Full Tilt Poker made the somewhat surprising announcement today that they were firing one of their sponsored pros. The player in question: Jonathan ‘Fiery Justice’ Little, who was signed by the site only a few months ago. According to a statement released by Full Tilt, ��...full article
Full Tilt Poker made the somewhat surprising announcement today that they were firing one of their sponsored pros. The player in question: Jonathan ‘Fiery Justice’ Little, who was signed by the site only a few months ago.
According to a statement released by Full Tilt, the firing was a result of a determination that Little had let other people play under his account, violating the standard terms of the Full Tilt Pro agreement. Excerpt from the statement:
Bodog Poker Open kicks off tomorrow
The inaugural Bodog Poker Open, which starts tomorrow, promises to be a fresh addition to the world of prestigious online poker series.
Bodog will be kicking some extra cash into every event to entice players to join the action, so it's sure to be one of the best values in online poker this year.
The BPO will be comprised of five preliminary events (each one will have $10,000 added) all leading up to a main event. The main event will have an astounding $25,000 added by Bodog in addition to an Omega Speed Master Watch valued at $4,400.
Tomorrow will see a winner crowned in Event 1: No-Limit Hold'em with a $250+$20 buy-in. The winning player will also be able to claim the very first BPO title ever awarded.
If you want to play in Event 1 but don't want to buy-in directly then take heart - there are numerous satellite options, so players with varying bankrolls have a shot at some of that sweet Bodog Open money.
This entire week will be devoted to poker at Bodog with Short-Handed, Re-Buy and Pot-Limit variants of Hold'em held every day. It's all leading up to the main event which will take place on Sunday and cap off the inaugural BPO.
To learn more about Bodog's online poker room click here.
The complete event schedule is as follows:
| Date | Event | Format | Buy-in | Added |
| March 3 | No. 1 | No-Limit | $250+$20 | $10,000 |
| March 4 | No. 2 | No-Limit 6-Handed | $300+$25 | $10,000 |
| March 5 | No. 3 | Re-buy | $100+$10 | $10,000 |
| March 6 | No. 4 | Pot-Limit | $200+$15 | $10,000 |
| March 7 | No. 5 | Limit | $150+$10 | $10,000 |
| March 9 | No. 6 | Main Event (No-Limit) | $470+$30 | $25,000 |
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#371 – NBC Heads-Up Championship #21 – Queens Rule – Match Two - Ferguson
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Full Tilt Poker drops Jonathan Little
That's the message Full Tilt is apparently sending by firing WPT winner Jonathan "Fiery Justice" Little. The decision to drop Little was announced by Full Tilt administrator TilterRick on Tuesday afternoon in the Full Tilt forums.
What follows is an excerpt from the official Full Tilt press release:
"Despite having a great year on the WPT, Jonathan Little is no longer affiliated with Full Tilt Poker. He violated the terms and conditions of Full Tilt Poker by allowing others to play his account. While we encourage our pros to play as much as they can, we do not allow them to share their account with any other players..."
The release went on to say it is imperative that all red Full Tilt pros are, in fact, the pros they are advertised to be. It is assumed Little would have been trying to generate more in rake-back without actually playing.
Suspicions were raised earlier this month on the PocketFives forums when user rusypolano noticed that Little had played 1,227 sit-and-gos in just seven days. It's undetermined if that discovery precipitated Full Tilt's subsequent action. Other forum members have claimed Little was playing on Full Tilt while competing in the NBC National Heads-Up Championship.
Earlier this year Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi was busted for buying an account from a friend who was deep in an online tournament. Before that, online player Josh "JJprodigy" Fields was busted for multi-accounting.
This is the first case of a well-known professional player getting caught violating his sponsor's terms of service.
Little entered the poker spotlight with a first-place finish at the 2007 WPT Mirage Poker Championship, after considerable online success. Little went on to have an exceptional season at the WPT with a seventh-place finish at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, a second-place finish in the WPT North American Championship and finally a 53rd-place finish at the Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic.
Little has cashed for well over $2 million in WPT events alone and also has numerous cashes at the WSOP.
Meanwhile the online poker community is buzzing over Little's apparent firing. Some think he should have received a warning before termination while others are simply calling it justice.
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Bodog Poker Open kicks off this week
Online poker room Bodog Poker kicks off the inaugural installment of their tournament series, The Bodog Poker Open, on March 3rd with a $250 No Limit event that will have $10,000 added to the prize pool. The entire schedule is reprinted below. All of the ��...full article
Online poker room Bodog Poker kicks off the inaugural installment of their tournament series, The Bodog Poker Open, on March 3rd with a $250 No Limit event that will have $10,000 added to the prize pool. The entire schedule is reprinted below.
All of the events in the BPO have substantial amounts added to the pool as Bodog looks to generate interest in the series.
Garber steps down as head of PartyGaming
Party Gaming CEO Mitch Garber informed the company last night that he was resigning from his position. In a conference call today with reporters, Garber revealed the decision and also made it clear that Party was continuing to negotiate with the US Department of ��...full article
Party Gaming CEO Mitch Garber informed the company last night that he was resigning from his position. In a conference call today with reporters, Garber revealed the decision and also made it clear that Party was continuing to negotiate with the US Department of Justice and remains confident in the potential for a settlement in the near future.
Excerpt from a Bloomberg story on Garber’s resignation:
Garber, who joined the Gibraltar-based company in April 2006, won’t renew his contract beyond May 1, 2009. The 43-year- old executive and his family plan to return to their native North America, he said today on a call with journalists.
PartyGaming slid the most in eight months in London trading as the company also said revenue growth was “lower than expected” over the past five weeks and Dresdner Kleinwort organized a sale of 87 million shares. The owner of PartyPoker.com is boosting investment outside the U.S., where a 2006 law barred foreign betting Web sites, cutting PartyGaming off from its main market.
Pre-registration for the World Series of Poker now open
Harrah’s announced today that the World Series of Poker is now open for pre-registration. Players have the option of registering for all 2008 World Series of Poker events either by registering in person at the main cage of the Rio, the host casino for ��...full article
Harrah’s announced today that the World Series of Poker is now open for pre-registration. Players have the option of registering for all 2008 World Series of Poker events either by registering in person at the main cage of the Rio, the host casino for the events, or by visiting the pre-registration area on the WSOP homepage.
An excerpt from the press release announcing the start of pre-registration:
“We’ve received only positive comments about the 2008 schedule, which offers WSOP bracelets in eight variations of poker and at multiple buy-in levels,” said Jack Effel, WSOP tournament director. “Because no alternates will be seated at the 2008 WSOP, we encourage players to pre-register early to guarantee their seats. Once again, acceptable forms of payment will include cash, cashier’s checks, wire transfers and Rio casino chips.”
State trooper charged in poker game robbery
A Delaware State Police trooper was charged with robbing a poker game he regularly plays in, authorities said Tuesday. HyunJin Kim was arrested Monday and charged with 11 counts, including first-degree robbery, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a felony, wearing a disguise during the commission ��...full article
A Delaware State Police trooper was charged with robbing a poker game he regularly plays in, authorities said Tuesday.
HyunJin Kim was arrested Monday and charged with 11 counts, including first-degree robbery, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a felony, wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony, and offensive touching. The acts allegedly occurred at a high-stakes game at a country club in Dover.
According to an Associated Press story printed at the dailytimesonline.com:
“Mr. Kim is not indicative of the caliber of troopers we have serving the citizens of this state… Mr. Kim is an aberration to the men and women of this division,” said state police superintendent Col. Thomas MacLeish.
Authorities were still searching for three other men believed to be involved in the Feb. 22 early morning robbery at the Wild Quail Golf and Country Club in Wyoming.
According to investigators, three masked men armed with handguns and a shotgun burst into the clubhouse and confronted a dozen people, including Kim, who were playing poker. The card players were ordered to lie on the ground, where they were bound and had their faces covered. Investigators said two of the victims were assaulted and received minor injuries.
The suspects stole about $10,000, as well as cell phones, credit cards and keys from the victims before fleeing in a car.
Kim had been a state trooper for two years. He has been suspended and is being held in lieu of bail.
Betfair providing Irish Poker Open VIP packages
The renowned online poker room and sports betting site is currently hosting qualifiers for the Irish Open with 10 guaranteed VIP packages worth almost €6k each.
The impressive packages include the €4,500 buy-in to the 2008 Irish Poker Open, spending money to cover flights, accommodation and expenses and a VIP trip to the 2008 Irish Grand National, the country's premier steeplechase event. Entry into Betfair Poker's exclusive WSOPE freeroll, with one seat guaranteed to the WSOPE Main Event 2008, is also included.
Last year Betfair's newly signed pro Sorel Mizzi made it all the way to fourth place in the prestigious Irish tournament. Mizzi, or Imper1um as he's known online, made €400,000 in a four-way chop and is looking forward to representing Betfair this year.
Betfair Poker is one of the world's fastest-growing online poker rooms. It is an independent site and not a part of any poker networks. It is owned and operated by the world's largest sports exchange.
Betfair was the headline sponsor of the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe where Annette Obrestad was crowned queen and became the youngest WSOP bracelet in history. Obrestad is a key part of the Betfair team which seems to be growing by the day, as evidenced by Mizzi's recent signing.
To check out a PokerListings.com review of Betfair click here.
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#366 – NBC Heads-Up Championship #16 – The First Quarterfinals
GAME FACE In the first pair of matches in the quarterfinals, everybody has their game face on. Seed v. Benyamine, Bloch v. Hershiser....
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