Archive for October, 2006

We have met the enemy and he are us! – Pogo

but, that isn’t exactly what we are talking about.

Pogo-Stick Poker is high risk tournament poker. (more…)

Breaking news: PartyGaming and 888 Holding are in merger talks. Both London listed stocks have been crushed by the UIGEA. A brief release said, “The board of 888 notes the recent press speculation and confirms that it has had various preliminary discussions with third parties following suspension of its US activities.

I talked about how some try to ‘get back’ at the sites by Bonus Whoring. For tournament players there is a nice way to get some advantage against the house. The idea is to look for tournaments with overlay. Overlay happens in Guarantee Tournaments without rebuys. (more…)

Do you have a friend that quotes such stats like he knows what they mean? Does he? There an old saw about figures don’t lie but a liar figures. He may throw in that he’s only had one losing session in the last ten. (more…)

In fiction a wish is a supernatural demand placed on the recipient’s unlimited request. When it is the center of a tale, the wish is usually a template for a morality tale, “be careful what you wish for” writ large; it can also be a small part of a tale, in which case it is often used as a plot device. –Wikipedia (more…)

I remember playing one session of poker in college – that’s sure changed. And, it was played against the Pledge Master – my first encounter with customer poker. (more…)

and, now we are just quibbling over your price. Yes, I am talking about bonus whoring. (more…)

Doris Day was/is a fox; I lusted after her in my shallow youth – the all American girl next door. Along the way she had a Top-10 ditty called: Que Será Será The lyrics then followed with: Whatever will be will be; the futures not ours to see, Que Será Será. (more…)

I did a quick article for the site on the Neteller future withdrawl from being a way to fund your play. Yesterday’s blog covers the state of flux that surrounds the online operators. My blogs on the poker legislation are easily available in the group access on the right.  There are  additional articles available  in the articles area on the main page. (more…)

I did a quick article on the disruption going on in online poker””which is part and parcel of the gambling industry. An addendum in one of my blogs was about the new dealerless tables. It has become an era of disruptive change. (more…)

We’ve talked about M in a couple of posts. This post will be fairly short and sweet; as short and unsweet as that lousy stack in front of you. (more…)