Daily Rewind: PokerStars' Software Change, WPT Result, WSOP 2012, Blom Busto?

In today's Daily Rewind we look at PokerStars' potential new lobby, celebrate Marvin Rettenmaier's WPT win, look forward to the WSOP and bust accounts with "Isildur1".

The Daily Rewind is your one-stop-shop for a sharp review of the day in poker. Join us here for a mix of the latest news and a more irreverent insight into the poker world. Today we discovered the following topics for you:

PokerStars Sort Things Out

A possible new look for PokerStars

PokerStars are continuing to roll out the innovations with a new cleaner looking lobby.

The latest software upgrade has been rolled out on PokerStars.EE and .NET, after been initially trialled at the play money tables on PokerStars.com.

The new system groups tables (by stake and game type) into one row with a single “play now” button.

By clicking this button a player will be instantly seated at a corresponding table.

For those that still want to table select, a full list of tables at the right-hand side of the lobby is built into the software.

If the new system proves successful then it could well be rolled out across the entire PokerStars network in the near future.

Party Time for Mad Marvin

He shot to the top of the pack midway through the tournament and thanks to some stunning poker, Marvin xcrash154 Rettenmaier has become the latest WPT champion.

As well as the WPT World Championship title, Party Poker's Marvin took home $1,196,858. Following his win he expressed his excitement via Twitter, saying:

“OMFG!!! That was siiiiick!!! Did I just win the WPT Championship!?!?! Party Time!!! Weeeeeeeee!!!!!! ARE U MAD!?! Thanks for the support!!!”

PokerStrategy.com managed to grab an exclusive interview with Marvin after his win:

WSOP 2012

The doors are open for this year's WSOP

It’s back and this year it promises to be bigger than ever. The 2012 WSOP is finally upon us and will kick off later today with the casino employees’ event.

With the open events starting tomorrow, the organisers have been busy prepping the Rio for what is expected to be a fantastic two months of poker.

Indeed, there looks to be a number of highlights at this year’s Series, including the largest buy-in tournament of all time.

The $1 million One Drop tournament has already attracted interest from over 30 players, including PokerStrategist Jens jenskyllonen Kyllonen.

During the WSOP PokerStrategy.com will be brining you exclusive interviews as well as daily updates, chip counts and news stories, so be sure to check out our comprehensive coverage.

High Stakes Corner

Blom going busto

Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies has enjoyed a profitable time at the felt in the last 24 hours after taking apart Viktor “Isildur1” Blom.

The Finnish player managed to scoop $294,000 in just 700 hands thanks to some insane action against “Isildur1” at the $100/$200 PLO tables.

After suffering a heavy loss to Sahamies, Blom decided to try his luck against “Phisherman36”.

However, things didn’t get any better for the Swede as he lost another $120,000 to leave him down over $300,000 for the day.
 
The losses seem to have left Blom’s account short as a request for a $5K SNG match was quickly withdrawn after he lost his remaining $8,000.

Daily Signoff

Poker’s lyrical maestro, SrslySirius, is back and this time he’s borrowed the music of One Direction to create a WSOP inspired tune. Enjoy.