Player wins $350k Bad Beat Jackpot at Americas Cardroom – Casino City Times
April 11, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Player wins $350k Bad Beat Jackpot at Americas CardroomCasino City TimesSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (PRESS RELEASE) –- It's every poker player's nightmare to lose a hand of Hold'em while holding quad 8s. But for BingoTroy at Americas Cardroom, it was a dream come true. On April 8th, the online poker player popped Americas …
Americas Cardroom moves tournament series to Sunday at 7 pm ET – Casino City Times
April 5, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Americas Cardroom moves tournament series to Sunday at 7 pm ETCasino City TimesSan Jose, Costa Rica (PRESS RELEASE) — As the poker world gets ready to mark the 1-year anniversary of Black Friday later this month, it appears that online poker has changed for the better—at least at one US-friendly online poker site.
Brian Hastings, Poker Millionaire, Struggles With Fed Shutdown Of Online Gambling – Huffington Post
March 31, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Brian Hastings, Poker Millionaire, Struggles With Fed Shutdown Of Online GamblingHuffington PostKristin Wilson of the Poker Refugees placement center said she estimates that of the thousands of US players capable of making a living online, hundreds have moved to Costa Rica and up to 1000 have relocated to Canada since the DOJ ban was enforced.
USC Journo Profiles Online Poker Whiz Classmate – FishbowlLA – mediabistro.com
March 28, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
mediabistro.com USC Journo Profiles Online Poker Whiz Classmate – FishbowlLAmediabistro.comWhen the US shut down online pokers sites in the spring of 2011, Plecki high-tailed it to Costa Rica. There, he continued to ply his profitable trade: “School was taking up poker time, which was almost $1000 a day,” Matt explained.
My First: Humberto Brenes’ First Trip to the World Series of Poker – PokerNews.com
March 28, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
My First: Humberto Brenes' First Trip to the World Series of PokerPokerNews.comOne such player was the boisterous Humberto Brenes, also known as “The Shark.” Brenes, a successful Costa Rican businessman, became one of the first players from Latin America to find success in poker. Today, he is a Team PokerStars Pro, … and more »
PokerStars’ Provisional Schedule Announced For SCOOP 2012 – Poker News Report
March 28, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Poker News Report PokerStars' Provisional Schedule Announced For SCOOP 2012Poker News Report… Nacho Barbero, Ville Wahlbeck, Jonathan Duhamel, Johannes Strassmann, Noah Boeken, Leo Fernandez, Alexandre Gomes, JP Kelly, Lex Veldhuis, Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom, Humberto Brenes, Maxim Lykov, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier, … and more »
Studying Cards Over Chemistry: An Alternative Approach To Higher Education – Neon Tommy
March 25, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Neon Tommy Studying Cards Over Chemistry: An Alternative Approach To Higher EducationNeon TommyBut any possibility of a future playing online poker full-time was quashed on April 15 last year, when the United States Justice Department took down the three largest online poker sites in the country. So Matt moved to Costa Rica, a country in [...]
PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Chile Day 1b: Lopes Leads … – PokerNews.com
March 25, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Chile Day 1b: Lopes Leads …PokerNews.comAmong the players who took a shot at the $129470 first-place prize on Thursday were Team PokerStars Pros Nacho Barbero, Humberto Brenes, Andre Akkari, as well as Flavio Reis, Eric Brenes, Luis Montano, and Thiago "XtheDecanoX" Nishijima, …
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Chile – PokerNews.com
March 22, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT ChilePokerNews.comToday Day 1b action will commence, and we're expecting an even larger turnout including some new Team PokerStars Pros like Nacho Barbero (Argentina), Humberto Brenes (Costa Rica) and Andre Akkari (Brazil). Unfortunately the two Team PokerStars Pros in … and more »
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT Chile – PokerNews.com
March 22, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
2012 PokerStars.net LAPT ChilePokerNews.comToday Day 1b action will commence, and we're expecting an even larger turnout including some new Team PokerStars Pros like Nacho Barbero (Argentina), Humberto Brenes (Costa Rica) and Andre Akkari (Brazil). Unfortunately the two Team PokerStars Pros in … and more »