Republican Party Determined to Prohibit Internet GamblingAre We Going to Let Them Do It?

Date: Sun, Aug 31, 2008

The Republican Party has made its intention very clear. They want to render internet gambling illegal, and whether we like it or not, their definition of gambling includes poker. Earlier this week, when the Republican Party’s national platform was released, internet gambling was notably absent from it, which immediately garnered much praise from the Poker Players [...]

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Brian Townsend Admits Multi-AccountingWhat Is It About the Rule That Isn’t Clear?

Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2008

CardRunners and Full Tilt pro Brian Townsend admitted to multi-accounting on PokerStars and Full Tilt. He wrote an admission and apology on his blog this week, noting that he had two accounts on PokerStars and two on Full Tilt (where he has a contractual obligation as a Full Tilt pro!). Full Tilt has suspended his [...]

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Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2008

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Not So Instapoker - 8/29/08

Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2008

Some various news stories while wondering what Darus Suharto’s doing right now… Congrats to John Phan, who took down the WPT Legends of Poker main event at the Bike. That makes 2 WSOP bracelets and 2 WPT final tables since mid-June for the Razor. The debacle at the $50,000 HORSE event appears to have affected the [...]

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The Year of the RazorJohn Phan Takes WPT Legends Title

Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2008

Courtesy of the World Poker Tour Scratch what I said about Men “The Master” being on a hot streak. John “The Razor” Phan is having an unbelievable year and just added another notch to his belt early this morning by winning his first World Poker Tour title. The final table at the Legends of Poker at the [...]

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What are The Odds? Death by falling airplane more likely in north Vegas

Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2008

It was a tragedy earlier this week when a small plane crashed into a North Las Vegas home, killing three people. Another one fell out of the sky yesterday, killing the pilot. This one crashed into a home near Jones and Cheyenne (a few blocks from where the Michalski grandparents used to live) and also [...]

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Pokerdoodle: Sick

Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2008

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Pokerdoodle

Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 — [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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