Hello BPT Members! With 'Random poooker News' I will start releasing point form news snippets and random thoughts on anything poker related, that you can quickly read and be up-to-date on the happenings of the poker world. Please give feedback or make corrections in the comments. On to the news:

- Phil Laak's world record has been broken. A group of amateur poker players from Austria are attempting to play for 150 straight hours, a sick accomplishment if they can do it, considering Laak played for 115 hours. No indication as of yet if it is officially being monitored as to Guinness World Record standards.

- Earlier this week Phil Ivey won his 8th WSOP bracelet in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E event, tying him for fourth most bracelets of all-time and leaving him three behind Phil Hellmuth. What I really find interesting is that Phil Ivey announced he thinks he can win 30 bracelets. Bracelet bets among the pros have become a big issue at the WSOP. I wonder if Phil is just saying this to somehow leverage future bracelet bets, or if he thinks he can really do it.

- Boywonder leaves Leggo. Boywonder, a popular online poker player, made a splash on the training scene earlier this year by signing to produce videos with Leggopoker. But after only two videos he has left the company. He listed time constraints, not being able to negotiate beyond a standard deal, and concerns of teaching his competitors too much as his reasons for leaving. 

- Lastly, I would just like to say thanks to George12, rnawrocki, Welzou, jmichaels, and Marionache for some great uploads this week. There is a lot of new content and a lot of requests have been filled, which is nice to see. The site has been stable and the community has been active. Keep up the good work everyone.