New Bingo Sites Dominate in 2011
Sun Bingo picked up the prestigious WhichBingo.co.uk Site of the Year award for 2010, and the site has continued it’s strong performance into 2011 with some great offers. But, it’s the new bingo sites which seem to be really grabbing the attention of players – with as many as 50 new sites launching so far in 2011.
Of all the new sites to have launched, Wonder Bingo is seen by many as the favourite. Over on TopBingoSites they rank Wonder Bingo highly, awarding it the maximum 5 stars
Wonder Bingo was originally a Facebook bingo game, but the makers quickly realised the potential and launched a real-play version of the game at WonderBingo.com. Players who sign up are given a bonus of up to 200% and, at the time of writing, a £5 free play was also offered.
The site is very colourful and has exciting games to play. There’s also lots of great prizes to be won, such as iPads and holidays.
Other new bingo sites that were rated highly so far include Jackpot Bingo and Hippo Bingo, which have both also been given 5-star ratings. It’s unclear how many more new sites will hit the scene in 2011, but they’ll have to go someway to beating Wonder Bingo for the new bingo site of the year crown!
The FBI seizes accounts Bitar, Lederer, Ferguson and Furst
New York Prosecutors showed the judge a few days ago a report for the inclusion of new scam involved in the Full Tilt Poker.
Plus Raymond Bitar, Included the names of major shareholders of the company, Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer and Rafe Furst as responsible for diversion of up to $ 443,860,530 to the co-owners, De-capitalized the company.
Supposedly, according to the report of the company, 41 million have gone into the hands of Bitar, 42 to those of Lederer, 11.7 to 85 million Furst and have been for Chris Ferguson would have received but only 25 and that he owed the rest.
Well, today the news uncovered Subject: Poker reporting that the FBI had received orders to withhold accounts and funds Ray Bitar (In Natwest) Howard Lederer (Wells Fargo) Chris Ferguson (Citibank) and Rafe Furst (Pictet & Co Bankers).
How long does it take to see an arrest?
The nosebleeds are welcoming the prodigal sons
The Pot-Limit games 200/400 Omaha no longer rely exclusively on Phil Galfond or ‘Isildur1′.
After the initial phase after Black Friday, where the high stakes games are maintained through the appearances of Viktor Blom ‘Isildur1′ and his nemesis Cao Rui ‘PepperoniF’ golden age began in the Pot Limit Omaha in the nosebleeds with the Ilari Sahamies return ‘Ilari FIN’ and Phil Galfond ‘MrSweets28′.
The poor performance and a rest seem to be the reasons for the sudden disappearance of ‘Isildur1′ tables. Galfond also slow her game. Could this mean a severe blow to the nosebleeds?
No. It seems that inertia is strong enough.
Ilari Sahamies is experiencing one of the best streaks of his career Rafi Amit and players like ‘rafaelamit’ Jedlicka Nicki ‘RealAndyBeal’ or ‘socutiesf’ are keeping the flame alive and giving action. What’s more there are new additions to the tables, as are old acquaintances of the high stakes Brian Hastings ‘$ tinge 88′ and Sami Kelopuro ‘Lrslzk’.
And Ben Grundy ‘milkybarkid’ has been allowed to see the tables and comments that may be the next opponent Viktor Blom in the Superstar Showdown
Most remarkable in the session’s final hours, Sami Kelopuro managed to win a $ 180,000, while Ilari Sahamies and Brian Hastings is faring the worst with $ 200,000 and $ 40,000 of losses respectively.
We can only hope that Phil Galfond Viktor Blom and join the party as soon as possible, But nobody can say because the stakes high interest depends only on two or three top names.
OHS – Galfond Sahamies follows with $ 370k profit
After he had to go through quite a dry spell, volunteered Phil Galfond back yesterday at the high stakes online session with a healthy profit. The stakes continue to rise.
Galfond 2236 hands sat long at the $ 200 / $ 400 tables of PokerStars. This will now be played for several days in a row, the highest ever Stakes, which was previously seen at PokerStars. Because memories are brought back to the best FullTilt times.
Galfond played 6-max, mainly against Rafi “refaelamit” Amit and Ilari Sahamies and heads-up against Andreas’ Skjervoy “Torbergsen.
Galfond successfully completed both games and added, especially the Norwegians in considerable damage. For Skjervoy an unfamiliar feeling, because he was in the past few weeks consistently successful.
Galfond logged off than themselves, were for him a whopping $ 368k profit impact.
Over the past few weeks had Galfond very mixed results, And its balance sheet remained nearly unchanged accordingly. After yesterday night but he is now back at $ 483K profit for 2011.
In contrast Torbergsen experienced a disaster and lost $ 470k, more than any other player yesterday. Nevertheless, the Norwegians now with $ 1.43 million profit this year remains the most successful player on PokerStars.
Galfond was not the only player on the upswing. Even experienced Sahamies again a good day $ 183k and earned the $ 200 / $ 400 PLO tables. The Finn is this year the player with the biggest swings. He currently stands at $ 534K profit.
Among the top five yesterday also included “VietRussian” (+ $ 149k), “socustiesf” (+ $ 110k), and “tjbentham” (+ $ 100k).
Victor Blom’s appearance yesterday was as short as his performances in the previous WCOOPEvents. In only 105 hands lost to the Swede $ 80k.
High Stakes Poker – the August balance
The conclusion of the high stakes month of August is: the wild dollar battles of the past come back slowly. The dominator of the carnage of the past four weeks: Viktor Isildur1 Blom. The loser of the month is not his opponent Shootout Ilari Sahamies, but according to Loose-head position in July to a further Sauce123 Ben Sulsky.
In August, there is hope. And in a return of the great battles at the highest limits. Especially the last ten days There were huge in itself. Not seen in a long session took Viktor Isildur1 Blom its Scandinavian opponents Ilari Ilari_FIN Sahamies almost $ 800k from. Ziigmund had previously ex- shoveled within 36 hours over a million dollars to his bankroll.
Financed the duel was between the two, some in which it believed extinct almost six-figure pots had come, that is from other players. Among them was after a Disaster month of July again on another Ben Sauce123 Sulsky. The American has burned in the past 60 days, so about $ 850k.
In the Top 5 are the winner of the month, this time without exception, well-known names. Sun ranks behind the Dominator Blom Norwegian Anders Skjervoy TorbergsenWho has one of the most consistent winners in PLO, and also pushed the total annual ranking of 2nd place. Beech stand Profits of nearly $ 2 million.
Rank 3 shows a German-speaking players, namely the newly crowned winner of EPT Ronny KaiserWho could scoop the $ 300k prize money in Estonia yet another $ 500k in online winnings to his bankroll.
Even the otherwise heavily damaged Finn Ilari Sahamies is in the top 5 winnersFollowed by Phil MrSweets28 GalfondThat could make, especially on the third week in a few sessions $ 700k profit.
One of the big losers in recent weeks Gavin gavz101 Cochrane. Until March this year, he had counted on the steady winners and played in the top 5 of the year rankings. By a loss of $ 500k in August, he had to place there now for Andres skjervoj Torbergsen make.
Among the top losers, unfortunately, is also The German Davin mTw-DaviN GeorgiThat needed for its $ 435K U.S. dollars minus just 5500 hands and thus the largest loss per hand import.
The facts:
The winners in August:
1st Viktor Isildur1 Blom, $898.075
2nd Andreas Skjervøy Torbergsen, $767.921
3rd Ronny 1-ronny3 Kaiser, $478.170
4th Ilari Ilari_FIN Sahamies, $416.917
5th Phil MrSweets28 Galfond, $410.232
The losers in August:
1st Ben Sauce123 Sulsky, $-571.360
2nd Gavin gavz101 Cochrane, $-452.381
3rd Davin mTw-DaviN Georgi, $-435.396
4th Zypherin, $-409.426
5th moirhums, $-332.425
The winners for 2011:
1st Gus Hansen $3.941.703
2nd Andreas skjervoj Torbergsen, $1.955.533
3rd Daniel jungleman12 Cates, $1.952.994
4th Alexei NoPasaran Makarov, $1.875.348
5th Matt Hawrilenko, $1.440.095
The losers of 2011:
1st Tom Durrrr Dwan, $-2.474.309
2nd Eugene fishosaurusREX Yanayt, $-1.399.950
3rd Kagome Kagome, $-1.377.281
4th cadillac1944, $-1.336.308
5th EsVedra, $-1.182.259
November Nine Sam Holden – The unemployed Briton
Only a year after beginning his career Sam Holden is in the finals of the most important poker tournament in the world. Pius Heinz is the player before he has the most respect.
The 22-year-old Englishman is the final table of the WSOP Main Event, with 12.375 million chips to start. He is the short stack at the table. Nevertheless, it is already $ 782k safe. If he still can turn the events in his favor, are $ 8.7 million profit in the premium space.
Holden flew the day after the World Series back to England. Meanwhile, he had already appeared in the British mass media as Sun and Mirror.
“It was fantastic. I’m trying to savor it fully, “said the 888Pro, which we reached at his home in Canterbury.
“This is not something I’m obviously not used to. I had no idea what to expect. The final table of the WSOP is the dream of every poker player. ”
Holden grew up in Herstmontceux, a small town near Eastbourne in East Sussex. Like most kids, he was in a sports club, but could also become friends with the school.
“I was never very good in a particular sport, but I liked mathematics and statistics.”
That was one of many reasons why Holden was interested immediately for poker. He saw poker on TV for the first time during his tenure at the University of Kent.
“Cards and strategy games I’ve always enjoyed it. I am also quite ambitious. ”
Holden began online poker for play money, to learn the rules and basic strategy to acquire. It did not take very long before Holden was talking to his friends and for the first time depositing money.
“I’ve probably paid three times and each time lost my money within a few months.”
Then it finally did click, and Holden began to beat the micro-level. In his last time at the University of Holden has already won so much money that he could quit his second job in a pub.
Online poker more and more certain of his daily life, and as Holden had finally passed his exams in forensics, was already clear to him that he wanted to play professionally.
His parents were none too thrilled were expected to grant him, however, and eventually became his supporter.
“Actually, I wanted to take back to college and the magister. But then I started earning good money, and I had a lot of fun. When my parents then saw that I could pay my bills, they were reassured. ”
Online Holden was recorded earlier this year a great success: He reached the final table of the Sunday Million and was finished fifth for over $ 50k.
In his first three events at this WSOP, he could not reach the ranks of money left to them but not deterred.
“I knew that in the main event is much more possible, and frankly I expected a higher level of play. Of course, I also had luck with the table draws. ”
Holden is the short stack at the final table, but can not bring them out of the rest: “I bon from online poker used to playing 25-30 BB. I go with 24 BB to the table. That gives me enough room to play, and I will not rashly risking my chips. ”
About his chances in the final Holden says: “The whole table is very strong, and anything can happen. If I had to call a player who has particularly impressed me, then it is Pius Heinz. He had to show overall very few hands, and that’s always a sign of strength. ”
Why he is “the unemployed Briton” called?
“I first worked together with a mass medium,” laughs Holden. “The story that they brought was fine, but then they subtitled” The Jobless Brit “. Already in the first sentence was then that I play poker professionally, then they contradicted themselves as somehow itself “