Gambling Still #1
PHUKET, THAILAND: According to figures released by the Phuket Provincial Police, gambling once again topped the list of criminal offenses in November, with 217 people arrested. Forty-two…
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Motivations For Rigging Online Poker
I'm not sure whether it's funny or sad that even after my post on why online poker is not rigged , I still get people emailing me trying to convince me otherwise. The funny/sad part is…
Read the articleTrepidation and Nuisance in Las Vegas
It was Wednesday evening, early Thursday morning when our rented hybrid Ford Escape rolled into downtown Las Vegas. Normally the energy of Sin City zaps a second wind into the weary…
Read the articleMore WPBT Goodies
Otis pinged me about a week or so ago asking if he could bring some PokerStars gear as prizes for the tournament. As Henry and I had been planning on grabbing some Full Tilt gear, we…
Read the articleThe Shootout In The Desert Six Guns
The three tournaments have been played and the six contestants at our Shooutout in the Desert have been finalized. After a tough battle, Facty and Royal came out on top in this week's…
Read the articleTen Must Read Poker Books
With the market flooded with poker books, I thought it might be a good reality-check to list the cream of the crop. I'll even go out on a limb here and say that if you read and master…
Read the articleWPBT Tournament Structure
Below is the tournament structure I requested from the Imperial Palace. I tried to follow the Texas TEARS structure (similar to the one used in WSoP events) as closely as possible but…
Read the articleLet Me Introduce . . .
With 95+ people scheduled to attend, it's a given that many of the folks coming have never been to a previous WPBT live event. In fact, many people are newer bloggers and still more are…
Read the articleChris Hanel: Two Time Cover Boy for Bad Beat Magazine
It was Friday night which meant that I was at Henry's for the infamous home game . Although every week is a good time and usually provides enough content to do a nineteen part series,…
Read the articleBig, Big Full Tilt Poker Day on Fox Sports
If you find yourself trying to escape the inlaws and other typical Thanksgiving madness you might want to try and catch the Full Tilt Poker marathon on Fox Sports. The FSN lineup for the…
Read the articleThree Big Tournaments This Weekend
Saturdays with Dr. Pauly PokerStars $10 + 1 NL Saturday, November 12th 1pm EST Password = hiltons WPBT Shootout in the Desert Full Tilt Poker $10 +1 NL Sunday, November 13th 3pm EST Only…
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Lots of good news! PokerProf has been pounding the hot Las Vegas pavement and has confirmed Charlie Shoten as a guest at the event. Charlie will speak before the tournament as he did…
Read the articleAll In: The (Almost) Entirely True Story of the World Series of Poker
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (October 1, 2005) Language: English ISBN: 0312348355 Several weeks back I received an email from the publisher of "All In: The (Almost)…
Read the articleProfessor, the Banker, and the Suicide King, The : Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time
Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Warner Books (June 2, 2005) Language: English ISBN: 0446577693 Average Customer Review: 4.5 (out of 5) I know I'm a little late to the game with this…
Read the articleSix Gun Shoot Out in the Desert
Ok boys and girls, after serving up a little trick , I'm here with the treat I promised the other day . I've decided to add a little excitement to the World Poker Blogger Tour Winter…
Read the articlePlaying the Rush
I was bored and noticed I had a few dollars in my PokerStars account so I decided to doink them off in some SnG's. Intead of doinking, I went on a rush. Ok, I lost the first $5 SnG when…
Read the articlePokerTracker Is Rigged!
My soon to be co-worker, Ephro , sent me the following that he lifted from an un-named message board (I assume): I hear many people talk about "Poker Tracker" program (or other similar…
Read the articleWhat Makes For A Good Poker Blog?
What makes for a good poker blog? That is a tough, tough question. I struggle with that question daily when I try to decide whether or not to spend some time composing a post or if I…
Read the articleChowaha
My boss knows a little something about poker. In fact, several years ago he came up with his own poker game that has become somewhat of a favorite amongst the BARGE and RGP crowds. You…
Read the articleThe Top 10 Poker Blogs
I was doing some research recently and according to the subscriber stats on Bloglines , these are the top ten poker blogs: Tao of Poker Guinness & Poker Up For Poker DoubleA's…
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