Archive for May, 2008

Poker Players Alliance Organizing Rally Against Washington State Poker Ban

05/9/08

Washington state attorney Lee Rousso recently dropped out of the governor’s race, partly because his legal case against Washington’s ban on online poker was starting to make headway The next hearing in the case is scheduled for May 15th, and to show its support for Rousso, the Poker Players Alliance has organized a rally for all supporters of online poker to attend.

Washingon’s ban on online poker makes [...]

Bodog Makes Changes to Poker Pro Lineup

05/9/08

In recent days Bodog has announced two changes to their lineup of poker pros that play on and endorse Bodog Poker. One of the changes was an addition to their lineup while the other was a subtraction. Bodog added the famed online poker player Justin Bonomo, who is known online by his screenname “ZeeJustin”. Bonomo recently placed fifth in the World Series of Poker Circuit [...]

Julien Nuijten Victorious at LAPT Rio

05/6/08

The first ever Latin American Poker Tour event has concluded, with 19-year old Dutchman Julien Nuijten emerging as the victor. Nuijten earned $222,940 for his victory. He will be the only LAPT champion until the second event which begins on May 22nd and will take place in Costa Rica.

Severin Walser of Switzerland finished in ninth place, unable to overcome the disadvantage of being the short stack. [...]

Senator Attempts to Accelerate UIGEA Implementation

05/6/08

Senator John Kyl of Arizona, a fervent supporter of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is now acting to accelerate it implementation, fearful that unless it is implemented immediately that it will fall apart underneath the mounting pressure to see it repealed. Kyl is known as an ultraconservative senator who will adamantly support any motions that he approves of, even in the face of strong opposition.

Kyl has [...]

Allen Cunningham Comes Back to Win WSOPC Caesars Las Vegas

05/6/08

At the beginning of the WSOPC Caesars Las Vegas Main Event final table, Allen Cunningham was barely surviving in eighth place. However, he made an unstoppable comeback to take down the event to win a WSOPC ring and the victor’s prize of $499,16.

Doug Lee was the first casualty of the final table. After losing a big pot Lee moved all-in with [Ah][Jc] before the flop. [...]

Tip 30: Online Security

05/5/08

Keeping your computer and your personal information safe from attack is vitally important when using the internet, as threats can come in from any direction. New threats are designed and implemented everyday, forcing the people who help protect you from attack to quickly foil the new threats that present themselves.

Viruses: Computer viruses are the most well known of the internet threats. They can infect your computer with any number of outcomes. Some viruses will change your settings and [...]

Final Table of WSOP Moved to November

05/1/08

In a shocking change, Harrah’s Entertainment announced that there will be a delay of 117 days between the WSOP Main Event determining the nine players who will compete at the final table and the actual playing out of the final table. This decision was made in order to increase the hype and anticipation that comes with the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, the most [...]

Freeroll Experiment

Recently, I conducted an experiment with regards to online poker freerolls. The results were rather interesting, and suggest a course of action that players should take when participating in online poker freerolls.

Freerolls are, of course, multi-table tournaments that have no entry fee, but award prizes such as cash, an entry into another tournament, or sometimes just a poker book. These tournaments draw a lot of players, mostly those who haven’t risked any of their own money to [...]

Bill Legalizing Home Poker Games in South Carolina Sent Back to Committee

05/1/08

A bill introduced into the South Carolina legislature that would have legalized home poker games throughout the state was not voted on and was sent back to the Judiciary Committee without debate. This will prevent the bill was being voted upon this year, as it now cannot be voted upon until 2009. The law was intended to remedy an outdated law that’s been part of the South Carolina [...]