Starting off in this the tenth issue, a very special issue, I would like to give a big shout out to all the supporters of Poker Today. It is amazing the community that has been built starting with the SPL league. So I will definitely give some thanks to you all, or as many as I can. Some big announcements for Poker Today in this issue. The first is that Poker Today is now Ran by Team Epic and we are adding the Amazing Hive account@bethalea to the writing team, and second Poker Today is combining with the Community Casino project. And last but DEFINITELY not least and as usual we will be listing some news, poker schedules and related posts here.

PUT SOME RESPECT ON MY NAME!

Poker Today is successful only because of the hard work and energy that a special few people have put into the poker community. First of these - and I cannot express how much respect he has earned and deserves - is Hive account@tuck-fheman. He put this community together with some help but mostly it wouldn’t be possible without him. Remembering way way back in time (just over 2 months) and how he started this and how interested I became. Then when I went to play on PlayStation4 I couldn’t get in. I am still not sure to this day if they ever were successful in getting a game there with Prominence Poker on PS4. But either way his perseverance, investment in time and money and straight determination has made this poker community what it is. So above all this shout-out is dedicated to you. So self-less its almost creepy :). We must not forget his twin/best pal/crimie or whatever you want to call Hive account@bigpchef. His contributions are endless and invaluable. There are many people who contribute to @SPL as well and I’ll list a couple. Sorry if I don’t mention you but I promise you are special to me and Team Epic none the less. The short list includes Hive account@internetguy, Hive account@fivefiveeleven and everyone who participates and plays with Hive account@spl. Cannot forget Hive account@chiefmappster and Hive account@bethalea. Saved Beth for last. I mean best!

Welcome Hive account@bethalea

While Beth is not new to Team Epic, nor new to being Epic, she is new to the Poker Today writing family. So as part of this Beth will now be helping support Community Casino Poker Tournaments on Lucksacks.com (Formally Thursday League). We have some big news coming to SteemIt and beyond and it will get pretty Epic soon, if its not already. Keep an eye out for her first post around Thursday. Next week she will be writing the Tuesday (ish) issue. WELCOME BETHALEA as a new contributor!

As introduced by Hive account@chiefmappster, Team Epic is working of a new project. One of which could change the world. This Epic project is called Community Casino. Yes you guessed it, it’s a Casino. How did you know? You can keep an eye on Hive account@ccasino or Hive account@chiefmappster, Hive account@nicnas and Hive account@bethalea for more information and upcoming games. We are in the early stages of development and I cannot tell you everything but we are working on some really 1337 things. One of the most Epic aspects of this project is our mission. We want to give back. Whether it be on SteemIt or in the general community. Once we are making profits we will be giving 50% of our profits back to the community. Need I Say More? Well I will. We will be introducing some SteemIt Casino games to start but plan on opening up a casino based site at some point. We even have our eyes on Vegas and Vegas is looking back no doubt. While this may seem like a stretch don’t count us out just yet. We have some connections in the industry and we are working on building more. Networking FTW! This is for real. Be patient and join us for a adventure, fun and make some money while you are at it. A website is in the works so stay tuned. You can read more about this by reading:
The Community Casino: SteemIts Casino For Good by @chiefmappster
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SteemIt's First Community Casino Coming Soon

Questions? Comments? Or just want to discuss this with Team Epic and others? Join our new discord channel BY CLICKING HERE. Also the future home of Community Casino Online will be found at CCasino.us

Community Casino Poker on SteemIt

We understand there are many reasons some people are not playing poker on Lucksacks.com. We don’t hate and we are planning on appreciating. Coming soon, the plan is to start it off in the next few days, will be a SteemIt based poker game. This will allow people who do not have hours at a time to play or who do not know how to play an opportunity to join in on the fun and a chance to win some crypto. Also each round open for around 24 hours. The game will consist players commenting on and upvoting the post. Players will be required to upvote each round of game play to be eligible to win. Players will be dealt two hole cards (publicly) in response to their comment requesting to play. Second round/post will include the Flop (First three community cards), the Turn (Fourth Card), and theRiver (Fifth and last card) and this will be where the winner will be announced. Prizes will include 50% of SBD earned through the 4 rounds. Side bets will be allowed between players. You are welcome to use our Team Epic / Community Casino Discord channel to do so and also to discuss the game and future of CC. It will be a requirement for players to comment on each post/round and upvote. This will keep you actively playing.

Community Poker on Lucksacks.com

Thursday League on LuckSacks.com will continue under a new name (Community Casino Poker) and sponsor. It will continue to be run at 1 PM CDT / 6PM UTC on Thursdays with the next one on August 10. Read the info on SPL below or checkout Hive account@spl for info on how to play.

Poker News and Posts

Poker Today Issue 9 by Hive account@chiefmappster can be found HERE
SPL Website continues to be upgraded with a lot of effort and headache assumed by Hive account@tuck-fheman. Check out the the Amazing Looking Luck Sacks site here lucksacks.com
Make sure to checkout http://www.pokertool.com/. Hive account@internetguy has put a lot of work into this amazing site where you can see all sorts of stats about the SPL and its players. Don’t miss the “Biggest Cashers: Highest SBD Winners For The Week” to see both Hive account@chiefmappster and yours truly in first and second.
An amazing piece that brought forth an epic discussion on the SteemIT API’s written by Hive account@tuck-fheman a couple days ago. Check it out here. The issue that is brough to light is the fact that after over a year of SteemIt there still is not a solid guide to working with the API’s. The idea that the head honchos wouldn’t want developers to be able to expand and grow SteemIt bewilders many. With my attempts to work it out and getting stuck on Transactions I feel that this is a solid topic that needs a resolution. If you are reading this and have a handle on either the JavaScript API or the python one and can tackle transactions, please get in touch with me.
SPL has changed things up a bit with the schedule and way tournaments will be run. This is still a test in progress. Here is an article on these new daily 18 SBD freerolls, the changes as well as results. Find it HERE You can also find more info about it HERE
When Donkeys Attack - SPL - AFT Series Vol. ??
UPDATED 8/7 - SPL Championship Leader Board
Team Leader Board as of 8/6 . YUP, Community Casino’s Own Team Epic.
An EPIC post by the new contributor to Poker Today Hive account@bethalea. The Girl at The Table
Hive account@steeminator3000 his wild and crazy Turkish Friends. Steeminator3000 Plays Poker & Photos of Me and My Crew 👍-Turkish Poker League
What is Poker? Well Hive account@chiefmappster answers this question in his words Here

Combined Schedule:

Date	Time (CDT / UTC)	Guaranteed SBD	League
Thu Aug 10	6AM / 11AM	TBD	PS Pro League
Thu Aug 10	1PM / 6PM	TBD	CCasino Thursday Tournament
Sat Aug 12	2AM / 7AM	TBD	SteemIt League
Wed Aug 16	4AM / 9AM	TBD	PS Pro League
Thu Aug 17	1PM / 6PM	TBD	CCasino Thursday Tournament
Tue Aug 22	2AM / 7AM	TBD	PS Pro League

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Poker Today 10: Community Casino