History of Texas Hold'em
Invented by nomadic Druidsin the 3rd Century, its name originally could only be pronounced by a well-squeezed wolf. However, after the "Treat Thy Wolves the Way Thee Would Like to be…
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The archive
A running collection of ideas, detours, and things worth remembering.
When is a Met Guarantee Still an Overlay?
When we see these big guaranteed tournaments it's often easy to look at the number of people who registered and the amount contributed to the prize pool and make a determination about…
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Since I get so many "How's life in Gibraltar?" emails I thought I would do a rambling, stream of consciousness, post about how things have been going. Twilight Zone Last night I checked…
Read the articleHow Big Is Online Poker?
Affiliate website Compatible Poker - which I always enjoy reading - ran a news piece that caught my eye: 3:41am - The US DOJ has confiscated $24 million from Bodog according to a Forbes…
Read the articleCalvin Ayre Travel Guide
According to Gambling911 it is probably a good idea if Calvin Ayre not visit any country with an extradition treaty with the US. The cite rumors that he is already under secret…
Read the articleBodog Gets Nicked For $24 Million By The DOJ
Looks like the DOJ has taken up Calvin Ayre on the challenge he offered on the cover of Forbes "Catch me if you can." The DOJ has recently seized $24 million from bank accounts…
Read the articleTokwiro Releases UB Cheating Scandal Statement
It looks as if Tokwiro, parent company of UB and Absolute, has issued a statement regarding their investigation into the cheating happening over at UB. I've included the statement below.…
Read the articleKanhawake Gaming Commission Reads Bill's Poker Blog
Either that or I have good timing. :-) No sooner had I fired off my post expressing disappointment regarding KGC, UB, and Absolute's failure to offer something of substance in regards to…
Read the articleBe Careful What You Wish For
I was playing devil's advocate the other day and I was wondering what if we were close to getting legalized and regulated online gaming in the US. If I was anti-gaming and realized that…
Read the articleKGC Needs to do the Right Thing
The PPA has recently come out with a statement which indicates their dissatisfaction with the Kahnawake Gaming Commission's (KGC) handling of the Absolute and Ultimate Bet cheating…
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