Traditionally, PokerStars only runs the milestone hands promotion for every 5 billion hands, but more than 1,000 players earned cash prizes leading up to hand No. 11, with 'Kozlicek_x' from the Czech Republic taking home nearly $25,000. PokerStars handed out more than $100,000 to players dealt into the 72 Billionth Mega Milestone hand on Sunday, Dec. I'm sorry that I can't elaborate further.' Please know that it was a very difficult decision that I struggled with for a long, long time. 'It’s very hard to walk away from something I helped build from the ground up, but the most difficult aspect of this is the fact that I’ll miss the community. 'As of today, and I are parting ways,' Galfond wrote.

His reasons for leaving weren't disclosed in his final blog, leaving users to speculate about the site's future. Galfond also played a key role in the site's content management and the hiring of the BlueFire instructors. Galfond was one of the founders of and provided more than 150 training videos during his three years as an instructor. 10, high-stakes cash-game specialist Phil Galfond announced he has parted ways with BlueFire Poker, the online training and coaching site he helped build into one of the premier learning tools in the industry.

'The Bodog brand is confident MMGG’s customer account information and funds will continue to remain safe and secure, as it has done since MMGG entered its original agreement with the Bodog Brand in 2006 and we would like to wish MMGG the greatest success in its new venture,' Bodog said in a statement. Accounts for existing players were automatically transferred to the new website and players can log in using their existing account details and passwords. residents are no longer able to access or any other Bodog-branded website. The new site, Bovada.lv, went live Wednesday morning and will be operated by the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group going forward.Īccording to a Bodog press release, U.S. 14, and its licensee has rebranded the online gambling website under a new name. Online Poker NewsĪs was planned in July, Bodog has left the U.S. In this edition of the Weekly Turbo, we bring you the latest news from Full Tilt Poker and Groupe Bernard Tapie, the Bodog brand leaving the U.S., and more. We're trying to get you caught up on the week's top poker news stories.

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