Triple Barrel: Rousso in luxury, FTP deal within reach, the curse-Mizzi

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Today: Vanessa Rousso goes shopping and brings two luxury cars home with them, the deal between Full Tilt Poker and Bernard Tapie group is getting closer and Sorel Mizzi explains, is connected to which pleasures and stresses a poker career.
1) Vanessa Rousso wants a luxury car and bought two

It must be very, very good pay, a “GoDaddy Girl” to be. And of course, a successful PokerStars pro.

In her Twitter account Vanessa Rousso told of their car-shopping spree in Las Vegas, while they on the boys – or rather the cars – from “Celebrity Cars Las Vegas” was aware of:

“The guys from @ celebritycarsLV showed me so many brilliant car, it was almost impossible to decide. In the end I went with two new cars home … ”

A few days Fans had to wait before they could take a look at the new cars, but on Friday it was ready: Rousso tweeted and added to the whole image of one of their new luxury carriage, a Bentley GT.

“Wow, I’m (sold Lambo) just with my new Bentley GT for sport driving and I love to ride it! # ImALuckyGirl ”

Multiple tweets fell in the reference to @ celebritycarsLV, suggesting that this could be a kind of promotional deal, but still … It feels destined to good to be a kind of female Maverick.
2) The deal between Full Tilt Poker and Bernard Tapie group is getting closer

If we are “getting closer” to say, we mean “getting closer”.

In recent days there was not much news to report from the Transfer Deal, but we did not spend the weekend without the update.

BTG lawyer Behn has Dayanim can still not be tempted to comment, but a well-informed source of “Wicked Chops” spoke of progress made this week. At WCP we read:

“According to sources, the BTG investors met this week in Ireland (we were told on Wednesday) to talk about recent events.”

“Some time ago we were told that the biggest obstacle to completing the purchase of the FTP fact that BTG has simply not enough money available. At the meeting in Dublin this week, according to sources, new investors have participated to discuss the conditions for new investment capital. ”

Although BTG itself has imposed the March deadline, the FTP site to bring back to the start, but this deadline is likely to pass without a “resurrection”. But the rumors that were circulating in recent weeks sounded, all positive.

All News at Wicked Chops (This time with no pay content).
3) Sorel Mizzi philosophizes about blessings and curses of Poker

Sorel Mizzi is not the first player who comes to mind when it comes to philosophical reflection on the nature of a poker career goes, his latest blog entry could change that:

In his alleged first “voluntary” blog entry, Mizzi is absorbed in the much-discussed “Poker – blessing or curse” theme and it comes to some interesting conclusions. An excerpt:

“I am grateful for the opportunities that poker has given me. Despite the many times where I was so strapped for cash. In almost every case, bad bankroll management and a lack of respect for the money were to blame. ”

“I was lucky enough to score a lot of timely and beneficial results that my bad habits and bad choices – were able to compensate – this includes the loan of money to bet too high to bet with people who do not pay, are being robbed, etc..

“I am embarrassed to admit that I have not quite learned from my mistakes and I always bring in adverse situations that make me suffer financially.”

If it matters, there are few players who have been through so much in poker. His attitude is so well-founded. Throughout the article, you can here . read

The 20 most influential people in poker

Each year in March, is the BLUFF Magazine announced a list of 20 most powerful and influential people in the international poker scene. In this year’s list now appear on some completely new name. Also, because many key figures from FullTilt course, no longer stood for election.

The past year has brought tremendous changes to the poker world with it. As the U.S. government intervened and the three largest poker sites made easy proof, which sent a shock wave through the poker world. The effect is now visible again evident when you look at the so-called “Power 20″ list sees annual BLUFFS the most powerful and influential people in the poker world.

Was the 2011 list as yet untouched by the effects of Black Friday this year, now it shows the massive changes within the poker industry.

. 51 inside the poker industry, online operator of casino executives, journalists, players, agents and other decision-makers their top chose 20 you should decide who the greatest – especially positive – influence on the fortunes of the poker world. Although more non-Americans have voted than ever before in the seven-year history of the BLUFF list. But the highlight is: the power centers of the poker world are still in American hands.
20th place – Virginia Seitz

Deputy U.S. Attorney General

Virginia Seitz of the U.S. poker scene on 23 December an early Christmas present. The amendment to the Wire Act, 18U.S.C. § 1084 was withdrawn from all enemies, above all, the Department of Justice (DOJ), a 50-year-old law on the basis of online gambling and over again could be declared illegal. Virginia Seitz has changed forever.
Place 19 – Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta

Fertitta Interactive

The names of the two brothers are primarily in connection with the UFC, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world’s largest organization of mixed martial arts, which they own are known. Far, however, were active before the Fertittas in the gaming industry. Her father, Frank Fertitta Jr., founded in 1976, the Station Casinos Inc., during which the brothers have been active since the mid-80s. Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta to the event that online poker legalized and regulated in the United States will again become active on a larger scale.
18th place – Annie Duke

Commissioner, Epic Poker League

The choice for the top 20 list has already taken place in January, ie before the collapse of the League Epic poker. The sister of Howard Lederer was honored for her role in the organization, conduct and representation of this once again chosen as the exclusive poker pro league in the list.
17th – Sen. Jon Kyl

U.S. Senator from Arizona

The senator took until 2010, a clear “anti-gaming” attitude and was one of the major initiators, which awarded the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 into law. Kyl has now changed his position and is considered one of the key figures that online gaming in the U.S. will still help this year to legalize.
16th-Joe Barton

U.S. Congressman for the State of Texas

Last June, came to Barton at the WSOP, and called “Shuffle up and deal”. The same day, Barton presented a bill to which it is to allow all U.S. Equip to decide separately whether to allow online gaming for its citizens or not.
15th – Matt Savage

Tour Director of the World Poker Tour

Matt Savage is not only tour director for the World Poker Tour and Tournament Director at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles and the Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, but also led to the now bankrupt Epic Tournaments Poker League and the Partouche Poker Tour.
14th – Brian Balsbaugh

Founder of Poker Royalty

As yet no one really believed it, that poker players would need agents who threw out Brian Balsbaugh his job as an agent for golfers and founded Poker Royalty. Since 2003, this agency for poker players won against all competitors, and remained even after Black Friday, the strongest force in this market segment.
13th – Bernard Tapie

Groupe Bernard Tapie

The former owner of Olympique Marseille has been abruptly with the planned acquisition of FullTilt name on the international poker scene. GBT’s negotiations with the DOJ seem to be successful, but there were the debts of the former Red Pro’s at FullTilt always unwelcome to noise.
No. 12 – Dominik Kofert

Managing Director of PokerStrategy.com

For the first time in the BLUFF list of German Dominik Kofert appears not. Free. 2011 was the site not only a leader for the supply of poker strategy articles and videos, but also for its extensive news content. Meanwhile pokerstrategie.com is more popular than the former leader pokernews.com.
11th place – Tony G

Owner of PokerNews.com

Tony G is of course primarily known as a poker pro and his quiet little public appearances. But the poker industry know him under his real name, Tony Guoga. As owners of high-traffic site PokerNews.com he is one of the most influential power brokers in the global affiliate business.
10th – Mark Pincus

CEO and co-founder of Zynga

At the beginning of 2011, the CEO of Zynga’s Mark Pincus had stated that it is particularly successful for the Facebook game Zynga Poker no plans to convert it into real money market. The plans have been known to change. For several weeks is exactly the goal of Zynga. The numerically vast community of Zynga poker industry can now tremble before sleeping traveling.
9th place – Daniel Negreanu

PokerStars Pro

The Top 20 list in 2011 had led even five poker players. Is left after the Black Friday only Daniel Negreanu, who sends, especially in his blogs always important statements about the current happenings in the poker circuit in the world.
No. 8 – Mark Lipparelli

Chairman of the Gaming Commission in Nevada

Only in 2011 was Mark Lipparelli not a single vote in the voting – but since Black Friday is its significance has grown immensely. In order to obtain a coveted online licenses for the state of Nevada, for example, is the Fertitta Brothers (19th), Caesar’s or MGM Interactive is no longer way past Mark Lipparelli.
7th place – Gary Loveman

CEO and President of Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Probably the most valuable brand in the poker world that is the World Series of Poker. The brand is part of Caesars Entertainment Corporation will be successful in issuing and marketing of an online poker license even more powerful.
6th place – Ty Stewart

Executive Director of the World Series of Poker, Vice President of Caesars Interactive Entertainment

As part of Black Friday, the immensely popular WSOP Main Event and it seemed in danger. Pessimists expecting 2,000 participants with no more al. None of this is ultimately true. The 2011 WSOP was a resounding success and the main event, which is usually played by almost 50% of online qualifiers saw the second largest field of players of the past five years.
5th place – Preet Bharara

Attorney, Southern District of New York

Actually, the list primarily to cover the positive decision-makers within the poker world. Bharara is now the person who has promoted the closure of the poker sites Full Tilt, PokerStars and UltimateBet through the DOJ. You can see the Black Friday as a long overdue cleaning of some mafia organized poker market, it is rightly Bharara # 5 on the list.
4th place – Mitch Garber

CEO of Caesars Interactive Entertainment

Mitch Garber is a patient man as head of the world’s largest gaming company he now waits for an opportunity to WSOP.com page in an online poker site to convert. And there where it has the greatest name recognition in the United States.
3rd place – Senator Harry Reid

U.S. Senator from Nevada and Senate Majority Leader Republican

Supported by the major gaming companies in its home on Nevada Harry Reid is a great fighter for the legalization and regulation of the U.S. online gaming market has become. To get his first attempt at a law by the Senate and House of Representatives failed in December 2010, the public discussion was about, but the necessary food. The financial support of almost every casino executives in Nevada’s Harry Reid, the political force of his endeavor to promote continued.
2nd Place – Jim Ryan

Co-CEO, bwin.party

Together with the other co-CEO Norbert Teufelberger Ryan stands behind one of the largest online poker room PartyPoker.com. Jim Ryan has spent a lot of power to the PartyPoker brand, which also presents the World Poker Tour, to get back to the U.S. market.
1st Place – Jesse Scheinberg

Founder of PokerStars

Even in the 2011 list had been completely logged out of the Scheinberg Howard Lederer have precedence for position 1. But since the disappearance of the former arch-rivals the power of Poker Stars is still growing. And even though the PS side is still closed for the U.S. market.

EPT Deauville – Zweikampf zwischen Brammer und Adeniya

Die beiden Briten Chris „NigDawg“ Brammer und Martins Adeniya liefern sich an Tag 3 ein Duell um die Spitze der Chiptabelle bei der EPT Deauville. Beide beenden den Tag in den Top 5.

Brammer, online als NigDawg bekannt und einer der Top-Spieler im Netz, pflügte gestern durch das Feld und hatte schließlich das Glück, gegen Big Stack Ludovic Lacay ein Ass auf dem River zu treffen. Er schloss den Tag mit etwas über einer Million auf Platz 3 ab.

Adeniya, tags zuvor noch deutlicher Chipleader, baute seinen Stack kontinuierlich weiter auf, rutschte zwar auf Platz 5, hat aber mit 893.000 alle Chancen aufs Finale.

Beide jagen den neuen Chipleader Samphane Phomveha, und damit ist jetzt wieder ein Franzose vorn. Phomveha gewann kurz vor Spielschluss einen Riesenpot und geht mit fast 1,5 Mio. Chips in Tag 4.

Olivier Rogez und Yorane Kerignard, zwei weitere Franzosen, vervollständigen die Top 5.

Drei deutsche Spieler haben den vierten Tag des Turniers erreicht: Gereon Sowa (787.000 Chips), Nikolaus Teichert (620.000) und Julian Kabitzke (522.000).
Die letzten Stars

Nur noch 54 Spieler sind im Feld, und die Lokalmatadoren haben sich erfolgreich eine Ubermacht erspielt, aber es gibt noch ein paar Namen, die auch international bekannt sind.

Auf Marc Inizan trifft beides zu. Der renommierte Online-Spieler saß 2010 bei der EPT Berlin am Finaltisch und hat nun auch hier die Chance, seinen damaligen dritten Platz zu verbessern

Pokerstars-Profi Luca Pagano ist noch immer auf dem Weg zu seinem 20. EPT-Cash. Den Rekord halt er naturlich langst selbst.
Im Geld, aber trotzdem raus

Eine Reihe bekannter Spieler konnte sich gestern ins Geld retten, musste aber dann dennoch das Turnier verlassen. Besonders erwähnenswert: Ludovic Lacay, der lange Zeit zu den Big Stacks des Tages gehorte.

Daneben verabschiedeten sich auch Toby Lewis, James Dempsey und der franzosische Rap-Star Bruno „Kool Shen“ Lopes.
Am heutigen Samstag wird bis auf die letzten 24 Spieler bzw. drei Tische heruntergespielt.

Scottish millionaire at the Aussie Millions acquired Eastgate’s Bracelet

Willie Haughey, self-made millionaire and poker players at auction, the bracelet of the WSOP former champions and play the Aussie Millions Mai Events – because he’s in the area.

Peter Eastgate’s Bracelet posted at its auction on ebay remarkable $ 147,500. The buyer remained anonymous long time, but now it became known that it is dealing with the Scottish businessman Willie Haughey.

He spoke with PokerListings in Melbourne about his motivation to acquire the piece of jewelry.

“It impressed me that Peter wanted to come leave the proceeds to charity. That was the trigger for me to buy it. ”

Haughey also plays poker hobby. Since he was staying middle of the month on business in Australia, he decided to try his luck at the Main Event.

The 56-year-old lives in Glasgow and made a fortune with his company, City Refrigeration Holdings. In recent years he also profiled as one of the greatest benefactors of Scotland, because he donated more than £ 5 million within the last five years to charities.

He heard by chance of the auction, while online at PokerStars was playing.

The bracelet he keeps in a safe place. By his own admission he was not going to wear it in public.

“We must win to have one, to not wear it,” he laughs.

As proof of his unselfishness, he is now on the bracelet WSOP that return so it will benefit a charitable institution.

“I want to return it, so perhaps it comes in a museum, even though I paid $ 150,000 for it,” said Haughey.

“Maybe you could just play a new bracelet, for example, online, and then half the proceeds to an American and flow to the other half to a British organization of my choice.”

As a philanthropist Haughey is not necessarily the kind of person you’d expect at a major poker tournament, but he says he loves the game, “especially the social aspects.”

“I have my own business for 25 years, and I always had hobbies that I have mentally stressed. Eventually I saw on television a series of Late Night Poker. ”

Meanwhile Haughey played for seven years and traveled with his wife at various tournaments around the world.

It is during this time become a big poker fan and regularly annoyed about it when the game is portrayed negatively in the media.

“Actually, it’s fantastic,” he muses. “The poker community is great, and you meet interesting people from all over the world.”

“Poker has suffered quite what last year’s Full Tilt happening around, so I think it is important that we show that we are not only Gambler but also give something back to charity.”

Haughey has already recorded some successes, including cashes in WSOP, WSOPE, GUPKT and at a side event of the EPT, he was even able to decide for himself and he won the $ 145k.

“I was lucky enough to make a little profit,” he grins.

In the Scottish ranking it currently occupies third place with total winnings of $ 284k.

“The aggressive young players make us old today pretty hard, but fun it is to me still,” say Haughey.

PokerRoom has Returned to the Online Poker World

The online poker site that started it all has reopened. PokerRoom has been absent from the online poker world for two years, but returns as one of the best online poker sites again, so if you’re looking to play online poker or want to play with a variety of players, consider joining the best poker site out there.

You may be wondering why PokerRoom stands out from other poker sites. Well, firstly PokerRoom has a history of integrity and proves this with eCogra’s seal of approval. They are also licensed in Canada and Gibraltar, which means that they uphold a higher ethical standard than other poker sites because being licensed in multiple countries proves a strong track record.

When the United States altered the online poker laws, PokerRoom went offline willingly; however, many other online poker sites ignored the new laws and went on with business. This proved to be the wrong thing to do as the other online poker sites are now faced with fines in the billions and being forced to shut down. PokerRoom did the honorable thing and many players applaud their decision to go away willingly.

For many players, PokerRoom is the place to go because of the variety of games. If you want to play more than just online Texas Holdem, you can since PokerRoom offers a spread of games, such as Omaha, Stud, Omaha Hi-Lo, Stud Hi-Lo and Five Card Draw. Even tournament players are given more variety than just Sit and Go’s and full ring game tournaments. PokerRoom offers deep stacked, heads-up and bounty tournaments.

It can be frustrating to deal with a support system that can’t resolve your issue or problem right away, but rest assured that PokerRoom offers amazing support that is available all the time. Either pick up the phone or chat with a support specialist and you will receive solutions right then and there. You’ll never have to wait for an answer because of the multiple communication methods PokerRoom offers.

Many other poker sites offer limited options when it comes to depositing money into your account or even withdrawing funds, but PokerRoom is the complete opposite. Various deposit and withdrawal options are available, such as e-wallets, bank drafts and credit cards. All of the same options for withdrawing funds are made available when you need access to your poker cash, so many players consider PokerRoom a trusted source because of the many options they have when accessing their funds.

PokerRoom focuses on providing a pleasurable playing experience instead of spending millions of dollars on advertising. They let their games do the talking, unlike many other poker sites that deploy ads that are completely plastered with sponsors.

Why go anywhere else when PokerRoom has everything you will need when it comes to playing poker comfortably and securely? This online poker site is one of the most trusted sites in the industry, so do yourself a favor and begin the registration process right away!

Poker metropolis Vienna

More and more German Poker Players move to Vienna. But what the reason is and what’s the attraction of the city on the Danube?

Not for nothing Vienna has been chosen for the second consecutive year the city with the highest quality of life. In the evaluation criteria were how the public transport network, internal stability, crime rates, effectiveness of law enforcement and international relations of the country used.

The list of attractions is the magnificent Schönbrunn and Belvedere, the entire first district, museum district, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Prater amusement park, just to name a few, seemingly endless. Culturally, it can also offer very much, whether concerts, exhibitions, museums and excellent restaurants in Vienna you can find just about anything.

Vienna’s nightlife is also well known beyond the borders. Legendary clubs like the Flex, the passage or the People’s Garden invites you to celebrate.

In addition, Vienna is a paradise for natural Poker Players. Here you can find at any time day or night, a good cash game game or an interesting tournament. The competition between the numerous card casinos (CCC, Montesino, Poker World, Poker Royale) has long since broken out and these are thus forced to continuously improve and expand their offerings. For the nostalgic, there are also two traditional casinos in Vienna and Baden, where every year takes place the poker championship.

The Montesino is after sensational start in the last year, when a new record was set, now an integral part of the World Poker Tour (WPT). The European Poker Tour (EPT) was already a frequent guest in the Danube city, but until now the date is not yet confirmed. However, the announcement of the venue is the Grand Finals of yet, and what more natural than to discharge the grand finale in the poker capital of Europe?

So it is no wonder that more and more top German players, such as The World Champion Pius Heinz, Are drawn Florian Langmann and Johannes Strassmann in recent years in Vienna. But this is of course not only on excellent poker and offer the high quality of life, but has especially tax and legal reasons.

While poker winnings in Germany if they are professionally made to the income from a trade or business and are therefore subject to taxation, is poker in Austria officially recognized as a strategy game and gains are tax-free here.

However, to Austria in early 2013 A new Gambling Act enter into force, requiring only one license and poker card could lead to the closure of the casinos. It is, however, already described by experts as unconstitutional and they demand improvements. One may be excited about what the new year and whether Vienna will continue to be the poker capital of Europe.