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Federal Authorities Allege Full Tilt Poker Was a Giant Ponzi Scheme

Posted on 09/20/2011 by admin

Federal prosecutors and the U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara allege that Full Tilt Poker insiders reaped hundreds of millions of dollars between 2007 and 2011 in a massive, global Ponzi scheme,  the operation is said to have had only $60 million … Continue reading →

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Stunning Seizure of Three Major Poker Sites

Posted on 04/17/2011 by admin

On Friday, April 15 the owners of Pokerstars.com, Fulltiltpoker.com and Absolutepoker.com, arrest warrents have been issued for 11 people in all, their site domains were seized by the FBI, which placed this warning message on the sites (click to see … Continue reading →

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A Nice Texas Holdem Training Simulator with AI Opponents

Posted on 01/11/2011 by admin

Advanced Poker Training has a nice online Texas Hold’em Poker training game pitting you against artificial intelligence opponents.  The basic free version allows you to adjust the animation speed, they say with the speed cranked up “You can practice up … Continue reading →

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Phil Hellmuth Interviewed at the WSOP 2010

Posted on 12/29/2010 by admin

In this informal 25 minute interview Phil talks about celebrity-hood, Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey and the potential bracelet race, Doyle Brunson’s respect and new players’ lack thereof,  Tony G., and Phil’s recent lack of tantrum penalties.

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Murder of PokerListings Founder Remains Unsolved

Posted on 12/24/2010 by admin

Murder of PokerListings Founder Remains Unsolved More Than Year Later Andreas Oscarsson, shot to death by six bullets while he was sleeping in his home in Trollhättan, Swede, August 3, 2009, presumed to be a murder for hire.  The Aftonbladet … Continue reading →

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“Cross Cards” Hand Recognition Exercise

Posted on 12/12/2009 by admin

Another experimental brain exercises, this program is a crossword puzzle of sorts that requires no spelling ability. Instead of spelling words, you make poker hands with the combination of 2 hole cards and a set of 5 selected cards, Texas … Continue reading →

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Texas Hold’em Pre-flop Hand Reading Drill

Posted on 12/09/2009 by admin

This drill-exercise prototype is intended to improve pre-flop hand evaluation skills, as an alternate way for those who are not that good at memorizing tables of data, this preliminary module just asks you to order hands by value. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Texas Hold’em Starting Hand Return On Investment Stats, Take 2

Posted on 12/06/2009 by admin

interested in seeing the actual benefits of position tailored play , where the late positions have the strategic edge, I examined a number of Poker Stars hand histories from late 2008. Comparing $0.25/$0.50 blind no limit to $3/$6 no limit … Continue reading →

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Barney Frank’s Internet gambling hearing December 3, 2009

Posted on 12/04/2009 by admin

The House Committee on Financial Services held a  hearing on Internet gambling on December 3, 2009 Chaired by Congressman Barney Frank, a proponent of online gambling, up for consideration were H.R. 2266, Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act, and H.R. 2267, … Continue reading →

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Federal Online Gambling Regulation Debates

Posted on 05/21/2009 by admin

Debating Online Gambling Societal & Regulation Issues CNBC Interview Frank Catinia snd Ed Loobie Discussing Congressional proposals to ban it. —————————————————– Young Turks Rant on Broken Government, Casino Monopolies —————————————————– Opening Remarks – Judiciary Hearing on Internet Gaming House of … Continue reading →

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