Daniel Negreanu Blasts Lederer, Bitar, Ferguson in Vlog

While this isn’t necessarily the first time Daniel Negreanu has bashed the actions of Full Tilt Poker –and specifically Ray Bitar , Howard Lederer , and Chris Ferguson –the above clip is the first time he’s done it in very clear language on a video blog. Daniel really taps into the general public zeitgeist with this one. Along with calling Lederer (and the others) “a shameful little weasel” and “disgraceful,” he also says: “I’d have no problem if…somebody came up to you and bash you in the nuts with a baseball bat.” Damn

Daily 3-Bet: Milkybar Styling, Pius Profiling, Nguyening!

Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find PLO wunderkind Ben Grundy living large in London, Pius Heinz looking for help and the sounds of Scotty Nguyen ringing from home games everywhere. 1) Ben Grundy Lives in a Sweet House That PLO Built Likes his old houses modern.

Churchill Downs Acquires BLUFF Media

Horse racing giant Churchill Downs rode into Atlanta and snatched up BLUFF Media. In an oddly timed announcement (Friday afternoon, after the markets closed?), Churchill Downs (Nasdaq:

Mercier Mashes Day 1a at WPT Seminole Hard Rock

A solid 125 runners forked over the $3,500 buy-in today at the Seminole Hard Rock for the next stop on the World Poker Tour with about 50 surviving the day. For a non-televised event it also brought out a surprising amount of big names, led of course by Mercier. The South Florida native used the home court to his advantage to rack up about 176k in chips – good for third in the chip counts. The overnight chip leader is Uri Kadosh with 275,500, followed in second by Eliyahu Levy with 218,500.

Groupe Bernard Tapie Claims Pros Won’t Repay Tilt Debts

Zee bus? Oui oui I'll throw you under it.

In and Out List: Stars Hits 75 Billion, Kid Poker Loses a Million

This week’s List features 75 billion hands on PokerStars, Devo’s latest win and the end of an independent poker website, along with Jamie Gold, Daniel Negreanu and the Global Poker Index. Buckle up. This is the In and Out List

Phil Ivey Doesn’t Win Aussie Millions; Phil Ivey Wins $250k Super High Rollers

“Man it feels good not having to wear that fucking cap all the time. I bet you fuckers didn't even know I had hair. Where does this win put me on that fucking GPI thing?” – Phil Ivey, January 29, 2012 When play resumed at the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event with 12 remaining, Phil Ivey was short-stacked. However, Phil Ivey is Phil Ivey, so short-stacks don’t mean shit to him

Daily 3-Bet: Meltzer’s Millions, Fricke’s Oscar, Tweet King

Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to leave a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find High Stakes Poker notable Alan Meltzer showing his generosity, Jimmy Fricke helping his anxiety at the poker table and the new king of poker Tweeters. 1) Meltzer Leaves $1 Million to Chauffeur, $500k to Doorman Watching Alan Meltzer on High Stakes Poker, it always seemed like he was a good guy. A former pretzel vendor who made millions in music as the owner of Wind-Up Records, Meltzer just seemed to get a true kick out of playing high-stakes poker with the best in the world.

Phil Ivey Stacked Second at 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event

“If I win this, I wonder if I'll reappear on the GPI, and if so, where?” ~ Phil Ivey, January 25, 4pm PHIL IVEY . That’s basically what the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event is about right now. With 74 players remaining at the Aussie Millions, Ivey, playing in only his third event since his self-imposed Full Tilt exile, finds himself stacked second overall with 778,500. He trails only Tim O’Shea with 921,000

Ivey, Payouts Highlight Aussie Millions Day 2

Day 2 of the massive Australian tournament took place at the speed of a Roger Federer serve with 239 eliminations in seven levels of play.