PokerBot Pro - The Scam Continues
Several months ago I wrote about a product called PokerBot Pro. In that post I line by line ripped apart the marketing claims of the software publisher and exposed it for being a…
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John Gollehon Gets Cranky
I read this over at The Poker Gazette and thought I would give some play by play: Much like Garrison Keillor's fictitious schoolchildren of Lake Wobegon, all poker players think they are…
Read the articleLetter From the Poker Player's Alliance Regarding H.R. 4411
Dear PPA Member: Thank you for all you do to promote and defend the great game of poker. On Tuesday, July 11, 2006, American poker players were dealt a bad hand by the U.S. House of…
Read the articleThe 2006 WPBT Summer Classic II
Just a quick mini-update from the City of Sin. Continuing my travel troubles, I was supposed to be on a 9pm flight arriving in Las Vegas at 10pm. First they moved the gate and then they…
Read the articleUnsafe Poker Rooms Part Deux
So I emailed Noble Poker customer support telling them that I view this a major security issue ( click here for the full story ). Noble's response was that this really isn't an issue at…
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Here's an idea that Paul at UK Gambling Forums suggested; Let's shame these rooms into cleaning up their act. If you're scratching your head and wondering what I'm talking about, check…
Read the articleA Photo Journal of My Ireland Trip
Unfortunately I didn't get to take many pictures while traveling around outside of Dublin. I was mostly in the car looking out the window at the scenery and photos don't take so well at…
Read the articleAnalyzing tuff_fish's Game
When I finally caught my breath from laughing at Tony's (tuff_fish) videos ( mentioned in this post ), I started to really think about what his biggest problems are. From my perspective,…
Read the articleEverybody Wants To Call Me Like Crazy When I Don't Have Anything
This has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in a looooooooong time. Go check out some of the videos. This guy is an instant-classic. While he's got more than his fair share of…
Read the articleThe Worst $10,000 You Could Ever Spend
I was sent an email about this and now I see him self-pimping his story here and there so I thought I would comment. I guess the story is that this guy wants someone to put up $10,000 so…
Read the articleBad Flights, Euro-Snobs, and Dublin
I flew out first thing Tuesday morning. By first thing I mean before noon. Normally I like to fly international airlines but that wasn't an option due to pricing. I ended up flying…
Read the articleProduct Review: Las Vegas Academy With Phil Gordon and Andy Bloch
Normally the only way you'll find me up at about at 8:30am in Las Vegas is if I haven't gone home from the previous night or I'm burying a problem in the desert. Be that as it may, here…
Read the articleOff to Dublin
I'm still working on my report from the Phil Gordon / Andy Bloch Las Vegas Academy but I'm off to Dublin, Ireland this morning. I'll be back on Sunday just in time to do laundry, pack…
Read the articlePoker Rooms and Encryption
The UK and Ireland Poker Blog has an interesting bit of news people may want take note of. It seems several poker rooms store your username and password unencrypted in the registry on…
Read the articleVegas, Baby!
I'm itching to hop on that plane Thursday night and hit Sin City. Looks like Spaceman will be in town and a few gamblers from the office might be making a weekend appearance as well.…
Read the articleGood Read, Wrong River in the PokerStars Blogger Tournament
Sunday PS Freeroll 2200 and change players have filtered down to 150 or so. I've got a bigger than average stack 29255 (average was maybe 22,000). Blinds are 800/1600 and I'm UTG +1. I…
Read the articleFull Tilt Poker Releases New Client
Full Tilt Poker released their new client today. The look at feel are updated with some new goodies thrown in. Click on photos for larger image The main lobby gives a good indicator for…
Read the articleMore Details Emerge Regarding PokerHost.com
According to Gambling911, the hacker who hijacked PokerHost.com's website earlier today might be an (former) employee. Sources close to PokerHost.com confirmed this afternoon with…
Read the articlePokerHost.com Mystery Solved?
After a little sleuthing (e.g., Google searches, etc) it appears that the earlier story about the F.B.I. takeover of PokerHost.com is a hoax. Well, not really a hoax so much as not being…
Read the articleWelcome, You're Busted - Has the FBI Taken Over PokerHost.com?
Click on the photo for a larger view I haven't figured out what the dealio is here but it appears that PokerHost.com has been taken over by the F.B.I. I've never played there before so I…
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