Antonio Esfandiari's new street magic show
In today's Daily Rewind we trick people on the streets of Las Vegas with Antonio Esfandiari and watch players get shot at the WPT LAPC.
Antonio's TV trick
We've always known him as "The Magician", but aside from a few fancy chip tricks and some impromptu illusions we've not really seen Antonio Esfandiari's full repertoire of magic.
Thanks to his glittering career at the felt Antonio has moved away from his magical roots over the last few years, but according to a recent tweet he's now returning to his first love.
After spending some time on the streets of Las Vegas with a film crew, Antonio is set to star in a new show called "Strip Magic".
Ahead of the screening on US TV later tonight, Antonio posted a sneak preview on Vine and we're pretty sure a recording of the show will find its way online in the coming days.
Decision time at the WPT
The WPT is considering the use of shot clocks in future tournaments according to a recent tweet from Marvin 'xcrash154' Rettenmaier.
Currently embroiled in the WPT LAPC, Marvin posted a picture of the polling form which outlined three ways in which a shot clock would work:
• Players will have 30 seconds to act on his or her hand.
• If a player does not act on his or her hand in 30 seconds, the hand will be declared dead.
• Each player will be given time buttons that will add an additional 60 seconds to the clock, and time buttons can be used individually or in combination.
Asked to answer "yes" or "no", the poll also asked supportive players to suggest when they'd like to see shot clocks introduced during an event:
• In the money
• Final three tables
• Final table only
Although Marvin was against the idea of shot clocks, the likes of Daniel Negreanu were in favour of it and commenting on the feedback so far, Adam Pliska said he was "impressed with the amount of participation" and he hopes the poll can "improve the overall tournament experience".
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Boxer's knockout debt
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| Tarver in trouble |
Former World Champion boxer Antonio Tarver has been arrested in Florida after racking up a $200,000 debt at the Wynn Casino, Las Vegas.
During his career Tarver beat a number of notable pros, such as Glen Johnson and Roy Jones Jr., before going on to claim multiple light heavyweight world titles.
However, it seems the 45-year-old's fortunes have hit the canvass in recent times and following his failure to pay a number of hand-written IOUs he was charged with theft.
According to many members of the community, Tarver was a regular player at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Florida as well as Las Vegas and often took part in the WSOP.
Aside from playing tournaments and $10/$20 cash games, Tarver was also known for burning through $20,000 in a single blackjack session without flinching.
Question of the Day
Using the WPT's proposals:
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Following Ben Tollerene's big win on Monday, 'hasufly' became Tuesday's top earner thanks to a $276,320 haul. After grinding through 789 hands, the online pro managed to outpace 'samrostan' and Hac Dang who banked $253,319 and $205,186 respectively.
Hitting one of his customary downswings in the last 24 hours was Viktor Blom. The Swedish pro suffered another tough day against the likes of 'hasufly' and Dang and found himself down $394,798 at the close of play.
Daily Signoff
It's always fun to see photos of a poker player from the past and thanks to a recent Instagram post we got to see this shot of Jason Mercier when he was a true baller.
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