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- Today in Poker
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How Poker Works —
Cool little writeup on poker at How Stuff Works. It’s certainly becoming more and more mainstream when guys like HSW start writing about it.
HU thoughts from Raptor.. i got bored —
Interesting thoughts on playing heads-up poker.
Best [...]
- Tuff_Fish Takes a Bad Beat At the WSOP
Hughes just came by to show me this on PokerWire.com:
Anthony ‘Tuff_Fish’ Guetti moved all in for 600, and Johnny Kitchens called. The players showed:
Johnny Kitchens 8♦7♣
Anthony Guetti T♦T♠
The board came 6♦5♥3♣7♦9♣, and Kitchens rivered a 9-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Guetti. Johnny Kitchens won his table, advancing to Day Two.
That was the [...]
- Today in Poker
Eurobet, Pokerchamps Bar U.S. Players —
Uh oh!
‘Jesus’ and ‘Fossilman’ Join Poker Players Alliance Board of Directors —
Have you joined the Poker Players Alliance yet?
A Reponse to Lou Krieger —
Royal picks apart one of Lou Krieger’s recent posts. It’s a good read and some nice analysis.
Report: XBL Poker won’t be free —
Boooo! Poker won’t [...]
- Today in Poker
Promotion Firms Caught in Internet-Gambling Crackdown —
Looks like the Feds are cracking down on the US company that did advertising and fulfillment for BetOnSports. Ouch!
Quick and Dirty Analysis of the WPT Lawsuit —
The WPBT resident attorney and recent champion gets to the meat of the lawsuit against the WPT
Big-Name Players Sue World Poker Tour [...]
- Carnival of Poker 07.20.06
Well it looks like we got another good batch of posts this month.
Adam LaBare gives some advice on winning online MTT’s.The Cloud delivers the lowdown on poker avatars.
Poker Moments has the scoop on the age old question “What Does It Mean To be Lucky In Hold ‘Em?”
Abe at Poker Moments shares his wife’s [...]
- Sharp As SuperBall
Don’t you just love it when things turn out? Katkin decided to write a little insult on a co-worker’s whiteboard and the entire time he was writing I was praying inside “Please let him screw it up.” When he was done I quickly recognized his error and shot a picture before he could [...]
- Today in Poker
Gaming shares tumble as US targets BETonSPORTS —
A take I haven’t seen on this yet is what happens if the courts side with BetonSports?
Gambling bill in focus after industry arrests —
Focus or just PR?
Britain to allow Web gambling advertising on TV —
As one country prosecutes, another opens up to the idea of online gambling
- Today in Poker
Phil Gordon WSOP Podcasts —
If you loved them last year, they’re even better this year.
Scam Warning: Beware Unusual Offer. —
If you run into a guy wanting to stake you in higher limit games, watch your back.
WPBT Event by Event —
Iggy gives a rundown on who has introduced themselves to the group at each WPBT event.
Quotable [...]
- Why Online Gambling Should Be Made Illegal
Jon Stewart on Net Neutrality and Internet Gambling.
- The Wrong Approach Can Lead to the Wrong Answer: Poker is Anything But Easy Money
I ran across a post on the CardsChat blog and while I agree with some overall premises raised by the author, I have to point out some mistakes in his logic. First off, the author’s main point is that it’s too hard to make a living playing poker. He says he needs about [...]

