Poker and Gambling News for April 4, 2017

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8) The 23-year-old began his career 15 years prior, as a numbers-obsessed boy in London, first analyzing the game that would soon rule his life. He was bullied in school because of his aptitude with math. That experience taught him to hide his emotions, a trait that has served him well at the tables.

https://www.cardschat.com/news/poker-player-charlie-carrel-tells-british-tv-how-he-became-a-millionaire-41733

7) According to a report by the New York Daily News, Timoshenko filed a case against Gu on March 29 because of a series of unpaid rental debts.
After making a name for himself online under the moniker Jovial Gent ($4.8 million), Timoshenko proved himself in the live arena by winning the 2008 APT.

https://www.cardschat.com/news/yevgeniy-timoshenkos-90k-lawsuit-roommate-didnt-pay-basketball-tickets-41785

6) The $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown drew a field of 1,207 players, and after three days of play, one of poker's young superstars sits at the top of the final table counts. Dan Colman will lead the way when final table proceedings start up Wednesday.

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/04/dan-colman-seeks-another-win-at-shr-after-bagging-wpt-lead-27548.htm

5) The Birmingham Police report that one man has been shot inside of an illegal gambling business on Avenue F and 21st Street South in Ensley. Lt. Sean Edwards confirms that the man injured was shot in the back.

http://abc3340.com/news/local/shooting-in-ensley-business-leaves-one-man-injured

4) Gambling operators pulled in 21.23 billion Macau patacas during the month, a substantial premium on the 17.98 billion they collected last year. The total represents the Special Administrative Region’s highest non-holiday month since March of 2015.

https://www.casino.org/news/macau-casino-revenue-heats-up-in-march

3) Canadian star Griffin Benger made the trip to Dublin, Ireland for the 2017 Irish Open and it turned out to be a superb decision because he outlasted 1,129 opponents to become the tournament’s champion, an accolade that came with a €200,000 first-place prize.

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/04/griffin-benger-becomes-the-2017-irish-open-champion-27549.htm

2) After a successful Super XL Series, 888poker recently announced its three XL Championships series, the first of which is the $7.5 million XL Inferno Championships May 7-21.
The XL Inferno will kick off with 197 events, indicating the start of the three separate XL Championships series.

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/04/888poker-launches-xl-championships-series-27546.htm

1) ''It was exactly 30 years ago that I published our first book and Two Plus Two began. Ironically, Two Plus Two is an accidental business since the publisher that was supposed to do my initial book had gone bankrupt leaving the burden on me to get the book out.''
Mason Malmuth

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/happy-birthday-two-plus-two-1661462/









GL ALL.

Poker and Gambling News for March 31, 2017

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 7) In Sept. 2012, Mickelson forked over close to $2 million for gambling debts to professional gambler Billy Walters, according to documents presented at Walters’ insider trading trial on Thursday. That year, the PGA winner earned $48 million, the same court document said.

 https://www.forexfactory.com/news.php?do=news&id=653048

 6) Nine has become the first TV network to have breached new rules on broadcasting gambling ads during children’s programming.An investigation  found six commercials for CrownBet were shown on 9Go! during the kids film The Spiderwick Chronicles.

 https://mumbrella.com.au/nine-acma-gambling-rules-ads-children-spiderwick-chronicles-435860


 5) FantasyLabs provides a wealth of data available at the fingertips of the DFS player to help identify top plays, save time in building multiple lineups, and look at where the value is in a given slate of games based on factors ranging from projected ownership to simple projected points per dollar.

 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/03/fantasy-nba-draftkings-and-fanduel-value-plays-for-march-29-27493.htm?utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=homefeed&utm_source=rss 

 4) After he banked over $1.5 million and a World Poker Tour title in 2016, German pro Dietrich Fast remains on fire. It’s the second-biggest cash for Fast after his win at the L.A. Poker Classic for $1 million last year. Mateos will move past $7 million in career cashes.

 http://www.poker-grind.com/dietrich-fast-adrian-mateos-chop-seminole-hard-rock-50k/



 3) The walls of the room are filled with poker photographs and memorabilia from the early years of the WSOP, which was held at Binions until 2004. Although the WSOP was moved to the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on year later, Binion's is still a breath of fresh air for poker purists.

 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/03/binions-poker-jam-schedule-2017-27513.htm


 2)As you probably already know by now, PokerStars will be celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Sunday Million this Sunday. PokerStars has also announced they will be randomly awarding 99 €530 tickets to the Sunday Monte Carlo Mega Satellite during the event.

 http://www.parttimepoker.com/poker-stars-add-monte-carlo-seats-to-sunday-million-anniversary 

 1)Poland’s new online gambling regime, which is to come into force within days, has prompted a stampede out of the market by operators.The mass exodus is in protest of the country’s “liberalized” new gambling laws and the 12 percent tax on operator revenue they bring with them.

 https://www.casino.org/news/polands-brutal-new-online-gambling-tax-regime-sparks-mass-operator-exodus

GL ALL.

Poker and Gambling News for March 22, 2017

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7] There were quite a few stars at the Neymar Jr Charity Home Game held in Spain last Thursday night, but one got to shine a little brighter. Andre Akkari defeated a field of 15, to win the trophy and a piece of the €52,300 prize pool for charity.

https://www.pokerstars.com/en/blog/2017/andre-akkari-tops-neymar-jrs-celebrity-p-165695.shtml


6] Tom Dwan scored his first cash in a live poker tournament since 2014. He finished 2nd in a Super High Roller event at the 2017 Macau Billionaire Poker Spring Challenge in China.
Dwan has never been a tournament grinder but he used to play in high roller events with wins more than $2.9 million.

https://www.cardschat.com/news/tom-dwan-finally-cashed-in-a-poker-tournament-41363

5] The platform, which enables players to bet real money on competitive gaming matches, confirmed that Psyonix’s game would be joining the line-up in Australia. However, Psyonix wanted to make it very clear that it’s not officially on board with the platform.

http://wwg.com/esports/2017/03/22/rocket-league-s-creators-aren-t-fond-of-money-betting-services/


4] Australian online poker players, welcome to the hell we have had to deal with in the United States. On Tuesday, the Australian Senate passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, effectively eliminating online poker from the country’s entertainment landscape.

http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/online-gambling-amendment-passes-in-australia-poker-banned-29517/


3] The Off Shore Gaming Association (OSGA) is an independent "watchdog" agency that monitors the Offshore Sportsbook, Casino and Poker Industry in an effort to provide the public with information if they choose to wager online.

http://www.osga.com/


2] A team from the Metropolitan Police Range Bhaktapur on Tuesday arrested eight persons from the New Unique Restaurant for gambling.
Police confiscated Rs 67, 240 in cash from them and has forwarded them for action.

http://bit.ly/2nc6U83


1] Funny poker story.
''''I sent a text to the boss to see how she was doing.
“She is on the nipple, so everything is cool.” Came the reply.
So I started talking about breastfeeding, but nobody wanted to play. Then Charlie Godwin from partypoker sat down, and I changed the subject rather rapidly.''''

http://calvinayre.com/2017/03/21/poker/unibet-uk-poker-tour-brighton-day-1a-report-waifs-nappies-baby-poo/


GL ALL.
 

Poker and Gambling News for March 21, 2017

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8] When Libratus beat four established poker pros, it not only shocked the community but paved the way for a new generation of AI challenges.
Microsoft has decided to strike while the iron is hot and offer researchers another challenge and is offering prizes for the best Minecraft bots.

https://www.cardschat.com/news/libratus-poker-win-paves-way-microsoft-minecraft-challenge-41325


7] Cate Hall defeated Mike Dentale two games to zero in one of the most anticipated poker heads-up matches since Mike McDermott and Teddy KGB. The poker players settled a dispute on Poker Night in America on Sunday at Sugar House Casino in Philadelphia.

https://www.cardschat.com/news/cate-hall-walks-walk-mike-dentale-loser-41299


6] Apocalypto star Rudy Youngblood was arrested for reportedly being drunk and disorderly inside Miccosukee Resort & Gaming’s poker room.
As part of the Celebrity Poker Gala, Youngblood has played alongside the likes of UFC announcer Bruce Buffer, comedian Andy Dick and fellow actor Daniel Baldwin.

https://www.cardschat.com/news/apocalypto-star-rudy-youngblood-arrested-poker-room-bust-41333


5] WOW: Australia Just Banned Online Poker And Live Sports Betting!

CANBERRA -- Australia's federal parliament just closed loopholes to ban online poker under changes to gambling laws passed by the Senate on Tuesday which also outlaw in-play sports betting.
The law also closes loopholes around live sports betting, or betting on in-play events.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/03/20/australia-just-banned-online-poker-and-live-sports-betting_a_21903788/


4] Deputies arrested 15 people in connection with a multitude of gambling related crimes after a raid led to the discovery of more than 100 gaming machines and nearly $40,000 in cash.
The youngest person charged was a 19-year-old man and the oldest was a 67-year-old man according to jail records.

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/valley/article_c79c633e-0de5-11e7-882a-833a446419e1.html


3] The PokerStars Championship Panama Event is over after 170 hands of play on the final table.Kenneth Smaron has won, taking home $293,860. Except for the first player out, all players at one point held the chiplead on the action-packed final table, but Smaron would be the one to lift the trophy.

https://www.pokernews.com/tours/pokerstars-championship/2017-pokerstars-championship-panama/main-event/post.251439.htm


2] South American country’s gambling regulatory agency has handed a blacklist of 325 online gambling sites to the Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (Ministry of Information and Communications Technology), asking that agency to block Colombians from accessing them.

http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/colombia-gambling-agency-draws-up-online-gaming-blacklist-29513/

1] The PokerStars Championship Panama $10,300 High Roller attracted 110 entrants which created a robust $1,067,000 prize pool. The tournament marked the third five-figure buy-in event held during the Championship's 11-day run in Panama City and in the end Steve O’Dwyer walked away with $240,451.

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/03/steve-o-dwyer-does-it-again-adds-panama-10k-trophy-27422.htm


GL ALL.


 

Poker and Gambling News for March 20, 2017

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7] So what’s with this recent trend? Well, it has to do with both the teams and the players. Teams have learned to protect themselves from destroying their salary cap with monstrous long-term deals.

http://theweeklychallenger.com/why-nfl-free-agents-are-betting-on-themselves-with-one-year-deals/


6] A police officer in northern China will have to pay for murdering a deputy station chief with his life, a court in China has ruled.
The motive for the murder appears to be gambling-related. Along with a few flagitious friends, Du opened an illegal gambling den in Tongliao on June 18, 2016.

http://www.sixthtone.com/news/policeman-who-killed-fellow-officer-sentenced-to-death


5] WTF?
 ''Judge Francis Comerford handed down the judgment in a legal action brought by a punter who claimed he was owed winnings of €11,713.
“If you happen to be too lucky while placing a bet or gambling, the person can simply say ‘no you’re not entitled to the money’. That is simply the law in Ireland.”''

https://www.thesun.ie/news/737114/lucky-irish-gamblers-can-be-legally-refused-every-cent-of-their-winnings-a-court-has-ruled/


4] The NGA claims that 25% of boys from the age of 15 to 16 play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and with skins being equated to virtual currency via their value on online markets, this means that children can use them to gamble.

https://www.gamereactor.eu/esports/521733/Skins+betting+classed+as+gambling+in+Norway/


3] The Winning Poker Network has announced the three-tiered OSS Cubed tournament series will run from April 9th and feature a $1,000,000 guaranteed Main Event.
OSS Cubed is a combination of three different tournament series regularly played at sites on the Winning Poker Network.

http://www.pokernewsreport.com/winning-poker-network-announces-dates-for-oss-cubed-21477


2] Apekatt666 of Norway wins the Sunday Million and a first prize of $100,722 but it wasn't who topped the pay-outs this weekend.Instead that went to edg40, who won the Sixth Anniversary edition of the Sunday Storm, which had a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million. That meant a prize of $107.731.

 https://www.pokerstars.com/en/blog/2017/weekend-review-a-long-list-of-winners-165667.shtml


1] Cate Hall overwhelming defeated Mike Dentale two matches to zero in the highly anticipated best of three heads-up matches. The grudge match, was broadcast live on the Poker Night in America Twitch channel.
Doug Polk and Shaun Deeb commentated from the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia.

http://www.poker-grind.com/category/poker-news/

GL ALL.
 


 

Poker and Gambling news for March 18, 2017

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6] Taki has sent a lengthy email detailing what she says are the lies Simona told in his "tell all" interview confessing to gambling, drug-taking and stealing money from a charity. She has explained at length her reasons for telling the NRL about Simona.

Video news.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/90591182/woman-at-centre-of-nrl-scandal-reveals-why-she-exposed-tim-simona


5] ''Welcome MMA bettors, speculators, and gambling lurkers! We’re back at it again for another week of comprehensive gambling analysis from your friends at MMA Fighting. This weekend is probably more anticipated for the boxing bouts on Saturday evening,...'' 

http://www.mmafighting.com/2017/3/18/14956994/ufc-fight-night-107-odds-gambling-guide-london-alan-jouban-gunnar-nelson-brad-pickett



4] The legalization of online gambling at a federal level in the US is close to impossible at this point. However, a number of states have been pushing for changes in the way this type of offering is treated within their borders for years now.

http://www.casinonewsdaily.com/2017/03/18/online-gambling-legalization-progress-us/



3] It's not as if it hasn't happened before, but goodness, it was impressive to watch what Igor Yaroshevskyy was doing here in Panama.
Then he lost it in a big way. A triple barrel bluff cost him half his stack and elevated James Salmon to the top spot on the board.

https://www.pokerstars.com/en/blog/tournaments/2017/pokerstars-championship-panama-main-even-3-165602.shtml
 

2] Interactive  map with poker events from all over Australia.

http://www.playapl.com/index.asp



1] ''...the average Vegas, low-stakes no-limit hold'em player is far too loose. Their average VPIP (Voluntarily Puts $ In Pot) is 37 percent, which is perhaps double what it should be. One of the main reasons for this looseness is that the average Donkey Gamer is "position-dumb."''

https://uk.pokernews.com/poker-strategy-theory/donkey-poker-are-you-a-position-dummy-26760.htm

GL ALL! 

Poker and Gambling News for March 17, 2017

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1) After crushing what was the smaller of the Day One fields, Ukrainian professional Igor Yaroshevskyy has continued his domination as he holds the Day 2 lead at the PokerStars Championship Panama’s Main Event.
Second place was a bit of a surprise for many in the form of MMA champion Tito Ortiz!

http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/2017-pokerstars-championship-panama-main-event-igor-yaroshevskyy-continues-domination-in-leading-day-2-29506/


2) ''Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they’ll come up with dozens of different opinions. That’s just the nature of the game.
The Hand
With three players left in the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star main event, chip leader Sam Panzica raised to 500,000 on the button.''

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/21447-poker-hand-of-the-week-sam-panzica-vs-chino-rheem


3) I love rehab...

 Angela Ingerson plays a poker slot machine as part of cognitive and physical rehab for patients at the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Henderson on Thursday, March 9, 2017.

 https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/14/rehab-jackpot-video-poker-machines-used-for-therap/


4) ''Ryan Wyatt, Global Head of Gaming Content at YouTube added: “This is our most significant investment into esports to date and illustrates our continued commitment to growing esports with the hundreds of millions of gamers watching YouTube each day.''

 http://www.esportsinsider.com/2017/03/week-esports-washington-gambling-regulation-broadcast-rights/


5) Germany’s individual states have approved the country’s new federal gambling treaty, despite European Commission warnings that the new pact will likely face the same legal challenges that derailed the 2012 treaty.

  http://calvinayre.com/2017/03/17/business/german-states-approve-new-federal-gambling-treaty/


6)  Four people have been arrested after a lengthy investigation into what police call a bookie-style gambling operation in Gwinnett County.
The investigation began after police received complaints of illegal gambling happening at the H&S Gift Shop at 1848 Old Norcross Rd.in Lawrenceville.

http://patch.com/georgia/lawrenceville-ga/four-arrested-gwinnett-gambling-raid


7) '' The game finished 2-1 to Doxa and UEFA said Ermis was the party responsible.
The report said there was high betting activity that Ermis would lose the game. The betting activity before the game showed that people had prior knowledge of the result.''

http://cyprus-mail.com/2017/03/17/new-notice-suspicious-betting-uefa/


Gl to all. 

 

David Sklansky, author and professional poker player.

 Sklansky was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School but dropped out before graduation the University of Pennsylvania.

His father was a mathematics professor and David followed his footsteps in having high mathematical abilities and being a young math and logic prodigy.

 He has written and contributed to many books on poker, blackjack, and general gambling. Back in 1983 he co-wrote his first book, Winning Poker with Roger Dionne and has since written 12 more books on various forms of poker and gambling.



Some of his publications:

Sklansky on Razz. 1983. ISBN 0-87019-050-4.
Sklansky on Poker: Including a Special Section on Tournament Play, and Sklansky on Razz. 1994. ISBN 1-880685-06-X.
Hold'em Poker. 1996. ISBN 1-880685-08-6.
Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (1997). How to Make $100,000 a Year Gambling for a Living. ISBN 1-880685-16-7.
Getting the Best of It. 1997. ISBN 1-880685-04-3.
Poker, Gaming, & Life. 1997. ISBN 1-880685-17-5. Collection of articles that have appeared in Card Player and similar specialist magazines during the 1990s
Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (1999). Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players, 21st Century Edition. ISBN 1-880685-22-1.

Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason; Zee, Ray (1999). Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players. ISBN 1-880685-23-X.
Sklansky Talks Blackjack. 1999. ISBN 1-880685-21-3.
Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How To Think Like One. 1999. ISBN 1-880685-00-0.
Tournament Poker for Advanced Players. 2002. ISBN 1-880685-28-0.
Miller, Ed; Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (2004). Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big with Expert Play. ISBN 1-880685-32-9.
Sklansky, David; Miller, Ed (2006). No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice. ISBN 1-880685-37-X.
DUCY? Exploits, Advice, and Ideas of the Renowned Strategist. 2010. ISBN 978-1880685488.


 His first win came during the 1979 $1,000 Razz event  and later on with three World Series of Poker bracelet wins.

David Sklansky’s achievements:

25 Cashes and over $825,000 in total winnings
Four 1st place finishes and 3 WSOP bracelets
1st at the 1982 WSOP, Event 7, Seven-Card Stud
1st at the 1982 WSOP, Event 12, Limit Draw
1st at the 1983 WSOP, Event 11, Lmit Omaha
1st at the WPT Specials, WPT Poker by the Book
2nd at the 1984 WSOP, Event 3, Pot Limit Omaha
2nd at the 1989 WSOP, Event 5, Seven–Card Stud
3rd at the WPT Season 5, Borgata Poker Open
4th at the 1983 WSOP, Event 13 and 1987 WSOP, Event 9

Sklansky has also produced  instructional videos for poker players  and writes regular articles for poker magazines and other publications.

More recently, David has been doing consulting work for casinos, Internet gaming sites, and gaming device companies. He has recently invented several games, soon to appear in casinos.


Some Sklansky starting range:
 https://pokerxgames.blogspot.ro/2017/03/range-uri-slansky-din-varianta-trial-pt4.html

Poker and Gambling News for March 16, 2017

 We are  passionate about poker and gambling industry news and we try to offer, daily or as often is the case, the most interesting news in an descending order that we consider relevant but not necessarily the most important.
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1) The film Betting on Zero is a documentary to be released in theaters Friday.
The primary plot line tells the story of economically and informationally disadvantaged people, eager to get their piece of the “American dream,” who buy into a pyramid scheme that robs them of their life savings.

http://www.valuewalk.com/2017/03/will-betting-on-zero-turn-out-to-be-a-zero-for-ackman/

2) David Tepper is betting he can make money on the upcoming French election, no matter the outcome.
“People are so nervous about this French election affecting markets,” Mr Tepper, who oversees about $1bn , said in a 8 March interview with CNBC.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/billionaire-david-tepper-french-presidential-election-marine-le-pen-emmanuel-macron-france-a7633331.html

3) ''To start, here’s the setup: Back in January, a Brazilian businessman calmly sipped a glass of red wine after putting an absurd amount  of chips on No. 32 at a roulette table in Uruguay. He and his pals await the spin of the wheel … and what number do you think hit? ''

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/03/gambling-roulette-win-one-number-4-million-brazilian-uruguay-tbt-video

4) Australia fritters away more money per person gambling than any other country. According to H2 Gambling Capital, a consultancy, the average adult lost $990 in 2016; 49% more than Singaporeans, the next-biggest losers. According to an old saying, they would bet on two flies walking up a wall.

http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21718899-industry-spends-fair-bit-lobbying-too-australians-spend-more-gambling-people


5) A type of gambling called Parchi Jua has been taking Larkana city in its clutches for the last two years and has ruined a sizeable number of lower and middle-class people who want to become millionaires through a shortcut.
Larkana police is currently engaged in action to wipe them out from society.

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/03/16/larkana-police-busts-gambling-racket/

6) On March 15, partypoker announced on its blog the full schedule of events for the MILLIONS festival. In addition to the £6 million guaranteed MILLIONS tournament, there are two events with £1 million guarantees: a £10,000 guaranteed Ladies event and a £250,000 guaranteed 6-Max tournament.

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/03/partypoker-confirms-full-millons-schedule-8m-27382.htm

7) The PokerStars Championships have made their inaugural swing to the Sortis Hotel, Spa and Casino in Panama City, Panama. The $3500 Main Event has booked its two-Day Ones at this point, but it is arguable that the overall numbers might be a bit low for the side tournaments and the Main Event.

http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/two-day-ones-completed-in-pokerstars-championship-panama-main-event-overall-numbers-down-29504/