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What South African Players Seek Out When Playing At An Online Casino
Published on: Jul/08/2024 Over the years, you might have noticed that the online casino business has expanded significantly, allowing players to engage in their favorite games at any time and from any place. South African players, for instance, really have a choice of myriad online casinos and this makes the process of selecting one quite an exhilarating as well as a very confusing one. Below are the aspects that matter to South Africans when deciding on an online casino to play at.
Gambling911.com Top Stories for July 8, 2024
These are your hot trending Gambling911.com top stories for today July 8, 2024. Biden Crisis, France Elections, Bitcoin Plunge, More... Politics Prominent House Dems Want Biden to Exit: Biden Gains in Odds With Move to +350 More than a handful of House Democratic ranking members told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a Sunday call that President Joe Biden needs to step aside from the 2024 campaign, according to sources familiar with the call.
Is Flush.com a Good Crypto Gambling Website? Gambling911.com Trusted Review
Flush.com is among the new wave of cryptocurrency gambling websites that Gambling911.com will be regularly reviewing as we head into the new NFL and college football season. We should note right off the bat that Flush.com does not currently offer its services in the United States. Alternatives include sites such as BetUS (Gambling911.com endorsed and a proud member of the G911 family since 2006). Gambling911.com is the world's most respected watchdog website for this gambling industry.
Two Poker Players Robbed at Restaurant Owned By Todd Brunson
Published on: Jul/06/2024 Two poker players say their car was broken into in broad daylight & around $15k stolen outside a Las Vegas Italian restaurant. And it appears the neighboring district has a history of these incidents, per Poker player and former PokerNews editor Mo Nuwwarah says he was one of two victims of a car break-in outside the Roma Deli in the Chinatown District of Las Vegas during daylight hours.
Jets Cornerback Sauce Gardner Seen Hanging Out With Philly Mobster Raises Eyebrows
New York Jets cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner was spotted hanging out with a Philly mob boss during the Fourth of July Thursday. Nothing to see here, maybe. But mobsters sometimes like to dabble in sports betting, if ya know what we're sayin'. The NFL has had its fair share of gambling scandals over the past 12 months, courtesy of regulated sports betting and a mostly laughable "zero tolerance" gambling policy.
Beloved Frugal Vegas Columnist Undergoes Brain Surgery
Published on: Jul/07/2024 Famed "Frugal Vegas" columnist Jean Scott underwent brain surgery on Saturday. It was not immediately clear what her prognosis would be, however, the family remains hopeful of a speedy recovery. "This is Angela, Jean's daughter, the 'Frugal Princess' and I want to update you on what's going on with Jean.
Doyle Brunson Net Worth
What was Doyle Brunson's Net Worth? Doyle Brunson was an American professional poker player who had a net worth of $25 million at the time of his death. Doyle Brunson was born in Longworth, Texas, on August 10, 1933. He died on May 14, 2023 at the age of 89. Known as "The Godfather of Poker," Doyle was the player to win $1 million in poker tournaments. He is one of four players who have won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker more than once. He won in 1976 and 1977.
KO Series Running Now at partypoker with $10 Million in Guaranteed Prizes
The inaugural KO Series has just begun at partypoker with 164 action-packed tournaments and $10 million in guaranteed prize pools from Feb. 25 to March 4. As the title of the poker festival suggests, all of the tournaments feature a progressive knockout format. This means every time a player eliminates an opponent, they collect a bounty while their own personal bounty also increases.
Christopher Yong Leads Unibet Open London Final Nine
The unofficial nine-handed final table of the 2018 Unibet Open London £990 Main Event is set and Christopher Yong leads the last nine at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in the heart of the city. It took just under ten full levels of 60 minutes each to determine the finalists after 88 hopefuls out of the 349-entry strong field had returned to the tables. Yong holds a commanding lead with almost two times as many chips as his nearest competitors after bagging up 2,378,000.
Win Big in Daily and Sunday Tournaments at BorgataPoker.com
If you are looking for the hottest place to play legal and regulated online poker games in the Garden State, look no further than BorgataPoker.com. The online poker room boasts amazing software, world-class support, great games including satellites to live events and amazing daily tournaments with big guarantees. The only requirements to enjoy everything BorgataPoker.com has to offer is be at least 21 years of age and be located within the borders of New Jersey while playing.
Play in Sunday's $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event at TigerGaming for Free
The action doesn't get any better at TigerGaming than this Sunday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. EST for the monthly $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event tournament. The tournament features an amazing structure and a relatively soft field making this a can't miss tournament for any poker player looking to win big. The buy-in is a reasonable $109 when taking into account the huge prize pool.
Unibet Open London: Tripodi Leads Main Event, Sitbon Wins High Roller
The 2018 Unibet Open London £990 Main Event is off to a good start after 147 players took to the tables of the iconic Grosvenor Victoria Casino in the heart of London on the first of two starting days. After 11 levels of 60 minutes each, just 36 players bagged up at "The Vic" and Clement Tripodi (photo) claimed the overnight spotlight with a stack of 275,000. Second in chips after Day 1a is Bhavin Khatri with 249,000, followed by Denmark's Peter Kaae (226,500).
See How Easy it is to Grab €20 for FREE at partypoker
If you are looking for a new site to play at with great games, huge tournament festivals and more, look no further than partypoker. The online poker room has proven to poker players in recent years its commitment to the game and to make poker about its players. You can now enjoy everything partypoker has to offer with a free €20 in value on the house just by depositing €10.
American Poker Awards Results
Last night, the fourth annual Global Poker Index American Poker Awards presented by PokerStars were held at the Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. Lynn Gilmartin took to the stage to host the evening which attracted a legion of poker players and industry insiders. Both Ari Engel and PocketFives' Lance Bradley walked away with awards in back to back years. Engel won the PocketFives Legacy Award after grinding years online and now performing at the highest levels in live play.
Ludovic Lacay Finding Success Outside Poker
Even many of the most successful poker players walk away from the life of a professional at some point in their lives. Whether the game passes them by, sponsorship opportunities dry up, or their love for the game and the lifestyle it brings fizzles out, there's myriad reasons why moving on from poker makes sense in the lives of so many accomplished players.
888poker LIVE Heads to Bucharest
Fresh from a successful 888poker LIVE London 2018 Kickoff Main Event, which Jonathan Bowers won for £30,630, the 888poker LIVE tour now hops on a plane and heads to the Romanian capital Bucharest. The 888poker LIVE Bucharest festival runs from Feb. 28- Mar. 4 at the JW Marriot hotel in the Romanian capital city. It features nine events with buy-ins ranging from €60 up to €2,200, and it is simply not to be missed.
Dominik Nitsche Secures €10K High Roller Title in Rozvadov
While Viktor “Isildur1” Blom was busy hero-calling his way to glory in the 2018 partypoker MILLIONS Germany Main Event, another of poker’s legitimate superstars was working his way to a €300,000 prize in the €10,300 High Roller event. Dominik Nitsche was one of 120 entries (48 re-entries) in the €10,300 buy-in partypoker MILLIONS Germany High Roller and helped to create a €1,140,000 prize pool, which beat the €1 million guarantee.
Win a Piece of $10 Million in the partypoker KO Series on Feb. 25 to March 4
If you like knockout tournaments, you will absolutely love the KO Series about to hit partypoker on Feb. 25 to March 4. The festival guarantees a huge $10 million across 164 action-packed events. All of the events are in the progressive knockout format, meaning if you knock a player out, you'll collect their bounty while your personal bounty also increases. There is something for every player, regardless of their bankroll, with buy-ins ranging from as low as $1.10 all the way up to $5,200.
Panka Bubbles, Simao Among Big Stacks at partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Germany
The partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Germany €5,300 Main Event saw 324 hopefuls out of a 1,022 entry strong field, including eight no-shows, return to their seats for Day 2 in Europe's biggest poker arena at the King's Casino in Rozvadov. The money bubble burst and the day ended after three dozen players headed to the payout desk. 91 players return for Day 3 of the Main Event. Best-positioned for the first-place payout of €1,000,000 is Aristeidis Moschonas with 36.55 million in chips.
New Episode of PokerStars Championship Cash Challenge Released
They teased it last week with a video which we dubbed the Craziest Hand of Poker You'll See All Year, but now the full first episode of the PokerStars Championship Cash Challenge has been released. PokerStars taped the show during the now-defunct PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo, in which six players battle it out in a €25/€50 cash game with €10 ante. Pre-flop the action is pot limit, post-flop it's no-limit.
Off The Felt: Koalas, Travels and Gym
The 2018 Aussie Millions tournament is still going on in the amazing city of Melbourne. So, of course, our poker players continued to visit on their free time some nice beaches and cute animals (you'll see what we're talking about). Others were travelling, like Lynn Gilmartin, or just chilling and drinking prosecco, like Monia, a perfect plan too, right? Ashley visited one of the best spots in Australia! Early contender for photo of the year. Ebony Kenney was taking some time for herself.
WSOP Champ Blumstein Looks Back, Ready for Fitness Challenge
Six months after taking down the biggest event in poker, World Series of Poker Main Event champion Scott Blumstein is ready to go on a run again. This next step in life will not be a run at the poker table however. He’s got some real running in mind – in the fitness sense. “The one thing I'm focusing on now is my health,” he says. “That's why I've been a little bit off the grid. I'm going to be doing some kind of content based around my weight loss.
That's What She Said: Doug Polk is Wrong. Here's Why.
It's been a few weeks since Doug Polk tweeted his thoughts on women in poker and why he doesn't think there should be a female poker player of the year award. His perspective has been on my mind since I first read those tweets and has dominated my thoughts for a while now. I actually sat down to write this article a few weeks ago but was struggling to put my thoughts on paper.
WSOP International Circuit Marrakech: Drisse Maouchi Grabs the Lead on Day 1a
A grand total of 155 entries took to the felt in the beautiful Casino de Marrakech during Day 1a of the WSOP International Circuit Main Event. 48 of them have found their path to Day 2 and are still in the running for the gold WSOP Circuit Ring. Claiming the chip lead for Day 1a is Drisse Maouchi (photo) with a massive 310,000 in chips. It was a slow start of the day with 28 players that were registered at the start of the day.
Richard Ashby Defeats a Star-Studded Final Table to Win Aussie Millions Event #7
United Kingdom's Richard Ashby outlasted a field of 71 players and a star-studded final table to win Aussie Millions Event #7: A$2,500 8 Game Mixed Event for A$52,720. Ashby is no stranger to success at the Aussie Millions as he now has 15 cashes including three victories. Also among his more than $2.4 million in live tournament cashes are four podium finishes in the World Series of Poker, including winning a gold bracelet in 2010.
Italy and Portugal Appear Poised to Join Shared Liquidity Soon
The shared liquidity agreement signed by France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal in July 2017, is slowly but surely coming to fruition. PokerStars' launch of French-Spanish tables last week broke the ice on sharing player pools and it seems Italy and Portugal are positioning themselves to follow. The latest cause for optimism came in the form of a statement by Pier Paolo Baretta, Undersecretary of State at the Finance Ministry in Italy earlier this week.
PokerNews Podcast 477: Sean Chaffin Talks True Gambling Stories
Hello! On this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sean Chaffin joins Sarah to talk about the latest addition to the PokerNews Podcast family. Sean will host True Gambling Stories, a collection of amazing stories from the world of gambling. The first episode comes out during the final week of January. Also Sarah and Brent talk about the current state of high-stakes online cash. 6:40 - What's in the Muck? Amarillo Kim Yuhl gives the latest drama in The Muck.
888poker XL Blizzard: "yarik1903" Gets Ukraine's Second XL Blizzard Title
On the fifth day of the 888poker XL Blizzard Series, just two new tournaments were played. Let's take a look who were crowned winners in these events on Monday At 20:00 GMT, the XL Blizzard #14 - $40,000 R&A started with over 400 players. During the first hour, players did 308 rebuys and 252 add-ons to create a total prize pool of $48,700. For the winner, there was the first prize waiting of $9,346 and a ticket for the Champion of Champions event next week.
Local Player Jim Roberts Tops Field of 4,515 at Borgata for $378,391
Jim Roberts just retired last year. But his nest egg just got a whole lot heftier after he navigated through a field of 4,515 to pocket $378,391 for winning Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #1: $600 Deep Stack. Roberts, a local recreational player, only had about $7,400 in cashes before this week, the best of those being for $2,440 from a small turbo event at Foxwoods. It took six starting flights to build up that massive 4,515-entry field, producing a prize pool in excess of $2.3 million.
Andrew Lock Wins Aussie Millions Event #5 for A$69,140
Australia's Andrew Lock won his biggest tournament cash after he shipped the 2018 Aussie Millions Event #5: A$1,150 Pot Limit Omaha for an impressive A$69,140. The tournament attracted 284 entrants, or 20 percent more than the 237 players in the event last year, to generate a A$291,00 prize pool. Austria's Gerald Karlic, who has $1.2 million in tournament cashes, began the nine-max final table as chip leader, with Lock not too far behind in third place.
WPT Reveals Tournament of Champions Dates, New Season-Ending Event
The World Poker Tour announced the dates of the highly anticipated 2018 Tournament of Champions, and the company also revealed the marquee event will be paired with a brand new WPT Main Tour tournament. This year's Tournament of Champions, which will be held at ARIA in Las Vegas for the first time, has been scheduled for May 24. In conjunction with the $15,000 exclusive event, the WPT will roll out the new $10,000 WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic to end Season 16, starting on May 20.
888poker XL Blizzard: Jans "Graftekkel" Arends Wins $80,000 Opening Event
Thursday 18 January was a good day for tournament players around the world. It marked the start of the inaugural edition of the 2018 XL Blizzard Series on one of the biggest online poker rooms, 888poker. On the first day of the series, they kicked off with the $80,000 Opening Event. In the first four hours of play, a total of 667 players and 279 rebuys made for a total of 946 players. They created a total prize pool of $94,600 with the first prize of $17,736.
Salvatore Ribbera Ships the 2018 Aussie Millions Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
On the third day of the 2017 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, local Melbourne player Salvatore Ribbera won the first ANTON ring of the series, taking down Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. inside the Crown Poker Room on Friday to collect the top prize of A$39,700 ($31,852). The tournament attracted 49 players, matching the same number of entrants that played this event last year. Ribbera entered the final day in fourth place on the six-max final table with 105,500.
Stefan Schillhabel Wins SHRPO Super High Roller
A lot of the high rollers started the year at the PCA in the Bahamas and were right on their way to Hollywood after, making their way to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the 2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open. The popular event has a big batch of tournaments on offer, one of them being the $50,000 Super High Roller. Stefan Schillhabel took down the event, beating 24 players to take home the trophy and $493,000 first-place prize.
Said El Yousfi Heads Field at Close of Day 1a of MPNPT Morocco
The MPN Poker Tour has returned to Morocco this week on Jan. 11-14, featuring the MAD 1.5 million guaranteed MPNPT Morocco Main Event, accompanying side events, and the activities and parties for which this tour has now become known on two continents. Hosted at the glamorous Mazagan Beach Resort, the unlimited re-entry MAD 6,000 (€550) Main Event attracted 114 entries yesterday for Day 1a, with 33 making it through all 12 45-minute levels and into Saturday’s Day 2.
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Top 10 Stories of 2017, #5: Online Poker Advances in the U.S.
This year's Top Stories are brought to you by the VerStandig Law Firm, LLC. Combining a keen understanding of the gaming world and an equally keen understanding of the law, Mac VerStandig and his colleagues are devoted to fighting on behalf of the poker community and its members.
Grab Your Share of More than $200K in Christmas Prizes at partypoker
How does a sparring session with four-time World Champion boxer and partypoker Ambassador Carl "The Cobra" Froch or a $10,000 partypoker LIVE package sound to you for Christmas presents this year? These are just some of the amazing prizes that partypoker is awarding in its amazing 12 Days of Christmas promotion, where more than $200,000 in prizes will be given away for free. The 12 Days of Christmas promotion couldn't be any easier to get involved in. Each day from Dec. 25 to Jan.
Off the Felt: Christmas Vibes and PokerStars Championship
Ho, ho, ho! Christmas is almost here and some are already feeling the vibe. Some of them were visiting Prague at the PokerStars Championship, others were at at other events around the globe, and others were…you know, from here to there. Cutest pic ever. If you don’t think so, check the sweater. And here we have more couples. That is for sure a very interesting interview.
Ryan Tosoc is Back at WPT Five Diamond Final Table, Sean Perry Leads
After an action-packed Day 5 that saw the final 18 players trimmed down to six, the official final table in the largest-ever WPT $10K Main Event is set. The final six in Season XVI’s World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic have at least a payout of $271,736 locked up, while the winner will walk away with $1,958,065. Following is the table draw with chip counts.
Blake Bohn Leads Final 90 in WPT Five Diamond, Matt Moss in Fourth
On the third day of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic, the 320 players to start the day were whittled down to just 90 after just more than six 90-minute levels of play. Blake Bohn is out in front after surging into the chip lead late in the day. Second on Minnesota’s all time money list with over $2.6 million in tournament earnings, Bohn bagged 871,000.
Ultima Poker - New Poker Site for Real Money in 2017
The official unveiling of the new online poker room ultimapoker.com has been announced. With numerous players anticipating its launch this fall, Ultima Poker is set to shake up the online poker world with an outstanding gaming experience. Ultima Poker offers amazing poker games which represent a virtual analogue of the popular skill-based entertainment. Now it will reach out to a huge poker audience through the launch of its new online poker product.
Off the Felt: Does Fedor Holz Have a New Love Interest?
OK, seriously. It's December. And while some of us are sitting cozy in our nits with the heater on, others are out frolicking on beaches and staying tanned. I'm not jealous, you're jealous. Meanwhile, Fedor Holz is finally using that 'retired' free time to share his adventures with someone special. If it's love, it's hella adorable. You guys! Our little Fedor is in love! Seriously, can this just be "let's look at Fedor's life" day? Moving on. Just another day in the life of high-stakes pros. Sad Doug.
Top Pair Podcast 297: Welcome to PokerNews; Sarah Herring Interview
In episode 297 of the Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast, co-hosts Bruce Briggs and Robbie Strazynski introduce themselves to you — a brand new audience for them — as they have just become part of the PokerNews Podcast Network after recording 296 episodes over the last eight years, available here. You’ll learn what the podcast is all about, the general structure, and the type of content you can expect when a new episode is released every other week.
Qian Zhi Qiang Wins World Poker Tour Sanya Main Event for $242,555
After five days of play and a field of 888 entries in the World Poker Tour Sanya Main Event in the southernmost city on Hainan Island of China, Qian Zhi Qiang emerged victorious to take home the CNY 1,600,000 ($242,555) top prize. The invitational tournament at the MGM Grand Hotel had a cap of 888 players and a prize pool of CNY 8.88 million, or about $1.4 million, with direct buyins available to international players.
PokerNews Returns for 2018 Aussie Millions Coverage
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will once again return to Melbourne, Australia, to provide coverage of the 2018 Aussie Millions Poker Championship. The famous tournament series kicks off Jan. 17, 2018, and features 26 events over the course of nearly three weeks. Billed by tournament organizers as "Asia-Pacific's longest-running poker tournament," the Aussie Millions has a rich and fabled history, which spans nearly two decades.
Tommy Angelo Presents: Poker Parallels Parking
Poker author and coach Tommy Angelo shares with PokerNews strategy readers one of his first poker articles from the ancient past (back in 2001), a time when artifacts like newspapers and limit hold'em were commonplace. No one drives in San Francisco better than my buddy Alex. He does not hesitate. If there's a gap, he shoots it. If there's a jam up, he skirts it. And when it comes to parking, Alex is the self-proclaimed King.
Tommy Angelo Presents: Miffed in Montreal
I was told before I got there that Casino de Montreal’s poker room was bilingual and that I’d be hearing English and French at the table. So I was ready for that. What I wasn’t ready for were the face cards. My first hand, the dealer dealt me two cards, and when I peeked at the corners of the cards to see what I had, I was greeted by indecipherable information. One of my cards had an R on it, and the other had a V. I lifted the corners a smidge higher and I could see that I had two face cards.
Poker Author and Coach Tommy Angelo’s Advice to WSOP Players
Poker author and coach Tommy Angelo has some advice to poker players heading to the 2014 World Series of Poker. Really, he does. You might know Tommy from his two highly-regarded books, Elements of Poker and A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales, as well as for the numerous poker articles he’s written for many different outlets over the years.
Tommy Angelo Presents (WSOP Edition): Please Don't Feed the Grinders
Tommy Angelo shares wit and wisdom he's obtained -- along with a decent amount of $ -- playing cash games at the WSOP for the last two decades-plus. If you are going to Vegas for the World Series of Poker, and you’re super-stoked, and you want some advice on what to do and not do, here’s mine: Check out Hoover Dam. And if that’s too ambitious, then drive out to Red Rock Canyon and walk around.
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