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For The Poker Bloggers Out There

by Bill Rini on May 16, 2012

No respect for bloggers in the mainstream media :-(

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WordPress Developers

by Bill Rini on April 27, 2012

Any WordPress developers in the SoCal area looking for a contract gig? I’m looking for a couple of people who have a lot of experience developing plugins and extending WP beyond a simple blogging platform. I would prefer independent contractors over a firm or agency. If that sounds like you, pop me an email.

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Comedy Gold! Lederer Discussing Business Ethics

by Bill Rini on April 26, 2012

One thing that we’re all acutely aware of in the poker world is that we only have our good name. And you can’t borrow a bunch of money and then say, “Oops, sorry, I don’t have any money. I’m going to declare bankruptcy,” and then a month later you come back into the poker world [...]

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I’m not going to pretend I saw Black Friday coming but PokerStars and FullTilt were on a path where I’m not entirely surprised at the outcome.  Going back to the passage of the UIGEA I’ve been dismissive of their legal arguments about poker being a game of skill.  I even predicted that their demise in [...]

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Lots of New Poker Jobs Posted

by Bill Rini on April 5, 2012

Just got done updating Poker Job Search with the new jobs being advertised by Pocket Kings (Full Tilt Poker). Here’s a list of some of the most recent jobs posted. QA Engineer – Tools, Pocket Kings Internal Tools Developer, Pocket Kings Games Systems (Poker) Feature Analyst, Pocket Kings Payment Processing Analyst, Pocket Kings Cashier Analyst- [...]

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Poker Job Search Updated!

by Bill Rini April 3, 2012 General Ramblings

Just a quick note to let people know that we’ve upgraded Poker Job Search so that employers can post their own jobs and job seekers can upload their resumes and make themselves available to be searched for by employers. Of course, you can still use the site without sharing any of your information but if [...]

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The Most Overused Woman in Marketing?

by Bill Rini April 3, 2012 General Ramblings

I know this isn’t exactly only poker related but the inspiration for this post hit me in a poker room where they had some sort of promotion going on. I advertisement used a stock photo of a model that I’ve seen in several magazines, web banner ads, and other various places in and out of [...]

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1&1 Website Hosting Review: WARNING!

by Bill Rini March 22, 2012 Product Reviews

This tales starts on a bright Sunday morning. A day that the wife and I had planned on visiting our local cardroom and enjoying the great game of poker. My first indication that our plans were soon to turn to crap occurred as soon as I began checking emails in the morning (usually the first [...]

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The Nearly Infallible Under-Over Line for No-Limit Hold’em by Tommy Angelo

by Bill Rini March 14, 2012 Guest Writers

The Nearly Infallible Under-Over Line for No-Limit Hold’em At sports betting, there’s this thing called an over-under line. One feature of betting the “over” at sports is that if the game goes over, it’s over. You won your bet, and the rest of the game doesn’t matter. At no-limit hold’em, I have this thing I [...]

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World Poker Tour Foundation Celebrity Charity Event

by Bill Rini March 7, 2012 Poker

The World Poker Tour Foundation is hosting a celebrity charity event this Sunday, March 11 at the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills. This will be an amazing evening featuring many A-list celebrities and some of the best poker pros in the world. WPT Foundation’s objective is to raise money for premier charities including Conservation International, Enough [...]

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Poker Jobs – March 5

by Bill Rini March 5, 2012 Poker

For those of you who might be looking for jobs in the poker industry, here’s a list of some of the latest offerings. Casino and Poker Player Marketing Manager, Bodog Greek Language Specialist, PokerStars Client Project Manager VIP Team Leader Senior Technical Manager Digital Project Manager, Bodog Marketing Communications Executive – Bodog Affiliate Coordinator – [...]

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Ron “Mad Yank” Fanelli Gets 10 Years, 3 Months

by Bill Rini March 2, 2012 Poker

I’m not sure how I missed this in the Thai press but it appears that Ron “Mad Yank” Fanelli has received a 10 year, 3 month sentence for the murder of Wanphen Pienjai. PHUKET: Ronald Fanelli, the former US Navy officer who was convicted this week of murdering a Phuket bar hostess and sentenced to [...]

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Daniel Negreanu Rants

by Bill Rini March 1, 2012 Is Online Poker Legal?

I was caught a little by surprise by this but Daniel Negreanu mentioned my recent blog post, What Full Tilt Should Have Said, in his recent weekly rant. Fortunately, he wasn’t ranting about me but was referencing my post about Full Tilt. Check it out around 4:25 in. Daniel says, “In other news, we had [...]

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Jesse May and Padraig Parkinson – Shit Poker Bloggers Say

by Bill Rini March 1, 2012 Poker

Nice little parody piece building on the “Shit ______________ Say” meme (NSFW – be warned). I can’t believe these massage girls. Can you believe not one of them is going to go out with me? LOL

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What Full Tilt Should Have Said

by Bill Rini February 24, 2012 Is Online Poker Legal?

The last couple of weeks have brought us a very angry Daniel Negraneau blasting FTP owners and execs as well as an almost apologetic point of view from the Godfather of Poker himself, Doyle Brunson, saying he’s looked Howard Lederer in the eyes and has been assured Howard knew nothing about how criminally poorly Full [...]

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