WPT Legends of Poker Underway at the Bike
Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008
Yeah, it’s about as exciting as the title of this post. Some kidding aside, maybe a tournament with only 373 players is a bit of a downer from the massive tournaments at the WSOP this summer. And it should be noted that last year’s attendance at the WPT Legends main event was 485, which makes for [...]
Poker Enemy Speaks Has Jim Leach changed his ways?
Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008
One of the guys speaking last night in Denver (and so few seemed to be listening) was none other than Former Rep. Jim Leach (R-IO). We hate him! He’s pretty much the architect of the UIGEA, having written the defeated house bill that would be repackaged in the Senate and passed by Bill Frist. [...]
More Poker People at the DNC
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) just gave his address — not nearly the tear-jerker CNN analysts predicted it would be — and Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), speaking from the floor of the DNC, immediately followed as a guest on Hannity & Colmes. Wexler, of course, is the sponsor of the ever-pokery HR 2610 (Skill Game Protection [...]
Live- Poker-Blogging the Democratic National Convention A single-issue, special-interest perspective on the Denver political hoopla
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) is speaking right now just spoke a little while ago … he’s a friend of poker! Jackson is one of four cosponsor’s to Rep. Pete Sessions’ (R-TX) HR 6663. That bill, of course, is the most straightforward fix to the UIGEA — simply limiting its reach to online sports gambling — [...]
RE: Scotty Nguyen Apology (2)
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Mean Gene was on the scene when all was shaking down — and he’s got some great details about just how drinky a fete the $50k HORSE championship really was — for players, fans, and reporters alike — and the bad vibes all around that may or may not have come across on ESPN. (I was [...]
Currently Listening To …
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008
Episode 7 of The Hard-Boiled Poker Radio Show Click here to listen/download This show is the antithesis of Beyond the Table when it comes to intellect, humor, and style, and at a well-produced hour long — some of it reading of books about poker philosophy and literature — it’s pretty much the opposite of Tao of Pokerati, [...]
New Poll: Where (in Vegas) Do You Like to Play?
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2008
That’s the question this week. Scroll down a bit and over at the right. –> We know lots of things factor into your decision on where to play — from the stakes to the amenities to the action. So using whatever algorithm you employ in your head, we want to know where it is that [...]
RE: Scotty Nguyen Apology
Date: Sun, Aug 24, 2008
Whether or not it was reality-TV editing that turned the Prince of Poker into the Puck of Poker during the $50k HORSE event … here’s an edited down version of the edited down version that compiles Scotty Nguyen’s drunken antics into a 10-minute YouTube vid. Scotty Nguyen Belligerent Drunk Montage Amazing to think that 10 minutes [...]
Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps Might Be Sorry He Mentioned Poker
Date: Sun, Aug 24, 2008
The swimmer who stunned the world by setting a new record with his eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing made a statement in one of his post-amazing-feat interviews. Michael Phelps told the Baltimore Sun, “I think it would be cool to play in the World Series of Poker. My game is [...]
Scotty Nguyen Issues $50K HORSE Apology… Sort Of“I Am Sorry” to Fans, Not Players
Date: Sun, Aug 24, 2008
In a previous post, Dan mentioned Scotty Nguyen’s (bad) behavior as shown on the ESPN coverage of the 2008 WSOP $50K HORSE final table. His drunken/erratic/insulting antics and chatter at the table has been controversial, as some members of the media blame editing for making Scotty look a little mentally unstable moody, while many viewers [...]
RE: Money Day at the River
Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2008
Two others that made it through include SodaSara and Josh Evans. Don’t know what their starting chip counts are or if they are still alive. But happy to see both of them at least cashed in El Norte, the land of poker opportunity (for Texas players). UPDATE: SodaSara finished 10th place … $60k or 2 [...]
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