Monthly Archives: January 2016

Bryn Kenney and Steve O’Dwyer Break PCA & EPT Super High Roller Records

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is well underway with Bryn Kenney and Steve O’Dwyer reaching new heights for the Bahamas behemoth that forms part of the European Poker Tour.

Bryn Kenney and Steve O’Dwyer are setting records at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA).

We’ll start with Kenney.

The 29-year old American once told me that ‘everyone was a degen at heart,’ and that, ‘we all need to feed the beast.’ I reckon the beast is at bursting point as Kenny won the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller (SHR) in the Bahamas for $1,687,800.

Bryn Kenney and Steve O’Dwyer Break PCA & EPT Super High Roller Records

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is well underway with Bryn Kenney and Steve O’Dwyer reaching new heights for the Bahamas behemoth that forms part of the European Poker Tour.

Bryn Kenney and Steve O’Dwyer are setting records at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA).

We’ll start with Kenney.

The 29-year old American once told me that ‘everyone was a degen at heart,’ and that, ‘we all need to feed the beast.’ I reckon the beast is at bursting point as Kenny won the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller (SHR) in the Bahamas for $1,687,800.

eSports Match Fixing: Australian Start-Up Severs CS:GO Ties; Valve Drops The Hammer

Match fixing is once again the topic of discussion within eSports circles after 24/7 eSports drops their Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) team after rumours of match fixing, and Valve dole out permanent bans to 21 naughty boys.

The derogatory term ‘match fixing’ has once again been used in the same paragraph as eSports. This time, it’s a rookie Australian eSports outfit that are making the headlines, albeit in a very positive way.

24/7 eSports was born on Dec 27, 2015. Celebrating their awakening, the company announced plans to venture into the professional sport of Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) by hiring the lineup of former CS:GO team Skyred.

Writing on their website at the time of the launch, they wrote:

eSports Match Fixing: Australian Start-Up Severs CS:GO Ties; Valve Drops The Hammer

Match fixing is once again the topic of discussion within eSports circles after 24/7 eSports drops their Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) team after rumours of match fixing, and Valve dole out permanent bans to 21 naughty boys.

The derogatory term ‘match fixing’ has once again been used in the same paragraph as eSports. This time, it’s a rookie Australian eSports outfit that are making the headlines, albeit in a very positive way.

24/7 eSports was born on Dec 27, 2015. Celebrating their awakening, the company announced plans to venture into the professional sport of Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) by hiring the lineup of former CS:GO team Skyred.

Writing on their website at the time of the launch, they wrote:

Rush Street Gaming Inks Deal With Matt Glantz

Casino operator Rush Street Gaming has hired poker pro-Matt Glantz to act as poker room advisor and player scout for Poker Night in America.

Matt Glantz has found some side income after agreeing terms with the casino operator Rush Gaming.

According to the press release, Glantz, who has won over $6m in live tournament earnings, will act as an advisor for Rush Street’s ‘fast-growing poker portfolio.’

That portfolio includes the Rivers Casinos in Pittsburgh and SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. The latter will open a permanent poker room as part of their $164m expansion plans. Glantz will get a tad busier in 2017 after Rush Gaming received the green light from the New York State Gaming Commission to proceed with construction work on a Rivers Casino in Schenectady.

Rush Street Gaming Inks Deal With Matt Glantz

Casino operator Rush Street Gaming has hired poker pro-Matt Glantz to act as poker room advisor and player scout for Poker Night in America.

Matt Glantz has found some side income after agreeing terms with the casino operator Rush Gaming.

According to the press release, Glantz, who has won over $6m in live tournament earnings, will act as an advisor for Rush Street’s ‘fast-growing poker portfolio.’

That portfolio includes the Rivers Casinos in Pittsburgh and SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. The latter will open a permanent poker room as part of their $164m expansion plans. Glantz will get a tad busier in 2017 after Rush Gaming received the green light from the New York State Gaming Commission to proceed with construction work on a Rivers Casino in Schenectady.

Aaron Sorkin Set to Break Directorial Duck With Molly’s Game

Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is set to break his directorial duck after Deadline.com revealed he would take charge of the film adaptation of Molly’s Game.

Does anyone want to see another poker movie that’s not Rounders 2?

I thought not.

But that hasn’t stopped the Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin from choosing a poker movie as the genre for his directorial debut. According to Deadline.com, Sorkin will get behind the camera for the first time when work begins turning the rather lengthily titled Molly’s Game: From Hollywood’s Elite to Wall Street’s Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker into a movie.

Aaron Sorkin Set to Break Directorial Duck With Molly’s Game

Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is set to break his directorial duck after Deadline.com revealed he would take charge of the film adaptation of Molly’s Game.

Does anyone want to see another poker movie that’s not Rounders 2?

I thought not.

But that hasn’t stopped the Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin from choosing a poker movie as the genre for his directorial debut. According to Deadline.com, Sorkin will get behind the camera for the first time when work begins turning the rather lengthily titled Molly’s Game: From Hollywood’s Elite to Wall Street’s Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker into a movie.

Ghana intends to extradite suspect in UK actress slaying

By MARGERY BECK Associated Press No ticket matched all six Powerball numbers following the drawing for a record jackpot of nearly $950 million, lottery officials said early Sunday, boosting the… Republicans have widely condemned the efforts by a group of armed ranchers to reclaim federal land in eastern Oregon, but the ranchers’ goal of taking back some of Washington’s vast holdings in the West has… Republicans have widely condemned the armed standoff by a group of ranchers to reclaim federal land in eastern Oregon, but their goal of taking back some of Washington’s vast holdings in the West has gained traction in… Tumult in China triggered the worst opening week for U.S. stocks in history, and this week investors could get plenty more to worry about.

Ghana intends to extradite suspect in UK actress slaying

By MARGERY BECK Associated Press No ticket matched all six Powerball numbers following the drawing for a record jackpot of nearly $950 million, lottery officials said early Sunday, boosting the… Republicans have widely condemned the efforts by a group of armed ranchers to reclaim federal land in eastern Oregon, but the ranchers’ goal of taking back some of Washington’s vast holdings in the West has… Republicans have widely condemned the armed standoff by a group of ranchers to reclaim federal land in eastern Oregon, but their goal of taking back some of Washington’s vast holdings in the West has gained traction in… Tumult in China triggered the worst opening week for U.S. stocks in history, and this week investors could get plenty more to worry about.