IveyPoker.com acquires training site Leggo Poker - and top links

I have got a load of online poker related links to look over and a number of topics covering Saved by the Bell, Grabs, Phil Ivey, Deauville and Poker.


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

- "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]


- Free WSOP Packages Up for Grabs at 888.com - "Free WSOP Packages Up for Grabs at 888.com If you are a bit strapped for cash but want to get into this year's WSOP, then you should definitely look at what 888.com has in store for you" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]

- IveyPoker.com acquires training site Leggo Poker - "First the site had only a handful of sponsored players like Phil Ivey, Jennifer Harmon, Patrik Antonius, and Greg Merson, but new players have been added virtually every week, and the IveyPoker.com roster is one of the most impressive in poker: This week IveyPoker.com made an even bolder move, acquiring the online poker training site Leggo Poker, which will be rebranded as Ivey League" - [pokernewsboy.com]

- "Home Country Favorite Remi Castaignon Takes Down EPT Deauville Championship" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
- Rewind: Top Poker Videos of the Week (Feb. 4-10) - "Phil Ivey buys a training site, the ISPT's questionable marketing, more Game Theory, and wrapping up EPT Deauville" - [www.parttimepoker.com]

FTOPS XXI Main Event Day on Full Tilt Poker - and more links for you

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

• "Phil Ivey doesn't have to do very much to grab some poker headlines, basically just showing up is usually good enough to get a mention, but even still his eponymously named poker site, IveyPoker.com, has been doing a lot of PR work recently" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  
• FTOPS XXI Main Event Day on Full Tilt Poker - "The guarantee-busting series looks set to finish on a high, with players competing in the multi-entry Main Event potentially playing for more than $3 million in prize money, $600,000 up for grabs in FTOPS #34 and $1.4 million confirmed as the prize pool for FTOPS #31 at Full Tilt Poker - a possible total exceeding $5 million! Todays FTOPS Feature Tournaments Although taking a back seat to the FTOPS Main Event, FTOPS #34 should prove to be a popular event" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "Eugene Katchalov ran his pocket Queens into Sorel Mizzi's pocket Kings to finish in 12th place and was soon followed by Gurgen Melkonyan and Morten Klein" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
  
  
• "2013 PokerStars PCA schedule shaping up" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
• "Epic Poker League: Sam Trickett Leads with Only 18 Left" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
• "Fox Poker Club Announces 2 Tournaments Coming This Weekend Fox Poker Club is steadily becoming one of the best venues for a game of poker in London" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
  
  

Nevada awards first online gambling licences - and my top collection of links

We're dealing with people (Roberto Romanello and Phil Ivey), places (Nevada) and the rest in between.


Alright, the links are:

- "Most poker players never manage to win a major live tournament but Roberto Romanello is not most poker players" - [www.pokerchanneleurope.com]


- Nevada awards first online gambling licences - "The Nevada Gaming Commission issued its first trio of online wagering licences yesterday to International Game Technology (IGT), Bally Technologies Incorporated and William Hill" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

- "Betfair WSOP Qualifier - Asger Juul aka undef5856." - [betting.betfair.com]
- "Without a Win, Phil Ivey Leads WSOP Player of Year Race" - [betting.betfair.com]
- "Avalinx previously released knockoff versions of games similar to Shuffle Master's licensed works, called "Let 'Em Ride Pro" and "3 Card Pro," intended for use on Apple's iPhone, iTouch and iPad devices, it is alleged. According to the action, Avalinx "misappropriated plaintiff's intellectual property for its own financial gain by misleading consumers into falsely believing that its mobile applications were sold by or licensed from plaintiff."" - [pokerfuse.com]


- "Ivey's WSOP Run Creates #realiveytweets Trend on Twitter" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
- "5050 Poker to Liquidate, Payouts Delayed "Due to Accounts Imbalance"" - [pokerfuse.com]
- "One of the top professional men's tennis players in the world, Rafael Nadal, has joined Team PokerStars, the online poker site has announced. The 26-year-old Spanish star has won 11 Grand Slam major tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in his career" - [www.parttimepoker.com]

Phil Ivey Reaches Fifth Final Table Of The 2012 WSOP - and my top selection of links

I have got a lot of Poker related links to look through and various topics covering David Baker, Poker, Carter Phillips, Madrid, Phil Ivey and Epic Poker League.


Right, let's get going. The links:

• "2012 WSOP: David "Bakes" Baker Wins Event #32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E." - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• Fertitta Interactive announces launch of Ultimate Poker - "An interesting press release landed in my inbox this morning, as Fertitta Interactive announced it would be launching an online gaming platform known as Ultimate Gaming, including an online poker arm dubbed Ultimate Poker" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
• "2012 WSOP: Carter Phillips Wins Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• "The name Bernabeu is synonymous with Spanish sporting success being, as it is, the home of Real Madrid" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• "Phil Ivey: A Man On Form Many consider Ivey to be the best all-round poker player in the world and on this form there are very few who would argue with that statement" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
  
  
• "No longer battling with his Full Tilt alma mater, far from the embrace of Isai Scheinberg and PokerStars when outside the US, and oblivious to the short-lived Epic Poker League, Ivey is back in his element after a two year sabbatical at the richest and most prestigious poker tournament in the world" - [www.pokerplayernewspaper.com]
  
  
  

Hellmuth Stands Over All at the WSOP - and my top selection of links

We're speaking about people (Phil Hellmuth, Ylon Schwartz, Scotty Nguyen and Phil Ivey), places (Canada) and the rest in the middle.


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

• "Hellmuth Stands Over All at the WSOP" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
• "Ylon Schwartz Leads Final 18 in WSOP Event #27" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
• "Joe Cassidy carried a huge chip lead to Thursday's extra day of play, and took less than three hours to finish off Scotty Nguyen and claim the bracelet" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
  
  
• Phil Ivey Misses Out On Ninth WSOP Bracelet; Tournament Paused Heads-Up - "Nguyen wanted to finish the tournament tomorrow (tonight in the United Kingdom time zone) whilst Cassidy was more than happy to continue playing to a conclusion It was a case of close but no cigar once again for Phil Ivey as he crashed out in third place in Event #24, the $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-better tournament at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Ivey, who is thought to have a substantial proposition bet based on him winning a bracelet at this year's series, looked set to cash in on that bet as he was flying high at the top of the chip counts with just three players remaining but it all started to go wrong when he was quartered by Scotty Nguyen" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
• "Once the board came with no Ace or other strange occurrences, Simon Charette had seized the second bracelet for Canada in winning Event #23" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
  
  

Tony Chang wins record Event 1 at Macau Poker Cup - and more links for you

Lots of exciting stuff today, from people such as Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth and places like Macau and Bulgaria.


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

• Paddy Power Announces Full Irish Winter Festival of Poker 2012 Schedule - "I think this event will go down a treat, especially with our regulars who love to get involved in the craic at our live poker festivals" said Paddy Power, Communications Manager for paddypowerpoker.com" - [www.pokerchanneleurope.com]
  
• Frankenberger Takes Event #17, 2nd Career Bracelet; Ivey Runner-Up - "While Phil Hellmuth was winning his 12th bracelet in Event #17, Andy Frankenberger prevented Phil Ivey from winning his ninth in Event #18 (Photo: WSOP) The win gave the 39-year-old Andy Frankenberger his second WSOP bracelet, the first coming last year in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em event" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
• "Tony Chang wins record Event 1 at Macau Poker Cup" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
• "'In the very first hand of the final table johnohammer took out Dashukkkkkk JJ v A9 which meant that was the second time Dashukkkkkk had come agonisingly close to winning a package in these trials.'" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
  
  
• "2012 WSOP: Phil Hellmuth Wins Record 12th Gold Bracelet" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• King Zog: Petar Zografov wins Eureka Bulgaria and 48,745 - "Bulgarian Petar Zografov overcame a six to one heads-up deficit to claim the Eureka Bulgaria title, trophy and 48,745" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]