Poker-Bug Poker News

For those of you unable to attend the APPT this week, we take another look at the best Summer Festivals on offer this week in the UK.

The highly acclaimed PartyPoker Premier League Poker final airs on Channel 4 tonight. A two part final awaits poker fans. Phil Hellmuth and Vicky Coren, amongst others, take their seats.

Further cementing its place alongside the safest poker products online, Bodog Poker's Random Number Generator is certified by Gaming Associates.

 

When it comes to online poker, having a secure and effective random number generator is of paramount importance. Being certified by Gaming Associates ensures Bodog Poker's random number generator has undergone rigorous testing to guarantee each and every hand that's dealt is completely random and virtually impossible to predict. Bodog Poker uses a highly sophisticated one-of-a-kind system to guarantee the absolute security of its poker product, providing its users with the safest online playing environment possible.

"We've always prided ourselves on being the safest, most secure and customer service driven company in the industry," said Bodog Entertainment Founder Calvin Ayre. "It's our dedication to the safety, security and service given to Bodog's users that sets us apart from the competition and raises the bar for the industry as a whole."

Being certified by Gaming Associates of the U.K. is yet another milestone in the illustrious life of Bodog Poker which, coupled with Bodog Entertainment's recent expansion into the British market, will no doubt position Bodog Poker at the top of the industry.

For more information on Bodog Poker's Random Number Generator, visit: http://www.bodog.com/poker/poker-certification.jsp

Head over to Bodog.com and qualify for as little as a dollar for your chance at winning one of the largest prizes in online poker in the Bodog Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament.

Two Colorado men were arrested for attempting to kill someone over a poker debt using snakes in a box. (Image courtesy of The Audobon Society)

 

File this one under, "WTF?"

It used to be that when you didn't pay your poker debts, you got a nice pair of concrete shoes. Well, it seems that two guys want to buck tradition and go with a nice pair of snake skin shoes.

Herbert Beck and Christopher Steelman were arrested in Colorado for attempting to kill Matthew Sowash, owner of the Amateur Poker League, over a $60,000 debt. This may not sound all that outlandish as far as crimes go, but the method by which they were going to attempt this is what earns them a Darwin Award nomination.

Motherf***** snakes in a box.

Yes, you heard us. Snakes in a box…with Sowash's legs. The plan was to build a wooden box to hold several rattlesnakes and "the lid was to be built to allow Sowash's legs to be put inside but not pulled out." The unfortunately disturbing follow up is that they were also planning to kidnap Sowash's children and use them as leverage to get the money from Sowash. How those two plans were going to work together we're not quite sure. Maybe put the ankle-biters in the box with the other ankle biters and just destroy his ankles? Whatever. Needless to say, Sowash called the Colorado Bureau of Investigations, who he must have on speed dial since being raided by them earlier this year, after getting threatening emails and put an end to this story before it could get any more ridiculous.

You know where you can play poker without being threatened by snakes? Bodog.com. So, head over and check out the daily schedule of online poker tournaments.

Peter Gould won the National Poker League UK Open on Saturday against a final table that included his son, Josh Gould. (Image courtesy of NPL)

 

UK poker pro Peter Gould fought through the tough field of 34 entrants to the £2,500 buy-in NPL UK Open Main Event at the Loose Cannon Club in London only to find himself at the final table with his own son, Josh Gould.

The field consisted of top poker pros like Mel Judah, Roland De Wolfe, Tony G and Jennifer Tilly, but Josh must have been his toughest opponent. Like a true gentleman though, Peter did not let someone else do his dirty work; he sent his son packing himself in fourth place. As consolation, Josh did get the fourth-place prize money of £8,500 to help comfort him, while he cries himself to sleep whimpering, "Why, Daddy, why?"

Peter took his son's chips and made short work of Jeff Buffenbarger, who went out in third for £12,750. He then disposed of his heads-up opponent, Patrik Selin, in only two hands to take home the £34,000 first-place prize.

The NPL's next stop is the Asia Poker Open in Manila, Philippines from Oct. 10-13.

If you want a chance to travel the world playing poker, then head over to Bodog.com and play for your chance to win a "Player's Choice" package. Winners of a Bodog "Player's Choice" package are given the choice to enter any land-based poker tournament, including WPT and EPT events, with a $10,000 or less buy-in and receive cool gear, bonus contracts and incentives to play while they kick back with first-rate service, hang out with poker legends and bask in TV celebrity.

Bodog online poker player "ImTheJackal" won the $25,000 first-place prize last night in Bodog Poker's Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament. (Bodog Beat Image)

Bodog poker's Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament saw some familiar faces come out to fight through the 873 player field for the $25,000 first-place prize.

Probably the most recognizable name to go deep in last night's tournament was noted internet pro Eric "Rizen" Lynch, who bubbled the final table to go home in tenth place. Bodog regulars "ImTheJackal" and "Henge" have both been to the final table of this event before and did so again last night. "ImTheJackal" finished third just a couple of months ago and "Henge" finished second about a month ago after going heads-up against Jon "PearlJammer" Turner. The only new face in the top three was "julespf", who was in his his first Sunday $100k.

"ImTheJackal" began the final table with the chip lead and never relinquished that advantage, picking off opponents like stragglers from the pack on the Serengeti. In a final display of dominance, "ImTheJackal" hit quad threes on the final hand of play to send "julespf" home in second place and claim the $25,000 first-place prize.

Full final table results and payouts:

1) ImTheJackal - $25,000
2) julespf - $14,000
3) Henge - $9,000
4) BigSanka - $6,500
5) elladaddy_mc - $5,400
6) IlDiavolo - $4,400
7) jqhottie - $3,400
8) OlazabalJuan - $2,400
9) buckets13 - $1,550

Head over to Bodog.com and qualify for as little as a dollar for your chance at winning one of the largest prizes in online poker in the Bodog Sunday $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament.

It has been one of the busiest weekends in online poker with the conclusion of the FTOPS. Amidst all the faceless user names one household name has come up trumps.

In a busy week several online poker pros have been uncovered as sharing their accounts with other players, including a big winner at a recent Sunday Million.

Peter and Josh Gould join the likes of Todd and Doyle Brunson and Barry Greenstein and Joe Sebok, with a blistering Father and Son performance at the National Poker League.

This week Barry Carter looks at what it means to be a poker player in the eyes of modern society. Are we regarded as martini drinking Bond characters or are we a bunch of computer geeks?