Chip Nicknames
Itsoverjonny\’s comment on the post below has me thinkin\’bout nicknames for chips used in cash-game poker and as casino currency. I know they exist, and know most a few three of them, but not all. Perhaps some of you who […]
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Taxing Tournament Poker to Death?
Good stuff from J Todd and friends, as is generally the case, to those of us interested in the socio-political-economic waves (and butterfly effects) of the poker biz. In this week\’s episode: New British gambling laws go into effect. The
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California Gold Rush
At the end of Day 2 of the WPT Legends of Poker tourney at the Bike, there are 53 players remaining … 45 of whom will make the money — $16,000 for crossing the bubble — and a few who
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Re: PokerStars shuts down player’s account
Sounds like our friends at Neverwin are fast becoming the Bang Bros. of Poker. Prior to the reported high-five-figures+stock-options sale of their website to the Tony G Syndicate, Dustin Woolf got called out by Mark Newhouse for allegedly owing him
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More Poker Buy-Outs & Rumors
Just when you thought you rid your vocabulary of the phrase \”sell out\” it pulls you back in. Only it has true meaning this time. According to WCP (who apparently knows everything), NeverwinPoker.com just won some dough from Pokernews.com to
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Last Call: Day 47, Outside the Ropes
LAS VEGAS–This post woulda been much more timely and sensible had it appeared a week ago, but hey, sometimes what happens in Vegas takes a little while before it becomes public. Anyhow, the last day of the World Series is
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The Tipping Solution
Some of you say that you want to get a breakdown of what Harrah\’s takes out of the pot and how much the dealers make. It\’s none of your business. Some of you have done some horrendous math which indicates
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How Jesus Helped Jerry Yang Stiff the Dealers
LAS VEGAS–The WSOP dealers, as mentioned before, were wanting to see Jerry Yang win for the sake of a bigger tip. He couldn\’t have had a reputation as a big tipper — because as a guy playing in his first
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Outside the Ropes: Bathroom Business
LAS VEGAS–Remember how I was telling you that Full Tilt honchos henchmen weren\’t too excited about the prospects of Jerry Yang winning? Well something must\’ve changed by the time they got heads-up. The players had just gone on break, and
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The Yin of Yang
LAS VEGAS–Raymond Rahme, the first ever African to make a main event final table, just went out (on a questionable play running a quasi-bluff with KK after an ace flopped) … so they\’re heads-up now. \”I made one mistake this
