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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Virgo remote gaming server—INSPIRED

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Gala Coral players can now enjoy a number of Inspired’s iconic and engaging omnichannel slot games, including:

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• Drop It: A fun, cascading, symbols bonus game with exploding wilds
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• Merlin: A bonus-rich slot game with an engaging wizard theme and increasing jackpots, complete interactive features, such as Wild Fire, Book of Spins for free spins and the Spell of Plenty

New games, exclusive for Gala Coral players, are in development in both Inspired’s and Gala Coral’s own in-house games studios. Gala Coral also now has access to distribute its own in-house developed games and selected third-party titles, via Inspired’s RGS, Virgo.

Luke Alvarez, Founder and CEO of Inspired, comments: “Inspired is leading the industry charge for omnichannel content delivery. We recognise that players want to be able to access their favourite Inspired games 24/7, on every platform. Plus, by focusing on HTML5 development, we are enabling operators to reach a wider audience of mobile gamers.”

Mark Kemp Gaming Director at Gala Coral, adds: “Inspired is an excellent partnership for us across both content and technology. Making Inspired’s best retail gaming titles available to Gala Coral customers online & mobile is important to us, particularly our Coral brand. The Virgo RGS platform provides single HTML5 development across desktop and mobile channels that give us the flexibility to develop and distribute both Inspired’s and our own in-house games studios omnichannel gaming content very efficiently across all our brands and third parties.”

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2009 WSOP Main Event Down To The November Nine

^In the wee hours of the morning, the coveted spots that will fill the Final Table of the 2009 WSOP Texas Hold’em Main Event Tournament, were determined. This Final Table is otherwise known as the November Nine and reported by some as the most talented Main Event Table in years. Here are the Final Nine, [...]

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PokerNews Podcast Episode #274: RAWA Reaction feat. Giuliano Bendinelli and Anatoly Filatov

March 26th, 2015

Rich and Donnie break down Wednesday's RAWA hearing on Capitol Hill, and Remko talks to Global Poker Masters champion and MVP Giuliano Bendinelli, along with Russia's Anatoly Filatov.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

LAPT8 Chile: Quezada crushed in seventh, Teixeira taking from table

Renata Teixeira's last name is pronounced tay-SHARE-ah. Far from sharing, though, she's taking and taking so far at today's LAPT Chile Main Event final table, and in fact has catapulted all of the way up to second position after starting the day as the table's short stack.

Renata Teixeira

We might well be reporting on her elimination, however, if not for a fortuitous river card just now in a hand versus Rodrigo Quezada, who has become our seventh-place finisher.

The hand began with a Teixeira raise to 88,000 from under the gun. The table folded around to Quezada in the big blind who called, and the pair together watched a flop of all clubs -- 6♣A♣4♣.

Quezada checked, then called Teixeira's continuation bet of 100,000. The A♥ fell on fourth street pairing the board, and this time when Quezada checked, Teixeira announced she was pushing all in, and Quezada -- whose stack only barely exceeded hers -- didn't wait long before calling.

Teixeira turned over A♠K♥ for trip aces, but Quezada had flopped a flush with T♣9♣. All leaned forward as the dealer burned a card and delivered the river -- the 6♥!

Another pair on board meant a full house for the purple-haired player from Brazil. Suddenly she was up close to 1.4 million and second in chips, while Quezada was down to just 75,000.

The next hand saw Teixeira check-raising the turn versus Fabian Chauyire to earn another pot and chip up still further.

A couple of hands later Quezada was all in for his last 35,000 from the hijack versus two opponents, Javier Venegas (small blind) and Nacho Barbero (big blind). The board came 8♣6♣A♣T♥3♥ with a river bet from Venegas chasing Barbero, and after Venegas showed A♦Q♠ Quezada mucked, his tourney run ending in seventh ($29,480).

Rodrigo Quezada - 7th place

Here are the current counts as they approach the end of Level 26, with start-of-day leader Chauriye now sixth of six:

Oscar Alache (Chile) -- 2,410,000
Renata Teixeira (Brazil) -- 1,836,000
Nacho Barbero (Argentina) -- 1,161,000
Javier Venegas (Argentina) -- 1,123,000
Justo Esquivel (Chile) -- 834,000
Fabian Chauriye (Chile) -- 595,000

Photography from LAPT8 Chile by Carlos Monti. Watch the stream at LAPT Live. You can also follow the action in Spanish on the PokerStars blog and on Facebook, and in Portuguese on the blog and on Facebook.

Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.

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Mobile Concierge app for Oasis 360 casino management system—ARISTOCRAT

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“Our Oasis 360 solution team constantly looks for ways to develop and incorporate innovative technology that will deliver a powerful user experience, with both operators and patrons; and Mobile Concierge is an incredibly exciting step forward that will take operators to the next level. Mobile Concierge helps casinos increase player loyalty, reduce marketing expenses with strategic digital marketing, and creates a social community within a casino’s loyal rewards member base. It is very exciting technology, and we are thrilled to introduce this product at NIGA 2015,” said Angelo Palmisano, Aristocrat’s Vice President of System Product.

With the power of Mobile Concierge, casinos can personalize their players’ relationship with the casino. The app allows casino marketers to deliver strategic, event-driven marketing messages and empowers the casino to capture valuable business intelligence on the player community and create tailor-made marketing programs that resonate with players.

Additionally, Mobile Concierge creates a social community that nurtures player behavior, rewards players for using the app, highlights casino promotions and creates opportunity to reduce overall marketing expenses.

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PCA 2013: Russia lifts World Cup of Poker trophy ahead of defeated Tajiks

In the best of clichéd senses there was everything to play for when the World Cup of Poker entered its last, critical stage.

Made up of a round of nation vs. nation sit & gos, determined by their standings after the penultimate round, the final stages pitched everyone together in a last ditch scramble for points, and the coveted World Cup.

Captains at work

As is usually the case in a World Cup, it was Germany taking it to the wire. In the final heads-up bout against Canada the scores were tied at two games each. The fifth match would decide it, sort of, with Germany able to wrap it all up and lift the trophy for a second time if they could just beat Canada, and rely on Tajikistan not sweeping the Belgians.

Team Germany was led by their captain Jan Heitmann

But Germany stumbled at the last, leaving Russia ahead on 222 points and Tajikistan needing a win from any of their last two games.

It was a big ask for the Tajik's, who were favourites among those watching by simple virtue of being from a country few people could place on a map. One of their team, Shamshold Niyatbekov had already earned himself Most Valuable Player status and a check for $2,500. But not even Shamshold could win them all.

Most Valuable Player: Shamshold Niyatbekov

It would come down to their last match against Belgium, the last match of the World Cup of Poker IX. A win would seal it. Defeat would gift it to the Russians.

The look on successive Tajik faces told the story better than the cards could. One by one they lost to the Belgians, urged on by their lubricated captain Christophe de Meulder, and to the sheer delight of the Russian team who broke into broad grins and laughter, stark contrast to when asked to smile for their team shot yesterday: "We're Russian, we don't smile."

Champions: Team Russia

But they're smiling now, winners of a combined $90,000, worth $22,500 to each player.

The full results are as follows:

1st. Russia, 222 points
2nd. Germany, 218 points
3rd. Tajikistan, 217 points
4th. Belgium, 215 points
5th. Bulgaria, 215 points (officially a tie, the money was chopped and position determined by one hand of no fold'em hold'em)
6th. Canada, 201 points
7th. Japan, 195 points
8th. Brazil, 178 points

The day's play was peppered with tell-tale signs of good natured rivalry. Team spirit, merely 24 hours old, had become ~~weeklong~~ lifelong friendship. Team chants filled the air. The Germans paid homage to the movie Snatch by calling themselves "Zee Germans!" While Canada routinely cried "Who are you afraid of? Canada!" but with a zeal that could only be taken for irony.

Canada's captain: Adrienne Rowsome

By midnight good spirits had turned to simply spirits. Team Canada were announced as safely in the club house, ("And drinking!" added Captain Adrienne Rowsom), while Japan roared their way through their last matches. Nobuyuki Tanaka was doing most of the roaring. Yesterday he lost all of his matches (and was presented with a limited edition set of playing cards in tribute). Today, he seemed to win them all.

Nobuyuki Tanaka

But the lasting image of the World Cup of Poker 2013 will be that of a couple of dozen people who until yesterday had not met each other, laughing their way through poker that didn't need to sparkle to entertain.

Defeated Bulgarians

It may seem like a trivial event and a difficult one to follow. In fact, when in full swing the worst thing you can ask is "what's going on?" It's simply impossible to say. But when the dust settles it's worth remembering that the money involved is hardly trivial, not to players who will return to micro-stakes games with one hell of a story to tell. To put it in perspective the Tajiks fly home to Dushabe with five times the average salary of Tajikistan in their pockets.

The devastated Tajik team

It brings to an end another World Cup of Poker. Once again it didn't fail, make that couldn't fail, to entertain, inspire and infuriate in equal measure. It was played in a spirit sometimes lost in major tournaments. Just like previous years, defeated teams chose to hang around and see how things turned out rather than get an early night.

Team Russia celebrates

That spirit will live on. Next year the World Cup of Poker will return. The rules will still require a master's degree to understand, the players will still arrive via routes impossible to fathom. And despite promises to the contrary it will still finish at a God awful hour in the middle of the night. And it will be glorious.

Good night from Atlantis.

Stephen Bartley is a PokerStars Blog reporter

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Monday, April 27, 2015

2013 SCOOP Tournament Leader Board correction

During SCOOP 2013, there were four separate tournament leader boards: Low, Medium, High and Overall. An error was identified in the initial calculation of points awarded from High stakes tournaments with small fields, which affected the results of the High and Overall leader boards.

The advertised rules required that leader board points should only have been awarded when a player cashed. However, that rule failed to be enforced during the initial calculation of leader board points, and thus some players who played in certain high buy-in events were mistakenly credited with points they were not eligible to receive. PokerStars regrets the error and has taken steps to solve this instance, and to prevent it reoccurring.

As a result of this error, 'GeorgeDanzer' received extra points, and was mistakenly ranked in first place on the Overall TLB. After correcting the calculations, the actual winner of the Overall TLB is 'AceQuad' of Mexico. PokerStars has now corrected the leader board and contacted the two affected players: 'GeorgeDanzer' and 'AceQuad'. The Overall leader board prizes of the SCOOP Trophy and the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT10 Grand Final Package will be awarded to 'AceQuad'.

In addition, this error caused a re-ranking of some players who would have received prizes on the 2013 SCOOP High leader board. Specifically the following players have moved down from top 10 positions to non-prize awarded positions: 'blanconegro', 'ninototoroko', and 'ImDaNuts'. The following players have moved up into top 10 positions for the SCOOP High leader board and will now receive $1,050 WCOOP tickets for their efforts: 'ana marquez', 'AceQuad', and 'el_batong'.

Overall, ten events were affected by this calculation error. There were 51 players who were awarded points they did not earn according to the official posted rules. The leader board has been re-calculated with the corrected formula. The correction has only changed the prizes for the eight players listed above.

The ten affected events were the High versions of SCOOP 4, 6, 11, 12, 16, 27, 28, 30, 37, and 38. Because these events attract smaller fields, players were awarded points for highly ranked finishes, despite not cashing in the events. PokerStars has corrected the points calculation process to avoid this error repeating in the future. We apologise to the affected players for this error.

Players with any queries about this can email scoop@pokerstars.com

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With a title like, Dr M Brace, players may think this 5 reel video bonus slot is toward the rated R side, but surprisingly is was right about PG. InterCasino hospital sets up the slot and is filled with wild symbols, flexible wagers, and a rewarding bonus feature.

The background is the Hospital and inside the reels are Fruit and Bars. Weird, huh? Also inside the reels, sponge baths, defibrillators, and stethoscopes. Dr M Brace and Nurse Chasity are the wild symbols and they substitutes for all symbols except the scattered Love Heart.

When Dr M Brace appears on reel 1 and Nurse Chasity appears on reel 5, players will trigger the Liaison Feature. Players will check behind curtains to find Dr M Brace, if found, random rewarding prizes are given. Players who receive 3 or more of the scattered Love Heart, will trigger a free spin feature. Players can win up to 20 free spins, where all wins are doubled.

The wager limits are very flexible. The range from $0.01 to $20.00 per line, per spin. This is a 25 line, slot, therefore the max wagers are between $0.25 and $500.00 per spin. Players who play the max wagers will increase their chances of striking bonuses, but are not required to do so. Players also have the auto-play feature inside Dr M Brace.

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It was published on November 24, 2009.

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Follow Live Updates from MSPT Canterbury Park $200K Guarantee Main Event

This weekend, the Mid-States Poker Tour is at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. The stop, which hosted the inaugural MSPT event years ago, has become a staple on the schedule, and all weekend long, players — who only need to be 18 years old to play — will have the chance at a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, one that could very well grown to twice that.

If you're not in the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," fear not as you can FOLLOW ALL OF THE ACTION from the Main Event right here on PokerNews. Simply visit our MSPT Canterbury Park LIVE BLOG for hand updates, chip counts, photos, and more.

"The MSPT is excited to return to Minnesota and to visit the stop where it all began," gushed MSPT owner and operator Bryan Mileski. "Canterbury Park is one of the Midwest's premiere venues, and in addition to great cash games and top-notch food options, the tournament tables are always full. We're looking forward to yet another successful MSPT Canterbury Park."

Earlier this month, the tour held its second-largest stop in history when Jason Mirza won the MSPT Potawatomi in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for $147,529, and then this past weekend Greg Himmelbrand won the first-ever MSPT Maryland Live! for $72,910.

As for the MSPT Canterbury Park, the last time the tour was in town was the Season 5 finale back in December. That is when 432 entrants took to the felt to battle for a $106,483 first-place prize, and tour regular Peixin Liu emerged as the last man standing to take down the biggest live score of his career.

For a historical look at the MSPT Canterbury Park, click here.

Here's a look at the remaining Canterbury Park schedule:

Date	Event	Buy-in	Time (ET)
Friday, April 24	Main Event Day 1a	$1,100	4 p.m.
Saturday, April 25	Main Event Qualifier	$250	10:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 25	Main Event Day 1b	$1,100	4 p.m.
Sunday, April 26	Main Event Day 2	-	10:30 a.m.

The Main Event will be held over three days beginning Friday with Day 1a at 4 p.m. Day 1a will play 14 levels. Saturday's Day 1b will also start at 4 p.m. and play 14 levels. Players who advance from Day 1a are not eligible to play in Day 1b. The remaining players from each flight will combine on Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. and play until a champion is crowned. The Main Event final table will be broadcast live (15-minute delay) with hole cards worldwide on msptpoker.com and PokerNews.

After the Canterbury Park stop, the MSPT will head to FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan from May 9-17. For more information, visit msptpoker.com.

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Greeks in charge as Belgian Poker Series enters Day 2

Earlier in 2011, a few Greek men decided to challenge each other to a year-long contest to determine who was the king of the Greeks. The Greece Poker Challenge pitted Stavros 'IDOLLS' Kalfas, George 'gkap13' Kapalas and Alexis 'J0hnny_Dr@m@' Zervos against each other. Now it appears the Belgian Poker Series could end up determining who wins the entire thing.

At first the contest involved a bunch of different categories.

EPT Finish

Live Cashes

Online ROI

SCOOP

WCOOP

Unless one of the men has a big finish in this weekend's 10th Anniversay celebrations, it could well be that the on-going Belgian Poker Series event determines who comes out on top.

In the live cashes category, Zervos recently moved into the lead after a cash for €25,800 in an EPT Prague side event. He's tied with Kalfas with four cashes, but Zervos has earned more money and hence has the points lead.

George 'gkap13' Kapalas doing just fine at the Grand Final

As the live event category is highly likely to decide the winner of the Challenge, what's going on at the BPS Grand Final is of ever-growing importance. Day 2a is going on right now.

Keep your eyes on the Dutch PokerStars Blog for live action updates.

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Newest Idea for Atlantic City Casinos is Government Advertising

Atlantic City casino operators are telling the state revenues could be improved if the government would just advertise for them.

Atlantic City casino operators keep coming up with ideas to jumpstart their plummeting revenue streams while deflecting blame for the current situation to everyone but themselves. The latest from the eleven licensed New Jersey gambl,ing venues is the concept that increased advertising may solve the problems, as long as the government pays for it.

The Casino Association of New Jersey says it would take $20 million a year to properly promote the town and its gaming. But the casinos currently only have a budget of $11 million, and they want the state to fund the rest.

The group says government contributions would be an investment that would repay itself, through increased gambling revenue and contributions to state projects. It says Las Vegas spends $250 million to promote itself a year.

"Our job is to change perceptions of Atlantic City and bring more people here," said Jeff Vasser, president of the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority. "We are in the most expensive media market in the nation."

Previously, casino executives have speculated that paying for property to be developed as casinos was holding the industry back, and asked for city use of eminent domain rights to aid their private enterprise. A lack of transportation has also been accused of causing casino attrition, and a call for an improved airport and new rail facilities, to be paid for by government, was raised.

Jeff Corbo, head of the Casino Association, says millions of people who live nearby are uninformed of all that exists in Atlantic City that doesn't involve casino gambling. He thinks those features, considered so insignificant recently as to be ignored in casino promotions even down to low-cost ads like on casino websites, now may turn Atlantic City's fortune around... as long as someone else is footing the bill.

Published on August 15, 2009 by VirginiaMaddox

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