‘Poker In The Park’ at the UK’s Top Poker League
June 22, 2009
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This is Europe’s Largest Poker Festival and they would like to invite you to compete for one of the ELEVEN Championship Cups.
22 June 2009 (London, UK) – Market leading poker magazine Bluff Europe are teaming up with the biggest names in pub poker and are inviting thousands of poker league players to Leicester Square to partake in Europe’s biggest annual poker festival: Poker In The Park.
Now in its third year, Poker in the Park comes back to London’s Leicester Square on Thursday, August 13 (5:00pm – 9.30pm) & Friday, August 14 (12:00pm – 9.30pm) GMT.
As testimony to the increasing popularity of pub poker, Bluff Europe have joined forces with 11 major pub leagues and have invited them to host a tournament each at this year’s Poker in the Park Texas Hold’em Tent, The Poker Dome!
Leagues hosting cup events at this years Poker in the Park include:
The Nuts Poker League
Red Tooth Poker
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Big Time Poker League
Champions Poker League
Masters Poker League
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Each hour a turbo sit-n-go tournament, sponsored by a different league, will run with up to 80 runners. This high action format is sure to provide an exciting game for players and spectators who are invited to watch the events live or via the big-screen in London’s Leicester Square.
Join in on the fun if you love poker and playing in Leagues then be there and take home the Cash!
Second Bracelet for Brock Parker
June 16, 2009
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This is one guy we will be hearing a lot more about! This 27 year old is strutting his stuff at the WSOP, by winning his second WSOP Bracelet! He said and I quote: “I can’t describe this,” said Parker. “This is just unreal. It actually does not feel real to me.”
This young man has earned $552,745 for the victory which has put him well over the one million dollar mark. He was the 125th player to accomplish this! We will see what he does in the 37 more events to come.
You can read all about this and more on the WSOP here:
I think this young man will go far in the poker world!
New York Freezes Funds of Poker Payment Processor
June 11, 2009
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Well, New York state is at it again; this time they are freezing over $30M in funds that rightfully belong to poker players. The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York ordered this seizure, which affected 3 Wells Fargo banks. New York contends that the processor, Allied Systems Inc., is involved in “money laundering and illegal gambling offenses,” but if you ask me, that’s a crock of !@#!.
Poker has NOT been deemed illegal, and in recent court cases, such as in Pennsylvania and South Carolina, Poker has been acknowledged as a game of skill, rather than gambling. Poker is also NOT covered under the UIGEA.
There may be some good that comes out of this, which is that this case may set the precedent needed to prove once and for all that by playing poker online, you are NOT breaking the law. I just hope that this case is proven frivolous, and the people that are responsible for freezing these accounts will be brought into court for either civil or criminal charges.
The only problem this is causing right now is that instant e-checks are not available at any of the poker rooms, but many other deposit options are still available. Withdrawals are being processed as normal, so there’s no worry about not getting your money. Please check with the poker rooms that you play at to see which deposit and withdrawal options are available.
