Damn, I’d love to drink beer in the Caribbean. While winning $18,000 (12,000 Euro). And playing beer pong. And that’s exactly what a SunPoker user, Matt Osborne (SunPoker username Noseyboy), won at the 2nd annual Beer Pong Championship. No joke, there’s a beer pong tournament. Even more amazing is that this is the second year [...]
A look back at the World Series of Poker 2007 through the eyes of Dr. Pauly: Seventeen hours of high stress poker in front of the ESPN cameras came down to the final hand of the final table of the final event of the 2007 World Series of Poker. Holding all of the chips and [...]
Is it possible we might have a poker playing Vice President on the WSOP tour? Poker Pro Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, who won the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), is making his case for a vice presidential run in 2008 for the Libertarian Party in the United States. I can only assume he’s against the [...]
Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based out of the United States and known as the biggest MMA league, is owned by Lorenzo Fertitta, along with his brother Frank. And he just said something pretty damn controversial. He’s declared that he feels “it’s not a bad thing” to bet on the UFC. [...]
Did you know playing cards were invented in 9th century China? They even had four suits. The difference is that their suits were coins, strings of coins, myriads of strings, and tens of myriads. A little different from diamonds, hearts, clubs, and spades. Well even though they’ve been around forever, apparently designs on the card [...]
Ready to hit the Caribbean? And play poker while you’re there – at a major poker tournament? You’ll have your chance at the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The PCA 2008 just got even bigger because now it’s a part of the European Poker Tour – the top poker series in Europe. With this combo, you’ll [...]
Harvard got a taste of poker. Crandall Addington and Howard Lederer appeared at Harvard Law School, making their case for the full legalization of poker. And yes, they want legal online poker too. The gathering at the university was arranged by the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS). This group was begun by Harvard Law [...]
What a shocker. Underground sports gambling rings are often associated with the mafia. Ok, maybe it’s not such a surprise. Location in this story is Atlantic City in New Jersey, home state of Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show The Sopranos. The casino sting operation 23 people have been charged with taking part in [...]
“I only read Playboy for the articles.” Yeah, sure, I believe you. Well now you can visit the Playboy Casino and only go for the games. Playboy, the American men’s magazine, is getting deep into the internet gaming market by opening PlayboyGaming.com – an online casino with poker. “We’re delighted to deliver the unique Playboy [...]
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick vs Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank. They’re battling it out. And online casino gaming laws are at the center of the debate. The two sides in the battle On one side we have Gov. Deval Patrick that really wants the licensing to construct three new casinos in Massachusetts. The revenue he expects [...]
