Annie Duke - Part 2

Annie Duke
Our fearless reporter, Jennifer Matiran, caught up with Annie Duke a while back and the result is this multi-part interview. Part 1 ran last issue, and we’ll wrap things up next time. But for now, here’s a chance to hear Annie Duke expound on teenage poker phenomenon Annette Obrestad and a plethora of other […]

Invasion of the Tilt Monkeys

Paul McGuire
I played a lot of organized team sports and learned the concept of winning and losing at a very young age. We were taught to be humble winners and gracious losers. I played on the varsity basketball team in high school and participated in fraternity intramurals in college and maintained those early lessons instilled […]

New Year’s Resolutions

Lou Krieger
According to John Norcross, a professor of psychology at Scranton University who has conducted three studies on resolutions in recent years, only 40 percent of adults make New Year’s resolutions. He also found that 71 percent of those making resolutions keep them for two weeks, 64 percent keep them for a month, while50 percent […]

Year’s End

Bonnie Demos
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. -T.S. Eliot

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on. The year 2007 will no doubt leave an indelible markon the evolution of poker […]

Entertainment Report: Penn & Teller

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Disappointing WTO Decision in Antigua vs. US Online Gaming Case

Lou Krieger
The World Trade Organization Issues a Decision
On December 21 a World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitration panel ruled that Antigua is entitled to $21 million a year from the United States. This is a far cry from the $3.4 billion that Antigua sought in its claim against the US regarding online gaming.

The WTO?s ruling took […]

Online Poker Perspective: An Absolute Mess, Part 4

Jennifer Newell
The Absolute Poker cheating scandal was front-page news when it came to light in September 2007. Cheating was alleged by numerous online poker players, an investigation was launched that found nothing, and when the poker community cried foul, an official audit was initiated.

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission, which has an ownership stake in the Absolute […]

The ICM, Part 7

Richard Burke
From past columns, we now have enough insight into the Independent Chip Model to outline correct tactics for playing a short-stack in tournaments. In the next issue of Poker Player, we?ll present counter-measures and other tactics for players with medium and large stacks.

We turn first to a poker truism drawn from centuries of […]

The World Trade Organization Issues a Decision

Lou Krieger
The World Trade Organization Issues a Decision
On December 21 a World Trade Organization (WTO) arbitration panel ruled that Antigua is entitled to $21 million a year from the United States. This is a far cry from the $3.4 billion that Antigua sought in its claim against the US regarding online gaming.
The WTO?s ruling took […]

The Absolute Poker cheating scandal

Jennifer Newell
The Absolute Poker cheating scandal was front-page news when it came to light in September 2007. Cheating was alleged by numerous online poker players, an investigation was launched that found nothing, and when the poker community cried foul, an official audit was initiated.
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission, which has an ownership stake in the Absolute […]