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The case Full Tilt Poker almost tarnish forever the image of online poker market. As a reminder, this gambling site was in deficit and wasn't even able to repay players' money. To avoid the repetition of this sad event, the AGCC or Alderney Gambling Commission control made some changes in the Alderney eGambling Regulations 2009. The Article 230A, which states that legal operators operating in the island should separate the account where the funds deposited by the affiliates will be and the account for the functioning of the company, is one of the most important changes. Gambling sites regulated by the French Regulatory Authority of Online games (ARJEL) are not affected by this regulation. If operators provide compelling evidence indicating that the company is able to pay players at all at any time, they can also prevent the applying of this procedure. However, they will make a regular report to support this ability. In addition, operators must also submit a written personal guarantee.

Pending the final closing of the World Championship of Poker in Las Vegas, several other tournaments were organized throughout the world. For poker enthusiasts around France, an event combining game and holiday awaits them in Val-André this weekend. This is the step of the Partouche Poker Tour Summer Satellite Season 5. Indeed, the tournament will be played in the poker room of Casino Pleneuf Val-André, a gambling facility housed in the beautiful resort of Cotes d'Armor, what guarantee to players a relaxing stay. Regarding the program, poker enthusiasts will be also satisfied. Note that in addition to online qualifiers, it is during these Summer Sat tournaments that fans of the PPT circuit will have the chance to get a ticket for the final tournament to be held in Cannes which has a guaranteed prize of € 5 million.

The Season IV of the Italian Poker Tour (IPT) continues its course with a stop in San Remo in the sumptuous Municipal Casino of San Remo. The € 2,200 buy-in Main Event of the IPT San Remo will host over 500 players as estimated by the organizers. The previous stage of the IPT in that city brought together 418 players. At the opening of the Day 1A, many local players as Gianluca Speranza, Vincenzo Natale, Bendinelli Giuliano, Antonio Volpicelli, Rocco Palumbo, Sergio Castelluccio, Mario Perati, Filippo Voconi, Vincenzo Scarpitti, Luca Faslaschi, Sebastiano Ventoso, Daniele Mazzia or Gianluca Mattia attended it and gathered in total a field of 120 players generating a prizepool of € 232,800. But after a few hours of play, nine 60-minute levels to be more precise, more than half of the field was eliminated.

The Skycity Casino in Queenstown, New Zealand welcomed since Tuesday the sixth season of the tournament Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT). The Main event open for NZ $ 3,000 buy-in is still waiting its winner. It brought together 146 participants in total, a record field. Note that the tournament was composed of three first days of competition. On Day 1A, they were 51 players to have surrendered at the end of the day. Well known names in poker such as Hong Ryan, Daniel Nelson, Minh Nguyen, Didier Guerin, Zheng Jackson or Richard Lancaster were present in the starting field but they were not as brilliant as Dave Allan who won the role of chipleader. On Day 1 B, other players joined the poker room to try also to qualify for the Day 2. There were only 31 players left at the end of the day with Ken Demiakian leading. He got the biggest stack with 70,750 chips. James Honeybone, Matt Wakeman and Ivan Zalac were among the survivors. In the other hand, the adventure is over for Jesse McKenzie, Jacky Wang and Tom Grigg.

This week, the regulation of poker was again in the headlines of newspapers in the United States. The Nevada Gaming Policy Committee under the leadership of the Governor of the State of Nevada, Brian Sandoval, has just met last Wednesday with the topic : intrastate online poker beginning with that of Nevada. Unlike other states, Nevada is about to take a big step in the legalization of online poker and other online gambling within the State. According to Mark Lipparelli, the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the distribution of licenses for operators of online gambling should be made within three months at the latest. What makes that Nevada will be open to online poker long before 2013. Only Bally Technologies, Shuffle Master and International Game Technology had their agreement until here. The license granted to these three companies doesn't allow them to offer online poker to consumers but only the agreement about their poker software.

Bernard Tapie Group and its partners are working to ensure a good organization to the success of the event of the century, the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) which will officially take place from May 31 to June 6, 2013 in Wembley Stadium, in London. Because it will be a giant meeting, then they must build successful strategies. Last month, organizers held a press conference at the Pavillon Gabriel in Paris and appointed as ambassador Moundir. This time, they bet on the poker pro Michael Mizrachi to perform convincingly the promotion of the event combining online poker and live poker.

Last Monday, the program of the season 2012-2013 of the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) was unveiled. The tour will continue to extend this season because this new edition will consist of 20 steps. Four new destinations have been added to the program as Horseshoe Cleveland stage which will run from March 14 to 25, 2013, that of Foxwoods Resort Casino, which will take place from March 27 to April 8, 2013, the stage of Harrah's Cherokee in The North Carolina to be held from April 4 to 15, 2013 and in Vancouver. This is the first step of the WSOPC held outside the U.S. territory and it will take place in the poker room of River Rock Casino in Vancouver from October 27 to November 7, 2013.

The co-founder of the online poker room Absolute Poker, Brent Beckley had just received a sentence of 14 months imprisonment for conspiracy and bank fraud. After the Black Friday case, the world of online poker in the U.S.A is still very hectic. The businessman of 32 years pleaded guilty face to the U.S. District Court of Manhattan, for having participated in the illegal money processing transaction for his poker room. Normally, he faced 12 to 18 months of imprisonment but the judge decided to set his sentence to 14 months imprisonment because of the fact that Beckley had no intent to cause financial losses to banks, and that no bank has been victim of the act he committed. Moreover, the culprit told he understands why he received such a penalty even if he previously believed that he violated any law. Note that 11 men were involved in the Black Friday case and some of them have already received their sentence.

The World Poker Tour is one of the most prestigious live poker circuits. Despite the decline in attendance of this year, organizers promise a new season even more emotional and always to be held in places with an idyllic setting. To this end, the first World Poker Tour Season XI will be held in Cyprus specifically within the Merit Crystal Cove Casino & Resort. Named the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic, this inaugural event of the season 2012-2013 would be magnificent to attract more players, and that's why it’s this luxury place which will host the Mediterranean step of the World Poker Tour for six days, from August 4 to 9, 2012.

Last weekend, the Barriere Casino of Enghien-les-Bains hosted the sixth stage of the famous French circuit Barrière Poker Tour (BPT). During this stage of the Paris region, over 220 players registered and paid the € 1,500 entry fee for the Main Event. This number of participation marks a record crowd of the BPT from its inception because apart from the BPT final, any stage hasn't attracted so many people. After two days of fierce competition, it's David Jaoui who won the event after a battle with Willy Korchia and Laurent Polito.

The penultimate stage of the third season of the tournament Estrellas Poker Tour began in San Sebastian in Spain on Monday, July 23. This beautiful city in the Basque country is now hosting a poker festival that will last a week. After the success of the same stage last year, the ESPT San Sebastian is estimated to gather many people. The Main event open for a buy-in of € 1,100 will be played in the poker room of Casino Kursaal on July 26 to 29. The winner of this tournament with a prize pool of at least € 500,000 will receive, in addition to the first prize, a place for the grand final to be held in Barcelona during the European Poker Tour Barcelona tournament. The big event will take place during the month of August.

The director of the Spanish regulation authority, Enrique Alejo, unveiled to the public his desire to create a common market of online poker with Italy. Certainly, the establishment of an European common market is on the agenda since last June and the next meeting between those involved in the debate will take place in December. However, given the current context, this bilateral agreement is more than important. Indeed, the gross revenue generated by online poker market is receding considerably especially in France and Italy. And figures explain it by themselves. Since the opening of the Italian market, the gross gaming revenue recorded was down 6% and 13% in cash games tournaments. In France, about € 3 million loss was recorded without counting the number of online poker site that closes their doors.

Last weekend, hundreds of players gathered at Burswood Casino's poker room in Australia to compete for the title of the edition 2012 of the Sapphire Series. The event started since Friday but after the first day, only 87 players survived with Barry Drysdale as chipleader. On Day 3, the 87 survivors returned at Burswood Casino to compete for ten places of the final table. At the end of the day, the ten players for the final table were defined. Ray Ellis, Paul Sharbanee, Hyun Joon, Joseph Chamoun, Nick Embury, Barry Drysdale, Ben Williams, Chris Mounteney, Paul Mac and Adam Smith occupied respectively the ten places of the final table. Barry Drysdale was still leading in terms of chip count with 570,000 chips. Chris Mounteney meanwhile was the shortstack at the final table with 136,000 chips.

For those who like to play deepstack poker, Annecy Imperial Casino invites them to attend an outstanding tournament from September 14 to 16, 2012. This is a deepstack tournament open for an entry fee of € 550 within the scope of the Open de France. Regarding the structure, organizers will offer the same structure as proposed at major tournaments which is deepstack format, which will please both amateurs and professionals. Competitors will begin the game with 30,000 chips each with blinds of 50/100. The blind levels will increase gradually from 75/100, 100/200 and so on. Given the quality of the event, organizers hope to raise a field of 200 players. Note that live satellite tournaments are organized within the casino Annecy from August 3 to 8 September 2012, which will allow players to earn a spot for the main event.

Almost all poker rankings registered significant changes following the results of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), which is the case of the Global Poker Index. While the first two places in the list are still occupied by Jason Mercier, holder of 2,847.86 points and Bertrand Grospellier who own 2,738.21 points, the third place is now awarded to Vanessa Selbst, a well-deserved ascent. Indeed, she really did a good course at the world championships of poker as she recorded five cashes, a place in the final and a win in the Event 52.

The World Series of Poker 2012 (WSOP) are completed. The result of players during the various tournaments held as part of this event brought enormous changes in the ranking Card Poker Player of the Year. But other major tournaments were also held on the sidelines of the WSOP and they had an influence on the list. In this context, we must mention the Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza III, a poker event having 55 tournaments and the Bellagio Cup VII of $ 10,000. Winner of the Deepstack Extravaganza Main Event of $ 5,000 buy-in, Tim West won 1,200 points. He is therefore currently in the 94 th place. Shannon Shorr who finished fourth in the tournament also improved her ranking. She is now in the 17 th place.

The Season 9 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) will begin in August in Barcelona. The organizers of this great poker circuit decided to make some changes to make the season more interesting. The EPT 9 will be an opportunity to play poker with nice structures. The starting stacks will be generally 30,000 chips. In the other side, the game levels will experience a slight modification. Indeed, the duration of each level of play will last 75 minutes during the first 14 rounds and 90 minutes during the rest of the competition. Many fans enjoyed this modification.

On June 21, the Nevada Gaming Commission granted a license to Bally Technologies and International Game Technology so these two providers can offer online poker services in the state of Nevada. Thanks to this desire of the commission, we can clearly say that online poker, the world of online sports betting and online gambling in general is entering a new era with the regulation of online gambling which is in a new way in the United States. In legal terms, Bally Technologies is the pioneer in the field of online poker in Nevada. Bally Technologies announced that its iGaming platform is now operational. The platform runs a free online poker site, GoldenNuggetPoker.com, which is the result of the partnership of the Golden Nugget casino group especially casinos in Las Vegas and one in Atlantic City.

Democratic leader Harry Reid and Republican Senator Jon Kyl worked together to propose an adequate bill allowing to accelerate the legalization of online poker market in the United States. But it turns out that without the support of the Republican Party, the bill will have difficulty to succeed. Thus, the two politicians decided to go in search of support. Reid hopes that Kyl could convince his colleagues to change their position, although with the enactment of the legalization of online gaming market intrastate, as is the case in Delaware, some lawmakers are concerned that federal regulation would know a great obstacle.

The world championships of poker had just ended. There remains only the final to be held in October. But the game continues. Indeed, other major tournaments held in other cities around the world are still waiting for poker enthusiasts. The 8 th stage of the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT) is one of them. This event started last Tuesday, July 17 with a No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout tournament of £ 55 buy-in. This Wednesday, July 18, followers of Omaha variant will be honored at the Pot Limit Omaha tournament of £ 110 entry fee. On Thursday, a No Limit Hold'em 6-Max Deep and Steep Freezeout tournament was in the program. The buy-in is set at £ 110.

After the Barrière Poker Tour Toulouse (BPT) which ended with the coronation of Nicolas Cieutat, the season 2012 of the Barriere Group poker tour continues its course with the sixth stage to be held this weekend in Enghien-les-Bains. On July 21 and 22, the casino of Enghien-les-Bains will receive the BPT Enghien-les-Bains, which Main event will be available to fans of live poker for buy-in of € 1,500. The BPT Toulouse held in early June brought together a field of 160 participants, but with the WSOP 2012 actually starting its final weeks, many French players are certainly back and will be there this weekend. The sixth stage of the Barrière Poker Tour could register a larger crowd to share the prize pool of € 60,000 and the five packages of € 12,000 each for the WSOP Europe Main Event in Cannes. For his victory in Toulouse, Nicolas Cieutat pocketed € 29,000 with € 12,000 package for the WSOP Europe.

From August 10 to 14, the Arena Poker Room of Talking Stick Resort will host the annual tournament that this casino located in Arizona organizes. This annual gathering of poker lovers is held for five days during which more than 1,000 participants are expected. To let enthusiasts attend the final table, the showroom of the resort has been especially designed for. Note that the Arizona State Poker Championship is now in its eighth year and this eighth edition has a guaranteed prizepool of $ 1 million for a buy-in of $ 1,000. 100 players will be in the money with a minimum gain of $ 2,250 while the winner will receive $ 208,300 plus a bracelet and a trophy Arizona State Poker Championship. The second and third place will receive awards of $ 127,500 and $ 85,000.

The nine finalists of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2012 (WSOP) have been announced after a few days of hectic competition. The French public had a real hope face to the performance of the French woman player Gaëlle Baumann. Indeed, Gaëlle has always shown a great competitiveness throughout the competition. She occupied the chipleader sport during the first two days and managed to be in the top 10 during several days. Unfortunately, she lost at the 10th place and received as a reward the sum of $ 590,442. So after her elimination, the members of the October Nine stood out. In the place of chipleader, there is an American of 26 years, Jesse Sylvia, who has 43,875,000 chips. He sits on the first place with a large advantage. The native of Hungary, Andras Koroknain follow him at the second position with 29,375,000 chips. And the third is, Greg Merson with 28,725,000 chips. He will be the main opponent of the chipleader.

To the chagrin of their fans, Adam Junglen and Josh Arieh decided to quit professional poker. The two players who achieved very good results in tournaments have respectively their own reason. For Josh Arieh, the American poker pro of 37 years, his decision to abandon his career is due to the rise of young players. He effectively thinks that he no longer has enough ability to beat the younger generation. Note that he has more than $ 6 million earnings in live tournament and he won the bronze medal in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker 2004 (WSOP). Arieh, however, told that he will still be present in some tournaments that he particularly likes as the WSOP Main Event.

While the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), held for several days in Rio in Las Vegas monopolizes the attention of poker enthusiasts from around the world, the World Poker Tour National Series Magazan (WPT) still have success. The tournament of € 1,650 entry fee which was held in Morocco in the poker room of Magazan Beach Resort effectively attracted 157 players, generating a prize pool of € 237,000. The WPT National Magazan delivered its verdict after four days of competition. Thus, the godfather of Moroccan poker, Roger Hairabedian, was crowned as champion. Big Roger therefore embellished his prizelist and increased his bankroll in the amount of € 63,890. Note that besides the first prize, he also received a € 7,500 package to the WPT Grand Prix of Paris.

On July 10, an organizer of illegal poker tournament, aged 41, was arrested by the French police. Company manager, Michael B organized illegal poker nights at his home, located in the Rue de la Faisanderie in the XVI th arrondissement of Paris. Professional players, wealthy businessmen and even celebrities were among his loyal customers. According to sources, Patrick Bruel made several appearances in this clandestine club. He was also questioned by the police for his involvement in this matter. Players had to pay € 10,000 in order to attend these evenings. Several hundred Euro were thus at stake in each game. During the search set up by the brigade of banditry acts repression, checks signed by players totaling € 230,000 were found.

Las Vegas is the capital of poker as evidenced by the various live poker tournaments held there. In addition to the WSOP 2012 held at Rio Casino, Las Vegas is since Friday, July 13 the host of the Bellagio Cup VIII, a tournament that takes place in the prestigious Bellagio Resort. On its first day, the Bellagio Cup VIII brought together a field of 126 players who paid the buy-in of $ 10,000. Compared to the previous year, the tournament registered a lower turnout but this new edition, the eighth, was characterized by the participation of many professional players from all around the globe. After the Day 1, the French presence was represented by Alain Roy and Ekrem Sanioglu. Roy is one of the players vying for the title thanks to his second place in terms of chip count.

The World Series of Poker 2012, currently taking place brought a big change in the global ranking of the best poker players but especially for the title of POY. The first half of 2012 was dominated by Jonathan Duhamel but the poker event of the year held in Las Vegas, at Rio Casino lead to the rise of many players and also the tumble of some. The Canadian is the first victim because despite his good performance in four WSOP Events of this edition 2012 that boosted his earnings to over $ 1.4 million, Duhamel didn't do better than others. This is the case of Dan Smith, who took control with 946.71 points but the most telling case is that of Phil Ivey who after a long time of silence returns at the front of the stage of the world of poker.

It remains only 27 players vying for the Main Event title of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2012. The name of the future champion of the world could be known after a few days because players who are joining the Rio poker room on Monday will play the finals. About French players, Gaëlle Baumann is the only survivor because Gwennael Grandmougin, Tristan Clémençon, Alban Juen and Eric Legoff already left the tables of this poker tournament that will determine the world champion of the year. His task is not easy. But he can already be proud of having done such a good course. Moreover, if he defeated, he will return at least with a minimum prize of $ 294,601. At the place of chipleader is the Canadian Marc Ladouceur with 15,875,000 chips. This native of Montreal could give the hope to Canadian players of seeing one of their representatives on the first step of the podium, as that was the case during the coronation of Jonathan Duhamel.

Among the 10 nominees, Kathy Raymond and JJ Liu were the happy one who were elected members of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame. They each deserve to be part of this association. Originally from Taiwan, JJ Liu discovered her passion for poker when she started her career in Silicon Valley. She holds a degree in computer engineer but she decided to start a career as a poker professional player with no doubt and she achieved her goal. Indeed, Liu has proven time and again her talent, which also allowed her to pocket more than $ 2.5 million in tournament winnings. Regarding Kathy Raymond, her great contribution in the development of online poker is now known to all lovers of this game. She currently holds an important place in the world of online poker.

The Mazagan Beach Resort in Morocco is currently receiving for the first time the World Poker Tour National Series. The Main Event attracted during its first day 77 players who carried out a buy-in of € 1,650 or 20,000 chips. The Day 1A allowed Bennani Fahd Smires to take a significant lead over his opponents of the day. Indeed, Bennani Fahd Smires none other than the son of Karim Bennani Smires, known for his eighth place finish at the EPT London 2009, will begin the second day with a stack of 143,600 chips more than the triple average which was 48,100 chips. The local player dominated the day during which 32 players were able to qualify for the Day 2.

Open for a buy-in of $ 10,000, the World Series of Poker National Championship tournament brought together the 157 best players of the year's WSOP Circuit at Rio poker room. They are effectively champions of each part of the WSOP Circuit Main Event and WSOP ranking leaders. The tournament having a prize pool of $ 1,570,000 ended with the victory of Ryan Eriquezzo, WSOP Circuit Caesars Atlantic City champion in March 2012. But the access to this first step of such a tournament has not been easy at all. The final table started on Wednesday, July 11. Huy Nguyen, Matt Keikoan, David Baker, Sam Stein and Amanda Musumeci were among the competitors. They are all top players but none of them managed to win. They ranked respectively 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th.

Living It Loving It, organizers of the Prague Poker Festival unveiled last Monday, July 9 the schedule of the event for this year 2012. As a reminder, the name of Prague Poker Festival was created by the fact that every December, three major poker tournaments take place in this town, a stage of the World Poker Tour (WPT), a stage of the Grand Series of Poker (GSOP) and a step of the European Poker Tour. This year's festival will run from November 26 to December 16. For now, the holding of the EPT Prague is not yet confirmed. Indeed, everyone should wait August 1st to know if the EPT Prague will effectively take place in December 9 to 15 at Hilton Prague. Note that it's the Corinthia Hotel which will receive the WPT and the GSOP.

While international poker elite clash in Las Vegas for the title of world champion, poker enthusiasts in France are expected this weekend in Aix en Provence to attend the last stop of the Season 2 of the Partouche Poker Deepstack, a particular way to celebrate the French national day. The tournament will be held from July 13 to 15, 2012 and it's the Partouche casino of Aix en Provence that will welcome it after it very successful stopover in Cannes and Chaudfontaine. It must be said that this poker circuit created in 2011 has already acquired a great reputation among players. Moreover, given the success accumulated during the last stages, the organizers decided to limit the field to 700 participants. As usual, the deepstack structure will be privileged especially during the Main event of € 500 buy-in with a guaranteed prize of € 100,000. Thus, competitors will have receive 50,000 starting chips for levels of play of 60 minutes. The tournament will be spread over three days and the final will be held on Sunday, July 13.

To learn how to play poker, the best is to go to Presque Isle Downs & Casino this July 13, 2012. Indeed, this Friday, the casino will host the event World Poker Tour Boot Camp and Battle Tournament. This is a special event during which, poker enthusiasts will receive training from two major gaming professionals who are Nicky Brancato and Chris Moneymaker. At the end of the training, they can then settle on gaming tables to participate in the WPT of $135, allowing them to practice the lessons they learned during the training camp. Note that Bracanto is an expert in poker because he played more than two million hands in online poker tournaments and is part of champions of the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC). Moneymaker is a true legend because he pocketed $ 2.5 million at the WSOP 2003 after earning his ticket to the event at an online tournament of $ 40, not to mention his many achievements in various majors.

On July 1st, the ARJEL or French Regulatory Authority of online games signed a partnership with the Gambling Commission of Great Britain. Note that a common agreement among different European countries should be implemented from September. But meanwhile, the ARJEL multiplies collaboration with different online gaming regulators in Europe. This cooperation with the Gambling Comission has been realized to improve the security measures already taken, which will let better control the market of online poker and to protect players. It should be effectively mentioned that despite the regulations imposed by French authorities, many online poker rooms continue to operate without a license on the French market. This agreement should be the effective way to fight against illegal operators which only prejudice legal operators in a market already highly competitive and sanctioned by a less advantageous tax strategy.

A week ago, the CEO of the online poker room Full Tilt Poker, Ray Bitar, voluntarily surrendered to the U.S. authorities and was arrested at Kennedy Airport. Last Monday, he was released on bail following an agreement prepared by his lawyers and prosecutors. The latter did not want to relax Bitar for fear he abscond. That’s why they found an agreement. It’s the Federal Magistrate Paul Engelmayer who signed the authorization. So now, Bitar is in his property of Glendora, California and is under electronic surveillance by the FBI. In return for this freedom, Bitar, who pleaded not guilty to the end had to pay a deposit of $ 2.5 million and a commitment to secure his property. As he has no right to leave New York, Justice seized his passport. Finally, some of his relatives also had to vouch for that commitment and they will be accused of complicity in case of non compliance with the agreement.

From August 13 to 17, Montegenèvre village, located in the French High Alps will become a meeting place for sports and poker fans, especially as the place is ideal for hosting visitors in search of a pleasant holiday. Indeed, it’s during this period that the Sportevent’s Poker Montegenevre will take place. As its name indicates, relaxation and game will be waiting for you during this stay in the mountains. Every day, many sports activities will allow participants to get tokens for poker tournament that will be organized there. There will be among others golf tournaments, bike races, beach soccer tournaments, climbing sessions, bowling tournaments and aqua biking and BMX Jump.

The attendance rate recorded in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is increasing. On Day 1C, another attendance record was registered. Indeed, the event attracted a field of 3,148 players, reflecting the success of the edition 2012 of the tournament. It’s for the first time that such a number of participants was recorded in the WSOP even if some players were pessimist during the Day 1A as it only attracted 1,066 players. From day 1B, a significant increase in the field is announced. In total therefore, the WSOP 2012 Main event brought together 6,598 players generating a prize pool of $ 62,021,200. The lucky one who will win the trophy will walk away with a check of $ 8,527,982.

After having seduced poker enthusiasts with his first book " Les Clés du Poker Gagnant” (The Keys of Poker Winning), Alexis Laipsker had the idea to release a new book called " La Machine à gagner” (The Machine to win). This time he chose to use the ebook format. Note that the e-book by Alexis Laipsker is compatible with Android pads, different types of iPhone and iPad and Readers. As in the first book, the author reveals to players different strategies that could help them emerge victorious from a poker game even in difficult situations in this second book. The advice were designed to be easier to read and easy to apply. Beginners can therefore derive maximum benefit from reading this ebook.

Already winner of the tournament $ 10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw Lowball of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 2009, the American Nick Schulman took over for the second time the trophy of the same event. This time, he evolved from a field of 101 participants including many great players like Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Shaun Deeb, Jennifer Harman and Barry Greenstein. Moreover, the double champion faced great figures of poker such as John Juanda, who finished sixth, Ali Eslami, who ended up in the 8th place and Larry Wright who was the first to leave the final table at 9. When the German George Danze was eliminated and finished third, Mike Wattel and Schulman started the final duel.

To beat the record set by Phil Laak in June 2010, he played poker for more than 115 hours on the same table. And the British Barry Denson achieved this feat that he prepared for more than two months. Indeed, he was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the best marathoner in cash games. Note that Denson managed to stay in the game for more than 120 hours and 20 minutes at G Casino in Manchester, UK. He took a pause time of 5 minutes every hour and could cumulate a quarter of these breaks. In short, he beat 5 hours and 20 minutes Phil Laak, which is a fantastic achievement.

Tax regulations implemented in the French market of online gambling is a major bottleneck in the development of operator activity. Since the legalization of the market, many online poker rooms closed their doors because of lack of profitability. After the closing of Poker83.fr in last February, it was the turn of ChiliPoker.fr to abandon the regulated market. According to the Director of Finance of Iliad Gaming, a loss of € 4 million was recorded after two years of operation of this online poker site. Like other operators having already forfeited, ChiliPoker is also victim of over-taxation by the French government. With a too competitive market where the number of registered players is quite small, the sustainability of the activity is simply not possible with the tax rate imposed.

Flagship event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)n the Main Event of $ 10,000 entry fee of this edition 2012 started last Saturday, July 7. A major increase in attendance was observed in this new edition. On Day 1A, there were 1,066 players who joined Rio to take part in the tournament while last year the registered field was 897 participants. Many professional poker players did not miss this appointment as Michael Tureniec, Farah Jaka, Eric Baldwin, Isaac Baron and KK Liu who managed to qualify for the Day 2. After five levels of play, the first results were announced. It was William John who seized the chiplead by finishing up the day with 226,700 chips in hand. Phil Hellmuth is part of the starting field but failed to keep his starting stack.

Michael Mizrachi is one of the best poker players of the moment. He confirmed this status by winning the Poker Players Championship of $ 50,000. But what makes him a unique player is that he was used to collect seven-digit gains during various major tournaments. He is part of the club of players who won more than four seven-digit gains. Gus Hansen is leading this ranking rather particular. He has already bagged five prizes over $ 1 million. Michael Mizrachi is at the second position with the same record. If he won the final of the Poker Players Championship, the other four victories have been awarded to him at the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic 2005, the WPT Borgata Winter Open 2006, the World Series of Poker 2010 Players Championship and the WSOP 2010 Main Event.

Operators in the poker industry are not idle and are constantly seeking new ideas to satisfy followers of this card game. From November 7 to 11, a great adventure awaits poker enthusiasts. This is the Mediterranean Poker Tour, a tournament held aboard the cruise ship MSC Fantasia. What will make this event unique is that participants will be able to live an unusual journey while engaged in this exciting game. This large and beautiful cruise ship will take them to visit several cities such as Genoa, Ajaccio, Palma of Mallorca and Barcelona. Each night, travelers are invited to join the space built especially as poker room to participate in various tournaments.

The last update of the Global Poker Index (GPI) registered a big change, thanks to the results of players at various tournaments of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Regarding the members of the Top 10, Jason Mercier was awarded the first place, while Bertrand Grospellier is second. With his victory in the Poker Players Championship of $ 50,000 buy-in, Michael Mizrachi also registered a large increase. He won 26 seats and has just landed at the 10 th place in the standings. Chris Klodnicki achieved the same feat as he won 15 seats. He however needs 4 places before acceding in the top 10. We should also mention the performance of Fernando Brito who won 112 seats, Jonathan Little 52, Matt Giannetti 120, Dwyte Pilgrim 67 and Chris McClung 63.

Besides the fact that it lets players win money, poker is primarily a card game that amateurs play for fun. In France, poker and horse betting continue to register more and more success at the point that event organizers and online poker room decided to offer to camping holidaymakers poker and horse betting event, enough to pass the time during summer holiday period. On July 9 to August 23, summer camps along the French coast will receive the BBQ Tour 2012, a tour that will be reserved only for camping enthusiasts who spend their summer vacation on the Mediterranean coast or on the Atlantic seaside. The BBQ Tour 2012 will run along the coast of France from north to south for a month. On Monday, July 9, the tour will make its first stop in southern Brittany. The camping Le Patisseau in Pornic will open this poker tour and introduction to horse betting. The BBQ Tour 2012 will end on Thursday, August 23 through the stopover in St. Tropez, at Domaine des Naiades camping. A total of 40 campsites will host this event unique this summer.

While most poker fans are following the WSOP 2012 in Las Vegas, Madrid received at the same time the World Poker Tour National Series, a side event of the famous WPT tour that takes place at National level but, since its establishment, it's popular inside European poker enthusiasts. The WPT National Series Madrid brought together 166 participants but after three days, the title was won by the Dane Peter Olsen. The final table brought together the eight survivors of the event that gathered at Gran Casino Torrelodones Madrid, namely Robert Cazali, Peter Olsen, Raul Mestre, Alex Stevic, Rosa Maria Isla, Enrique Barroso, Cristian Mihu and Manuel Sanchez.

The tournament Mega Poker Series (MPS) has already acquired a great reputation among poker enthusiasts thanks to the fact that it allows them to meet a field of exceptional player for a buy-in available for everyone. Each stage of the competition has seen great success. At the last stage which was held in Madrid, the event registered a field of 507 participants and Samuel Bernabeu was crowned as champion. From October 17 to 21, 2012, the tournament will make a stopover in Croatia. The Grand Hotel Adriatic of Opatija will be the institution that will host the event. Sponsored by the site Poker770, the new stage of the MPS will have a Main event of € 770 buy-in as flagship tournament and six side events including the High Roller No-Limit Hold'em open for a buy-in of € 1,650 and starting on October 20.

Event that marked the edition 2012 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Big One for One Drop announced its results and crowned Antonio Esfandiari as champion. "The Magician" has just achieved a huge feat as he emerged victorious in this competition the most expensive ever played in the world of poker tournaments. Indeed, the 48 competitors for this charity tournament know all very well poker and they wanted to win the first prize amounting $ 18,346,673, a sum that Esfandiari pocketed. With this success, Esfandiari won also the first place in the ranking of players having the biggest gains, the All Time Money List. He also won a second gold bracelet. Having finished fourth in the tournament, Phil Hellmuth also experienced a large increase in the same classification. He is currently in the 6th place behind Daniel Negreanu with $ 16,119,301 in prize money. Erik Seidel, Phil Ivey and Sam Trickett are respectively in the second, third and fourth place.

The $ 1 million buy-in poker tournament reached its final table that will bring together four professional players and four businessmen. There were 48 participants at the first day but only 9 of them are in the ITM and 8 qualified for the final table at which the winner will walk away with $ 18,346,673. The last title contenders from the Big One Drop One of the WSOP are Guy Laliberté, Brian Rast, Antonio Esfandiari, Bobby Baldwin, David Einhorn, Richard Yong, Sam Trickett and Phil Hellmuth. Esfandiari is the chipleader with 39,925,000 chips while Bobby Baldwin is the shortstack with 7,150,000 chips. The bubble boy of the tournament is Ilya Bulychev who was eliminated in the 10th place, a place In The Money. For his elimination at the 9th place, Mike Sexton pocketed $ 1,109,333 which means a gain of $ 109,333 by removing the buy-in of $ 1M.

Always in the quest for the legalization of online poker market in the United States, members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) held a meeting at Rio casino on Saturday. The purpose of this meeting was to review the evolution of the steps acquired actually. A glimmer of hope soured the participants of the meeting by welcoming the Congressman Joe Barton who is a great supporter of the bill HR 2366 that he humorously named "a bad hand in poker." He may have an important influence in the process but the decision is in the hands of the authorities. At the meeting, Barton said that the bill should be voted until the end of July or could risk disappearing forever.

Michael Mizrachi had just scored a significant increase in the Player of the Year ranking of the World Series of Poker 2012 (WSOP). Indeed, thanks to the enormous feat he accomplished at the Poker Player Championship of $ 50,000, he got a place on the podium. Effectively, thanks to his victory in an Open tournament, the player wins 100 points. But what especially let Mizrachi to win the third place was his victory at the PPA of $ 50,000. So now he is behind John Monnette with 486.20 points. Phil Hellmuth also won a few places by being finalist of the Big One for One drop of $ 1 million. He is currently sixth in the standings.

The Black Friday case nearly harmed the perception and the future of online poker. This incident still has a significant influence on the delay of the implementation of online poker market in the United States. On the morning of Monday, July 3rd, the CEO of Full Tilt Poker, the website at the causing of the black day, was arrested by the FBI. In an email, Ray Bitar, 40-years old announced his decision to surrender. He announced that he voluntarily decided to leave Ireland to meet his legal problems. And on his arrival at Kennedy Airport, FBI agents arrested him. The charges against the businessman are very heavy. Indeed, the U.S. government said that Bitar will have decades of imprisonment for the hiding of the real financial problem of the site after Black Friday. This hiding of the truth has been qualified by the term Ponzi chain.

This Sunday, July 1st, Vanessa Selbst achieved a great feat propelling her henceforth into the ranks of the best woman poker players in the world. Indeed, by defeating the field of 420 participants in the Ten Game Mix Six-handed tournament of $ 2,500, she won her second bracelet of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and pocketed a prize amounting $ 244,259. Chipleader at the start of the final table six, the 27-years old American was simply magnificent in her game during this last day in the Rio poker room. She eliminated four of the finalists namely Mike Gorodinsky, Thomas Chambers, Chris Bjorin and Tommy Hang who finished respectively in the 6th, 5th, 4th and 3rd.

Last Sunday, the Rio casino of Las Vegas hosted the largest live poker event: the Big One for One Drop. The Big One for One Drop brought together a field of 48 players who paid a buy-in of one million dollars. Businessmen were present there to support the project of Guy Laliberté, but the field was mostly made up of professional players. And at the end of Day 1 that lasted nine hours, there were only 37 survivors. Jonathan Duhamel, Eugene Katchalov and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier were among the 11 removed from the day. The 37 survivors began the Day 2 with Brian Rast as chipleader with a stack of 10,710,000.

The Main Event of the France Poker Series (FPS) Gujan Mestras brought together a field of 172 players, a field from which Florian Desgouttes was the winner. 82 players registered in the Day 1A of the Main Event but at the end of the day, there were only 35 survivors. The Day 1B brought together 90 players but only 32 of them survived reducing the number of participants to 67 for Day 2. The Day 2 saw many participants eliminated as Jean Baptiste Loll, Christophe Dartagnan, Guillaume Roiron, Ahmed Sellaoui, Celine Bastian, Christopher Pereirra, Joseph Carlino and also Guillaume Garcia, the bubble boy of the ITM for his 19th place. The first player who acceded to the money was Stevens Verrier who pocketed € 2,250 for his 18th place. For his 13th place, Nicolas Lambert left the table with a gain of € 2,740.

The 58th edition of the magazine Live Poker is on sale at newsstands since June 29. For this new edition of this magazine, Phil Ivey makes its coverage. Indeed, this poker star disappeared from the scene for some time because of the Black Friday case about Full Tilt Poker. It must be said that he did not resist his passion and his great aim in life is to play poker. Moreover, since his return on the gaming tables at the beginning of 2012, Ivey has shown that he is always a prodigy. The portrait of this professional gambler is to discover in Live Poker. The article which title is quite attractive, "Phil Ivey: the only stratospheric player on the planet", has several stories that will certainly interest fans of that player.

While everyone still follow closely the world championship of poker of Las Vegas, the organizers of the World Poker Tour Grand Prix of Paris decided to unveil the nice program of the next edition to be held in the poker room of the Aviation Club de France from September 5 to 20, 2012. Last year the event attracted an important field that the American Matthew Waxman dominated. The same success is always expected this year especially as the re-entry format will be effective on Day 1B of the competition, which is part of the novelties of the new edition.

The European Regulators roundtable on online gambling and poker during the XVII COFAR Congress marks an important step in the determination of these commissions to opt for a unique regulation in Europe but in reality, there is still some way to go especially in online poker. Indeed, the legal status of poker in every European country is different. Besides France, Spain and Denmark which have recently regulated online poker in accordance with European laws, other countries such as Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Hungary are in the process of studying options for controlling this game in their countries.

Defending champion in 2010, Michael Mizrachi once again won the trophy of the tournament Poker Player's Championship of $ 50,000 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). He triumphed after the final of the tournament after holding the position of chipleader at the start of this event which brought together 108 participants. Mizrachi contributed to the elimination of certain members of the final table as the Stephen Chidwick and the French Bruno Fitoussi. The latter who started the final with a low stack still hoped to triumph. Unfortunately, he lost at the 8th position with a prize of $ 169,879.

The results of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brought a big change in the different poker rankings in the world. In the Player of The Year ranking, the impact of this major tournament is already perceived. Thus, among players who accumulated a large number of points following their performance at the WSOP, there are Phil Ivey, Oleskii Kovalchuk, Kevin Calenzo and Michael Gathy. Regarding the Ukrainian, he acceded to the 18 th position and has a total gain of over $ 2.1 million. The young player of 22 years proved his talent for playing poker by winning his second WSOP bracelet, which allowed him to improve his position in the ranking. David Baker also won some points and moved up to the 46 th place after winning victory in the eight-game mix event of $ 2,500. Michael Gathy managed for his part to rank 20 th, which is a great progression.
 
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