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Poker

What if you had to play against every James Bond?

August 9, 2009 Poker

Ever wonder what it would be like to play poker except against all the James Bonds?

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The Week That Was July 26 – Aug 2

August 2, 2009 General Ramblings

A busy, busy week here so let’s jump right into it:
Bill’s Poker Blog
Lot’s of great stuff this week. First we had the woman who thinks that even play money poker is rigged. Interestingly, the same Facebook play money site was featured in an article asking whether or not the aftermarket for play money [...]

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PlayTech Wants Players to Fund New Player Acquisition

July 31, 2009 Online Poker

Well, it looks like eGaming Review has yet another online poker room saying that rakeback is bad for the business. The only problem is, I really don’t think his argument makes a whole lot of sense.
Danny Frishman, head of PlayTech (iPoker Network) had this to say, “Giving players linear percentages from the [...]

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Stop “Protecting” Your Hands by Greg Walker

July 30, 2009 Online Poker

“I raised pre with TT and this other guy in the big blind called. The flop comes AT2 with two hearts. The guy bets out about 2/3 the size of the pot, but because there was a flush draw I raised to protect my hand”.
No, no, no. Stop it.
“Protecting my hand” is an inaccurate phrase [...]

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Biting Your Tongue

July 29, 2009 General Ramblings

WARNING: I BEGAN THIS POST SEVERAL MONTHS BACK AND COULD NEVER REALLY FIND A DIRECTION I LIKED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE CONTENT. SO PLEASE FORGIVE ANY CHRONOLOGICAL REFERENCES THAT MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE OFF. FOR INSTANCE, THE OPENING PARAGRAPH ABOUT A RECENT TWEET ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN [...]

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When is Journalism Not Journalism

July 29, 2009 Poker

Now, it might seem like I’m being harsh on poker journalism these days but I’m really not trying to pick on anyone. However, sometimes you see something and you’re like WTF!?!?
Case in point is Gambling911. It’s not like the site has ever been known for its rigorous journalistic vetting of stories. [...]

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Is Facebook Poker Gambling?

July 28, 2009 Is Online Poker Legal?

TechCrunch has a very interesting article that seems to indicate that the maker of the popular Facebook poker game, Zynga, could become a target of state attorneys general. According to the article one of Zynga’s competitors had ordered a review of the legal status of offering an online poker game for free to US [...]

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Even Play Money Poker Is Rigged!

July 27, 2009 Is Online Poker Rigged?

I’m not even sure how I ran across this but somehow I found this posting on Facebook.
Claire Frampton (Portsmouth) wrote53 minutes ago
my son was new to playing so i watched and helped him out but was noticed on quite a few occasions he ended up losing most of his chips coz all the [...]

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Money Making Tip: Don’t Play Poker at the Grand Diamond Casino in Poipet

July 26, 2009 Poker

Here’s a scary tale from a poker player here in Thailand who thought he might scratch his poker itch by getting in on some action at a poker room on the Thai / Cambodian border.
Hi guys;
I had an interesting experience hunting down some “legit”poker in Poipet at Grand Diamond Casino that I thought [...]

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