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Henrik Hecklen Wins Triton Series Madrid €100,000 Buy-In Main Event For More Than $2.2 Million
The 2022 Triton Series Madrid has seen multiple high-stakes events held over the past week conclude with seven-figure paydays going to the champion. The largest top prize yet at the high roller poker festival was awarded on Sunday, May 22, when Henrik Hecklen topped a field of 93 entries in the €100,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event to take home €2,170,509 ($2,279,034 USD) after striking a heads-up deal with Orpen Kisacikoglu.
Montreal Poker Room Closes Amid Dealer Strike
The poker room at Casino de Montreal is closed as dozens of dealers are on strike over pay and working conditions. According to the Montreal Gazette, the dealers strike kicked off Saturday morning. Workers are seeking concessions from Loto-Québec, which operates the casino. A union rep told the Montreal Gazette that dealers have been battling overuse injuries and are seeking longer breaks during shifts.
New York Online Poker Bill Falls Short In 2022
Efforts to legalize and regulate online casino gambling in New York State will have to wait until next year. The 2022 legislative session is winding to a close, with the legislature set to adjourn on June 2. With the end of the session will come the last hopes for S8412 this year, a piece of legislation aiming to bring online slots and table games to the state’s cyberspace. The measure was introduced early this year by Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr., a Democrat.
No Early Start For Ohio Online Sports Gambling
Ohio sports bettors were dealt some unfortunate news this week. Online sportsbooks won’t launch around the time of the upcoming football season, and instead will kick off around Christmas. Ohio legalized sports betting in 2021, with a required start-by date of Jan. 1, 2023. There was some hope among the industry and the sports betting community that Ohio regulators would fast-track the launch, but that isn’t happening. Ohio is one of 35 states with legal sports betting.
Laszlo Bujtas Races To Triton Series Madrid Turbo Poker Tournament Title Original
Laszlo Bujtas is having one of his best years ever on the live tournament circuit. The established online poker grinder has made six final tables in high-stakes events so far in 2022, cashing for more than $2.5 million along the way. The Hungarian’s most recent deep run saw him race through a 37-entry field in the fast-paced Triton Series Madrid €50,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em eigh-max turbo event, earning €630,000 ($661,500 USD) and his first title of the year.
Webster Lim Wins Triton Series Madrid €50,000 Short Deck Poker Tournament Original
Webster Lim is the latest champion to be decided during the 2022 Triton Series Madrid high-stakes tournament festival. The Malaysian high roller outlasted a field of 57 total entries in the €50,000 buy-in short deck event to win his first Triton trophy and the top prize of €855,000 ($897,750 USD). This was the fourth-largest score of Lim’s career, with his biggest payday being the $2.4 million he earned as the champion of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe €100,000 buy-in high roller.
Man In Japan Gambles Away An Entire Town's Covid-19 Relief Money Original
A Japanese man is reportedly in hot water with law enforcement for gambling away Covid-19 relief funds that were earmarked for his entire town. According to reporting from NBC, a 24-year-old man received $360,000 worth of funds due to a clerical error. The funds were wired into his bank account last month. Recently, authorities discovered the mistake and learned that he gambled away the money via online casino games.
Michigan Online Gambling Revenue Grows To $163M In April Original
Michigan commercial and tribal gambling operators in April reported a combined $163.1 million in gross revenue from online gambling (casino and sports), according to figures from the Michigan Gaming Control Board. Revenue from online casinos and online sports betting was up 0.6% over March. The state of Michigan began regulated online gambling in January 2021. April internet casino revenue was $132.4 million, the best month yet for the nascent industry in the Wolverine State.
New Jersey Gambling Win Up 20 Percent In April
The Garden State’s gambling industry turned in another strong month. According to figures from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, total gaming revenue reported by casinos, racetracks, and their respective partners was $422.5 million for April 2022, reflecting a 20.0% increase from $352.2 million reported in April 2021. Through the first four months of 2022, total gaming revenue was $1.6 billion, reflecting a 19% increase from $1.35 billion reported during the same period in 2021.
WATCH: Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, And Patrik Antonius Play Insane Pot On High Stakes Poker
The action on High Stakes Poker on PokerGO continued with an absolutely stacked $500-$1,000 no-limit hold’em game that featured five original stars of the popular poker show. The lineup included Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Tom Dwan, and Patrik Antonius, all of whom played on the first run of the program and were involved in some of the more memorable televised poker hands ever.
Michael Addamo Wins Second Title During Triton Series Madrid Original
Michael Addamo had zero Triton Series trophies on his mantle when he made his way to Madrid for the latest stop on the high-stakes poker tour. After the first week of action, he now has two. The 27-year-old Australian tournament superstar backed up his win in the kickoff €20,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event for $501,900 USD by taking down the €75,000 buy-in eight-max event of the same game for another $1,209,690 USD.
Online Gamblers Drop $113 Million To PA Casinos In April Original
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported that the combined total revenue generated from all forms of gambling during April was $461,624,617, a year-over-year increase of 14%. Sources of gaming revenue regulated by the PGCB include in-person slot machines and table games, internet casino gambling, and sports wagering. Revenue from fantasy contests and video gaming terminals (VGTs) are also included, though they represent a very small percentage.
Hellmuth Defeats Seiver To Advance In 'High Stakes Duel' Original
Phil Hellmuth improved to 9-1 in PokerGO’s High Stakes Duel III series. On Tuesday in Las Vegas at the ARIA Resort & Casino on the Strip, Hellmuth defeated fellow poker pro Scott Seiver in a heads-up no-limit hold’em match. Both men put up $400,000 to play for a winner-take-all pot of $800,000. The full match aired on PokerGO.com on Tuesday, May 17. “He was just tough and that’s what I was expecting,” Hellmuth said after his victory, reported PokerGO.
Standout Poker Pro And Lawyer Todd Terry Passes Away At Age 48 Original
The poker world was saddened to hear of the passing of Todd Terry, a 48-year-old former lawyer who found success on the high-stakes poker tournament trail. Terry, who grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, graduated Magna Cum Laude with the highest honors with a bachelor’s in applied mathematics from Harvard University, and earned his law degree in similar fashion from NYU. In between high-profile stints in the courtrooms of Manhattan, he would occasionally make trips to Atlantic City poker rooms.
Rui Cao Wins Triton Series Madrid €25,000 Short Deck Event Original
Rui Cao had not recorded a live poker tournament score since the summer of 2019, but the French high-stakes player ended his nearly three-year hiatus in style with a win in the 2022 Triton Series Madrid €25,000 buy-in short deck event. Cao defeated a field of 68 total entries to secure his second Triton trophy, along with the top payout of €497,000 ($521,850 USD). The victory also saw Cao secure 504 Card Player Player of the Year points.
How Cognitive Bias Affects Your Poker Game: Greg Raymer On 'The Curse Of Knowledge'
Card Player Magazine, available in print and online, covers poker strategy, poker news, online and casino poker, and poker legislation. Sign up today for a digital subscription to access more than 800 magazine issues and get 26 new issues per year! Please let me encourage you to reach out to me with article ideas and questions for future columns. You can tweet to me at @FossilMan, or send me a message at info@fossilmanpoker.com. I hope you liked my last column on cognitive biases.
World Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event: Ray Qartomy Leads Stacked Final Table Original
The televised final table is set in the 2022 World Poker Tour Choctaw $3,800 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. A total of 787 entries were made across the two starting flights that ran on May 13 and 14, but after two more long days of action, now just six players remain with a shot at the title and the top prize of $486,600. The tournament is now officially on hiatus with the TV final table having been set.
Chris Brewer Wins Triton Series Madrid €20,000 Short Deck Event Original
Chris Brewer was one of the breakout stars on the live tournament circuit in 2021. He came into last year with just over half of a million in recorded tournament earnings. Since then, he has cashed for nearly $4.9 million, including strong showings in a number of the toughest high-stakes events in the world.
Dan Bekavac Wins Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Main Event For Record Fourth MSPT Title Original
Dan Bekavac entered into a three-way tie for the most Mid-States Poker Tour main event titles in history when he took down the MSPT Riverside in late March. Less than two months later, Bekavac broke that tie by emerging victorious in the MSPT FireKeepers main event to become the first-ever four-time champion on the tour. Bekavac earned $252,090 for his latest title run after defeating a record field of 2,330 total entries in the $1,110 buy-in event.
Paul Phua Wins Triton Series Madrid €30,000 Seven-Max Event Original
No player has more cashes on the high-stakes Triton Series tour than Paul Phua. The Malaysian businessman had secured 19 in-the-money finishes in Triton events, with eight figures worth of earnings along the way. The one thing Phua had not yet achieved was coming away with a title. That changed on Sunday, May 15.
U.S. Commercial Casino Industry Wins $14B From Gamblers In First Quarter Of 2022
A slowing U.S. economy hasn’t yet been officially felt by the casino industry. Nationwide commercial gaming revenue totaled $14.31 billion in Q1 2022, according to the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. The figure set a new Q1 record and nearly matched the all-time quarterly record, which was set in Q4 2021 at $14.35 billion.
Michael Addamo Wins Triton Poker Madrid €20,000 High Roller Original
Michael Addamo was arguably the hottest tournament poker player on the planet in the final months of 2021. The 27-year-old four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner from Australia made eight high-stakes final tables from September through November, winning six titles and cashing for more than $9.4 million along the way. Addamo came into May of this year with only one live tournament cash so far in 2022 but soon got back to his winning ways.
MGM Partners With Houston Astros Despite No Legal Gambling In Texas
MGM Resorts is apparently bullish on gambling becoming legal in Texas. The Las Vegas-based casino operator announced Monday that it has inked a gambling partnership with the Houston Astros. The marketing relationship is the first of its kind in Texas for MGM, the casino company said. MGM’s sports betting website and app become the exclusive sportsbook partner of the Major League Baseball team.
Scott Seiver Replaces Tom Dwan As Phil Hellmuth's High Stakes Duel Opponent
With Tom Dwan bowing out of his scheduled rematch with Phil Hellmuth on PokerGO’s High Stakes Duel, a new competitor has emerged in three-time WSOP bracelet winner and high-stakes pro Scott Seiver. Each player will be buying in for $400,000, with the winner taking home the entire $800,000. “This program has been a must-watch event each episode so far and I wanted an opportunity to be a part of the action and hopefully add my own mark on it,” Seiver said to PokerGO.
Mega Millions Host Read Wrong Number In $86M Drawing
The Mega Millions lottery temporarily suspended some payments from a May 10 drawing after the wrong number was read. “On May 10, 2022, the host of the Mega Millions drawing incorrectly called the Mega Ball a 6 instead of a 9,” the group said in a statement. “The 9 ball was drawn into the chamber and is the official result. The results of the drawing were audited by Preston CPA.” Video shows the Mega Ball was a nine, but the number six was stated.
Longtime Card Player Columnist And Poker Author Bob Ciaffone Passes Away Original
Bob Ciaffone, perhaps best known as the author of Robert’s Rules of Poker, passed away Friday at the age of 81. Nicknamed ‘The Coach’ because he was one of poker’s first teachers, Ciaffone was a longtime columnist for Card Player and wrote several books on the game, including Omaha Poker: The Action, Middle Limit Poker, Pot-Limit and No-Limit Poker, and Improve Your Poker.
Kansas Governor Signs Sports Betting Bill Into Law
Regulated online sportsbooks are coming soon to the state of Kansas. On Thursday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, put her signature on the state’s sports betting bill, which will allow both in-person and online betting. Sportsbooks are expected to launch later this year during the upcoming college and NFL football seasons. Each of the state’s four casinos can have in-person wagering and up to three online sports betting partners, otherwise known as skins.
Coushatta Poker Room In Louisiana Drawing Players With Exciting Promotions Original
The poker room at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana is giving back to it’s players with numerous promotions. In fact, there’s cash bonuses that can be won every day of the week! The beautiful 10-table card room, now located near Lenny B’s Cocktail bar, is known for its Southern charm and friendly staff.
Minnesota House Passes Sports Betting Proposal
The Minnesota House on Thursday advanced a bill to legalize in-person and online sports betting, but its fate in the Senate is bleak. Under the House proposal, indigenous groups with gambling would have the exclusivity for sports betting. That’s reportedly a no-go for members of the Minnesota Senate. The House bill cleared that chamber by a 70-57 vote, so there was plenty of opposition.
Las Vegas Casino Gives $27M In Worker Bonuses After $1.6B Sale Original
The U.S. economy appears to be on the decline, but a Las Vegas casino still awarded employee bonuses as part of a soon-to-be-completed $1.6 billion sale. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Wednesday award more than 5,000 of its workers with a $5,000 cash bonus, for a total bonus payment of about $27 million. The current owner of the casino is Blackstone Group, a private equity firm located in New York City.
State Regulators Say Russian Metaverse Casino Project Is Scamming Americans Original
A nonexistent metaverse casino dealing in NFTs is based out of Russia and is scamming people in the U.S., according to regulators in a handful of states. CNBC reported that regulators in Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Alabama together filed an emergency cease-and-desist orders on Wednesday against an upstart metaverse casino. The metaverse casino is called Flamingo Casino Club and it claims on its website that it is affiliated with the Flamingo Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada.
Poker Coaching Hand Quiz: Facing A Tricky Turn Lead With Top Pair Original
Join more than 120,000 players worldwide who have taken their game to the next level. To develop your poker skills and learn how to crush games, check out PokerCoaching.com. Key Concept: Facing A Tricky Turn Lead With Top Pair You are six-handed late in a $1,000 buy-in poker tournament. You have 1,300,000 chips with the blinds at 15,000-30,000 when it folds to you in the hijack seat with A 10. Question 1: Should you fold, call, raise to 70,000, or raise to 90,000?
Poker Stories Podcast: YouTube Poker Vlogger Brad Owen Original
Poker Stories is a long-form audio podcast series that features casual interviews with some of the game’s best players and personalities. Each episode highlights a well-known member of the poker world and dives deep into their favorite tales both on and off the felt. Brad Owen discovered poker while in high school, learning the game by studying poker software his dad brought home from work.
Poker Strategy: Take Your Tournament Game To The Next Level
The Pros: Timothy Adams, Charlie Carrel, and Mark Seif Craig Tapscott: What were the top ‘Ah-Ha’ moments along your career’s journey up the stakes that really made a difference in your results? Timothy Adams: There wasn’t really any ah-ha moments. Just through your poker journey you learn ways to deal with how to approach the game. Ultimately, it’s a game. You should enjoy it.
Record $179 Million Bet On Kentucky Derby Original
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Monday that a crowd of 147,294 Derby fans at Churchill Downs Racetrack witnessed the second-biggest long shot ever to win the Kentucky Derby. Wagering from all CDI sources on the Kentucky Derby race totaled $179 million, up 15% over 2021 and up 8% from the previous record of $166.5 million set in 2019. The handle from this year included $8.3 million wagered in Japan. Online gambling handle through CDI’s betting app was $44 million, up 8% over last year.
Phil Mickelson Had $40M Gambling Problem, Biography Claims Original
Phil Mickelson has racked up some hefty gambling losses, according to an article adapted from a new book on the famous golfer. The information comes from the upcoming biography titled Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar. According to the article, Mickelson racked up at least $40 million in gambling losses from 2010 to 2014.
Marius Gierse and Seth Davies Secure High Roller Titles At European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Original
The 2022 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo came to its climactic conclusion on Saturday, May 7, with winners crowned in the marquee main event and a three-day €25,000 buy-in high roller that attracted 179 entries. While those events rightfully drew the headlines, there were several other major events that wrapped up in the final days of the series. Among them were two more €25,000 buy-in high rollers, each of which paid out millions of dollars in prize money.
Americas Cardroom's Venom PKO Online Tournament Returns With $5 Million Guarantee
You can play some of the biggest pots of your life with ACR’s upcoming Venom PKO event! The popular online tournament on Americas Cardroom not only boasts a massive $5 million guarantee, but because of the progressive knock out structure of the tournament, each pot you play has the potential to be worth tens of thousands of dollars! There are four starting flights in total for the $2,650 buy-in event taking place May 13, 15, 20, and 22.
Tribal Leader Convicted Of Bribery Connected To Massachusetts Casino Project Original
The former Chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the owner of an architecture-and-design firm in Rhode Island were convicted by a federal jury in connection with bribery involving the Tribe’s plans to build a casino-hotel in Taunton, Mass., the federal government said May 5. The Mashpee Wampanoags have been seeking to build a $1 billion casino in East Taunton, which would have three hotels and be home to about 3,000 slot machines. It’s unclear when the casino will be built.
$1 Million Lottery Ticket Expires In Michigan Original
The lottery can sometimes be a truly ugly enterprise. According to the Michigan Lottery, a $1 million lottery ticket expired on May 5 without the winner coming forward. The state will pocket the money for its education fund. While the money will benefits public education, that money rightfully belongs to someone. The $1 million was won in a Powerball drawing a year ago. The ticket was purchased at Warren Market, located at 28069 Mound Road in Warren.
Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu Wins 2022 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Main Event Original
The 2022 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo €5,300 no-limit hold’em main event saw 1,073 entries build a prize pool of €5,204,050 (nearly $5.5 million USD). After two starting flights and four more days of tournament action, that lion’s share of that prize money was ultimately awarded to 55-year-old Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu. The Brazilian player earned €939,840 ($986,832 USD) for the win, while also becoming the first player from his home country to ever win an EPT main event.
Gianluca Speranza Wins 2022 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo €25,000 High Roller Original
Two of the largest events of the 2022 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo series sw their final tables play out on the same day. While Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu was making history as the first Brazilian EPT main event champion ever crowned, the €25,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em high roller event was also playing down to a champion. The tournament attached a sizable field of 179 entries to create a prize pool equivalent to more than $4.5 million when reckoned in US dollars.
Win Your Way To Las Vegas This Summer With Americas Cardroom Original
If you’re stuck at home and missing out on all the action in Las Vegas, there’s still time to win your way there! With Americas Cardroom’s WSOP Takedown series, players can win one of 20 prize packages valued at $12,500 each. This covers your $10,000 main event buy-in, as well as $2,500 for travel and expenses. The price?
Michael Brinkenhoff Wins Latest Venetian High Roller Poker Tournament Original
The second in a trio of high-stakes no-limit hold’em tournaments at The Venetian Las Vegas wrapped up in the early-morning hours of Saturday, May 7. The $10,000 buy-in Venetian High Roller event drew a field of 23 entries, creating a prize pool of $230,000 that was paid out among the top four finishers. When all was said and done, Michael Brinkenhoff emerged victorious with the title and the top prize of $105,800.
Caesars Becomes Exclusive Gambling Partner Of Chicago White Sox
Caesars Entertainment and the Chicago White Sox announced a partnership to make the casino operator the exclusive gambling parter of the franchise. Caesars has several regional casinos in relative close proximity to Chicago, which it hopes to promote under the relationship. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Caesars will receive access to official Chicago White Sox logos and marks, and rotational LED signage. In addition, the partnership includes TV-visible fixed signage in right field.
Chicago Selects Bally's For New Casino Project Original
A casino has been selected for the city of Chicago after a years-long selection process. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced May 5 that the city picked Bally’s Corporation for the sole casino license. Bally’s will develop a casino at the site of the Tribune Publishing Center.
Vikenty Shegal Wins Venetian High Roller For $136,000 Original
The PokerGO Tour has returned to Venetian Las Vegas this week for a trio of high roller no-limit hold’em events spread from May 5-7. The kickoff tournament featured a $10,000 buy-in, with a total of 34 entries made before registration was officially closed. The $340,000 prize pool was divvied up among the top five finishers, with the lion’s share going to eventual champion Vikenty Shegal. Shegal is on an impressive run so far this year.
Greg Raymer: How Cognitive Bias Affects Your Poker Game Original
Card Player Magazine, available in print and online, covers poker strategy, poker news, online and casino poker, and poker legislation. Sign up today for a digital subscription to access more than 800 magazine issues and get 26 new issues per year! Please let me encourage you to reach out to me with article ideas and questions for future columns. You can tweet to me at @FossilMan, or send me a message at info@fossilmanpoker.com.
Wild Fight Breaks Out At California Poker Room
An awkward and nasty fight recently broke out at a poker room in California. A video has emerged on Reddit that shows two players going at it at the Hustler Casino’s poker room. It is unclear what happened leading up to when the video starts, but it kicks off with a tense argument involving two players who were standing up from the table. The situation seemed controllable until one of the players insulted the other man’s mom, causing the situation to escalate.
Rattlesnake Open Returns To Global Poker May 9-30
This May, online poker players are celebrating the return of Global Poker’s Rattlesnake Open, part of the ongoing Global Poker Championships. This is the fifth edition of the popular tournament series, and promises to be bigger than ever with GC 878 million and SC 1.9 million in total prizes guaranteed! Whether you are a Gold Coin or Sweeps Coin player, there is something for everyone with 230 total events on the schedule between May 9-30.
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