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Chris Ferguson Talks Business

Considering Ferguson’s recent settlement with the DOJ and his claim to have no idea that Ray Bitar was running his multi-billion dollar business into the ground, you gotta appreciate his advice on treating poker like a [...]

An Outside Look at Online Poker in the USA: Guest Post by David L

It’s been so long since players from the USA actually inhabited online poker tables freely and legally it’s hard to remember what it was like. Since the UIGEA there’s been a daily barrage of blog posts [...]

Howard Lederer 2p2 PokerCast

I finished up listening to the Howard Lederer 2p2 PokerCast with Mike and Adam last night. Another, somewhat painful, three hours of Howard rehashing the rise and fall of Full Tilt Poker. I say painful because [...]

The Lederer Files: My Reactions

I think this sums up my reactions to various Howard Lederer statements made in Part I of the Parvis interview. [...]

I Don’t Know

If you felt like the Lederer Files left a lot unanswered, take a stroll down memory lane with Howard as he I don’t know’s it through the interview. [...]

The Lederer Files Parts 5, 6, and 7

Just got done watching parts 5, 6, and 7 and it’s just more of Howard seeming a bit out of touch. Howard laments the fact that people didn’t seem to be working towards resolution and people [...]

A Review of The Lederer Files (Parts I – IV) and Andy Bloch Interview

I’ve watched the first four episodes of the Howard Lederer interviews multiple times since they were released. I’ve read and re-read Andy Bloch’s interview with Diamond Flush. I’ve begun to write a post about both several [...]

Zynga Real Money Poker: Hype or Reality?

Anybody who has been reading this site for a while may remember that I’ve written about Zynga real money poker in the past.  Originally, I wanted to dispel the idea that Zynga was guaranteed to become [...]

Questions for All In: The Poker Movie Director, Douglas Tirola

I’ve been chatting with the folks who helped put out All In: The Poker Movie and I thought it might be interesting to hear from the director, Douglas Tirola. I have a few questions in mind [...]

All In: The Poker Movie – Product Review

I recently had the opportunity to screen a copy of the Douglas Tirola documentary, All In: The Poker Movie. I’m not sure what I was expecting. I had heard good and bad things about the film. [...]

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Well, you better know something about Full Tilt Poker :-) Hat tip to Pokerati and Al Can’t Hang for the pic. [...]

Comedy Gold! Lederer Discussing Business Ethics

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 [...]

Is the Poker Media Allowing Another Black Friday to Happen?

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 [...]

Daniel Negreanu Rants

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 [...]

What Full Tilt Should Have Said

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 [...]