As expected, the non-poker, non-local media has caught wind of the poker raid in Raleigh — the one in which WPT champion and accomplished pro Michael Gracz was nabbed. [Forbes.] This sort of coverage always reminds us how unfamiliar the […]
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A telephone interview with John Pappas, new Executive Director of the PPA. OK, so he\’s moved into a new office in Washington DC … as poker-minded political efforts move from infancy to toddlerhood, now what?
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Will we ever see an undisputed heavyweight high-stakes live-action champion of the world? Who\’s the best tournament player in the world? That\’s hard to say. For a long time, the CardPlayer Player of the Year has been the standard —
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Some stuff I meant to write about until I got distracted from poker by pictures of Vanessa Hudgens nude. I didn\’t even know who this Hudgens girl was … but now I do! (She\’s the star of Disney\’s \”High School
It\’s true. Doyle Brunson teamed up with Leonardo DiCaprio to finance the acclaimed documentary \”The 11th Hour.\” Evidently, in various Hollywood articles, Doyle is being called a \”long-time environmentalist.\” Who knew? \”The 11th Hour\” is subtitled \”Turn Mankind\’s Darkest Hour
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Chris Bell and WPT champion Michael Gracz were playing what appears to be a $1,000 tournament with about 70 players when police rolled in and stopped the action. Ahh, reminds me of the good-ole-days of the Dallas poker scene (which
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I\’ve always thought the Unknown Comic would do great at a poker table. Hilarious Pair Appearing in Concert October 12 COACHELLA, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Fall down laughing this October when TV comedy idols Gabe Kaplan and Murray \”The
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Gentle Shane in Dallas writes in with his own suggestions for poker-currency lingo: Dan- Just read the pokerati post on chip denomination nicknames. This could be your huge claim to the world of gambling…actually being known as the man who
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After much legal sparring and delay, a curious, first-of-its-kind poker room just opened up in Little Rock that publicly challenges the laws — or at least the standing interpretation of them — by running free tournaments that award money prizes.
Legally Challengeable Poker
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Remember that shooting at Caesar\’s Palace last month, near the elevators? Here\’s the video: They\’re still deciding whether or not it was gang-related, but based on this dude\’s aim, patience, selective aggression, all that stuff … I\’ll take the Centurions
