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08 31st, 2009
Americas captain Daniel Negreanu has selected 10-time WSOP bracelet winner Doyle Brunson and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Jennifer Harman for his team while Europe captain Annette Obrestad has added Finnish high-stakes studs Patrik Antonius and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies.
Set for London’s Casino at the Empire Friday Sept. 25 at 10 a.m., the Caesars Cup is unique Ryder Cup-style poker tournament pitting teams from both sides of the Atlantic against each other.
Negreanu and Obrestad have been tasked with assembling eight-person rosters for the made-for-television event that will air on ESPN-branded channels as part of its 2009 WSOPE coverage.
The structure will feature heads-up and two-man doubles matches, with single points awarded for each match.
The first two matches match will be doubles and include alternate betting with one player per side playing pre-flop and on the turn and the other playing the flop and the river.
The next two matches will be doubles with the players alternating every two hands.
After the doubles matches conclude, the format will move on to heads-up if a clear winner has not yet been decided.
Before today’s announcement, the Americas roster already included Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth and John Juanda while Peter Eastgate, Dario Minieri and Bertrand Grospellier made up the European team.
The European team will include a Betfair Poker qualifier and the final roster spots are expected be announced prior to the event.
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08 31st, 2009
Notes sent out by banks in August serve as a warning about the overblocking that could be coming in December, when the penalties established by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act go into
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08 31st, 2009
Poker professional , who has been at the forefront of the usage of poker for charitable means, will add to her philanthropic outlets when she hosts a charity poker tournament at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles to benefit the Decision Education Foundation in November.
The tournament, which will play out on November 19th at 7:00pm Pacific Time, is a $300+$30 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold’em event with unlimited $100 rebuys during the first hour and a $100 add-on at the first break. Duke, a Poker News Daily Guest Columnist, will be the host of the tournament that is being held during the schedule of events for the inaugural Open at Commerce from November 6th to 22nd.
With the tournament being held near Hollywood, it is expected that there will be a celebrity-laden field in attendance. “We’ve already had confirmations from several pro players and a couple of celebrities,” Lisa Wheeler, the event organizer, confirmed to Poker News Daily. “Some of Annie’s friends from are going to be a part of the tournament. Actress Shannon Elizabeth has already confirmed and so has comedian Brad Garrett. This is only the beginning and there will be more to come!”
The tournament will have all the pomp and circumstance of a major awards show in Hollywood, befitting of its play at the jewel of California poker in the Commerce Casino. Activities will include a red carpet walk, a Commerce Casino hosted cocktail party, and silent and live auctions. The tournament itself will be officiated by one of the top tournament directors around, Matt Savage, and all proceeds raised will benefit the Decision Education Foundation.
The Decision Education Foundation is an organization that has been established to improve the lives of young people by empowering them with effective decision skills. The work of the Foundation crosses the nation from Pennsylvania to California, attempting to provide teachers with the tools to help young people acquire, appreciate, and apply the fundamentals of good decision-making.
The Decision Education Foundation is an important philanthropy for Duke. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the organization in addition to her other charitable and philanthropic work. As many may remember, Annie raised $730,000 through her second place effort on this year’s “Celebrity Apprentice” for Refugees International and continues to attempt to assist with the plight of refugees through Ante Up For Africa, an organization she co-founded along with “Crash” actor Don Cheadle.
Stay tuned to Poker News Daily as more information comes available regarding this and other charitable events in the coming months.
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Earlier this month, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced S 1597, the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. The bill includes provisions to address problem gambling.
Menendez’s measure calls for the licensing and regulation of internet games of skill like online poker in an effort that is narrower than Congressman Barney Frank’s (D-MA) HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. At the end of Menendez’s legislation, $14.2 million per year over a five-year period is prescribed for problem gambling awareness, treatment, and research. National Council on Problem Gambling Executive Director Keith Whyte told Poker News Daily, “We think, overall, it’s responsible that if you’re going to have a bill that expands gambling, you put in money to address gambling problems.”
The text in Menendez’s bill comes from HR 2906, the Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2009. The measure was introduced by a bipartisan contingent of Congressmen Jim Moran (D-VA), Lee Terry (R-NE), and Frank Wolf (R-VA) in mid-June amid support from the Council. Whyte explained, “We’re pleased that there’s a responsibility to mitigate problem gambling and we’re glad it’s the language from HR 2906. However, this would still only be the first ever federal funding for prevention and treatment programs. There is a lot more language in our House bill than what Menendez added. It’s not the entire bill.”
The (PPA), the 1.2 million member strong lobbying group, was one of the driving forces behind the introduction of S 1597, which debuted shortly after the conclusion of National Poker Week. PPA Chairman and former three-term Senator from New York Alfonse D’Amato called Menendez’s bill “another powerful step towards protecting internet freedom, protecting consumers, and protecting online poker.” S. 1597 allocates $200,000 per year for awareness, $4 million per year for research, and $10 million per year for treatment.
Whyte revealed that the National Council on Problem Gambling plans to introduce a companion bill to HR 2906 in the Senate. In the meantime, Congress is currently on recess until after Labor Day in the United States. He noted, “We met with Menendez’s staff and asked him to introduce a companion bill to HR 2096 in the Senate. We did not specifically request that our language be included in his bill, but this is a good step.” The National Council on Problem Gambling does not support Menendez’s bill, however, because it calls for an expansion of gaming.
Much to the delight of online poker players, Menendez’s bill specifically identifies the game as a legal activity. It defines “internet skill games” to mean “an internet-based game in which success is predominantly determined by the skill of the players, including poker, chess, bridge, mahjong, and backgammon.” Frank’s HR 2267 boasts 54 co-sponsors after being introduced in early May along with HR 2266, which calls for the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act () to be delayed by one year. As it currently stands, the financial services industry must come into full compliance with the 2006 law by December 1st. HR 2906 has attracted 10 co-sponsors, including Frank and Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NV).
The National Council on Problem Gambling is based in Washington, DC. Text on the organization’s website reveals that it was founded on two mantras, “that the organization would be the advocate for problem gamblers and their families and that it would take no position for or against legalized gambling.” Its annual Awareness Week occurred from March 1st to 7th this year and included the organization reaching out to problem gamblers through popular social mediums like YouTube.
Stay tuned to Poker News Daily for the latest on Menendez’s bill to regulate online poker in the United States.
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08 31st, 2009
This week on the G4 online poker reality show “2 Months, $2 Million,” the team suffered a major setback, losing $84,200 collectively. However, the quartet defeated a rival group in football, nightlife, and online poker challenges.
The third of 10 episodes of “2 Months, $2 Million” hit television airwaves on Sunday at 9:00pm ET on G4. The installment began with Dani Stern playing basketball outside of the Las Vegas home with Aaron “aejones” Jones. The two have been friends after meeting at a poker tournament and the one-on-one basketball game spurred the idea of a house versus house competition. The rival faction featured Jones, Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger, Daniel “Starkey” Starkey, and Steve “Zugwat” Silverman. On the latter player, Stern noted that he is a “feared online poker player.”
In the football competition, the first squad to amass seven touchdowns would be declared the winner. A Stern interception return for a touchdown tied the game at three scores each. Then, Stern found the end zone again on the defensive side of the ball, running in a fumble recovery for another touchdown to put the “2 Months, $2 Million” team ahead 6-4. In the end, a Stern caught a pass in the end zone, which was enough to win 7-4.
By Day 1 of Week 3, the team was down $34,700 on their quest for $2 million. Silverman sought retribution for the gridiron loss by taking on “2 Months, $2 Million” cast member Jay Rosenkrantz heads-up online. Rosenkrantz dropped $17,000 in a pot and found himself down $40,000 for the week. Meanwhile, it was revealed that the crew had gone out six straight nights and faced a seventh with the nightlife portion of the house war set to take place. Rosenkrantz remarked, “Maybe the house war is becoming a bit of a distraction and we’re not playing real poker.”
Stern and Emil Patel participated in the nightlife challenge, which took place at Ghostbar at the Palms. The three tasks to determine the winning house included getting a girl to buy you a drink, getting a girl to do five pushups, and getting a girl to remove her panties. The score was tied 2-2 when Lichtenberger convinced Ghostbar customer “Jenny” to take off her underwear, which he promptly put on his head in celebration as the “aejones house” took down the nightlife challenge.
Online, Rosenkrantz’s struggles online continued. He was down $64,000 on the week and fledgling in Omaha against “ROCK_ET_MAN.” Rosenkrantz frustratingly got up from the table and lamented, “I’m not going to be able to save my week and now all I want to do is just crush aejones, luckychewy, Zugwat, and Starkey.”
The poker challenge served as the rubber match in the series and featured best of three heads-up sit and gos. Silverman outlasted Rosenkrantz 2-1 in the first match-up, continuing his domination of the “2 Months, $2 Million” star on the virtual felts. The second match-up saw Roberts and Lichtenberger compete. When the battle was over, Jones’ house was up 4-2. Jones bested Stern in the first game of their series before Stern won the next two to make the overall score 5-4, with Jones’ house still in the lead. Patel and Starkey then waged war, with the former battling back to tie the poker challenge at six matches apiece and force a tiebreaker.
In the tiebreaker, whose match-up was determined by pulling names out of a hat, Roberts defeated Jones in the first two games to secure the victory for the “2 Months, $2 Million” cast. In the final hand, Roberts’ A-8 outdrew Jones’ pocket nines when an ace hit the flop. Jones and company were forced to clean the “2 Months, $2 Million” house as a result of the loss.
The four protagonists suffered their worst week to date. When the smoke cleared, Roberts was down $4,000, Stern was down $33,000, and Rosenkrantz was down a blistering $80,000. Patel was the lone member of the group in the black, earning $32,800 for the week. Overall, the team was down $84,200 during Week 3 for an overall total of $114,400 in earnings. Roberts noted, “We can’t string together a bunch of winning sessions and get comfortably into the black for the summer.” As a result of Rosenkrantz’s abnormally large loss, he was not assessed a “Penalty Stunt.”
“2 Months, $2 Million” airs weekly on Sunday nights at 9:00pm ET on G4.
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08 31st, 2009
After qualifying through a live satellite at the Grand Lisboa’s PokerStars Macau Poker Room, Ireland’s Dermot Blain booked the win in the main event, besting a final table that included 2009 WSOP Main Event Day 1b chip leader Brandon Demes.
Blain, 25, who recently left his job as a sales manager to play poker full time, took home approximately $538,700 for the win Sunday, marking the largest prize ever paid out in a poker tournament on Asian soil.
A total of 429 players from 46 countries created a more than $2 million prize pool for the main event, beating the previous record of $1.6 million set at last year’s APPT Macau main event.
The APPT Macau High Roller event also finished Sunday with Switzerland’s Vladimir Geshkenbein taking the $266,735 first-place prize.
Geshkenbein actually beat the legendary Johnny Chan heads-up, who managed to best his seventh-place finish in the very same event last year, coming second for $154,426.
The entire PokerStars.net APPT Macau Summer Festival of Poker actually featured 38 events with nearly 3,000 players and a total prize pool of $3,596,341.
“It’s a wonderful experience to see the always-hospitable people of Macau and watch the sport of poker continue to grow,” Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem said.
“It’s truly amazing how passionate the local players at PokerStars Macau are about poker and it’s abundantly obvious by not only the number of participants from Macau, Hong Kong and China, but also the great results they are having in all the events.
“I’m looking forward to coming back to the Grand Lisboa next year.”
The next stop on the APPT will be in Auckland, New Zealand from October 14-18.
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08 31st, 2009
Our fearless foursome encountered some serious distractions on this week’s episode of 2 Months. 2 Million, which found them challenging another quartet of poker players to a three-pronged prop bet.
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Solid turnouts marked Sunday’s action in major poker events across the Internet. The biggest was the PokerStars Sunday Million as a whopping 8,993 entrants created a prize pool of $1,798,600. After online superstar Steve “gboro780” Gross busted…
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08 31st, 2009
Tom Dwan may be one of the biggest names in poker but he is yet to sign a deal with an online site. That could be about to change if has its way.
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08 31st, 2009
has teamed up with the Daily Mirror to offer a series of football related freerolls and small stakes tournaments.
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