In this week\’s episode: What are the SSIGI and HR 5767? It\’s Bob Goodlatte\’s Worst Nightmare… Barney Frank and Ron Paul have introduced HR 5767 to target the financial powers of the UIGEA, and they are receiving the backing of […]
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Four years ago today — on the glorious holiday that is 4-20 — Pokerati went live. Our first post was about a new online poker site that also just went live called Full Tilt. Prediction at the time: \”I suspect
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The EPT Grand Final came to a long drawn-out end yesterday in Monte Carlo, and after nearly 13 hours of play, Canadian Glen Chorny took it down. Ho hum. It may be the least exciting victory in recent tournament times,
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Serious news. It has been confirmed by the guys at NeverWin Poker that Brandi Hawbaker took her own life on Sunday. She was 26-years old. Brandi\’s relationship with the poker community was a rocky one, to say the least. She
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DALLAS–I happen to be on my old stomping grounds … to play a little Batface poker and try to do the work that police can\’t and get to the bottom of the string of robberies here. (Pokerati\’s conclusion, despite declarations
The European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final just concluded its fourth day of action, and out of an amazing 842 players, only 10 remain. Glen Chorny – 3,370,000 Isaac \’westmenloAA\’ Baron – 2,365,000 Michael Martin – 1,579,000 Maxime Villemure –
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Harris County sheriff\’s deputies raided a poker room on the northwest outskirts of Houston this afternoon. There were about 8 tables of action — a $300 tournament had just gotten underway — and 11 were arrested. Police say the raid
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NBC Heads-Up Championship was on today. Did anyone see it? I saw about 10 minutes of it — but I blinked so I missed Tom. However, interestingly, I was watching it with a non-poker-player … and he was a little
Since the UIGEA became law, poker has desperately needed a superhero to save it. With the U.S. government breathing down our necks, it\’s been uncomfortable and a bit scary. Some organizations have played significant roles in attempting to come to
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