Keeping poker in pop culture … In a sub-episode of tonight\’s Simpsons Halloween Special XIX, Homer goes into the business of killing celebrities, the spirits of those he offs plot their revenge (with help from some historical ghosts) and come […]
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For all those negatively noting that the delayed final table isn\’t bringing the hype it promised … patience, patience … it\’s coming: The New York Times just took note of their hometown favorite, Ylon Schwartz. He\’s an interesting character —
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I knew the Binion\’s poker room was getting an overhaul, but are they done already? Apparently so, according to PokerGrump. AllVegasPoker also has some new reviews and pics. The tournament room doesn\’t look any different. But the new cash game
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Though they don\’t have a point spread on the popular vote, Ladbrokes is taking bets from non-American players on the presidential election. From Online Casino Reports: Obama now stands at 1.07 at Ladbrokes, against McCain\’s 7.5. The odds on Obama
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I really don\’t mean to make it all about politics — yeow, Venetian Deep Stacks just got underway! — but tonight\’s poker-politics entertainment overlap had me doing a little searching for \”obama poker\”. I was just looking for one link,
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Just curious. We all know the presidential election has been a boom for Saturday Night Live\’s ratings … tonight I was watching to see John McCain\’s guest appearance. Gotta say, he was pretty damn good. The host was Ben Affleck
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Sorry I\’ve been a little out of pocket in recent days weeks months. But I got kinda hooked on election coverage. Dammit, promised myself four years ago that I wouldn’t get caught up in the BS-laden pre-election horse race coverage,
Pokery Presidential PoliticsProp-betting for a better future
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There seem to be 100 polls coming out each day pertaining to the presidential race, so a poker-related poll has been released to take your minds off the pesky politics that will decide who will run the U.S. for the
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Not long after it was announced that the Italian government legalized online poker for its citizens, major poker websites are beginning to receive licenses and launch the Italian versions of their sites. The Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato has
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Dewey Tomko for being basically the Cal Ripken of Poker. (Three bracelets). Henry Orenstein for inventing the hole-card cam (and maybe producing High Stakes Poker). Click below for more details.
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