As a follow-up to my post yesterday PokerStars Update (2009-12): VIP Program, World Record, and Team Online News, I was able to contact my friend at PokerStars and get more detailed information on the new changes to PokerStars (which is open to USA players) in the upcoming new year of 2010. VIP Program Changes From [...]
My buddy at big poker website PokerStars (which is open to USA players by the way) just emailed me an email about some new goings-on at PokerStars. Check it out: The New Year is approaching fast, and we’re bringing it in with style – starting by introducing a bigger, better and more exciting VIP Program! [...]
Well I have been busy with a lot of things both starting and completing. Two Sunday’s ago I graduated with my BA in Marketing and now starting the job search and trying not to have to relocate, but will if need be. All while trying to figure out a company or service I could start [...]
A lawsuit has been filed against Full Tilt Poker, claiming that they use bots to keep games running longer and to employ more luck than skill. And that the bots were created by Chris Ferguson and Andy Bloch. The suit was filed in California by poker player Lary Kennedy, whose account at Full Tilt was [...]
Full Tilt Poker Pro Erik Cajelais wins the World Series of Poker Europe Event 2, claiming his first WSOP bracelet and more than US$169K in prize money. This is a breakthrough victory for Cajelais, a 27-year-old professional poker player from Montreal who has come close to a major tournament win on several occasions. His best [...]
“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention, than to any other talent.” – Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727) “Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power [...]
Recently, I’ve had many poker players tell me that the method tournament directors use to color-up chips is almost completely inconsequential. The basic argument goes something like this: with a proper blind schedule, the value of the small chips is negligible. Therefore, instead of taking the extra time to follow the color-up rules, I’m just [...]
I received the following email from a reader recently. I thought I’d share it and my answer with everybody as it is a common issue that arises from time to time. The reader wrote (with slight editing): This happened in a home tournament: Two players limped and the player in the big blind checked. The [...]
So, is anybody tired of playing in or hosting the same freeze-out or re-buy tournament week after week? Anybody looking for a change of pace and a different tournament structure? Well, I have a couple suggestions for you. Obviously, beyond any shadow of a doubt, no matter what variation of poker you’re playing, the most [...]
New Jersey’s Democrat Senator Robert Menendez has now introduced Senate Bill S.1597, which is a bill designed to legislate internet poker gaming in the United States. The way this bill will work is that tax revenue will be coming due to taxation of major casinos online – as well as protect consumers from sites with [...]
