Ever played craps? If you have, you fall into one of two categories. You either love it; or you hate it. Â The reason behind the varying sentiments is simple. You can either monumentally increase your bankroll, or watch it dwindle before your very eyes in the matter of just a few rolls of the dice….
Born in Concord, New Hampshire, she began playing poker at age 22 and left the University of Pennsylvania to play poker. She learned the game from her brother Howard Lederer – who she considers one of her most respected players along with Ted Forrest, Jennifer Harman, and Eric Seidel. She plays in a many of…
Chad “Li’lholdem” Batista is 25, slightly built and looks like he’s barely 16. He dresses street-fashion with turned-around caps and oversized clothes, he’s had “not much” education, his work experience consists of one week as a telemarketer, and at the poker table he chatters away, plays unpredictably and seems in a state of perpetual excitement….
Singapore police have raided the Senegalese consulate over allegations it was being used as an illegal gambling den, a newspaper said on Saturday. Officers swooped on the consulate building after undercover reporters for the Straits Times found it housed a makeshift casino, the newspaper reported. A police spokesman said 14 men and 17 women were…
Regardless of how many books you read, probability charts you memorize, and online poker strategy websites you visit, there will always be a percentage of correct decisions that you make that will end up losing. Why do such injustices occur around the poker table? Depending upon where you are sitting, it can be your best…
Kristy Gazes was born on October 28th, 1967 in Torrance, CA. A former documentary filmmaker, she has made her living playing poker for the last 12 years.(Kristy started playing poker in 1986). Initially, Kristy focused on the cash game, becoming an expert high-limit player. Prior to 2003, she only played 5 to 10 tournaments a…
Senator Bill Frist (R.- TN), focuses on other things than trying to become president. Frist, the majority leader of the U.S. Senate, used his position of power to ram through the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. He didn’t even give the members of Congress a chance to read the bill. They were told…
Darden is an aggressive player whose interest in poker was sparked early. His father owned a pool hall with a poker room in the back. But he had a career as a successful hip hop music promoter and nightclub owner before becoming a full-fledged poker professional. Like many successful pros, Darden’s genius is his ability…
Though the World Series of Poker made its official debut in 1970, the idea of the Horseshoe’s annual tournament was actually conceived more than two decades earlier. In the summer of 1949, as the story goes, inveterate gambler Nicholas “Nick the Greek” Dandolos approached Benny Binion with an unusual request – to challenge the best…
British officials have called for international coordination to regulate online gambling as policy makers and investors scramble to salvage high-stakes bets on the industry in the wake of an effective U.S. ban on the business. The industry has been very hard hit by the U.S. ban,” Tessa Jowell, the British culture minister, said at a…