The Commerce Casino in Commerce, California, is the largest poker casino in the world. The real world that is. The one occupied by concrete buildings and where you have to drive to go to a casino. The Commerce Casino has a hotel and dining and entertainment as well as poker games and poker tournaments. They’re [...]
Since this is a poker tutor blog, I think I’ll explain the term Bubble first. In a poker game, players win or lose the chips in front of the on the table. And generally, you can stand up and leave the table at any point. So you really can quit when you’re ahead. But in [...]
Okay, as a female poker blogger, I’ve realized I can’t let this one go without some sort of comment. So I’ve taken a few deep breaths and tried to relax. I’ve done some meditating and said “aum” a few times. So, let’s talk about this like mature adults. No scratch that. Let’s talk about this [...]
Well, it is a little chilly in the office, but winter still seems a long way off. But PartyPoker is offering players a chance at some cold, hard cash in The Snowball. What is The Snowball? Well, it’s a sphere made by packing snow together between your hands during the winter. But that’s not important [...]
Why do I find myself writing about Facebook again? Well, in some ways Facebook has become the new ambassador for online gambling and online poker. Or if not the ambassador, at least the embassy where the ambassadors hang out. We’ve seen the World Series of Poker launch an online WSOP app for Facebook users and [...]
Yes, I am writing this review simply because the site is named Yoga Poker. Strange poker room names attract me, especially if they seem in no way connected to poker. For example, Cake Poker where the slogan is “why settle for crumbs” and the logo is a stack of poker chips with a cake slice [...]
I like the Cake Network, though sometimes I suspect it’s just because I can exchange my points earned on Cake Poker for actual cake. But the Cake Network is a highly respected poker network which offers a variety of Poker rooms and brands for players. Beginning September 1st that will include the Victory Poker brand. [...]
Last year and into this year (a possibly still going on) PokerStars was invaded by several players from China who formed a collusion ring to cheat in the “Double or Nothing” (DoN) tournaments. The Double or Nothing tournaments are sit-and-go play with $52 to $104 buy ins. Play usually begins with ten player then five [...]
I’m not going to answer to question but rather show a situation in the news right now that illustrates the question. We all know about the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act), but what we know about it may be a little sketchy. The problem is that what anyone knows about what constitutes illegal gambling [...]
Knowledgeable poker players know the odds. Or at least where to look them up. And of course there’s always the debate on playing by the odds versus playing against your opponent. Some of the top poker pros are top statisticians who know the odds on every hand and play based on those odds. But other [...]