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Prosecutors: Internet Poker Firms Cheated Players Posted on Tuesday, 20 of September , 2011 at 6:34 pm
NEW YORK—A motion has been filed amending the forfeiture and civil money laundering complaint in the matter of U.S. v. PokerStars et.al, alleging that Full Tilt Poker and its board of directors, including Raymond Bitar, Howard Lederer, Christopher Ferguson, and Rafael Furst, defrauded players by misrepresenting that their funds on deposit in online gambling accounts were safe, secure and available for withdrawal at any time.
In reality, prosecutors say Full Tilt Poker did not maintain funds sufficient to repay all players, and in addition, the company used player funds to pay board members and other owners more than $440 million since April 2007.
On April 15, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed the original complaint against Full Tilt and two other Internet poker companies and unsealed a criminal indictment charging 11 defendants, including Bitar, with bank fraud, illegal gambling, and money laundering offenses.
“As the proposed amended complaint describes in detail, Full Tilt was not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme,” said U.S. Attorney Phett Bharara. “As a result of our enforcement actions, this alleged self-dealing scheme came to light. Not only did the firm orchestrate a massive fraud against the U.S. banking system, as previously alleged, Full Tilt also cheated and abused its own players to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. As described, Full Tilt insiders lined their own pockets with funds picked from the pockets of their most loyal customers while blithely lying to both players and the public alike about the safety and security of the money deposited with the company.”
As alleged in the proposed amended complaint, on several occasions in 2008 and 2009 through e-mails to players and postings on online poker message boards, Full Tilt Poker and its representatives assured players that their money was segregated, safe, and secure. For example, in response to inquiries, Full Tilt Poker sent e-mails to players in May 2008 assuring them that their funds were secure. One of those e-mails read, in part:
“To protect both our players and business from financial problems, all player account funds are segregated and held separately from our operating accounts. Unlike some companies in our industry, we completely understand and accept that your account money belongs to you, not Full Tilt Poker.”
As alleged in the proposed amended complaint, despite these repeated assurances to players, the company did not have enough funds to repay players. By March 31, 2011, Full Tilt Poker owed approximately $390 million to players around the world, including approximately $150 million to U.S. players.
However, the company had only approximately $60 million in its bank accounts. Furthermore, as alleged in the proposed amended complaint, the company used player funds to pay its board of directors and other owners. Between April 2007 and April 2011, Full Tilt Poker and its board distributed $443,860,529.89 to board members and owners.
Bitar received approximately $41 million, Lederer received approximately $42 million, and Furst received approximately $11.7 million. Ferguson was allocated approximately $87,486,182.87 in distributions, and received at least $25 million, with the remaining balance characterized as “owed” to him. Much of the money that was distributed was transferred by the board members and owners to accounts in Switzerland and other overseas locations.
In addition to its failure to segregate funds and its constant stream of distributions to owners, the proposed amended complaint alleges that the company faced a growing shortfall in 2010 related to its inability to collect funds fromU.S.players, a fact which it did not disclose to players. Beginning in August 2010, Full Tilt Poker’s payment processing network in the United States was so disrupted that the company often could not withdraw money from U.S. players’ bank accounts in order to fund credits to their online gambling accounts, prosecutors said. In order to maintain its false image of financial security, Full Tilt continued to credit player accounts without disclosing its inability to fund those credits. Ultimately, the company credited approximately $130 million to players’ online gambling accounts that it never actually withdrew from their bank accounts. When players gambled with these phantom funds and lost to other players, a massive shortfall developed.
The proposed amended complaint alleges that this scheme continued even after the original complaint was filed and the criminal indictment unsealed in April 2011. Full Tilt Poker continued to accept foreign player funds, despite the fact that it had liabilities to players around the world for more than $300 million and held only a small fraction of that amount in its bank accounts. As alleged in the proposed amended complaint, in early June 2011,
Lederer reported to others at Full Tilt Poker that there was only approximately $6 million left, and therefore no realistic ability to repay its new depositors. Similarly, in an internal e-mail dated June 12, 2011, Bitar worried about a “run on the bank” by Full Tilt Poker customers, and admitted that “at this point we can’t even take a five million run.”
In addition to the forfeiture and civil money laundering penalties sought in the original complaint, the proposed amended complaint seeks the forfeiture of the dividends received by Bitar, Lederer,Ferguson, and Furst, as well as money laundering penalties against these individuals in the same amount. 9-20-11
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Brad Garrett Vegas Celebrity Poker....
....Charity Tournament/Event. A chance to hang with celebrities. Get lots of anedotes for small talk for a good price, and a enjoy few weekend days in Vegas, and play some poker if you like. (There's a non-player option, I believe).
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Gavin Smith is a pretty amazing poker player especially against Phil Hellmuth (Poker After Dark).
Inside Bet: Cracking the two biggest cheating scandals in the history of online poker (washingtonpost.com)
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The current Administration is hastily finalizing a number of “midnight rules” before they leave office and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is on the list. See the 11/06 story in Dow Jones. Just like UIGEA was snuck into legislation in the dark of night in 2006, our opponents are again trying an 11th hour sneak job. We need you to help us expose and stop this reckless rulemaking.
Please call the U.S. Federal Reserve and tell them not to approve the UIGEA regulations -- Consumer Complaints, 888-851-1920 or Public Affairs, 202-452-2955.
Tell them:
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Carbon Poker software is not very good anymore (updates) and graphics are wrong (bets are in front of wrong player. I am gravitating back to FT Poker.
On second thought this Rosso Poker is a POS that screwed up my desktop temporarily... approach with caution
Freerolls at Rosso Poker $50 - $1000
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Would be difficult to take the time off needed for the WSOP with my new job, so not even playing the sattelites right now. Building a sales force from the ground up, so way too busy! Hopefully by this time next year, I can make a run at it!
Good Luck with the sponsor!
Mostly spending my time on Pokerstars. Over the last few weeks my dominating preflop cards are getting hit at a 75% loss. Running bad for awhile so have slowed down a tad for now. Just looking for a sponsor to the WSOP. We will see what happens
Actually pup, have not run into you, but have been running into some luck SOB's lately. Call, call, call, then river me! Thing is, I know in the long run, they will give it all back to me. If you stay focused and play your game properly, in the long run, luck evens out! The people that complain about luck, or even worse, rigged games are usually just poor players as I am sure you know. Can't stand the crying by some of them. Even when I take a horrible beat by a calling machine that hits the river, I don't say a word!
Well, Full Tilt's new bank transfer opttion is fantastic. Actually easier than when I first signed up! Of course, we all know that won't last forever.
Cali. Intrastate Online Poker Room Bill Moves Forward
BY: BOB PAJICH | bob.pajich@cardplayer.com
PUBLISHED: Thursday Apr 17, 2008 01:16 PM
A bill that would authorize the study of intrastate online poker in California moved forward yesterday when the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee (AGOC) unanimously sent the bill forward to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
AB 2026 calls for the California Gambling Control Commission and the Department of Justice to perform a study on authorizing intrastate online poker in California. If passed, the study is to be presented to California Legislature by June 30, 2009.
Democrat Assemblyman Lloyd Levine is the bill’s author. The hearing for the AGOC took place yesterday and featured testimony from bill proponents Poker Voters of America President Jim Tabilio and Rod Blonien, who represented the card rooms of Commerce Club, Hollywood Park, the Lucky Derby, the Lucky Lady, Garden City and Lucky Chances.
“Many of the clubs that I mentioned are maxed out on Friday and Saturday nights. We have more players than we have seats available,” Blonien said. “Many of those people go home and play online.”
Blonien went on to describe the online poker industry as an unregulated and dangerous place for American consumers.
“There’s no place that a law abiding Californian can go (online) and play a level game,” he said. “What Californians really need is a government regulated and fair website where they could go to play Internet poker.”
Concerns that the state wouldn’t be legally allowed to operate an intrastate poker room with the Federal law the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and the Wite Act in place were answered by the state’s Legislative Counsel as requested by Levine.
The Legislative Counsel concluded that California would be allowed to operate an intrastate card room even with the rules of the UIGEA and the decades-old Wire Act in place.
One group opposed to the AB 2026 was the California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion, a group that wants to decrease the number of gambling options California residents have.
Am I a lucky poker player?
Would you rather be lucky or good? Here are my thoughts on luck:
Every time I sit down at a poker table I run into players who think that poker is all luck and that you don’t know which cards are good until the flop falls. There are a lot of them. They play any two cards from any position. They are the players who crack your aces with J4 offsuit because they stayed in a raised pot when a four hit on the flop.
This is an exact quote I heard from the player to my right at a St. Louis casino, “Why are you raising? You don’t know what cards are going to flop.”
They are the players who hit a run where they double their buy-in in four or five hands, only to slowly bleed away all their profits and then, eventually, their buy-in before they get up and leave grumbling about bad beats.
They are also the players who bring luck to the table.
Luck doesn’t come from catching good cards. That will happen. The laws of probability dictate that everyone will eventually receive the same two starting cards and that, over time, if every player stays in every hand until the river that every player will win one tenth of the hands in a 10-player game. Just like when flipping a coin, eventually you will have the exact same number of heads as tails.
Tobias Dantzig, the author of the book Number: The Language of Science, stated that mathematics is the supreme judge and that from its decisions there is no appeal. That’s the fact. You can’t mess with math. What is is regardless of what the definition of what is is. No matter how many times you add two and two you will always get four. Period.
Luck doesn’t come from the cards; luck comes from the players. You are lucky to be holding the nuts when you have a player betting into you. You are lucky to bet your AK and to be called down by a player with AQ, or even luckier K6. I say even luckier because AQ will always call down AK in a limit game. Luckier because the player who calls you down with second pair/no kicker will eventually give you even more money and you’re lucky to be sitting at his table.
At the poker table we create our own luck, or we may give it to someone else. Are you the one receiving the luck or the one giving it away?
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Current law unduly burdens U.S. financial services institutions
The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative (SSIGI) announced its support for new legislation, H.R.5767, that would prohibit the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing or implementing any regulations related to the current ban on Internet gambling, as required by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). The bill was introduced yesterday by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas).
"The Frank-Paul bill would stop the U.S. government from taking any further steps on regulations that would require all of the country's financial institutions to block Internet Gambling payments," said SSIGI spokesman Jeff Sandman. "It's a bold move, but a necessary one, in light of the warnings from the Treasury and Federal Reserve that they did not know how to write regulations to solve the problems created by UIGEA. Further, witnesses representing a broad spectrum of the financial services community unanimously stated that the current ban on Internet gambling is dangerous to the payments system and ineffective in stopping people from using the Internet to play poker, make bets on horses, or engage in other types of wagering."
The current Internet gambling ban creates significant additional burdens for U.S. financial institutions, which say that it is unfair to turn them into the Internet gambling police at a time when their undivided attention ought to be on the economy.
Testimony before Congress last week offered proof that financial services institutions would face serious regulatory burdens in attempting to enforce UIGEA and related regulations, which is unlikely to stop millions of Americans from gambling online.
Representatives from the Credit Union National Association, Financial Services Roundtable, American Bankers Association and Wells Fargo & Co. testified about the burden they would unnecessarily face before the House Committee on Financial Service's Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology on April 2. The current UIGEA law is ambiguous and allows for multiple interpretations of what may or may not be illegal activities.
Their comments reflect the concerns echoed in the more than 200 comments submitted to the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve System.
Frank introduced legislation last year, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (H.R. 2046), that would regulate Internet gambling. The bill would require licensed Internet gambling operators to put in place safeguards to protect against underage and compulsive gambling and ensure the integrity of financial transactions.
A companion piece of legislation to the Frank bill introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 (H.R. 5523), would ensure the collection of taxes on regulated Internet gambling activities. According to a tax revenue analysis prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, taxation of regulated Internet gambling is expected to generate between $8.7 billion to $42.8 billion in federal revenues over its first 10 years.
About Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative
The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative promotes the freedom of individuals to gamble online with the proper safeguards to protect consumers and ensure the integrity of financial transactions. For more information on the Initiative, please visit www.safeandsecureig.org. The Web site provides a means by which individuals can register support for regulated Internet gambling with their elected representatives.
SOURCE Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative
http://www.safeandsecureig.orgCopyright © 2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved
ePassporte Claims Investigation Into Online Poker Forces Them to Shut Down
ePassporte's sudden shut down is a result of what company representatives called "a widespread investigation of Internet gambling, including poker" by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Southern New York. That is the same district that investigated an ultimately indicted 21 online gambling operators back in 1998.
"Although we do not believe we have done anything illegal, we do not wish to be associated with anything that might be considered illegal by the United States Government," a statement issued by ePassporte read.
Gambling911.com has long advised its readers to stay clear of ePassporte, which has encountered numerous complaints over the years including the confiscation of merchant funds. ePassporte representatives routinely post under aliases on the TwoPlusTwo message boards bashing Gambling911.
PitBullPoker provided Gambling911 with a copy of the letter received from ePassporte.
"We will deal with the customer service issues for our account holders as they arise and as we deem appropriate," the letter went on to read.
Gambling911.com sources have not advised of any such investigation.
ePassporte initially started off in the porn industry and eventually migrated into online gambling. The firm is based out of Los Angeles.
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Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher CCostigan@CostiganMedia.com
Originally published April 12, 2008 12:13 pm EST
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U.S. Banks Unhappy With UIGEA Regulations...By Hartley Henderson
The American Banking Association (ABA), which acts as the spokesman for most U.S. banks, recently stated its unhappiness with the UIGEA regulations released by the US Treasury and Federal Reserve last October. In particular the organization was upset that the government didn't provide clear rules on how to implement the statute and instead shifted the burden of drafting the rules to banks and other payment processing organizations. The ABA pointed out that the responsibility was shifted to the banks because the government, in spite of its sophisticated technology and secret services, could not close down offshore gambling enterprises, nor could they adequately determine a method to block transactions from those companies. The government made several failed efforts to block offshore gambling transactions but couldn't succeed, so instead they decided to put the onus on payment processors and banks via the UIGEA. Unfortunately the government failed to give the banks direction about how to do block those transactions (because they clearly didn't have a clue if and how this could be done), so they decided instead to punt the ball to the banks and have them deal with it. Regular readers of my articles shouldn't be surprised with the ABA's conclusion. In October of 2007, when the regulations were drafted I wrote the following:
"The UIGEA regulations as they are written are worthless to the banks because they do not do the two things the banks asked for - how to identify "illegal" transactions and what procedures need to be in place to show compliance with the new law. Instead, the Treasury released a 52 page report which told the banks and other payment companies what they already knew and the responsibility for writing the procedures and policies to block the internet transactions were tossed into the banks' court."
That is precisely what the ABA told the government, but instead of informing the government they would do their best to comply, the ABA had the fortitude to give the government a list of criteria that the government must provide the banks which would allow the banks to draft meaningful regulations. In particular, the ABA focused on demanding a more clear definition of what qualifies as "illegal" gambling, dropping the provision that could fine the banks for over blocking, i.e. accidentally blocking legal transactions, and most importantly they wanted to ensure that when foreign banks are involved in cross border transactions, the onus is taken off U.S. banks to somehow miraculously become aware that the transactions are for offshore gambling. Also, the banks still want a list of companies that they need to be on the lookout for, but they also understand this will be almost impossible since offshore companies use 3rd party companies that process millions of transactions for all sorts of industries. In fact the ABA suggested that if a foreign bank processes a deposit or withdrawal for Americans from an offshore gambling company, the foreign governments should go after those banks and leave the American banks out of the equation. Needless to say, that will never occur since foreign governments will not deem online gambling illegal if they allow the activity to occur in their jurisdiction. Regardless, the response by the ABA was quite direct and somewhat brazen. To quote the ABA in a letter sent to the government:
"The UIGEA will in the end catch more banks in a compliance trap and do greater damage to the competitiveness of the American payments system, than it will stop gambling enterprises from profiting on illegal wagering."
What the ABA didn't mention in its objections, but is clearly an issue, is the cost. In the guidelines drawn up by the Federal Reserve it was estimated that the cost to each bank would be no more than $4 million. However, the true cost will be astronomical. To try and track every single transaction, trace its origins and somehow determine if it breaks any individual state gambling laws would be extremely time consuming, even if it was possible to do so. Exact figures have never been officially announced, but some talk of around 100 million dollars a year has been suggested by some as a more realistic figure. The amounts certainly aren't immaterial to the banks, and are in fact quite significant given the struggles banks currently face. When the UIGEA was passed in October of 2006 the U.S. economy seemed to be holding its own, but with the sub prime mortgage fiasco combined with a struggling economy, the last thing the banks want is to be forced to part with hundreds of millions to enforce a statute that by all accounts can't achieve the objectives it was set out to accomplish. So it isn't all that surprising that the banks, which at one time would have been quite fearful of the U.S. Treasury, has returned the ball to the government's court and essentially said "this is your stupid law. Give us clear instructions on how to enforce this thing and we'll do our best to oblige. It's not our job though to do the work for you."
Furthermore, the banks are quite aware that George W. Bush will be out the door by year's end and the man who forced the bill through by attaching it to the Safe Port Act has left politics altogether. In fact even Jim Leach was voted out of office, largely due to his anti-gambling stance. It is uncertain whether Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or for that matter even John McCain have the same interest in this bill. And if the ABA can demonstrate to the new presidential candidates how and why this law could hang a major noose around the banking industry, perhaps they could get rid of the albatross once and for all and have the UIGEA repealed. In fact the only person who will be in Congress next year that we know for certain is keen about the UIGEA's passage is Jon Kyl.
For that reason, on April 2nd a congressional hearing will be held to discuss the UIGEA in an effort to determine if it's worth the hassles. The hearing will be conducted by the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology and will be chaired by Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). The meeting titled "Proposed UIGEA Regulations: Burden without Benefit" will take place at 10 am on April 2nd in Washington and speakers will likely include spokesmen from the ABA as well as Barney Frank and Robert Wexler who want their own new bills used in its place. The hearing seemed to be spearheaded by the Poker Player's Alliance with encouragement from the ABA with the goal of repealing the UIGEA. While Frank and Wexler's bills would not prove to be sports bettors friends, since both bills fail to provide options for sports betting, the repeal of the UIGEA would be welcome news to all in the betting industry including sportsbooks, since the same concerns would still be present under either of Frank or Wexler's motions. In better words, while either bill would provide for legalized gambling for skill games including poker, it doesn't change the fact that banks would still have a difficult time flagging transactions for non-skill related games or for offshore gambling that doesn't involve poker or some other new legalized form of gambling. All the same concerns that existed before would still be there with Barney Frank or Robert Wexler's bill and the banks would still argue that they can't track those transactions from sportsbooks. Furthermore, most sportsbooks have poker rooms and/or casinos. Consequently, the repeal of the UIGEA could only serve to help all online gambling interests.
MajorWager will have a detailed analysis of the hearing on April 2nd.
03-31-2008
Hartley Henderson
MajorWager.com
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Poker Players Alliance Launches Legal Support Network
BY: BOB PAJICH | bob.pajich@cardplayer.com
PUBLISHED: Monday Mar 24, 2008 09:02 AM
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) today launched a free Litigation Support Network to provide basic poker legal advice, as well as to provide members with a network of attorneys around the country that could help players locally, if needed.
That includes the worst-case scenario of being arrested. If that happens, players can contact the PPA’s Litigation Support Network via phone of e-mail to set up a free preliminary phone call with an attorney. If the player needs more legal support, they will be given a list of attorneys in their area who would be willing to take their case.
Players can also use the free service for any poker questions, such as the legality of charity poker or poker leagues in their states.
The PPA is looking for attorneys to be part of the network. Interested attorneys could apply to become PPA Litigation Support Network attorneys through the PPA’s website.
The Litigation Support Network will be run by Patrick Fleming, an attorney who is also the PPA state director for New Hampshire.
“The patchwork of state and local laws relating to poker is leaving PPA members confused about what is legal and what is illegal,” said Fleming, through a PPA press release. “In our ongoing efforts to protect the rights of Americans to play poker, the establishment of the Litigation Support Network will provide members with an added level of security as they enjoy the game in their homes, at their local pub, or as a way to help a local charity.”
As it stands, the PPA’s Litigation Support Network page has a list of legal articles the organization has collected the last few years, a number to call if legal help is needed (1-888-448-4PPA, ext. 7; a PPA member ID number must be left), a link to a legal forum the PPA is providing, and a link for attorneys who want to join the network.
The page can be found at http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org/legal.
Yes, and keep in mind that in most states, both Lottery and Horse Race beeting online is legal. In IL, not sure about horse race betting, but you can buy lottery tickets. The bill that congress passed to try to stop the transfer of money did exclude horse racing and lotteries.
I usually an not for other countries butting into our laws, but in this case, the corruption of WA needs to be stopped. Sure would like to know how much money every legislator received from the casinos and horse racing industry to approve that stupid law! Remeber, these are the same people who would rather keep using earmarks and just increase taxes to splip their speicial interest money through! Every single one of them who voted for earmarks should be shwon the door in the next election!
POKER
BY STEVE ROSENBLOOM
March 9, 2008
Ideally, you want to get your money in the pot in a no-limit hold'em tournament when you have an opponent dominated, but that isn't always possible.
Sometimes your stack will be below average, you will draw a nice hand, even if it isn't the best, and you will see a big pot brewing. You have to gamble.
Josh Arieh
ACE OF HEARTS
QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
The flop
KING OF HEARTS
JACK OF CLUBS
8 OF SPADES
The turn
10 OF SPADES
The river
9 OF HEARTS
It happens to the top players all the time. They don't always like it, but one part of their strategy is to pick a smaller stack to gamble with so they can't bust out, as Josh Arieh showed at the World Poker Tour's $15,000 buy-in Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Las Vegas' Bellagio in 2007.
With blinds at $500-$1,000 plus a $100 ante, the player under-the-gun limped, as did stylish Dutch pro Marcel Luske and the player behind him.
Arieh, who finished third in the 2004 World Series of Poker main event, found A-Q offsuit on the button. He also found a chance to make a move to improve his below-average stack of about $24,000.
"There's $4,000 in there with the limpers, plus the blinds it's $5,500, plus the antes it's $6,500,'' Arieh said. "I noticed the original limper's stack of about $14,000 total, and I'm short and I have A-Q. That's a hand that I don't mind playing for all my money in that situation if he shoves in because nobody else can call. It's him, and I'm going to call him if he moves in.''
Arieh raised to $6,000, trying to isolate the original limper.
"There are two big stacks that limped behind him and I don't want to make it $4,000 and let them call for just another $3,000,'' said Arieh, who has won two WSOP bracelets. "I'm kind of making myself look pot-committed, but if they move in, I'm folding. But $6,000 is enough to make it look like I'm ready to go.
"I'm representing A-K. The guy who limped doesn't have to have two aces. He limped earlier with small pairs and let them go immediately. If he had a big hand, I was going to go for it for $14,000 because that's what he had total.
"The best-case scenario is I'm risking $6,000 to pick up the $6,500 in the pot because $6,500 raises my stack 20 percent.''
The original limper moved in the way Arieh figured. Everyone else folded. Then Arieh's opponent turned over pocket aces (spades, diamonds). Arieh's gamble made him more than a 9-1 underdog.
Miraculously, the board came K-J-8-10-9 to give Arieh the winning straight.
"I'm picking the chip stack I want to play against,'' Arieh said. "If he had more chips than me, I would've limped with A-Q. But the fact that I had him covered and the money in the pot is such a big percentage increase to my stack made it the correct play for me. I like gambling in spots where I can't go broke in a hand.''
Table talk
Limp: To enter the pot only for the amount of the minimum bet
Gambling laws in U.S. may be at odds
European group calls inconsistency unfair
By Eric Benderoff
TRIBUNE REPORTER
March 11, 2008
In the U.S., it's OK to bet on the ponies, but making an online poker wager is against the law. You can buy a lottery ticket online in some states, but you can't legally bet on which team will win the NCAA men's basketball tournament. You can drive to Joliet to play blackjack, but a game of "21" online is only for fun.
That inconsistency of how and where bets are placed is at the heart of a complaint by European gambling sites that argue U.S. laws infringe on international trade rules.
On Monday, the Remote Gambling Association, which represents the European operators, asked the European Union to investigate U.S. laws forbidding online gambling, a move that could lead to a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization.
Key to the dispute is the question of whether online betting companies are unfairly being forced out of the U.S. market. In the U.S., wagering on horse racing is allowed across state lines. In Illinois, for example, there are 16 sanctioned off-track betting locations. Placing bets online is illegal in Illinois.
"You have to go to an OTB, casino or a race course to place a bet," said a spokeswoman for Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan.
"I don't think these laws were particularly well thought out," said Anthony Cabot, a gambling expert in the Las Vegas office of Lewis and Roca LLP Lawyers.
As with most everything in gaming, money is at the center of this debate. The legal online gaming market is huge, estimated to be worth more than $15.5 billion a year. Illegal online gambling for casino games and poker in the U.S. is probably worth an additional $15 billion. That doesn't include sports wagering, which Cabot called "much higher," since sports betting occurs over phones and the Internet.
This time of year is prime time for sports betting, as the NCAA men's basketball tournament is a week away from opening.
The current dispute, which could lead to trade sanctions but not overturn U.S. gambling laws, is essentially a follow-up to a 2004 case with the Caribbean island of Antigua. In that dispute, "the U.S. lost on virtually every point except at the end with the 'morals exception,'" Cabot explained. That means, if "something is against the moral code of a country, they can prohibit it, even if that discriminates" against another country's trade concerns.
Now, the European gaming group is asking the EU how the U.S. defines gambling morals.
An EU investigation could last "five to seven months," according to a statement Monday from EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson. It will then "present its findings in an investigation report, which could lead to the launch of WTO proceedings."
Cabot thinks if the EU decides to file a compliant with the WTO, it "would have a substantial chance of succeeding."
"The argument that we are morally opposed to Internet casinos" will be hard to defend when "it's pretty clear that we're not" morally opposed to gambling, Cabot said.
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ebenderoff@tribune.com
T.J. Cloutier Shares Tales from the Poker Trails
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In a previous blog I posted about playing the Venetian's Deep Stack Extravaganza, I mentioned that I bubbled the event. As I headed for the door, someone asked if finishing on the bubble puts me on tilt. No, when I've played my best, I can go to sleep at night with no problem. The only time it really bothers me is when I've made a mistake in my play. Actually I had an "opportunity" to get broke earlier than I did in this tournament. A hand came up in which a player raised and a second player called him before it got to me on the button. I looked down at A-Q and just threw it away in a situation where a lot of players I know would've taken a flop with the hand. And you know what was out? Pocket aces and A-K! I patted myself on the back when I saw those hands turned over.
A peculiar hand came up in the tournament that I want to tell you about. It involved Jean Gaspard, nicknamed "Prince," a very good player and a nice guy. Prince plays quite often in the Vegas tournaments, and he likes to play lots of pots. In this particular hand, everybody passed to the small blind before the flop, who raised with a 5-4. Prince called him with a J-10. The flop came 8-7-7. The small blind needed a 6 to make an inside straight, and Prince needed a 9. The SB bet $5,000 on the flop, and Prince called him with no pair, only an inside-straight draw. Sure enough, here came a 6 on fourth street. The SB led out with $11,000 with his made straight. And Prince called him! Guess what happened on the river: Off came a 9 and he doubled up on the end.
When I headed up the elevator later that night (actually, I busted out at 3:00 in the morning when we got down to 18), there was Gaspard playing at the final table. He eventually finished sixth for a nice payday of almost $27,000.
I played a key hand just after the dinner break when I had built my chips up to $49,000. In this hand, a player went all in with a few less chips than the blinds. I raised with pocket 5s from a middle position to shut out the rest of the field because I wanted to play this guy heads-up so that I could pick up a little extra money from the blinds. But my plan backfired when the button called me. "Be careful," I reminded myself. "You've only got two 5s."
Here came the flop: A-5-4 rainbow. Perfect! I wasn't even worried about the all-in player because he didn't have any money. So, I checked to the guy on the button because it looked like a perfect flop for him to be playing an ace. And I wanted him to have an ace so that I could win a big pot from him. He also checked. Then on the turn came a diamond, putting two diamonds on the board. I made a decent bet at the pot, and the button moved in, $40,000 total. "Boy, I've got this guy cold!" I thought. And I called him in a New York minute. "I've got nothing!" he said, as he turned over the Q-J of diamonds. No pair, no nothing. He absolutely had to catch a diamond on the river. No problem! Off came a diamond, knocking me down to $8,000 left to play with.
Why did I check my trips on the flop? Why not? I wanted to get a play out of this guy. It was an absolute rainbow flop, so what's he gonna have in this spot? Remember that he stood a raise before the flop, so there's a good chance he has an ace in his hand and he's gonna bet the damn thing on the flop. If he bets, I can make a decision whether to reraise him right there or wait until fourth street. But he didn't. He checked it behind me. I wasn't worried about a flush because it was a rainbow flop. When he bet the turn, I thought, "Unless he has aces in the hole, I'm really in good shape here." Then bingo! He catches runner-runner diamonds.
It happens. A lot of strange things happen in tournaments. Eventually I ran that little bit of chips up to $120,000 at one point. So, nobody could say that I ever gave up! That's something I don't do. When I'm playing, I'm not trying to finish in the money. I'm always playing to win. And I think that attitude has served me well over the years. I'm not nervous at the final table, I'm relaxed. The only time I'm ever on edge in a tournament is the first few hours of it. Once we start playing, I feel good. But the anticipation gets to me at the start. I'm wondering whether I'm gonna hold any cards, stuff like that. Usually I've gotta fight like hell just to survive early in the tournament. Why is that? I don't know, but that's what happens.
Till next time, this is TJ signing off from Texas to the world
snapped this picture from page of Ceasars Palace mag
got in mail..me not a poker player..slots mostly..just fyi..
y'all may be interested..
have a good'un!
(CNCN) Huck Seed Wins The 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championships
03/11 8:30 am (CNCN)
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 11, 2008) - HeadsUp Entertainment Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (the "Company" (PINKSHEETS:HDUP) is pleased to announce that 1996 World Series of Poker Champion Huck Seed has won the Main Event of the 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championships in Calgary Alberta at The Deerfoot Inn and Casino. He defeated Canadian poker star "Yukon" Brad Booth after a grueling best of 3 match that lasted over 5 hours and ended at 4:00 am. "This was an amazing tournament in terms of both structure and quality of players" stated Seed, "I love it when the cream rises to the top and I get a chance to play with the best in the world. I am so happy that I finally won a heads up tournament!" Seed came 3rd in this inaugural Canadian Open two years ago and has also finished 3rd the last 2 years in a row at the NBC Invitational Heads Up Event. Seed takes home $100,000 for his first place finish. "I am very pleased with the success of the event," stated HeadsUp Entertainment's President and CEO Kelly B. Kellner. "The staff at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino were amazing and that is reflected in the comments from all of the players." Joe Hachem, 2005 World Series of Poker Champion, who was eliminated in the quarter final round said, "This is by far the best heads up tournament I have ever played in and I will definitely be back next year. The structure is much better than the World Series or NBC Invitational with the best of 3 format and a terrific blind structure." The Main Event was one of 5 daily tournaments that saw over 600 players battle for a nearly $700,000 in combined prize pools. More information and results can be found at www.canadianchampionshippoker.com. About HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. 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SWhoot, it was nice to see my cash show up so quickly! Don't know how it works, but I do like it!
Looks like Getting around the stupid US laws is easier
FYI, Full Tilt making it easier for deposits
I was just offered a test program to deposit directly from my bank account and it worked in undera minute. Did not pay attention to if there were fees or how much, as I was just happy to have easy availability. Had to test it out, even though I had cash in my account.
A bad beat story. While playing and getting beat on the flush/ straight draw sucks it still doesn't have the outrageous odds as this...
Playing $10/$20 6 handed limit. I find a table that is ripe juicy with 2 major idiot players. My mouth starts to water as this can't get any better. I sit down and am waiting for one of the best 5 starting hands to really make some money from these 2 idiots. 10 hands into it it happens..... Pocket Rockets in the big blind. Sweet! What is even better is before the preflop betting is done the raises are maxed out and these 2 idiots are in the hand with me.
- The flop 2 6 10 rainbow
Now I am sitting pretty. Best part yet... the raises are maxed out again after the flop with the 2 idiots remain. Only thing I am thinking is poss someone just hit their set but there is nothing I can do but continue strong...
- The turn 6 still all rainbow !
Ok I bet and the one idiot folds but the next raises me. Now I am concerned about the possible set hit on the flop I see no reason how the turn could have helped since remember the preflop betting was capped. I just call
- The river 3
I bet and get reraised almost immediately so I call. The idiot turns over A6 unsuited. This MFer raised preflop and even flop with this chit and caught the turn with a weak Ace. Down right sickening. Considering he only had 3 cards to start the could only help him and he had to catch 2 of them by the 5th card. Truly a sick beat. Now the best part...
I reload as I know I will get that one back from him plus more. 6 hands later... It happens.. Pocket Aces again with the same 2 idiots capping the betting preflop.
The betting continues the same as the last hand I was talking about. Here was the board when it was all done...
J 7 3 3 9 Rainbow
The same idiot who got me last time turns over... you guessed it... A3 unsuited.
Twice in 6 hands is truly amazing. After this the table broke up and I lost my idiots. I go to another table and over the next 15 hands I had pocket Aces twice more and losing both times with them to a set of Kings and a Set of Queens with only one hitting the board as my opponents where holding the sick pocket pair 2 outers against me.
My night was over and my bank roll hit hard. Next time I hope it gets better. Thank you Pokerstars
Who's Your Daddy Sponsors World Poker Tour(R) Celebrity Invitational
02/26 8:28 am (BW)
Story 1023 (WPTE, WYDI)
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 26, 2008 --
Who's Your Daddy, Inc. (OTCBB:WYDI) announced that it is the official energy drink sponsor of the World Poker Tour(R) ("WPT") Celebrity Invitational to be held March 1 -3, 2008 at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. The event will be broadcast on WPT's new network home, GSN, on July 21, 2008 at 9 pm EDT/PDT.
The first place finisher will win $100,000 and a $25,000 seat in the WPT World Championship at The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas in April. The 10 final celebrities in play will each receive a cash donation payable to their charity of choice.
This exclusive, invitation-only charity event has previously attracted stars such as Vince Vaughn, Ben Affleck, Paris Hilton, Jason Alexander, Jennifer Tilly, James Woods, Don Cheadle, Pete Sampras, Hank Azaria, Shanna Moakler, Mekhi Phifer and Morgan Fairchild.
In this three-day tournament, celebrities play against WPT champions and top poker luminaries such as Antonio Esfandiari, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak and Phil Ivey.
Rose Odeh, WPT Chief Marketing Officer, stated "Texas Hold 'Em is a worldwide phenomenon that many celebrities love to play, which makes the Invitational the perfect opportunity to bring together entertainment and philanthropy in a fun, yet competitive environment where everyone walks away a winner -- and one person walks away with a World Poker Tour title."
Dan Fleyshman, President of Who's Your Daddy, stated, "estimates show that over 60 million people in the U.S. play poker, with an even larger audience observing the events on television. With sponsorship of this WPT event, I firmly believe that the Who's Your Daddy brand is entering a new level of name recognition while establishing our drinks in the poker world."
About World Poker Tour
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WPTE) is a media and entertainment company engaged in developing, producing, and marketing gaming-themed, televised programming; the licensing and sale of branded consumer products; and the sale of corporate sponsorships. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:LACO).
About Who's Your Daddy, Inc.
Who's Your Daddy, Inc. is a brand management company focused on the marketing, production and distribution of the "Who's Your Daddy(R)" "King of Energy(TM)" line of beverages.
For more information, go to (www.whosyourdaddyinc.com; www.kingofenergy.com).
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SOURCE: Who's Your Daddy, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2008
Good for you pup! Keep it up!
bank gets bigger quicker that way..
Last 4 days have been Sweet. Up big playing $10/$20 limit. So nice to have few chasers and solid hands holding up
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I've been told that wantoberich is busy busy with a new job and that all is well and he should be back when things slow down for him a bit.
Well darn, if they only had topless waitresses for me to spen my winnings on! I guess they have them only on the weekends. Was pretty frickin funny though. My biggest pot was near to $670. Don't know why I did it, but slow played my AA from the second position. Was hoping for a raise, but never came. 5 people stayed in and I hit the set with no flush or strt poss on the flop. Just played perfect as I checked, then bet, call, raise BB slow playing AK raised and I just called. Everyone called and I had to grab another beer! Nextr card gave me the FH and two people the flush draw. One gut dropped on the betting but the rest of us stayed in. Lat card was the Kof H which gave 2 players the flush and the BB AK.
Everyone ended up all in and this drunk had one beauty of a pot to watch the sunrise!
NICE night. Who needs sleep when one can do that
maybe hes on tour with tom petty !!! he was a drummer....
TY pup! Will keep spreading the word about the poker board across the hub! Want more people for the PPA, so we can get this all proper again!
BTW, lost my sleep last night, but had a great time. Ran into a local underground game by mistake. Think they thought they could clean my drunk butt out, but walked away with just shy of $900 for a $200 buyin!
Maybe he went pro and is in Vegas? My motto and phone ring is "always look on the bright side of life".
50 pts for who gets the answer to this one! Who/what is that from?
i just talked with cb and he said NONE of the phone numbers he has for duckie are working...
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