“If we read Ohio law as controlling the contract in question, the parties probably are guilty of a crime under Ohio law, the contract is void, and both parties could be extradited and prosecuted together in an Ohio criminal court.” —Gilbert Stroud Merritt, Jr., Concurring, in Wong v. PartyGaming

A year ago, I wrote, “Party Poker won a nice victory in federal court in Ohio, because its Terms and Conditions say that all disputes will be heard in the courts of Gibraltar... [read more]

As relief and rescue efforts pour into Haiti in the aftermath of the major earthquake that devastated the capital, most of the infrastructure, and left hundreds of thousands homeless, hungry, and urgently in need of help, online poker sites Poker Stars, Full Tilt and Cake Poker announced they will match 100 percent of all players’ donations through their sites.

PokerStars announced that they will provide “…help to the people of the Earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation of Haiti, and as always, we’re calling on our players to contribute. It is estimated that as many as three million people have been affected by the huge tremor, which registered a magnitude of 7.0... [read more]

Let’s examine how to earn extra calls to enlarge your bankroll. As a master at the use of psychology on his opponents, Mike succeeds in achieving extra calls time and again. You can become accomplished too with a little knowledge and practice.

Doubt... [read more]

Need a reason for your next vacation to include something more than poker? Maybe your significant other is not a poker player and needs a different diversion? Well, a casino resort may still be your answer. While the obvious destination would be Las Vegas with its myriad shopping, dining, and entertainment choices, there are other locations that offer the draw of a great poker room with first class non-poker
offerings.

If you are looking for golf, there are top-rated courses sitting right next to some of the best casinos in North America. Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut is home to the 36-hole Lake of Isles golf course, designed by Rees Jones... [read more]

With a $5,000 entry fee and a field of 195 players signing in for the WSOP circuit event championship at Harrah’s Atlantic City, the prize pool figured to be very attractive to players from near and far. But Chris Klodnicki didn’t have to journey all that far—he’s from Vorhees, NJ—to claim top honors, winning $215,915 for his first place finish.

Last year Klodnicki finished eighth in the same event. He also finished second and third in a couple of WSOP events over the past few years, and twelfth in the 2008 WSOP main event... [read more]

Seems like the Millennium was only yesterday, when we watched televised celebrations from one time zone to another before it reached California. The New Year’s Eve Party I attended turned into a poker game at the stroke of twelve—the first poker game of the new century.

Sometime after midnight we checked the computer to see if those dire Y2K warnings were true. But we were all still here, alive and well, and able to log on to the internet, and all seemed right with the world... [read more]

Tournament Killer Poker By The Numbers: The Keys to No-Limit Hold ‘em Success
by Tony Guerrera
Lyle Stuart (2008), 276 pp ISBN 978-0818407239, $14.95

Tony Guerrera’s latest work, Tournament Killer Poker By The Numbers: The Keys to No-Limit Hold ‘em Success puts forth a text that aims at the use of numbers for those who need that extra something to make their hold ’em game work. His approach is keyed to reading and adapting to opponents with specific information on why it’s vital to understand the blind and payout structure. He discusses hand distribution and probability, including permutations, factorials, combinations, the binomial distribution, approximations, independence and clumping... [read more]