Monthly Archives: October 2016

WSOP Final Table: Michael Ruane Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,576,003)

Lee Davy brings you updates from the World Series of Poker Main Event as nine players battle it out for the title of poker’s Champion of the World and $8m in prize money.

We are down to three players on Day 9 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event after Michael Ruane left the party in fourth place.

After Vojtech Ruzicka exited in fifth the smart money was on the short stacked Ruane to quickly follow him. He was repeatedly bashed about in the big blind by Cliff Josephy moving all-in every orbit in the small blind, and Ruane himself moved all-in several times to take the blinds and ante’s when this happened.

Qui Nguyen opened to 2,700,000 from first position and Michael Ruane moved all-in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Nguyen asked for a count. The dealer counted 15,700,000 and Nguyen made the call.

WSOP Final Table: Michael Ruane Doubles Through Qui Nguyen

Lee Davy brings you updates from the World Series of Poker Main Event as nine players battle it out for the title of poker’s Champion of the World and $8m in prize money.

Qui Nguyen has just doubled up the short-stacked Michael Ruane in only the fourth hand of the night. Nguyen, who started the day as the overwhelming chip leader, raised to 2,350,000, on the button. The small blind folded and Ruane moved all-in for 23,100,000 from the big blind. Nguyen asked for a count before making the call.

Showdown

Ruane: [8h][8c]

WSOP Final Table: Vojtech Ruzicka Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,935,288)

Lee Davy brings you updates from the World Series of Poker Main Event as nine players battle it out for the title of poker’s Champion of the World and $8m in prize money.

Vojtech Ruzicka started this final table better than anyone picking up successive pots to move into second place behind Qui Nguyen.

Then this happened.

Gordon Vayo opened to 2,300,000 on the button, Vojtech Ruzicka three-bet to 8,150,000 in the small blind, the big blind folded and Vayo made the call. The flop was [Qc] [8d] [3c]; Ruzicka bet 6,150,000 and Vayo made the call. The turn was the [7h] and Ruzicka fired a double barrel worth 11,400,000 and Vayo once again made the call. The river card was the [5s]; Ruzicka moved all-in for 27,850,000, and Vayo made the call.

FAST TRACK Announces Third Casino Launch This Year

FAST TRACK will be launching a new online casino this December, making it the third online casino FAST TRACK will have taken live in the second half of 2016.

The new casino which is currently cooking in the FAST TRACK oven will take a completely innovative approach, initially being launched towards Scandinavian markets.

‘’We get really excited when partners come with fresh and new ideas on how to approach the market and access new groups of customers. This is a completely out of the box approach with a very exciting casino and player experience to look forward to. FAST TRACK are now well underway on realising this vision.’’ Commented Simon Lidzén, CEO of FAST TRACK.

A spokesperson from the upcoming casino stated ‘’With the increasing competition, launching a successful online casino in 2016 within the Scandinavian markets requires both a very high standard product, and the ability to market extremely effectively. Our online casino launching at the end of the year will definitely achieve both of these and much more. A successful launch and, ultimately, product requires that our partners fully understand our proposition and embrace it and FAST TRACK understood our vision from the beginning and were keen to partner with us to get it to market.’’

Daniel Negreanu, Newly American and Pro-Hillary Clinton, Discovers Tells in Presidential Candidates

Daniel Negreanu isn’t just a poker player these days. With the US presidential election imminent, the PokerStars Team Pro who recently became an American citizen has been waiting patiently to […]

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US-facing betting sites dealing with new credit card crackdown

American sports bettors who patronize internationally licensed online gambling sites are facing new difficulties in funding their betting accounts.

Industry sources have informed CalvinAyre.com that a number of payment processors that do business with US-facing betting sites have recently received letters from credit card giant Visa expressing suspicions that these processors are handling illegal gambling transactions.

For US financial institutions, tracking the volume of fraudulent and/or miscoded transactions – aka transaction laundering – that flow through their systems is like finding needles in haystacks. But these institutions are now employing big data techniques, including intelligent risk models and machine learning algorithms to detect unauthorized transactions.

In the case of these gambling payment processors, algorithms have likely detected (among other things) rises in the number of customers who’ve begun spending significant amounts on new (for them) products or services, such as the infamous sporting goods and flower deliveries that led prosecutors to drop the legal hammer on online poker companies back in 2011.