2010 April 05 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Full Tilt Poker is being investigated by a federal grand jury, Jeff Madsen’s latest prop bet isn’t as permanent as his last, and more in tonight’s Nightly Turbo.
On June 1st, the financial services industry in the United States must fall into full compliance with the regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Scrambling to create an exemption for online poker is the Poker Players Alliance (PPA).
While many across the United States were watching the NCAA Final Four play out, others were preparing for the start of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season Sunday night. “Hollywood” Dave Stann was the first to bring up the kickoff game when he Tweeted, “Happy Peeps Day! Not only does that dude rise from the dead today, but most importantly, it’s baseball season Opening Day! Gooo Bluuue,” in reference to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joe Sebok, who has the burden of being a Chicago Cubs fan, reacted to a Tweet from his fellow “Poker2Nite” host Scott Huff by saying, “Baseball is starting up again! @scottbhuff just reminded me with his Tweet. Go Cubs! This is the year!”
According to the Financial Times, Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker site, is being investigated on money laundering charges. A “federal grand jury in Manhattan” had taken up the case.
According to the Las Vegas Sun, Ultra Internet Media, which owns the Everest Poker brand filed a lawsuit in a Las Vegas federal court last week against Harrah’s Entertainment, which owns the World Series of Poker.
Sunday night marked a brand new episode of the GSN cash game series “High Stakes Poker.” Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey executed what show host Gabe Kaplan called “one of the great bluffs in the history of ‘High Stakes Poker’” and walked away up $120,000.
It was another exciting online poker Sunday as hundreds of thousands of dollars were on the line in events across the virtual felt. The biggest winner was acechipchase, winning the PokerStars Sunday Million outright for a whopping $272,977.58…
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