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Prahlad Friedman wins the WPT Legends of Poker

In recent days there was talk much about the lead player Kevin Schaffel the WPT Legens of Poker . Which is the first appearance of the most experienced of the November Nine after getting into the final table of the WSOP , has been marked by his good game that kept him leading for most of the tournament. However, despite having the largest stack entering the final table could not be imposed on the American player of 30 years, Prahlad Friedman .

Friedman and is holding a bracelet WSOP (goal Schaffel has to November), and is well known by the of the WSOP Main Event 2006 and especially for his famous video “Poker is fun” . And though I had a time in anonymity, his return could not be better, taking a first prize of 1009000 $.

Prahlad Friedman wins the WPT Legends of Poker – photograph Pokerlistings.com

At the final table was another winner of a bracelet, Toto Leonidas , which together with Todd Terry and Mike Krescanko , had as the new champion executioner WPT Legends of Poker . In the face to face , Friedman I won the game to Schaffel , which will have the opportunity to redeem himself for this tournament in November.

The difference of chips was 6605000 for 1850000 , so that the veteran was really complicated. The final hand was decided when Friedman did call with Ah ^ ^ Qs to Schaffel , which was ^ ^ Jc Kh. At the table was given 10 3 2 4 , eliminating 9 Schaffel , which must have thought that Friedman is right to say that poker is fun, but not for its rivals (you attach the video for those who have not seen it).

The prize list was as follows:

1. Prahlad Friedman – $ 1,009,000
2. Kevin Schaffel – $ 471,670
3. Todd Terry – $ 231,300
4. Toto Leonidas – $ 144,600
5. Sam Stein – $ 116,225
6. Mike Krescanko – $ 89,220

Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond arises to leave the High Stakes

Following a post on the forum Poker Red of magno86 commenting on the graph of a meeting of Phil ‘ OMGClayAiken ‘ Galfond where loses a $ 800,000 en EV , I found the post in which the player himself had hung the graphic on your weblog Blue Fire Poker .

The hard giving Galfond variance.

From him I was struck above all the fact that Galfond is serious about quitting playing the highest levels of Full Tilt Poker , those which are called nosebleeds ( nose bleeding), for the tremendous amounts of money being handled.

And the reason that the player do this arises not because you feel loser at these levels, and it seems that, at least not entirely due to a lack of bankroll to address them, but this is due to variance. Phil says that, given the small number of hands played at these levels, fiddling with a calculator variance, concluded that it would need more than five years to reach the “long term”. And of course this is not good news for a player to keep playing even thought not so long.

It must be very hard, at the levels they play, knowing that the margin against common opponents is so small, and the number of hands played so small that you may be able to pass years to rely almost entirely on the fate in which your job is. And surely this is a good reason for many of the more serious professional winners, at levels up to $ 5,000 No-Limit never be encountering keep climbing this ladder.

Not only have profits per hour when choosing what level to play it, knowing what will be to the long term for you depending on the tables you have available and the time you plan to play as well know if you able to maintain your normal rhythm of life regardless of the course that the variance continues for you, are absolutely crucial factors in deciding to dedicate yourself or be a professional poker. At least that’s what I put into his head .

Argentina wants to legalize online poker

The truth is that the status of poker in the different countries of the world is very diverse. An obvious case is the actuality of the game in South America. While Brazil want to set your own UIGEA , and well prohibit online gambling, but at Argentina We offer the side of the coin.

The Argentine government is trying to legally regulate poker, and allow online gambling throughout the country. The main objective of this measure would be the fight against illegal gambling. The very Aníbal Fernández , presidential chief of staff, commented to the press their intentions and estimated time to fix the problem:

” We are working hard to establish as a formal law in the next two or three months, although it may take longer, even up to two years .”

Introduction of the new shirts River Plate-picture with PokerStars Riverplate.com

What more can we miss is that just a year ago the government’s position regarding online gambling was the opposite. Of course, this has something to do with a little money razocinio and above. Among the economic reasons, many are slightly related to football.

After all the fuss over the government purchase of television rights of private cable operators, a major economic source to solve the 154 million is online gambling firms. A clear example is that besides having a “Petrobras” as a sponsor, the famous Argentine soccer team River Plate , affix a PokerStars.net on the sleeves of their jerseys.

A good start for this new position on poker Argentina, which will hopefully be even better. Undoubtedly, the game rooms are becoming more countries and soccer teams. A good sign no doubt .

Prohibited access to casinos and bingo halls

40,768 people in Spain have banned access to the bingo halls or casinos. A key reason is the self, self is put on the record when you know you have symptoms of ludópata or warrant.
  Andalusia has the highest amount totaling 12,733. Followed:

Madrid 8215
Catalonia 4664
Aragon 4279
Castilla y [...]

Poker Tournament in Benalmádena

Next Friday at the Casino Torrequebrada Benalmadena (Malaga), will begin the second stop of the Full Tilt Poker Series (FTPS), which this year will leave Spain in a million in prizes.
For this second meeting of the four scheduled until December, to participate on Sunday more than 200 professional poker players and [...]

Benicio del Toro and 50 Cent. appear in a Poker Movie

Today we read an interesting story in Pokerati , which apparently speaks of a new movie about poker. This comes from an interview with popular reggaeton duo, Wisin y Yandel (which “rough” for me, so far unknown).

The famous musical duo from Puerto Rico, has announced that work on a film project together with his compatriot, the distinguished actor Benicio del Toro , and the rapper Curtis Jackson , known as 50 Cent .

The successful cover of Wisin y Yandel album, “Aliens”

The film will revolve around the world play poker, which is responsible David Maldonado and will be shot in Puerto Rico, the dates appear to be planned for next year.

We have no information on production, but do not stop to receive news of new projects to bring poker to the big screen as the movie star Leonardo Di Caprio , the possibility of a sequel to “Rounders” or movie china “Poker King” you will Johnny Chan .

Antoine Saout Joins Team Everest Poker

Obvious, but nonetheless clever, the last movement of the poker room Everest Poker just made a new addition to your Team Everest Poker professional players who belongs Spanish Mary Maceiras’ May ‘.

Antoine Saout is ranked for the main event of the World Series of Poker of this year through the steps of Everest Poker and from there managed to reach the final table to be dispute in November.

Saout Antoine – photograph pokerlistings.com

Everest Poker did not want to miss the opportunity to have a representative at that final table, and has joined the French player on your team to which they belong, in addition to our favorite galleguiña, Christian White , Voitto Rintala ‘ Random Eyes ‘, Steven van Zadelhoff and .

Wook Kim

Sandrine Mangia-Park , Director Everest Poker said in a press release:

Everest Poker was originally launched in France and have a French player at the final table to be classified with us is very exciting. (Antoine) joins an increasingly respected team of real poker players support each other in the biggest tournaments of the world .

This Everest Poker escape a possible loss of their player to the final table at the hands of two great titans PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker .

Money transfers between wards, the new business of poker?

A good example of the health of our game in its online variant is when there are new sites and companies with innovative business models and even non-existent to date to meet the needs of the players, the final customers After all, they have.

One of the needs of the players have poekr is undoubtedly the way of transferring money securely between poker rooms, finding new and better promotions, bonuses, rakeback and VIP clubs. So far all we have relied on the only two options available. Use systems like Neteller or MoneyBookers as intermediaries or exchanging money with people we can trust (I sent you by PokerStars $ 100 and you do the same for my Full Tilt Poker account.)

Send Me Chips appears as a third alternative completely dedicated. The idea is simple, you send money from your poker account at Send My Chips’ to ‘and they will send it to the account of the room you choose with a small charge involved.

The Web works with a good large rooms / online poker networks (PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Ultimate Bet and Cake etc.) and transactions are taking appropriate security measures, according to the website says. They are further supported by several professional players.

At least it is a new idea and only time will tell if it curdled or not. But it is always good to broaden the range of possibilities for our transactions, does not ?

Charges against payment processors in the U.S.

The United States, more specifically at New York There has been a scandal connected with the poker and online payment processors. This unfortunately puts into question the legality of online games such as poker.

Douglas Rennick , working with payment processors gambling internet KJB Financial Corporation Account Services My ATM Online Alenis Limited and Check Payment Financial , has been indicted for bank fraud, money laundering and illegal gambling charges.

A large number of charges he piled a Rennick to which the accounts that originally appeared to be legal and used to issue checks rebate, refund, checks of sponsors and members, etc.. but which nevertheless have incomes $ 350 million through banks of Cyprus, to process payments to players in casino games like blackjack and poker are illegal.

While still at large, Douglas for such crimes faces a 55 years in prison (thirty one count of bank fraud, twenty for a charge of money laundering and five counts of operations and illegal gambling businesses), plus a fine amounting to 1.75 million , while money may be the least worried about when prison through.

Batacazo hard on the landscape of online gaming in the United States, where there is a dialectical battle between those who want to regulate online poker and no. The PPP , through its Executive Director John Pappas said that a summary of data provided the lawfulness of poker, if necessary, and account services.

We will see how all this comes just as the accusations towards .

And Pla-Poker, poker news first from the Spanish TV

When the poker is the greatest expansion in Spanish television, that we have no doubt whatsoever, but there was still a gap to fill in the world of televised poker, and was none other than the information .

We understand that in an email Jorge Pla you plan to fill that hole from the next August 20 , days in which premieres at Libertad Digital Television , DTT channel and the Internet, a new program.

Poker Pla and is the first program in today’s poker in our country, and television began broadcasting in test phase to the hours 22:45 of the above August 20 .

The program, basically the usual news of tournaments and casino rooms online tournaments at national and Latin American flights, as well as interviews with acquaintances of the world.

For those who can not tune the signal Libertad Digital TV can see all the videos on the same day from 12 through Youtube, Facebook and the official website of the program will be available in September .

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