Newsletter October 2011
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7th September
Red Hawk Casinos
“ Bad Beat “
$37,000
Jackpot
Ronald from Placeville California was dealt “ pocket aces “ another player at the table was dealt “ pocket kings “
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Flop was dealt “ king, king, ace “
Ronald had “ flopped “ aces “full house” with kings.
Opponent “ flopped “ four kings.
This scenario qualified the Texas Hold’Em table for a bad beat jackpot of $37,000 US
Ronald’s losing hand earned the top payout of $18,517 his opponent received $9,258
The remaining seven players at the table each received $1,322.
A “ bad beat “ jackpot is paid only when a normally unbeatable hand loses to an even stronger hand.
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9th September
Sky Poker 2011
UK
Poker Tour
Sky Poker Tour will begin on 29th/30th October
at the Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club Nottingham England.
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The seven leg event will end on the 25th/26th August 2012 again at the Dusk Till Dawn
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14th September
World Poker Tour
Grand prix de Paris
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Mathew Waxman wins $729,866 US at the WPT final
held at the Aviation Club de France.
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Waxman 26 from Florida beat a field of 312 players.
WPT Grand Prix de Paris Final
standings
1 Mathew Waxman $ 729,866
2 Hugo Lamaire $ 442,645
3 Fred Magen $ 299,834
4 Byron Kaverman $ 218,860
5 Mikko Sundell $ 187,597
6 Martin Jacobson $ 125,083
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16th September
Ecuador’s Casinos Closures
Ecuador’s casinos are to be closed within six months following a referendum in May.
Four million people voted in favour of closing the country’s gaming market with the loss of 3,000 gaming related jobs.
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29th September
Atlantic City Casinos
Plastic Surgery
$25,000 US
“Give Away”
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort is giving one lucky winner $25,000 US towards the procedure ot their choice in the the $25,000 US “ Nip Tuck and Lift” Sweepstakes to be held on the 2nd October.
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29th September
Full Tilt Poker
Licences Revoked
Alderney Gambling Control Commissioners, sitting as a tribunal, have revoked the licences of Vantage Ltd, Fico Ltd and Oxalic Ltd trading as “ Full Tilt Poker “ with immediate effect.
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This follows the earlier suspension of the licences on June 29th 2011.
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Poker Tip
Bad Beat Jackpots are certainly a win win situation for both poker players and casino operators.
None of these creative initiative scan be found in “ private “ poker games.
Terry Poole
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