This is a long, leftover thought, inspired by some words I ran across in the Miami airport shortly after the PartyPoker Million cruise: \”It is no superficial thing, a fad or moment of a generation. It is as deep as […]
Why Poker Isn’t Going Away Read More »
NBC has a new poker show airing in January — Poker after Dark. Not only does it mark the return of Shana Hiatt, but also it apparently recognizes that interest in poker TV isn\’t going away … there\’s simply a
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A reader with three initials writes in: hey dan have you heard any more word on the poker raids that happened at jackies ace high and the other room….any info bout the cases or the court hearings? No word yet,
Poker-friendly Prosecutor to run the show help out new Dallas District Attorney Read More »
Pokerati is pretty happy about how things turned out in 2006, and our remote Third World sweatshop/think-tank is hard at work preparing for an even better 2007. And part of that means continuing to improve the site itself, to make
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Bloggers do it all, of course, for the attention. Pokerati loves when other people talk about us — especially when the discourse is filled with beneficial distortions of truth. Check out this discussion sparked by my absence on last week\’s
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I\’ve returned to the online poker room … have been playing at Ultimate Bet. So far so good, but last night something doubly amazing happened: I had recently cashed out some profit, left a little something behind and lost that
Online Poker Is Still Rigged; Blackjack, too Read More »
I know … it never really was in Texas. (And hey, whatever happened to that DSOP?) But we all know that Texans were the force behind the World Series of Poker … and now the Apollo Group and Texas Pacific
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A suburban Dallas card room abruptly shut its doors last night amid threats of police incursion. Two full tables of 1/2 NL were running strong at about 2:40 am when management informed players that cops were in the near vicinity
Tulsa\’s got a great story in the new issue of American Way about a bald man\’s pathetic quest for poker greatness — one that includes a bloggerific stop at the WPBT Summertime Shindig: It is to begin at 10 a.m.
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It\’s a tough event filled with mostly pros … a combination of known names, touring circuit junkies, and recognizable big-cashers at just about every table, competing in the $15,000 \”Doyle Brunson North American Poker Classic.\” Follow the chip-by-chip action. After
Bellagio 5-Diamond, Day 1A: Clonie Dominates, ZeeJustin Makes a Noticeable Appearance Read More »
