Table Scene
\”Bessie May\” in Vegas sends along this pic she got yesterday (afternoon?) of Montel Williams playing in the big game — 5/10 NL — at the new Hard Rock. Fascinating, I know.
Italy Legalizes Online Poker
Viva Italia!
Bravo! Online poker is now legal in Italy, licensed and regulated by the Italian government. Poker has been thriving in the country for quite some time, with nearly two million people logging on to the internet to play poker at
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Another Poker Offer Extended to Olympic Athlete Michael Phelps
Maybe one of these days he will accept an offer. Swimmer Michael Phelps came off an historic Olympics with eight gold medals. And in one of his numerous post-feat interviews, he mentioned that he might like to play in the
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UPDATE: “Shmaustin Shmete”
Though it apparently took a while to get their payout system back in acceptably working action, Full Tilt has paid Boston Pedro his $4.5k: Yes- i have received checks from them the last two weeks on about a ten day
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Texas Hold’em on the iPhone
There will be a day not too far off — in our lifetimes for sure, as the technology is already in play at 7-Elevens in Taiwan — when our cell phones and wallets are one in the same. No wonder
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Shame on You
Good piece on PokerListings naming the \”Top 5 Etiquette Mistakes\” at the brick-and-mortar tables. Their five faux pas: 5. Stalling 4. Stinking 3. Unmucking 2. Misrepresenting 1. Slow-rolling The one I think they left out — which I would put
Gulf Coast Poker Championships Cancelled
Beau Rivage in Biloxi Closed Temporarily
Due to Hurricane Gustav and the accompanying evacuations and flood threats, CardPlayer is reporting that the popular Gulf Coast Poker Championship series at the Beau Rivage casino in Biloxi has been canceled. Some of the preliminary events were a casualty,
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Main Event Chip Leader Hires Roy Winston & Co.
Dennis Phillips begins assembling his WSOPosse
Hmm, so whaddya know … I was apparently wrong in declaring the final tableists \”too smart\” to get outside assistance (from poker people, at least) in preparation for their big-time November sit-n-go. My only defense is that I musta been
RE: Best Poker Room in Vegas
There are 50 poker rooms in Las Vegas, so we thought you might appreciate the assistance of fellow degenerates in narrowing down the possibilities of where to play when you come to town. The votes have been tallied … and
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From G’s to Poker: Tuesday Night Line-up
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth 1,000². Since ESPN is being cool with their vids, I certainly have no problem pimping their pimpage of tonight\’s WSOP episode. OK, I\’m excited. If the
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