Poker

Two interesting stories this week in the world of online poker. Finally the DoJ have appointed a claims administrator for US players owed by Full Tilt. Secondly WSOP winner Jerry Yang has got himself in financial hot water with the IRS so much so they are selling his WSOP bracelet....

At the moment everyone and his dog seems hell bent on separating their players from other players one way or another. Full Tilt have announced they will guarantee all tournaments and Daniel Negreanu has thrown down the gauntlet in a Full Tilt v PokerStars Challenge. Revolution & Party Poker Separate...

A recent forum thread asking "has Iron Duke closed ?" prompted a comment from TheJudge - one of the well-known members asking "is this the beginning of the end for Merge ?" and many more of us trying to remember if the site hadn't already closed months ago. It's still...

A forum poster NB1961 started a thread entitled "Why is Online Poker in Decline ?" global player traffic has been steadily falling for the last few months and why is a question many of us have been asking ourselves ... Is Online Poker Actually in Decline ? While other sites...

Poker is still in limbo this week, FullPokerTiltStars.com (not ™) announcement will likely come over the weekend or early next week when the WSOP 2012 will also kick off. Fortunately a post in the forum reminded me of a forgotten project ... The Top 10 Worst Poker Site Names List....

Over the last few weeks it's come to light that Full Tilt had made several large "loans" to FTP pro's and other professional poker players. This revelation that over $10m was missing from the FTP coffers drew stunned amazement from much of the online poker community - but should it...

I've re-posted a compilation of all the old Tuff_fish poker videos because they are are just so funny and entertaining. Especially after this week I think online poker players need a bit of a pick me up and a reminder just how entertaining online poker can be - Enjoy tuff_fish...

Full Tilt has recently blocked data mining and tracking sites like SharkScope and PokerTableRatings from being able to access player hand histories etc. Now sites want to prove respectability, security and trust, expect more blocking of tools giving unfair advantage ... Not before time IMHO. Somewhat ironically PokerTableRatings (PTR) has...

Is it just me ? Or does Carl the main character in Pixars new animated 3d film "UP" bear an uncanny likeness to poker professional TJ Cloutier ? The new movie "UP" by Pixar is an excellent story with the message that tells you to follow your dreams. It starts...