On the Daily Deal, we will recap two major hands on High Stakes Poker, find out more about the Safe Gaming System, and preview the upcoming Derby Poker Championship.
Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and welcome to the Daily Deal by Poker News Daily, brought to you by PokerSource.com.
In Sunday’s episode of the GSN cash game series “High Stakes Poker,” Mike Matusow took down two major pots from Daniel Negreanu, furthering Negreanu’s struggles on the series.
The first of these pots saw Matusow holding pocket kings against an aggressive Negreanu, who had nine-eight of clubs. The money went in on a flop of 9-K-9 and the board was run twice for a pot of just over two hundred and thirty nine thousand dollars. Matusow scooped the entire pot.
In the second major pot featuring these two players, Matusow just called pre-flop with Ace-Queen of clubs, and after a flop of 6-4-7 with two clubs he pushed all-in for a hundred and ninety-nine thousand dollars. Negreanu deliberated for several minutes before calling all-in. The massive pot totaled almost five-hundred thousand dollars, and the turn and river were once again run twice. Clubs filled Matusow’s flush draw each time and he scooped the entire pot.
These pots may explain the recent Twitter spat between both pros, which you can read about in our latest “Poker in Twitter” article.
Poker News Daily sat down with Safe Gaming System’s Glenn Gorelick to discuss his company’s potential role in the future of internet gambling. Gorelick explained:
“The Safe Gaming System evolved as a way to reach the masses worldwide and use technology as a preventative tool to balance out what was happening with gambling expansion.” According to Gorelick, “The control features include setting limits, managing how much time you’re going to spend, and checking your gambling activity… Overall, the essence is to help a person control themselves more.”
When we return, we’ll learn more about the Derby Poker Championship, which will play out this Thursday night in Louisville, Kentucky.
One of the events leading up to this weekend’s running of the Kentucky Derby is the Derby Poker Championship, hosted by Phil Hellmuth, Robert Williamson III, and legendary University of Louisville coach Denny Crum. Poker News Daily caught up with Crum to talk about the gala, which will play out this Thursday night from the Palace Theatre in Louisville. Crum told PND that this year’s Derby Championship will support “Blessings in a Backpack”, a charity where kids on their school’s lunch program can take backpacks full of food on Friday afternoon for their families to have over the weekend.
Some of the celebrities slated to join this event are Jennifer Tilly, Maria Ho, Trishelle Cannatella, Darren Sharper, Tiffany Michelle, Robbie Alvarado, and several Kentucky Derby jockeys.
Thanks for joining me on The Daily Deal by Poker News Daily, brought to you by PokerSource.com. Don’t forget to visit PokerNewsDaily.com and be sure to follow us at Twitter.com/PokerNewsDaily for the latest in poker news. I’m Sean Gibson.
We interviewed Phil Helmuth last week in preparation for our live coverage of the event in Louisville. He mentioned he might show up as a Jockey. We will definitely be looking for that. The Derby Poker Championship tomorrow is looking to be the largest poker event ever for the state of Kentucky.