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Do The Math

May 25, 2008 Poker

Like what you see? How about getting Bill’s Poker Blog delivered to your inbox?Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurnerElse, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I ran across a funny little post that Miss Beth put together at College Poker Tips describing a very complex EV calculation in playing [...]

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Devilfish Chocolate Rain Remix

May 22, 2008 Poker

Sure to become an instant classic.

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Negreanu’s Sick Reads

May 21, 2008 Poker

A montage of some sick, sick reads Negreanu makes on his opponents. My favorite is when Negreanu puts a kid on pocket aces on the flop and he freaks the guy out so much that he ends up checking the turn and river.

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High Stakes Poker Canned?

May 19, 2008 Poker

I read about it on Lou Krieger’s blog first so I have to give him the props but I later saw it on Pokerati and Wicked Chops so I thought I would give them a shout-out too. 
Seems the word on the digital street is that HSP will not be coming back.  The folks at [...]

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Jim Ryan New Boss at PartyGaming

May 15, 2008 Poker

Mitch Garber, who had previously announced that he will be stepping down, will be replaced by St. Minver CEO Jim Ryan. 
John O’Malia who was recently appointed as Chief Games Officer will be bumped up to Managing Director. 
Non-Executive Chairman of Party Gaming Michael Jackson will be stepping down within the next 3 - 4 [...]

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Phil Gordon and Rafe Furst Put Bad Beat on Cancer

May 15, 2008 Poker

Shari Geller has written a nice little article on Phil and Rafe’s Bad Beat on Cancer event in Washington DC.  Phil and Rafe invited me to the one in Hollywood which was a blast.  It’s a great way to have a fun night out and raise some money for a good cause.  Both Rafe and [...]

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Hookers and Midgets

May 15, 2008 Poker

Sorry, I had to pass this one along and although it has no poker info in it, it’s on Gambling911 so it is semi-gambling related. 
Enter 13-year old Ralph Hardy of Newark, Texas. 
Seems he used Dad’s credit card to purchase hookers - a grand total of $30,000! 
He paid prostitutes to spend the evening [...]

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High Stakes Sit & Go Players Rejoice in May

May 14, 2008 Poker

There are two reasons for high stakes SnG players to be happy this month.  First Party Poker has declared a flat fee structure for all tournaments over $200 and Full Tilt Poker is running a $25K buyin heads-up SnG championship with an expected prize pool of $1.6 million. 
Party’s flat fee structure charges a $10 [...]

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Everybody’s a Winner

May 4, 2008 Poker

I was riding the BTS to Siam station and when I got off the train I had a gaggle of Westerners in front of me.  There were three girls and a guy and they sounded US to me.  In fact, it’s funny because one was Asian so to hear an Asian with an American accent [...]

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