Think the crackdown on online gambling — which became a clear reality with the arrest of Sportingbet\’s Peter Dicks in September — is anything but a legal shakedown? Dicks, who had criminal allegations pending against him in Louisiana, had all […]
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So as Karridy tells us, Tom has had a successful Day 1 so far at the WPT World Poker Challenge in Reno, nearly tripling his stack. Sweet. It\’s still early, so lots of people are still alive. But I couldn\’t
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Despite vast and important off-the-table work going on, your favorite correspondents at Pokerati all have/had some serious action on the felt this weekend. OK, well maybe some more serious than others, but still … Tom Schneider is in Reno competing
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No new developments (as far as I know) in the case of Harrah\’s vs. Federico Schiavio for control of WSOP.com. (Haley has been all over this story.) But as Harrah\’s gets more aggressive in protecting its WSOP trademarks, and Schiavio
I\’ve been much better about keeping track of my bankroll this year, thanks to Pokercharts.com — even though, thus far, it hasn\’t been a winning year. Kinda interesting. Just tonight/last night … I had a pretty good session (ended up
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Neteller says to Americans: Don\’t worry, you\’ll get your money back we\’re trying to get you your money back (at least some of it). According to yesterday\’s press release, Neteller has signed agreements with the US Attorney\’s Office and some
One of my favorite tasks at Pokerati is pimping out the Fresh Princess … dudes, like seriously, she rocks. And today she extends her quest to become queen of poker-related internet multimedia by making her debut appearance on Hold\’em Radio.
I\’ve got a fun little speaking gig this weekend — visiting the Beth Torah men\’s club to talk poker. Last year\’s appearance went well – but while regaling the breakfast crowd with poker-boom lore, home-game theory, and tales from the
I was just working up a new poll … something for the non-Texans maybe? … and had a look at the very first poll we ever ran on this site. Interesting (in hindsight): The first year we\’ll see a decline
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In golf … not poker. Anyone watching semi-live poker on TV is aware that the pros have been joshing [tag]Phil Ivey[/tag] about his emerging prowess on the links. The snickers usually attached to the props now make a little more
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