I'm Seeing Red!
Well, I decided to go home from my Soi 11 exile just in time for more violence in the streets. Last Thursday night it kicked off again. While the news media might have you believe that…
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Songkran Part IV: Red Woodstock
We had an early start as the party at her aunt's place started fairly early. We got there around 8am and people were already there and many looked like they had already been drinking for…
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Pokerati posted recently regarding rumors that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will introduce a bill to legalizing online poker. DanM speculated: Hmm, interesting. Now the purpose of…
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I can't find the official announcement from PokerStars but I see the following story posted word for word on several different websites. I'll link to one of them just in case anyone…
Read the articleSongkran Part III: I Can Relate to a Nine Year Old
In the morning we head back over to the temple where Nuey's family has gathered. I remember Nuey taking up a collection last month for her temple and she was here to make a donation. If…
Read the articleSongkran Part II: Washing Grandma
In the morning, the water still wasn't working so we we had to shower old-school. There's a huge tub of water that they fill when the water is working. From the best I can make out from…
Read the articleSongkran Part I: No KFC, No Peace!!
Monday afternoon I had some people over my place. Someone mentioned craving some KFC and I went online and placed an order. About ten minutes later I received a phone call from a very…
Read the articleState of Emergency in Bangkok
Around 6pm (Bangkok time) on Wednesday, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in the capital city of Bangkok. As scary as they may sound it actually…
Read the articleNot All Online Poker Traffic is Created Equal
Dominik Kofert recently emailed me to make me aware of an analysis document they had produced over at PokerStrategy.com . Dominik is someone I've had the pleasure of working with on a…
Read the articlePhoto Journal of Bangkok Clashes with Police / Military
When I walked down stairs this morning, this was the view I had from standing out in front of my apartment As you can see the police and military have the red shirts held north of Soi 2.…
Read the articleThe Crisis Hits Home
I've written many times about various issues going on here in Thailand. The last several years have not been kind to the kingdom in terms of stability. When they're not closing down…
Read the articleSatellites: The Best-Kept Secret In Online Poker
If you're interested in winding up any of your friends who have been playing online poker for a few years, all you have to do is ask them about the "good old days." Just make sure you…
Read the articleRush Poker at Full Tilt Poker - What Impact Will It Have on Poker?
There has been a lot of talk recently about Full Tilt's new Rush Poker. If you're not familiar with it, basically the idea is that instead of waiting for hands, the moment you are out of…
Read the articleThe Red Shirts Are Coming, The Red Shirts Are Coming
I recently mentioned that despite reports of huge crowds demonstrating against the Thai government I hadn't seen much . Well that changed yesterday when I went to my Thai class…
Read the articleNothing Happens in Bangkok
I mentioned not too long ago that things were starting to heat up around Bangkok. Fugitive former PM Thaksin was about to find out from the Thai supreme court whether or not the…
Read the articleIncredible Odds
I had the pleasure of meeting a local musician here in Bangkok the other night. Actually I had seen him playing over at Moonshine's once or twice but he stopped in to say hello to my…
Read the articleThe Sky is Falling for Affiliates
It was recently announced that Full Tilt Poker is placing a 3% cap on margins rakeback affiliates can offer. What that means is that Full Tilt was once telling affiliates that you can…
Read the articleA Taste of Thailand
Hey look Ma, I canz writes my own name I learned to write my name recently. Well, I knew how to write it in English (thanks, Misses kindergarden teacher I don't remember) but I hadn't…
Read the articleValentine's Day in Thailand
Today is both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day. Here in Thailand Valentine's Day is celebrated but it's not really a Thai holiday. Much like other consumer oriented holidays…
Read the articleThe Tiffany Michelle Transcript
When I originally watched the video of Michelle Tiffany and Neil Cavuto I was having a lot of problems with the video. I don't know if that was my internet or something at Fox but I…
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