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Race (rowing) Seat 2 (rowing) Boat (rowing) UPDATES: horse (gymnastics) skill (gymnastics) floor (gymnastics) shuttlecock (not a poker term, but should be) (Funny … while typing this up and watching badminton, a PokerStars commercial just came on.)
Poker Terms Heard at the Olympics Not counting “Chinese”
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Some might say that I’ve been a raving lunatic somewhat vocal about my frustrations with the AP and UB scandals. This is true, and thus I attempted to contact UltimateBet once again in July for answers to some of my
When it comes to charitable causes these days, paralyzed vets are better than kids with cancer … especially when trying to make a political statement with your fundraising. The politics of poker have gotten funky of late as the election
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Paul in Dallas sends along some info about the upcoming River Touranment in Winstar, Oklahoma. (OK, technically it\’s Thackerville, but Winstar is what puts this border town on the map, so …) As for the River tourney, I\’ve been up
Oklahoma Is More than OK Biggest Event of the Year in North-North Texas
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A touch more research on the research below reveals that back in 2005, to fully study the waves, impacts, ebbs, and pulses of the poker business, the following companies were considered relevant enough to merit a looksie: (Notice anyone conspicuously
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The following industry analysis showed up in my email last night … but upon a single click I realized this market research was not current, but from February 2005 — before any of us had ever heard of Steve Dannenmann,
Looking Back at the Future of Poker Read More »
Pardon the groaner title, but hear me out. Men \”The Master\” Nguyen is on a roll of sorts. In the event mentioned below, Men took first place and the $65,700 top prize. He cashed in Event #2 of the Legends
Could Men Be the Master of L.A. Poker? Read More »
In a stunning development, one of the WSOP November Nine has cashed in a poker tournament. And it just happened to be Kelly Kim, the shortest stacked player waiting to head back to the Rio in Las Vegas to attempt
November Niner Cashes in L.A.WSOP Short Stack Kelly Kim Practices Final Table Play
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While I can\’t keep up with all of the Olympic coverage, I\’m doing my damnedest. My TiVo has been working in hyperdrive, recording everything airing on NBC, the USA network, and CNBC, and I\’m watching a lot and fast-forwarding (with
The Olympic Face of Poker: Vanessa Rousso? Read More »
Shame on me. On August 5, I was wishing the best to my good friends at PartyPoker, who turned 7 years old last week. But I forgot about Pauly — a presumably better friend and fellow blogger and my personal
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Tao! Read More »
