To me, this is almost an anticlimax. Andy Bloch? Chris Ferguson? How could I choose between them. They both enriched the FULL TILT POKER STRATEGY GUIDE tremendously, and well as my own skills and my life. Two of the best...
#361 – NBC Heads-Up Championship #11 – Opinions Are Like A-Holes; Everybody Has One
I took a quick bathroom break right after the Hearts/Diamonds round of 32 concluded. I heard one side of the following cell phone conversation from one of the stalls:...
Mississippi considers bill that will try to retain Florida gamblers
The state of Mississippi is considering measures and tax breaks that would help keep Florida gamblers coming back to the state. Mississippi is reacting to casino expansion by the Seminole Tribe and new Florida laws that will expand poker and greyhound racing in the state. According to ��...full article
The state of Mississippi is considering measures and tax breaks that would help keep Florida gamblers coming back to the state.
Mississippi is reacting to casino expansion by the Seminole Tribe and new Florida laws that will expand poker and greyhound racing in the state.
According to pokerpages.com:
This week, Florida’s poker expansion bill, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Steve Geller, passed the Florida Senate committee with an 8-2 vote. It paves the way for high-stakes and celebrity tournaments at parimutuels. It would also expand gaming to 18 hours a day on weekdays and 24 hours a day on weekends, reports the Miami Herald. Current law allows card rooms to operate for no more than 12 hours a day.
The bill would also allow parimutuels to host and broadcast celebrity or charity poker tournaments like the ones that have become television mainstays in recent years. They could also have high-stakes tournaments in which up to 1,000 players each pay up to $10,000 in entry fees.
Mississippi is concerned about its gambling industry — nearly a quarter of the visitors to its casinos came from neighboring Florida last year. That could mean a loss in revenue of up to a quarter of a billion dollars for Mississippi, according to the story.
Mississippi’s legislature is now considering a bill that would give tax breaks for casinos that build attractions for non-gamblers.
Women's Poker Spotlight: Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher on Poker in Singapore
When one hears the names Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher, they're almost as common as water and ice. The two names are so synonymous with poker one expects them to be in attendance at any major poker event. Linda and Jan are currently trying...
Deadline passes for U.S. to settle online gambling dispute with Antigua
The United States is apparently not interested in settling its dispute with Antigua regarding online gambling — at least not right now. The U.S. had a deadline of April 1 to offer a proposal that would rectify its dispute with the Caribbean nation via the World ��...full article
The United States is apparently not interested in settling its dispute with Antigua regarding online gambling — at least not right now.
The U.S. had a deadline of April 1 to offer a proposal that would rectify its dispute with the Caribbean nation via the World Trade Organization. The WTO had ruled earlier that the United States was breaking trade agreements by not allowing Antigua’s online gambling and poker operations access to the U.S. market.
According to the pokerpages.com:
Neither Mark Mendel, Antigua and Barbuda’s attorney, or the local Directorate of Gaming had received any communication from US officials, the Antigua Sun newspaper reported.
The paper relayed that, “In a process that has seen many delays and missed deadlines, the apparent failure of the US to put forward a settlement proposal by the end of the month was apparently met with an air of resignation in Antigua and Barbuda, with officials continuing to adopt a “wait and see” approach to the protracted negotiations process.”
The WTO had granted Antigua a sanction of $21 million a year against the U.S., which could mean that Antigua could ignore U.S. copyright restrictions as part of that settlement.
#363 – NBC Heads-Up Championship #13 – Clubs and Spades Finish Without Incident
Seriously, compared with the action that came before, the second round of the Clubs/Spades bracket was not especially exciting. All but one of the matches were over in 70 minutes and the all-in-fest that started 30 minutes in usually featured...
#368 – NBC Heads-Up Championship #18 – Chris Ferguson Has Eliminated Phil Ivey to Make the Finals of the Championship for the Third Time in Four Years
Chris Ferguson eliminates Phil Ivey to win his way into the finals. On a board of 9-4-3-5, Chris bets 100,000. Ivey moves all-in. Chris thinks about it for 4 minutes. He’s shaking his head almost imperceptibly. He doesn’t look happy....
#364 – NBC Heads-Up Championship #14 – Special Delivery
I had to delay writing this because after the last round ended I was standing talking with Phil Ivey and Mike Matusow and Phil started asking about food. What’s around here? I was thinking of getting a slice of pizza...
#367 – NBC Heads-Up Championship #17 – The Other Quarterfinals, or, It’s a Tilt-Eat-Tilt World
The two semifinalists from the morning round, Andy Bloch and Huckleberry Seed, are both red pros. Three of the four in the afternoon quarterfinals are Team Tilters, Ivey/Hansen and Chris Ferguson. Jonathan Little is also wearing the colors. So when...
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