Day 2B of the Main Event at the 41st World Series of Poker started Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas, bringing together the survivors of Days 1b and 1d as the attrition process continues. The field of 2,412 was heavily star-laden for the $10,000 buy-in flight, but by the end of the day some of international poker’s most recognisable names were out of the competition and the Main Event.
Notable exits were multiple bracelet-holders Phil Ivey and veteran Doyle Brunson, whose son Todd was also a casualty.
(Read the full post about ‘Ivey, Ferguson and Brunson busted out in WSOP Main Event day 2b’…)
Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan’s jail sentence came as no surprise for those who have followed the starlet’s career over the past couple of years. Lohan was sentenced to ninety days in jail on Tuesday as a result of violating her probation.
Lohan now will have some time to get her thoughts together while serving the sentence, and another thing she may find herself doing is playing poker. (Read the full post about ‘Lindsay Lohan Jail Time May Lead To Strong Poker Gambling Skills’…)
Official statistics from the 41st World Series of Poker currently running at the Rio in Las Vegas indicate that through the first 56 events, there have been 65,647 entries, surpassing last year’s total entries including the main event of 60,875. And this year’s main event registration numbers have yet to be recorded!
Judging by the interest in the main event so far, the organisers expect another bumper registration field over the four Day 1 heats which started Monday with the Day 1a field already attracting 1,125 players.
Last year’s main event entries were lower than those in 2008, probably because of the depressed economic environment, but still reached 6,494 players, generating a $61,043,600 prize pool that enabled 648 entrants to cash.
(Read the full post about ‘WSOP registration numbers already up 20% on last year’…)
YouTube owners, Google have been displaying online gambling ads on their search engine in recent times, but it is only now that restrictions have been lifted on these ads appearing on the video-sharing and distribution website.
This is another part of the relaxation of the gambling advertising laws in the UK. Online casinos and betting companies offering their sites to UK players can now advertise themselves on YouTube using age-restricted campaigns on the YouTube homepage, ads within brand channels and ads on video pages.
UK viewers looking to view the ads will have to verify that they are over 18. Users whose YouTube profiles show they are over 18 will also see some ads appearing on their YouTube pages while they use the site.
(Read the full post about ‘Online Gambling Ads Get the Green Light on YouTube’…)
With a star-laden entry field of 3,128, World Series of Poker event 47, a $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em competition, turned out to be something of an endurance test, but after four days Shaun Busse has emerged as the winner.
It took five hours to reach the final nine during Day 3 of the event, necessitating the final table nine going into a fourth day of action with Manuel Davidian, who had been in the lead as Day 3 started, ending it as the bubble boy on the final table.
When the fourth day action kicked off Wednesday afternoon Adam White was the chip leader on a table that comprised Allan Baekke, Shawn Busse, Owen Crowe, Ilya Andreev, Chuan Shi, Jason Mann, Pekka Ikonen and Wenlong Jin.
By late Wednesday night the affair had been decided when Owen Crowe was eliminated at level 29 in second place for $300,494 after a tense heads up against Busse, who collected the bracelet and $485,791) as the winner.
Crowe had held a 2 to 1 chip lead when the heads up started and he was to increase that even further, making Busse’s achievement all the more remarkable.
By late night Wednesday only 4 players remained in event 49 – the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em contest which had started out two days earlier with 2,543 hopefuls taking their seats.
Day 3 of the event started with 23 survivors led by Michael Linn but still plenty of opposition threats in the form of players like Mihai Manole and the UK’s Johnathan Spinks.
(Read the full post about ‘Shawn Busse wins after four tough days of WSOP event 47′…)
Not everyone in England was upset about their team getting eliminated so quickly Sunday in the knockout round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup vs. Germany. Bookmakers were the only one’s celebrating though.
British bookmakers were spared an incredible $75 million (equivalent to 50 pounds) in payouts to those who bet on England to advance in the knockout stage vs. Germany.
England’s departure from the event after today’s 4-1 defeat in Bloemfontein, South Africa, spared the U.K.
(Read the full post about ‘Bookies Spared $75 Mil Payout With England World Cup Exit’…)
A rank-and-file Republican wants the upcoming state party convention moved from the Green Valley Ranch over its owner’s support of Senator Henry Reid
Do not hold the Republican state convention at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, Nevada, says rank-and-file Republican James Smack.
Smack is calling for the convention to be moved because the CEO of Station Casinos, which owns the hotel, is a Republican for Reid.
"It sends a poor message when you see some of the more prominent business leaders and elected officials doing this," Smack told AOL News.
(Read the full post about ‘Republicans Voting for Henry Reid Include Stations Casinos Owner’…)
Video-sharing Youtube owner Google is allowing licensed UK gambling and betting companies to run display campaigns on YouTube in Britain for the first time, with Ladbrokes the first to sign up, reports New Media Age.
Gambling firms will be allowed to air age-restricted campaigns, including pre-roll, on the YouTube home page, on video pages and within brand channels, although the content will only be displayed once a viewer has verified he or she is over 18.
(Read the full post about ‘Youtube permits age-restricted gambling campaigns in the UK’…)
England coach Fabio Capello is at odds of 2/1 to quit the Three Lions after watching his side crash out of the World Cup against Slovenia on Wednesday, according to bookmaker Ladbrokes.
And the currently under fire Italian is at betting odds of 11/4 not to be in charge of the Three Lions’ Euro qualifier opener.
Ladbrokes spokesman, Nick Weinberg, said: “It could be three strikes and out for Capello. Another poor display will surely see his position become untenable.”
The betting firm offers 8/1 about a member of the squad being sent home from South Africa, whilst Chelsea’s John Terry is 5/6 to reclaim the England captaincy again at some point in the future. (Read the full post about ‘World Cup 2010 Betting – If England Loses Against Slovenia Capello Could Leave’…)
As was previously reported, this year, poker fans had a unique opportunity to have a direct impact on one of the more prestigious tournaments at this year’s World Series of Poker. Specifically, the tournament directors opened up fan voting to decide 20 of the participants in this year’s 27-person Tournament of Champions. The first 5 slots were reserved for past Tournament of Champion winners and the Main Event winners at the US WSOP and WSOPE, and there were also two sponsor exemptions. One of the exemptions went to the winner of an invitation only sit and go among the best poker pros to never win a WSOP bracelet.
(Read the full post about ‘Tournament of Champions Field Now Final at the WSOP 2010′…)
