Barack Obama giving his best impression of Phil Hellmuth. The Associated Press just put a story on the wire about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama\’s outlook on poker. Not from a legal standpoint — he publicly acknowledges he played for […]
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That\’s what I\’m hearing. From a generally reliable source who heard it from some guy who heard it from some other guy in Vegas. Quality journalism at its finest! Remember, you heard it here first. UPDATE: Confirmation from the brick-and-mortar
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Yes, there are things going on in Hollywood besides Britney Spears life crumbling before our eyes and Sally Field’s speech at the Emmy’s being censored by Fox. Personally, Survivor isn’t one of my favorite shows but I’m tuning in this
What are in the poker world wishing we could be like the competitive equestrian industry — with a stated exemption from the UIGEA … but apparently the Department of Justice is contending that betting on horses on the internet is
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I swear Tom and I have not been cheating on each other or Karridy. We just have a sort-of open relationship … the kind where we want to share our aural pleasures with whoever-da-fug will listen all the world. So
Being a former WPT employee has its perks, like having friends who still work there and give up the inside information. This news isn’t the kind we like to report, but late on Thursday, September 6, the World Poker Tour
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I’m tired of the complaining about blind structures, including my own whiny little self regarding WPT final table structures. Rather than continue to complain, I have decided to propose a new way of looking at tournament structures. In order to
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There seems to be a rash of donkeys putting themselves in holes around the country.(Photo: AP) NOT THACKERVILLE, Okla.–Crap. Did I say that already? You can\’t be a good poker player if you let going bust upset you too much
Let\’s not talk about me (and how turning the straight with the second-nuts flush draw didn\’t get there) … no no, there\’s far more excitement going on in Scottsdale, as our good friends in the Arizona Posse are making quite
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THACKERVILLE, Okla.–Damnit, where\’s my head? I guess I went on tilt when I folded away a $700 pot. I had K-J (with a jack as the top card on a no-straight, no-flush board) and folded to an all-in from Mr.
