Web Poker in the 2000’s Casinos and Internet poker rooms have both experienced exceptional growth in the past decade. Both live and web poker offers something to everyone and as a game of skill, rather than chance, its appeal extends to those who are more intellectual in their approach to gambling. Stores are now offering [...]
This Game of Ours, Conclusion As I sit back and reflect on the last three and a half decades of my life I cannot help but to consider myself very fortunate indeed. From losing my first nickel at eight years old until today this game of ours has driven my every decision. In the real [...]
Toto Leonidas leads Doyle Brunson Classic after Day 2 The World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Classic Championship has started at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. Play began on Monday December 14 with about 200 players initially signing up, but the number had risen to 329 by the end of the second day. As is [...]
US Poker Show To Feature UK Player The new series of High Stakes Poker will feature British poker pro Andrew Feldman. Olivier Busquet bio added plus latest poker news Though his name sounds of French descent, Olivier Busquet is U.S. American. His hometown is our beloved New York, New York. At only 27 years of [...]
Poker legalization hearing in Greenville SC The Poker Players Alliance has just sent out notice of a poker legalization hearing in Charleston and Greenville SC this month. From the e-mail: Playing poker in the privacy of your own home is a crime in South Carolina thanks to a ridiculous outdated state law signed 209 years [...]
Since We’re Talking About Frolf… I have a scabbed over gash that runs from the top of my left triceps down past the elbow. The left hand has a few nasty scratches that make it look like I lost a catnip fight with a panther. My special “frolf shoes”, actually Teva trail shoes, are so [...]
Grading the South Carolina poker legalization hearing I showed up early for Monday’s South Carolina Senate subcommittee hearing. Up for debate and public input were two bills that would effectively make legal home poker games and charitable raffles. South Carolina is one of two states in the country that bars raffles (thanks to Utah for [...]
Absolute Poker Leads the field in Bad Beat Poker Jackpots with new $300k+ Jackpot When it comes to attracting Texas Hold’em poker players to the online poker tables, Absolute Poker definitely has the chip lead. As of Wednesday afternoon ET, the jackpot of Absolute Poker’s popular Bad Beat Jackpot game had reached at an impressive [...]
CelebPoker Returns to Live Poker Circuit Leading online poker room CelebPoker.com has bowed to popular demand and will shortly relaunch its acclaimed series of live off-the-wall poker tournaments across the UK and Europe. Jeff Lisandro Looking To Become King Of Main Event At WSOP Jeff Lisandro already has three bracelets at this years World Series [...]
Phil Ivey Closes In On World Series Of Poker Main Event Leader Phil Ivey is one of the most recognizable names in professional poker, and he is now closing in on the leader at the World Series of Poker Main Event with only twenty-nine players remaining. Jeffrey Lisandro Gambles His Way Back To The Top [...]
