Playing Poker With Phil Gordon and Wil Wheaton
Every Thurs. night I try to get into a little tournament some co-workers run. Unlike Fridays at HDouble's this is far less of a Murder's Row . It's a fun game though and I tend to do…
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Sam Farha - Dominating the Table
Chris posted some over-lunch conversations about the first day of the WSOP events televised on ESPN. I made the comment that I don't blame Hudson for going broke, and Bill quickly…
Read the articleIf online poker is rigged, why do you continue to play?
I was a tad surprised to find a post from poker professional and noted poker author Lou Krieger titled " Who is the dumber son of a bitch " this morning but it really is a funny read. It…
Read the articleOnline Poker Not Rigged - Revisted
I've updated my page on why online poker is not rigged but I thought I would highlight it here so as to offer a chance for counter-arguments. I recently saw someone argue that one cannot…
Read the articleThe WPBT Winter Classic Information Page
Go ahead and bookmark this page. I'll just keep updating this page whenever new info becomes available. If you want to be notified of updates, subscribe to the RSS feed on Bloglines .…
Read the articleA Day That Will Live In Infamy (aka The Day Party Booted Their Skins)
I'm somewhat shocked that nobody in the poker blogosphere is talking about the fact that PartyPoker has jettisoned their skins. Sometime this weekend, Party went down for a bit and then…
Read the articleMurder's Row
Well, HDouble was saying that nobody writes about the Friday night game so I thought I would follow Chris' lead and post a little something-something about the toughest game in town. In…
Read the articleHigh Variance Poker vs. Low Variance Poker
I was commenting on something over on the Full Tilt message boards the other day and I started me thinking about the concept of variance. First off, wild, loose, aggressive games are…
Read the articleFull Tilt's Learn from the Pros
Fox Sports premiered Full Tilt's Learn from the Pros last night (Sept. 27) at 8:30pm local with new episodes airing every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. local and repeats on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m.…
Read the articleWhy Online Poker Is Not Rigged
In this post I will attempt to address every argument I've ever heard regarding online poker being rigged . Mind you, I do work for a company that develops online poker software but my…
Read the articleCommerce Softer Than Party?
Hit the commerce with Ephro last night and I think he lost all respect for LA poker players. The high limit room only had $100/$200 and up games going so we ponied over to the main room.…
Read the articleWho's Coming To Vegas?
Here's the list so far: April H. (Feeding the Addiction) April (This is not a poker blog) Chilly Chris (Chicks Dig Poker Geeks) CJ (Up for Anything) Dave (DonkeyHunter) David M Drizz…
Read the articleMore WPBT Winter Classic Info
I know I had promised folks more info by Monday but I couldn't catch Bob on Monday and he was out until today. So, here's the scoop: Bob has us at the $29 / $39 rates ($29 weekday, $39…
Read the articleGiving Back To Those Less Blessed (like OddJack)
I'm not even really sure where to start with this. I'm only addressing it because I've received several inquires ranging from good natured ribbing to people telling me I should go…
Read the articleThe Ultimate Secret to Winning Poker
I'm going to let everyone in on the biggest secret in poker; there is no secret! You can quit looking for that special book, video, website, etc. that's going to turn your game around…
Read the articleSecond Annual WPBT Winter Classic
Well it looks like things have started to move forward and here's what we have so far: Date: Dec 10th, 2005 Place: Imperial Palace Casino Time: Shooting for around 10am'ish Despite…
Read the articleUpdated Pro List For Tonight's Charity Tournament
5:46 pm PT and it looks like the following folks have signed up to play: David Grey David Singer Erick Lindgren Howard Lederer Kristy Gazes Paul Wolfe Phil Gordon Of course, I'm in. I…
Read the articleIgnorance is Fun
I always love catching poker related threads on sites that have nothing to do with poker. It's just so interesting to hear the amatuer player's thought process or how they view the game.…
Read the articleUK and Amsterdam
This last week has been a great whirlwind of experiences. Unfortunately, they don't involve a lot of poker so shield your eyes if they may be harmed by content lacking poker stories.…
Read the articleFonzie Is Warming Up His Bike
And getting ready to jump the shark. Check out this piece of work. (PRLEAP.COM) Crazy Poker has stunned the online gaming community when it announced that it will offer it's players a…
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