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Multiple World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Brian Hastings, has been accused of multi-accounting, and using a VPN, so he can play online poker on PokerStars, whilst in the US, and without the knowledge of the players he is competing against.

Brian Hastings is about to feel the pain. The fall from the top to the bottom leaves a bruise. He is on the way down, and there is no knowing when he will eventually hit the deck.

On June 21st, two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, David ‘Bakes’ Baker sent out a tweet that has since become the roots to a 2+2 thread that is fast approaching 50-pages.

So after I FT’d the SCOOP 2k a bunch of well known pros messaged me telling me @brianchastings was behind the NoelHayes account on Stars

Lee Davy shares his round up of all the action from the 29th day of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker including victory for Adrian Apmann in the Extended Levels event, Eli Elezra leading a Stud final table, and Phil Hellmuth on course for bracelet #15.

The Germans have another bracelet after Adrian Apmann was the only man left with a seat in the slog that was Event #42: $1,500 Extended Play No-Limit Hold’em.

The inaugural event lasted five days, and three handed action between Apmann, Yehoram Houri, and Barny Boatman lasted five hours – longer than any other triumvirate this series.

1,914 entrants made sure the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will include this in their roster of events next year, and the Austrian based German takes the lion’s share of the $2.5m prize pool.

Lee Davy sips a smoothie whilst bringing you a round up of all the week’s poker news, including another meeting that achieved nothing on the future of online poker in California, news of a second RAWA bill, Bwin sell WPT to Ourgame, and much more.

The California State Assembly’s Governmental Organization Committee held another hearing this week. The coven was branded with the title: The Legality of Internet Poker: How Prepared is California to Regulate It? Our very own Steven Stradbrooke wasted four and a half hours of his life. I think the answer is ‘not very.’

Lock Poker played an unexpected starring role, as evidence of the havoc that can ensue if online poker isn’t regulated. PokerStars were also dragged around the room, as is standard when the words ‘Bad Actor’ are uttered in the same sentence as ‘Online Poker in America’. Californian Gambling Control Commission member Richard Schuetz offered the only useful sentence when he said the only bad actor he knew was former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. At least it made Stradbrooke laugh, thus stopping him from falling to sleep.

Sticking with the battle to regulate online poker in America, Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham, introduced a Senate version of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) this week. The only differences noted from the RAWA bill put forward by Republican Jason Chaffetz, were special carve outs to appease the state lotteries, and support land based casinos rights to offer mobile gaming.

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