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The World Poker Tour that you had during these two weeks a couple of tournaments on the circuit risking almost simultaneously, the WPT Festa al Lago and WPT Marrakech , has continued to record declines in participation.

The disturbing figure of 25% below attendees players starred in the WPT Festa al Lago , which is held these days in the Casino Bellagio in Las Vegas. 275 participants against 368 who came last year at this same event, which is undoubtedly bad news for the organizers of the WPT .

The Bellagio Casino, home of the WPT Festa al Lago

Among the most renowned professional players who have moved to the Bellagio to play the main event of this tournament are in Andy Bloch , Todd Brunson , Freddy Deeb , Chris Ferguson , Hasan Habib , Isaac Haxton , Phil Hellmuth , John Juanda , Howard Lederer or Kenny Tran .

Stressed the involvement of the latter, since

Tran led one of the units in a shorter tournament. Entering the tournament with 60,000 starting chip , both on day 1 and day 2, lasted just half ranging and 114,000 chips , nearly double what the player had. A very brief appearance in the tournament 10 minutes , which has cost about $ 15,000 professional.

Others who have fallen are

Eli Elezra and Phil Hellmuth , in a tournament that temporarily leads Chad Batista with 425,000 chips . The prize list has 27 seats, the money will be distributed as follows:

1st Place – $ 1,218,225

2nd place – $ 795,150

3rd Place – $ 477,090

4th place – $ 278,300

5th place – $ 208,725

6th place – $ 168,970

7th place – $ 129,210

8th position – $ 89,450

9th place – $ 63,610

10.12 Square – $ 47,710

13-15 square – $ 39,760

16-18 square – $ 31,805

19-27 square – $ 23,855

Challenge ended. Challenge lost. That’s what happened finally in the poker of the G4 starring four young professional poker, the Two Months Two Million (2M2MM ).

Emil Patel , Brian Roberts , Jay Rosenkrantz and Dani Stern were dismissed on Wednesday than it has been for two months their joint residence in Las Vegas, after failing be able to reach the two million who were expected earnings, remaining in a distant figure of just over half a million.

$ 679,700 is what has raised among the four players, including the highlighting Jay Rosenkrantz which has been leading the group with $ 406,500 won, well above the 161,900 of Emil Patel . For the queue is first Brian Roberts , that after losing in the last week $ 75,000 stays low $ 7,500 top.

All are somewhat disappointed, and leave with the feeling that could have been better organized, prepared a more effective strategy to achieve the challenge and with a lot of good experiences in a group. While it is early, it seems that neither rule out the possibility of returning to do a second edition of the program, taking advantage of next year all will meet again in Las Vegas due to the

World Series of Poker .

Until then, it ended the first show of the online poker

G4 , which should hopefully continue betting on this game as the content of any of its programs .

Was held yesterday in the state of Kentucky facing trial to Public Safety Cabinet and Justice state , led by J. Michael Brown , against the group represented by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (IMEG ).

In this case, denouncing the IMEG , through which it will decide the future of the 141 domains of online gambling, among them are some who belong to the two largest poker rooms Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars . The process lasted for 90 minutes about, which had to state figures like the lawyer of the Commonwealth Eric Lycan , Bill Johnson or the lawyer Jon Fleischaker , for the IMEG , among others.

In the comparisons made with the porn and drug seizure , even one of the six judges presencarión statements that said that this case is not an illegal character such as drug. Defenders of the group representing the IMEG argued that the law does not cover poker illegal, and that the actions carried out since the state of Kentucky were not substantiated or were due.

Anyway, the verdict will not happen until within four months. The representatives of the IMEG and PPP , which filed a brief in the case of ‘ amicus curiae’ hope the decision is made public within 60 days.

In a decision could come here for the legalization or prohibition of these domains that could impact not only the American state, but the entire world. Hopefully you get when you arrive, the verdict will bring good news .

The 9 November is getting closer and closer, and thus, the nine components of the final table of the WSOP attracting the attention of all media, in search of what will be a foretaste of what remains to be seen.

It is therefore not surprising that such popular players as Tiger Woods ‘ Poker’, Phil Ivey , are home in journals such as the ESPN Magazine , a company devoted exclusively to sports-themed. In the article written by Chad Millman , we talk about Ivey as the best poker player in the world and one of the strongest candidates to win the bracelet main event WSOP This year, despite their low stack.

Furthermore, in ESPN have posted the following video, in which we can see what they would like the outtakes of what would be the life of American professional player. We see a Ivey less serious than normal, talking about his game, his spare time on their claims. Ivey is playing dice in his own private jet, in its more usual in the poker tables and constantly smiling, strange if we talk about what is considered “the best poker face.”

We’ll see if he can get even more surprised and rebienta the final table of the World Series of Poker . We’ll see soon, in just over two weeks .

Several representatives called for calm network ensuring that players’ funds would be segregated.
A few days ago the alarm after the publication in Subject: Poker in an article stating that the prospect for the Department of Justice United States could take action against the Merge Network, specifically against payment processors.

With regard to funds of the players in different skins on the Merge network, multiple users have been concerned to contact the customer service department of the network have received reassuring answers that funds are segregated.

The segregation of funds is the separation of cash deposits from players on the company’s operating funds, which come from the collection of rake and be available to meet current expenses and operational.

This was, for example, the big difference between PokerStars and Full Tilt when it had to be withdrawn from the U.S. market and allowed to return the money to PokerStars players and that the Justice Department is restoring access to various accounts that are been shown to contain only players funds.

More specifically, representatives of the rooms and RPM Poker Carbon Poker have written statements about it in 2 2 to the American customer questions:

RPMSeth, RPM Poker representative, said:

Player Expenses Operational funds and are never mixed, and player funds are always safe and secure. You’re correct, It’s Been Mentioned Before And This have not changed. The Merge has obtained license from the LGA Requires this.

The player funds and operating expenses are never mixed, and the players’ funds are always safe. This has been said before and has not changed. The license obtained from the Malta LGA required.

CarbonChris, representing the Carbon Poker:

I Know That I Have at least in the thread Cover This Before, But Certainly I Understand The Importance of the issue. ARE Player segregated funds and 100% safe. CarbonPoker is Committed to the U.S. market and that ‘s not changing.

Honestly, the Subject Poker article, based on the comments I read Earlier, Being is seen for what it is. It’s baseless speculation. Merge is staying in the U.S. market.

I Understand Taking a cynical view players based on last 5 months, But there ‘s no more plain way to say. Player funds are sperate and safe.

I know I’ve said before in this thread, but I understand that the issue is important. The players’ funds are segregated and 100% safe. Carbon Poker is committed to the U.S. market And that’s not going to change.

Honestly, the article by Subject Poker, as I’m reading is being taken for what it is. Pure speculation. Merge is going to stay in the U.S. market.

I understand that players are taking a cynical view based on what happened in the last 5 months, but no way to speak more clearly. The funds are separate and safe.

The network has been running Merge licensed by the Kahnawake commission. The commission does not require segregated funds.

Several skins on the network have recently added the logo of Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority, the legislature based on Malta, which is well above requirements with its operators.

American users of the network skins have long complained bounced checks or late withdrawals during periods of time near or over a month.

The rest of the world users do not seem to have these problems. In addition, different Merge Network skins have already long been the step of leaving the dominios.com, which could be confiscated by the U.S. government and are located in domains. Eu or. Ag, allowing customers to continue to manage deposits and withdrawals through the lobby of its rooms.

We have found in High Stakes News interview with a rather curious that PokerNews done in the past European Poker Tour London 2009 a Tom Dwan ‘ durrrr ‘ .

In an interview format which has only one minute to answer questions,

Gloria Balding does something silly questions like what is the best way to spend a million, who is the best player out party or if you prefer boys or girls.

The conclusion I draw is that not only makes funny faces when you play a

Peter Eastgate .

SPT 2008

Aranjuez II. Day 1

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Players: …

Players remaining: …

Media: …

Awards :…

Good evening everyone, we are at the Grand Casino Aranjuez ready to begin the second edition of SPT Aranjuez 2008 sponsored by Everest Poker.

The players have already spent almost entirely in the registration area to request your table number and soon everything will be ready to play.

The closeness of this tournament with one conducted tomorrow in Torrelodones has made sure to get off the participation of the same. We will have official data shortly.

The tournament as always in the Spanish Poker Tour has the address of Gerard Serra of TK Events .

Although I am not clear at all, it seems quite obvious that this had to be. David Gómez Morante ‘ Gorrioncillo ‘, one of the Spanish players in online tournaments with more and better qualified yesterday for day 2 of European Poker Tour Warsaw 2009 also going in a good thirteenth position of the 64 players surviving.

So, what any player would be rest, stick a nice dinner, and maybe shop around Warsaw and see the city. , A plan does not seem too expensive given that the Polish capital is not known for their high prices, much less.

Gorrioncillo a few hours at the EPT Warsaw 2009 – photo PokerNews.

But David had a much better plan (and certainly more profitable in the end) that was playing (imagine that from his hotel room), the largest tournament on Tuesday on the Internet. The Super Tuesday , with an enrollment of $ 1,050 and 339 participants.

Not content with doing a good position, David Gómez Morante ‘ ‘ Gorrioncillo ends (just a few minutes) to take the tournament by eliminating one by one in the last three opponents in less than five minutes and making an award of $ 65,596.50 which assures return to Madrid very positive (and still is the European Poker Tour ).

Congratulations to David Gómez Morante ‘ Gorrioncillo ‘!