Newsletter: Volume 3 - Issue 38

Progressive Casino Side Games

SunPoker’s Casino Side Games…we all know them, we all love them!

The occasional spin of the roulette wheel, taking insurance on a Black Jack game and even the number picking on Keno, but by far the most enjoyable past time has to be the spins on a Slot machine!

Spinning any one of the casino side games slot machines is definitely a great past time, but spinning on a Progressive Slot Machine can be a profitable past time, especially when the Progressive Jackpot has reached an exhilarating high of $43,660.88 (as of DATE) and climbing!

While cashing in on the poker tables, you can still hit the Progressive jackpot by playing any of these Fun and Animated progressive slot machines at SunPoker:

If you are looking for a full casino experience to compliment your poker play, always remember our sister property, the legendary Omni Casino!

Visit www.OmniCasino.com for a 100% sign up bonus today!

Veneto Poker Fest

Clear your calendar this Sunday, September 25th at 20:00 GMT as SunPoker is giving away one final package to the 2011 Veneto Poker Fest!
http://www.sunpoker.com/tournaments/tourn_VentoPokerFest.asp

Join team SunPoker at the beautiful Veneto Casino in Panama City between October 12th and October 16th 2011 where you will play in the Veneto Poker Fest Tournament, featuring 4 starting days and get a shot at the impressive $700,000 prize pool and the additional $50,000 in hard cash!

Simply register for this Sunday’s tournament for $275 + $25 and the winner of that table will be off to Panama with a full $6,000 VIP Package!

The Package includes:

• $3,000 Buy In to the Main Event.

Players can register either day 1B-October 13th or, day 1C-October 14th, as per choice.

• $400 for 5 nights’ accommodation and breakfast at Veneto Hotel in Panama City, October 12th – October 17th, 2011, for the player and a guest.
• $90 for handling fees.
• $2,510 for flights and spending.

As a member of team SunPoker your exclusivity continues with a private iPoker only invitation to the Players Party featuring a $2,500 freeroll that will be held October 15th.

Looking forward to seeing you in Panama!

Epic Poker League Suspends Ferguson and Lederer

Just 24 hours after U.S. District Attorney Preet Bharara called Full Tilt Poker a “global ponzi scheme” and amended the Black Friday civil suit to include Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer and Rafe Furst, the Epic Poker League announced that Ferguson and Lederer, both EPL card carrying members, have been suspended from the league.

The suspension was handed down by the EPL Standards and Conduct Committee which is headed by Stephen Martin, a former federal prosecutor.

“We’re not acting as judge and jury. We’re not barring them permanently from the league. All we did is take action to suspend them pending the outcome of the case,” Martin said in interview with BLUFF. “For us it’s very difficult to understand the facts of what has occurred. We’re not in a position to view that, but with the types of allegations, especially since they involve directly the poker community, we believe this is going to be the best course of action. ”

The indefinite suspension will be reviewed pending a resolution to the civil suit. Rafe Furst is not an EPL card holder and therefore his status was note up for review.

The Standards and Conduct Committee includes tournament director Matt Savage and players Alec Torelli, Eric Baldwin, Andy Bloch, Chad Brown, Joe Hachem, Mike McDonald, Alec Torelli and Nick Schulman. Bloch, who is a member of Team Full Tilt, recused himself from voting on this matter. Annie Duke, EPL Commissioner and brother of Lederer, is not involved in decisions made by the committee. Rather than wait for any official complaint to be filed with the committee the EPL was proactive in reviewing the matter.

“The League took it upon themselves. I was the one that informed the committee that the Department of Justice had taken this action against these two individuals. So then convened a meeting of the Standards and Conduct Committee to review it,” said Martin.

Martin felt that, despite Lederer and Ferguson not being charged with any criminal offense, the league needed to make a decision about the players’ eligibility.

“This is one of the situations where, if we don’t take action, we face the same criticism. You’re not taking action because it’s Annie’s brother or these are famous poker players,” said Martin. “What we try to do is be neutral in these issues. We think any time there is action by the Federal Government that involves criminal issues that then translate  into civil asset forfeiture and allegations of involvement then we’re going to address the situations.”

Good Luck to all our players heading to Malta for the 2011 DeepStack Open!

Our next stop is Panama for the Veneto Open followed by Dublin for the ever so popular Irish Winter Festival!

Grab the last Veneto package this Sunday and be sure to get ready for the October 9th mega 20 packages give away - 1 tournament, 20 packages to the Irish Winter Festival!

Games for less than $12

With Sit n Go’s, Cash games and Satellites for less than $1 your choice for cheaper entertainment is endless at any time of the day or week at SunPoker.

But we do have a few personal favorite tournaments that are steadily growing in popularity, before they get too congested we wanted to give you the first scoop.

Here are our personal Top games for less than $12 with worthy payouts!