Going for Broke
I got a call yesterday at the WSOP from the Butler. I haven\’t seen the guy for a couple months — not since me and my jiu-jitsu coach and heavy metal teacher got booted out of our sweet pad (pool […]
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Happy Birthday to Poker(ati)
Four years ago today — on the glorious holiday that is 4-20 — Pokerati went live. Our first post was about a new online poker site that also just went live called Full Tilt. Prediction at the time: \”I suspect
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Viva El Poquer!
Fidel Castro just resigned as el presidente de Cuba, and what better way to celebrate the conclusion of his 49 years of dominance than by playing poker and munching on a Montecristo #4 from Havana? That\’s how they roll in
Dude, I just got my Thrillist. Did You?
Sorry if I\’ve seemed a little non-posty since setting up shop in LV. I\’ve been going to too many porn parties playing too much poker busy helping get a new web service off the ground: Thrillist Las Vegas. Basically, Thrillist
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White House Poker
One of the most poker-friendly Congresspeople (Shelley Berkley, D-NV) has come out today endorsing Hillary Clinton for President, even though the Senator doesn\’t play poker. Just an FYI for those of you who care about a world beyond the rails.
How to Miss the Greatest Parties in Vegas
Since Dan moved to Vegas last week, he has successfully missed at least one of the biggest parties of the year. Jay-Z held the grand opening of his new 40/40 Club at the Venetian in Vegas on December 30th. Jay-Z
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New Poll: The Rubik’s Cube of Poker?
Pokerati loves to indulge in some unscientific polling … and we have a new one up on the righthand sidebar if you haven\’t already noticed. This time we are looking for \”the next big thing.\” When you think about it,
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Battle Bots
Interesting article out of Australia about the development of bots at the online poker tables. While this \”threat\” is real … the truth is bot-prejudice is already taking root in the non-poker world. Think how much you hate it when
A Little (Vegas) Help?
Don\’t ask me why, but I am looking for some assistance … I need to know some of the coolest, neatist, must-do kinda shee-ot going down in Las Vegas right now. Or next month. Can anyone tell me? I\’m trying
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More Proof that Energy Drinks Are the Next Poker
This story on Channel 8 has nothing to do with poker … but really it does. It\’s about energy drinks (yum!), and newfound health concerns associated with them. Pokerati has long contended, as the hedline suggests above, that the boom-time
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