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]
  
  
  

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]
  

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]