January 13 2012, Brett Collson

What a busy day in the world of poker! We have news about Freddy Deeb’s victory at a World Series of Poker Circuit event, and a “poker pro” was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder. Read about those stories and more in the Friday edition of the Nightly Turbo.

In Case You Missed It

We get it, sometimes you would rather watch than read. That’s why we bring you PokerNews Weekly every week. In this Friday the 13th edition, Kristy Arnett and Sarah Grant bring you the latest news from the tournament circuit, and even break into a dance to congratulate Lynn Gilmartin.

A final table was reached at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event on Thursday. Faraz Jaka retained the chip lead, moving him one step closer to the $2 million top prize.

The $25,000 High Roller got under way at the PCA on Thursday. Many top pros chipped up nicely on Day 1, but an unfamiliar face finished atop the chip counts.

This week, MGM Resorts International CEO James Murren told CNBC that online poker will be available in the U.S. at some point this year. Matthew Kredell discussed Murren’s comments on Friday.

Peter Costa won the 2003 Aussie Millions Main Event, but hasn’t been around much lately. We caught up with Costa to find out what he’s been up to for the latest edition of Where Are They Now.

How was the high-stakes action at the PokerStars tables this week? Read the Online Railbird Report to find out the week’s biggest winners and losers.

Freddy Deeb took down the first World Series of Poker Circuit event at The Bike on Thursday. Get all the details in our final table recap.

The 2012 Aussie Millions Championship continued on Friday with Day 1b of the $1,100 Opening Event. Aussie superstar Brendon Rubie was among the chip leaders when play concluded.

The weekend is almost here and that means football. Check out our picks for the NFL’s Divisional Weekend in the latest Pigskin Diaries.

The Award Goes to…

Jake Cody, Eugene Katchalov, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Pius Heinz are among the many poker pros nominated for 2011 European Poker Awards. The 11th year of the prestigious event is set to take place on Jan. 25, 2012 at the Aviation Club de France in Paris.

The awards feature nine categories, including Rookie of the Year, Internet Player of the Year, Leading Lady of the Year, Best Tournament Performance of the Year, and the newly added Best Event of the Year.

The most coveted honor of Player of the Year will be given to one of the following six players: Jake Cody, Bertrand Grospellier, Pius Heinz, Eugene Katchalov, Andrey Pateychuk and Sam Trickett.

In addition, a Lifetime Achievement Award will be handed out during the festivities. Some of the previous winners of the honor include Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, John Duthie, Thomas Kremser, Marcel Luske, Bruno Fitoussi, and last year’s winner Nic Szeremeta, best known as the creator of the popular Late Night Poker television series.

To find out all the nominees for each category, visit the European Poker Awards website.

Joran van der Sloot Gets Prison Sentence

Self-described professional poker player Joran van der Sloot has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder of Stephany Flores, whom he met at a Lima, Peru, casino in 2010.

It has been alleged that Van der Sloot was in Peru for the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) when the murder of Flores took place. Despite never cashing in a poker tournament tracked by the major poker databases, Van der Sloot is known to have traveled to many live tournaments around the world.

Van der Sloot, 24, was also the prime suspect in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in 2005. The Dutchman was never formally charged with Holloway’s death in Aruba, but he was arrested and held for questioning in the matter twice.

USA Today has more.

What’s in a Name?

On Friday, betting site Victor Chandler announced it will be rebranded to BetVictor in the United Kingdom. The bookmaker, which has operations running across Europe, said the decision to change the brand name is “to ensure consistency and instant recognition across all international markets.”

“As a company we are always innovating and moving forward, as well as extending our brand across new territories,” said BetVictor Chairman Victor Chandler, whose grandfather founded the company in 1946.

“The UK will continue to be the fulcrum of our international business and it makes perfect sense that the same brand name is used here as in foreign territories.

“I personally guarantee that we will continue to provide our superb range of betting opportunities across a comprehensive range of sporting events.”

Poker players can find the new home of BetVictor at betvictor.com. Read the full press release at Marketwatch.com.

Get Your Sports News and Betting Lines at SportMoose

While the world continues to wait on a potential fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, another championship bout has been announced for this year. SportMoose.com reported Friday that the World Boxing Association has ordered a rematch between British light welterweight Amir Khan and American Lamont Peterson.

Petersen defeated Khan for the WBA and IBF titles in December, but Khan complained that there may have been some influence on one of the judge’s scorecards. The WBA investigated the fight and determined that there was in fact some wrongdoing taking place. Therefore, the two boxers will duke it out once again in 2012.

SportMoose will have more details when they become available. You can also find the all the latest boxing odds, as well as betting lines for 20 other sports, at SportMoose.com.

Welcome to Oz!

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is providing updates from all over the globe this week. While Kristy Arnett has been working hard reading Twitter updates at the PCA, Nicki Pickering toured Melbourne for the Aussie Millions.

Here’s Pickering with a preview of what to expect from Down Under this month.

Follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news.

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January 09 2012, PokerNews Staff

All tournaments on PartyPoker are currently rake free and as a result, prize pools are bigger than ever before. Qualification for the Aussie Millions may have drawn to a close but there is still time to win a package to both WPT Venice and GSOP Salzburg. Keep on reading this week’s PartyPoker Weekly for all of the details!

Rake Free Tournaments at PartyPoker

For all of January, PartyPoker players will notice tournament prize pools swell by as much as 10 percent thanks to an amazing promotion that’s running. Until midnight on Jan. 31 all multi-table tournaments will be completely rake free, which means 100 percent of your buy-on will go straight into the prize pool!

The promotion has already been running for a week and feedback from the players is extremely positive, with some reporting savings of several hundred dollars. This promotion cannot and will not last forever so do not waste any more time. Go take advantage of 100 percent rake free tournaments!

In addition to paying no rake in tournaments throughout January, players will also have the opportunity to cash in on a generous reload bonus and a $50,000 freeroll.

If playing rake free is not enough to have you firing up your PartyPoker account then how about a 100% up to $100 reload bonus too? All you have to do to receive this reload bonus is to deposit at least $5 and enter the bonus code “RAKEFREE” between now and 2359 EST on January 31 and the money will appear in your bonus account.

Anyone who takes advantage of the reload bonus will be eligible to participate in the $50,000 Depositor’s Freeroll on February 5 at 1100 EST. This is a massive prize pool for a freeroll and winning it will be worth thousands of dollars and it would be superb to see a PokerNews reader take it down.

Time Is Running Out To Qualify For GSOP Salzburg

Online satellites to the Salzburg leg of the popular GSOP tour come to an end on Jan. 15, so you have less than a week to bag a package worth $3,600.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play poker in Austria’s largest skiing area – Salzburg Sportswelt – where you can let your hair down and relax on some of the best ski slopes in Europe. The GSOP Salzburg Main Event runs between Feb. 1 to Feb. 4 and commands a buy-in of $1,650, but you could win a $3,600 package for a fraction of the cost thanks to the satellites on PartyPoker.

GSOP Salzburg $3,600 Package

• $1,650 GSOP Salzburg Main Event buy-in
• $700 spending money
• Five nights accommodation
• Entry to the exclusive welcome party
• PartyPoker’s legendary hospitality!

There are daily tournaments, starting with freerolls and increasing in cost to $1, $3 and $28 that eventually feed into the $260 final each Sunday, the last being on Jan. 15 at 1350 EST.

Make sure you don’t miss out on your chance to play high stakes poker at high altitude. Download PartyPoker now and start qualifying!

Win A Seat To WPT Venice

Just before Christmas the World Poker Tour stopped off in the floating city of Venice and on Feb. 6 it returns for the WPT Venice Grand Prix.

The buy-in has been increased to “4,950 which means the prizes have the potential to be huge. Last year’s event cost “3,000 to enter and awarded “380,000 to eventual winner Alessio Isaia, so imagine the sum of money you could be adding to your bankroll by winning this year’s Main Event.

Satellite tournaments for the WPT Venice Grand Prix are in the PartyPoker lobby right now and will continue to run until Jan. 22 with each final awarding at least one package worth a staggering $10,000!

$10,000 WPT Venice Grand Prix Package

• $6,700 WPT Venice Grand Prix Main Event buy-in
• $1,100 spending money
• Six nights hotel accommodation
• PartyPoker’s world-renowned hospitality.

This could be your chance to visit one of the most iconic cities in the world. Download PartyPoker and qualify for this amazing event right now!

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