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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Letter 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 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 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 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…
Read the articleBad Beat on Cancer
The other night we went down to to Hollwood for Phil Gordon's charity event. Phil is a big supporter of the Bad Beat on Cancer cause and so he hosts these events in an effort to raise…
Read the articleHow Can You Be So Wrong?
Ran across this beauty the other day and I couldn't help but tear it apart. "Lawless" Internet proving costly for gamblers By Kate Holton Wed May 24, 8:01 AM ET Scary headline that grabs…
Read the articleShakeup Going on at Party
I'll likely write more on this at some point but for the moment I thought I would just throw this out there: PartyGaming founders quit board Two of the founders of online poker site…
Read the articleBill Rini, Professional Poker Player
According to Top Gambling Blogs, I can now join the ranks of fellow blogger, Chris Halverson, as a Professional Poker Player. That's gotta be good for something, right? I love the…
Read the articleShould you ever buy rental car insurance?
Kim Scheinberg posted a really interesting article on BARGE that she found on Slate regarding the wisdom of buying insurance. While interesting by itself, if you look at the implications…
Read the articleVegas Wrap Up
So I wake up Saturday morning and head down to the spa where I had made an appointment. Courtesy of the Imperial Palace I treated myself to a Swedish massage, a detox wrap (and in Vegas,…
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