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A Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia contractor has filed a High Court claim against a private limited company and a newspaper, alleging that they induced him to gamble. Chuah Yan Keng (43) claims that the newspaper published an advertisement last year on services provided by another defendant company and/or three unidentified online gambling websites, reports The Star newspaper.

The advertisement was published at the request of the company, which is the wholesale agent for the websites.

The plaintiff claims he paid RM150,000 into the company's nominated bank account and obtained an access code. He later placed bets through the online gambling websites, and was fortunate enough to win RM261,286.35, but the company refused to pay him.

He subsequently discovered that the company was not licensed to offer online gambling, a serious offence in a country with such strong anti-gambling measures.

The action is based on idea that the defendants have a statutory duty under the Consumer Protection Act 1999 not to make a false or misleading representation, and that the publisher of the newspaper failed to make all reasonable inquiries to ascertain if the company was also providing illegal online gambling services.

The plaintiff is seeking RM150,000 in special damages, RM261,286.35 in aggravated and or exemplary damages, costs, interest and further relief deemed fit by the court.

Going into Day 30 of the 41st World Series of Poker, the latest bracelet winners are Dean Hamrick, who bubbled last year's main event final table, and Ian Gordon, who started low but staged a remarkable comeback in his event.

Starting the day against 24 other survivors, Hamrick won event 42, the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em competition after a long 15 hour final day of poker that included a three hour rollercoaster of a heads up against Thomas O'Neal.

It was the culmination of a three day battle through a field that originally numbered 2,521, many of them well respected names in the game.

The young player from Michigan's reward was his first bracelet and a substantial first prize of $604,222, boosting his career earnings above $1.5 million whilst his very worthy opponent's second place was worth $375,627.

Ian Gordon was not especially high on the winner-radar when the final day of event 43 - the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship started with 23 survivors from an initial entry field of 241.

British player Richard Ashby was among the favourites, having a good stack and already claiming one bracelet this series, and by the time Eugene Katachalov was busted out in 3rd place for a $248,341 take-home it was Ashby who faced Gordon in the heads up.

The two contestants showed good sportsmanship in toasting each other with glasses of champagne before getting down to business, and the grand finale was surprisingly just one hand long.

Gordon emerged with the bracelet and $611,666 main prize, with Ashby having the consolation of a $378,027 runner-up's check.

The final table of event 44, a $2,500 Mixed Hold'em contest, was reached in only two days despite a star-studded entry field of 507 players. Jarred Solomon and Gavin Smith led the remaining survivors into Day 3 action, and this is how the eliminations occurred:

Mike Santoro in 9th place ($21,304)
Dwyte Pilgrim in 8th place ($27,438)
Daniel Idema in 7th place ($35,601)
Jarred Solomon in 6th place ($46,562)
Jamie Rosen in 5th place ($61,441)
Michael Michnik in 4th place ($81,871)
Timothy Finne in 3rd place ($110,324)

Finne's departure set the scene for a lengthy heads up between Gavin Smith and Danny Hannawa in which the pair battled for two hours through the alternating limit and no-limit rounds before Smith prevailed to collect his first bracelet and $268,238, leaving Hannawa with a second-placing payday of $166,005.

Early morning Sunday there were still 35 players struggling for supremacy in event 45, the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em competition, an event which attracted 3,097 registrations.

Going into Day 2 Saturday afternoon barely 400 players remained, led by Will Failla, but with players of quality still in the field, including Chino Rheem, Dutch Boyd, Theo Tran, John Phan, John Juanda, Jonathan Little, Victor Ramdin, and Adam Junglen.

Early morning Sunday when the Day 2 chips were bagged it was UK player Sam Trickett in the lead on 922,000, closely pursued by Larry Wilder on 916,000.

Day 2 of event 46, the $5,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split contest came to a close without reaching a final table in the early hours of Sunday morning with 21 players still standing from an original entry field of 310, which had been reduced to 130 in Day 1 action.

Colin Burton held the chip lead as Day 2 action commenced, but there was some serious competitors still in the game that included James Dempsey, Mike Matusow, Barry Greenstein, Alexander Kravchenko, Vladimir Shchemelev, Dan Heimiller, Phil Hellmuth, Erick Lindgren, Howard Lederer and Kathy Liebert.

Chips were bagged at level 18 with 21 players remaining and Sergey Altbrechin in the lead on 486,000, chased by Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliot on 415,000. Further back in the field but still very much in contention were Erik Seidel, Rob Hollink, Allen Kessler, Andy Black and Dan Heimiller.

Event 47, another of the popular $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em competitions started off Day 1a Saturday afternoon with 1,759 players and completed the day down to 310 hopefuls, who will combine Monday with the survivors of Day 1b.

Justin Brickner has a comfortable lead on 86,000, ahead of Antonio Esfandiari on 35,000, Chau Giang, Michael Mizrachi, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang, Chris Ferguson, Billy Baxter, Dennis Phillips and Bernard Lee all failed to survive the day.

Among the survivors going into Day 2 Monday will be Antonio Esfandiari, Matt Glantz and Scott Montgomery.

Also starting Saturday afternoon was event 48, a $2,500 buy-in Mixed competition in which 453 players entered.

By late Saturday night, when the chips were bagged after 8 hours of play, there were 192 players at level 8 with Jared Jaffe just ahead of Justin Smith in chip counts.

It could be another long road to a final table with a field that still contains experienced and talented players like Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman, Alex Kravchenko, Michael Mizrachi, Bill Chen, Justin Bonomo, Chris Ferguson and Andrew Robl.

Players return to the felt late Sunday afternoon Vegas time.

Robert Green England had the US exactly where they wanted them late in the first half of the teams' World Cup opener in South Africa on Saturday. Then, Robert Green completed a fumble that would have made an NFL running back cringe at the sight.

Clint Dempsey took a desperation shot directly at Green, but instead of securing the ball, Green lost control, and the ball trickled into his own net. It was the tying goal in a game that would see no more scoring.

Gamblers have three choices when it comes to betting soccer games. In this instance, Green's gaffe was the difference in millions of dollars exchanging hands between gamblers and sports books around the world.

Those who bet on the US lost regardless of the goal-tending mistake. For those, however, that bet on England or bet on a draw, that goal was the difference between winning and losing their bets.

England bettors lost their bets because of the goal, turning a possible 1-0 win into a 1-1 loss. The third options bettors have, is to play the draw. Gamblers who played the draw won their bets when the game ended in a tie.

Already in the 2010 World Cup, several matches have ended in ties. The draw results are a product of teams not wanting to gamble in their first game. Coming away with a tie is considered acceptable, but losing the first match could place a team in a dangerous hole early in the tournament.

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With the World Series of Poker going into its 32nd day in Las Vegas, three more players claimed gold by winning their events. For Jesse Rockowitz it was the excitement of a first bracelet when he took down event 45, a $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em contest with a main prize of $721,373 after a heads up with Raymond Coburn that ended at four in the morning.

Coburn, who gave a very good account of himself throughout the see-saw final confrontation thoroughly, deserved his runner-up prize of $446,274.

The two had battled through a field of almost 3,100 over three tough days of competitive poker before third placed Thiago Nishijima busted out for $315,828, setting the scene for the final confrontation.

Event 46 - the $5,000buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better competition also came to a conclusion after three days and the elimination of an entry field of 284 players, reduced to 130 and then 21 on the final day.

Despite formidable opposition from the likes of multiple bracelet holders like Erik Seidel, Perry Green, Dave Ulliott and Rob Hollink, it was Chris Bell who ended up in the heads up against Dan Shak, managing to prevail although the chip lead changed several times.

Bell's win was worth $327,040 and his first WSOP bracelet, whilst Shak's second placing delivered a take-home of $202,142.

Already a respected pro, Bell now adds to an impressive record that includes three WSOP final tables.

With two Day Ones necessary to handle a huge entry field of 3,128 players, event 47, the fifth of the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em affairs, was fast and competitive with many international poker aces competing.

A total of 476 players made it through to Day 2, led by Sergey Chernykh with Tom Braband and Olivier Busquet among those in the top ten. Further back in the field was Jeff Madsen, four-time WSOP bracelet winner Mickey Appleman, and 2003 Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker. Scott Montgomery, who had take down an earlier $1000 event, was also trying for a second bracelet, and a chance to at least cash once the field was down to 324 players.

By late Monday night the field was down to 33 with Manuel Davidian bagging the most chips at 889,000 for the night, and average chip stacks at 284,363.

Event 48, the $2,500 Mixed Event, pulled in 453 players, but by he end of Day 1 action just 192 remained, and that was down to 20 by the end of Day 2. Despite a dynamic start, Vitaly Lunkin crashed out, along with Frank Kassela, who had also enjoyed a promising start.

Going into Day 3, which started about an hour late Monday afternoon, Nikolai Yakovenko led the field on 310,000, but there was still some impressive star-power in the field, including Mike Matusow, Dario Minieri, Bill Chen, Alexander Kravchenko, Jennifer Harman, Scott Seiver, Daniel Negreanu and Steve Sung. The plan was to play nine more levels of eight-game action.

All 20 starters on Day 3 were in the money, and set to earn at least $7,585 in prize money.

By the early hours of Tuesday morning after 14 hours of action poker it was all over.and none of the international names had taken the bracelet. Instead, it was a first bracelet for Sigurd Eskeland, ia 36-year-old former teacher from Oslo, Norway. He's previously cashed in two WSOP events, including the Main Event back in 2008.

Eskeland faced Steve Sung in the heads up, starting with over a million chips more and turning the advantage into a victory, but only after a real battle with his determined opponent. Eskeland won the day, however, to take home the bracelet and $260,000, leaving Sung to collect the runner-up prize of $160,952.

Event 49, the last of the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em events (barring a Shootout still to come) started 12 noon Monday with a field of 2,543 players, generating a prize pool of $3,433,050, with $609,493 of that earmarked for the winner.

Another star-studded field was registered, including: Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Eric Baldwin, Chino Rheem and Vanessa Rousso - none of whom won through to the end of Day 1.

Aces who did manage to survive were Allen Kessler, Andy Bloch, Liv Boeree, David Pham and Roland De Wolfe.

315 survivors will gather again for the Day 2 start Tuesday, all with a chance at the money, which starts on position 270.

Leading the field is Guiseppe Zarbo on 156,500, comfortably ahead of Andrew Gillis (120,500) and Roberto Stamerra (120,100). Average chip stacks are 36,328.

Event 50, the $5,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha attracted a field of 362 opponents in 2009, a field that was eclipsed this year with 460 entries, all geared up for a format of eight levels, with 20-minute breaks after the first two and before the last two and a 60-minute dinner break in the middle.

At stake is a prize pool of $2,162,000 which will see 45 player cashing and a minimum payday for them of $10,226. The victor in this event will collect a cool $508,090.

By the time play was completed Monday night over half the field had been eliminated, with famous players like Daniel Negreanu, Chad Brown, Vanessa Selbst, Marco Traniello and Erick Lindgren among the fallen.

207 players will be starting Day 2 Tuesday, including Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Jason Mercier, Lex Veldhuis, Phil Hellmuth, and Bertrand Grospellier, with Kevin Schaffel in the lead on 178,900. Day 2 just started

WSOP Tournament of Champions

By the end of Day 1, five of the 27 champs in this event had been eliminated, namely John Juanda, Greg Raymer, Barry Shulman, Sammy Farha and Phil Ivey. Erick Seidel held the lead at the end of Day 1.

Another four levels of play kicked off Monday afternoon, with play ending that night on level 8 with 17 players left and average chip stacks at 47,648. Mike Matusow stole the show on Day 2, building his stack to 85,500. He was chased by Huck Seed (73,000) and Johnny Chan (68,600).

Day 2 casualties included Doyle Brunson, Doyle Brunson, who was followed soon after by reigning Main Event Champion Joe Cada, Internet qualifier Andrew Barton, Mike Sexton and Dan Harrington.

Day 2 survivors will reconvene for Day 3 action on Saturday, July 3rd at 7 p.m. to play to a final table.

The big story from the 41st World Series of Poker as the tournament moves into its 27th day is that international star Phil Ivey, who did not seem to be creating fireworks in the many events he has entered, has fired up to win his eighth WSOP gold bracelet.

Continuing our daily reportage on the various events, Ayaz Mahood has emerged the victor in his endurance test of a heads up against Ernst Schmejkal in event 35, the $10,000 buy-in Heads-up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship.

Mahmood, who is a Texas resident, won nine consecutive heads-up matches over four tough days and against some of the world's best to take home his first bracelet and $625,682.

The two played a best of three format, with the first clash an epic heads up between Mahmood and Schmejkal that lasted for almost six-and-a-half hours - the third-longest in WSOP records. The second and decider was a lot faster as Mahmood used a significant chip advantage to despatch his opponent, obviating the need for a third match.

The two finalists survived an original stellar 256-player field that included formidable players like Tom Dwan, Andrew Lichtenberger, Issac Baron, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Phil Ivey, Jonathan Little, Terrence Chan, Sorel Mizzi, Scott Clements, David Williams, Phil Gordon and Bertrand Grospellier.

Venessa Rousso looked like a surefire winner at one point, leading the final eight contestants, but it was not to be, and it was Mahmood who stood up from the table at 5am Tuesday to claim the victory.

Tuesday evening saw Day 3 action completed at level 23 in event 36 - the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em competition, with the tenth spot elimination of Daniel Carbonari setting up the final table of nine, led by Sebastien Roy on 1,867,000; Timothy Beeman on 1,788,000 and Daniel Fuhs on 1,251,000.

38 survivors from an entry field of 3,102 returned to the tables Tuesday afternoon, chasing chip leaders John Clancy (774,000) and Josh Goldstein. The action was fast and furious, and the final table nine were reached in under five hours, with great players like Svetlana Gromenkova. John Clancy, Peter Traply and Josh Goldstein all falling by the wayside.

This week's winner attracting the most publicity was victorious in event 37 - the $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E., where Phil Ivey finally managed to nail down his eighth WSOP bracelet against truly top quality opposition.

The final table was like a who's who of top players, featuring Jeffrey Lisandro, John Juanda, Bill Chen, Kenneth Aldridge, Chad Brown, David Baker, Albert Hahn and Ryan Hughes; between them holding 18 WSOP gold bracelets and over $14 million in WSOP and circuit winnings.

Ivey ended a tough day by overcoming heads up opponent Bill Chen to claim fourth spot with Erik Seidel on the highly respected list of players who have won the most bracelets at the World Series.

Ivey was among the experienced and talented 25 surviving players who sat down on the third day of the H.O.R.S.E. competition. It appeared to be the stud games that gave him the best opportunities, and Ivey certainly despatched at least five of the final table players as the game progressed, and dominated the heads up to win the bracelet and $329,840.

26 players reported for a third day of excitement Tuesday afternoon in event 38, a $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship contest, with Peter Jetten leading a field that started Day 1 numbering 268 hopefuls.

Surviving along with Jetten were experts like Marco Traniello, Noah Boeken, Sandra Naujoks, Amnon Fillipi and Amit Makhija, although like Jetten none would still be standing by late evening Tuesday.

4 players were left at that stage with chip counts as follows:

Valdemar Kwaysser 3,730,000
Konstantin Bucherl 1,915,000
James Calderaro 1,650,000
Matt Marafioti 700,000

In the run-up to the final four, the eliminations occurred like this:

Dani Stern Eliminated in 5th Place ($161,934)
Tom Marchese Eliminated in 6th Place ($123,264)
Peter Jetten Eliminated in 7th Place ($94,394)
Blair Rodman Eliminated in 8th Place ($72,754)
Alexander Kuzmin Eliminated in 9th Place ($56,404)

In event 39, a $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, a field of almost 1,400 players was down to 140 as Day 2 started Tuesday afternoon Vegas time.

Ten hours later the field was down to just 16, with the most recent three survivors advancing to the final including Michael Pesek, Annette Obrestad and Justin Scott.

Vladimir Schemelev on 260,000 currently leads the last 24 players left alive in event 40 - the $2,500 buy-in Seven-Card Razz competition, which attracted a field of 365 and late Tuesday night was well into Day 2.

The successful Russian player was being chased by Maxwell Troy (235,000) and Frank Kassela (208,000), with the most recent eliminations including previous main event champion Joe Hachem, Hasan Habib and Allen Bari.

160 players started Day 2 action Tuesday afternoon, with only 24 still in late night action as InfoPowa went to press.

Last year, event 41 - the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better contest attracted 762 entrants, and official figures this week indicate that the event this year has improved on that at 847.

Among them are poker luminaries like Ari Engel, Scott Seiver, Barny Boatman, Barry Shulman, Erick Lindgren, Erica Shoenberg, David Williams, Andy Black, Kevin McPhee, Kathy Liebert, Justin Young, Jonathan Little, Bill Chen, Shannon Shorr, Perry Friedman, Lee Childs and Neil Channing.

Day 1 action started Tuesday afternoon and by late into the night had been completed, with 171 players left, headed by Mike Chappus on 133,400, Barry Greenstein (83,000) and Spencer Lawrence (79,500).

Message board scuttlebutt and claims on the Cake Poker blog as the week ended suggest that the two-week-old, 115 hour endurance record for playing poker set by Phil 'Unabomber' Laak in Las Vegas may have been eclipsed. However, the claims are questionable, and it is unknown if very specific and demanding Guinness Book of Records requirements were met to set a new "official" world record.

In Laak's very public and carefully pre-researched record attempt at the Bellagio, he played for real money for 115 hours to set a new endurance benchmark, on which Guinness accreditation is awaited. The attempt was widely viewed on continuous internet video streaming from Laak's website, and was observed by many, judging by the amount of tweeting that went on at the time.

There was also extensive online media coverage throughout.

The latest attempt appears to have been rather less formal, being conducted in a private Kufstein, Austria hotel room with seven players around the table, allegedly playing for honour rather than cash.

The game was broadcast over the internet on an RFID-equipped table so that internet viewers could see the players' hole cards, but reception was reportedly intermittent at times.

The Cake Poker blog identifies the players as German film director and actor Max Krckl, Julia Doetsch, Erich Grnwald, Thomas Wagermeier, Rudolf Teichmann, Stephan Reischl, Nuran Karasu, and Jens Tlle. It reports that ultimately only three of those involved played continuously throughout the week, with the trio eventually claiming a new 135 hour record.

The claim has only recently been made, and it will be interesting to see what sort of confirmatory detail those involved produce during the coming days.