Daily Rewind: Scheinberg settles with DOJ, Hellmuth rants at WSOP, Buss honoured
Mark Scheinberg of PokerStars has settled with the DOJ for $50 million. Plus find out why Phil Hellmuth is not happy with the WSOP.
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Mark Scheinberg settles
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| Mark Scheinberg |
PokerStars CEO Mark Scheinberg has settled with the US Department of Justice in the Black Friday case.
Scheinberg has agreed to forfeit $50 million and has admitted no wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
This settlement has no bearing on the previous deal PokerStars struck in 2012 to purchase Full Tilt Poker.
In a statement to the media, PokerStars Head of Corporate Communications, Eric Hollreiser, said:
"Mark Scheinberg, the CEO of PokerStars, has agreed to forfeit USD $50 million to the US Government. This forfeiture settles potential claims against Mark’s assets based on the allegations contained in the April 15th 2011 US Government complaint against PokerStars. The agreement is not in response to any action that had been brought against Mark and contains no admission of wrongdoing, culpability or guilt on his behalf."
Jerry Buss honoured at WSOP
The late LA Lakers owner and poker fanatic Jerry Buss was honoured yesterday at the World Series of Poker by basketball legend Kobe Bryant.
Bryant announced 'shuffle up and deal' for the Stud event, which was Jerry's favourite, via this video feed:
PokerStrategy.com Open Series
| Open Series - Medal Ranking Table | |||
| Country |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
 Germany |
6 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia |
5 | 3 | 2 |
 Netherlands |
2 | 2 | 2 |
A very exciting night in the PokerStrategy.com Open Series saw long-time leaders Russia leapfrogged by Germany.
'zelepukin3' of Germany took down the $3.30 Stud event for $69.85 to take their Gold tally to six.
Meanwhile victory for 'Marco-88-15' in the $2.20 PLO event ensured that the Netherlands moved into third place, now boasting two Golds, two Silvers and two Bronzes.
Tonight's event has a real chance of an overlay. Event #23 $2.20 No Limit Rebuy promises fast action and with a guarantee of $1,000 could well be another fantastic value event.
Also tonight is Event #24 $5.50 Omaha Hi/Low with a $250 guarantee.
| Event/ PokerStars ID | Date | Tournament Info | Password (case sensitive) |
| #23 / 743237061 | June 13 - 18:30 CET | $2.20 NLHE Rebuy - $1,000 GTD | hDvkrs |
| #24 / 743237062 | June 13 - 19:00 CET | $5.50 Omaha Hi/Low- $250 GTD | GwVnsw |
| #25 / 743237063 | June 14 - 18:30 CET | $1.10 NLHE Turbo Rebuy - $1,000 GTD | 4Eshzz |
| #25 / TBD | June 14 - 19:00 CET | $3.30 NLHE - $1,000 GTD | JDQx2L |
Hellmuth moans about WSOP
One of the biggest icons of the World Series of Poker has taken to social media to complain about it.
13-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth is clearly not happy with the current WSOP schedule:
Daily Signoff
Phil Hellmuth is right, the WSOP should not be about Caesars Interactive making a billion dollars, the WSOP is and should always be about Phil Hellmuth:
