German high stakes pro reported missing in Slovenia
Today in the Daily Rewind we plead for help finding Johannes Strassman and meet Daniel Negreanu's most obsessed fan.
Johannes Strassmann goes missing in Slovenia
Worrying news as German poker pro Johannes Strassman has been reported missing by Slovenian Police.
He went missing on Saturday in the Slovenian capital City of Ljubljana, in the street of Gornji.
Strassmann is a well known figure on the European circuit, with over $1.5 million in cashes, including one as recently as the EPT Grand Final in April.
Police have urged anyone with information to call +386 801200 as soon as possible.
Negreanu's number one fan
No it isn't the aftermath of some horrible prop bet (We think), this is a genuine poker fan with a genuine tattoo of Daniel Negreanu's name and signature on her back.
We don't know what she looks like from the front, but rumours that it is actually Annie Duke were quickly dismissed.
Amaya CEO reaches out to poker community
Want to know more about what the $4.9 billion Amaya takeover of PokerStars means for you as a player? This week David Baazov, the CEO of Amaya Gaming, joined the poker forum TwoPlusTwo.
He has only posted twice so far (the same message two times, in fact) but it looks like he plans on continuing the trend of transparency that has made PokerStars a market leader:
"Amaya plans for PokerStars to continue providing an unmatched poker experience that loyal players have grown to expect. And we expect it to continue to grow by offering world class customer service and VIP program, increasing investment in customer acquisition, and entering new markets."
"Let me be clear in saying that our most important relationship will be with you, the players, and we look forward to building on the trust PokerStars has established with the poker community over the past 14 years."
Question of the Day
"Would you/do you have a poker tattoo, and of what?"
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Two more bracelets were awarded in the early hours of the morning at the Rio. Jordan Morgan took down the $1,500 No Limit event for $478,102 and Will Givens bested a 1,841 field in the $1,000 event to win $306,634.
The $1,500 Ante Only event is down to the final table with Simeon Naydenov, Ryan D'Angelo and Adam Levy still in contention.
Meanwhile just 22 remain the the $50,000 Players Championship. Still in contention we have Jason Mercier, Robert Mizrachi, Scott Seiver, Jonathan Duhamel, Todd Brunson and Allen Kessler.
Daily Signoff
What else today but this classic WSOP segment about poker tattoos?
Yesterday's Daily Rewind: Another WSOP bracelet on eBay
 Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2. He has been working in the poker industry for nine years and in 2013 won the APAT Award for Best Poker Media Provider. You can learn more about his work here.
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