As part of this week's settlement,
Lederer contends that Full Tilt Poker
was a "legitimate business providing
services to its customers within the
bounds of the law, and that prior to
April 15, 2011, he was unaware of
any wrongful activity at Full Tilt Poker
including that the company had become
unable to satisfy its player account liabilities."
He also admits no wrong doing in the matter.
Lederer will forfeit funds in a Isle of Man-based
bank account, properties in Las Vegas, and a
1965 Shelby Cobra roadster. He also agreed
to the entry of a civil money-laundering penalty
judgment in the amount of $1.25 million,
all of which must be paid within three years.
Source: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/12/howard-lederer-settles-civil-case-with-sdny-14032.htm
There's a game on Facebook called MyVegas.
It lets you play table games and slots and earn
REAL comps at MGM properties in Las Vegas.
Everything from hotel rooms and steak dinners
to Cirque de Soleil shows. No joke. + EV
Doesnt cost you a dime other than your time.
After several weeks of consistant play
I've already earned a Bellagio buffet
and $150 steakhouse credit
Comps are easy to redeem at any Mlife counter.
After being offline for over sixteen months,
Rational Group relaunched Full Tilt Poker
across the world on today (minus USA,
France, Spain, Denmark, Estonia and Belgium)
Good luck to everyone at the tables.
p.s. lots of bad players at low stakes
Rush cash tables, probably wont be long
before they nit up, so enjoy while it lasts.
After a 402-hand marathon final table,
Greg Merson took down the 2012
World Series of Poker main event.
Merson, 24, who hails from Laurel, MD,
beat 6,598 others to capture the $8.5 million
first prize and bracelet. This was his second
bracelet of the 2012 World Series,
earning more than 1.1 million back in July.
The 2012 WSOP schedule features 61 WSOP bracelet events and runs from May 27 - July 16.
New events incude:
$3,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha
$5,000 Mix-Max No Limit Hold’em
$2,500 Four-Handed No Limit Hold’em
$1,500 Antes Only No Limit Hold’em event
$1,000,000 "Big One"
you can get a complete copy of all events here:
http://www.wsop.com/2012/2012-WSOP-SCHEDULE.pdf
The 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) has wrapped up.
Xuan Liu of Toronto finished 4th in the main event and took home $600,000, the biggest of her career. On the same final table, Mark Drover of St.John’s NF finished 5th for $468,000 and David Bernstein finished 7th for $260,000.
Jonathan Duhamel finished 2nd in the $25k 8max NLHE event for $634,550, 4th in the $100k super high roller for $300k+, and a 5th in a $5k turbo event. He also won a $5k NLHE event for $239,830.
@barrygreenstein: I don't think twitter can help with this but you never know: my Aston Martin DB9 was stolen fromvalet parking!
The car was stolen from the Mission Hills Marriott in San Diego. Greenstein went on to tweet that he was in town for the mixed game at the Palomar Card Club.
@barrygreenstein: The guy who took the car saw it in the valet parking lot and told the valet guy the plate and asked for the car.
@barrygreenstein : the valet guy knew he had screwed up and lied about the ID and Greenstein story. He's terminated.
The alleged thief attempted to return and park the car in the self-park garage at the hotel, so security called police. The perp told police that Greenstein had asked him to detail the vehicle. According to the thief's mother, he has mental issues and legitimately believed the car was his. Perp taken to hospital (nuts)
@barrygreenstein: The guy detailed the car, inside also. I feel bad for him. Normal person would have dropped it off somewhere
RT @WillFalkiner: @barrygreenstein He didnt "detail" your car, he was removing fingerprints :)
This could be the end of dirt cheap centre strip rooms.
Vegas Inc. is reporting that government officials have signed off on Caesars Entertainment's plan to finally transform this run-down stretch of Strip.
What's being called the "Linq" project will give Imperial Palace and O'Sheas new facades and create 326,000 sq.ft of retail, dining and entertainment venues between Imperial Palace and the Flamingo including a giant ferris wheel.
check out www.VegasInc.com to check out more renderings of what the $500 million dollar project might look like once complete.
the news first got out thru Hucks twitter.
@Huck Seed Internet poker is down in the US, but I'm still pressing buttons! http://lockerz.com/s/126049089
He won $670,665 when he hit a Royal Flush at Aria, playing $500 per hand.
As you can see in the above pic, Huck held the King and Jack of spades and hit the Ace, Queen and Ten of spades to complete the Royal.
According to posts on 2=2, Seed noticed the massive size of the progressive jackpot and then read some books on video poker to figure out his edge and the correct way to play. He calculated that there was a 0.65% edge for the player due to the size of the jackpot and he felt that he could make about $3 per hand, not including comps. Seed played for nearly six hours, playing around 500 hands per hour, before the hitting the royal flush. He said on Twitter that he was in for $50,000 when it hit.
Seed had reportedly teamed up with investors in the past to take shots at video jackpot, but had very little success. No word on backers this time so it appears this win is solely his.
from http://www.vegaschatter.com/
Another Do Not Do in Vegas: Do Not Buy Water Bottles Off The Street
Folks, no matter how thirsty you are during your trip to Vegas or how stubborn you are to pay $7 for bottled water from the minibar--do not, we repeat, do not buy bottled water from someone standing out on the Strip.
You know the people we are talking about. They cart little coolers behind them with handwritten signs saying, "Bottled Water, $1.25" (or less.) The more aggressive ones wave the bottles in your face as you walk by. Yes, these cold water bottles look mighty tempting when the desert heat and your killer hangover have sweating like a whore in church while at the same time practically choking back cottonmouth. But don't do it.
In an update to those pesky street performers, local news KTNV reports some gagging discoveries about these water bottle peddlers.
"I've had people complain about the water bottles. They are not sealed and even filled in the restroom," said County Commissioner Steve Sisolak. If spotted by police, people peddling water bottles will usually get cited. But then they will just move to a different location.
Excuse us while we just vomit in a bucket right now. That means while your friend (or child) is getting felt up by Pokemon, you could be sipping on some bathroom tap. Ugh. Just don't do it. Instead find a Walgreens or CVS as there water will be much more reasonably priced than inside the hotel.
On the bright side, KTNV also reports that there could be some crackdowns happening with the annoying card snappers and street performers. All of these annoyance and there possible solutions are being discussed at a county commission meeting today as well as how to make the Strip safer.
via twitter:
@TropLVPoker: New promo ALERT! $5.00 Per hour comp rate EVERYDAY between 4pm + 8pm Thats $20 back to you for playing 4 hours! #BestInVegas
word is they're also runing $2-$8 Spread Limit Mix Game, $2.00 Max
@ ToddBrunson Look who I just ran into.. I told him the wsop killed me and I was cash short…… http://lockerz.com/s/121600156 1 minute ago
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@ToddBrunson He asked how much I had on tilt and I told him 150k.. He said come with me. We went to his car and he opened his trunk and paid me!!!!!! 1 minute ago
Breaking tradition and not documenting my trip.
Safe to say I had a great time and brought back some money from poker. Stayed and played at some new casinos, ate at some new places. 8 days is not enough. Next trip will be 2 weeks.
As of today, Full Tilt Poker had their licences suspended by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) and the site is offline.
Looks like Howard, Jesus et al...have gotten away with theft on a massive scale.
Good-bye bankroll.
No more online poker for the USA.
I enjoyed my times there, but the Sahara
will close its doors on May 16 after
59 years of service.
No more 6lb burrito's or $1 blackjack.
I guess if you want to experience
a little of old time vegas now,
you'll have to stay at the Riviera.
(one of the most comfy beds ever!)
Some good tournies this weekend
on FeltStars. I'm going to give it a shot !
2011 PokerStars Spring Championship
of Online Poker will run from May 8 to
May 22.
There are 38 events, with three levels
of buy-ins. The Main Event buy-ins are
$109, $1,050, and $10,300 with guarantees
of $1M, $3M, and $5M.
The BadBeat Jackpot on Felt Stars is currently
over $290,000. You can sit in a game with
stakes of $0.50/$1.00 or higher and have a shot
to win.ot!
