“Swinging Bloom” has made its name in January definitely lives up to the nosebleed limits. No one was last month, even to some extent as present as the Swede. 577 58 112 hands played and played sessions mean that the PokerStars Pro every single day of the January has played an average of nearly 2,000 hands. Patpatman, By far the winner of the month, for example, it took not even one third of this value. In addition, was Isildur1 the struggle for every major pot directly involved. By far the thickest of the month he was able to decide for themselves:

$ 355,000 that was hard and was in the $ 100 / $ 200 PLO played. With Blom at the table are still not Deconstructed 1Il | 1Il | 1il |, patpatman (Tom Dwan?) and the German Davin mTw-DaviN Georgi. After mTw-Davin had already thrown away preflop, it also gave the two who remained in patpatman dueling. On a board of T♠ 4♠ 3♦ J♠ 8♠ showed 1Il | 1Il | 1il | A♦ A♣ 6♠ 5♣. Blom had, however, with A♠ Q♠ Q♥ T♣ after the turn completed his flush and raked in the Riesenpot.

Nevertheless, Viktor decides roller coaster riders Isildur1 Blom now the month with a minus thick of $ 350,000. It was the first time in January to observe that even in a Kamikaze pilotsHow the 21-year-old Sweden such a thing as a security barrier there. During his numerous sessions in which he partly with a buy-in of no more than $ 3,000 of the $ 50 / $ 100 tables played up to the nosebleeds , had decided Blom repeatedly for significant cash-outs to continue with smaller amounts thereafter. The Rock n Roll High Stakes seems obviously also really hard to cook until tender minds at some point.

Made shortbread January in each case, Phil Galfond. MrSweets28As he calls himself now on PokerStars, had by far the hardest downswing of the Year recorded. Also with the after Isildur1 biggest play frequency could master the PLO does not seem to defeat the threat of more variance. Perhaps the poker analyst is also at his wits’ end. In addition to its 50,000 hands played in January Galfond has nevertheless found time in several blogs with the structural problems of the online cash games to employ. Followed on the minus scale is the American way of the meteor-Nosebleed GVOZDIKA55 and long90110That their losses had been run in just a few sessions earlier this year.

Is high on the winning side with a million dollars in profit patpatmanThat more and more with Tom Dwan is associated. Follows at a distance of at least $ 300,000 of German Niklas Heinecker. Ragen70As the Marburg in the network is called, seems to be pursuing a strategy rested. With 20,000 hands played, the former Full Tilt Red Pro was not nearly as active as its competitors. Especially in the second half of the 27-year-old had been very scarce. His spots, he obviously wanted to see again until February.

Hansen is on day 2 with 567 000 chips, and begin the biggest stack. In his neck but he already feels the breath of Joe Hachem, who has collected 538 000 chips.

In the final hand of the match with 6-7 Hansen flopped two pair, who held against Ivey’s pair of eights with open-ended straight draw.

Aside from his appearance in Macau Ivey had been absent since the Black Friday of the tournament scene. When he suddenly calmly strolled into the tournament room, which caused a sensation accordingly.

Unfortunately, Ivey, who played a very active, as he would have to shake some rust from the hinges poker, do not reach the money.

Take heed!

Hansen and Hachem are at the top of the small final field. Not all who were able to achieve this as well, we had to expect.

Dan Smith, Mikhail Smirnov, Sorel Mizzi, Tony G., Nam Le and Sam Trickett are now also reflected in the title race to intervene.

However, could be Jason Mercier (10) and Erik Seidel (11) does not qualify for the finals.

Also, Tony Bloom, Tom Dwan, Dan Shak, Mike Watts and Jonathan Karamilikis the rapid structural needed to pay tribute and dropped out prematurely. Later in the day, it caught and Daniel Alaei, Daniel Negreanu, Tobias Meier Reinke, Daniel Cates, and JC Tran.

A total of 22 players attended the event, significantly less than last year competed las 38th

Only four players will split the more than two million Australian dollars among themselves. The winner collects $ 1.012 million AUD.

The positions two to four will be rewarded with $ 616,000, $ 330,000 and $ 242,000.

In the final chip counts:
First Gus Hansen – 567 000
Second Joe Hachem – 538 000
Third Dan Smith – 346 500
4th Mikhail Smirnov – 265,000
5th Sorel Mizzi – 228 500
6th Tony G. – 102 000
7th Nam Le – 79 500
8th Sam Trickett – 73 000

As I Have Been good last year today, January 6, Three Kings Have the rewarder me with the gift of clairvoyance so with permission of the teacher- Sandro King – I will throw my five predictions About poker in Spain for the year Have Already Begun.

Anyway, I take very seriously. As the great Sandro King is not perfect and two hundred predictions wrong, to me it is very likely the Same Thing That Happen to me. For your part You Can Predict Which two predictions I will make mistakes. Unfortunately I Have not the ratio of Success of the great seer laSexta.

Alla go.

1. Regulates Spain online gambling

Having seen so far May Come This statement in the catalog Almost of the predictions. The process is still long and tortuous and increasingly It Seems That the end is near, a new twist to leave Skein Further bundled everything in one place. Still, my prediction is Gerund Gamble, Is That in 2012 we Regulated online gambling in Spain.

The Operators Will invest heavily in advertising to ATTRACT New Audience Also to market while Trying to claw market share Among gamers. When Given the starting signal, the flood of promotions are very juicy and boasts fierce competition.

Rake is likely to rise from what we are Slightly Used To date (for instance, in Italy PokerStars commission is 5.5% Compared to 5% of the international platform). Regulars protest the arrival of Bu Perhaps new fishes in the ecosystem mitigates this winrate Increase rake.

In the rooms There Will Be a decent traffic in A Few important months. As I write this (11:15 am, a schedule conducive to anything online poker) is active in PokerStars.it 12 tables and 20 NL100 NL200.

Given the Global Economic situation in the country, and the likely Emergence of strong part-time Employment After the next Labor Reform, the poker as a source of secondary Income, or primary and unique, that ‘s depend on the Ability of each-Is Present as a perfectly plausible option.

Now I pass the forecast released in 2013: liquidity for European Countries That Have shared Regulated gambling.

2. The online casinos are shipwrecked

If success in the previous forecast, we see the entrance to Will the field of eGaming of companies in an industry in recent years have That seen the game on the Internet as Their (unfair) competition and Even In His own field of action have Proven natural waist to fit over the Demands of entertainment Potential new customers.

Before yesterday, still listening to the mantra That Was Not profitable poker for traditional physical casinos as an argument of resistance to innovation in a stagnant industry and Settled on a business model to show signs That Begins of fatigue. Today, profitable or not (it Would Have to ask Their managers), Almost all casinos Spanish Have In Their poker games offer.

Howeve, it Seems to me Difficult to Believe That online poker rooms operated by the casinos to be a Successful product if you do not introduce a radical paradigm shift in management. Try playing online in the offline model is not likely a good strategy and Decisions taken by the management teams of These Will Depend On Their rooms success.

Perhaps Cirsa, Who possessed the experience of WPT, the agent is better for new hires Prepared Who eats from traditional Spanish game, But my prediction is poker That is a residual supply for These operators. And It Will Be a shame.

3. ABC poker is back

Oh, old rockers poker! Do you remember what it WAS to win sencillito FEW years ago? In Those Days of Glory a good friend always meat to our rescue: the ABC poker. Or, as Summed up years ago in this article Asimov, playing tight preflop, bet your good hands, fold the bad, do not bluff, do slow play and pay with odds. Bingo … and deep pockets.

After people Learn to play better and Nothing was simple. The poker evolved and Learn Renewed Fell overboard and not the sharks ate him.

Howeve, if my first prediction is still good (lol), With the advent of regulation is Highly likely the landing of a horde of little fish ready to be the new Negreanu.

Having the radar points to see Where You Will Find marine wildlife and flora (Juan Carreno dixit ) And to throw back our old cane ABC poker, maybe Gives you a joy to more than one Who Had Given Up to the flood of meta-game, leveling and super-aggresion-factor today.

4. Spanish not win a “major”

For I will throw this forecast variance. What is the Percentage of Spanish About the total field of all the tournaments EPT , WPT , WSOPand WSOPE to be played DURING 2012? Not hard to imagine That the chance to win one of These tournaments is very complicated Simply making an estimate of Those numbers. And we know That you have a lot of poker statistics.

As an example, a curiosity. At this Time, and considering the average Spanish That poker player you eat close to the average player of Any Other Country in the drafting of Poker-Red-play to predict Certain criteria, if a Spanish Will the EPT final table bubble When the breaks. Just put the data on the number of total field About us survivors and make of a simple rule of thumb.

Following the Above example, casting the old account and Calculated guesswork, get out That We Will not win a major Spanish in 2012. Although we know the statistics are to That be broken. We Can!

5. Raul Mestre Makes WSOP final table at

No Spanish player Carlos Mortensen But you Reach the final table at an event at the World Series of Poker ( one step Etayo Came Within This Year ), But Neither is a strange fact-if we Consider That FEW Spanish That play … These statistics!

Howeve in the last edition Already a handful Were Who Were Encouraged to try Their luck, Especially in Small and Medium events, and the boxes Were falling.

From Poker-Network we are Launching a crusade staff (ie give regular plate) for Raul Mestre WSOP is played like god, But We Know That the notion of Spending More Than a month in Las Vegas tournament is sure to gamble you cause heartburn Immediately .

With a good tournament schedule and a good bundle selected for sale The Park (Which we know Brings good luck) We Have No Doubt That the chances That Raul Comes Home With A final table in the pocket are more Than high. And the final table is a small step bracelet …

As always, let us pray to the variance and fill this news definitely encouraging comments for the teacher to launch Into the adventure.

Poker players as ProfessionBut behind the facade hides a lot more. Play poker is by far not always the glamorous life that is conveyed in movies so much. It is a tough sport!

Doing it as a pro and earn a living from it, similar demands on the person like any competitive sport. Daily, hours of practicing, always work perfectly in debugging itself, the right moment to cope with devastating low blows and just as determined to confront opponents – these are the ever-present challenges of professionals.

However, the professional poker players not only handle some of the requirements, he must also bring a lot: discipline, Poker Face, psychological insight, self-confidence, nerves of steel, strategic thinking, good memory and years of experience.
Different types of poker pros

The professional poker player does so with a lot of talent, experience and discipline. But what is for now out of the ordinary, successful poker player.

There is a distinction between three different poker playing styles: the online players, the offline player and the tournament players, with the “success” is often questionable players in the tournament.
Multitasking and capitalism in online poker

The online player sits alone at his computer every day and plays. Fun he has not been long at poker and even if he had, he would not allow him, for he can only play games, bring to a profit and high profit for others. Since he does not even playing online has the opportunity to watch his teammates to bluff or to otherwise cause confusion, he can not in between – to play a hand or risk feeling – only once briefly.

Instead, it is in his interest to play as many tables as possible simultaneously. The online poker players is therefore more a businessman and above all, a capitalist, as the smart, charming gentleman the anzwinkert over his cards across the waitresses.

Most of them feel their job for a time too, but boring. The game will be monotonic and they have to discipline yourself. And, although poker is based on statistics and poker players should theoretically have some income every day, every day, the cards do not behave according to the mathematical prediction, but only over the long term. The experienced gambler knows that it is often more like chaos theory because according to Statistics and always feels long dry spells have to be overcome.
“Behavioral research”, unscrupulous and aggressive player in the casino

The offline player has a much more interesting life than the online player as he is often in casinos and similar venues where gambling is allowed, rumtreibt. He does not have the opportunity to play at multiple tables simultaneously, but must be beginners and players look bad, which he drives with charisma and psychological tricks to lose their money. He is still a lot of capitalist than the online players. He needs to watch his victims ruthless in his eyes while he excludes, for which he has in his personal career field Contact with peopleWhich makes his work exciting and explosive.
King or the art of living in the splendor of the public

The last category is the tournament player who is often characterized by poverty and no results. There are some who really had the royal flush on the hand and survived many who are sponsored, and the rest somehow. This is firstly because the arrival and participation in such tournaments are outrageously expensive, on the other hand they have to play against professionals and do not like the on-and offline players reckless laity.

This industry can be described as “either-or world.” The stakes are higher than on the Internet and all players are dead serious. Inadvertent rule violations are punished mercilessly or may not actually happen. In return they offer a certain amount of fame and big money.

Ultimately, the profession of poker players but are not taken lightly. The Financing represents a major challenge for many, and the nail-biting, emotional games that fascinate the private man so no longer appear in the pro-life. But to whom it really itches in your fingers, except the “good sheet” desired.

According to the changes adopted by the German sports betting market is thus opened to private operators, at least to some extent. Prime Minister Peter Harry Carstensen, had pleaded with his government for a much wider opening.

The new contract is not yet in force. This requires that all state legislatures approve officially, and that he will only be submitted if it has notified the EU Commission.

The plan is to award 20 licenses for sports betting, and thus to act against illegal vendors. A legal regulation of online poker for example is not provided.

Schleswig-Holstein, however, has his own gambling law decided. It is already at the first Enter into force in January, allowing sports betting and poker on the Internet without restrictions.

The signs are pretty clear from Brussels: The European Court has traveled declared in September 2010 that the existing breach in Germany state monopoly on gambling and sports betting against European law. The same was true of the plan drawn up several weeks ago, allowing only 15 licenses.

It is unlikely that the EU Commission against the decision of the European Court does, especially in Schleswig-Holstein was waved through with his version of gambling regulation in Brussels already.

Before the Representation of Schleswig-Holstein in Berlin, meanwhile, gathered about 100 employees and top representatives of the German machine industry and demonstrated by the motto “We can not forbid us to play!”

The development is already unstoppable. The first sponsorship deals have been negotiated. So the football stadium in Lübekc is from now on “PokerStars. Lohmühle at the Stadium de “, and the handball players of THW Kiel’s logo Bwin worn on the chest.

During the final table of the WPT is still in Prague (live here at poker time!), A few miles begins already on the next big event in Prague.

Not even a month ago, since Pius the Heinz WSOP Main Event has won, but from the silent, unknown student already has become a media star, which shows itself in dealing with the press as well versed in dealing with the cards.

At his first press conference as he ironed PokerStars Pro questions about the mysterious Russian baking That may be said to have financed the main event, from sovereign. The story was not true, he says, but on the other hand, it is quite normal to sell shares. Above all, he did but save money in order to realize the dream can main event.

He had also never had problems with the legal situation around Online Poker had, since he is now living in Vienna and was therefore never come into conflict with the law. In fact, it is only after reaching the November Nine in August 2011 moved to Vienna. But who can blame him?

Despite his current media time Heinz presence shows in his first event in the colors of PokerStars still no sign of fatigue and casually answered all the questions:

Favorite player? “Tom Dwan and Phil Galfond.” Favorite hand? “No. Sure glad you always have aces, “he says with a grin,” but because I play quite a few hands. “Favorite sport? “Basketball.” Who will win the European Champion? “Germany or Spain?” Heinz goes even up to four times a week to the gym.

Preferably it online or live poker? “Neither. I like to play both, and I liked especially the factors that distinguish the two versions. ”

Look like sine future is uncertain: “I plan for the coming months to drive to safety with PCA and EPT Berlin, but what I will do later once I have it still not a lot of thought.”

Despite the euphoria surrounding his person Heinz has remained with both feet on the ground.

“Now I will not pack my things and move to Las Vegas to be one of those Vegas pros. I stay in Vienna for now. My friends and my family are just too important. ”

For Heinz poker shows a surprisingly rational attitude on which to build.

“I will surely play many tournaments, but I do not think I will be forever on the road circuit. I just can not imagine my life to do the same. ”

Pius Heinz is the player to whom it is owed to that poker in Germany until evening news and journal Today, has succeeded in numerous talk shows and safe in all still coming year reviews. Nevertheless, he remains the question whether he can be a good ambassador of the game, encouraging modest.

“I will do my best. Whether it’s good enough for others to decide. “

“I’ll raise you one” was the project that the artist had installed Zefrey Throwell in the window of Art in General. The title is an intentional and linguistic awkwardness could be “I raise you one” hot, but also with a flippant “I’m raising ‘you one” or “I’ll get you one down.” be translated. Here the exchange language with the terminology of the popular card game in the U.S. in a playful manner is mixed.

50 participants, who took turns again and again sat behind the window and played strip poker. Six hours a day. The spectacle was seen from the street and drew art enthusiasts and amateur voyeurs alike. Throwell explained the meaning of the event thus: “I see this as a criticism of the economy and society, and how wealth is distributed in our society.”

Thus, the event is close in spirit to the Occupy-motion. However, here most of the participants were naked from the second day. “I’ve told people that they can wear what they want. Clothes here means yes quasi bankroll. My advice, however, was to wear many layers. ”

Actually, “I’ll raise you one” more like a beacon of absurdity and futility, and was not meant quite seriously the history, but art is known to try out must be limits, and it seems fun to the participants to have been made for.

Nudity as a form of protest is nothing new for Zefrey Throwell. His most famous project is called “Ocularpation: Wall Street.” A group of performers dressed as bankers, managers, secretaries, etc. put on the market street and took off for no apparent Anlasss. The project attracted international attention.

The fact that Germany is engaged in Greece, we read daily in the mainstream media. Normally, it then goes to rescue systems and investments, but at the PokerStars EPT in the southern Greek resort of Loutraki, the German players every effort to kidnap a few more euros from the country.

A total of 336 players greeted the hosts at the premiere of Casino Loutraki, which reached 232 days second On both days, starting translated German players at the top of the chip tables : Julian Herold and Mario Puccini. Paul Knebel has also played on Day 2 in the Top Ten.

Among the participants were on Day 1B, and A. Peyman and Lüth, Marvin Rettenmaier, Jan Collado, Roger Hairabedian, Arnaud Mattern, Vanessa Rousso, Randy Lew, Johnny Lodden, Eugene Katchalov, Jeff Sarwer and Kevin MacPhee.

The by far largest group of players coming from the host country, Bulgaria is the second largest group (which also happens not every day).

From Germany, although only a small group arrived, but so far shows a dominating performance. Maybe it is the spirit of the WSOP, which inspired the Germans.

Today is two days of EPT Loutraki place. In the meantime, have been payouts announced. Wait on the winner € 347 000, the second and third will receive € 221,800 or more 134 400. A total of 48 players make the money, and the total prize pool is € 1,344,000.
Top Ten Chipcount Tag 1B:

1. Mario Puccini – 159 150
2. Toni Judet – 143 500
3. Jonian Antoni – 124 425
4. Grudi Grudev – 117 200
5. Christos Ntikos – 116 250
6. Geogios Zisimopoulos – 113 175
7. Vitalijs Zavorotnijs – 104 900
8. Paul Knebel – 90 974
9. Nicolas Chouity – 80 900
10. Michail Manolakis – 78,975

Yes, Tony G is still too upset. In a BBC interview about the case of Full Tilt and the negligence of Alderney’s Gambling Control Commission’s licensing was the Australian Lithuanians “World class poker player,” presented.

To his vanity, however, must not stand alone, Tony G took in announcing the news his “Bosom friend” Phil Hellmuth on board. At Tony’s webpage then the following statement was read.

“If I had my good buddy Phil Hellmuth, the past week would have kept a real career highlight for me. Something I would have called loudly from the rooftops. I’ve been interviewed by the BBC. I’m with them about the Search for the “Professor” (the red. Howard Lederer) spoken and they actually called me one world class player. Mainstream Media, one of the world’s largest broadcasters, the BBC calls you world-class players. I bet you would have the Phil hinausgetweetet within a few seconds in the world. And what you said? ”

Maybe: @ Phil_hellmuth “Now it’s official – the BBC has announced in a press conference, which everybody already knows -. I am world class”

Or: @ Phil_Hellmuth “Have dinner with Hilary Swank, Slash and a group of Texan billionaire and five minutes I found time for the BBC. They wanted an autograph. ”

As a conclusion, Tony G was then still quite modest: “I know I’m no world class otherwise. But at a table with the Russians and French in each case. However, I strive for total world domination. ”

As a last resort praised Tony G for the Phil Hellmuth best fake-Tweed $ 25 out. And here are the suggestions:

@ Phil_hellmuth Said “I just with a few guys from the BBC. And I have actually called it a world class player. Can you believe that? ”

@ Phil_hellmuth “I was born with the aces on the hand. I’m like the wind, nobody can stop me. Certainly not a small Lithuanian who can not even spell the word poker even more. ”

@ Phil_hellmuth”I just play Chinese poker with Kim Jung Ill for the $ 200,000 point. The BBC has really disturbed me, but to tell me how wonderful I am. Also, I had three hole in one in golf with President Obama and Justin Bieber. I’m the best in the world and God wants it I would. “

All three companies have issued press releases to announce the partnership. Were previously published several newspaper interviews and agency reports, in which outlines the future cooperation was.

According to the Reuters news agency should – if the American authorities have created the legal conditions – created a new company in which Bwin / PartyGaming will hold 65%. The name of the company is not yet known.

MGM will own 25%, 10% with Boyd Gaming.

Both MGM and Boyd to poker on behalf of the brands PartyPoker and WPT offering may also use the software by Bwin, in order to market its own products.

The property of MGM include the MGM Grand, Bellagio and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Boyd Gaming owns 17 casinos in six U.S. states, including the Borgata in Atlantic City, and Sam’s Town, The Orleans, Gold Coast and in Las Vegas.

Jim Murren, MGM’s CEO, said in an interview:

“We in Washington is now the overwhelming conviction that [on the subject of the regulation Online Poker] Must be spoken. ”

Jim Ryan, CEO of Bwin, added: “The plan is to combine the brand Party Poker and World Poker Tour as well as our knowledge of business operations with the practical expertise of MGM and Boyd.”

“In the U.S., so there will be four stamps dedicated to the acquisition and these players together under the umbrella of a single network.”

Keith Smith, CEO of Boyd Gaming, said: “We believe there must first be a regulated, legal base, so that online games can take place with maximum security and minimum risk.”

“If Congress can bring itself to a legal regulation of online poker, we are one of the most reputable online poker provider at our side and be able to give all players in the United States offer a safe, fair and entertaining game experience.”

Bwin / Party is the largest gambling company in the stock market. In the last year, the company at $ 716 million.