RE: More on South Texas Poker Raid Cops vs. Firemen in Rural Pennsylvania
Date: Sun, Aug 3, 2008
You can see why raiding a poker room seems like such a win-win for the po-po. It’s such a low-risk operation, the busted citizens have little to complain about when they get to settle for an eensy-weensy ticket, and — thanks to asset forfeiture laws — the cops are virtually guaranteed to walk away with [...]
Mission Texas Hold’em
Date: Sun, Aug 3, 2008
These actually come from Iowa … but they do look like some pretty nice tables for an almost-acceptable price when the $1,295 includes shipping: Give the police a little something nicer to confiscate at StecklyGamingTables.com
More on South Texas Poker Raid
Date: Sun, Aug 3, 2008
Here’s a video of the bust in Mission, TX … clearly a residential home with a weekly tourney that may or may not shoulda been shut down. (Don’t shoot me for saying this, but I gotta think the non-poker residents have a case to be made on parking issues alone.) The news report does not [...]
Cerebral Palsy Charity Tournament - August 3rdLocation: Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles
Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2008
There should be a big turnout for this one. The “All In for CP” tournament will be held on at noon Sunday, August 3rd (this weekend for the calendar-challenged) at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles. The event has been organized by Jacob Zalewski, pictured at right, who spent countless hours at the Rio [...]
Not So Instapoker 7/31 Edition
Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2008
BJ’s had a hearty welcome to the Pokerati team, and I haven’t done any posts in a while, so here’s a few recent stories making news, while I’m wondering what Darus Suharto’s doing right now… The last woman standing at this year’s WSOP Main Event, Tiffany Michelle, officially becomes part of Team UB. For those of you [...]
The “Sport” of PokerOr, Why You’ll Hate BJ Nemeth
Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2008
Let’s get this out of the way up front. Now that I’m joining the Pokerati team (Do I get a jersey? Is number 17 available?), you’re going to see me writing about the “sport” of poker. Then the comments will start. “Poker’s not a sport!” “Are chess and Monopoly sports, too?” “Next you’ll be telling us [...]
Borgata Likes Fresh-Smelling Patrons
Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2008
This story stinks. Straight from the Associated Press, a customer was asked to leave the Borgata poker room in Atlantic City on Tuesday because he smelled bad. Evidently, it was my-god-in-heaven-this-is-unbelievable-get-him-outta-here bad after Michael Wax went on a 17-hour poker binge without long-lasting deodorant. (Buddy, I’ve got a hint for you. Check out the casino store. [...]
Hold Your Lederhosen, PocketFives is Now Available in German
Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2008
Das könnte meine deutschen Freunde interessieren… PocketFives.com launched its German-language site (de.pocketfives.com) with news, a forum, and special promotions. Es ist wahr. In the official press release, PocketFives co-founder Adam Small noted that the site hopes to expand the number of languages offered. (I vote for Italian, but I’m a little biased.) PocketFives.com is home to 50,000 [...]
Tokwiro Completes its (Self) Investigation at UltimateBetHow Many Companies are Trying to Own This Investigation?
Date: Wed, Jul 30, 2008
Despite the fact that things are finally happening and some progress is being shown with regards to the UltimateBet investigation, it seems that everyone involved wants to suddenly be a part of bringing the scandal to some sort of resolution. After six months of acknowledging and investigating and hoping it goes away, the Kahnawake Gaming [...]
Pussycat Dolls & Poker
Date: Tue, Jul 29, 2008
I think I had you at the first five letters… Evidently, the Pussycat Dolls are being paid enough to like to play poker, and they are willing to do it with the winner(s) of this contest on bwin poker. The first two winners will fly to a mysterious place called PokerIsland to spend the weekend at [...]
Tokwiro Enterprises Being InvestigatedKGC Puts Investigator on Company Owned by Kahnawake ex-Grand Chief
Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2008
Oooooh, somebody might be in trooooouble! Or this could be a necessary step to ensure that the CEREUS network will have no problems. Either way, the situation is getting dicier. Less than a week after the Kahnawake Gaming Commission finally stepped into the UltimateBet fray and noted that it’s hoping to have a final decision released [...]
Checking Out / Going off the Grid
Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2008
It’s been nice knowin’ ya, but I’m outta here. Will be away from Pokerati for more than a week — yikes, that will be the longest I’ve been away from the controls ever. We’re not shuttin’er down or anything. I’m just taking my first real vacation since deciding to give up on the whole “job” [...]
Go Batfeces!
Date: Sat, Jul 26, 2008
I leave Texas and the Batfaces (so 2007) are clearly going to pot … except for all the good stuff they have to say, of course. While catching up on some of the not-so-relevant blogs out there, I came across this post from one of my best friends whom I don’t even know. All I [...]
What will be the winning hand in November?
Date: Sat, Jul 26, 2008
If you live outside the USA PartyBets (which is owned by PartyPoker) is taking action on what hand will be the last hand played at the 2008 WSOP. They are offering full house or better at 10 to 1. Anyone want to set a line on ‘The Hammer’ being the winning hand? C’mon Dan, we all know [...]
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