Howard Stern wasn\’t the only one to join the PPA this week (aka \”National Poker Week\”). Caught up in the poker-politicky whirlwinds emanating from Washington DC, Russ Hamilton also became a member. Says Hamilton, according to sources plausibly fabricated out […]
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Congressional staffers hold the keys to Representative doorways, and one of the first steps this week was educating these gatekeepers on WTF we\’re talking about. Not the issues at hand per se — yay personal freedom and taxation! — but
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Big news out of the Russian Federation, as the global (and inevitable) poker shakedown continues … According to this PokerListings article translated via Google, the Ministry of Sport, Tourism, and Youth Policy have revoked poker\’s status as a sport —
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National Poker Week kicked off with Al D\’Amato on Howard Stern yesterday, and Howard Stern joining, on-air, the Poker Players Alliance. While I couldn\’t help but wonder if anyone listens to Howard Stern anymore — or is he kinda like
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Kinda-sorta. Zynga\’s Texas Hold\’em was the most popular game on all of Facebook — more popular than its sister games Mafia Wars, Yoville, and that farming game — which was all fine and dandy until people started hocking play-money chips
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Sometimes I think they\’re important to have. Other times, um, lol? From Facebook: J ***** sent you a message. Subject: WSOP \”You still in the main event? In the money yet?\” Hey, so if all you could play along …
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Few details, other than that I think you can now bet on horse racing there … as of a few minutes ago, or at least today. (No sports betting?) My source is @CommerceCasino: And awaaay they go!! The Racebook at
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There\’s a new company in the song (and video) downloading game — Zookz.com — and its entire business model is based on selling \”pirated\” copies of American songs and movies, as permitted by WTO sanctions against the United States for
Frankly, I\’m starting to see the \”value\” in having a bitter, Harrah\’s-hating heir to an unloved magazine at the final table (seriously, ripping on CardPlayer has been kinda our shtick from the get-go! If it weren\’t for them and their
Can Phil Ivey Hang on? He\’s no Jeff Shulman
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Southpaw WSOP dealers: We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher! We\’re down to 14 players in the main event — Phil Ivey\’s the remaining good guy, Jeff Shulman\’s the bad guy, and James Akenhead\’s the Brit … On a
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