker.com

Source: pokernewsboy.com

Source: www.parttimepoker.com

Topic 2: London
The Links:

- "PokerStars has struck a deal with the UK's largest casino, the Hippodrome, in a move which will lead to PokerStars having its own branded B&M poker room in central London" said pokerfuse.com.
- Phil Ivey Wins Over $11M Playing Punto Banco in London; Casino Refuses to Pay from wickedchopspoker.com

Topic 3: Poker
The Links:

- Online Poker Market Grows in Spain - "Pedro Lozano, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License It has been four months since the regulation of online poker in Spain, and, after a spluttering start, traffic has been growing steadily" - said pokerfuse.com
- PokerStars Opening Live Poker Room In UK - www.pokernewsreport.com
- PokerStars top open London card room - www.bluffeurope.com

Topic 4:Sanremo
The Links:
- EPT9 Sanremo: From 66 to 24 - "It's the fifth day of EPT Sanremo and a familiar pattern is beginning to emerge ... " - said www.pokerstarsblog.com
- FORSMO STILL LEADING EPT9 SANREMO FOR DAY 4 - www.pokerchanneleurope.com

Don't forget to keep coming back for more great tales soon. We have all the latest happenings that simply can't be ignored.

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]
  

Viktor Blom Blasts Way to WSOP Event #45 Chip Lead - and top links

We're dealing with people (Viktor Blom), places (Delaware) and everything in the middle.


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

- "Hollywood Poker, one of the long-time members of the Ongame Network, closed its doors and boarded up the windows Monday, surprising visitors to its site" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- Microgaming Cancels 5050Poker Contract - "On Monday, the Microgaming Poker Network announced that it has ended its contract with 5050Poker.com" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

- "Delaware's State Senate passed an important bill authorizing several forms of online gambling on Wednesday, including provisions for online poker" - [pokerfuse.com]


- Pamela Anderson launches Facebook poker app - "The free to play BamPoker app is available on Facebook and gives virtual Texas hold'em players the chance to take on Pammy at the tournament tables" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

- "Viktor Blom -- 1,262,0002" - [betting.betfair.com]


- "Swedish star Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom hit a one-outer to top the leaderboard after Day 3 of the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship at the World Series of Poker. The 21-year-old online sensation bagged up with 1,262,000 chips to top the event #45 standings in Las Vegas, just ahead of California's David Oppenheim (1,165,000), after notching a late and dramatic double-up against the extremely unlucky Joe Cassidy" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

Bally Technology, IGT Granted First Nevada Online Gaming Licenses - and more links for you

Okay, the links are:

- "The rival firms, Bally Technologies and International Game Technology (IGT), were both unanimously approved for online gaming licenses" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- "5050Poker contract terminated by Microgaming" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
- Online Poker Bill In California Still Alive - "Despite California's online poker bill being pulled from the agenda before being voted on by a Senate committee roughly two weeks ago, the measure is currently being amended by its sponsors in preparation of a possible hearing on the issue prior to a legislative summer recess set for July 6. The bill's sponsors, Senators Roderick Wright and Darrell Steinberg, are meeting with the state's gambling interest groups this week to hear their concerns and work on amending SB1463 in an effort to appease all the parties involved. A difficult task to accomplish considering that tribal casinos, cardrooms and horse racing interests all want a piece of the revenue that online poker legislation would bring to the Golden State" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]

- "Battle of the Planets: It's summertime, everyone in the pool! Nine-way chops ends the June freeroll" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
- "Fiscal Uncertainty" Causing High Volume Players to Spanish Online Poker Rooms - "Andrs Nieto Porras, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Professionals and "high value" customers are still steering clear of Spanish online poker rooms, according to Sacha Michaud, president of Spanish gaming association Jdigital" - [pokerfuse.com]

- "Ongame skin Hollywood Poker abruptly closed today, updating its website to state only that it had stopped offering online poker and players would be migrated to fellow Ongame poker room RedKings" - [pokerfuse.com]

Online Gambling Bill Clears New Jersey Committee - and my top selection of links

We're speaking about people (Ylon Schwartz and Mitt Romney), places (New Jersey and Macau) and everything in the middle.


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

• Online Gambling Bill Clears New Jersey Committee - "A proposal to regulate Online gambling in New Jersey advanced on a 6-0 vote by the Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee and will now head to the full Assembly for another vote. However, that vote may not take place until after the summer because of Gov. Chris Christie's wavering stance on the issue and his desire to delay the matter" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "Last night, while relaxing over a pia colada at the end of a dramatic day of poker, Celina Lin was talking about sports betting" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
  
  
• "The stacked HORSE field is down to just 15 with some very familiar names still in the hunt" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• "Microgaming Poker Network to Implement New Rake Distribution System for Operators" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• Ylon Schwartz Sheds 'Nearly Man' Tag With WSOP Event #27 Win - "American Ylon Schwartz was super happy to take down the $1,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "The bwin.be domain will remain on the blacklist of illegal sites operating in Belgium after its Court of First Instance dismissed bwin.party's lawsuit late last week" - [pokerfuse.com]