The archive

Oh Behave

"You have to write something on your blog about live players." A friend said that to me the other day and while I normally don't do requests I thought it was a timely subject as many…

What Online Poker Can Learn From The Dotcoms

The other night I was invited to get-together with some of my comrades from the old dotcom days. It was good to catch up and see people I haven't seen since HTML programmers with no…

Ed Miller's How to Read Hands at No Limit Hold'Em

I had the great pleasure of reviewing a pre-release version of Ed Miller's new book, How to Read Hands at No Limit Hold'Em . I call it a great pleasure because I've been a big fan of…

Thinking of Relocating to Thailand to Play Poker?

I've probably received a dozen emails since Black Friday from people interested in relocating to Thailand to play poker. I figure it's easier for me to just write a post for everyone…

How Things Became So Screwed Up At Full Tilt Poker

I haven't been able to stop thinking about how things could have gone so horribly wrong at Full Tilt Poker. None of the people I know there are stupid. Nor are they malicious. It's easy…

Is Zynga Ready For Real Money Poker?

Despite having already written a post about why I don't think Zynga will be a major player in the post-US legalization world , I still get asked by people what I think about the company.…

Who to Blame for Black Friday?

One of the things people have been reluctant to address is who is to blame for Black Friday and its aftermath. Well, I've done a little investigation and I can say with certainty I know…

A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales by Tommy Angelo

I am very tardy. Very, very, tardy. Tommy Angelo sent me a copy of his latest book "A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales" several months ago and I haven't gotten around to reviewing…

What You Could Buy With the $150 Million Full Tilt Owes Players

Full Tilt Payout Problems Exposed

Last week Todd Brunson tweeted that he had run into Howard Lederer in Las Vegas and that after telling him how short he was of cash Howard offered to pay him what he had locked up on…