Lim Teng Kok, a 68-year-old guy from Singapore, pleaded guilty before a district court today to fees of managing prohibited gaming activities. The male was attached to a prohibited gaming ring whose participants were the first to be prosecuted after the enforcement of Singapore’s Organised Criminal offense Act in the summer of 2016. The very same year, Lim was arrested together with 48 other individuals that were entailed with the prohibited team.

According to the accused, his participation in the illegal operations days as far back as 2001 when Lim began purchasing unlawful 4-D (4-Digit) from a guy that passed the name of Ah Tee. The 4-D is a form of lottery that only the state-owned Singapore Swimming pools can run legitimately.

Lim, whose profession at the time was that of a part-time food stall helper, accepted gather prohibited 4-D wagers from his acquaintances for Ah Tee in 2005. For his solutions, Lim earned a 5% payment.

The accused’s attorney, Steven Lam, discussed to the court his customer initially looked into illegal gambling due to his “dire economic conditions”. The offender needed money for his daughter’s clinical costs as she struggled with kidney failing and liver disease C, which caused her hospitalization in 2005.

Ah Tee then recommended Lim ought to start working directly for his boss, an individual called Lean Key Cheong, as this would allow him to gain even more cash. This recruitment boosted Lim’s payment to 10% of the wagers he gathered considering that he was now anticipated to resource for possible customers. If any one of his “clients” won, the male would certainly receive 5% extra from their profits.

Lim Was Part of One of Singapore’s Largest Illegal Gambling Rings

Lim progressively climbed to the placement of having the ability to recruit individuals for the prohibited lotto game operations himself. By the time the Organized Crime Act of 2016 ended up being a fact, the male had hired as many as 16 representatives that serviced around 80 bettors. Lim’s involvement with the unlawful gaming ring earned him between S$ 9.7 million and also S$ 20 million over the span of 9 years.

According to the prosecution, the criminal offense organization Lim was associated with was among the largest in the country, with a turnover of over S$ 26 million through between June and November of 2016. Court papers suggest the function of Lim in the prohibited procedures was “important” because of his energetic involvement in sourcing for gamblers. He as well as his agents accumulated bank on all regular draws for 4-D and TOTO.

The prosecution urged for a fine of S$ 288,000 as well as a minimal prison sentence of 5 years as well as 4 months. According to Prosecutor Teo Lu Jia, illegal gambling continues in Singapore, despite the actions the federal government has taken. Lam required the court to be extra forgiving as well as sentence his customer to 3 as well as a fifty percent to 4 years behind bars and also a smaller sized fine of S$ 200,000.

Lam explained his client was forced to contribute among his kidneys to his daughter in 2009, which triggered his very own health and wellness to deteriorate greatly. Lim presently suffers from a number of serious medical conditions such as gastritis, gallstones, a severe form of rest apnea, and also hepatic cysts.

Lim begged guilty to 5 of the charges pushed against him. Some of these include the management of remote betting, helping illegal public lotteries, as well as engagement in a criminal company. Prior to a sentence is pronounced, the court will take into account 17 additional charges. The accused will return to court for sentencing in January 2019.

Steven Spunt has won the 2018 World Series of Poker Circuit Bicycle Hotel & Casino $1,700 buy-in no-limit hold ’em main event. The 58-year-old entrepreneur from Trabuco Canyon, CA was awarded his 2nd WSOPC gold ring, the $174,055 leading prize, and 840 Card Gamer Player of the Year factors as the champ of this occasion.

Spunt has actually had fairly the run in December, making 2 last tables at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic collection to start the month off with two fifth-place coatings.

“I started working on my game a little bit,” Spunt told WSOP reporters after coming out on top. “I study a little bit. Not a lot because I don’t have time because I’m still working. I play for fun. I really enjoy the game. Part of my retirement plan is to play more just because I like it. It’s something to do. Hopefully, I’ll semi-retire and play a lot more tournaments.”

Spunt got in the final day of this occasion in 11th chip placement with 13 players staying. Spunt increased up immediately and after that scored back-to-back removals, breaking Alexander Furahi (12th– $12,995) and also Viet Vo (11th– $12,995) to take the chip lead into the unofficial ten-handed last table.

Spunt really did not score his following knockout till the event was down to four-handed activity. Spunt’s 8Diamond Suit7Spade Match won a preflop race against the pocket fours of short-stacked Jason Bral to send him to the imprison 4th area ($58,405). David Lambard surged an ace with his AClub Suit10Spade Match against the pocket 10s of Steven Forman, removing him in third location ($78,710) to take the chip introduce heads-up have fun with Spunt.

Both battled it out for a while, but the key hand of the suit arose when the two saw a flop of JClub Suit8Heart Suit8Heart Suit in a single-raised pot. Spunt examined to Lombard, who wagered 800,000. Spunt check-raised all-in for 6,430,000. Lombard made the call with the JSpade Suit3Diamond Match for top pair. Spunt had 10Club Suit8Club Fit for second set and a straight draw. The 9Club Match on the turn offered Spunt the straight as well as the lead. The 3Spade Match on the river safeguarded the pot for Spunt, who took virtually a 6-to-1 lead after the hand.

Spunt called with the ASpade Suit9Club Fit. The board ran out 9Spade Suit7Spade Suit6Spade SuitJSpade Suit10Club Fit and Spunt made the nut flush to secure the hand and the title.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at the final table:

Matthias Eibinger has actually won the 2018 European Poker Tour Prague EUR50,000 buy-in no-limit hold ’em super high-stakes gambler occasion, getting over an area of 40 entrances to catch the title and also the EUR653,000 ($744,420 USD) first-place reward. This was the 3rd biggest rating of the Austrian poker pro’s real-time competition profession, as well as it brought his life time revenues to $4.9 million.

Eibinger was additionally granted 510 Card Player of the Year factors for the win. This was his 3rd title as well as his 13th final-table surface of the year. With 3,390 factors and also $4,409,777 in incomes thus far in 2018, Eibinger has actually currently climbed up right into 37th location in the general standings.

Eibinger got in the 3rd as well as last day of this occasion as the runaway chip leader with 4 gamers staying, having actually gotten rid of Charlie Carrel in 6th location ($153,262 USD) and after that won a substantial dual up with after that leader Andras Nemeth.

Nemeth began the day of rest solid by getting rid of current Globe Poker Excursion Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open centerpiece champ Pavel Plesuv in 4th location ($251,792 USD). Plesuv had three-bet Nemeth’s opening increase all-in with the ASpade SuitKDiamond Match. Nemeth called with AHeart Suit10Diamond Fit and also remained in harsh form heading right into the flop. He handled to combine both his 10 as well as his ace on a QClub Suit10Spade Suit6Spade Suit3Diamond SuitAClub Match, protecting the pot to send out Plesuv to the rail.

Nemeth maintained the energy by knocking senseless Liang Xu in 3rd location ($328,423 USD). it had actually folded up to Nemeth in the tiny blind and also he relocated all-in with the 9Spade Suit8Spade Fit. Xu called out of the huge blind holding QClub Suit8Club Match. Nemeth was controlled once more, and also as prior to he handled to strike the card he required on a ASpade SuitAClub Suit10Diamond Suit9Club Suit6Diamond Fit runout. Nemeth got rid of Xu to take greater than a 2-to-1 chip introduce heads-up have fun with Eibinger.

The tables transformed as an outcome of an additional crucial all-in. Nemeth obtained it in excellent this time around, calling Eibinger’s four-bet push with the 8Spade Suit8Club Fit. Eibinger can just generate the ADiamond Suit2Club Fit. The board boiled down AClub SuitJClub Suit3Spade SuitQDiamond Suit7Diamond Match as well as Eibinger’s tumbled aces gained him the dual up and also the lead.

Eibinger held approximately a 3-to-2 benefit when the last hand was dealt. With blinds of 40,000-80,000 with a big-blind stake of 80,000, Eibinger elevated to 200,000 from the switch with the ADiamond Suit9Club Match. Nemeth pushed for 3,950,000 with the AClub Suit10Spade Match. Eibinger called and also learnt that this moment he was controlled. The flop brought the 3Diamond Suit2Spade Suit2Club Fit to maintain Nemeth in the lead. The 7Spade Fit on the turn left Eibinger looking for a 9 in order to catch the pot and also the title. The 9Heart Fit rolled off the deck to secure points up for the Austrian. Nemeth gained EUR451,350 ($514,539 USD) as the runner-up finisher.

PokerStars EPT Prague €50,000 Super High Roller Payout

Russell Sullivan from West Columbia, South Carolina, finally finished last evening a completely dry run of nearly two years and recorded his 2nd career gold ring in a WSOP Circuit IP Biloxi $400 No-Limit Hold ’em tournament.

The event happened on Tuesday and also it was a roller coaster experience for the ultimate champion. Sullivan entered the unofficial final table as the chip leader but had to fight for his competition life a couple of times over the course of the last table.

However first points first, the single-day No-Limit Hold ’em saw 152 entries acquire the $400-worth slip and also get in the event. They produced $ 50,160 for the prize pool. The top 18 finishers received a share of the cash, min-cashes beginning from $673.

As stated earlier, Sullivan participated in an action-packed occasion and also he had fairly the run on his means to his second-ever WSOP Circuit victory.

The player surged right into the chip lead at one point to lead the informal last table of ten with a pile of 461,000 in chips. Michael Monaghan with 415,000 as well as Braden Robinson with 280,000 completed leading three at the time. Joseph Hebert came into the ten-handed final table as the short stack with 89,000 in chips.

Herbert Presses Forward

While Herbert entered the final table as the player with the least chips, he promptly acquired momentum to eventually emerge as the leader and also expand his benefit over the course of play. Sullivan was much less lucky throughout that stage of the video game, competing his life at the table and also hardly avoiding elimination on several unsafe hands.

In the end, it was specifically Herbert whom Sullivan faced heads-up. The former had actually built a formidable stack by that time, however the last, having actually come that deep right into the race, prepared to combat. As well as what a battle it was. Chips turned to and fro right component of 2 hrs and also play prolonged into the wee-wee hours.

An unsafe all-in conflict aided Sullivan gain back energy and also reclaim the chip lead quickly after. And it took simply a pair of hands until the name of the victor became clear.

When it comes to Sullivan, he gathered $13,539 to accompany his gold ring. As pointed out over, the player racked up last evening his 2nd WSOP Circuit triumph. He won his very first gold ring in January 2017 when he arised triumphant in a $365 No-Limit Hold ’em 30-Minute Levels occasion at Horseshoe Tunica for $ 20,018.

Despite being tired from the lengthy day, Sullivan informed WSOP personnel that it really felt incredible to “finally final-table something again and win.”

The last festival of this year’s European Poker Tour series is in full speed currently, with numerous significant players heading to the tables in an attempt to dominate a champ title. The €50,000 Super High Roller is definitely among a lot of interesting occasions in the collection as well as saw its Day 2 commence with Hungarian gamer Andras Nemeth in the chip lead.

Nemeth succeeded in dominating a total of 28 access throughout Day 1 to overcome the lead as well as bag 1,817,000 in chips. The end of the very first day saw the Hungarian gamer generate a big pot versus challengers Lucas Greenwood and also Orpen Kisacikoglu, with the flop revealing [6s] [Qs] [4c]

Andras "probirs" Nemeth bags double anybody else after Day 1 of #EPTPrague €50K Super High Roller. https://t.co/E2TkJG9AM5 pic.twitter.com/sLJ0OjH6b7

— PokerStars Blog (@PokerStarsBlog) December 10, 2018

Nemeth called Kisacikoglu’s push for 131,000 in chips with matched ace-deuce forcing Greenwood to play for his entire remaining stack. The Canadian gamer finished up mucking his hand with a sigh after quick rumination. The Hungarian was adhered to by Vietnam’s Tuan Tran and Austria’s Matthias Eibinger, that ended up the evening with 877,000 and 818,000 in chips.

Nemeth is barely an unfamiliar person to success when it concerns major competitions. The gamer is popular in on the internet tournament poker where he completes under the pen names “probirs” and has actually until now signed up over $7.3 million in competition earnings. His most recent big win occurred this past springtime when he dominated the $25,000 High Roller at the 2018 SCOOP, earning his third SCOOP title and $576,000 in winnings.

Day 2 Attracts Notable New Entries

Day 2 of the EPT Prague tournament with this week’s greatest buy-in started today at twelve noon local time, with registration continuing to be open up until the first card struck the felt. Each new individual started with a stack of 250,000 in chips. Blinds during the ninth level got to 3,000 and also 6,000 but the big blind features a 6,000 ante which suggests players have regarding 42 blinds for their buy-ins of €50,000.

The €50,000 Super High Roller event’s 2nd day brought in the activity of many notable online poker pros, with the field eventually swelling to 40 participants, consisting of big names like Steve O’Dwyer, Timothy Adams, Sam Greenwood, Juha Helppi, and Germany’s Stefan Schillhabel. Some, like Kisacikoglu and Luke Reeves, returned to from the previous day.

It's Day 2 of the #EPTPrague €50K Super High Roller. At least two new entries — Charlie Carrel and Scott Margereson — and three re-entries. Still a few minutes left. Follow the action: https://t.co/lsc4Un1JsH pic.twitter.com/tnXAseunqW

— PokerStars Blog (@PokerStarsBlog) December 11, 2018

They were signed up with by new access Patrik Antonius, Benjamin Polak, Michael Soyza, and also Charlie Carrel, whose last online tournament occurred over a year ago when the young Brit completed 9th in the WSOPE High-stakes Gambler for One Decrease event for EUR295,131 in prize money.

Chip leader Nemeth continues to rule the competition throughout the second day of play. The Hungarian lost a pot against Rui Ferreira who dominated Nemeth with fit king-ten and finished his 2 pair of kings and 10s. Currently of composing, the area has actually dropped down to 16 entries, with chip leader Andras Nemeth boosting his beginning pile to the remarkable 2,200,000 in chips.

Life and getting older, wow, everyone seems to hate it. They abhor it. They deny it. I understand. There are some serious downsides, but some wonderful upsides. Here are a few of the downs that I particularly can’t stand now that I’m a senior, but don’t really feel like one. See if you agree.

Getting called “sweetie” by the young waitress. That’s reserved for the ancient!

That means I’m officially harmless now with no semblance of sex appeal and everyone knows that.

That could ruin any man’s day. Sure, they mean well. When you look older the upside is you look more lovable, perhaps. Rough trade-off.

Another example: when an older buddy of yours says the cliché to you “ain’t it a bitch getting old?”

Okay, Captain Obvious! Just because you’ve thrown in the towel doesn’t mean I’m coming to your Big Mac party! My ego is fighting this chapter cha chi! Lay off and step away from the respirator!

And then strangers sometimes say with a suspicious smile. “You still play any tennis?”

I shoot back, “Of course, I still play tennis! How fucking old do I look?!”

At least I feel like saying that but usually, don’t. I get it. I don’t blame them. I see my deep crow’s feet, my turkey neck, but I can still move on the asphalt court, knee braces and all, I tell them.

Then, I try to engage them with some prop bet on the court to no avail! Yes, I can be pretty pathetic.

Now that I’ve shared some of my ego driven insecurities, here are some of the good things I’ve noticed about getting older.

First of all, and this should be pretty obvious, you are extremely lucky if you get to be a little older! And if you’re still relatively healthy, you’ve drawn out to a two-outer!

Second, it’s great to reminisce and tell stories of what was. Brag to the kids and friends of old landmarks that were, back in the old days, and compare to what’s there now. Also, you gain perspective. You gain a wisdom of life. Time is not such a mystery. You feel closer to the history of the world. You soften on people’s shortcomings and your own. You accept more, and appreciate more, like the last few bites of an ice cream cone.

You fear a little less about the end because you’ve seen so many people you know and love who have gone before.

You cherish life even more and definitely become wiser, if you’re lucky. It’s really all perfect.

Now just don’t call me “sweetie.”

Until next time, play loose and bluff on the river!

Canadian immigrant Daniel Negreanu referred to American President Donald Trump as “repulsive,” but heaped praise on German Fedor Holz’s poker skills in an interview on the Domenick Nati Show, which covers celebrity news topics for iHeartRadio.

Kid Poker is the second poker player to appear on the program recently. Last week, Phil Hellmuth went on the show. The Poker Brat told the host he is teaching NBA star Draymond Green how to play poker.

Afterwards, Nati expressed an interest in also interviewing Negreanu. And he got that opportunity earlier this week. As always, a conversation with the talkative PokerStars ambassador didn’t disappoint.

Negreanu Doesn’t Hold Back

If you expect Daniel Negreanu to sugarcoat his answers, you haven’t been paying attention to his career. And it appears the show’s host wasn’t too familiar with the poker legend – at least his political views – based on his third question.

“Have you ever met Donald Trump or do you have any thoughts on him? I know you’re obviously Canadian. What are your views on Donald Trump?” he asked.

Negreanu, a US citizen since 2016, has never hidden his disdain for the President. He often tweets negative comments about Trump and his supporters. A quick scan of his social media profiles would have given Nati his answer.

Negreanu showed more respect for Fedor Holz in the interview. He praised the young German sensation by admitting that when he sits down at the table, “you have to come at him with a really significant counter-strategy” to neutralize his aggression.

Nati also asked the poker star what he thinks about loudmouths at the poker table, such as Will Kassouf.

“Overall, character is good for poker,” he answered. “[Kassouf] can be annoying in large doses. In small doses he can be funny.”

About Domenick Nati Show

Domenick Nati’s show appears weekly on the iHeartRadio app. The celebrity publicist interviews celebrities and discusses hot news topics.

His list of guests include Bill Cosby, Gene Simmons, Whoopi Goldberg, and of course poker legends Hellmuth and Negreanu.

Nati has worked in radio since 2012. His show has been featured on CNN, NBC, TMZ, and CBS.

The World Poker Tour is wrapping up an additional successful year of thrilling texas hold’em events that were held at beautiful poker locations around the world. And with completion of the year coming close to rapidly, the time has definitely come for one of WPT’s most popular annual occasions– the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

The celebration has actually currently started at the host casino site as well as will run all the way through December 15. This year, its schedule consists of 30 different competitions with various structures and also a rich buy-in range.

The exhilarating celebration was opened up on November 29 with a $1,100 Seniors No-Limit Hold ’em. An additional Seniors event happened on December 4. The 5 Diamond World Poker Classic’s schedule likewise features Turbo No-Limit Hold ’em events, a Pot-Limit Omaha one, and a variety of high rollers.

Followers of high roller action will certainly have the ability to go into competitions with buy-ins of between $15,000 and also $100,000. The Bellagio $15,000 buy-in high roller is starting tomorrow, December 7. Three $25,000 buy-in events will certainly occur within the event, with those running on December 8, December 10, and also December 14. WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic festivities will certainly end with a $100,000 extremely money player that is set to happen on December 15. December 15 will additionally see completion of the Main Event, the festival’s indisputable highlight tournament.

WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event

This year’s edition of among one of the most exciting and also busiest WPT competitions will certainly run from December 11 with December 15. Fascinated players will need to pay a $10,400 buy-in charge in order to have the ability to join the prestigious Main Event. There will also be multiple satellites to the tournament over the course of the festival.

The official six-handed last table of the Main Event will be live-streamed with a 30-minute hold-up. That last of the competition will certainly happen on December 15 from noon neighborhood time.

In 2014’s version of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic drew in a formidable area of 812 entrances. The massive interest in case led to the creation of a $7,876,400 prize swimming pool. The top 81 finishers obtained a share of the cash, min-cashes beginning with $19,691. Each of the six final tablists was guaranteed a minimum cash of $271,736.

Ryan Tosoc, a player from Chicago, Illinois, bested the area of the Centerpiece at The Bellagio. The player obtained just under $2 million for his superb run in the competition, which was and also still is his occupation’s largest in-the-money finish in a real-time event. It is to be seen whether Tosoc will certainly go back to The Bellagio and attempt to win a back-to-back Five Diamond World Poker Classic title.

Last week, the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) announced that they had formed a partnership with a nearby Native American gaming resort.

The Snoqualmie Casino, located about 25 miles east of Seattle, will now be able to use the Seahawks logo for advertising and promotional purposes.

“We can’t imagine a better way to cap our 10th anniversary than by announcing an updated alliance between two premier Seattle brands,” said Snoqualmie Casino CEO Brian Decorah. “We have been a Seahawks sponsor and suite holder since we opened in 2008, so we are looking forward to the enhanced opportunities our newly expanded partnership will create.”

Snoqualmie is just the latest casino to partner with an NFL team. While Major League Baseball(MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL) have all signed deals with MGM Resorts, the NFL as an organization has yet to dip its feet into gambling waters.

Instead, individual NFL teams have been permitted to pursue these sponsorship deals, the first of which went to the Dallas Cowboys, who partnered with the WinStar World Casino in September. Caesars Entertainment even went ahead and linked up with the Las Vegas Raiders, which won’t officially become a team until 2020.

Here is a look at the NFL teams that have formed partnerships with casino companies so far.