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Anti Online Gambling Bill Passes

2006-07-11T14:35:00.000-07:00

It truly is a dark age for Online PokerFirst it was Washington State, now it's Washington D.C. The House passed the anti-online gambling bill today which means should this bill pass the Senate it is just one short signature away from being law, and I think we all know George W Bush will sign the bill into law given the choice. Read the CNN article hereThe vote on the bill wasn't even close, 317

Banned in Washington State

2006-06-26T08:24:00.000-07:00

I have to wonder just where the server that you just accessed is residing? Is it located in Washington State? If it is I may have just broken the law.Will this blog be shut down? Will the whole server be taken offline? Maybe you think I'm being paranoid? Well tell that to Todd Boutte who had his online casino review site shut down. What's wrong with this you might ask? The law bans online

Tequila Poker

2006-06-20T13:13:00.000-07:00

You might remember a few posts back I was talking about GoldenPalace.com and how I found Casino Hold'em when I was checking out their software. Well I went to Golden Palace again to play some casino Hold'em (it's a fun, quick version of Hold'em) and I found a new Poker game called Tequila Poker. Maybe you've heard about this version of Poker but I hadn't so I thought I'd check it out (for

Washington State Eyes Poker Ban

2006-05-09T06:18:00.000-07:00

I appears that the state of Washington is looking at banning online gaming in all it's forms in the coming days. Just when you thought it was safe to wade back into the online ocean.... With the recent disfavour the federal proposals received it was a shock to hear that this bill in Washington state is facing very little opposition. I don't think the Washington Represenative have really thought

Dieing Online Gambling Bills

2006-04-19T14:27:00.000-07:00

I know this is supposed to be a poker blog but this post like the last is dealing more with Politics than poker. I guess this getting more and more true each day for most people and places involved in poker, especially online poker.In my last post I presented my case as to why banning online gambling/poker is a bad idea. Now it seems that those in the houses of power maybe seeing that online

New Anti-Poker Bills are Worrisome

2006-04-05T08:52:00.000-07:00

As a poker player that play exclusively online I am concerned with the new bill is the house right now directed at stopping Online Gambling.These bills all seek to outlaw online gambling in the United States. One bill proposed by Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte would give the courts the ability to order ISPs to shutdown access to offshore gambling sites. I can't help but think of the recent outcry

Poker party hosting guide

2006-02-07T13:29:00.000-08:00

While searching around the internet the other day I ran across a site that a very interesting article. It was a guide to hosting a poker party.Now I must say that the image that popped into my head was that of a table with the guys drinking beer and eating pork rinds and peanuts. I know this is a stereo type but that the classic image from popular culture. Well I

It Happened Again

2006-01-18T14:20:00.000-08:00

Well it happened again. I sit down (virtually speaking) at a Omaha H/L table for my first game. Things were going well. I was winning a bit and losing more but that's Ok because it's my first game and it's hard making a low hand. After about 30 mins I was down maybe $5 and then this player shows up and starts throwing Max bets. Prior to this guy showing up I'd say the largest bet played was

Poker Ramblings

2006-01-06T08:54:00.000-08:00

I've been playing hold'em for a while now and I love the game. More and more of my friends are playing and it's interesting to see the many different people that play hold'em. Before I started playing I believed the stereotype of who was a poker player. Now you can hear people from all different walks of life in all different age groups talk about playing hold'em. The best part of online poker is

Badugi is the game of the future?

2005-11-15T13:33:00.000-08:00

No I didn’t make a spelling error and it’s not some weird sport. Badugi is a triple draw lowball poker variant and it touted as being the "game of the future". I remember reading when I first started playing that Omaha was the game of the future, I think the author of the article called it "Hold em’s big brother". Now a game from the Far East (Korea to be exact) has arrived to challenge for the

100 million dollar tournament

2005-10-21T12:09:00.000-07:00

There is an online poker site that is offering a $100 million Mega Tournament in April 2006. How they are awarding the prize money makes me question the validity of their claim.The $100 million prize is going to paid out as a bonus for winning the final hand on a Royal Flush of Spades.The bonus payout schedule is as follows.1. Spades Royal Flush- $100 Million2. Any Straight Flush - $1,000,0003. 4

WPTE vs. The Travel Channel Round Two

2005-10-05T12:21:00.000-07:00

Well this is an update a story I wrote about a few days ago concerning The Travel Channel and WPTE and their dispute regarding the deal between WPTE and ESPN for a new poker series.It seems that The Travel Channel failed to notify WPTE whether they wanted to work with WPTE on the new poker series so WPTE went looking for a new partner for it's new series. When the Travel Channel found out about

Poker tips at 30 000 feet.

2005-10-02T22:07:00.000-07:00

US Airways has just signed a deal with The World Poker Exchange to offer 90 sec poker tips segments on it's entertainment equipped flights.Almost 400 000 passengers a month will be able to brush up on their poker skills with tips from "In the minds of poker pros". The World Poker Exchange and US Airways will be showing tips from a series of 15 different spots. These spots will feature tips from

Playing Poker on the Internet

2005-09-29T10:57:00.000-07:00

Today the BBC is running an interesting article on playing poker on the internet. The article is a brief article that talks about online poker in a general sense. The articles describes the process of how online poker sites generally work and what you can expect.The article describes how the sites work the dealing of the cards and what is done to keep everything fair. It also explains what

$50 000 Tournament

2005-09-24T15:31:00.000-07:00

I just received an email from GoldenPalacePoker.com in regards to a tournament this weekend, Sunday in particular. They are holding a $50 000 No limit tournament with an Entry fee of only $37.80. $37.80 for a chance of winning $50 000. Now that quite the opportunity it is almost tempting. But I am just not confident in my skills yet to try my hand at real money poker. I know at some point you

WSOP in Trouble?

2005-09-22T01:31:00.000-07:00

It seems that the WSOP is in some legal hot water with the Travel Channel. WSOP has been interested in developing a new poker series called the "Professional Poker Tour" and approached ESPN claiming that the Travel Channel declined the show. This is the heart of the legal challenge. Discovery (Travel Channels parent company) states they were never given the option for the PPT which violates the

Leaving University to play poker....

2005-09-21T17:12:00.000-07:00

Eric Froelich has done what many of us only dream about, he's quite school and is playing poker professionally online, and frankly he's doing really well.Now Eric is the first to say that this isn't for everyone and that he seems to have to knack for poker. Now I don't know about you but I would love to be able to play poker as my source of income and make six figures a year, and only spending a

Online Poker Championship

2005-09-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

With the popularity of online and live poker today it was surprising to see or actually not see the coverage of the World championship of online poker.Other than coverage by poker websites I have not see a single article regarding the online championship. I am surprised and not surprised at the same time.I am surprised that this championship was not covered due to the number of entries (1 494)

Uncontrolled Play

2005-09-16T15:03:00.000-07:00

In the last few days I've begun to notice a disturbing trend in free games. I find a good game where the players are playing tight games and making good decisions, it's like they are trying to play poker. After a while the table seems to get taken over by players who seem to be playing a very uncontrolled game. They are betting the max every hand, raising regardless of their cards and ending up

I found my stats

2005-09-15T14:32:00.000-07:00

Today I was playing another 1/2 Limit Hold'em game and I won the first 3 hands for a nice amount, I was up $30 in 3 hands. I felt like I was doing pretty good. I was picking the right time to fold and when to stay in to win a few smaller hands, I even lost a few hands but not from a lack of a good hand. I felt like I was doing great, and then I found the option to display my stats.Wow, I've

Underage Gambling

2005-09-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

I was just reading a news story from a few days ago which was about underage teenagers playing poker online and the story left off with what could be done to prevent this from happening. Traditionally a credit card has been used to verify that the holder is of age. Now I don't know when the last time you were on a college campus or in a high school, but getting a credit card from a bank is really

First Profitable Game

2005-09-12T14:34:00.000-07:00

Well I did it, I had my first game where I came out on top. There were some tense moments as I went for many hands without winning a single hand. My stack of chips was slowly disappearing. Not only was it disappearing slowly but I had a short stack to begin with. I was down about 20 dollars which for the 1/2 Limit game I was playing was a fair bit. Then my hand came in I was dealt a Js Kd and the

The King of Beers

2005-09-08T15:56:00.000-07:00

The King of beers is now the beer of WPT. Yesterday Anheuser-Busch and WPT announced a new sponsor ship dealer where the King of Beers "Budweiser" will be advertised in various spots which include the featured table ring and the use of graphics when the hole cards are shown to the TV audience.While WPT will be branded with Budweiser logos, Anheuser-Busch is not resting there to make their king of

Has the sun stopped shinning on online poker?

2005-09-07T14:58:00.000-07:00

This week a major public online poker company announced that they are expecting their growth in the online poker market to slow in future quarters. With this announcement the companies shares dropped in value for a total of 4 billion in market value. Could this signal a down turn in pokers popularity?Well the shares holders seem to think so, but thankfully the analyst's seem to disagree. They

The Influence of Online Poker

2005-09-06T16:20:00.000-07:00

I was reading a news article about the explosive growth of Texas Hold'em and the effect it has on land based casino's. I find it interesting that online poker is steering the course for land based casinos and poker rooms. As an example of online pokers influence Caesar's Atlantic City opened a new 24 table poker room. This might not seem like much but you must consider that Caesar's hasn't had a