Former WSOP bracelet winner has been found guilty of cheating while playing online poker. He will get 15 months in prison and have around a £1million in assets seized. His scheme, which seems ingenious was to have multiple names, affiliate accounts and rake deals. Then sitting on one table he could easily out manoeuvre his table […]
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Coulson Guilty
After years of speculation, distress, double speak and connivance Andy Coulson former newspaper editor and political spin doctor has been found guilty of hacking peoples phones on a industrial scale. The working class lad made good, could not help himself when it came to abusing his power as a leader of the Fourth Estate. He […]
Being Re-Raised In A Re-Buy
My hatred of Re-buying tournament still remain in tact even though I finished in the money the other day. It is clearly great for the poker sites but for me the never ending chance to get sucked into a revenge/vengeance game with a number of players or even worst surrounded by players who want to ‘take […]
Revenge On The Poker Table
‘Oft have I heard that grief softens the mind, And makes it fearful and degenerate; Think therefore on revenge and cease to weep.’ 2 Henry VI (4.4.1-3) My heartfelt horror of being the bubble boy twice while playing online poker got a little soothing yesterday when I won a SnG tournament and got my stake […]
Adele Is Murder
I love watching James Bond movies. I like the gadgets, the gags and the girls. Since Daniel Craig has been Bond things have got serious but they are still enjoyable films with loads of action and great cinematic shots. Then some bright spark decided that Adele should sing the theme music and that’s when the whole fun […]
Shining A Light On Human Actions
There is announcement that the UK government is going to allow cameras into courts to witness the sentencing or otherwise of individuals. This has been happening in Scotland and now will be spread country wide to the other regions of the United Kingdom. Seeing what is happening in Norway with the Anders Breivik trial, it will […]
What Happens Now?
The trial involving the people who are accused of facilitating payments to PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker in their online poker business has begun. John Campos and Chad Elie are up before the beak with Chad Elie now requesting a plea bargain to help reduce his sentence. Chad Elie will now get between 6 and 12 […]
More Trial of Knave
The new magic formula P =( 1/3S – C)/R, where P is the pot, S is the stack, R is the raise and C is the seating arrangement and position of play has had some spectacular results recently, however, the only problem is when you are short stacked in a early position you are still […]
The Formula is Working!
I have devised a new way of playing those horrible hole cards pair of jacks. Now obviously a pair of jacks are better than a pair of Tens or a pair of Nines. But it seems like Jacks get cracked easier than Tens, Nines, Eights or even Sevens. I may have selected view about it […]
Trial of Knave.
I have an irrational fear of a jacks. I almost give up on my hand the second I realise that jacks in the hole means the end of my tournament or a serious loss of chips if in a cash game. I have therefore devised a cunning strategy to overcome my irrational distaste pre-flop for […]