Down, But Not Out
Sorry I didn\’t post immediately after HB 3186 saw its untimely demise this week, but I went out and drank to bed Thursday night after it became evident that we weren\’t gonna get there. Lets bring the vitriol down a […]
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Democracy Inaction
I\’m sure this won\’t piss anyone off … but check out the letter Rep. Brian McCall (R-Plano) sent to a concerned poker citizen who requested his support on HB 3186 Wow. Way to encourage participation in the political process, sir.
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Legislative Games
Just because our little poker bill in Texas didn\’t make it over its biggest hump doesn\’t mean the fun of fighting for legal poker is over. We got all sorts of federal fisticuffs on hand, and here we are talking
An Update on Updates
On a lighter note…Bluff Magazine and PokerNews announced today they would be partnering up at the WSOP. Bluff, who will be covering the action in the Amazon Room and future circuits, has PokerNews.com providing the live updates. Also on Pokernews,
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Re: More Important than Poker (2)
Lavigne in Austin just called me with something close to a concession speech. He won\’t say it\’s definitely not gonna get through, but he would be surprised. They\’ve made it about halfway through the calendar in about eight hours. We
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Re: More Important than Poker
OK, I am losing faith … I am thinking a few people need to die before poker becomes a priority. Right now the debate on the Texas House floor is about some consulting fee to improve county jail standards —
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More Important than Poker
I\’m watching the House floor right now … in the background. HB 3186 ain\’t coming up anytime soon … and if they don\’t get to it by midnight, it is dead dead dead for 2007. So I may be updating
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Bad bet
Has anyone seen this? For those of you who don’t have the INHD channel (which, sadly, doesn\’t feature any Robert Wilsonky programming), Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak have a new show oh-so-cleverly called I Bet You. The premise is exactly
C’mon … House!
The Thursday calendar is out. Poker is on page 21 of 23. Oy. It seems the other side (who that really is, I\’m not sure) made its straight on the turn and we\’re lookin\’ for a boat on the river.
More Money for Weaker Players
Lest we forget that poker is going on in places other than Texas, Harrah\’s has revised its payout structure for WSOP bracelet events. Donkey Bomber was just bitching about the the disappointment of his buddy Mike Wattel\’s $300k payday (for
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