Poelsax is Online Poker’s Version of a Crack Whore?

Date: Sat, May 9, 2009

A Norwegian friend of mine sent me a video awhile back and told me the whole back story which made it even funnier. Okay, seems like this Norwegian player Poelsax on Donkr.com was el-busto and made the following video begging one of his buddies to send him some money so he could keep playing. [...]

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Why Affiliates Will Always Trump Online Poker Rooms

Date: Tue, May 5, 2009

Before I got into the online poker industry I was always amazed at how much money poker rooms threw at affiliates. I thought they were stupid because most of the sites that were promoting them would have been happy to take a flat CPM deal if some site hadn’t been dumb enough to offer [...] Related posts:

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Life of a Poker Player in Phuket

Date: Wed, Apr 29, 2009

And for a totally different angle on what playing poker is like in Phuket: It’s a pretty funny video but it takes a little while to get to the punch line. Related posts:Christmas in Phuket Caught the Air Asia flight from BKK to Phuket on...Poker, Business, and Life Many moons ago I posted a few [...] Related posts:

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Frenchmen Arrested for Poker Playing

Date: Wed, Apr 29, 2009

A friend in Thailand sent me this story from the Phuket Gazette, the major English language newspaper down on Phuket. PATONG, PHUKET: Fifteen foreigners, mostly Frenchmen, were arrested in Patong early yesterday morning for playing poker in a small gambling den clandestinely set up behind a beer bar. Acting on a tipoff, Kathu Police Inspector for Investigations [...] Related posts:

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PokerTracker for the Mac - First Look

Date: Tue, Apr 28, 2009

A buddy of mine, Mike, pinged me to give me a sneak peek at the possibility of PokerTracker coming to the Mac platform. As someone who has gone almost completely Mac in my personal affairs this is exciting. PokerTracker posted a teaser screen shot on 2+2. Related posts:The PokerTracker Guide: A Review I feel late [...] Related posts:

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Full Tilt Poker Website Redesign

Date: Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Full Tilt Poker who hasn’t really made any material changes to their website in years has gone with a radical makeover.  I really like it.  Clean design, enhances the brand work from their offline advertising, and gets people to the download. Good work! Related posts:Full Tilt on the Mac Shhhhhhhhhhhh . . . don’t tell anyone but [...] Related posts:

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Sunday House Cleaning

Date: Mon, Apr 27, 2009

I’m actually writing this early AM on Monday but I still have that Sunday spirit and it’s still Sunday somewhere in the world so I guess it still counts. Later this week I’ll be up at the Amsterdam Affiliate Conference. A few faithful readers have pinged me to let me know they intend on being there [...] Related posts:

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Annie Duke vs Hitler

Date: Wed, Apr 22, 2009

If you missed it, on the April 19th episode of Celebrity Apprentice, Joan Rivers compared Annie Duke to Hitler.  Mel C decided to take it to the next logical step and make a fact based comparison between the two. Check it out here. My personal favorite: Hitler:  His powerful oratory stirred millions Annie Duke:  Tends to get on people’s [...] Related posts:

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What’s Next for Bill? Onwards and Upwards

Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2009

Based on the number of emails I’ve received over the last few days it looks like word is slowly leaking out that I’m no longer with Betsson. The first question everybody asks is “So, what happened?” Well, it’s a bit of a long story that involves a crazy Maltese taxi driver, horse tranquilizers, a 150ml [...] Related posts:

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The Online Poker Industry’s Love Hate Relationship With Rakeback

Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2009

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Mashup Monday: Funnies From the Past

Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2009

A collection of funny (I think) posts from Bill’s Poker Blog over the last six or so years. I guess we have to start off with the classic Proof That Online Poker Is Rigged! post (circa 2004). It’s still one of the most popular posts on this blog and years after I posted it it [...] Related posts:

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Sunday House Cleaning

Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2009

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Losing Wasn’t My Fault

Date: Sun, Apr 19, 2009

Someone sent a link to this to me. If this is your pic, please ping me and I would love to give you credit for it. Related posts:Lessons From Losing Ahhhh . . . I think I may have risen...Writers Wanted If anyone is interested in submitting articles to appear on...A Bad Beat . . [...] Related posts:

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Harvard Addiction Expert Says Online Gambling No Problem

Date: Sat, Apr 18, 2009

Here’s an interesting little article to come out of the Responsible Gambling Council. Dr. Howard Shaffer who is the director of Harvard Medical School’s Division of Addictions says that according to his research online gamblers demonstrate more restraint and control than at land-based casinos and that despite the explosion of online gambling over the last several [...] Related posts:

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