3Bet Poker Clothing announced on Tuesday that it has signed poker pro Ben Tollerene to represent its clothing line at tournaments around the world. Tollerene, best known for playing the highest stakes available online, joins a stout roster of 3Bet pros that includes Antonio Esfandiari, Doc Sands, Jason Koon, Jonathan Little, Greg Mueller, Scott Clements, Brian Rast, and Jeff Gross.

Playing under the screenname “Bttech86″ at Full Tilt Poker, Tollerene is one of the biggest winners over the past two years and has played dozens of epic heads-up matches against Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom, with millions of dollars changing hands by the week. Tollerene says he plans to wear his 3Bet gear while grinding online and at the upcoming World Series of Poker, which kicks off next week.

“I’m so excited to join the incredible roster of players on Team 3Bet and am honored to wear the line both when grinding online and at several of the big tournaments at the WSOP next month,” Tollerene said.

Tollerene is planning to play this year’s $111,111 buy-in One Drop High Roller tournament in addition to the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship, the Main Event, and several other big buy-in bracelet events. He can probably be found playing some massive live cash games around Las Vegas, too.

“Ben is obviously a tremendous player and fits in perfectly with our current team of young, elite professionals,” said 3Bet owner Kevin Talbot. “He has been one the game’s top players for years, and we’re excited that the poker world is really starting to recognize his talent.”

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The Federation Internationale de Poker Association (FIDPA) has announced the launch of a revamped website along with a free new mobile app, both of which feature the 2013 International Poker (IP) Rules which serve as a useful resource for the poker industry.

Founded by poker professionals Marcel Luske and Michelle Lau, FIDPA has a mission of creating a comprehensive and standardized set of rules for every major poker tournament around the world. The 2013 IP Rules are a set of 81 technical policies and procedures which provide the poker industry with a basic set of rules that are transparent and easy to understand for all players.

The 2013 IP Rules reference all 54 rules of the Poker Tournament Directors Association (TDA), a group of more than 2,000 members of the poker industry that recently added Jack Effel, Neil Johnson and Tab Duchateau to its board of directors. Several top poker pros, including Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari, have given their support of Luske’s mission of providing players with the best service at international poker tournaments.

“Showing support for one set of international poker rules will only take one minute, but it means a more credible and secure future for poker players of knowing exactly what to expect every time they sit down at a poker table anywhere in the world,” said Luske, who created the IP Rules with Lau in 2007.

Luske also issued an open letter explaining why he has taken the initiative of creating FIDPA.

“Our goal at FIDPA is to get everyone on the same page,” Luske wrote. “Imagine if the TDA, WSOP, IFP, and the GPTL (PokerStars-run land-based events) were to work together to agree on one set of uniform poker tournament rules that they each committed to using consistently in every single tournament that they run. This united front would be an example to all major casinos, card rooms and poker leagues everywhere, and our industry would then be well on its way to achieving a reality where players and tournament staff worldwide only every have to know one set of International Poker Rules, respectfully modified by the local gaming laws and regulations.”

Visitors of the FIDPA website can now view and download the IP rules in PDF format, or check them on the go with the new mobile app, which provides free access to the rules from anywhere in the world. For more information, visit fidpa.com or marcelluske.com.

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