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Book Review - Positively Fifth Street

JSaw

Ted Binion murder trial. Jim decides to give into “Bad” Jim try to win his way into the WSOP with his advancement for the article. He has two college aged children and two young children at home and nothing but bills. With all of the tension of the story Jim is sent to cover, his own personal tensions slowly become the center of the book, especially after he enters the tournament and goes up against famous players, including the author of Jim's favorite tournament book, TJ Clouti [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV ..... WOOHOO!!!

MrsFullHouse

in time for the 2008 WSOP event and got see so many of my poker favorites.

I have three kids, all grown and for right now I live my on my own. My husband is still in Fort Lauderdale, FL for a few more months.

I am out here looking for work so I can decide on the area I want to buy a home.

I have been playing poker online, which was introduced to me by my corrupting mother...LOL, for about five years now.

I have won some tournaments, placed in many and really don't play mu [...]

Season 18 Event 1

GregsMom

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newbie(lol)

xjdx

) 1yr, im a stay at home dad and play alot of poker. ive been playing online for about 6 months and been playing poker for about 4 years. i hope i can contribute something to someone who needs it, thanks for reading this i hope its not too long. good luck on and off the felts.

Statement by PPA Chairman D'Amato on Mark Up of H.R. 5767

GregsMom

25, 2008) – Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with over one million members nationwide, today issued the following statement on the House Financial Services Committee’s failure to pass H.R. 5767, the “Payment Systems Protection Act,” by a vote of 32-32.

“The PPA is surprised that the Financial Services Committee today failed to clarify what constitutes ‘u [...]

What would it take to play Poker for a living?

JSaw

to get my thoughts together and see what it would take for be to be able to play for a living. Things to consider:

1. What size poker bankroll should I have to start?
2. What site should I play at?
3. Multi-Table ($2/4 or $3/6) Single table $5/10?
4. How should I pay myself?
5. How long could I really do this?
6. What happens afterwards when I have a years gap in employment history?
7. Insurance is not a problem!
8. What will I be saving vs. [...]

The lack of feel in poker.

JSaw

and cash once, but should have done much better. The first night I'm not really counting cause the event started at midnight and my ISP decided that would be a good time to go out. So I missed about 45 mins and got blinded down to where I had to make a coin flip call due to the size of the blinds.

So the last two I played are the ones that I have been upset with my play. In the second event I was able to play tight the first 2 hours and had some great hands hit when I did play that [...]

Four Democrats Helped Kill Challenge to UIGEA

GregsMom

BOB PAJICH bob.pajich@cardplayer.comH.R. 5767 Dies in Committee

A bill that would have forced Federal officials to decide if online poker should be considered gambling failed to make it past the House Financial Services Committee in June. Instead, Barney Frank and Ron Paul’s H.R. 5767 “Payment Systems Protection Act,” which would have stopped the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) until the federal gov [...]

IF YOU PLAY... HAVE A SAY

GregsMom

p align="left">Dear Fellow Poker Player,

Voting is the single most important action you can take as a citizen of this great country. Speaking as a former U.S. Senator, I can tell you that people who don’t exercise their right to vote simply aren’t part of the equation of political power.

The 2008 election will be the most crit [...]

Prevention Connections' First Annual Texas Hold'em Charity Tournament

GregsMom

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The Poker Players Alliance is helping raise awareness about Prevention Connections' First Annual Texas Hold'em Charity Tournament where you have a chance to win a $10,000 seat for the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008

Location:< [...]

March 2008 PPA Newsletter

GregsMom

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March 2008 Newsletter

Contents
-MA Poker Rally
-Litigation Support Network
-State Director Program
-Federal Update
-Member Spotlight
-Contact Us

QuickLinks
-Join
-Donate
-Upgrade
-PPA Store
-Member Tools
-Member Forums

PPA Launches Litigation Support Network

GregsMom

td> Poker Players Alliance: News and Articles
PPA Launches Litigation Support Network
by Poker Players Alliance

For Immediate Release
March 24, 2008

Contact:
Taylor Gross
(202) 347-7943
tgross@theheraldgroup.com

Program will provide legal advice, attorney referrals for members

Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2008) – The Poke [...]

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act(UIGEA)

GregsMom

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Dear POKER PLAYER,

In the fight to keep Internet Poker free from undue government regulation, Rep. Jeff Flake - along with 15 other U.S. Representatives - sent a letter to Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury, and Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Governors of the Federal R [...]

Why the self-hate internet players? internet players rock!

Merlin333

read a blog, one of many I've seen, the purpose of which it seems to me is to "put down" internet poker players. We have all seen commentary about internet players - how bad we are, what luck boxes etc. etc. etc.

I have recently seen commentary from Daniel Negreanu, Chris Ferguson and many other pros that indicates a change of attitude about the quality of internet players. I heard a discussion where, as best I could determine, the complaint of pros was the widespread ad [...]

2007 72os Event 1

Shakes

not knowing what to expect. My goal was to play very conservative and to last as long as I could. So obviously when T9 offsuit came into the big blind. I went all in. Now to be fair I was lucky enough to flop the K high straight. I was called against KJ and was lucky enough to get some chips early. I basically for the rest of the tourney went into a shell as again my goal wasnt to win but to have a strong finished. I was for the most part near the bottom half for chips for most of the tourney. B [...]

Poker is not a crime... PPA Action Alert

GregsMom

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Dear Member,

Today's Arizona Republic features a story about PPA Member Judge Harold Lee and his efforts to restore Arizona's proud poker tradition. Please click here to read the story.

The online article allows you to post a comment and I encourage you to add your voice in support of your fellow PPA members eff [...]

Message from the Chairman: Jan 2008

GregsMom

="0"> Message from the Chairman: Jan 2008 - Join our State Director Program
by Alfonse D'Amato, Poker Players Alliance

Happy New Year! Please read this important announcement. Poker needs you!

2008 will be a critical year for poker. The success and momentum we built together in 2007 must continue into a more vocal and mobilized grassroots efforts this year. We cannot move forward wit [...]

New Resource for Poker Hands in an animated flash video

JSaw

wizard for recreating hands, or copy/pasting your hand histories from your favorite poker sites. Hands are then recreated in an animated flash video that can be easily embedded anywhere online (on your blog, forums, etc.).

http://www.pokerhandreplays.com

Dec. 2007: Report from the Chairman

GregsMom

="0"> Dec. 2007: Report from the Chairman

Dear Member,

As we near the end of 2007, the fight for poker gains momentum. Since our last newsletter, the PPA has become more involved at the state level, received national media coverage, and we have become an increasingly active and influential force in Washington, D.C.

Our Washington Fly-In and policy co [...]

Poker Rigged? What do YOU think?

Merlin333

>Rigged, bad beat, getting caught in a bluff, being outplayed and making a move and getting caught are not synonymous. I doubt anyone who is even marginally on top of the stories of security and procedural breaches, admissions by the sites themselves, third party exposé's and paybacks* to players by sites themselves can say breaches don't exist. We all have to admit to that since recovering from being cheated is most often internally investigated and most don't have the lega [...]