Online Poker Information Clearinghouse

New poker portals

2009-08-09T23:20:00.000+07:00

I was very bummed when MSN shutdown all our groups. My poker group had over 5000 members, 4 years of an active forum and 96 pages of original content. I have reopened free-standing poker portals (only 5 pages to start) - please check them out - http://www.worldpokerasia.com/ http://www.professor77.com/ http://www.pokernation.ws/

Apology to poker players owed by FBI Assistant Director Mark J. Mershon

2007-01-18T14:36:00.000+07:00

FBI Assistant Director Mark J. Mershon said the multibillion-dollar onlinegambling industry is "a colossal criminal enterprise masquerading as legitimatebusiness."That's funny because I just had an FBI background clearance done (requiredin adoption proceedings) and there was no mention of me being charged with beinga collossal anything. I am deeply offended by Asst. Dir. Mershons ill-consideredcomments and I ask on behalf of all American online poker players for at leastan apology and at best his resignation!

Yours, Mark Pinsker, JD / Professor77

Doyle Brunson plays poker with Santa Claus

2006-12-25T16:31:00.000+07:00

Doyle Brunson is your backer at DoylesRoom Poker

2006-12-18T11:52:00.000+07:00

Poker 101 with Professor77 : Online Omaha high/low Cash Game

2006-12-06T10:10:00.000+07:00

Vote Greg Raymer for U.S. Vice President, 2004 WSOP Champion

2006-12-05T12:03:00.000+07:00

BC: Generally, I promise not to mention politics while interviewing someone outside that domain, but, since you gave me permission beforehand, allow me to ask you what your political inclinations are?
GR: My mindset is very libertarian. I believe in individual freedom, and that you should be allowed to do anything you wish that does not directly harm another person. I also believe that you are responsible for yourself, and that the government has no DUTY to help you (except to protect you from others). That does not mean I am against all government programs that help people, but such programs should not be undertaken merely because they help people, but only if they are economically beneficial to the majority.
BC: Also, are you thinking of becoming a politician? If so, what kind of office do you desire? What types of positions would you support?
GR: In many ways, I would not make a good politician, at least not the way the business of politics presently works in our country. I am not very good at compromising. If you convince me you are right, I will agree with you, but until you do, I will do what I think is the smartest thing to do. Having said that, I am currently talking to some people who run the Libertarian Party about the possibility of running to be the party's official candidate for Vice President of the United States. With a few exceptions, I would support the official planks of the Libertarian Party.
BC: I too am a Libertarian, and am frankly surprised that more poker players are not. Isn't personal freedom the major benefit to becoming a professional poker player in the first place? One comes and goes as they please, and avoids statist bureaucracies altogether. Even better, you're free from having to deposit your brain into the self-mutilating, anti-intellectual cauldron of political correctness.
GR: Every successful poker player is intelligent enough to succeed in almost any career, but many of them are much too independent in their attitude to do well in modern corporate America. In a team environment, it is sometimes more important to get along than it is to be right, but most of us poker players just want to be right. Having said that, my experience with large corporations makes me believe that getting along and being inclusive and such ideas are taking over to the point that there is not enough focus on getting the job done right. To work as a team, you need to not be selfish, but you shouldn't take it so far that you favor the mediocrity of the group over getting the job done as intelligently and perfectly as possible. Basically, in most modern American bureaucracies (and probably most of the rest of the world, though I wouldn't know first-hand) the balance is out of whack, and there is too much focus on the team, and not enough focus on the results.
BC: Back in April, you went to Washington D.C. along with Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer, to protest the government's attempts to ban online poker. What impression did you have of Congress from your visit? What's your overall opinion of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA)? Did your visit to Capitol Hill have anything to do with your desire to become a lawmaker?
GR: My impression of the Congressmen we met was generally positive, but my impression of how business gets done in Congress was pretty negative. There is too much emphasis on getting elected or re-elected, and not enough emphasis on voting intelligently with respect to each bill in and of itself. My overall impression of UIGEA is that it is a load of
BS. The bill accomplishes nothing much in reality, but it gives the impression that it does. It is a further example of politicians passing a law not because they are trying to do the right thing, but because they think it will help them get re-elected.
BC: What books or individuals had the most influence on your development and game? What players do you respect the most?
GR: The biggest influence on my game was David Sklansky's book "The Theory of Poker". It was one of the first books I bought, and it taught me all of the most important basic concepts applicable to any form of poker. I still consider it the most important single poker book anybody can read if they want to improve their game. I respect all players who behave as ladies and gentlemen at the table, and who do their best to win within the rules. There are also many great players whom I respect for their talents, too many to mention them all. For the most part, they know who they are.
BC: Lastly, let me ask you about your own book. We're been hearing rumors about it for a couple of years now. Is it close to completion? Can you share with us what topics and issues it will address?
GR: I have a bad combination of being busy and lazy. I was approached by Two Plus Two Publishing about writing a book just after I won the Main Event, and was very excited by the idea. Two and a half years later, and I am still far from done. When finished, the book will be a tournament strategy book, not a life story type book. I doubt I will ever write a life story type book, as I don't consider my life to be that interesting. I could have finished this book a long time ago by getting a ghost-writer or co-author, but I wanted the book to be all mine. When it comes out, I am going to deserve all the credit, or all the blame.

No Limit - Winner best director at Australian International Film Festival

2006-11-29T18:37:00.000+07:00

Vote for America : Vote For Poker

2006-11-05T19:02:00.000+07:00

VOTE FOR PEACE

VOTE FOR FREEDOM

VOTE FOR POKER

VOTE DEMOCRAT !

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Lou Krieger: Is poker still the "American way"?

2006-11-03T12:37:00.000+07:00

Professor77 asked:

> "Not only is poker good for you, it's the American way, where winners play > fair, have the right stuff, and nothing else matters, except, perhaps, a bit of luck> every now and then." Lou Krieger
> Lou, this is one of my all time favorite bits of poker insight. However, after the Frist and the gang's "Act" when I read it now I just get depressed. Any new insights or changes to the old in light of our new laws?

Lou Krieger's response was:

Thanks for the kind words about my writing. I believed it then, and when I wrote it poker was still marginalized, not at all mainstream, and yet the game of poker was still a big part of American mythology, and skill at poker -- it didn't have to be practiced at the poker table either; poker skills could be demonstrated in business negotiations, politics, and other phases of our lives -- was one of the ways we have always defined ourselves as a people.I still believe that. And yet poker historically carried the moralistic connotations because it was a gamble and many people believed (and still do) that gambling is not good for you. Bill Frist hijacked the most American of our virtues -- our freedom of choice and our ability to choose how and where we choose to spend -- or win -- our money. He did so for one reason only: to pander to the religious right, a group that has had the Republican Party in thrall for years.So far his actions seem to have hurt investors overseas and the large, publicly-traded rooms, such as Party and related organizations such as Neteller. He's also hurt affiliates, those who were earning a living writing for poker sites, and I guess he's made his deal with the devil and is happy with it. I fully expect Kyl, Goodlatte, and Leach to come back in 2007 with a harsher bill that would make playing poker online illegal. I also expect their bill to have exemptions for horseracing, fantasy sports, and state lotteries.But I'm not giving up. I am nimble and will find a way around this insanity until such time as the USA decides to join the rest of the world and regulate online gambling rather that try prohibition.I'm still playing. So are a lot of others. And the number of online players will continue to grow worldwide. There's a game out there and the lunacy of legislators who want to protect me against myself is not going to stop me. I doubt that it will stop many others either.

Expert Insight's Poker TV

2006-11-03T08:25:00.000+07:00

Expert Insight - Poker, BlackJack & Golf

2006-11-02T17:09:00.000+07:00

Expert Insight

Final Table Poker with Phil Gordon - Expert Insight DVD

Beating Blackjack DVD with Andy Bloch

Short Game Golf DVD with Jim Furyk and Fred Funk

Recommended Online Poker Sites Accepting USA Residents

2006-10-18T19:34:00.000+07:00

Recommended Sites Accepting Americans:
PokerStars.com
Absolute Poker Fulltiltpoker.com Bodog.com
UltimateBet.com
Poker.com
Doyles Room -Will honor VIP status from Party Poker, PokerRoom and other sites if you email after signup vip@dbpn.com
PlatinumPoker.Com - Part of Doyle Brunson Poker Network and one of the oldest rooms on the net
Full Contact Poker
Bugsysclub.com
PlanetPoker

Other Sites Accepting Americans / USA Players
Bowmans Poker
Cardcrusade
Cake Poker Dream Poker
Gamesgrid
Golden Palace Poker
Mansionpoker
LivePoker
PitbullPoker
PokerHost
Red Star Poker
Superior Poker
TonyGPoker
True Poker
Tropical Poker
United Poker Network
World Poker Exchange
TouchstonePoker

These Sites Gave Up Without a Fight :

PartyGaming - (Party Poker, Empire Poker, etc.)
Pacific Poker - Was the first to back out of the USA
iPoker - (Titan Poker, Poker Ocean, etc)
Prima Network-Americans from certain states. For a full list visit primapoker.com
B2B Skins - (24h poker, Redbet, Betunited etc) For full lists of B2B sites visit B2B.com
Boss Media - (WilliamHill, Sportinbet, TotalPoker, Virgin Poker, CelebPoker, Pokerheaven, etc)
Cryptologic - (InterPoker, Intercasino, VIP casino)
Paradise Poker
PokerRoom.com (and bwin sites like Holdempoker, Europoker, CasinoRoom)
HollywoodPoker.com
Kiwi Poker
Jetsetpoker
SunPoker
ActionPoker.com
Victor Chandler
Everest Poker
Poker Champs

Online Casinos Still Taking American Bets:Bodog.com - Slotland.com - GoldenPalace -

Videos On Poker Ban:CNBC Gambling Ban News - Bill Frist Corruption Video - Shelley Berkley - J. Todd Crime to Play Poker - John Steward on Gambling Ban -

Some Prima sites not accepting US players at all and some are not accepting US players from states where gambling is specifically addressed. (FL, IN, IL, KS, LA, MA, MN, MO, MT, NV, NY, OR, RI, SD, TX, WA, WI, UT or HI)

Hey poker players, support a good cause with Liz Lieu

2006-10-10T11:10:00.000+07:00

11/7 Vote for Freedom, Vote For Poker, Vote out all Republicans

2006-10-02T21:54:00.000+07:00

"First they came for the Communists but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists but I was not one of them, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews but I was not Jewish so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me."
- Martin Niemoeller

Get a hold over your poker opponents

2006-09-25T20:22:00.000+07:00

When reads are right the player seems like a magician, especially as they present it on television where you can see the hole cards. The problem is that the shows are edited and you are seeing dramatic moments, not the whole play. Furthermore you are likely in a game-show atmosphere at a short table with the blinds increasing rapidly. In this situation many players are getting creative and overplaying random hands in an effort to beat the clock and make good television [both]. What I am attempting to say here is that a lot of sexy moves made at the poker table are actually driven by the math of the situation, not by incredible reads and amazing actions. A lot of times we, as players, get the door when we make a mistake in our reads. Numerous times in each tournament it becomes key to make the right decision—not that you will win every one, but to give yourself a fighting chance you have to have a sense of where you stand vis a vis your opponent. If you are a television watcher you do not see these mistaken reads very often.
The oversized bet is an interesting weapon and can be another useful tool for the professional player and has become much more of an option for every player in these past few years. Gavin Smith had an important insight about that this past August when he mentioned how much he loved bets that could only be called by hands that had them beat. My favorite quote on this subject was at the WPPA tournament at the Orleans a few years ago when Chip Jett was asked what he thought about Jim McManus's alleged play of moving all-in at the first level (50,000 in chips are given for the 25,000 buy-in at the WPT championship event) with AA over tiny blinds. Chip responded, "Why not? Aces are not part of my plan for gathering chips anyway." It stings when an amateur nails me with this play, but seldom shocks me. If you are someone I have never seen before it might work for you too! One reason I have a hard time beating 'weakies' is that I always think they are thinking. Some players just seem to beat certain other players consistently. I know that Dennis Waterman holds over John Juanda, Layne Flack, Barry Greenstein, and Tom Franklin, but that Billy Duarte, Scotty Nguyen, Paul Wolfe, Alan Cunningham, and John Cernuto hold over him. What do I mean when I say "hold over"? Well the answer is that it usually means that what you hold beats what they hold and so the skill might be in getting as many chips into the pot as possible, but then again it can also mean that you know what they have, what they are thinking, and what your best move is to counteract their strategy. In all cases "holding over" someone is a very good thing. Whereas if someone "holds over" you, you are in trouble!
D.Waterman

Online Poker Kingpin Free: Louisiana Prosecutors Don't Have Dicks!

2006-09-23T16:29:00.000+07:00

(Louisiana Prosecutors' Need Publicity? Guess that must be what this is about or else they don't have enough rapists, murderers and crack dealers to keep the Louisiana Prosecutors and state courts busy...)

Peter Dicks, the former chairman of online gaming giant Sportingbet, has been released from New York State custody, as the Louisiana extradition warrant was considered by a judge to be too weak to hold him in custody.The decision came from Judge Gene Lopez in a Queens criminal court late yesterday. In what appears to be a move to focus specifically on his legal troubles, Dicks resigned as chairman of Sportingbet yesterday as well.According to a UK news site www.timesonline.uk, the state of Louisiana has issued over 50 similar arrest warrants for executives from Internet gambling companies that have clients within the state’s boundaries. Reports indicate that warrants have been issued specifically for board members of companies like PartyPoker and 888 Holdings.Dicks was originally arrested by the Port Authority Police Department and later freed on $50,000 bail while awaiting a court decision on the legality of his detainment.

Professor77 Online Pot-Limit Draw Poker

2006-09-18T00:27:00.000+07:00

Live Poker- New Poker Room-Checkitout!

2006-09-14T22:40:00.000+07:00

AtomikPoker.Com Freeroll at Professor77.Com & PokerNation

2006-09-12T11:34:00.000+07:00

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AtomikPoker.Com Freeroll for Professor77.Com & PokerNation

2006-09-08T14:34:00.000+07:00

AtomikPoker.Com

Atomik Poker, a brand new Prima Poker site, will set up a $100 freeroll for PokerNation and add the following promotion:

Play 200 hands and recieve 50% match to what you win in the tournament in your account. Play 500 hands and recieve a 100% match to what you win in the tournament in your account.Play 1000 hands and recieve a 200% match to what you win in the tournament deposited into your account

Check the professor77.com forum for date/time & password

AbsolutePokerPages

2006-08-30T09:05:00.000+07:00

WCOOP 2006 Schedule of Events at PokerStars

2006-08-07T12:32:00.000+07:00

DAY DATE EVENT BUY-IN GUARANTEE
Saturday September 16 Razz $215 $100,000
Sunday September 17 No Limit Hold'em $530 $1,500,000
Monday September 18 Pot Limit Omaha (rebuys) $320 $400,000
Tuesday September 19 No Limit Hold'em Match Play $215 $300,000
Wednesday September 20 Limit Omaha High/Low $530 $300,000
Thursday September 21 No Limit Hold'em (rebuys) $215 $1,000,000
Friday September 22 Limit Hold'em $215 $200,000
Saturday September 23 HORSE $215 $100,000
Saturday September 23 Pot Limit Hold'em $530 $400,000
Sunday September 24 No Limit Hold'em $1,050 $1,000,000
Monday September 25 Seven Card Stud $320 $100,000
Tuesday September 26 Pot Limit Omaha8 $320 $200,000
Wednesday September 27 Pot Limit Hold'em $320 $400,000
Thursday September 28 Seven Card Stud High/Low $530 $200,000
Friday September 29 Pot Limit Omaha $530 $300,000
Saturday September 30 HORSE $5,200 $100,000
Saturday September 30 Limit Hold'em $1,050 $400,000
Sunday October 1 No Limit Hold'em $2,600 $3,000,000

2006-07-13T08:24:00.000+07:00

Full Tilt Poker Sit & Go Tournament

2006-07-13T08:19:00.000+07:00

New Online Poker Room Tour

Video Tour of Online Poker Rooms

Multiple IDs in online Poker Tournaments

2006-07-07T16:41:00.000+07:00

About 1.5 weeks ago a topranked online player was in a satellite with me at ParadisePoker.com playing 2 ids at the same table for 1 of the bigger cash tournies. They won seats with both IDs and went on to play the tourny with both IDs. I know thisplayer well and was stunned. I confronted them and they responded "this isnt cheating because I have Paradise's permission". Paradise and many other pokerrooms allow you to get other IDs for your "spouse", Dad, Mom etc and all play the same tournaments at the same time! All at the same damn computer. So this player just gave their family a rest and played at least 2 and possibly a third ID in satellites and tournies in all their names.

The online pokerrooms have to stop this insanity! It's tough enough to win a tourny without the sites making it so easy to cheat. The following is Paradise's explanation:"With regards to players playing at our tables from the same IP address, we do not allow this at our ring games and our Sit & Go tables. In our Multi-Tabletournaments we do allow players from the same IP address to enter as it is veryunlikely that the players will be seated at the same table. If the players were to end up on the same table, for instance, if they both managed to get to the final table, then the matter is addressed as or when this may occur."well it did and does occur frequently ! And nothing was done and no one but menoticed it. This player's net, based on tournamentreporter, in the last 60 days is almost $30k clearly that's money out of all of our pockets and no pokerroom should allowthis theft! I contacted 5 other pokerrooms and all allowed spouses to have IDs and play from the same computer, same connection, at the same time and using the same credit card etc.. Write your poker room and let them know what you think. I know I didn't signupto be rippedoff and won't stand idly by and allow it to continue!

Beware! If youplay online tournaments...it's not poker you're playing and its certainly not a level playing field.