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Phil Ivey stands to win $30 Million from 2009 WSOP Main Event Win

Since Phil Ivey made it to the final table of the 2009 WSOP Main Event the rumours about his side bet action have started to spread. Several sources have been saying that Phil have been placing large sums of money on himself as the WSOP Main Event winner 2009.

It has been confirmed that Andy Bloch and Phil Gordon stand to lose millions of dollars if Ivey should manage to win the tournament once it resumes in August. The first prize for winning the WSOP Main event this year is $8.5 million but that is mere peanuts compared to what he stands to win in the several prop bets that he has going on at the side.

Ivey have already won two bracelets this year and according to recent rumours he have $12 million from these events just from the side bets with other poker pro’s and degenerate gamblers.

Should Phil Ivey manage to take down the first prize in Novermber he will also get $8.5 win bonus from Full Tilt Poker for his sponsor deal with the online poker room. If all of these rumours turn out to be true it looks as if Phil stands to win a bit over $30 million for taking the Main Event bracelet.

It’s not very strange that a player like Phil Ivey has a lot of trust in his own abilities at the poker tables as he has managed to finish in the top 40 players 4 out of his last 8 tries. His best finish in the WSOP Main Event came in 2003 when he finished in 10th place, just missing the final table.

The success have been plenty in the other WSOP events as well and Ivey now has a total of 7 bracelets in his collection. On top of this he is also one of the most successful players on the World Poker Tour, with one titel win and and seven final tables. He was also very close to taking down a victory on the European Poker Tour when he finished second in EPT Barcelona. The year before that he managed to win the Monte Carlo Millions, which at the time had a first prize of $1.000.000.

Ivey’s total tournament winnings are now up to $10.8 million and that is before adding the $1.26 million that he is guaranteed to win in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event.

The thing that makes Phil Ivey unique is that he is also one of the biggest winner at the cash game tables both online and in the land based casinos. Since the beginning of 2007 he is a $10 million winner at Full Tilt Poker, where he can be found playing at the high stakes tables “Ivey Deathmatch” and “Ivey Thunderdome“. Ivey is also a frequent visitor at the high stakes tables at the Bellagio in Las Vegas where they are playing “The Big Game“.

Phil Ivey managed to make quite a name for himself in the poker world when he beat billionaire Andy Beal during a three day session which meant a nice payday for the members of “The Corporation“. The Corporation at the time consisted of Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Todd Brunson, Ted Forrest, Jennifer Harman, Howard Lederer, Gus Hansen, Barry Greenstein and Chau Giang amongst other players.

When taking all of these things into consideration most of us probably believe that Phil Ivey will manage to win the 2009 WSOP Main Event even though he is way behind the chipleader Darvin Moon.

NBC’s New Poker Show “Face the Ace”

The first of August 2009 is going to be the premiere date of NBC’s new poker show, “Face the Ace“. In this program we will see players who have been qualifying for this show on Full Tilt Poker go up against some real poker pro’s heads-up for a $1.000.000 first price.

All of the matches will be played heads-up and for one match won the qualifying player will receive $40.000, two matches won $200.000 and three matches won will award the highest possible prize of $1.000.000. The qualifying player will have the opportunity to leave after each match and keep the money.

For each one of the matches won by the pro’s $10.000 will be donated to charity.

The contestants will have to pick what pro’s they are going to play against by choosing a door behind which the different pro’s are lined up.

The following poker pro’s will be hidden behind the doors:

Patrik Antonius, Andy Bloch, Allen Cunningham, Chris Ferguson, Phil Gordon, Gus Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow, Huck Seed, Erik Seidel and Gavin Smith.

Full Tilt Poker Releases New Software

Full Tilt Poker have just released a new version of their poker software which includes a whole bunch of improvements. In the new poker client they have added an advanced filter that will make it easier for the players to find the kind of games they are looking to play. In this filter you will be able to list both your favourite cash games and tournaments for easy and fast access.

This new and updated version of the poker client will also make it a lot easier for the players to keep track of statistics, campaigns and other important information. As a player at Full Tilt Poker you will now be able to chose what is going to be listed in the lobby while you are logged in.

With these alternatives you will be able to keep track of player stats, FullTilt Points, cashier, a certain player session, ongoing campaigns and much more.

Another change that has been made is that all players will now be able a deal at the final table of all multi table tournaments and Sit and Go’s.

At the same time as these changes are launched the people at FullTilt have put together a campaign that goes under the name “Biggest Bonus Ever“. Everyone who has generated at least one FullTilt Point before the 28th of July will be able to get a $100 bonus to their account.

UltimateBet and RakeReduction Aruba Promotion

Ultimate Bet seems to really be enjoying their 10th Anniversary. And who can blame them? 10 years in this industry providing players with excellent games, service, and promotions is quite a feat and deserves to be celebrated.

Well, Ultimate Bet is sure celebrating this year with a slew of promotions that all have to do with the number ‘10.’ Their latest promotion is the Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic which runs from October 3rd to the 10th and has to be one of the hottest tournaments of the year and offers close to a $1 million dollar first place prize.

So how does the ‘10′ theme fit in? That is the best part. Ultimate Bet is offering several ways to get to this tournament including their infamous 10₵/10 Step program where players can buy in for as little as a dime to fight and claw their way to Step 10. The players who win Step 10 will be awarded with an $8,500 tournament package which includes the $5,500 buy in and $3,000 for travel and hotel accommodations.

But this is Ultimate Bet and they like to do things big so they are also going to give an extra $10 million dollars to the player that gets to the Aruba Poker Classic via completing all 10 Steps and winning the tournament. It may seem like a difficult feat, but $1 million dollars is quite a motivator much less the extra $10 million that UB will give out for completing both the steps and the tourney. Aside from the 10₵/10 Step program, here are a few other ways to get to the Aruba Poker Classic via Ultimate Bet.

• Wednesday at 9:45 pm – $100+$9 satellite with re-buys – 1 $8,500 package guaranteed.
• Sundays at 8:45 pm – $200+$15 satellite – 1 $8,500 package guaranteed.
• Tuesdays at 8:30 pm – $500+$30 satellite – 3 $8,500 packages guaranteed.

The following are massive tourneys that are guaranteeing several seats all with a $500+$30 buy in:

• August 2nd: 25 Seats Guaranteed
• August 30th: 25 Seats Guaranteed
• September 13th: 50 Seats Guaranteed

Special RakeReduction Tournament

To add to the excitement Rake Reduction is holding a special promotion in addition to the Ultimate Bet promo and is exclusive to only Rake Reduction members and sub affiliates. From July 24th to August 24th, any new player who signs up for a real money account or any existing player who generates $50 or more in MGR at Ultimate Bet or Absolute Poker will be invited to play in a special tournament around September 1 with the prize being an $8,500 package to enter the Aruba Poker Classic.

In addition, there will also be a 2nd place prize, to be later announced, and there will be $5,000 added to the overall prize pool. How great is that! And this is all combined with the monthly and weekly rake races and loose change free rolls that already take place for Rake Reduction members. There is simply no better deal available online than at Rake Reduction.

So for those of you that are ready to hit the beach, enjoy the sun, and most importantly win some cash by playing poker, head on over to Ultimate Bet or Absolute Poker and win yourselves a seat to the Aruba Poker Classic that will be held October 3rd through the 10th.

PokerNews Cup Australia Freeroll at Titan Poker 6th of August 2009

Name of tournament: $6000 PokerNews Cup Australia Freeroll

Poker Room: Titan Poker

Requirements: In order to be able to participate in this freeroll you will need to create an account using the Titan Poker bonus code EASYTITAN and earn at least one Titan Point between the 29th of July and the 4th of August.

Password: Not needed. Buy in using one Titan Point.

First deposit bonus: 100% up to $500 plus a $25 instant bonus.

Tournament starting time: 6th of August 2009 at 19:05 CET.

The winner of this freeroll will win their buy-in to the PokerNews Cup Australia event. This package includes the $5000 buy-in for the Main Event and $1500 for cash and travel. Another $1000 will be added to the prize pool and will be distributed between the other players according to the Titan Poker tournament payout structure.

Justin “BoostedJ” Smith Turns “Red Pro” at FullTilt

The well know high stakes player Justin “BoostedJ” Smith have just joined Full Tilt Poker as a FullTilt “red pro”.

The 21-year old American Justin Smith have been playing at the highest cash game tables at FullTilt for several years. He is usually find playing the Mixed Games at FullTilt Poker.

When it comes to live events he managed to grab the third place in the WPT Bellagio Cup two weeks ago, winning $464.870.

Justin is now going to play under his real name at FullTilt which means he is no longer going to use his famous “BoostedJ” nickname at the tables.

Due to the fact that Justin now is a red pro at FullTilt he has now been given his own tables at the levels where he is usually playing.

Everest Poker Celebrates Birthday in Style

The online poker room Everest Poker is celebrating its fifth birthday during the month of August. To celebrate this occasion they are offering some really great promotions for their players during the month of August.

The Everest Poker birthday celebration is going to consist of five different promotions, the most attractive out of these promos is the $500.000 guaranteed tournament of which the final table will be played live in Las Vegas.

The following promotions are part of the celebrations at Everest Poker:

1. $500.000 guaranteed tournament where the final table is going to be played out in Las Vegas. The online qualifiers will start in August and the players will be able to qualify either by sit and go tournaments or by playing regular multi table tournaments.
The main tournament will be held on the 4th of October and the play will be paused when it reaches the final 9 players.

2. Refer 4 friends to Everest Poker during July or August and get a free entry to an exclusive $5000 freeroll.

3. Get up to 55% discount in the Everest Poker Summit Points Shop.

4. All players who participate in the 5-billionth hand will get $5.000 credited to their accounts.

5. Earn five summit points every day for a month and you will get a free entry to a $5.000 freeroll. The qualification period for this promotion is 5th of August to 4th of September and you are allowed to miss one day.
The freeroll is going to be played at the 8th of September.

Play poker against sports legends in the Bahamas

“Sports Legends Challenge” is a poker tournament where 25 sports legends will play together with 25 of the most well know poker professionals today.

Have you ever dreamt about meeting legends like Sugar Ray Leonard, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bobby Hull? This year you have the chance to make those dreams come through in the Bahamas in September. These sports legends and many more will participate in a poker tournament that has a $10.000 buy in.

There are a total of 2.200 seats available for this tournament so the odds are slim that you might actually end up at the same table as one of these legends but you will surely be able to meet them at some of the after parties.

Some of the poker pro’s that are going to particpate are Antonio Esfandiari, Johnny Chan and Jamie Gold.

You can win a seat in this tournament by playing at Absolute Poker.

For full info check out SportsLegendsChallenge.com.

Expected French poker tax changes finally taking place

Latest poker news is that the French government has decided not to go ahead with the online poker tax plans. These plans would have seen the tax player stakes increase at 2%. This news came as a relief for the C.E.O of the top poker brand ChiliPoker, a France-focused online poker industry who will benefit as they market the French market.

It was the French authorities who changed the taxation set up last week stating that online poker from 2% of player stakes to 2% of the pots, capped at €1. The poker community and industry in general had asked the French government to change its plans again and again. Their point of argument was that that proposed regulation would make legal poker sites completely uncompetitive and unfair.

Alexandre Dreyfus, chief executive of ChiliPoker expressed his relief after hearing the government decision while interviewed by EGRmagazine.com, saying that “We are all very glad that we were consulted by the French government and that our views were taken seriously. Although the set up is not ideal – we want to be able to offer French players the possibility to play against players from other countries, especially for tournament games – the hope is that legislation will evolve with time.”

30% of all the pots generated by the online operators are estimated to be the French government’s total tax take on all this as the revised system will allow more freedom on the market. It will allow for online poker operators to offer a more competitive environment to their customers and at the same time grow the game in France.

It was also noted that EGBA / The European Gaming and Betting Association described the French government’s plan as “highly problematic” as they would make operators pay sport federations for the right to offer markets on their events. France is consolidating and introducing the sports betting right as part of the draft gambling regulation that will be implemented in France next year in an aim to “preserve the integrity of sports”.

PokerStars.com Blocked for Italian Poker Players

After a change in the law that regulates online gambling in Italy PokerStars players noticed on Monday that they were no longer able to play on the international PokerStars.com website.

When trying to visit PokerStars.com from an Italian IP you will be redirected to the Italian version which is PokerStars.it. This caused a lot of confusion amongst the Italian poker community when they first noticed the change on Monday morning.

At PokerStars.it the Italian players will only be able to play against other players from Italy and they are not able to access any of the cash games that they are used to playing at the international PokerStars.com.

The Italian government have been negotiated with the EU about what restrictions are possible for online poker. On the 27th of July the European Union accepted the Italian governments request for a monopoly.

In short the new law will mean the following:

Only tournament play is allowed, those poker sites operating in Italy will only be allowed to accept Italian tax payers as poker players on their site, the servers of the site must be located in Italy and every single tournament held has to be approved by the Italian government.

These new restriction at PokerStars mean that Team PokerStars pro’s like Luca Pagano and Dario Minieri are no longer able to play at PokerStars.com while in their home country.

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