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I would like to take a few moments and talk to those of you out there that are professional poker players and that use poker as your only source of income. Some of you really need to think of branching out into other ventures and to start investing some of your money.
Some of you »
I’ve been reading a series of articles that Pokernews.com has been putting up about different poker related topics. Today they were asking people what changes that they would make to the World Series of Poker.
One thought was to reduce the number of bracelet events. The argument was made that a bracelet »
I was just looking at the results for the Trump Classic that was held last month in Atlantic City and a couple of names stuck of people that I know. One in particular is the winner of the Omaha 8 or Better event. John Ruggieri is a man I know from my travels »
I was watching The MouthPiece on Cardplayer.com last night and Mike Matusow mentioned how that he has two books coming out this year. The first book will be an autobiography on his life and the other book will be a book on how to play tournament poker.
There have been a lot of »
The downturn in the economy is really beginning to be seen all over the poker world. I was looking at the results of the Trump Classic in Atlantic City and the attendance for that event reflects a trend across the country. Players just aren’t putting out the cash for smaller events as they »
2008 is nearly concluded and it’s now time to start contemplating the upcoming year. For many, this means some type of New Year’s Resolution that many people won’t follow a week after they make it. Personally, I have a running resolution that the next year will be better than the prior year in »
The argument has been raging for years regarding whether or not poker is a game of skill. As poker players, we all know that poker is primarily a game of skill. Luck does indeed play a factor, but the truly successful players are the most skillful. Now with that being said, I »
Christmas Day has finally arrived and with the holidays comes a time for us to reflect on the prior year. Since this is a poker blog, I figured I would take a moment and reflect on the past year both at the tables and away from the tables.
First, this year I broke into writing »
More fuel was added Saturday to the flame of those claiming that online poker is rigged. On Saturday, a pot was awarded to Phil Hellmuth when he was clearly holding the losing hand. On hand 1162170993, Hellmuth held 10-2 against the K-Q of poker player DoubleBaller. The board by the river read »
I recently returned from a trip out to the west coast and saw first hand how that the combination of the holidays and the economy is affecting poker and the gaming industry in general.
An article was recently released on PokerNewsDaily.com that stated that revenue in Las Vegas is down by over 20% for »