When Barack Obama was running for the presidency in 2008, he consistently suggested that online poker should be legal. What’s more is that it was also frequently noted that Obama was a poker player himself and sympathized with the cause of legalizing poker. But a half year into his term people are starting to ask about what, if [...]
Continue Reading...In the last post, I took at look at some of the poker players who everyone loves to hate. So far, Layne Flack, Annie Duke, Todd Brunson, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliot, and Scotty Nguyen have made the list. However, the top 5 most hated poker players have yet to be revealed. With that in mind, let’s [...]
Continue Reading...Winning the triple crown in poker is definitely not an easy accomplishment. This is evidenced by the fact that only two people have ever won the triple crown. Roland de Wolfe just recently became the second person to join this club after he took home a gold bracelet in the WSOP and Gavin Griffin was [...]
Continue Reading...One of the unique things about the game of poker is that it has its own language. In fact, this language is often complex enough to where the general public can’t even decipher it which makes poker lingo almost exclusively for the players.
Unfortunately, I think that the amount of slang in the game of poker [...]
If you watch MTV, or similar networks, you’re bound to see several TV shows that focus on non-famous people who still lead really interesting lives. Probably the most recognizable show like this that I’ve seen is MTV’s True Life where they find lots of people to profile that are either aspiring to do something great or [...]
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