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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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Brace yourselves celebrities have not been playing poker and talking about it lately. The gossip columns are too busy watching Brittany Spears flirt with life/career/family disaster to focus on who’s been playing poker. Priorities, people! Speaking of priorities, the writers
Via our friend, Short-Stacked Shamus:… Have had a significant increase in email messages turning up in the ol inbox here lately. To what should I attribute my sudden surge in popularity? I think the answer is obvious. My occasional postings
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WinStar: November 25th $300+30 Event THACKERVILLE, OK – WinStar Casino Poker Room is throwing a 200 player max. $300+30 No-Limit Hold’em tournament on Sunday, November 25th, starting at 1pm. This tournament will have 30 minute levels and players will start
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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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Poker player arrested for marking cards at Mohegan Sun casino. Hey buddy, if the trial doesn\’t go well and you can\’t get back in the game, there is always Absolute Poker.
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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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