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The poker grapevine – New PokerStars CEO and Doyle’s “Brunson 10”
Posted by: Jo Martin - Mon, 2010-07-26 11:07
PokerStars is apparently set to change the makeup of its team, although this time it’s not a new poker pro they’re looking to bring into the fold. Gabi Campos, from 888’s Dragonfish, will apparently take over as the new CEO, as Mark Scheinberg, founder Isai Scheinberg’s son, will become the new chairman. Exactly what repercussions will these changes have for the players? Quite possibly none for the time being, although the above named executives have iterated their intention to take the company forward towards continued success, and that may mean some sweeter
PokerStars promotions in the future.
Doyle’s Room continues to shuffle the roster of in-house representatives in the meantime too. The newest addition is Daniel Kelly, who apparently earned his spot by winning the WSOP’s $25,000 Six Max event. Kelly had Faraz Jaka and David Sands to beat for his Brunson 10 spot.
The final position on the
Doyle’s Room roster went to David Sands, who managed to accumulate 2,269 points during the WSOP, for his overall performance.
The odds for the
2010 WSOP November Nine final table participants have been released. Experts quote Jonathan Duhamel with a +275 chance, while Michael Mizrachi, the Grinder who’s got all eyes on him, is a +500 favorite. Jason Senti, the official short stack of the November Nine, is a +1,600 fav.
The first ever government-run online gambling operation, launched in British Columbia a few days ago, has been shut down pending the fixing of a problem which caused a data cross-over among 134 player accounts.
The site is currently offline, but authorities plan to reopen it as soon as all security measures needed for proper operation have been completed.
