Pokerati file photo: The HB-3186 war room, led by Lavigne in Austin (standing, top left) with Texas poker politicos, player representatives, and out-of-state allies preparing for a capitol offensive. In addition to those state-by-state member numbers, the PPA put out […]
RE: Rallying the Troops Read More »
Been a couple of news items over the last week or so regarding the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. You remember the UIGEA. You don’t? Look over yr shoulder. It\’s that big black cloud over there, heading this
UIGEA Update (Ain’t Been Stopped Yet) Read More »
It seems that Doyle Brunson has been called out – by buddy Patrik Antonius – to play a heads-up match. Patrik told CardPlayer during an interview that he would play Doyle any game for any amount of money. Doyle seems
The Cowboy vs. The Hot Boy Read More »
I\’ve long thought that poker and fiction generally don\’t mix well — at least not in the modern poker era when you\’ve got so much got so much comedy, drama*, and pervy shenanigans going on in real poker life. But
The Spinal Tap of Poker? Read More »
Eliot Spitzer: Strong means weak. A key player in getting PayPal not to accept gambling-related transactions … taken down by the exchange of virtual money he tried to stop.
Poker Everywhere Else Read More »
The political season is well underway, and the PPA, having brought on board a new seasoned politico to coordinate grassroots efforts and direct external affairs, is lining up their state directors and kicking butts into gear. Here is a breakdown
Rallying the Troops Read More »
Bots, colluders, super-user accounts … all things online poker players need to be wary of … and now, according to a presumably well-respected tech site, we also need to be afraid of Trojans. The claim is that poker players have
Online Poker = Cheating, Robbery, War, and Death (?) Read More »
Sorel Mizzi, courtesy of Betfair The sordid details proved that they cheated, lied about it, got banned from Full Tilt, and finally owned up to it. Chris was fired from Bluff, and Sorel went on playing poker on various online
It seems that CBS\’ 60 Minutes is in the process of putting together a story about the Absolute Poker cheating scandal. Nolan Dalla discussed it in his blog on PokerListings earlier this week. Some of the key players in the
Jason in Tennessee writes in: Is it just me, or is this the longest Pokerati.com has gone in quite some time without a post? Shit, even I\’ve posted every day this week, and I\’m a slack motherfucker. JK
