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Amaya Gaming Buying PokerStars – The rumor that PokerStars Merger with Amaya Gaming to enter the US market has just turned out to be the biggest takeover of the Worlds Largest Poker site.

Amaya Gaming have agreed to purchase Rational Group which includes Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars for $4.9 billion.

This would mean the company would no longer have any ties with Isai Scheinberg. Scheinberg was the stumbling block that has been preventing PokerStars from entering the US regulated poker market.

Amaya Gaming have already been approved for a license to offer legal online poker in New Jersey, the company currently supplies gambling machines and accessories in Canada.

Amaya Gaming buying PokerStars will be the largest deal in the history of online gambling and offers positive outlook for the future of online poker worldwide. US poker players will no doubt rejoice at the news of PokerStars returning to the USA with new owners and a clean slate.

Amaya Gaming buy PokerStars for $4.9 billion

2014 WSOP Results and highlights from the World Series of Poker Events 1-13, PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst wins her 3rd bracelet in 2nd Event of the series.

Phil Hellmuth misses his 14th WSOP bracelet in Event 7 and was defeated heads-up with Ted Forrest.

Justin Bonomo win his first WSOP bracelet in Event 11. Several poker pros including: Jason Mercier, Daniel Negreanu and Brian Rast are on the final table of Event 13.

Watch 2014 WSOP Live streaming of the final tables with commentary from David Tuchman, the live stream has a 30 minute delay from the tournament.

2014 WSOP Results from Events 1-13

PokerStars Merger Amaya – Rumors of a possible merger with the largest poker site and Amaya Network have been circulating this week.

Amaya Network have responded to the recent 30% increase of trading shares and potential merger with PokerStars.

The merger would see PokerStars entering the regulated US market under a new name or company as a loophole around the bad actor clause. PokerStars have failed to receive approval to operate in New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware and California.

The largest online poker site was suspended for up to 2 years for operating after the 2006 UIGEA came into law, preventing PokerStars from getting any US poker player action since Black Friday.

PokerStars Merger Amaya Responds to Rumours

The 2014 World Series of Poker starts on Tuesday, 27th May and celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary at the Rio Casino.

Major events in the 2014 WSOP series include: $10 million guaranteed first place prize for Main Event and Million dollar buy-in event Big One for One Drop.

The biggest live poker tournament series offers sixty-five bracelet events scheduled at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino from 27 May until 14 July, 2014.

2014 World Series of Poker starts on 27th May

Luis Suarez 888 Poker Ambassador, the professional football player is a newly added representative for the 888poker brand.

The Uruguay football legend was recently named 2014 Player of the Year and is currently preparing for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

Suarez enjoys playing poker and is eager to be part of upcoming promotions when he gets a break from his busy football schedule.

The list of 888poker Ambassadors now includes: Luis Suarez, Shane Warne, Georges St-Pierre, JC Tran, Sofia Lovgren and Xuan Liu.

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