ChanPoker Announces Closure
Chan Poker (chanpoker.com), the splashly online poker site fronted by 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Johnny Chan, has announced its closure effective August 21st. Chan Poker was most recently a member of the Ongame Network, anchored by well-known sites such as PokerRoom.com, but as with other sites on that network was closed to American play following the passage of the UIGEA in late 2006.
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‘GARFIELD25′ Captures FTOPS IX Opener
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) IX kicked off Wednesday night with a bang. Event #1, a $200+16 no-limit hold’em event with $1,000,000 guaranteed, drew 5,779 players for a total prize pool of $1,155,800 and a first-place prize of $199,398.62. A plethora of stars played in the Allen Cunningham-hosted event, though Allen himself fell short of the money. Full Tilt pros Steve Brecher and 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Vitaly Lunkin put up notable showings, with Brecher finishing 111th ($1,040.22) and Lunkin an impressive 23rd place ($4,160.88).
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Kahnawa:ke Gaming Commission Appoints Independent Investigator
The Kahnawa:ke Gaming Commission (KGC), which oversees numerous online poker sites using Kahnawa:ke-based Internet services in Canada, has released an official statement, announcing the appointment of an independent monitor to investigate Tokwiro Enterprises, parent company of both Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet. The appointment of Frank Catania, a former Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, stems from the KGCʼs finding that individuals within both Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet, had created and carried out a scheme to cheat players. The KGC’s complete findings and final decision in the Ultimate Bet case are still pending.
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Online Poker Weekend: PokerStars Tops $1 Million Twice; Erica Schoenberg Final Tables at Full Tilt
Sunday was a really big day for PokerStars, as the online poker site made its million dollar guarantee for its Sunday Tournament – Twice, actually. The Sunday Million had its usual massive field, with over 8,000 players putting up the money to play, making the prizepool over $1.6 Million. Meanwhile, the Sunday Warm up, thanks to a ‘one rebuy’ format taking place during PokerStars ‘2x’ promotion Read more
Forbes: $24 Million in Bodog Funds Seized - Bodog Responds
According to an article on Forbes.com, $24 Million in funds has been seized by the US government over the past six months, funds the feds claim are in bank accounts used to fund operations and make payments to US-based customers of Bodog. Court documents obtained by Forbes cite that the seizures began in January of this year, and have continued into this month.
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Tokwiro Releases Statement on UltimateBet Unfair Play
Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG, described as the proprietors of UltimateBet, issued a summary statement on Friday as it turned over to the Kahnawake Gaming Commission the results of its internal investigation into unfair play that occurred over a lengthy period of time on the site.
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