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Amarillo Slim Preston, 1928-2012
Poker lost one of its most colorful characters this weekend with the passing of Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. following an extended illness. Preston, popularly known as Amarillo Slim, was perhaps poker’s most famous player for the three decades from his win at the 1972 World Series of Poker until Chris Moneymaker’s industry-changing win …
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Tagged Amarillo Slim, Johnny Carson, poker, Preston, Texas, Tonight Show, world series of poker, wsop
Terry and Co. Trying Another Full Tilt Civil Suit
Then there’s one we missed last week, which is a renewed effort by four online players led by Todd Terry in filing a second civil action against Full Tilt owner/founders Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson.
The four players — Todd Terry, Steve Segal, Robin Hougdahl and Nick Hammer — were the first players to file a class action …
Posted in Online Poker, Poker Culture, What's New Blog
Tagged Black Friday, Chris Ferguson, class action, Full Tilt, Howard Lederwr, lawsuit, Nick Hammer, online poker, Robin Hougdahl, Steve Segal, Todd Terry
Wicked Chops Details Epic Poker League Breakup
As we hinted during our listing a couple of posts back, there were stories within stories regarding the 451 Internet domain names that Federated Sports & Gaming, parent company of the suspended Epic Poker League, had amassed well before it ever held its first event. The latest tale of jilted love comes from …
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Tagged bankruptcy, Epic Poker, EPL, Federated Sports & Gaming, FS&G, Palms, poker, Wicked Chops, Wicked Poker
Book Review: Reading Poker Tells, by Zachary Elwood
A couple of weeks ago, I received a copy of the new book Reading Poker Tells, by Portland, OR author and poker player Zachary Elwood. This book joins a small, specialty pantheon of poker works dedicated to tells and the like, what we can consider the “soft sciences” of poker, and it’s a welcome addition …
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Tagged book, poker, Reading Poker Tells, review, tells, Zachary Elwood
WSOP’s “Big One for One Drop” Announces Satellite Slate
Ever dream of playing in a tournament with a million-dollar buy-in? That tournament itself will become a reality at the World Series of Poker this summer when the Big One for One Drop event gets underway just prior to the main event, and in an effort to give the little man some big …
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Tagged Big One for One Drop, Guy Laliberte, One Drop, qualifier, world series of poker, wsop
Epic Poker League: $8 Million in Liabilities, $37,000 in Income
Another round of financial revelations concerning the Epic Poker League and its parent, Federated Sports and Gaming has recently been released, courtesy of CardPlayer, and the news this time is more of the same; the tour was a classic story of the free spending of other people’s money.
The latest figures concerning the Annie …
Them Rappin’ Nickname Handles, Poker-Style
One of the more clever things we’ve seen in recent weeks has been the introduction (by Matt Showell over at PokerListings) of the Phil Hellmuth Brat-Master 2000, in which you can create your own Hellmuth-themed mini rap, with a smooth backtrack and a nice selection of famous Phil Hellmuth utterances. There’s a soundboard …
Posted in Poker Culture, Uncategorized, What's New Blog
Tagged nicknames, poker players, rap, rapper, Tony G
Negreanu Video Rant Concept Jumps the Shark in Record Time
Laughing this morning at a minor froufrou featuring Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu and the world’s largest not-nearly-free expression of independent poker thought, 2+2. Negreanu’s brand new, weekly video rant about whatever’s on his mind has quickly drawn a waiting audience, mostly because Negreanu’s entertaining regardless of whether his words actually have merit.
This week, …
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Tagged 2+2, Daniel Negreanu, iSeries, spamming, video, weekly rant
Another Singing Poker Player: ‘DonkeyBomber’ Tom Schneider Releases Country EP
(A hat tip to Pokerati Dan.)
If Marcel Luske’s More Than Just a Game was a bit too urbane for your tastes, but you’ve still got that hankerin’ for poker players singing their antes off, then you’re in luck: Tom “DonkeyBomber” Schneider, the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year, has released a five-song EP, …
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Tagged album, country music, Donkeybomber, EP, singer, songwriter, Tom Schneider
World Poker Tour Foundation Leads WPT’s New Charity Push
With a lot of harsh and negative poker stories dominating headlines in recent weeks, it’s nice to be able to share a feel-good story this time out, and that’s a new charitable push undertaken by the folks behind the resurgent World Poker Tour.
Leading the way among these efforts is the new World Poker …
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Tagged charity, Don Cheadle, foundation, World Poker Tour, WPT
