2007 Prediction Scorecard
As the end draws to a close and the good and bad of the UIGEA has mostly played out or has progressed far enough to identify trends I thought it would be a good idea to go back over what…
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Overseas Online Poker Pro
I was reading a thread on 2+2 today where somebody asked what was the best country for a US citizen to live in as an online poker pro. As there seemed to be a lot of confusion and…
Read the articleSecond Place at the Gala Casino
I haven't posted much lately so I thought I would hammer out a few thoughts. First up, I was finally able to seat myself at a real poker table last week. There aren't many poker rooms in…
Read the articleThe guy's a freak and a very weird dude.
I think everyone has at one time or another sent out an email that they would soon come to regret. In this particular case you've got two in one. First you have Howard Lederer's candid…
Read the articleMore Follow Up From Scott Matusow
Since announcing the website hack here Scott has since posted the following on the Matusow Truth Blog : Site was hacked into CLARIFICATION I DID NOT WRITE THAT POST ABOUT MIKE concerning…
Read the articleMan Up, Calvin!
Calvin Ayre recently posted a challenge to Scott Lewis of 1st Technology LLC. Ayre is suggesting that Scott Lewis and he have a $1 million MMA (mixed martial arts) brawl to be filmed and…
Read the articleSo What Happened To Bodog?
When Bodog lost its domains and had to convert over to NewBodog.com there was much speculation over how this would impact the company. Well, now we have some answers. To be honest, I was…
Read the articleGutshot Poker Club
I'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 articleIf you can't say anything nice . . .
I 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 articleBest Poker Article In A Long Time
I 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 articleTen Poker Books I Would Like To See
1. 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 articleIt's July 10th. Do you know where your anti-gaming regulations are?
Not 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 articleUltimateBet = UltimateFraud?
I 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 articleGambling Fears Overblown?
A 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 articleAA KK QQ
Man, 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 articleBarney Frank Hearing
Someone has posted a video feed of the Barney Frank hearings on online gaming. There are some really good points in there. Frank demolishes the objections raised by pro-UIGEA folks. He's…
Read the articleSomeone More Negative Than Me
I know many of you never thought you would see the day when I'm the optimist regarding the legality of online gaming so get ready for a shocker. Last week I wrote a post about how I…
Read the articleSen. Jon Kyl Doesn't Just Hate Online Poker
Our dear friend Sen. Jon Kyl who was kind enough to protect us from ourselves by driving through the UIGEA now wants to protect US citizens from another evil; information. Despite the…
Read the articlePoker Bots Can Bluff
New Scientist has an article about some researchers that have created a bot that has learned to bluff in a game called lerpa (here's a link to the detailed theory behind the experiment…
Read the articleThe State of the State of Online Poker
As we begin approaching the six month marker since the Neteller crackdown in January I thought it would be a good idea to take a look back and see how the online poker world has changed.…
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