2012 February 10 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Battling through a twelve hour final table – as well as the uber-aggressive opponents surrounding him – Russia’s Rinat Bogdanov emerged as the champion of the World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix early Saturday morning (Venice time).
Rinat Bogdanov won the 2012 World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix for $302,065.
The Everleaf Poker Network has withdrawn from the U.S. and France, and Chiligaming entered the U.S. market by partnering with the Golden Nugget.
Churchill Downs has purchased a multimedia poker company, along with the company’s registered domain sites, in a transaction that signals the company will move more aggressively in lobbying to support a federal proposal to legalize online poker.
A recent episode of HBO’s “Luck” once again shows how difficult it is to successfully script a poker hand.
Ville Wahlbeck was the week’s biggest winner, banking $190,810 in 12 sessions/3,822 hands. He was joined at the top of the winner’s list by Jens “Jeans89” Kyllönen & Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky.
The Everleaf Gaming Network has banned players from the United States and France from accessing any of its 100-plus poker skins.
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