Barry Greenstein Announces Intention to Repay Debt to PokerStars - and my top selection of links

We have got a load of Poker related links to look over and a variety of topics covering Betfair, London, bwin, PokerStars, Poker and Barry Greenstein.


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

• "Betfair Backgammon European Tour: Interview with Chiva Tafazzoli" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
• The London Poker Festival - "Because they refuse to have poker in the Olympics, the United Kingdom poker community, galvanised by Bluff Europe, has decided to hold its very own "pokerlympics" throughout the month of September" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• "The recent news of a successful deal between PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and the Department of Justice has had a significant impact on the share price of rival bwin.party" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
  
  
• "With an agreement in hand that admits no wrongdoing and allows for re-entry into the U.S. online poker market, PokerStars will undoubtedly apply for a license. The agreement brokered between PokerStars, Full Tilt and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in which PokerStars has acquired the assets of Full Tilt allows the world's top poker site to re-enter the U.S. online poker marketplace as long as they are granted a license under either a state or federal framework" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• "Free Leggo Poker Training Membership Last week the guys over at Felt Poker Forums announced that they are giving away free Leggo Poker.com and SNGIcons.com memberships to everyone that wants one" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
  
  
• "Barry Greenstein Announces Intention to Repay Debt to PokerStars" - [pokerfuse.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]
  
  
  

WSOP 2012: I can confirm that Salvatore Bonavena doesn't speak English - and top links

We have got a load of online poker related links to look through and a variety of topics covering Howard Lederer, Betfair, The Main Event, Nottingham, English language and bwin.


So without further ado, here are all the links:

• Lederer, Furst Seek Dismissal of Black Friday Charges - "John Holm, Creative Commins Attribution-NoDerivs License Full Tilt Poker co-founder and director Howard Lederer has filed a motion to dismiss the civil charges against him that seeks $42m in damages for his role in allegedly defrauding customers and operating a "global ponzi scheme."" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "This is where all the action is right now!" - [betting.betfair.com]
  
  
  
• $8.5m on offer to WSOP The Main Event winner - "A record-breaking 3,418 players were on hand for Day 1C of the 2012 WSOP Main Event, taking the total field up to 6,598 runners, slightly down on last year but still impressive given the prevailing economic and regulatory conditions" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• LCI United Kingdom Poker Tour Nottingham under way - "Britain's newest live poker tour heads to the Midlands this week as the LCI UK Poker Tour hits Nottingham" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
• WSOP 2012: I can confirm that Salvatore Bonavena doesn't speak English language - "I can confirm that Salvatore Bonavena does not speak English" - [www.pokerstarsblog.com]
  
• Six Parties Interested in Ongame Purchase; Bwin Transition Still Planned for 2012 - "Following the collapse of the deal with Shuffle Master to purchase the Ongame Network, bwin.party has stated that there are six new potential suitors for the network" - [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]
  
  
  

US online poker's new rivalry Revolution vs. Merge - and my top selection of links

Welcome all to yet another links summary. A mixed bag of links for you now. We've got a lot of Poker related links to run through and a variety of topics covering Twitter, Daniel Negreanu, bwin, Spain, Poker and New Jersey.

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

- WSOP Disgraceful Twitter Behavior - "Players have objected to this rule, and Twitter is full of unhappy players" - [www.pokeraddict.net]
- WSOP Daily: Negreanu misses out; Wiliams, Bloch and Greenstein head stud final table - "All eyes were on Daniel Negreanu as he aimed for his fifth WSOP bracelet in the $1.5k PL Hold'em" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
- Bwin.party Puts Up $50m to Get Into Social Gaming - "bwin.party is paying $23m to buy gaming contracts and engineering resources from two social gaming companies and plans to invest another $27m over the next two years to get a foothold in the social gaming market" - [feeds.pokerfuse.com]
- "Spain awards first eGaming licences" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
- "On May 31, 2012 Lock Poker officially left the Merge Gaming Network and returned to where they got their start, the Cake Poker Network" - [pokernewsboy.com]
- "Last year, Governor Christie vetoed a bill that would have legalized online gambling in New Jersey" - [feeds.pokerfuse.com]