Well maybe not for kids directly, but still, a good cause nonetheless. Pokerati is happy to be taking part in and supporting the Second Annual Texas Hold\’em and Casino Night benefiting Bea\’s Kids, a charity that provides educational and leadership […]
The anti-UIGEA legislation really seems to be growing some teeth in Congress. Influential non-pokery folks like Rep. John Conyers (D=MI), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is concerned about what it\’s doing to our reputation abroad, and apparently sees the
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Ron in Plano writes in to voice his concern about the one thing that keeps him from enjoying his time at the tables in Oklahoma … where apparently the Chickasaw tent is anything but a sweat lodge these days: winstar
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Here\’s another good non-poker-media story about the House Judiciary Committee hearings on anti-UIGEA legislation. They paint it as an issue of a power shift away from professional moralists such as the Family Research Council, and essentially mock their arguments defending
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Michele Lewis, seen here wearing the uniforms we had picked out for Pokerati correspondents at the next WSOP. It\’s confirmed … Michele Lewis has been labeled a \”poker babe.\” Or more specifically, a \”babe in poker.\” Congrats! We always knew
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Watching the Annie Duke testimony (and related non-poker people arguing both sides of pending anti-UIGEA legislation) left me rather impressed. And then I started thinking about Duke\’s good work with the Ante Up for Africa charity tourneys … and thus
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Reason Magazine has taken note of Annie Duke\’s newfound lobbying prowess, too. They were impressed by her ability to cite John Locke and John Stuart Mill. It\’s true that sometimes Beltway outsiders are the ones who can stir things up
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Interesting article out of Australia about the development of bots at the online poker tables. While this \”threat\” is real … the truth is bot-prejudice is already taking root in the non-poker world. Think how much you hate it when
T.J. Cloutier has another \”blog\” about good times around the unique concept of the US Poker Bowl with his Dallas Roughnecks teammates. Though for some reason he doesn\’t extol the virtue of Karridy\’s team management prowess — he was the
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There was a story last week (that Tom and I discussed on the next episode of Beyond the Table) about the threat of lead contamination from poker chips. Considering the potential PR disaster for Harrah\’s that could result from an
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