Monthly Archives: September 2011

Well thank goodness it’s Friday. And that means another caption competition. But before that, the password to the Freddie Mays tournament at 8pm tonight:                                                 brunson The usual rules apply. Knock me out and you win $100. Knock out the player who knocked … Continue reading →

On Monday I talked about an opponent from 2008 who totally ran over the table and won easily while out of his head on substances unknown. Ten years ago Mike Matusow put together an amazing million dollar winning sequence in … Continue reading →

Last week’s hysterical claim from the US Department of Justice (DoJ) that Full Tilt was operating a “global Ponzi scheme” almost made me feel sorry for Full Tilt for one nanosecond (I repeat “almost”). Whatever you think about Full Tilt … Continue reading →

Remember last week’s hand that gave Mike Matusow nightmares for six months?  Well this hand was my own personal Matusow moment. Well not exactly, but I did kick myself for about six minutes after I was shown the hand. This … Continue reading →

(This week’s article is a two-part discussion about playing under the influence) In 2008 I spent the summer living in Las Vegas just living out of the downtown hotels and bumming around playing poker.  It was a great time. One … Continue reading →

Another Friday, another caption competition. But first, here is the password to the Freddie Mays tournament at 8pm tonight:                                                 ponzi The rules are the same as usual – knock me out and win $100. If you knock out the … Continue reading →

I should say up front that I am not in possession of all the facts about the demise of Full Tilt. I should also say that I don’t believe they actually set out all those years ago to create a … Continue reading →

We probably thought it wasn’t possible, but things have taken a turn for the (even) worse at Full Tilt. Yesterday the US Department of Justice announced it was adding new charges against Full Tilt and some of its owners, accusing … Continue reading →

This week’s “Hand of the Week” comes from Mike Matusow’s book “Check Raising the Devil” which I’ve been reading this week.  It was played at the final table of the 2001 WSOP Main Event and it was a battle of … Continue reading →

Last week I heard a sad story about David Saab, a South Korean professional poker player who was jailed for a minimum of 10 years for attempting to import 14.6 kilos of cocaine into Australia. Saab’s biggest success as a … Continue reading →