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Global Poker Traffic Surges As Players Compete for High Stakes and Big Tournament Prize Pools www.CardPlayer.com Vol. 33/No. 10 May 6, 2020 GLOBAL POKER TRAFFIC SURGES AS PLAYERS COMPETE FOR HIGH STAKES AND BIG TOURNAMENT PRIZE POOLS American Gaming Part-Time Poker Pro True Tales From A Association Says 1.8 Aaron Van Blarcum Hollywood Poker Million Casino Jobs Talks About Multi-Million Hustler In Jeopardy Dollar Heater PLAYER_33_10_Cover.indd 1 4/21/20 4:46 PM PLAYER_10_GlobalPoker_DT.indd 2 4/21/20 4:35 PM PLAYER_10_GlobalPoker_DT.indd 3 4/21/20 4:35 PM Masthead - Card Player Vol. 33/No. 10 PUBLISHERS Barry Shulman | Jeff Shulman ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Justin Marchand Editorial Corporate Office MANAGING EDITOR Julio Rodriguez 6940 O’Bannon Drive TOURNAMENT CONTENT MANAGER Erik Fast Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 ONLINE CONTENT MANAGER Steve Schult (702) 871-1720 Art [email protected] ART DIRECTOR Wendy McIntosh Subscriptions/Renewals 1-866-LVPOKER Website And Internet Services (1-866-587-6537) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Jaran Hardman PO Box 434 DATA COORDINATOR Morgan Young Congers, NY 10920-0434 Sales [email protected] ADVERTISING MANAGER Mary Hurbi Advertising Information NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Barbara Rogers [email protected] LAS VEGAS AND COLORADO SALES REPRESENTATIVE (702) 856-2206 Rich Korbin Distribution Information cardplayer Media LLC [email protected] CHAIRMAN AND CEO Barry Shulman PRESIDENT AND COO Jeff Shulman Results GENERAL COUNSEL Allyn Jaffrey Shulman [email protected] CHIEF MEDIA OFFICER Justin Marchand VP INTL. 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Published and printed in the United States. 4 CARDPLAYER.COM FOLLOW US ON TWITTER CardPlayerMedia 004_Masthead.indd 4 4/21/20 4:39 PM PLAYER_10_ACR_FP.indd 5 4/21/20 4:35 PM Table of Contents - Card Player Vol. 33/No. 10 28 20 24 Features Strategies, Analysis Tournament 28 & Commentary Hand Matchups Global Poker Traffic Surges As Players 30 18 Compete For High Stakes And Big True Tales From A Hollywood Ben Heath vs. Tim Adams vs. Christoph Tournament Prize Pools Poker Hustler Vogelsang By Card Player News Team Meet The Million Dollar Card Mechanic 33 By Houston Curtis Christoph Vogelsang vs. Stephen The Inside Straight 33 Chidwick 8 Online Home Games 35 By Greg Raymer Poker News Recap Adrian Mateos vs. Tim Adams 14 34 37 Sometimes You Just Have To Give Up Player Of The Year Update Mikita Badziakouski By Jonathan Little vs. Christoph Vogelsang 16 35 Poker Strategies: Badeucey Ghosts of Poker Past: Phil Ivey Fundamentals with Randy Ohel vs. Bill Chen By Steve Schult By Matt Matros 20 35 Table Talk: Part-Time Poker Pro Badugi: Three-Card Badugis Aaron Van Blarcum Talks About Multi- By Kevin Haney Million Dollar Heater By Erik Fast 24 Also In this Issue Tony Tran Beats Jake Schwartz Again To 4 Win His Second World Poker Tour Title About Us By Card Player News Team 38 Poker Leaderboards 6 CARDPLAYER.COM FOLLOW US ON TWITTER CardPlayerMedia 006_TOC.indd 6 4/21/20 4:39 PM PLAYER_10_Bike_FP.indd 3 4/21/20 4:36 PM THE INSIDE STRAIGHT the INSIDE STRAIGHT News, Reviews, and Interviews From Around the Poker World AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION: 1.8 MILLION CASINO JOBS IN JEOPARDY By Steve Schult “There are 1.8 million With the entire American casino industry shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, casino workers are hitting the people working in the unemployment line in droves. In response to this trend, the American Gaming Association gaming industry that are penned a letter to President Trump asking for his administra- at risk of losing jobs.” tion to get involved and use federal tax money to help gaming companies keep its workers on the payroll. “We share your overriding interest in employees retaining their jobs so they can get back to work quickly once this situ- ation has subsided,” said AGA CEO Bill Miller in the letter. “Individuals who are laid off will otherwise be pushed into unemployment assistance and Medicaid.” According to Miller, there are 1.8 million people working in the gaming industry that are at risk of losing jobs and the benefi ts related to their employment status unless the federal government steps in. Ultimately, the AGA is asking the administration to alter requirements in the Paycheck Protection Program’s interim rules established by the Small Business Administration. ese rules do not allow gaming companies to receive loan assistance which, combined with the steps we are taking now, are critical that would help keep employees on salary. to the future of our company.” Other casino lobbyists began asking Congress for federal Its competitors are also laying off massive amounts of work- bailout money at the start of the casino shutdowns. ers. MGM Resorts furloughed 60,000 of its 69,000 employ- More than 22 million Americans fi led for unemployment ees, according to acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle, while Boyd over a four week period. Gaming, owners of eight off -strip casinos and 21 additional Caesars Entertainment announced that it would be fur- properties nationwide, announced that it would furlough loughing 90 percent of its nationwide workforce. e gaming “most” of its 25,000-person workforce. giant owns 53 properties in 14 states, none of which are cur- Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands will both continue to rently open for business. pay its employees for two months. For tipped employees at Caesars employees will be eligible to use two weeks of paid Wynn properties, they will receive pay that includes the aver- vacation after their fi nal two weeks of salary runs out. ey age amount earned through gratuity. will also keep their health benefi ts through June 30. Both companies have most of its American properties on “Given the closure of our properties, we are taking diffi cult the Las Vegas Strip, which will be closed through at least the but necessary steps to protect the company’s fi nancial posi- end of April after Gov. Steve Sisolak extended his 30-day shut- tion and its ability to recover when circumstances allow us to down to last until at least May 1. reopen and begin welcoming our guests and employees back Operators in Europe are also letting go of workers as the to our properties,” said CEO Tony Rodio in a statement. “ e French gaming company Partouche group furloughed 95 company entered this crisis with strong operating performance, percent of its staff . m Sign Up For Card Player’s Free Poker School. Review Hundreds of Articles and Videos On Winning Poker Strategy. www.CardPlayerPokerSchool.com 8 CARDPLAYER.COM FOLLOW US ON TWITTER CardPlayerMedia 008_News.indd 8 4/21/20 4:40 PM THE INSIDE STRAIGHT PHIL GALFOND WINS HIGH-STAKES POKER CHALLENGE AGAINST VENIVIDI1993 IN PHOTO FINISH By Erik Fast Phil Galfond has won the first of seven confirmed high-stakes online poker cash game ‘Galfond Challenges’ in dramatic fashion, securing a last- second, come-from-behind victory against his first opponent, known only by his screen name ‘VeniVedi1993.’ e three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner just eked out the vic- tory, ending with €1,472.08 in profit after the 25,000-hand showdown. e narrow margin was still enough for him to secure the €100,000 side bet played and just 698 remaining. e dealt. that his opponent posted. If Galfond two poker combatants kicked off on e 24,927th hand of the challenge had lost, he would have had to pay out the morning of Sunday, April 12. began with Galfond raising to €600. €200,000, making for a dramatic final ere was a complex meta-game VeniVidi1993 called from the big blind session with a €300,000 swing hang- to consider, with the finite amount and the two saw a flop of Jo 9o 4p. ing over both competitors. of hands to be played impacting their VeniVidi1993 checked and Galfond “I did not think we were going approach. Galfond was able to take the made a pot-sized bet of €1,199. to get under 300 hands with it still lead early in the session but fell behind VeniVidi1993 made the call and the being anybody’s game. It was ridicu- again midway through the day. ere 4o paired the board and made a flush lous,” said Galfond after securing the were multiple points in the final day’s possible. VeniVidi1993 checked again win. He later added on Twitter, “Over action that VeniVidi1993 came within and Galfond fired a half-pot bet of the past 15 years, I’ve played poker a few thousand dollars of being able €1,798.50.
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