Gambling Still #1
PHUKET, THAILAND: According to figures released by the Phuket Provincial Police, gambling once again topped the list of criminal offenses in November, with 217 people arrested. Forty-two…
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A running collection of ideas, detours, and things worth remembering.
Motivations For Rigging Online Poker
I'm not sure whether it's funny or sad that even after my post on why online poker is not rigged , I still get people emailing me trying to convince me otherwise. The funny/sad part is…
Read the articleTrepidation and Nuisance in Las Vegas
It was Wednesday evening, early Thursday morning when our rented hybrid Ford Escape rolled into downtown Las Vegas. Normally the energy of Sin City zaps a second wind into the weary…
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Otis pinged me about a week or so ago asking if he could bring some PokerStars gear as prizes for the tournament. As Henry and I had been planning on grabbing some Full Tilt gear, we…
Read the articleThe Shootout In The Desert Six Guns
The three tournaments have been played and the six contestants at our Shooutout in the Desert have been finalized. After a tough battle, Facty and Royal came out on top in this week's…
Read the articleTen Must Read Poker Books
With the market flooded with poker books, I thought it might be a good reality-check to list the cream of the crop. I'll even go out on a limb here and say that if you read and master…
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Below is the tournament structure I requested from the Imperial Palace. I tried to follow the Texas TEARS structure (similar to the one used in WSoP events) as closely as possible but…
Read the articleLet Me Introduce . . .
With 95+ people scheduled to attend, it's a given that many of the folks coming have never been to a previous WPBT live event. In fact, many people are newer bloggers and still more are…
Read the articleChris Hanel: Two Time Cover Boy for Bad Beat Magazine
It was Friday night which meant that I was at Henry's for the infamous home game . Although every week is a good time and usually provides enough content to do a nineteen part series,…
Read the articleBig, Big Full Tilt Poker Day on Fox Sports
If you find yourself trying to escape the inlaws and other typical Thanksgiving madness you might want to try and catch the Full Tilt Poker marathon on Fox Sports. The FSN lineup for the…
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