The November Who?
Players are just starting to return from break … you know, it\’s more than halfway over … and RawVegas has a fun piece speaking with some Las Vegas poker pros (at the Hard Rock launch tourney) about whom they\’re picking […]
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[Name Deleted] Proves NL 2-7 Single-Draw/WCOOP Prowess
Well whaddya know … Pokerati fave [name deleted] still plays poker … and last night he (\”luvgamble\”) won WCOOP event #24: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw. (Which really is the best psychology-based poker game of all.) 308 runners, 49 in
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RE: Poker Bill Passes Committee
Serious question — don\’t claim to have a clue — but am curious to see whether or not overcoming an American political hurdle (but still not near the finish line) moves the market needle overseas. I wonder if we\’ll see
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Poker Bill Passes Committee
One step closer to undoing the UIGEA
Word from the PPA about Barney Frank\’s second attempt to pass a bill through his own committee: (Sports betting looks to be out … but this could also be a pretty simple way to get poker back in …) Statement
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Happy Birthday to …
Jennifer Tilly. One of poker\’s most successful \”two-sport athletes\” — might she be the only one with an Oscar [nomination] and a Bracelet? — turns 50 today. 50? Really? Awesome. Wow.
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Good Call
Just watching a little WPT on GSN (for the first time in forever?) and saw the promo spot for an upcoming poker schedule change: World Poker Tour and High Stakes Poker blocked together, Sunday eves, 7pm/6 central. Hmm. Seems like
Big Tourney Weekend
There\’s a lot of action going on, now and into this weekend … First off, in the online world, the WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) is going on on PokerStars. You can rail it live as an observer on
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Political Prop Bets
I offered \”Shmom Schmeider\” a sizable-to-me-but-big-blind-to-him wager on the outcome of the US presidential election. I even was willing to give up a few points on behalf of Obama, but he wanted to bet it straight up for \”any amount\”
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Instapoker (the Return of?)
Ahh, remember the good-ole-days when there were only like three stories at a time coming in on the Google News Alerts for \”poker\”, and only like three bloggers who had signed up for them? Me neither … it was never
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RE: Murder in the Dallas Underground
New York poker robber arraigned on murder charge this week
If the New York justice system is anything like Texas\’ (er …), we can expect it to take about a year before the people responsible for the killing of a low-stakes (but high-action) poker player in Arlington. Just this week,
