2014 WSOP Updates for Events 13-27 with top 3 players and notable poker pros results, prize pools and amount of registered players for each event at the World Series of Poker 2014.
Winamax Poker pro Davidi Kitai won his 3rd WSOP bracelet in Event 15, Daniel Negreanu finished in 2nd place in Event 13 and cashed in 10th place in Event 18.
Other notable poker pros making final tables include: Brian Rast, Jason Mercier, Abe Mosseri, Greg Raymer, Phil Hellmuth, Andrew Lichtenberger, Tom Schneider and Erik Seidel.
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.
PokerStars Football Fever promotion kicks-off with several promos where players can win extra cash and prizes during the 2014 World Cup Football in Brazil.
Promotions include: Daily Challenge, Custom PokerStars Fever Football Avatars, Million Dollar tournament and Mission Week.
The Football Fever promo runs from the 11th June until 13th July with more than $1.7 million in prizes to be won on PokerStars.
The weekly $100k Bovada Poker Big Deal tournament offers an additional perk for USA poker players participating in the tournament.
All players that play the weekly tournament receive a ticket to the monthly all-in shoot out tournament where the winner gets a vacation package valued at $2,000.
Winners can select the destination of their vacation with a choice of: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and New York City.
Zone Poker Mobile is the latest release from Bovada USA and Bodog Poker Canada, players can now play online poker on mobile devices: Android, iPad or iPhone.