Truth be told...I haven't been much of a poker player other than some freerolls and the occasional ring game ( Read more... )

Richard Lee was the sort of everyman that makes us think we could all be at the final table. Reality sat in for those thoughts Tuesday eve. His home town police-San Antonio's Finest-paid a call with search warrant in hand. It was not about poker-Texas has some nasty laws about that including a Phil Helmuth Charity one-it was about good, old- ( Read more... )

Late last evening I got an email from a sister. My cousin Linda had fallen evidently banged her head. She lay down and never got up. In the ways I have watched family member pass it was a gentle way to exit but all too soon and for a person who deserved a good retirement with some joy ( Read more... )

A recent CNBC poll showed that 91 percent of Americans would like to see online gambling regulated in the U.S. and not prohibited! Studies have shown that regulation and taxation of Internet poker could net the federal government $3.3 billion in revenue annually and another $1 billion for the states ( Read more... )

First we get the guy with the perfect name ( Read more... )

My latest blog entry is moved to Pokerworks site as an article. It chronicles my continuing dissatisfaction with Harrah's operation.

http://pokerworks.com/article-622.html

Back in my Worholian era youth you got 15-minutes. But the net has made things happen so quickly that it's down to 30-seconds ( Read more... )

We all have our little splurges. You may save up for months and visit that 5-star, James Beard winning chef's resturant. You sit for an awesome meal and wonder about a unique taste. Later, at home, you figure out the taste came from Clostridium Botulinum and spend the rest of the night in the embrace of the porcelain throne ( Read more... )

Comcast Hell ( Read more... )

A lot has happened at the WSOP. It is damaging to tournament poker. These things get documented and then disappear when Harrah's wields it big stick. This is like the playground bully who will take his ball and go home if the others don't kowtow to his whims ( Read more... )