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IFP welcomes Montenegrin member nation

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The Montenegrin Poker Association was formed on 5th August 2013 and officially became a member of the International Federation of Poker (IFP) on 4th September 2013.

The IFP promotes poker and its Match Poker variation as a game of skill and as a mind sport. Having evolved from its original seven member nations to more than 50 federations, the IFP is now the hub for a thriving global poker community.

President of the Montenegrin Poker Association is Zoran Ivanovic. Mr Ivanovic said, “For us poker is nothing but sport. Not just playing but competing, not gambling but to be better than others. We will put all our efforts to make the sport of poker number one in Montenegro.”

CEO of the Montenegrin Poker Association is Aleksandar Sekulovic, born on 23rd of February 1979. He is General Secretary of the Montenegrin Tennis Association. Mr Sekulovic said, “Poker in Montenegro has great history. We want to be able to give our players the opportunity to showcase their talent and skills at international events. We also want to host and organise the largest poker competitions in Montenegro.”

Manager of the Montenegrin Poker Association is Slobodan Nikic. He is the organiser of the largest sport event in Montenegro and Balkan. He is also a manager of WAKO PRO (World Kick Boxing Federation) for Montenegro and manager of Professional Boxing Federation of Montenegro.

The Montenegrin Poker Association can be found online at:

www.pokermne.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crnogorski-POKER-SAVEZ/709607942383447?ref=hl

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Romanian Poker Federation officially launched!

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FEDERATIA SPORTIVA NATIONALA DE POKER/ROMANIAN NATIONAL SPORTIVE POKER FEDERATION was founded on 09/03/2009.

The Romanian Sportive National Poker Federation has changed its name and is now fully formed and will function from now on as the ROMANIAN POKER FEDERATION.

The court in Bucharest has officially classified the Romanian Poker Federation as a national sports association at the same level as all other national sports governing bodies in Romania.

Poker has also been classified as a sport and game of skill.

The Bucharest court’s decision is final and was issued on 27.11.2013.

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Netherlands classifies Poker to be a Game of Skill

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Netherlands joins 11 other IFP member nations by a recent court ruling in Amsterdam where poker was classified as a game of skill.

The Netherlands was one of IFP’s founding nations and we are delighted with this ruling.

A total of 12 IFP National Federations now consider poker to be a skill game, and not a game of chance.

These are:

  • Belarus
  • Bosnia
  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
  • France
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lithuania
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Romania
  • Ukraine

More information on the dutch court’s ruling can be found here – http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/01/amsterdam-court-rules-poker-a-skill-game-17340.htm

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Cyprus plays host to 13 nations for the first IFP European Nations Cup in Match Poker

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From 12th April 2013, top players from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Spain and UK arrived in Cyprus eager to challenge the Cypriot team for the honour of being crowned IFP European Nations Cup champion.

This event, which used IFP’s new Match Poker technology developed by XpressHD, was something of a coup for Cyprus as it was the first time anyone anywhere has seen playing cards being delivered to players via their individual smartphones.

winner_irelandSuch was the interest in the event that many countries beyond the 14 competing nations broadcasted the live event stream to follow the action in the wonderful surroundings of the Annabelle Hotel in Paphos. Ireland ended up winning and became the first ever IFP European Nations Cup champion.  Russia, Spain, UK, Estonia and the home nation, Cyprus, all qualified for the IFP Nations Cup 2013 final which will be held in November/December this year. Germany is the defending Nations Cup champion from the inaugural event, which was held in London in 2011.

“Organising an international competition is always a challenge for the host and recent events in Cyprus have made it even more so.” said IFP Board and founder member Patrick Nally. “The fact that we are here today is testament to all the hard work and support of our friends in Cyprus and I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of IFP, to express our sincere gratitude to the Mayor of Paphos and the Cyprus Poker Association. We are proud to work alongside you to present the first IFP European Nations Cup in Match Poker and to promote poker as a mind sport and game of strategic skill.”

Mayor of Paphos has said “We are delighted to welcome the IFP, the players, the world’s media and the many supporters to Paphos for such a wonderful event. We are also grateful to the Cyprus Poker Association for securing the event for Cyprus.”

Antonis Theophanides of the Cyprus Poker Association has said “We are delighted to be able to host this historical event on behalf of the IFP and bring this radical and innovative approach to the poker playing public. Cyprus has been through a very difficult time recently and this shows the strength of character that we have here to bounce back immediately and host such a prestigious event.”

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Johannes Schubert and Team Königsbrunnn win German championship

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DPSB_HeadUp_Teammeisterschaft_12052013_Pokerverein_KoenigsbrunnAt the end of Season 4 of DPSB’s ‘HeadsUp Team League’ Hanover hosted this year’s final playoffs on May 10-12. For the first time ever the official German federation also crowned Germany’s champion in individual poker. In its team variation 12 pre-qualified teams across the country competed for the title of team champion.

Starting with the individual championship on Friday, each of DPSB’s associated clubs were allowed to nominate up to four players, which resulted into a diverse number of 69 participants from 24 different clubs. Due to the unique event structure game play lasted until 2am in the morning until Germany had his first official poker champion: Johannes Schubert from Pokerclub “All In” Winsen (Luhe) e.V. It was his final hand of AK which beat challenger Suksan “Suki” Atsha Ria from SV Arminia Hanover who had 10’s.

On Saturday the playoffs of DPSB’s team championship started with the following 12 teams participating in four groups out of three: 1. Pokerverein Königsbrunn, THC Mönchengladbach, Poker Bären Berlin, Black Bullets Berlin, Poker Piranhas Hamburg, All In Poker Hannover, Hot River Amberg, SV Arminia Hannover, Bad Beat Bremerhaven, High 5 Holdem Düsseldorf, River Kings Hof, and 89 suited Poker München. At midnight a winner of each of the four groups was found to compete in a semi final on Sunday.

In each of the two matches between High 5 Holdem Düsseldorf vs. Hot River Amberg and 1. Pokerverein Königsbrunn vs. Black Bullets Berlin, the Bavarian teams won through to the final. With Team Berlin, who made it to the podium, it was a much closer battle between the two finalists, from which 1. Pokerverein Königsbrunn with player Daniel Biederwolf, Daniel Siebenhaar, David Berger and Norbert Bachl came off as winners.