March 05 2012, Brett Collson
We see you’ve made it through the weekend. Now it’s back to the daily grind. In this edition of the Nightly Turbo, we bring you New Jersey’s latest talks regarding online gaming, a ridiculous prop bet involving Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandirai, and more.
In Case You Missed It
How did the Sunday Majors play out on PokerStars? Who took home the biggest win? Find out in the Sunday Briefing.
We all know what poker players do on the felt, but what about in “normal” life? In the latest from the Off the Felt series, we talk to Kara Scott about pick-up lines, photography, and more.
Did you miss Sunday’s World Poker Tour coverage on FSN? Read our WPT recap to get caught up.
How did Team PokerStars Sports Star Fatima Moreira de Melo get her start in poker? Find out that and more in the latest edition of Seat Open.
New Jersey Discusses Online Gaming
On Monday, Senate and Assembly panels in New Jersey discussed a pair of revised bills that would open the door for legalized gaming within state borders. The bills, first introduced by Sen. Ray Lesniak last year, received support from the Senate panel on Monday, but the Assembly did not vote during a separate hearing.
Last year, the New Jersey legislature passed similar bills to legalize online gambling but Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the measure, citing “legal and constitutional concerns.”
However, Christie’s stance changed last December when the Department of Justice reversed its interpretation of the Wire Act of 1961.
“I think New Jersey should be in that business,” Christie said in a press conference in January. “I think we should be an epicenter for that business, but I want to do it right. I do not want to rush and get legislation that either doesn’t pass state constitutional muster, or creates other problems for us.”
Read more at NorthJersey.com.
Antonio Takes a Cold Bath
They may be best friends, but Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari take great pleasure in causing emotional pain to one another. Esfandiari is the first to admit Laak has “run well” against him in that department. “The Unabomber” added another conquest over his friend this past weekend.
Laak won a last-longer bet against Esfandiari during the inaugural Laak and Esfandiari Open at Montreal’s Playground Poker Club. Laak’s triumph in the $2,200 heads-up event gave him rights to humiliate Esfandiari in front of everyone at the casino. We’ll let the following video tell the rest of the story:
WSOP National Championship Added to ESPN Coverage
Before the start of the 2011-2012 World Series of Poker Circuit tour, the WSOP announced a big change to the format of the WSOP National Championship. The top 100 performers from WSOP and WSOP Europe events during the past two calendar years would be allowed to buy into the event for $10,000 to compete against the top 100 performers from the 2011-12 WSOP Circuit season.
On Monday, the WSOP announced the 100 players eligible to take part in the event. Michael Mizrachi, Ben Lamb, Jason Mercier, and many more of poker’s top talents will have a chance to buy into the event for a chance at a gold bracelet and more than $1 million in prizes.
“This marks the first time we will take the best of the best from all our events to compete against one another to determine a true WSOP National Champion,” said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart.
The three-day event will be filmed by ESPN and aired as part of the WSOP coverage later this year. For more information, read the story at PokerNews.com.
Obrestad Wynns
The 2012 Wynn Classic $5,170 Main Event is still a week away, but the prelim events have attracted several of the top pros in and around Las Vegas during the past two weeks. Notables like Annette Obrestad, Joe Kuether and Ken Lenaard have landed in the winner’s circle, and more than $600,000 has been awarded over the first seven events.
Here’s a look at the champs thus far:
PokerStars Tournaments are Sizzling
PokerStars is always ahead of the curve in terms of its tournament schedule, and on Monday the world’s leading poker room added some more exciting tournaments to its daily slate.
PokerStars introduced a series of daily tournaments called the Hot Turbos, which offer a wide range of buy-ins and guarantees as big as $30,000. On top of that, all guaranteed prize pools will be doubled on Sundays.
Check out PokerNews.com for a full list of the Hot Turbos schedule.
Dan Druff Removing Scum
World Series of Poker bracelet winner Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles has launched a new site dedicated to keeping cheaters and scammers out of the poker community. PokerFraudAlert.com features an informative (and regularly updated) blog from Witteles, plus a forum where the community can discuss the poker’s scumbags and how to avoid them.
“Why did I start this site? Because I love the game of poker. And because I hate what the scumbags and criminals are doing to it,” says Witteles, who was a victim of the infamous Ultimate Bet/Absolute Poker superuser scandal.
“Prior to the ‘boom’ of 2003, the poker community was small and close-knit,” Witteles continued. “Cheating was localized to a few people engaging in collusion or other small-time scams. Times have changed. Poker has become big business, and the massive amount of money involved has attracted many bottom feeders of our society.”
The forum is already generating a lot of activity. Check it out at pokerfraudalert.com.
Liv-ing the Life
What are some of the perks of being a poker pro? How about taking a private jet to the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star event in San Jose, Calif?
Or better yet. How about flying it?
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Mar 5
March 05 2012, PokerNews Staff
Welcome to the first PartyPoker Weekly of March 2012 and like always it is packed with information about the fantastic promotions PartyPoker currently have running along with the legendary Jessie May starring in a YouTube clip! Want to know more? Then continue reading!
Gladiator Promo In Full Swing
The brilliant Gladiator promotion has been in full swing for four days and already PartyPoker players are finding themselves on course to win an exclusive $8,000 World Poker Tour package just for playing on PartyPoker.
Until midnight on Mar. 31 PartyPoker players are going to be rewarded just for playing cash games and tournaments on the site and the more they play the better the prizes they will earn. For example, earn a single PartyPoker point on five separate days up to Mar. 31 and they will gain entry to a $500 freeroll but earn a single point on 25 different days and that freeroll’s prize pool swells to $2,500.
There are also cash prizes up for grabs too, ranging from $10 for earning five PartyPoints on 25 days all the way up to $4,000 for those high volume grinders who earn 1,200 PartyPoints on 25 days. But the ultimate prize, for those who show they have what it takes to be a Gladiator, is an $8,000 package to any World Poker Tour Main Event of their choosing! Winning this package will not be easy as they have to earn 1,200 PartyPoints on 30 days!
PartyPoker also realise that some of their valued customers have the skills to grind out an unbelievable amount of cash game hands and tournaments so they have a special section just for them. If anyone earns 1,500 PartyPoints on 40 days up to midnight on Apr.15 then they will pick up a $15,000 package to the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event! What are you waiting for? Get grinding!
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WPT National Series Marbella
The World Poker Tour National Series are a great way for poker players to play in a WPT event without having to worry about the being completely filled with professional players. The WPT runs a number of these stops every season, taking the WPT brand to smaller venues and places that the bigger tours rarely stop off at.
WPT National Series Marbella takes place between Apr.20-24 at the luxurious Marbella Casino in watch is expected to be a real sun-kissed thriller and PartyPoker customers can win themselves a fantastic package to the Main Event that is worth $4,000!
Feeder tournaments for the weekly WPT National Series Marbella Satellite start off completely free and build up gradually to a $1 rebuy or $3 turbo freezout and then into a $22.50 +$2.50 qualifier to the weekly $225+$25 that kicks off at 13:55 ET every Sunday. In this final one package will be awarded for every $4,000 in the prize pool.
Each package is made up of:
- $2,250 Main Event Buy-In
- $1,000 Spending money
- Four night’s accommodation and hospitality
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GSOP Dominican Republic
Imagine taking down a major live poker tournament and then being able to head to the beach for some glorious sunshine, relaxing deep blue seas and celebratory cocktails. That could become a distinct reality as the GSOP Live tour heads to the beautiful Dominican Republic.
From Mar.5 until midnight on Apr.8 satellites will be running in the PartyPoker lobby that eventually feed into a weekly $375 GSOP Dominican Republic Satellite, which awards one package for every $7,000 in the prize pool.
Each $7,000 package consists of:
- The $3,300 GSOP Dominican Republic Main Event buy-in
- $2,000 Spending money
- Seven nights’ accommodation at the luxurious Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
- A fantastic VIP party for all the players
So if you want to play poker in one of the most picturesque places in the world then win your GSOP Dominican Republic package now!
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Shit Poker Bloggers Say!
Have you seen any of the YouTube clips entitled “Shit People Say?” Well it seems PartyPoker have and they roped Jesse May into producing a short video about the things poker bloggers say whilst reporting on tournaments. It may be NSFW depending on your boss so exercise a little caution!
Help Yourself to A $50 Bankroll For Free
Would you like a free $50 bankroll? Well thanks to the special relationship between PokerNews and PartyPoker, you can help yourself to a free $50, all you need to do is follow the simple steps below, and $50 is all yours to keep!
- Download the PartyPoker software through PokerNews
- Create a new PartyPoker account and enter the bonus code “PN50FREE”
- Fill in the registration form in the PartyPoker cashier
- DO NOT make a deposit when prompted
- Return to PokerNews and fill in our small registration form
- Check your email inbox for a confirmation email from free50@pokernews.com
Once you have received the confirmation email $20 will be placed into your PartyPoker account. You must earn at least 40 PartyPoints before you will be able to withdraw the free $20. If you do not earn 40 PartyPoints within 60 days the initial $20, or whatever remains of it, will be forfeited. PartyPoints are earned at a rate of two PartyPoints per $1 in rake or tournament fees, so earning 40 within a 60-day time frame is quite an easy task.
Once you have earned 40 PartyPoints a further $30 will be deposited into your account bringing the total free cash amount to $50. You must then generate 160 points before you can cash out any of the the $30 and must do so within 120 days otherwise the $30, or the remainder of it will be forfeited.
If you experience any problems with this or any of our promotions, please contact our Ticketed Promo Support System.
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