If you’re looking for the news on the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame class, updates on the World Poker Tour London, and more, you can find all of that and more in tonight’s Nightly Turbo.
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We know you’re wondering what’s on the news tap for today. Well, the World Poker Tour has announced its latest partnership with FSN for television broadcasting rights (and we know you’re hoping for plenty of Royal Flush Girls coverage). On top of…
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08 28th, 2010
On Thursday, the poker world learned that Blanca Games, which features Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gordon, had . and both make their home on the USA-friendly network and the former features as a sponsored pro. Shortly after the acquisition announcement, Poker News Daily caught up to the former “Poker2Nite” host.
One year ago, Sebok signed on with UB.com and immediately became involved in the site’s investigation into the superuser scandal orchestrated by former () Main Event champ Russ Hamilton. He’s remained one of the more visible UB.com pros in a roster that also includes Poker News Daily Guest Columnist and 11-time bracelet winner .
Sebok gave us his reaction to the news that Blanca Games had taken control of CEREUS: “I couldn’t be more excited about it. It’s a further break from the past and fewer connections to the former owners of , not to mention my own excitement about bringing Blanca into the fold and beginning something new. Gordon has a proven track record and I think bringing them into the poker arena is only going to breathe some new excitement into our business.”
Who is Gordon, you ask? He’s the founder and operator of BingoMania.com and Helix Gaming International, both of which hold licenses from the nation of Antigua and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission. Blanca Games has its headquarters in Antigua and offices in Costa Rica. Sebok elaborated that despite the change in ownership, players should expect continued growth: “The player experience shouldn’t change one bit, except for all of the improvements that will come from us being bought by Blanca. I think we are really going to be able to do many more exciting things now.”
Text found on Blanca Games’ website does not shed much light on its identity, instead only offering up, “The operations of the Blanca Group are conducted by subsidiaries and associated companies.” According to whois.domaintools.com, BlancaGames.com was registered on July 15th, 2010.
Sebok explained that the timing of the sale with his one-year anniversary of joining UB.com is purely coincidental. That said, he is ready to put the past behind him and continue supporting the USA-friendly site and network: “I always knew that we needed to deal with the past, which we continue to do, but the really exciting period was always going to be growing the company and turning it into what we would like it to be. Soon, UB won’t be known for the scandals of the past, but rather for helping lead online poker into the future.”
Poker News Daily can independently confirm that no staffing or operational changes are expected in the new Blanca Games regime. Sebok added, “Blanca wanted, and needed, the entire operation and the offices and staff to remain largely the same.” In addition, Sebok revealed that no changes to the CEREUS Network’s or promotions would occur.
Some in the online poker community have questioned whether the fleet of UB and Absolute Poker pros may be turned over. However, Sebok told us that he’s staying put: “I look to continue my role and am excited about possibly taking on more. Anyone that knows me knows I like to get involved and get my hands dirty, so whatever UB asks of me, I would love to get involved with.” Sebok finished 56th in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, catching a wealth of face time on ESPN and $108,000 in cash to boot.
Given Victory Poker’s move from the Everleaf Network to the Network on September 1st, one wonders whether the CEREUS family of sites will follow suit with consolidation. According to PokerScout.com, the CEREUS Network is the sixth largest worldwide, with a seven-day running average of 1,760 real money ring game players. It includes just two sites and accepts action from the United States.
On the prospects of the CEREUS Network taking on additional sites given new ownership, Sebok told Poker News Daily, “The company’s strategy is not to have network partners. But, I think that more acquisitions in the future are not out of the question.” Also merging in the first quarter of 2011 are Party Gaming and .
Tokwiro Enterprises, the former owners of UB.com and Absolute Poker, will issue a press release with more information about the transaction early next week.
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08 26th, 2010
Phil Ivey and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies were the headliners as the pair played 302 hands of heads-up $500/$1,000 PLO and then another 201 hands of heads-up $500/$1,000 Cap PLO.
Prior to last night Ziigmund had been having a hard time getting anything going in August and was down nearly $500,000. He was even .
It was a far different story for Ivey who was having one of his best months with over $1 million in profits.
The tables were turned last night as Ziigmund took his frustrations out on Ivey, raking multiple $100,000+ pots. A total of four pots broke the $200k mark and Ziigmund won three of them.
By the time the session finished Ivey ended up surrendering $633k to the resurgent Ziigmund before finally calling it quits for the night.
Fortunately due to some huge earlier winnings Ivey was almost even and is still up over $1 million for the month. Meanwhile Ziigmund is up for the first time this month by approximately $200k.
In other news Tom “durrrr” Dwan was a big winner as he continues to cement his status as the biggest winner online this year.
Dwan extracted $588k in an impressive 2,309 hands last night in everything from $100/$200 Cap PLO to $500/$1,000 PLO. He is once again approaching $4.5 million earned in 2010.
NEKOTYAN was a huge loser (-$382,148) as was Cole South (-$303,870) and Patrik Antonius (-$276,899).
Below are some of the biggest pots on Full Tilt last night. For more hand replays head to our .
Tuesday nights on ESPN are poker nights, and this week is no different. ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker continues tonight. In other news, Annie Duke responds to comments from Daniel Negreanu in an open letter to PokerStars. We…
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You’ve made it through the entire week. Maybe you were a little busy with the FTOPS or just crushing your home game and couldn’t get caught up on all the news that happened this week, like the World Poker Tour announcing a stop in the Sunshine…
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Your friggatriskaidekaphobia might be kicking in today, but here at PokerNews HQ, it’s just another day. We’re going to bring you the news so you have something to talk about, and we’re going to take credit for teaching you a new word (see:…
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The weekend is over and it’s back to the Monday grind for all of us. Lucky for you, you’ve stumbled upon the best place to get your poker news fill. In tonight’s Nightly Turbo, we’ve got the news on the World Poker Tour’s latest addition to its…
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Wondering how Michael Mizrachi won the Player’s Championship this year and final tabled the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event? Well, Mizrachi has signed on as an instructor for the poker training site, DeepStacks Live. In other news, as if…
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08 4th, 2010
Ivey, who won a WSOP bracelet this summer for $329,840, made nearly $1 million in four days. The 2009 November Niner kicked his hot streak off on Sunday night by winning $674,343 from Luukie21 at $500/$1,000 Cap PLO.
Luukie21, who is rumored to be a well-known Dutch player, was the unlucky recipient of a serious beat down which lasted for three hours and 615 hands.
Ivey wasn’t finished for the week and last night he added another $143,886 in $2,000/$4,000. Apparently online player IHateJuice either hadn’t heard about the Luukie21 destruction or thought he could do better.
It didn’t work out as Ivey trounced IHateJuice over two and half hours and 501 hands bringing his four-day haul up to $913,637.
Meanwhile Dwan netted $460,000 from Patrik Antonius in the durrrr Challenge this week but also found time on Sunday to play a marathon session and add $474,164 to his bankroll.
Dwan won big against URnotINdanger2 playing four tables of $100/$200 No-Limit Hold’em and won even more playing six-max $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha against the likes of Niki Jedlicka, Jani Vilmunen and Luukie21.
As of Wednesday, Dwan was up to $1.16 million in profit over the last four days including his durrrr Challenge wins.
In other news Swedish online player martonas reappeared on the high stakes tables on the weekend.
You might remember martonas from last year when he went on a legendary run that saw him earn $2.4 million in a little more than two weeks and then come crashing down to earth by donating all his winnings and $2.6 million more back to the high stakes community.
martonas hit the PLO tables at stakes of $25/$50 all the way up to $200/$400. martonas picked up pretty much right where he left off, losing close to $100,000.
Below are some of the biggest pots over the last few days. For more hand replays head to our .
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