Thanks Full Tilt for bringing us Rush Poker

Date: Tue, Jan 26, 2010 Internet

This may just restore my interest in online poker. For the past year and a half, I have really been much more interested in land-based poker because I get too distracted playing online poker. Online poker just enables my Adult ADD -- I usually have 3-4 tables going and do other things like surf the web between hands.However, Rush Poker could solve that problem. Now I can stay focused playing

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Time for the Pokerstars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker

Date: Mon, Jan 11, 2010 Internet

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! PokerStars.com is the home of Free Online Poker Games, bloggers can play for free in the exclusive WBCOOP tournament, register here to play: WBCOOP Registration code: 473248

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Microlimit Tournaments

Date: Tue, Dec 22, 2009 Internet

I have talked in the past about how hard it is playing in low limit tournaments. I much prefer the regular winning of cash games. However, tournament play is thrilling and when you score big it is a great feeling.If you are set on tournament play, I found this to be a great article about Micro-limit play from pokernews.com.

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Cover of Viva La Vida by the Dirty Heads

Date: Sat, Nov 21, 2009 Internet

I have talked about these guys in the past, in their own songs they combine reggae, rap and hip hop to provide a great sound. Here they have reggae'd up Viva La Vida, and frankly I like this version than the original. Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think.

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Buy A Basket of Players for the WSOP Main Event

Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2009 Internet

If you enjoy following live poker tournaments, then you have to check out Chipmeup.com. CMU is a staking site where you can buy pieces of other players for both online and live tournaments. If you are an active player with a good tournament record, you can also get staked on the site yourself. This is a great way to step up to bigger buy-in tournaments when you still have a relatively small

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Following the WSOP on Twitter

Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2009 Internet

I love the WSOP and wish I could be out there this year, but if you are like me and want to follow the action live -- then hop over to Twitter and follow some of my favorite poker tweeters. I wish some of the bigger names knew how to tweet but many of them talk more about their breakfast than any hand histories. Oh well, hopefully they will learn over time. But these poker tweeters know how to

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My Top 7 Poker Posts from Betting for Value

Date: Fri, May 8, 2009 Internet

Without any fresh inspiration on poker topics to cover, I thought I would provide you with a quick reference to some of the best posts that I written over the past couple of years. I know Top 7 is an odd number, but I could not limit it to Top 5, so you get two bonus posts. Hope you enjoy them:My Top 10 Insights on Cash GamesIn this post I provide my 10 most important tidbits for maximizing

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Cards and the Occult

Date: Fri, May 1, 2009 Internet

Here is a link to WageringWar's blog post on the History of Playing Cards. He has posted a cool 44 minute video there on the topic.Its a fun view for anybody into poker and card games.You can also vote up WageringWar's post on Roundersbuzz.com, check it out here.

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The Babies do it Again!

Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 Internet

I liked the PepsiMax my bad commercial and I liked Monster.com's Moosebutt, but my money goes to the ETrade baby once again --- if for no other reason than "Shankapotomus"

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Cheating in Online Poker

Date: Wed, Dec 24, 2008 Internet

There has been some great discussion recently about the "degrees" of cheating in online poker these days. Everyone should be aware of the scandals at UB and Absolute, but that is really only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to players "gaining an edge" inappropriately. Here are some of the links that I think you should check out to gain a better understanding: Nat Arem write's about the

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Skilled based game, Moola

Date: Mon, Nov 17, 2008 Internet

I first heard about Moola.com about a year ago, but at the time the games that they had seemed much more luck-oriented than skill-based. However, since that time they have added some skill games, Gold Rush and Sports Betting in particular, that provide good players the ability to win without needing luck. Moola.com bills itself as a Massively Multiplayer Rewards Game (MMRG) that is kind of like

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Skilled based game, Moola

Date: Mon, Nov 17, 2008 Internet

I first heard about Moola.com about a year ago, but at the time the games that they had seemed much more luck-oriented than skill-based. However, since that time they have added some skill games, Gold Rush and Sports Betting in particular, that provide good players the ability to win without needing luck. Moola.com bills itself as a Massively Multiplayer Rewards Game (MMRG) that is kind of like

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What will SNL do after the Election Ends...

Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 Internet

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What other Rounders are Saying

Date: Sun, Oct 12, 2008 Internet

Here are some recent stories from other poker bloggers that I found interesting: Pokerchanneleurope covers the abrupt closing of Duplicate Poker and its unique format. Curtom over at Do or Die Poker has found a nice interview with poker legend, Doyle Brunson. MitchellC at A Poker Expert has a funny take on poker tells by looking at the Presidential candidates, Obama and McCain. And Wagering

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