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Racener Backpedals (a Little) on Accusations of Sorel Mizz-conduct On Record (Part II)

Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011

Pokerati just received the following “official statement” via email from John Racener regarding his accusation that Sorel Mizzi slipped himself a joker in a private headsup Chinese Poker match at the PCA. “Though I stand by my original claims of cheating on Sorel’s part, I feel that it was extremely irresponsible to make statements regarding [...]

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On Record: John Racener Accuses Sorel Mizzi of Chinese Poker CheatShaun Deeb posts; Sorel responds; Racener speaks to QuadJacks

Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011

Shaun Deeb created a thread this past Saturday that is destined to test the limits of the 2p2 forum server performance; Deeb titled it -> “Sorel allegedly bottom dealing vs john racener.” Deeb posted this bombshell on behalf of John Racener, asserting that Sorel Mizzi bottom-dealt a joker during a headsup Chinese Poker match in [...]

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Norwegian Wouldn’t … (Would they?) ISP blocking hints at dangerous territory

Date: Mon, Feb 21, 2011

I secretly fear that the regulations online pokerers are fighting for could provide the foundations of a 21st Century global Internet police force that I would probably strongly oppose. Starts as an issue of taxation … then before you know it we’re talking freedom, death rays, and war! But meh … we can deal with [...]

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RFID Tables a New Reality Poker futurism?

Date: Sun, Feb 20, 2011

This technology seems to be wow-level — with the potential to change the dynamic of the “televised” game. An Australian guy developed an RFID-enabled poker table that is now ready for market … allowing just about any game to be “broadcast” in real-time, complete with instant card-showing and hand percentages that viewers have come to [...]

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Poker Bots: Come With Me if You Want to Live

Date: Sun, Feb 20, 2011

Tim Chilcote OP-ED Machines have always been the enemy of man, at least in movies and on television, yet somehow we never see our A.I. overlords coming until it’s too late. Case in point, in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Doctor Miles Bennett Dyson spends a lifetime developing artificial intelligence as part of the Skynet project, [...]

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Brash Online Pro Headed to the Slammer Carter Gill readies himself for Oklahoma jail

Date: Sun, Feb 20, 2011

Carter Gill, 24, a top-ranked online poker pro, may be offline for a while, as he says he’ll be reluctantly turning himself in to authorities in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, to begin serving a 14-day jail sentence. The charges stem NOT from his arrest in September for public drunkenness at WinStar Casino, where he had to [...]

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Merchdawg’s Weekly Podcast Roundup

Date: Fri, Feb 18, 2011

DonkDown Radio: The guys over at DonkDown are known for their pursuit in getting to the bottom of things in the UB Poker scandal. This weeks show gets off to an unexpected start when Travis Makar calls into the show. For those not familiar with Travis he was linked to the scandal in the report [...]

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State of Nevada Super Bowl Numbers Casino sports books barely win with Green Bay victory

Date: Wed, Feb 16, 2011

Not super-pokery, but poker players definitely like to bet on sports … and the gamble-wonky might find it interesting what the following data reveals about the economy … let alone the role of sports betting in American culture and the spread. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released the state’s take on the Super Bowl last [...]

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This Week’s Big Winners – February 15th

Date: Tue, Feb 15, 2011

Greetings from sunny Southern Florida. I’ve finally thawed myself out from the permafrost of this New York winter, and I’m looking forward to the WSOPC’s first stop down in Florida. In the meantime, let’s look at what’s happened this week. Vinnie Vinh Makes Day 2, Shows Up, Wins LAPC – Los Angeles, California Vinny Vinh [...]

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Vegas-Style Sports Betting in Canada?Windsor MP Introduces Bill to Amend the Criminal Code

Date: Mon, Feb 14, 2011

In Canada, placing bets on “single sporting events” (e.g., money line and straight bets) is supposed to be tightly circumscribed. Paragraph 207(4)(b) of the Criminal Code effectively excludes “bookmaking, pool selling or the making or recording of bets … on any race or fight, or on a single sport event or athletic contest” from provincial [...]

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Team Pokerati’s La Sengphet Wins WSOP-Tunica Event $32k valentine victory with his-and-her circuit rings for Dallas poker couple

Date: Sat, Feb 12, 2011

Two traveling poker lovebirds score big in consecutive WSOP circuit stops: wtg, gg, tid, ship-it ftw! Ack! Gag! Blech! Gay! Awww, soooo cute. They should make poker babies. Next? Add an Answer View Results Is it too early to call La n DC the Dwyte Pilgrim of poker couples? Don’t wanna jinx anyone … but [...]

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Facetime Poker? Apparition of Daniel Negreanu playing on non-PokerStars video avatar site

Date: Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Gah, another juicy newsbriefable thingy to speculate wildly on with little information or context when we all could just make a phone call or send an email to find out what’s up) … yet no Poker Beat to break it down. Anyhow, check it out and decide with minimal information for yourself … Daniel Negreanu, [...]

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Merchdawg’s Weekly Podcast Roundup

Date: Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Women’s Poker Hour: Host Amy Zupko and Jennifer Shahade are joined by Donna Houle to start off this weeks show. Donna is one of the founders of the Pink Ladies Poker Tour. They then move on to discuss the Women’s Poker League on PokerStars before briefly discussing the PCA women’s event. If you want to [...]

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Like Me A message from the WPT Facebook app

Date: Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Screenshot from the WPT’s Texas Hold’em Facebook game … words along the bottom suggest it might sometimes play like real life. WPT Texas Hold ‘Em Poker is FREE to play on Facebook. Get a $20K chip package when you join the game and play with your friends and poker buddies on Facebook. You can create [...]

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