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This week in poker news included updates on the NETELLER debacle, results of the Sunday tournaments, and World Poker Tour World Poker Challenge articles.
Online Poker
Lee Jones, a highly respected online poker room manger for Poker Stars, announced that it was his last shift during the Sunday Millions tournament. He has taken a job at the European Poker Tour. Jones is also a contributor to Card Player Magazine.
Poker Stars' Sunday Million featured a $1,000 buy-in with a turn-out of 1,712 players. The total prize pool was $1,712,000. Fouruhaters and hankat made an even chop after a few hands of heads-up play, leaving $50,000 for the first-place finisher. Fouruhaters came out triumphant, receiving $291,472.80 for his win.
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Jones wrote about his departure in a general letter addressed to the poker world. Click here to view it.
Full Tilt's $400,000 guarantee boasted a field of 2,185, building a prize pool of $437,000. YourTimeIsUp took the $80,408 first-place money.
Laptopsmasher finished first in the $200 buy-in Ultimate Bet $200,000 guarantee, receiving $45,000. He beat a field of 849 entrants.
The Bodog $100,000-guaranteed tournament had an attendance of 839 players, forcing the site to put up an extra $16,100. Touchdown4me won $25,000 for first.
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Poker Stars is creating Team Canada and is looking for players to fill these spots through a series of freerolls to represent them at this year's World Series of Poker. The promotion is running through May 12. Winners will receive the $10,000 buy-in plus $2,000 for travel and hotel expenses. Poker Stars is also giving away 60,000 cash prizes for those who participate in the freerolls.
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World Poker Challenge
J.C. Tran took over the 2007 Card Player Player of the Year standings by winning the World Poker Tour's World Poker Challenge in Reno. He won nearly $700,000 and a $25,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Championship after beating Juan Carlos Alvarado heads up. Alvarado took home $366,798 for his efforts. David Pham started the final table as chip leader but came in third.
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Tournament Results
The Heartland Poker Tour's most recent event in Gary, Indiana broke records for the largest turnout and biggest prize pool in HPT history. There were 208 players who put up the $2,700 buy-in. First place was Jimmy Kroll, who took home $140,000. The event took place at the Majestic Star Casino.
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The seventh event in season three of the European Poker Tour took place in Poland last month and attracted 284 players, making a prize pool of $1.385 million. The winner was Iraq war veteran Peter Willers Jespen. After being injured in the war, he took up poker. Jespen received $433,000 for his first-place finish. Farid Maraghini won $242,498 for second and John Conroy finished third, receiving $145,444.
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The European Poker Tour's Grand Final in Monte Carlo is breaking records. The buy-in is €10,000 and attracted over 660 players, producing the biggest prize pool of any land-based tournament held outside of the United States.
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NETELLER
NETELLER stopped processing transfers to and from gambling sites for Canadian customers. The company will also stop servicing customers in Turkey from doing the same. The Canadian business of the NETELLER Group is anticipating a significant drop in revenue and profit for 2007.
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Legal
The owner of the Gutshot Poker Club in England was fined €10,000 (about $19,500) for profiting from a "game of chance." Derek Kelly contended that poker is a game of skill and should be allowed according British gambling laws. The jury ruled against him and found him guilty.
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The European Court of Justice ruled in favor of British firm Leisure Plc. The casino was being charged for opening a bookmaking show without an Italian gaming license. The firm argued that its UK license was giving it the right to operate in Italy because its freedom of services clause prevails in the European Union. The decision will set a precedent for European countries running state-controlled gaming monopolies.
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Card Player
Paul Wasicka discusses bluffing in no-limit hold'em tournaments on Card Player TV. The 2006 World Series of Poker main event runner-up breaks down a big bluff he made against Allen Cunningham at the final table.
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Card Player Media is expanding its player representation services to include public relations. Poker professionals Barry Shulman, Mike Matusow, John Friedberg, Jeff Shulman, and John D'Agostino are currently represented by Card Player Media. Other player representation services include image development, press releases, contract negotiations, media training, and player management.
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European Poker Tour updates will be available in a new blog section on CardPlayer.com. It is currently featuring posts on the EPT event in Monte Carlo. Chad Brown was the chip leader going into day three. Another day was added on due to the large number of participants.
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