The River Gets Underway
Date: Sun, Aug 17, 2008
I think cards are already in the air for the pseudo-shootout River Tournament at WinStar in Oklahoma. Alas, I am not there … am still in Vegas as the first of five groups of 300 players play down to 30. Though this is not yet confirmed, we think with 1,500, a $2,000 buy-in, and [...]
RE: Tokwiro COO Speaks on Security, Scandals, and Investigations
Date: Fri, Aug 15, 2008
As noted in the original post, I recently interviewed Tokwiro Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Paul Leggett about a number of issues the recent UltimateBet and Absolute Poker scandals. The interview transcript has been broken up into three parts and posted on PokerWorks. Part 1 focuses on Tokwiro’s purchase of AP and UB, and how any inkling [...]
RE: Cops vs. Firemen in Rural Pennsylvania
Date: Thu, Aug 14, 2008
Just found this vid. There seems to be some sympathy for the fire dept., which has no desire to turn over their remaining $32k in poker gains to the cops — they’ve got an engine to pay for, after all! I gotta think they’re gonna win their battle … because if they do have to turn [...]
RE: Full Tilt Payout Probs
Date: Thu, Aug 14, 2008
There’s a lot of political to-do over use of the term “illegal” in connection to online poker — whether that be in proposed legislation or general internet chit-chat. “Playing poker online is not illegal at all!” say the die-hards. “All the UIGEA made illegal was the transfer of funds blah blah blah!” Fair enough, but [...]
Pokerati Goes /mac!
Date: Thu, Aug 14, 2008
So many of you have been saying it was bound to happen … and indeed, having come close to making the move my past two computers, this time I finally did it: have switched teams. I had to! My Dell Inspiron m700 was a muscle machine two years ago, but having filled it up to [...]
RE: Could Men Be the Master of L.A. Poker?
Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008
As a result of my last post about Men “The Master” Nguyen being on fire this year on the tournament circuit, albeit most of his victories are in smaller Los Angeles events, commenters raised several possible explanations, from the assistance of a Muse to chip dumping from his horses/friends. Believe me, if I have the [...]
Pokeramic: World Series of Dealers
Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Photo(s) by Danm Now if I just had about 8 more LCD’s… this would make a hell of a multi-monitor wallpaper. Let us know if any of you guys want the 9.4mb Hi-Res version.
Poker Terms Heard at the Olympics Not counting “Chinese”
Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Race (rowing) Seat 2 (rowing) Boat (rowing) UPDATES: horse (gymnastics) skill (gymnastics) floor (gymnastics) shuttlecock (not a poker term, but should be) (Funny … while typing this up and watching badminton, a PokerStars commercial just came on.)
USA 1:2 Nigeria
Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Soccer is more dramatic/difficult/painful (to watch) than poker. Sigh.
Tokwiro COO Speaks on Security, Scandals, and Investigations Paul Leggett Answers Questions about UB, AP, and Russ Hamilton
Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Some might say that I’ve been a raving lunatic somewhat vocal about my frustrations with the AP and UB scandals. This is true, and thus I attempted to contact UltimateBet once again in July for answers to some of my questions. To my surprise, I was contacted by the Vice President of PR at Tokwiro [...]
Poker at the Democratic National Convention
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2008
When it comes to charitable causes these days, paralyzed vets are better than kids with cancer … especially when trying to make a political statement with your fundraising. The politics of poker have gotten funky of late as the election season kicks into higher gear — so what better way to warm some electoral hearts [...]
Oklahoma Is More than OK Biggest Event of the Year in North-North Texas
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2008
Paul in Dallas sends along some info about the upcoming River Touranment in Winstar, Oklahoma. (OK, technically it’s Thackerville, but Winstar is what puts this border town on the map, so …) As for the River tourney, I’ve been up several times during the months of “qualifying,” and it has been fairly impressive. More impressive [...]
RE: Looking Back at the Future of Poker
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2008
A touch more research on the research below reveals that back in 2005, to fully study the waves, impacts, ebbs, and pulses of the poker business, the following companies were considered relevant enough to merit a looksie: (Notice anyone conspicuously missing?) - American Gaming Association - Anheuser-Busch - Apex Poker Network - Bellagio Casino - BetandWin - Betfair - Boss Media - Bravo Network - [...]
Looking Back at the Future of Poker
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2008
The following industry analysis showed up in my email last night … but upon a single click I realized this market research was not current, but from February 2005 — before any of us had ever heard of Steve Dannenmann, let alone the UIGEA. Still, it took getting to the mention of Celebrity Poker Showdown [...]
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