Daily Rewind: Noah's WPT Win, Cole Joins Ivey, US Full Tilt Payments Delayed

In today's Daily Rewind, we recap the action from yesterday's WPT Jacksonville final, see which pro has joined Phil Ivey's new site and watch "ElkY" jump off the Macau Tower. All that, plus news that US Full Tilt payments are a long way off.

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Noah sinks opponents in Jacksonville

Noah's first WPT win

As the WPT's inaugural stop in Copenhagen got underway, the event's transatlantic brother, the WPT Best Bet Jacksonville, was just wrapping up.

Having attracted 477 players, the US event welcomed a number of world-class players to Jacksonville's Best Bet Casino, including such luminaries as Daniel Negreanu, Jason Mercier and Shaun Deeb.

Such a stacked filed was always going to produce a tough final table and while many champions hit the rail, former WPT winner Lee Markholt managed to make his third final table appearance.

Lee couldn't complement his deep run with a win, though, and after crashing out in sixth place, WPT regular Noah Schwartz managed to clinch his first title after beating Byron Kaverman heads-up.

In addition to his first WPT trophy Schwartz took home $402,970, which is the largest win of his career to date.

IveyPoker goes south

Cole joins Ivey

Phil Ivey's stable of pros got a little bit stronger yesterday following the announcement of Cole "CTS" South's addition to the team.

Cole will join Jennifer Harman, Patrik Antonius and 2012 WSOP Champion Greg Merson on IveyPoker.com.

Having built a bankroll of over $2 million playing small and medium stakes games online, Cole became one of the most notorious players in the world back in 2005.

His aggressive strategies and articulate teaching style made him one of the most respected players and coaches in the game.

Since then he's focused his efforts on various business investments, such as Draft Day and Hold'em Manager. However, despite his lack of volume, his teachings are still a valuable asset for aspiring players.

Grospellier's video vault

Last week we brought news of "ElkY" completing the world's highest bungee jump despite being afraid of heights and now a video of the event has been released.

Preparing for the jump "ElkY" looked visibly tense when he spoke to Lynn Gilmartin. However, he managed to summon enough courage to strap himself into a safety harness and shuffle to the edge of a platform 233 metres in the air.

A deep breath and flap of the arms later and the PokerStars pro ungracefully sprung from The Macau tower before reaching the bottom and describing it as "a lot of fun".

No US Full Tilt payments in sight

Bad news from Pappas

The Poker Players Alliance don't usually like to be the bearers of bad news but following a recent meeting with the DOJ it seems the light at the end of the tunnel for US player funds on Full Tilt is a dim one.

In a statement released earlier today, the PPA outlined two major points from the meeting: The DOJ has yet to formulate a repayment plan and that they've also not hired a claims administrator.

While John Pappas, the Executive Director of the PPA, described the meeting as "cordial and productive" he felt that, despite outlining how repayment of 100% of player balances - plus the additional value of player points - is the only equitable solution, the DOJ had made "no decisions" on the matter.

The statement concludes with Pappas commenting: "This is certainly not good news for those poker players still awaiting the return of their money, but it is all the news the PPA can provide at this time."

To read the full statement, click here.

Daily Signoff

A few weeks ago we reported on Jennifer Harman's upcoming TV appearance in a Vegas documentary. That show is now set to air this Sunday in America and, judging by the show's preview, there will certainly be some interesting moments in it.