World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific Championship Event Day Four: Benny Spindler Holds Final Table Chip Lead, Daniel Negreanu Second - and my top selection of links

A lot of exciting stuff today, from people like Jake Cody and places like Europe.


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

- Former Full Tilt CEO Bitar Formally Pleads Guilty - "Ray Bitar, the former CEO of Full Tilt Poker, officially entered a guilty plea to criminal charges on Monday, forfeiting $40 million to the U.S. government, according to reports" - [www.parttimepoker.com]

- "Tom Hall, $115,000 In the battle for the Caesars Cup, Team Europe emerged victorious for the second time in the Cup's history after battling through Team Asia/Pacific and the defending champion Team Americas" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]


- "The inaugural UKIPT Series event was hosted over the weekend at the Hippodrome Casino in London, with PokerStars Pro Jake Cody claiming the 19,400 first prize Played the same as the UKIPT Main Event - but with a 250.00 + 25.00 buy-in and thirty minute levels - the new PokerStars-sponsored UKIPT Series counts as a UKIPT side event for players keen to find themselves on top of the UKIPT leaderboard and the winner of each Series event also gets invited to the UKIPT Champion of Champions tournament at the end of Season 4 to battle it out for a UKIPT Season 5 passport" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]


- World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific Championship Event Day Four: Benny Spindler Holds Final Table Chip Lead, Daniel Negreanu Second - "As expected, Day Four at the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) Championship Event was a quick one, but the final table that will be played out on Monday will feature some excellent talent overall" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

UB's RAI$E Program now on Facebook - plus my links selection

Lots of exciting stuff today, from people such as Jason Mercier and places like London.


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

- "UB's RAI Program now on Facebook If anybody was ambivalent about it before, now there's simply no doubt about the power of social networking sites" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]


- Robin Keston wins GUKPT London - "315 players were on hand at the Vic over the weekend for the Main Event of the London leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT)" - [www.bluffeurope.com]

- "Jason Mercier Wins the NAPT Mohegan Sun Jason Mercier adds yet another notch in his already-impressive resume with his most current victory at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]


- World Series of Poker Europe Underway, Two Events In Action - "The best poker players in the world have convened on the grounds of the Hotel Majestic Barriere and the Le Croisette Casino Barriere in Cannes, France, for the final World Series of Poker events of 2012" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

- Ex-Girlfriend Pleads Guilty In Jonathan Duhamel Robbery Case - "According to the Toronto Star, Bianca Rojas-Latraverse appeared in court in Montreal on Friday after a plea deal was worked out between her attorney and prosecutors" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]

- "Top Threads in Online Poker Forums (Sept. 16-23)" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
- "Jason Mercier doesn't just win. He mashes" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]

World Series of Poker Europe Underway, Two Events In Action - and top links

Here you are at today's set of the hottest links from around the net. We'll be checking out Phil Hellmuth and Jonathan Duhamel and a assortment of other topics. So without further delay, why don't we get going.

Topic 1: World Series of Poker
The Links:
- World Series of Poker Europe Underway, Two Events In Action - The best poker players in the world have convened on the grounds of the Hotel Majestic Barriere and the Le Croisette Casino Barriere in Cannes, France, for the final World Series of Poker events of 2012 ... - from www.pokernewsdaily.com

Topic 2: Jonathan Duhamel
The Links:
- Ex-Girlfriend Pleads Guilty In Jonathan Duhamel Robbery Case - "In a stunning turn of events prior to the start of her trial, the ex-girlfriend of 2010 World Series of Poker Championship Event winner Jonathan Duhamel pled guilty to an assortment of charges on Friday ... According to the Toronto Star, Bianca Rojas-Latraverse appeared in court in Montreal on Friday after a plea deal was worked out between her attorney and prosecutors" - said www.pokernewsdaily.com
- Duhamel's ex-girlfriend pleads guilty from www.bluffeurope.com

Topic 3: World Poker Tour
The Links:
- Ben Hamnett Comes From Short Stack To Win WPT Borgata Poker Open - "Coming from the second shortest stack at the start of the final table, Ben Hamnett rallied against difficult opposition to take down the championship of the World Poker Tour's stop at the Borgata Poker Open last night" - said www.pokernewsdaily.com

The Links:

And that is it! I hope you've appreciated the highs and lows of breaking stories trending recently. I'm certain you'd agree that the Web World is truly an amazing place. So if you are hungry for more great links, do check in with us in the future.

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]
  

Commentary on The Lederer Files and Great Interviews: This Week in Poker Podcasts - and my top collection of links

Here is today's set of the most popular links from around the web. We'll be looking at Howard Lederer and a selection of other topics. So without further ado, why don't we get going.

Topic 1: Poker tournament
The Links:
- WCOOP 2012: Panama's Puropoker123 puts away Event 46, $320 NLHE [2X Chance] - As anyone who keeps up with the wide world of land-based poker tournament tours sponsored by PokerStars can tell you, the Latin American poker market has really taken off in the last few years ... - from www.pokerstarsblog.com

Topic 2: Full Tilt Poker
The Links:

- "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" said pokerfuse.com.

Topic 3: Poker
The Links:
- Commentary on The Lederer Files and Great Interviews: This Week in Poker Podcasts - "After taking last week off, I have come back to find so much goodness in the Poker Podcast Directory" - said pokerfuse.com
- Betfair Poker April Points Race - Get up To 150 Percent RB and qualify for WSOP Main Event - www.pokernewsteam.com

Topic 4:The Borgata
The Links:

- 2012 WPT Borgata Poker Open Day 2: Orson Young Looks Down on Rest of Field - "He has found success here at the Borgata in Atlantic City, too, only about an hour and a half drive from his hometown of Oceanport, New Jersey ... " - said www.pokernewsdaily.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 the next time around! So check back soon, if you don't want to miss out on the most recent fascinating headlines around the globe.

Trickett the big winner at The British Poker Awards - and my top collection of links

We've got a lot of Poker related links to take a look at and various topics covering Plea, Poker, Full Tilt Poker, Sam Trickett, Malta and Jonathan Duhamel.


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

• Duhamel robbery suspect expected to plead guilty - "It now appears as if Bianca Rojas-Latraverse will be pleading guilty when she does finally appear in court this Friday" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• Q&A with Poker Pro Jonathan Little - "Jonathan Little is a two-time World Poker Tour champion who has written a pair of poker books, with a third on the way" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
• HNR 9/18: Parts 1, 2 of Lederer Interviews on Full Tilt Poker; WPT Malta, Borgata - "The first two parts of the the Howard Lederer interviews on Full Tilt Poker are released, and a pair of World Poker Tour events" - [www.parttimepoker.com]
  
• Trickett the big winner at The British Poker Awards - "What a 12 months it has been for Sam Trickett" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• 2012 WPT Malta Day 1B: Jackson Genovesi Takes Overall Chip Lead - "Sunday's field for the first starting flight of the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Malta Main Event was small - just 64 players - and while the second starting flight was larger as expected, it still didn't make the tournament any sort of grand spectacle" - [www.pokernewsdaily.com]
  
• WCOOP 2012: Duhamel looking to become the 'complete player' - "Jonathan Duhamel has won the World Series of Poker Main Event for $8,944,310, finished in the top four of three big money side events at the PCA, including runner-up to Alex Bilokur in the $25,000 High Roller, which won him more than a million dollars in The Bahamas and is second to only one Mr Daniel Negreanu in the all-time money list for Canada" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]