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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There\’s talk in the comments down below about poppin\’ caps in the poker bandits. It\’s a shame when your decisions about where to play factor an EV calculated as Expected Violence. (Fortunately most poker players I know are a bit
I can only speculate on all the stuff that is going on at the WSOP regarding the discussion of changing the final table format, but here are my thoughts on what has already been discussed. Given the same payout structure,
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A little more info coming in … one thing, it was way more than $10k stolen … as one of the players\’ watches taken cost that much. So our new estimate for damage is $20k. Probably a little more.
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On Thursday, we read that one of our favorite poker podcasts, Beyond the Table, was out with a fizzle. And apparently that’s shizzle. The skies suddenly had grown ominously dark. Would we ever smile again . . . ? Well,
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