Margaritavillains
Sometime during this year I decided I wanted to add more tournaments to my poker diet. I\’ve been a cash game grinder for my entire poker-playing career and don\’t really have anything to speak of in regards to big tourney […]
October 2011
Linda Johnson, Barry Greenstein Tapped for Hall of Fame Induction
This license plate might make a nice inclusion in a more-real Poker \”Hall\” of Fame some day; for now we get Linda Johnson but not her car. Congrats are in order for Linda Johnson and Barry Greenstein, as WSOP officials
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Pinstripes & Polka Dots Tourney with @DukeofFremont
The Duke of Fremont, that colorful, uniquely Vegassy character who likes to buy in to 1/2 games with no max and sit behind stacks of $100k in bills (which he carries around downtown in a violin case) returns to the
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Not If, But How …
As you know, the House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing [yesterday] examining the potential regulation of Internet gambling. The hearing entitled, \”Internet Gambling: Is There a Safe Bet?\” called upon a variety of witnesses to discuss
Trump Forms Partnership in Preparation for US Online Gambling
Joan Rivers\’ nemesis\’ brother\’s online poker company could learn a lot from Trump about how to run a company into the ground and still be rich. Oh yeah, and now Donald Trump wants in on online poker … should the
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Full Tilt Shutters Dublin Operations
Full Tilt laid off some 200 people on the Pocket Kings staff in Dublin last week — leaving pretty much just the head honchos, who apparently believe that ole Chris Ferguson bit about \”a chip and a chair\” too much
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Wider World of Poker
Slip off your coat and make your way into my small corner of Pokerati — a newly built alcove in Dan’s diamond-encrusted virtual mansion where I’ll bring you a weekly caché of poker and gambling news that the American-centric poker
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GOP Debate in Vegas, Internet Gaming Hearing in DC Next Week
The PPA has learned that the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Internet gaming on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. The subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will bring forward
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Winning then Losing
Hey, at least the Lions are winning. We had high hopes coming into the 2011 football season but to see them run out to a beautiful 4-0 start is outstanding. And the Tigers are up too! As I write this
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5-year Anniversary of the UIGEA Becoming Law
Many of our lives changed five years ago today, as George W. Bush signed the Port Security Act into law. At the time, many wondered if this marked the end of online poker, which had been booming at a rate
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