Take The Vegas Experience With Doyle Brunson
October 30, 2009
Doyles Room is hosting a remarkable promotion right now where members can win themselves a weekend vacation in Las Vegas with the legend of the poker world, Doyle Brunson himself. Not only can you spend a weekend on the strip with Texas Dolly, you could also claim a seat in the upcoming WPT Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond Poker Classic.
There are two ways for Doyles players, and Doyles room rakeback players to win a Vegas Experience weekend with Doyle Brunson. One is by playing and winning a series of Sit’n’Go Steps Satellites for as little as $0.22 or 1 Gold Chip. The other is to be the most fearsome ring game player of the month.
Doyles Room Poker’s top player on the ring game leader board each month will win 48 hours with Doyle Brunson. The legend of poker will show them around the Vegas Strip, introducing them to other prolific pros of the game and touring Sin City’s hottest tables.
Taking the SNG Steps route will not only reward a player with the dream weekend, but also a $17,000 prize package that includes the $15,000+$400 buy-in to the WPT Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond Poker Classic at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino.
WPT Sit’n’Go Steps are being hosted round the clock at Doyles Room. The first Step can be entered for as little as $0.22 or a single Gold Chip. With only 9 players per Step, this is a phenomenal opportunity to win your way through all 10 Steps and claim the ultimate, Vegas Experience prize package.
Poker Tournament Robberies Running Rampant This Month
October 29, 2009
The month of October has not been a great month to hold poker tournaments with friends. A string of robberies have happened in different states throughout this month. The first we reported on was in Oklahoma which was followed by a robbery in Pennsylvania. Just this past week, a robbery happened in Cleveland, Ohio during a poker game and over $11,000 was stolen from the players.
The robbery took place this past Monday night at an Apartment. Seven players were in the residence when two robbers holding assault rifles came in and stole their money. The robbers forced the seven players to remove their pants and then proceeded to spray the players with pepper spray. The robbers then ran out of the apartment with the cash.
A player from Monday night’s game commented that the tournament was listed on a Web site that is dedicated to local poker games. The man told the host of the game to warn him about security and urge him not to advertise where the game was going to be held. The robbers most likely used the information on the site to know where to go and then proceeded to rob the players.
The robbers got in to the apartment because one of the players went outside to smoke. A robber put a gun to the smokers head and then forced the player to take them inside. Another player heard the knock and opened the door to see the suspects with the guns and was ordered to get on the ground along with the other players. The robbers then told the players to remove their pants and proceeded to put the player’s pants, wallets and money into two bags.
The suspects then led the men into the kitchen where they were sprayed with pepper spray. After the robbers left, one player was able to find the bags of clothes strewn nearby just after the police arrived. Police are currently still investigating the case.
MansionPoker.com announces first poker player to earn $100,000 Loyalty Scheme cash!
October 29, 2009
Huge congratulations go to Gstar89 as the very first MansionPoker player to earn $100,000 cash from the Mansion Loyalty Scheme.
The 20-year-old online poker player from the Sachsen region of Germany signed up for a MansionPoker.com account in October 2008. He started his online poker playing with a free $50 bankroll and progressed from there.
He plays Sit ‘n’ Go poker tournaments and super turbo’s up to 16 tables at a time. To qualify for the highest Loyalty Scheme cash bonus he maintained a Diamond Three level for 6 months and received a boost of 16 million online poker points enabling him to claim the $100,000.
Along with his friend and fellow MansionPoker Diamond Three player cardsonfire he travelled to Mansion HQ in Gibraltar to collect his poker cheque.
“I joined Mansion as it has the best loyalty scheme and I found their VIP support to be very helpful. I am happy to have claimed this bonus and hope to claim many more bonuses in the future at MansionPoker.”
Any MansionPoker player could be next in line to earn the massive $100,000 online poker cash bonus. For full details and terms and conditions visit <a href="http://www.MansionPoker.com/club-mansion/">http://www.MansionPoker.com/club-mansion/.
Starting on 23 November the ECOOP V - The European Championship of Online Poker V main events take place with an astonishing total poker prize pool of $4,550,000. MansionPoker members get the chance to qualify for these big money poker tournaments by playing in satellites from as little as $1.00 + $0.10.
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Alongside the excellent opportunity to qualify for these main poker events MansionPoker is also offering its online poker players a refund if they are the bubble boy! |
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Any MansionPoker player eliminated from any of the ECOOP V main poker tournaments one place before the money payout positions will receive a refund of the original buy in (from $215 to $1,580).
The qualifying poker satellites are already underway, for the full satellite schedule and online poker tournament details visit <a href="http://www.MansionPoker.com/promotions/ecoopv/index.html">http://www.MansionPoker.com/promotions/ecoopv/index.html . |
Contact details: James Timmis, Tel: +350-200-72550,
e-mail:james.timmis@mansion.com
MansionPoker.com announces first poker player to earn $100,000 Loyalty Scheme cash!
October 29, 2009
Huge congratulations go to Gstar89 as the very first MansionPoker player to earn $100,000 cash from the Mansion Loyalty Scheme.
The 20-year-old online poker player from the Sachsen region of Germany signed up for a MansionPoker.com account in October 2008. He started his online poker playing with a free $50 bankroll and progressed from there.
He plays Sit ‘n’ Go poker tournaments and super turbo’s up to 16 tables at a time. To qualify for the highest Loyalty Scheme cash bonus he maintained a Diamond Three level for 6 months and received a boost of 16 million online poker points enabling him to claim the $100,000.
Along with his friend and fellow MansionPoker Diamond Three player cardsonfire he travelled to Mansion HQ in Gibraltar to collect his poker cheque.
“I joined Mansion as it has the best loyalty scheme and I found their VIP support to be very helpful. I am happy to have claimed this bonus and hope to claim many more bonuses in the future at MansionPoker.”
Any MansionPoker player could be next in line to earn the massive $100,000 online poker cash bonus. For full details and terms and conditions visit <a href="http://www.MansionPoker.com/club-mansion/">http://www.MansionPoker.com/club-mansion/.
Starting on 23 November the ECOOP V - The European Championship of Online Poker V main events take place with an astonishing total poker prize pool of $4,550,000. MansionPoker members get the chance to qualify for these big money poker tournaments by playing in satellites from as little as $1.00 + $0.10.
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Alongside the excellent opportunity to qualify for these main poker events MansionPoker is also offering its online poker players a refund if they are the bubble boy! |
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Any MansionPoker player eliminated from any of the ECOOP V main poker tournaments one place before the money payout positions will receive a refund of the original buy in (from $215 to $1,580).
The qualifying poker satellites are already underway, for the full satellite schedule and online poker tournament details visit <a href="http://www.MansionPoker.com/promotions/ecoopv/index.html">http://www.MansionPoker.com/promotions/ecoopv/index.html . |
Contact details: James Timmis, Tel: +350-200-72550,
e-mail:james.timmis@mansion.com
MansionPoker.com announces first poker player to earn $100,000 Loyalty Scheme cash!
October 29, 2009
Huge congratulations go to Gstar89 as the very first MansionPoker player to earn $100,000 cash from the Mansion Loyalty Scheme.
The 20-year-old online poker player from the Sachsen region of Germany signed up for a MansionPoker.com account in October 2008. He started his online poker playing with a free $50 bankroll and progressed from there.
He plays Sit ‘n’ Go poker tournaments and super turbo’s up to 16 tables at a time. To qualify for the highest Loyalty Scheme cash bonus he maintained a Diamond Three level for 6 months and received a boost of 16 million online poker points enabling him to claim the $100,000.
Along with his friend and fellow MansionPoker Diamond Three player cardsonfire he travelled to Mansion HQ in Gibraltar to collect his poker cheque.
“I joined Mansion as it has the best loyalty scheme and I found their VIP support to be very helpful. I am happy to have claimed this bonus and hope to claim many more bonuses in the future at MansionPoker.”
Any MansionPoker player could be next in line to earn the massive $100,000 online poker cash bonus. For full details and terms and conditions visit <a href="http://www.MansionPoker.com/club-mansion/">http://www.MansionPoker.com/club-mansion/.
Starting on 23 November the ECOOP V - The European Championship of Online Poker V main events take place with an astonishing total poker prize pool of $4,550,000. MansionPoker members get the chance to qualify for these big money poker tournaments by playing in satellites from as little as $1.00 + $0.10.
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Alongside the excellent opportunity to qualify for these main poker events MansionPoker is also offering its online poker players a refund if they are the bubble boy! |
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Any MansionPoker player eliminated from any of the ECOOP V main poker tournaments one place before the money payout positions will receive a refund of the original buy in (from $215 to $1,580).
The qualifying poker satellites are already underway, for the full satellite schedule and online poker tournament details visit <a href="http://www.MansionPoker.com/promotions/ecoopv/index.html">http://www.MansionPoker.com/promotions/ecoopv/index.html . |
Contact details: James Timmis, Tel: +350-200-72550,
e-mail:james.timmis@mansion.com
Tommy Vedes Wins WPT Festa al Lago Classic
October 28, 2009
The 2009 World Poker Tour Festa al Lago Classic concluded this past Monday and Tommy Vedes walked away the winner. The $15,000 no limit hold’em championship final table returned to game play at 4pm on Monday at the Bellagio as the field of 275 players was narrowed down to just 6.
When final table play began it would take more than an hour for the first player to be eliminated. Shawn Cunix would go call Tommy Vedes’s all in with pocket sixes. Vedes got a king on the turn and this would eliminate Cunix in sixth place.
Fifth place would go to Jason Burt after he was eliminated by Freddy Deeb. Deeb’s chip stack grew significantly after Burt was eliminated. Deeb would then go up against Vedes and lose to give Vedes a huge stack of chips. A short while later Deeb would be eliminated by Vedes which would give him the chip lead at over six million chips.
Jason Lavallee then took out Craig Crivello in third place which would leave Lavallee to face Vedes in heads up play. Going into heads up play, Vedes had 9.2 million chips to Lavalle’s 7.3 million. Lavallee gained the chip lead within twenty minutes of heads up play and this would cause for an exciting match up.
Vedes would soon double up and on the final hand three queens would win the tournament for Vedes and leave Lavallee in second place. this win was Vedes’ first major tournament title and earned over $1.2 million in prize money.
Final Results:
1: Tommy Vedes — $1,218,255
2: Jason Lavallee — $795,150
3: Craig Crivello — $477,090
4: Freddy Deeb — $278,300
5: Jason Burt — $208,725
6: Shawn Cunix — $168,970
WSOP Winner Sally Boyer Sues Harrahs for False Advertisement
October 28, 2009
2007 World Series of Poker winner Sally Anne Boyer is suing Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker Academy for using her name and likeness in their advertising without her permission. She says that they are saying she endorses the academy.
She filed her suit on Monday at the Clark County District Court in Las Vegas against Harrah’s Operating Company INC, the owner of the World Series of Poker and Post Oak Productions Inc of Toronto.
So far neither Harrah’s or the Las Vegas office of the World Series of Poker have issued a statement about the suit. The WSOP Academy is currently promotion academies with prices from $1,899 to $2,999 dollars. Sally Boyer is from Midway, Utah and she won the 2009 World Series of Poker Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship in 2007. She won $262,077 dollars, a World Series of Poker Bracelet and a Corum watch for the win.
In her lawsuit she says that soon after her win the WSOP Academy began “extensive marketing efforts” using her recent win to market the academy as being a success in tournaments. The lawsuit also says that the WSOP Academy educational business was launched in January 2007 by Harrah’s and Post Oak was to manage, produce and market all of the WSOP Academy events.
Boyer states that the WSOP Academy has published advertisements with her posing with her winnings saying she said "The quickest way to your WSOP Bracelet!," and calling her an "Academy Graduate." However she says she only one day of a two day WSOP Academy Event. She didn’t complete the course nor did she graduate from the academy. The lawsuit says:
"Boyer never said nor authorized a statement on her behalf to the effect that participating in the WSOP Academy was 'the quickest way to your WSOP Bracelet!' or intimating that her success in the tournament was attributable to her experience attending one day of a two-day WSOP Academy event”.
UltimateBet Hosting Tiffany Michelle Amazing Free rolls
October 27, 2009
UltimateBet is celebrating poker pro Tiffany Michelle’s foray on the hit television show, The Amazing Race, by hosting special free rolls. Tiffany Michelle’s Amazing Free rolls at UltimateBet gives players an opportunity to earn thousands in free prize money.
As Tiffany Michelle competes on The Amazing Race, poker players at UltimateBet can play along in the free rolls. The free rolls started on October 12th and will continue until November 15th. Players can qualify via daily free rolls that start at 8:30pm ET. Players who finish in the top twenty five of the daily free roll will earn a seat to the following Sunday’s Amazing Free roll.
The Amazing Free rolls start at 8:30pm ET as well as will have up to $1,500 in cash up for grabs. Players can also earn an extra $100 for knocking out Tiffany Michelle from the competition. Tiffany will not be able to compete in all of the Sunday Free rolls but if she does show up the player who eliminates her will earn the extra cash prize.
The next Amazing Free roll takes place on November 1st and has $750 up for grabs. The next one will be on the 8th with $1,000 at stake and the final free roll will take place on the 15th with $1,500 up for grabs. Remember, daily qualifiers are running each week before the Sunday Amazing Free roll so players can earn their seat.
WSOP Circuit HorseShoe Chicago Main Event Won by Dan Livingston
October 26, 2009
A field of 248 players registered to compete in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Chicago. The tournament had a $5,200 buy-in and it was twenty two year old Dan Livingston who took down the first place prize of $291,749.
Livingston usually plays at the Horseshoe Casino at the low to middle limit buy-in tournaments. He earned his way into the WSOP Circuit event while playing at the Horseshoe. A special promotion was taking place at the poker room where four Main Event seats were given away daily. Each day one poker table would be randomly selected with the player at the table with the highest card would earn an entry into the event. this is what happened to Livingston about two weeks ago.
Livingston commented that he finally realized that he could win the tournament once he was sitting at the final table. He commented: “When we got to the final table, I had about 900,000 in chips. Then, I won a few early pots and I was up to 2,000,000. Then I said to myself, ‘wow, I might win this—I have about a fourth of the chips in play. I have a really good chance.’ And, I did it.”
Livingston beat Tom Floros in heads up play to earn the win. Floros also earned his seat in the same random giveaway as Livingston. This win has given Livingston a boost of confidence and he may now consider a poker career. "This win was a big confidence booster," he said. "It's going to make me consider giving poker a shot. I am going to see if I can play for a living."
The Final Table:
1st: Dan Livingston - $291,749
2nd: Tom Floros - $180,287
3rd: Chris Gentile - $119,556
4th: Tad Mosele - $84,594
5th: William Schweinebraten - $63,744
6th: William Miner - $50,871
7th: Joshua Goldstein - $42,881
8th: Jacob Bazeley - $38,082
9th: Michael Parisi - $35,533
What’s that you say? SallyWHO?
October 25, 2009
Whatever it is that you say, you’d better be certain to specify that it is indeed opinion, or actual factual documented fact, as Sally… what’s-her-name. Is on the war path, in my opinion.
In a 2+2 online poker forum update, regarding recent Full Tilt Poker lawsuits, there was some confusion over the names SallyWoo and SillySal (also known in online poker rooms as pokergirl_z). One of these Silly Sally’s is currently salivating over her lawsuit with Full Tilt Poker. The rumor is that the SillySal, not to be mistaken for SallyWOO is accused of using online poker bots to beat the tables at Full Tilt Poker.
The poker room then ceased the poker players cash, froze the account.
Another rumor is that SillySal admitted to using the bots.
SillySal seems to be in a SueingSal mood however, and denies making any such claim. First things first, this silly sal would like to their identity cleared. Second on the agenda, you to could be seen in a suit by sal, if you start saying silly things.
SillySal Said:
am not sallywoo
and to you, sallywoo, i did not admit to using bots... but if you want to continue to post false and injurous statements be aware that you could be sued for libel... just letting you know in case you did not have this information.
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SallyWoo had this to say:
Some people calls and me told that I be the mentioned in poker for wrong accuse. I never done the bots. This a sillysal player who did the admit it. I promise, I SallyWoo never did the bot. The Sally was wrong mentioned. People be the misunderstood and Sally name was used wrongly.
SallyWoo
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
She sells seashells on the seashell shore.
The seashells she sells are seashore shells,
Of that I'm sure.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
She hopes she will sell all her seashells soon.
If neither he sells seashells
Nor she sells seashells,
Who shall sell seashells?
Stay tuned for more nursery rhymage later. In fact, we might even touch on those other FullTilt poker lawsuits. Here's the thread if you'd like to join in the banter.
Verbal Abuse at the Poker Table has Visable Consequences.
October 25, 2009
Have you ever felt the burn of an attack at a poker table? You know what I’m talking about here right? A donk makes some UNBELIEVABLE calls, all the way down to the river, hit’s the absolute nuts, and doesn’t even realize it.
All of the regs (regulars at the poker table) are sitting there with that knowing smile, waiting for their sharky buddy to scrape in a huge pot, when someone at the table, generally not even the dealer points out that the table drunk made a hand!
In fact, the guys holding the absolute nuts, while making audible excuses for calling the river. He has no idea he’s won, and neither does anyone else at the table, as is apparent by the dropped jaws all the way across the felt.
Not a happy moment for Sharky.
Sometimes this situation becomes a bit uncomfortable, as the player who just tasted that juicy big pot realizes he will be stopping by McDonald's on the way home from the poker club tonight, when only moments ago he was dreaming about a big fat juicy steak.
It has become acceptable to publicly ridicule other players at a poker table, most especially if you’re rudely pointing out what idiots they are, when you only moments ago were so very glad they were idiots.
In fact, the situation does not have to be this severe. It’s become commonplace to out the donks right at the poker table.
It’s unclear how a player benefits financially from these verbal beatings, as the fish player obviously does his best to defend himself, looks around the table for support, finds none, and never returns to that poker room with his bankroll.
After all, most unskilled poker players are out looking for a good time are they not?
Poker is known widely as highly social game, and it’s a game of math. Therefore, it’s a great opportunity for players from multiple social circles to get out and socialize, hence the popularity of mid-level poker tournaments.
Imagine how this public ridicule and the raw anger being directed at the ‘unskilled’ poker player has to feel for a moment.
In fact, poker players sit in wait for hours at a time waiting for one another to make the smallest of mistakes so that they can profit from a days grinding.
Only to ridicule the player that made the mistake?
Witty 2+2 forum users suggest singing the song shown in the Youtube video here to the table bully, just after felting the fellow for the night. A sort of re-bully maneuver. That only works however if the ridiculed player actually does win all of the bullies money, or at least $50.
In a game where manners have been thrown right out the window in many situations. There are consequences, and as we learned reading a recent Pokerlistings.com story, even poker pro’s are real people, with very real feelings.
In an interview, actress and returning pro poker player Jennifer Tilly admitted that she was actually hurt by the things she read on the popular online poker forum 2+2.
In fact, the gorgeous poker prowess was ridiculed right out of the game.
Looking back, Tilly admitted she found it all rather hurtful and it was one of the reasons she decided to leave the poker world behind.
"I did get very discouraged because lots of times you read online, people are saying all these horrible things about you, people who don't know anything about your game or your stats or anything," she said.

'I'm kind of in a place now in my life where I don't care what people think.'"I had to get my computer expert to break the link to Two Plus Two, because Two Plus Two is like crack. Those guys are really smart and funny and I would go there every day and laugh and laugh and laugh, until I saw something bad about me and I would feel really horrible."
But after a little soul searching in her time away from poker, Tilly feels she's now more equipped to handle the criticism.
Much of Tilly’s criticisms came from an infamous hand Tilly played against the stunningly sexy Patrik Antonius.
Tilly put Antonius on a monster hand, believing her pocket jacks were the underdog preflop. When she flopped trips, she made a bet, however, when the turn came king, she slowed way down and checked it on down. The river was an additional king, giving Tilly a boat. However, putting Patrik Antonius on quads at this point, she again checked.
The poker industry as a whole rushed to ridicule the fun loving (if not a touch hyper) Tilly for her misread.
Video’s showed up on you tube, and of course there was plenty of banter in poker forums all over the Internet.
New Epic 9 Promotion at Absolute Poker
October 23, 2009
Throughout the month of October Absolute Poker has been running the Epic 9 Promotion. Epic 9 is a new promotion that is centered on the November 9 return for the 2009 World Series of Poker final table. Players are competing for their share of $50,000 in prize money to be featured at the Epic 9 main event.
Currently there are two leader board competitions taking place each day. These competitions award $2,000 and by the end of the Epic 9 promotion there will be a total of $110,000 given away. Players have until October 31st to qualify to play against “Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth.
The Epic 9 will end on November 10th with the Main Event at 9:00EST. Only nine seats will be available in the online tournament and one belongs to Hellmuth so only eight are up for grabs for online players. If a player manages to beat Phil Hellmuth that player will earn an entry to the $200,000 guaranteed tournament. The player who wins the tournament will earn $25,000 while second place earns $15,000 and third earns $10,000.
Players have several ways to make the tournament with Hellmuth. The player who wins the October Multi Table Tournament Leader board will win a seat and two seats are up for grabs for the top two players of the Daily Sit N Go Tournament Leader board.
Two seats are up for grabs for the players that earn the most Status Points in daily ring games. These are just a few of the ways players can earn their seat to the Main Event. Those interested should visit Absolute Poker and begin competing in the Epic 9 promotion.
UltimateBet Launches German Language Site
October 21, 2009
It was announced today by UltimateBet that the online poker room has moved into Germany by launched a new German language information site. The new site will be dedicated to giving players information about the new series of live poker tournaments that UltimateBet will be hosting in Germany and the Czech Republic.
The first live event will take place on October 24th in Cologne, Germany. The tournament will be exclusive to UltimateBet players and will have a low limit buy-in. The winner will be awarded a Mercedes smart car which is known for its safety and style as well as being earth friendly.
Stephan Reschke UltimateBet’s Marketing Manager for Germany commented: “We want our German players to feel as welcomed and as much a part of the UB community as their North American poker peers, and our live events will help create familiarity with the UB brand and the company that we are today, with an emphasis on security, safety and the welfare of our players.”
The live tournaments will be Texas hold’em style and will take place each weekend at different venues. Each tournament will have an affordable buy-in and large prize pools. Once a month a $10,000 GTD tournament will take place at the Casino Flamingo which is located close to the German border in Czech Republic.
Pennsylvania Poker Tournament Players Robbed
October 21, 2009
Yet another poker robbery has taken place in the United States and this time it was in Heidelberg, Pennsylvania. Just a few weeks ago a robbery took place in Oklahoma where more than $12,000 was stolen. This time the robbery happened during a poker tournament at the Heidelberg fire hall and most likely over $1,000 was taken.
Police suspect that this robbery was an inside job. About twenty people were competing in a Texas hold’em poker tournament at the Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department. The space was rented out to host the poker tournament. Around 2:40 in the morning one player got up to leave. As he was leaving through a door that was locked, two men with guns entered the facility through the door the player was exiting.
A side door was then opened to allow a third man in who was carrying a Baton, according to Chief Vernon Barkley of the Heidelberg police. The men then asked for Sara Lazarro. Sara is the woman who regularly plans poker tournaments in the region. The men then demanded cash from the players and Sara was hit in the head with the baton.
Barkley says they are pretty sure it was an inside job and the player who allowed the gunmen to enter seemed very nervous to the other players throughout the night. The man was spending a good deal of time on his cell phone, which was most likely the way he contacting the gunmen.
Barkley stated the player has been contacted by the police and is going to be interviewed. The player’s name has yet to be released.
Online Poker Players Personal Details Available… For a Fee.
October 21, 2009
An investigative reporter today released a statement on a prominent Australian Gambling news site say’s he was actually able to aquire sensitive player information from sites like William Hill, 888, and .. Full Tilt Poker.
Nick Haslem of AustralianGambling.com.au reported that representatives of Australian Gambling were able to obtain a sample of player details.
Haslem went on to further explain that he contacted these online gambling companies, asking them their opinion on the legalities of this player betrayal, but has received no comment.
According to Australian Gambling, a man named Ryan Clegg purchases personal player data from the employees of online casinos, online poker rooms and virtual bingo halls.
There was no confirmation as to whether management at any of these rooms was aware of the sale of customer info.
The details that Clegg reportedly purchases every couple of weeks, to every month or two includes the full names of online poker players, their home addresses, birthdays, and of course, their email addresses.
Along with the above information, purchasers are also treated to the gambling habits of the players included. Things like deposit amounts, and frequency are listed, along with win and loss amounts.
The information is intended for use within the gambling industry as a way to spread spam for the most part it would seem, however, the imagine the value to a professional identity thief, or even someone looking to exploit a gambling addiction.
According to the insider report Clegg buys his information from a once industry insider, Frank Best. The two, according to Clegg, once ran a media agency together.
Clegg also wasn’t afraid to name drop plenty. Among the websites he says he’s buying information from are:
“Casino Tropez, Eurogrand, Casinojoy, 888, Intercasino, Spin Palace, 32 red, William Hill, Europa Casino, Vegas Red, PlatinumPlay, Roxy Palace"
Clegg went on to offer some sports better and poker websites mailing lists:
Ladbrokes, Betfair and ToteSport but also got William Hill and Coral for betting
As a part of the sales pitch, Clegg offered, and sent a sample to Australian Gambling that included the personal data of 50 online gamblers.
The data was delivered in an excel spreadsheet and included the following information:
1. Name – This included both first and last name
2. Address – Both number and street
3. City
4. Country
5. Email address
6. Telephone number
7. Net loss – The amount the player had won or lost at the casino
8. Deposits – The total of the player’s real money deposits
Those interested in further information will find an actual email from Clegg sent to Haslem on Australian Gambling, wherein Clegg attempts to close the deal.
In the latest batch of casino data we have roughly 40k full records available which include Full name, address, email, telephone number, net loss and total deposits of each player.
All the data is European and comes from various online casinos like Casino Tropez, Eurogrand, Casinojoy, 888, Intercasino, Spin Palace, 32 red, Will Hill, Europa, Vegas Red, Platinumplay and Roxy Palace.
We once asked at 4flush.com How much is your personal information worth? In our story regarding a 'leak' at Absolute Poker last year, that price was $500. It looks like that recession is really having it's effect...
We now have a new answer. According to Clegg 1000 records is worth $100. 40,000 records are available at the bargain rate of $4000.
There were some deals available for the bulk personal details shopper, and some bogo’s for the thrifty identity thief.
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Everest Poker Exclusive Affiliate Freeroll
October 20, 2009
Everest Poker has announced an exclusive freeroll for the affiliates that are going to be attending the iGB Espana. The poker playing affiliate that takes home first place is going to win a prize package valued at over $2,000 dollars.
The package includes a trip to watch the finale of the Spanish Poker Tour (SPT) and a seat at one of the SPT’s events that are going to be held at the Casino Costa Meloneras on Gran Canaria.
The Spanish Poker Tour is going to run for two days starting on November 26th so your prize also includes accommodations and some spending money. The Everest Poker affiliate freeroll and SPT prize was thought up because most of the key players in the Spanish iGaming industry are going to be attending the iGB Espana.
The iGB Espana is going to start on October 29th and finish up on October 31st and in the midst of networking and sharing ideas affiliates can take a break and play some poker and maybe win the grand prize.
Dorrit Borensztajn, Director of Affiliate Marketing for Everest Gaming said, "As one of the first companies to support the Spanish gaming market there is a natural synergy between Everest Gaming and the iGB España and we are delighted to be so actively involved in the event. This initiative will pave the way for affiliates and operators alike to become really successful by getting together, exchanging ideas and understanding the potential this market has to offer."
The freeroll is going to be held online at Everest Poker on Thursday, November 5th. You have to be an attending affiliate so in order to play a password will be emailed to those in attendance but they will still need to register in order to play.
Season Two of UltimateBet.com’s Best Damn Poker Show Debuts in Europe October 20th
October 19, 2009
Leading online poker site UltimateBet.com hits the airwaves on the Poker Channel this month with second season of “Best Damn Poker Show,” a poker series featuring Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and 24 would-be poker champions.
UltimateBet.com today announced that Season Two of “Best Damn Poker Show” will debut in Europe on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on The Poker Channel Europe throughout the run of season, beginning October 20th, 2009 at 22:00 CET. The 7-episode series will be repeated on Thursdays and Saturdays at 16:00 CET on Europe’s largest dedicated gaming TV network, available online to a global audience and to more than 18 million cable and satellite homes in Europe.
The second season of “Best Damn Poker Show” aims to determine which poker legend --—Phil Hellmuth or Annie Duke—can better teach the game of Texas Hold’em, transforming ordinary poker players into champions capable of competing on the world stage.
Each episode includes player eliminations, so expect the pressure to escalate from week to week as the race to survive the cut builds to a dramatic finale. See Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth highlighting card play, analyzing the competition and commentating on eliminations. Extended versions of the intense showdowns between the two poker champions will be available exclusively online.
Tune in to see who emerges as the one to watch as the weeks roll on. Will the Moneymaker effect play out to perfection with the winner ‘freerolling’ right into the Champion’s seat? Don’t miss a beat as the episodes progress; bets are on to decide if Team Hellmuth or Team Duke will triumph come time for the show’s finale.
Much like the first season of Best Damn Poker Show, which aired in early 2008, online poker players at UltimateBet.net competed for a spot on the show by creating and submitting an audition video that highlighted why they deserved to be on the ultimate poker reality series. Many of the user-submitted videos can be seen on YouTube.
The online site also invited Texas Hold’em fans to take part in a series of qualifiers that paid out spots on the show. What’s more, a live audition process took place at the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The majority of the 24 poker hopefuls were cherry picked from the legion of on-camera interviews conducted here, where producers had access to the thousands of talented Texas Hold’em fans who were in town for the world’s most prestigious poker tournament.
Full details on Season Two of “Best Damn Poker Show” can be found online at UltimateBet.com.
Bodog Poker Open IV Begins November 1st
October 19, 2009
Bodog Poker recently announced the details for the upcoming Bodog Poker Open IV which begins November 1st. this is the fourth installment of the popular online tournament series and it will continue until the 8th.
This go round the Bodog Poker Open is going to offer two parallel week long tournament series. The Contender Series will be the lower-stake buy-in tournaments and the Championship Series will be the higher-stakes series with $60,000 in added prize money as well as guaranteed media attention to the winner.
The beginning of the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Series will begin at 4pm EST which is number one of the series of seven events. The last games will take place on the 8th with the Championship event featuring an added $25,000 in cash to the prize pool.
The Contender Series will award the winner of each event with a seat to the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship event. The remaining final eight players at each final table of the Contender Series will get a seat to the Contender Series Championship Event which will take place on the 8th at 5pm EST.
Poker Pro David Williams commented: "With the Bodog Poker Open IV, Bodog is giving online poker players of all levels a chance to strike it rich and gain major exposure as the next Bodog Poker Open Champion," adding, "It takes a great deal of patience and skill to run deep in this tournament, and any poker player who can take down the Championship Event deserves not only the huge cash prize, but also the recognition that comes along with it."
Williams also stated: “With the chance to rise through the ranks, from contender to Bodog Poker Open IV Champion, the Bodog Poker Open IV promises to be one of the biggest and best poker tournament series in Bodog 15-year history."
Mike Sexton Only Pro to be inducted to the Hall of Fame for 2009
October 15, 2009
Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker announced this morning that Mike Sexton will be the one and only person inducted into this year’s Poker Hall of Fame. Sexton will become the 38th member of the Poker Hall of Fame and will be inducted this November.
Sexton’s poker career spans almost thirty years and he has earned more than $3.7 million in career poker winnings. Sexton is one of the most recognizable figures in poker and is known by many as the Ambassador of Poker.
Sexton is the main figure for the televised events for the World Poker Tour and he also serves as a consultant and host of Party Poker, the online poker room. Sexton also has his hand in charity work. He has formed the PokerGives organization which provides the poker community a way to give back to charitable causes. Sexton also donated half of this 2006 WSOP Tournament of Champions prize, which amounted to $500,000 to several charities.
Sexton will be inducted officially into the Poker Hall of Fame on November 7th. The Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas will be the site of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table and Sexton will be inducted during a break in the competition.
Poker pros have been sending their congratulations to Mike Sexton and some have taken to their Twitter pages to comment. Annie Duke tweeted: “Congratulations on the HALL OF FAME Induction Mr. Sexton!” and Joe Sebok tweeted: “congrats Mike Sexton...going into the poker hall of fame. Well deserved, sir...”.
Purple Lounge is Under New Ownership
October 14, 2009
The Purple Lounge is now under new ownership and Media Corporation is the new owner. They are an AIM advertising network and online publishing company has announced that they have bought all shares of the Purple Lounge Ltd.
The Purple Lounge offers online poker, table games, sports betting and other casino games. Since the Purple Lounge is operated in Malta Media Corp will be able to market their gaming services in the United Kingdom.
The chairman of Purple Lounge, Chris Gorman OBE has joined the board as a non executive director of Media Corp effective immediately. Justin Drummond is the Chief Executive of Media Corp and he had this to say:
"The acquisition of Purple Lounge will be a great addition to our growing list of impressive destination websites. In particular, it will bring a significant business to our leading website Gambling.com. By combining our marketing expertise with Purple Lounge's operational online gaming experience we hope to create a very profitable business going forward."