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International: U.S. poker legislation delayed despite increasing support

jrollison — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:14:14 +0000

Even as individual states open their doors to expanded gambling opportunities, the United States government continues to resist change. Longtime online gambling supporter Congressman Barney Frank was set to lead hearings on his bills HR 2266 and HR 2267 later this month, but earlier this week the Poker Players Alliance announced that the House Financial Services Committee has pushed the hearings back until September.

Tournament: World Series of Poker update

jrollison — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:11:39 +0000

Poker pro Brandon Cantu won the US$1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or better event to earn the second bracelet of his young career. He topped veteran pro Lee Watkinson heads-up and took home the top prize of US$228,867. Cantu won his first bracelet in the 2006 US$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event, his first career WSOP cash. Veteran player Phil “Poker Brat Hellmuth” also cashed in the Omaha 8 tourney to extend his record of WSOP cashes to 73.

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jrollison — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:44:51 +0000

The team at GamblingPlanet is pleased to announce that US visitors will now be able to take full advantage of the Internet’s Number One Gambling Portal - GamblingPlanet.org.

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Tournament: News and notes from 2009 World Series of Poker

jrollison — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:30:26 +0000

Australian poker pro Jeffrey Lisandro earned his third bracelet of this year’s World Series and the fourth of his career when he won the US$2,500 buy-in Seven Card Razz event. In addition to his wins at the US$1,500 buy-in Seven Card Stud Hi event and the US$10,000 buy-in World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Eight or Better tournament, Lisandro has garnered titles in each of the major varieties of Seven Card Stud. Along with cementing his status as the best Seven Card Stud player in the world, his wins have also given his a huge lead in the Player of the Year race.

Tournament: The Iceman is on fire at the 2009 WSOP

jrollison — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:58:06 +0000

Proving that old dogs can learn new tricks, longtime Seven-card Stud expert Jeffrey Lisandro has thus far added three 2009 WSOP bracelets and six cashes to his arsenal of awards, and the Iceman's not done yet. Lisandro's three bracelets have been won in his signature events: Seven-card Stud (Event 16), Seven-Card Stud H/L-8 (Event 37), and Razz (Event 44). But the stud master has also posted cashes in PL Omaha and PL Omaha H/L Split, making him a formiddable sight at almost any table.

International: The Russian casinos revolution

jrollison — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:37:00 +0000

Beginning on 1 July, all casinos and slot machine halls in Russia are due to be banned and replaced by a handful of Vegas-style 'gambling zones' distributed throughout the country.

Blotter: DiCaprio’s lucky break

jrollison — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:56:48 +0000

Long before we affectionately knew him as the moron who dumped Gisele Bundchen, Leonardo DiCaprio was a snot-nosed vagabond on the hit show Growing Pains. Following his career, you’ll see that Leo quickly became a mega-star, sharing the screen with De Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Bill Paxton. Okay, so maybe Paxton isn’t noteworthy, but I like Club Dread’s Coconut Pete and don’t really care what you think about it!

Blotter: PartyPoker buys some pros

jrollison — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:14:25 +0000

For years now top poker sites like UltimateBet and PokerStars have been pumping their numbers through the commercial use of recognizable pros. Many aspiring amateurs get starry-eyed at the mere thought of rubbing elbows with poker legends like Daniel Negreanu, and many poker sites have been cashing in on this idol-worship by sponsoring their own teams of pros. While other online poker rooms pimped out their teams in trade for added traffic, PartyPoker has been largely neutral toward the movement...until now.

Tournament: WSOP Event 41 features a kiddie table

jrollison — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:14:22 +0000

Tournament: News and notes from the 2009 World Series of Poker

jrollison — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:20:31 +0000

As the World Series of Poker winds down toward the US$10,000 buy-in World Championship No-Limit Hold’em Main Event, the established pros continue to rack up some great results.