Tony G was recently on ESPN’s podcast, the Poker Edge. Find out what he had to say, how much PokerStars has returned to U.S. players, and more in this edition of the Nightly Turbo.
More than one poker room bore the brunt of one poker robber's actions in Las Vegas. A man charged with robbing the Bellagio may have also robbed the Suncoast poker room around the same time. The 29 year old son of a Las Vegas municipal court Judge robbed the Bellagio on Dec. 14 wearing a motorcycle helmet and making off with $1.5 million in poker chips. The Suncoast poker room was also hit for $20k in poker chips the week before by someone also wearing a motorcycle helmet.
The crackdown on online poker by the US government may have an impact on the live action tournaments of the World Series of Poker. The WSOP has acted to comply with the US by removing any advertising or logos of online poker rooms. While this has helped avoid any confrontations with US officials for the series itself, poker players who have a lot of money tied up in online poker accounts may not be able to afford the buy ins of the WSOP, which range up to $10,000 and more.
The Quick Summary
WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart and Vice President and Tournament Director Jack Effel addressed the media Wednesday about changes at the 2011 WSOP. Check out our five thoughts about some of the more important amendments.
The poker player of the year from Card Player poker magazine is Taylor Von Kriegenbergh. The poker pro recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. The Card Player player of the year award is a hot victory for any poker player, garnering them attention that often results in lucrative player contracts and invitations to big prize pool poker tournaments. Von Kriegenbergh moved up to player of the year in part because of his win at the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown , the first WPT event in Florida.
Continuing with the 2011 WSOP Rookie Roundup, PokerNews focuses on Taylor von Kriegenbergh, who will be making his WSOP debut this summer. Von Kriegenbergh has four major cashes in 2011 and one massive WPT win to kick off his tournament career.
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