Even in a convention based on pushing agendas with which I couldn’t possibly disagree more, there was some positives, the main one being discussion on online poker. Pro

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Heading into Monday evening July 12, 2010, the 2010 WSOP was looking quite impressive. 

Outside of the usual USA-based poker players, two of the top 10 were Russians, another came to us from Denmark and another could actually be considered "homeless".

That would be Robert Mizrachi, who made headlines a few months back after he and his poker player brother Michael (also winning big in recent months) foreclosed on their Hollywood, Florida home.  Mizrachi must have done something right in the eyes of God or otherwise made a deal with the devil. 

Mizrachi has been absolutely superb at this year’s World Series of Poker coming into the main event.  He cashed out five times and finished 5th in Event #2 – the WSOP Players Championship.  That placement netted Mizrachi enough to buy a new home in Hollywood, Florida in cold hard CASH:  $341,429.

Meanwhile, two more Russians continued to excel at this year’s WSOP main event:  Alexander Kostritsyn and Mikhail Shalamov. 

Then there is big name poker pro Johnny Chan as the 6th biggest chip leader.  His appearance among the top 10 is remarkable and could prove one of the biggest poker stories of the year if he is to make the final table.

(Read the full post about ’2010 WSOP Update: Russians, Mizrachi Among Chip Leaders’…)

Suffering from various ailments, the Godfather of Poker, the legend himself, Doyle Brunson has bit the dust, and this might not necessarily be a bad thing.

When one’s beloved old pooch is suffering from illness, the proper thing to do for most people is to put him down, not have him run in a bobsled race .    

Doyle was suffering greatly these past few days and his bowing out of the 2010 World Series of Poker main event on Saturday after holding his own among the top 100 chip leaders will lead to much needed rest and recovery.  The Texas Dolly had been playing through severe pain brought on by gingivitis (inflamed gums).  But the WSOP is a most grueling experience even for the youngest most healthiest of people. 

Brunson did not include himself among a team challenge with fellow poker player Daniel Negreanu coming into the 2010 WSOP main event, citing poor health. 

With his Saturday World Series of Poker demise, Brunson joined the likes of Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Jeff Shulman (one of last year’s final nine), Josh Arieh, Ylon Schwartz, Freddy Deeb, Darvin Moon and Layne Flack (who had been among the top 10 chip leaders at one point early in the tournament). 

"My chips are like me, in the 4th quarter," Brunson commented on this Twitter page just prior to busting out. 

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Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com

PokerStars newest pro David Williams ranked among the top 5 chip leaders during Day 3 play of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event. 

Williams Tweeted earlier in the day:

"Got up to 140k but lost two big hands. Down to 107k but still going strong."

PokerStars made its official announcement regarding Williams on Wednesday as he got set to play.

The company said in a statement:

Williams is one of the most successful poker players of all time, with big results in both No Limit Hold’em and mixed games. He has performed well playing in the biggest cash games around and to date has acquired $7,923,630 in live tournament winnings.

(Read the full post about ‘David Williams, Daniel Negreanu Make Strong Start at 2010 WSOP’…)

(Associated Press) – Gov. Chris Christie has extended deadline for a commission he created to deliver its report on ways to fix New Jersey’s troubled gaming, sports and entertainment industries.

The report, originally to be done by July 1, is now due on Aug. 1.

The panel was ordered to examine what to do with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The authority oversees the Meadowlands sports complex, the Izod Center, the Xanadu retail and entertainment complex, and the state’s horse racing industry.

Argentina is set to meet Germany tomorrow afternoon from Cape Town in the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with the 1986 champions favoured by most to progress to the next round.

The South Americans almost didn’t make it to South Africa after a turbulent qualifying campaign that saw coach Alfio Basile quit following a narrow defeat to Chile in the tenth game in favour of Diego Maradona. The legendary former striker subsequently led his national side to fourth spot and a place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after a slim victory over Uruguay in Montevideo, where they had not won since 1976.

In South Africa, Argentina dominated its group by winning every match and scoring seven goals while letting in only one. (Read the full post about ‘German underdogs face Argentina tomorrow – Online Casino News’…)

Long taken down, anyone who got in on those Tiger Woods Elin Nordegren divorce odds late this past year may finally realize a pay day.

It’s not official but reports are now claiming that Woods and Nordegren are about to settle for a record $700 to $830 million. 

BetUS.com had been offering odds on a Tiger Woods/Elin Nordegren divorce over these next 12 months at 3/1.

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Great Britain’s second largest bookmaker, William Hill, is paying out to their customers who bet on Frank Lampard scoring against Germany after his goal was ruled out by the linesman and referee. The bookies estimate the payout will cost them a six figure sum.

Lampard put a shot in the net late in the first half that would have tied the score.  Most everyone, including the German coach (albeit after the game was over), believed Lampard’s shot should have been counted as a goal.

(Read the full post about ‘William Hill Honors Frank Lampard ‘Goal’’…)

CNN looking to boost ratings with controversial show co-host, Eliot Spitzer

He once declared war on Internet gambling, then on prostitution rings.  Eventually, he started using brothels himself.  Eliot Spitzer was forced out as New York’s Governor.  Now he’s back and bigger than ever before.  Spitzer has been signed on to co-host a new CNN program.

He’ll be paired with conservative political columnist Kathleen Parker.

Spitzer and Parker will be replacing Campbell Brown at the 8 pm hour.

In 2003, then Attorney General Eliot Spitzer went after 10 banks, claiming they were in cahoots with online gambling.  He also forced PayPal to stop doing business with the industry.

(Read the full post about ‘Heeeeer’s John-ny: Disgraced Eliot Spitzer Gets CNN Gig’…)

A lucky customer of the online sports betting website betED.com just won a whopping $150,000 on a most unusual parlay.

A representative from the popular wagering site tells Gambling911.com: "A gentleman who has been a member at betED.com for 6 months and makes regular deposits with the book, decides to go all out with a $500 wager on a 10 team, multisport parlay Sunday night and hits it maxing out betED’s $150,000 parlay payout.

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