Benza, bots, and Scotty baby. Take a trip through the poker world in today’s PTPN Hit and Run.
You don’t have to feel bad for AJ Benza getting pushed out as a host for High Stakes Poker. Apparently he’s got other irons on the stove. He’s working on a novel that apparently focuses around the characters of…him and Paris Hilton. Art imitates life.
Full Tilt issued a statement regarding the “bot” case in which the site is being accused of using “automated” players to play against real people. From the statement: “With respect to alleged use of prohibited automated systems, the claimants’ false assertions will be revealed as such in due course. Full Tilt Poker has never knowingly allowed “bots” to play on its site. To the extent either of these claimants indeed used such prohibited “bots” in violation of all applicable rules, such impermissible use by the claimants was without the knowledge of Full Tilt Poker. When fraud, collusion, and cheating of any kind is uncovered, Full Tilt Poker investigates extensively, and then acts accordingly and appropriately, as was the case involving these claimants.”
In live tourneys wrapping up, the APT Auckland event concluded with a Kiwi winner. This PokerStars blog post talks about that, and the growth of poker in New Zealand. At Festa al Lago at the Bellagio, Ted Lawson, who has a WSOP bracelet and more than $2M in career live cashes, won the $10K pot-limit Omaha event for just under $80K.
India is apparently another growing poker market, according to this Times of India story. Poker tournaments are growing popular during the holiday festival of Diwali. Who knew?
You wanna play against Scotty, baby? You can have your chance this month to take on Scotty Nguyen at the All-Star Poker Challenge at the Spotlight 29 Casino in L.A. It’s a $560 buy-in event.
Scotty also likes rakeback. Well, we can’t say that for sure, but we’re guessing he does. Rakeback is a must for anyone playing poker online. Learn more about what rakeback is here.
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