August 01 2011, Elaine Chaivarlis
Just because we weren’t ready to start the week, doesn’t mean the news waits. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has renewed Full Tilt Poker’s Secondary CPA. We’ll bring you more on that, a preview of the new Poker After Dark that begins Monday, and more.
In Case You Missed It
Coverage of Season IX of the World Poker Tour continued Sunday night on FSN with the $25,000 World Championship. The event attracted 220 entrants, but only six made it to the official televised final table, and among them were Galen Hall and Scott Seiver.
The PokerNews photogs did an amazing job over the summer photographing the 2011 World Series of Poker. Don’t believe us? The proof is in the photos.
Plenty of online poker players got their tournament grind in the Sunday Majors. The Sunday Briefing has the results.
The first stop on the fifth season of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour concluded Monday. Leo Boxell was crowned champion and took home AUD$330,000.
Renewed for Two Years
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission issued a press release recently regarding Full Tilt Poker’s Secondary Client Provider Authorization, which is held by Kolyma Corporation, operating as Full Tilt Poker. Even though Full Tilt Poker is not offering gaming or accepting player deposits from servers located under the KGC’s jurisdiction, the Commission has decided to renew Full Tilt Poker’s Secondary CPA for two years.
According to the press release, “To maintain a Secondary CPA, a licensee must maintain a valid licence to operate interactive gaming that has been issued by a comparable jurisdiction (the “primary jurisdiction”). Accordingly, the Commission is closely monitoring the proceedings being conducted by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (the “AGCC”) concerning the eGambling Licences held by Filco Limited, operating as “Full Tilt Poker.” The AGCC has confirmed to the Commission that, although the eGambling Licences held by Filco Limited are presently suspended pending the outcome of a hearing, these licences are still considered to be valid.”
To find out more, go to GamingCommission.ca.
Poker After Dark – Cash Game Week
It’s been awhile since you were able to catch a brand new Poker After Dark on NBC. You have nothing to worry about this week, however, because a whole new batch of episodes kicks off Monday night.
For the next two weeks, the $100,000 cash game will be making its way to your television sets. Mike Matusow, Jean-Robert Bellande, Peter Jetten, Brandon Adams, Chris Ferguson, and Michael Mizrachi all plunked down the $100,000 buy-in to get in on the action. Phil Hellmuth will also join the action later in the week. The blinds are set at $200/$400 with a $50 ante.
According to the teaser press release we received, the big winner of the game “will be a big surprise to many.” Now we’re curious.
Check your local listings for exact times. If you want to check out more on Cash Game Week, head on over to NBCSports.MSNBC.com.
Rules Are Rules
Over the weekend, the Poker Tournament Directors Association posted version 2011.1.0 of its Official TDA Rules. Fifty-five rules cover everything from general concepts to seating players; breaking and balancing tables to etiquette and penalties. We could get into them all here, but it’s all already on the Poker TDA website and you can even download to take to your home game.
The Poker TDA, founded by Matt Savage, Linda Johnson, Jan Fisher, and David Lamb, has over 1,300 members in 39 countries.
Speaking of Matt Savage, perfect segue right? While we didn’t want to point out the pink elephant in the room, we’re sure you all have seen or heard of the Twitter battle going on between Matt Savage and Daniel Negreanu. Since you can’t say everything in 140 characters, Savage penned an op-ed on the subject that you can find at Pokerati.com.
If you want to check out the new rules, here they are at PokerTDA.com.
Epic Qualification
The qualifying period for Season One of the Epic Poker League is closed. Didn’t make it? There’s always Season Two, and would you look at that, the qualification requirements have already been posted.
The Season Two qualification period, which ends July 31, 2012, is based on five criteria: adjusted lifetime earnings, number of major titles, when the major titles were earned, adjusted earnings since 1/1/2009, and adjusted number of cashes since 1/1/2009.
Thanks to this table from the Epic Poker League Season Two Criteria PDF, you can check out exactly what you need to qualify in a nice little package.
| Single Largest Win Capped At | $2 million | $1.25 million | $900,000 |
*One of the three major titles must have been earned in the period between Aug. 1, 2007, and July 31, 2012.
For more on the qualification requirements, and to see the full list of Season One qualified players, go to EpicPoker.com.
Prop Bet Challenge
While at the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Melbourne, Nicki Pickering caught up with James Obst and challenged him to a “Best of Three” competition. Of course there was a prop bet involved. Who won? You’ll have to check out the video to find out.
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March 11 2011, Matthew Kredell
An Internet poker bill introduced in the Nevada state assembly Thursday is the most player-friendly bill ever proposed in the United States.
The measure specifies that it would not discriminate against existing operators. Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas said he has heard online poker leader PokerStars is supporting this bill and that he believes PokerStars would be in good position to get a license should it pass.
“Nevada wants to be on the forefront of this,” Pappas said. “They saw what’s happening in New Jersey and said, ‘Anything you can do, we can do better.’”
All of the problems that poker players had with the proposed Harry Reid federal legislation, like the 15-month blackout or the exclusion of existing operators, are not an issue with this bill.
The bill also specifically mentions that the Nevada Gaming Commission would be authorized to enter into compacts with other jurisdictions where interactive gaming is not prohibited, and that Nevada and these other jurisdictions would share tax revenues. Pappas said Nevada would rely on these other jurisdictions in order to have the liquidity for successful online poker, beginning with compacts with foreign governments that already authorize online poker. New Jersey had a similar idea but removed the wording after objections from the U.S. Department of Justice.
“Some of the issues regarding liquidity are much better addressed in this legislation than any other state legislation,” Pappas said. “They are not seeking to exclude anybody. They are seeking an open, competitive license system and I think that is in the best interest of the consumer. We are honestly inclined to be favorable to this legislation but we have not yet made an official position.”
The bill already is running into the same problem that may have derailed the New Jersey legislation — opposition from Caesars Entertainment, which supports Internet poker but is focused on a federal solution. New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak said he believed Caesars’ opposition was one of the main reasons the New Jersey bill was vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie. Caesars has even more influence in Nevada.
But supporters of this bill are looking to do more than create intrastate poker in Nevada. The plan is to grow into a national and even international Internet poker network with the gaming mecca at its center. Other states could authorize Internet poker and join the program already being offered by Nevada to bring in tax revenue with no start-up required. Eventually, any states that would choose to be part of a federal bill could get involved, although it could be slow going. There’s also the possibility that states like California and New Jersey wouldn’t want to join with Nevada but rather create their own, competing systems.
“Our strong preference remains a federal solution for this,” Pappas said. “We hope it is something that the U.S. Congress sees and says, ‘We need to act quicker.’ They are not acting quickly enough. We hope this can speed up action on the federal level. Nevada may pass a bill this year, but we’ll still have a problem in the other 49 states and the PPA’s interest lies in making licensed and regulated poker for all our members, not just those who live in Nevada.”
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