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Dmitry Gromov Monday, March 29 won the Main Event World Poker Tour Vienna 2011, after a duel fought final against a fellow Maksim Kolosov. Heads-up was speedy, both players having signed a secret deal that would save at least substantially Gromov as € 447,840 for first place and Kolosov more than € 241,180 in the second.
The Russian poker in top form

Dmitry Gromov

Note that the dolphin Kolosov form with its sweet and tender Natalia Nikitina a formidable pair of poker players since the latter had already won the February 15 National Series WPT Paris for € 211,000. By counting also the victory of Vladimir Geshkenbein to EFA Snowfest March 20, we can safely say that poker goes decidedly Russian power on the European circuit in recent months.
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Two Italian final

And the Italian poker, whatever the gossip, is not doing so bad either because he managed to qualify two of its representatives in the final stage of this new World Poker Tour: Mario Adinolfi, who finished fourth Vienna for € 115,420 and above Alessio Isaia, 7th yesterday for € 49,100 and who had already won the WPT Venice at the beginning of February.
WPT: The End of Season IX

The Vienna event is now over, we are moving slowly but surely towards the end of this ninth season of World Poker Tour : WPT Slovakia starts today in Bratislava, after which the system will ship on the other side the Atlantic to compete in his last three events: In Indiana April 9 and 27 in Florida, before the entire barnum does give one last rendezvous in Las Vegas from May 14 to 20 for test- Queen: The WPT World Championship at Bellagio $ 25,000.
Final result of the 2011 WPT Vienna

1. Dmitry Gromov: 447 840 euros (25,000 dollars ticket for the finals at the Bellagio included)
2. Maksim Kolosov: 241 180 EUR
3. Simon Ravnsbaek: 169 690 euros
4. Mario Adinolfi: 115 420 EUR
5. Valentin Stroiescu: 83 550 EUR
6. Maximilian Noll: 65 460 EUR
7. Alessio Isaia: 49 100 EUR
8. Markus Jenisch: 36 180 EUR

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Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates continued the “durrrr Challenge” on the evening of Tuesday, March 29, 2011, playing a session of 1.099. Cates, like the recent clashes that have opposite Tom Dwan dominated the head to head to pocket a small profit of $ 39.797. “Durrr” on his part, seems still far from solving the mystery “Jungleman12 . For now, the star of cash game online hi-stakes remain powerless to implement a winning strategy against his most formidable opponent.
The stats of the challenge

Hands Played: 19.335 on 50.000
Cates profits: $ 1,251,059
Dwan losses: $ 1,255,119

Dwan itself the largest pot

The biggest pot played at the session Tuesday night, however, was won by Dwan which opened to $ 1,200 of the button before paying the usual 3bet Cates to $ 4,800. Dwan was conducting a call and both players ended up on the flop . Cates was making a continuation bet of $ 4,800. Dwan was on a new and predictable Cates sent a second barrel to $ 14.400 on the fell on the turn. While the fell on the river, Cates covering his opponent sent his carpet. Dwan followed up to $ 30.287 with and only the fourth pair the board. The read was of exceptional quality since Cates could not show with a total Air . Dwan cashed and a pot of $ 108,573.50 include strong.
Revenge of Set Up

Cates would get his revenge, however, by granting itself the second largest pot of the session. Any part of a relaunch of Dwan $ 1,200 from the button, followed by a standard 3bet Cates at – $ 4.400. Cates opened again at half the pot to $ 4.400 on the flop . Dwan decided this time to reverse his opponent on reviving to $ 11.100. Cates answered with a call before you check on the fell on the turn and was facing a difficult decision when Dwan sent his carpet. Cates decided however to keep to the tune of $ 35,296.50 with and a flopped set. Dwan also armed with a set shot down but the best kicker Cates made the difference when the hung over the River. Cates cashing in on this set up a pot of $ 101.592.

Queen high flush is good

Always initiated by a 3 bet Cates of the big blind followed by a continuation bet half the pot, the 3rd largest pot of the session led Dwan boost to $ 13.900 on the opening of its opponent on a flop of mono . Cates followed before checking on the fell on the turn, imitated by Dwan. Cates was in contrast to bet $ 28,000 on the River. Dwan paid but referred his hand into the muck when felled Cates allowing him to win the $ 93,399.50 of the pot.

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When it comes to depositing money into your account online poker, many ways you: Besides the most obvious and universally accepted, which is to pay by credit card (Visa, Mastercard ) or by bank transfer, different trusted third parties also offer their services. This may include prepaid cards, as we have seen in a previous article PokerNews , but also electronic portfolios, also called e-wallets’.

Paypal is the best known but others are more established in the area of online poker, such as Moneybookers or Neteller.
The advantages of e-Wallets

The ‘electronic wallets’ allow you to open an account on the Internet that is managed like a bank account, to or from which you can pay or withdraw cash with which you can also pay online from all stores have agreed with the e-Wallet ‘concerned.

The advantages are many: file with an e-wallet is usually free, which is not necessarily the case for credit cards, they also allow you to avoid transmitting your credit card number online, they will can also mark a clear boundary between the money you have in the bank and your poker bankroll, and if you decide not to use your e-wallet just to play poker, they finally let you perform highly secure purchases on the Internet, through the protection of your personal data through a protocol, Secure Socket Layer (SSL).

Note: If the means to file online are legion, since the adoption of French law regulating gambling online ‘cashout’ is made ??only by bank transfer. For non-French players on the other hand, the electronic wallet you can use to withdraw money you have earned international virtual tables without revealing your credit card information.
How to use?

If you have not yet opened an account on an online e-wallet, the standard procedure is to log onto one of them, to follow the steps and deposit money via one of several ways of payment. Then simply visit the cashier in your poker site online bookmark, select the e-Wallet question and enter the correct amount. Done.
The main services available

Moneybookers

Present in 200 countries, Moneybookers e-wallet solution the most widely accepted by online poker sites. The deposits to your poker account since Neteller is free. Deposits to your Moneybookers account and, except for a credit card (1.9%).
Monthly service charge of 1 euro is charged. These fees will be waived if the user has logged on to the account or a transaction conducted over the past 18 months.
Neteller

Another classic, Neteller offers six six methods to power its electronic wallet. The only charged, as always, the credit card (1.75%). No charges, however, since Neteller to deposit into an account of online poker.
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ClickandBuy

ClickAndBuy over 8 million customers since 2000, the date of its creation and has a network of 16,000 partners. Feed his poker account with ClickandBuy is free. Fuel its ClickandBuy account is also with most of the 43 on offer means of payment, unless a credit card (fee 3.9%). After a year without using your ClickandBuy account, the company will charge you a maintenance fee of 1 euro per month.
Click2Pay

This e-wallet is accepted only by Everest Poker. Click2Pay shares the key characteristics of its various competitors. To feed his Click2Pay account from his credit card, you will cost a fee of 3%.
PayPal

The best known e-wallets, it is present in 190 countries and found tens of thousands of agreements with merchants all over the world. In the field of online poker, however, only BetClick uses. Deposits through Paypal is free.

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Thursday, March 24, 2011, the Nevada Gaming Commission (USA) approved an agreement between the casino group Caesars Entertainment and online poker room 888 . The same day, the same committee approved a similar agreement between PokerStars and Wynn Resor Ltd..

These two partnerships, similar and simultaneous, confirm that the market for gambling may be on the verge of a major change in America. After years of legislative deadlocks and delays due to the commercial law UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) , the U.S. market could rise from its ashes skirting federal inaction over local laws to key states like Nevada or California.
Caesars is the global market with 888

WSOP Caesars brand

Apart from the famous hotel and casino Caesars Palace Las Vegas flagship, Caesars Entertainment is a powerful network of gaming establishment “hard” which also has a strong virtual presence through its subsidiary, ICE (Interactive Caesars Entertainment).

Despite having recently suffered a setback in New Jersey whose local government has vetoed a law on gambling, Caesars is therefore to regain control in Nevada through this partnership with the online gaming firm 888 Holdings through two subsidiaries of 888, Ltd. Fordart. and Cassava Enterprises Ltd..

Although anecdotal and apparently part of a long litany of agreements and / or canceled between the chains of casinos and online poker industry, this partnership could be a sign of real change in the landscape of gambling in the United States.

This agreement will make it possible to increase the Caesars branding opportunities for its flagship brand of the World Series of Poker (which has exclusive rights) beyond U.S. borders through the websites of 888 operating in Great Britain, France or Italy.

Specifically, Caesars became the first American company to receive a gaming license from the Nevada Gaming Commission in partnership with a company based outside the U.S..
PokerStars wants to forget its liabilities with Wynn

Wynn and Encore hotels in Las Vegas

Approved the same day as the deal between 888 and Caesars, another agreement was reached in Nevada, this time between the online poker room No. 1 in the world PokerStars group and Wynn Resorts Ltd. owns hotels including Wynn and Encore Las Vegas and a large complex in Macau.

This strategic plans to launch a website for online games called PokerStarsWynn.com which received approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission, but must wait until the online gambling is completely legal in the U.S..

The difference with the deal 888/Caesars lies in the fact that PokerStars has never blocked the access of U.S. players to its site based in the Isle of Man following the passage of the UIGEA legislation. But PokerStars well aware of its special status in the eyes of U.S. lawmakers, has been careful to enlist the services of an expert in these matters, former member of the Nevada Gaming Commission to consolidate its forces .

In the medium term, the strategy PokerStars will push his legislative lobbying to put the odds on his side to a possible legalization of online poker interstate in Nevada, especially for a law that would minimize the liabilities of the room overlooked vis the federal authorities.
“888 wants to do what is right”

This will be a surprise to anyone, but here Caesars and the MGM group in particular have shown strong opposition to legislation in this direction and intend to charge PokerStars lightness (from their point of view anyway) about compliance with the UIGEA law.

At the hearing before approving the deal 888/Caesarts, attorney Michael Horowitz did not hesitate to emphasize the obedience of 888 against the UIGEA law, which would have cost a drop in income from 57% to the company since its inception. “The words and actions of 888 have always been very clear,” said Horowitz in particular to the Commission during a conference call with the CEO of 888 Gigi Levy, “the company is determined to do what is right and what is legal. ”

Member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Board member of the Gaming Commission of the State, AG Burnett Facility supported 888: “The UIGEA is at best vague and was passed in haste, his vote forcing 888 to leave the U.S. market. ”

Members of Congress Barney Frank and John Campbell are currently working on yet another bill to regulate online gambling in the USA. If this law passes, 888 and Caesars will be in a strong position to reinvest in the U.S. market. PokerStars his side will play all its assets to forget his snub to the authorities.
Stay tuned!

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Winamax.fr again expanding its range of tournaments with the “Flights”. The room is now proposing that deepstack tournaments will be played over several days. For buy-ins ranging from 10 € to 100 €, the guaranteed prize pools vary from 5,000 € to 20,000 €. These tournaments offer 20,000 chips and blind levels of 20 minutes, with the exception of the “Galaxy” that offers 30 minutes blind levels.
The deepstack several days Winamax.fr

The biggest online poker tournaments are often held on Sunday evening. To reach the final table, sometimes you play 8 hours straight (or more). If your tournament has begun at 21h, so do not count to lie before 5 o’clock in the morning if you finish in the top 3. Obviously, if you need to work on Monday morning, it may be problematic. And, simply, it is very difficult to stay focused and play as long as his “A game” throughout the tournament.

Winamax.fr proposes deepstack tournaments over several days, extending the duration of blind levels for structures more conducive to good players.
The Flight Programs Deepstack

Winamax.fr now offers deepstack tournaments which will be played over several days. In the lobby of the room, select “Tournament” and “Flight” for a list.

Eldorado € 10 – € 20,000 Guaranteed
This tournament offers 20,000 chips and blind levels of 20 minutes beginning at 50-100 on tables of 6 max. 1 Days are held Monday through Saturday at 21h. 13 levels of blinds are played and can qualify for Day 2 on Sunday to 21 hours beginning from the level 14.

Derby € 20 – € 8,000 Guaranteed
This tournament has a two days, Saturdays and Sundays at 14 hours. Day 2 takes place on Sunday at 19.45 and starts at level 14. The structure is also 20 minutes with stacks of 20,000 at the start with 9 players per table.

The Select € 50 – € 20,000 Guaranteed
1 Days are held Monday through Saturday at 20:30. Day 2 is played on Sundays at 20:30. They also offer 20,000 chips and blinds of 20 minutes and full ring tables. Days are held on a 13 levels of blinds.

The Galactic € 100 – 5,000 €
This tournament offers a Day 1 to 14 hours on Saturday and a 2nd Day on Sunday at 14h as well. Its structure offers carpet of 20,000 starting chips with blinds starting at 50-100 levels but with a duration of 30 minutes on tables of 6 players max. Day 2 begins in the 11th blind level.
Qualifying Tournaments

Winamax.fr offers a wide selection of qualifying tournaments that can win tickets at 10 € and 20 € from € 1, the ticket at 50 € From 2 or € 100 € tickets from 5 €.

Go to the “Tournaments” then “qualifying” the software. Please note, the number of tickets guaranteed varies the time of the tournament played.

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$ 584,754! The ordinary working several years or even a lifetime to earn that amount. Galfond, also known under the pseudonym “OMGClayAiken,” has won in a day, Tuesday, March 29, the virtual tables at Full Tilt Poker.
Gus Hansen brunt

New York 25 years has chained the sessions and opponents Pot Limit Omaha and he also illustrated in Deuce to Seven Triple Draw to collect $ 584,754 in 2195 hands (source HighStakesdb). Gus Hansen was the principal victim Phil Galfond losing more than $ 200,000. The two men clashed heads-up PLO and “OMGClayAiken” pocketed the bigger pots.
A first delivery of $ 168,785 …

On a table $ 500 / $ 1,000, Galfond raises to $ 2,000 from the button, Hansen pays the big blind and the action will get carried away on the flop . The Danes took the lead with a bet of $ 4,000, Galfond raised to $ 13,000, Hansen reraised to $ 43,000 and “OMGClayAiken” hand carpet for $ 146,000. The “Great Dane” pay for $ 32,892.50 and the games are released.

Galfond: for a set
Hansen: for two pairs

Table for Two will be distributed but they will not help the Danes. The and out on the first draw and and the second allows Galfond to win this pot of $ 168,785.
… And a second of $ 98,396

Both professionals have also delivered a duel on a table $ 300 / $ 600 PLO but the result was the same. Gus Hansen, the button raises to $ 1,800 but Galfond above and put him back $ 5,400. The call of the flop brings Danes and “OMGClayAiken” making $ 4,800. Hansen raises to $ 9,600 and pay Galfond and check on the the turn. Hansen grows to $ 30,000 middle and Galfond hand carpet for $ 49,798. Hansen, with $ 4,196.50 back, pay. Galfond returns for a nine-high straight. Hansen reveals height for a straight eight. The two rivers, the and , Change nothing and “OMGClayAiken” sees the pot of $ 98,396 from his leadership.
Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond back in the green

After a difficult start to the year marked by a complicated learning of 2-7 Triple Draw , Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond is back in the black in 2011 with $ 679,629 in prize money. Furthermore, the player also made the news in the architecture category as an article on Yahoo that showed Galfond acquired in 2008 for 3.14 million dollars, two luxury apartments in New York and that ‘he was connected by a slide. You can view the photos section .

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This is the story of a professional poker player, a gambling addict that money has made him mad to the point of the push to commit the irreparable. This is the story of Ernest Scherer III, convicted of murder Monday, March 28 on his first-degree relatives. The 32 year old man faces prison for life without parole. The verdict will be delivered May 20
Forfeiture of Ernest Scherer III

The case dates back to 2008. March 14, Ernest Scherer Jr. and Charlene Abendrioth are found dead at their home in California. After investigation, the couple’s son, Ernest Scherer III, is charged with double homicide. The professional poker player who has accumulated $ 339,780 in his career (a final table at a tournament and 2006 WSOP final table at a WPT stage in 2005), has massacred his parents with rifle bat baseball before breaking their neck. The reason? Money. Ruined, Scherer gambling debts in Las Vegas, a $ 800,000 house to finish paying different girlfriends and maintain the United States. They expected to win a million dollars in inheritance. It will not happen.
A trial for the prosecution against the former poker player

In court, the now ex-poker player knows a real trial for the prosecution. Attorney Michael Nieto called to the bar more than 80 witnesses from eight states whose ex-wife Scherer, his grandfather, his sister and all, without exception, testify against him. The verdict was: guilty. Scherer will probably go the rest of his days in prison. The moral of the story comes to a juror who, in the Dailymail, summarizes in a few words this sordid affair: “money leads people to do crazy things. “

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888poker.fr hosting a new event in its lineup of online tournaments. The lobby of the hall shown by the player Claire Renault is enriched daily Second Chance Tournament guaranteed € 1.500 € to 25 € 2.50 buy-in beginning at 20h pétantes.

Second Chance € 1.500 guaranteed

Participants of the Second Chance € 1.500 have guaranteed a starting stack of 2,000 chips and levels of change on 15 minutes. The blinds start at level 10/20 and players can rebuy than 2,000 extra chips for 25 € until 5th level of the tournament. A “late registration” is also available during the first 60 minutes.

Alert Overlay

The edition of March 31, 2011 Second Chance Secured € 1.500 888poker.fr attracted 44 players. No rebuys have been made, the prize pool grew to € 1.100, an amount insufficient to meet the guarantee of 1500 €. The first 5 places were paid, the winner pocketing 40% of the guarantee is 600 €.

Bounty Claire Renault

In addition Tournament Second Chance € 1.500 guaranteed 888poker.fr also features two Sundays a month’s tournament sponsored player, Claire Renault as part of Claire’s Super Bounty tournaments. The buy-in is 5 €, the guaranteed prize pool of 300 € and it is possible to perform 2 rebuys and 1 addon take. Players who manage to eliminate the partner Fabrice Soulier win a bonus of 88 €. The three finalists also win a ticket to the tournament Sunday Special to € 5,000 guaranteed.

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By dint of being told that it would launch a poker room follows the worldwide success of his hit “Poker Face”, the eccentric singer Lady Gaga has finally announced the launch of an online poker site that will open its doors officially April 15 next.

But it will not be a site like the others because this new poker room at the success achieved will be “gay friendly”, that is to say primarily aimed at players of the homosexual community which it claims, a cause championed tooth and nail by the new pop diva.
Lady Gaga Poker “site gay-friendly”

Lady Gaga

“I love poker, I play often with my friends and each part was mentioned that in this environment a little macho there was no site ‘gay friendly’ (gay-friendly, NDT ) “said Lady Gaga UK PokerNews.” Moreover, the law on online poker in the U.S. is totally ridiculous and impedes the rights of citizens of a country with one of the symbols is the Statue of Liberty. ”

So from the Island of Guernsey that operating Lady Gaga Poker, the first online poker site made ??by and for gay and bisexual others. “I was told that the poker sites generated a lot of money “continued Lady Gaga,” and profits will go to my site for many charities such as the LGBT “, an association defending the rights of” lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender. ”

It was in 2009 that Lady Gaga was unveiled in the magazine Heat and the Rolling Stones song that her ‘Poker Face’ spoke mainly bisexuality, and she considered herself bisexual. “I love men and I love women “she had specifically stated at the time.

Ambiguity found in the words of Poker Face where she sings in turn two refrains: “He’s got me like nobody” and then later in the song, “She’s got me like nobody”. Lady Gaga has since made many notable appearances in major events as the libertarian U.S. National Equality March for gay rights.
Between poker site and facebook gay

Site LadyGagaPoker

Little is known yet about the details of the site but the singer said he would be “a sort of cross between a gay and a facebook poker room” where gays and lesbians can express themselves freely.

“There will be no censorship on sex in my site” but warned the singer a representative stated, however, that many volunteers will serve as moderators to monitor chat windows site.

The site itself will be unveiled at the 4th Gay and Lesbian Marketing Conference organized by the LGBT Madison Square Garden in New York, April 15, 2011. Lady Gaga to appear in person to encourage all poker players with pro-gay sign on its online poker room. “Everyone will be welcome on LadyGagaPoker” insisted the singer, “I’m just busy choose the dominant color will be red, the color of love and my favorite color. ”
Freerolls for concert tickets

April Fisher, spokesman for the singer, said there would be many promotions to ensure the success of the site, including freerolls with concert tickets to be won: “Like every poker site we will reward the players and players with loyalty points (Gaga Points) that will allow them to buy many goods Siglée Lady Gaga “.
LadyGagaPoker.fr: France will have to wait

Given the popularity of Lady Gaga in the world and the incredible success of his hit “Poker Face” from his album record ‘Fame’ was launched in 2008 (10 million digital copies sold) which many believe he has done more to popularize many poker terms that everything has been done before, we do not doubt that the site ‘Gaga Poker’ will attract many players including the millions of fans of the eccentric Lady.

Operating in “. Com, the website will unfortunately not available to French residents under existing regulatory laws in our country, but a version in” play money “(virtual money) could be created for the French fans in a near future. In the meantime, we suggest you increase the number of views of the video for ‘Poker Face’ which should soon reach 100 million views, a record in all categories.

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On PKR.fr , earn your package to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas 2011 super-satellite on 10 April, 1 and May 22, 2011 in tournaments WSOP Final Stage “€ 220 buy-in. These packages worth € 3,000 includes the cost of tournament entry # 54 No Limit Hold’em $ 1,000 WSOP and stay in Las Vegas from 1 to 07 July 2011. To play the super satellite, you can choose you pay the 220 € buy-in directly or play qualifying tournaments starting from 2.43 €.
2011 WSOP Package Experience on PKR.fr

10 April, 1 May and 22 May at 9:54 p.m., PKR.fr offers super-satellite ‘WSOP Final Stage “that will win a WSOP package worth € 3,000 every 15 players registered. For a buy-in of 220 €, players will have a starting stack of 3,000 chips with blinds starting at 15 minutes 10-20.

Experience WSOP packages include:
- The entry worth $ 1,000 in the WSOP # 54.
- Six nights in a luxury hotel in Vegas (with free internet and gym).
- Access to exclusive VIP events PKR.
- Your travel and expenses on the spot.

World Series Experience Program:
- Friday July 1 – Arrive in Las Vegas for an evening cocktail reception and
- Saturday, July 2 – Play the World Series tournament bracelet # 54 – $ 1,000 NLHE
- Sunday, July 3 – The official pool party PKR
- Monday, July 4 – Dinner from 4 July (National Holiday U.S.)
- Tuesday, July 5 – Official Evening PKR
- Wednesday, July 6th – Tour of Las Vegas
- Thursday, July 7 – Leaving Las Vegas
WSOP 2011 qualifiers

If you do not want to pay full price to compete in the super satellites to 220 € buy-in, PKR.fr offers qualifying tournaments at lower costs.
Stage 1 to 2.43 €: 10 times per day, this tournament allows a player of 5 to qualify for Stage 2. Hours: Daily at 10:45, 12:00, 13:45, 14:30, 15:45, 6:55 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:05 p.m., 11:35 p.m. ET 0:50.
Stage 2 – € 10.90: 3 times per day, the tournament qualifies a player to Stage 3. Hours: Daily at 17:10, 11:05 p.m. 8:55 p.m. ET.
Stage 3-49 €: 4 times per week, one player won his place of 5 for “WSOP Final Stage” to 220 € buy-in. Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 21h55.

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