Editorials by our staff members
Venturing into online poker for the first time can be intimidating. Even though you don’t need to leave the house, take a shower, brush your teeth, or wear a complete ensemble, it can still be a blur of numbers, colors, and sound. Not unlike a real casino, I suppose. But after the initial step of… Read more »
On Tuesdays and Thursdays I don’t make my kids go to pre-school. I have the luxury of working at home, so I figure while they’re still young enough, I might as well get to enjoy their company a couple days a week. The problem is, in between wiping up my one-year old’s messes (whether they… Read more »
In July, I discussed my thoughts on what Poker Boom II might look like should online poker become fully legalized and regulated in the United States. What I have begun thinking about since then, though, is that should Americans become free to play poker, the poker news industry may very well change. Poker news is… Read more »
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. This old saying darted through my mind every time I read about the National Football League (NFL) lobbying against Representative Barney Frank’s internet gambling bill, HR 2267. Fortunately, the league ended its opposition to the bill in August because an amendment was added that would prohibit licensed online… Read more »
In the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abagnale, Jr.(played by Leonardo DiCaprio) is a con man and counterfeiter on the run from the FBI. He is charismatic, and while entertainment value could be found in many of his exploits, he is a criminal, plain and simple. Even though he should have been… Read more »
With Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act finally passing in the House Financial Services Committee this week, dreams of fully legal and regulated online poker have been revived in the poker community. Sure, there are some people who would prefer the status quo (and these people are mistaken, but that’s a… Read more »
I’m not sure how the topic popped into my head – it may have just been one of those random thoughts. But for whatever reason, I started thinking about poker lingo today and it just sort of struck me that there are a few words or phrases that I really like. Some of my favorites… Read more »
A Poker News Daily reader e-mailed me a few weeks ago asking for advice. The young man was a college student and, while he did just fine in school, he did really well at poker. I won’t get into the details of how much time he spent playing and how much money he made, but… Read more »
Recently, LeBron James told the sports world what his plans were for the future of his basketball career. When he announced he was going to Miami, many fans were disappointed that he was no longer going to be representing Cleveland, the city to which he grew so near. In a less publicized announcement, at least… Read more »
When I read about Shaun Deeb, David Sesso, and other men playing in the Ladies Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), I just shook my head. It was the same sort of slow, disappointed head shake that I would use while watching my daughter poke and prod my dog’s face for the… Read more »
I was in an unusually cantankerous mood the other day while playing poker and it seemed like every stupid thing someone did or said at the tables just tested the boundaries of my patience. They were hitting on all of my poker pet peeves. Genius, I would call it, if these opponents knew me. I’m… Read more »
I want to talk about a poker variety I would like to see more of: the kill game, a Hold'em or Omaha variation that allows for occasional higher stakes hands should the stars align. Read more »
One of the biggest challenges an online poker room faces is how to retain customers. It is easy enough to attract customers – offering a sweet deposit bonus or nice rakeback deal can work – but other sites can just as easily steal those customers away. Read more »
Did you hear the one about the 65-year-old man who thought it would be a good idea to play in a ladies-only poker tournament? It turned out he won almost $21,000, so it was actually a very good idea. As you may have read on this very website, this is not a joke. To recap, Abraham Korotki had been eliminated from a $1,000 buy-in preliminary event at the Borgata Poker Open in September. Read more »
For several years, the only two poker television shows that anyone knew about were the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN and the World Poker Tour (WPT) on the Travel Channel (now on Fox Sports). Read more »
Ever since I first saw Tom Chambers' online poker screenname I have been a fan. The online poker pro may not be a household name, but his humorous online moniker, "LearnedFromTV" tends to stick with you. Read more »
I have a cool job. I write about poker. Sure, the money I make doesn't compare to what many of my MBA classmates are likely making right now, but I get to work in a fun industry, I have gone on some great "business" trips, and the job allows me to work from home and not miss a day of my kids' lives. Read more »
For 2010, I order you to honor the following resolution: have fun playing poker. I know, I know, it sounds odd. There is no quantifiable goal here. It's like saying, "I'm going to lose 20 pounds", and then rewarding yourself with a fudge brownie when you see the scale's needle fall to 170 after it was 190 on January 1st. Read more »
The world of internet poker is never lacking for controversy. The latest involves arguably the most respected online poker room in the industry, PokerStars. Read more »
I was cruising around the internet this week reading a number of poker blogs, as I am apt to do, when I queued up Daniel Negreanu's. Never one to shy away from giving his opinion, he was adamant that No Limit Hold'em should be the only game played at the final table of the $50,000 HORSE event at the World Series of Poker, just as it was when Chip Reese won the first edition of it in 2006. Read more »
