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Beyond the Table: The Resurrection

Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2008

Click HERE to Listen    Listener Line: (888) 820-8091 In the grand tradition of Rocky Balboa, Return to Mayberry, and The Brady Girls Get Married, your favorite poker podcast returned today with a brand-spankin’ new episode. Five months after announcing their “retirement” — has it really been five months? seems like three — the group collectively [...]

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How to Avoid Receiving Penalties at the WSOP Be Phil Hellmuth

Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2008

Doh, I gave away the secret in the title! It seems that all one needs to do is be Phil Hellmuth, and no penalty will be given to you during a World Series of Poker tournament. And if the staff mistakenly decides to hold you to the same rules as they do every other player on [...]

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WSOP-Europe Updates: Young Dane has two more bracelets than Gus Hansen, American pros making a stand in HORSE

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008

WSOP World Standings have been updated … to reflect results from Event #1 #56 of the WSOP Europe WSOP, currently taking place in London. Click here for Pokerati’s complete semi-official World Standings. With a 24-year-old Jesper Hougaard’s bracelet win in ÂŁ1500 NLH, Denmark steps up to a higher tier of poker dominance in the world. And Ohio [...]

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Child Protection Poker

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Interesting rant over about those eTrade baby commercials — pointing out similarities between online stock trading and gambling. Interesting to me because one of the big issues being raised by online poker opponents is whether or not we can protect children from calling an all-in with just a gutshot and daddy’s credit card worth of [...]

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RE: Kentucky Moves to Block Poker Domains (2)

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008

The PPA responds: PPA Statement on Kentucky Seizure of Poker Websites WASHINGTON, DC. (September 23, 2008) – John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nation-wide and more than 13,000 members in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, today issued the following statement in regards [...]

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RE: Kentucky Moves to Block Poker Domains Governor officially declares war on online poker, web freedom

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Wow friggin’ wow … sorry, trying to reign in the visceral reaction, but that’s all I can say the more I learn about what’s going on in Kentucky, and Gov. Steve Beshear’s intent on taking unprecedented legal action against online poker (and other online gambling) companies. Don’t think he’s serious — that this is an [...]

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Poker: The Song

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008

A little poker music for your Tuesday… Yeah, I know, the words are difficult to understand, but they play poker in the video and titled the song “Poker” so that kinda gave it away. It’s no Ace High, but it’s a good effort nonetheless.

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Asian Poker Tour Signs Asians to Sponsorship Deals

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Three of the top pros in the poker biz finally got sponsorship deals. J.C. Tran, Quinn Do, and Nam Le are all accomplished pros recently signed deals to promote the Asian Poker Tour. Yep, they’re Asian. Makes sense, right? Here’s what gets my goat (no jokes about my goat, please). J.C., Nam, and Quinn have consistently [...]

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Kentucky Moves to Block Poker Domains

Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2008

The governor wants to erect a massive force field around the entire state to protect its citizens (and visitors) from electronically accessing the evils of untaxed gambling. And we thought Washington state was bad for making it a felony to play online poker … now, in Kentucky, Governor Steve Beshear is trying to seize control of [...]

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RE: Tom Schneider Proves … (2)

Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2008

An email from Shamus last night: Am live blogging the WCOOP Main Event tonight for PokerStars. I tell [Mrs. Shamus] that Tom is playing. “What is his name, again?” she asks. “Love handle?”

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RE: Tom Schneider Proves NL 2-7 Single-Draw/WCOOP Prowess

Date: Sun, Sep 21, 2008

He outed himself. After Dan tried to delicately give “luvgamble” kudos for winning the WCOOP Event #24 ($530 NL 2-7 Single Draw) without giving away his real name, as no one likely caught the clever “Schmonkey Schmomber” clue, Tom Schneider gave his real name when doing the winner’s interview piece for PokerStars. In the piece written by [...]

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Perspectives Weekly: 100th Episode!

Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2008

The 100th episode of Perspectives Weekly looks at the passage of the Barney Frank Bill this week, and what that means to online gambling. Plus helping hurricane victims, Bodog rumors, and other industry news … APCW.org

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The Mary Lou Retton of Poker?

Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008

Wow, kinda in the same way that Jennifer Tilly is 50, defending WSOP-E champ Annette Obrestad sure is little. A couple pics coming in over the transom from the Empire Casino in London: click to enlarge And here’s the cozy 25-table joint where it’s all shaking down: Righteous kill indeed!

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Data Dilemma

Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2008

Seeking some reader feedback … not saying I’ll listen, but still … The WSOP-Europe is underway. Should the money/metal won in these bracelet events count toward national success in Pokerati’s semi-official WSOP World Standings? Never mind, I’ve already answered the question. Click below for Nolan’s Notes from Day 1 of Event #1, er, I mean Event #56: 2008 [...]

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