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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Bill Rini
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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…
Read the articleGibraltar Update
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…
Read the articleBecoming a Winning Poker Player
Yesterday I talked about the importance of not spewing chips and today I wanted to explore the opposite side of that equation in terms of how to make your opponents put more chips into…
Read the articleMore About Why PokerNews is Mad
This comes from the Poker Network site where rmh123 has the following to say : The facts! I have just spoken to Tony G who is currently in Russia and not happy! Tony told me that he paid…
Read the articlePokerNews Gets Their Panties All in a Bunch
The other day I posted about how the WSOP is beginning to bore me and today I would like to take a look at something I consider to be a black mark on the both the industry and the event.…
Read the articleHow Small Poker Mistakes Add Up to Big Losses
One of the things that prevents many people from moving up limits in poker is a failure to realize how costly seemingly small mistakes are. I thought I would try to demonstrate what a…
Read the articleCan Bots Be The Path To Legalized Online Poker?
Many major news outlets missed this as I'm sure they're busy reporting on the WSOP at the moment but the University of Alberta AI program Polaris beat a group of live poker players for…
Read the articleSpain / Germany and the Euro 2008
Tonight I was able to witness something you only can only appreciate as an expat living abroad. I watched Spain play Germany in the Euro 2008 football (Americans can read that as soccer)…
Read the articleUltimate Bet Comes Clean . . . . Sorta
Ultimate Bet issued a press release detailing the results of their investigation of the suspected NioNio superuser account. If you were not aware of the cheating scandal over at UB you…
Read the articleDo The Math
I ran across a funny little post that Miss Beth put together at College Poker Tips describing a very complex EV calculation in playing home poker games. Many people think that if they…
Read the articleLots of Random Tidbits From My Bangkok Trip
I spent the last two weeks in Bangkok. My friend Phil from Australia was getting married and had invited me to attend. The Wedding In Thai weddings the groom is usually expected to pick…
Read the articleEverybody's a Winner
I was riding the BTS to Siam station and when I got off the train I had a gaggle of Westerners in front of me. There were three girls and a guy and they sounded US to me. In fact, it's…
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