Newsletter April 2010
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March 8th
PokerStars qualifier wins 1 million Euros
Qualifier Kevin “ imalucksack “ MacPhee has won the European Poker Tour Berlin Open.
MacPhee a 29 year old American from Idaho, beat runner-up Ilari Tahkokallio from Finland.
He also wins an EPT seat at the at the grand final in Monte Carlo in April.
MacPhee beat a field of 945 players from 48 countries.
The E.P.T. Berlin was held at the Casino Spielback.
www.spielbank-berlin.de
March 8th
Drama at the Spielbank Casino Berlin
The E.P.T. was interrupted on Saturday – day 4 of the event- by armed gunmen who targeted the registration desk outside the tournament area in the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
www.berlin.grand.hyatt.com
www.casinocitytimes.com
March 28th
Swiss Casino under attack
Another group of dangerous thieves have smashed their way into the Grand Casino Basel Switzerland.
The gang who were all French speakers escaped with hundreds of thousands of dollars.
www.telegraph.co.uk/worldnews/europe/switzerland
March 29th
$42,000,000 Slot Malfunction
Louise Chavez thought that she had hit the $42 Million jackpot at the Fortune Valley Casino Colorado.
Unfortunately there was a machine malfunction and the staff told Louise that the win was invalid.
The local division of gaming will be looking into the machine’s software and there is a possibility that she could win something.
However this is not the worse case scenario regarding slot malfunctions.
November 2nd 2009 Daytona Beach Florida at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort near Tampa USA.
Bill Seebeck a local man, who lives on a houseboat nearby , thought that he had won $166,000,000 playing the Bally Ultimate Party Spin slot machine.
www.wftv.com
23rdth March
£16,000 Blackjack win
for fifty pence
( sterling )
The Gala Casino Sunderland UK has a progressive jackpot for blackjack played on a standard table.
www.galacasin.co.uk
The punter who remains anonymous won £16,000 for a 50pence stake.
www.sunderlandecho.com
19th March
Pokerstars at the Mohegan Sun
A sixteen day poker festival at the Mohegan Sun Connecticut will commence on the 7th of April.
The event will include a $25,600 two-day high roller bounty shootout.
www.mohegansun.com
March 25th
$212,000,000 million up-grade
www.crowncasino.com.au
Crown Casino Melbourne will be spending this vast sum on a VIP upgrade for its Mahogany Room.
Included in the up-grade will be a $30,000,000 custom fitted Gulf Stream Jet, that can sleep nine people.
This will increase Crown’s VIP corporate jet fleet to three.
www.news.com.au
March 24th
Opulent Casino Opens
In Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
A story hard to believe with over 2,000,000 million Zimbaweans in dire need of aid.
The casino has opened on the site of the old Ascot Race Course in Bulawayo.
The venue features two stories of plush furnishings, slot machines and well stocked bars.
www.thezimbabwean.co.uk
Poker Tip
I am almost tempted to play progressive blackjack for fifty pence. ( see article Gala Casinos Sunderland )
It’s always great fun to come away a winner from what ever poker school, card game or casino game you play.
This is the hardest thing to do, quit whilst you are ahead.
Work on it!!!
Terry Poole
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