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The story of Phil Laak and accusations about him being involved with drug smuggling and hiring hitmen has traveled pretty far since the target of the alleged hit, Tom Grant, came forward…
Read the articleI emailed tha man making these claims and I've included his responses below. a) Did you make these comments on WPTFan.com back in 2005?…
Read the articleThanks to WickedChops for bringing this one to my attention. I'm not sure where to start so let me give you the quick and dirty. Some guy has started a website which accusses Phil Laak…
Read the articleI'm in London this week on business so a couple of my co-workers drug me out to the Gutshot Poker Club on Clerkenwell Road for lunch. This is the infamous London poker room owned by…
Read the articleI ran across a post on the Matusow Truth Blog that I thought was worth a mention. The site is run by Scott Matusow, Mike's brother and most of the time it's pretty basic stuff about…
Read the articleI ran across a post the other day that I wanted to share. I was looking for an artile on odds on Wikipedia and came across Poker probability (Texas hold 'em). It's really an excellent…
Read the article1. Playing the Later Stages of Tournaments by Vinney Vihn 2. Table Etiquette by Tony G 3. Sick Prop Bets for Advanced Players by Phil Ivey 4. Backing Agreements by Jamie Gold 5. Creative…
Read the articleCan't say this comes as any great shock but John David Lefebvre joined his partner Stephen Lawrence in pleading guilty. As I previously posted Lawrence's plea all but guaranteed that…
Read the articleNot much to post about the anti-gaming regs since . . . they don't seem to be here yet. On a side note: Now that the final numbers are in for the WSOP Main Event, it's funny to see how…
Read the articlePart Three: At your destination I've taken the approach of keeping yourself safe rather than how to best spend your time on your vacation. In all my travels I have never been pick…
Read the articlePart Two: At the airport Whenever I hear people say that getting there is half the fun, I can't help but think that either they're masochist or they're traveling to some pretty crappy…
Read the articleI wanted to relay a recent experience I had with UltimateBet that is beginning to concern me. I've had an account on UB for many years. I've played there from time to time but I don't…
Read the articlePart One: Planning Your Trip A lot of people email or comment to me that they love hearing about my travels. Though I'm no roadwarrior with super-premium access to elite airport lounges…
Read the articleWSEX, the site that promoted itself almost entirely on the fact that it was rake free (well, technically, 100% rakeback [what is rakeback?]), is now only returning 75% to players. While…
Read the articleConsidering all the people getting tossed in jail for running home games and such I found this story of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with Crime Stoppers, handing out…
Read the articleThe digital ink had barely dried from my last post about the good news for online poker overseas when news tickers started lighting up with word that Neteller founder Stephen Lawrence…
Read the articleCouple of cool things going on overseas. First the EU pimp slapped France and Sweden for protecting their own state run gaming monopolies. The government of Sweden runs its own poker…
Read the articleA few days ago I did a post which was a response to Focus on the Family's talking points against legalizing online gaming. Many of their points harp on sensationalistic claims about how…
Read the articleMan, what a hand. I actually had the lead in the betting on this hand! The funny part is that Aces never raised the entire hand.
Read the articleI recently posted an letter that Focus on the Family sent out to members. Unfortunately it was so full of complete crap that in an attempt to replay to each and every issue I was not…
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