“Yeah well, sometimes nothing is a real cool hand” – Paul Newman, Cool Hand Luke
The American – round-faced, good-humoured – looks at his cards then looks at me, “all in”. He pushes his chips into the middle.…
Poker exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great~Walter Matthau
In theory, poker players should be the best investors in the world. They are, after all, among the most practiced at the craft. With …
Full Tilt Poker was, to quote Obi Wan Kenobi, a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Under the stewardship of Howard Lederer and his squishy sidekick, Ray Bitar, Full Tilt Poker was a company that was, at best, horribly managed …
By Nick Tedeschi and Tim Napper
For most, having a bet involves a wager on the footy or an interest in the horses, a hand of blackjack, a scratch of a scratchy or a dip at the lotto jackpot. …
Hollywood looks at me over the rim of his beer glass, “the problem is that you don’t have any gamble.”
Coming just a couple of hours after I busted from a five thousand dollar-entry poker tournament, I find the statement …
Barry Greenstein, to my left, checks and then calls another bet from the aggressive table chip leader on his left. I’m already all in; the last of my chips in the middle in a big three way pot. I’m tired, …
Online poker has earned a stay of stay of execution. Late last week, the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform rejected proposed legislation from Senator Nick Xenophon that would have been the death knell for online poker in Australia. The …
To have what looks like a footy tax being imposed is going to hit football clubs right between the eyes ~ Eddie McGuire
Well, Eddie Maguire is a tool box; let’s get that right out there to start with. But …
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
The Productivity Commission is the premier economic and public policy agency in …
So here’s the thing, in my last article I said it couldn’t get any worse for Full Tilt Poker. Well, I was wrong. I keep seeming to underestimate the grand incompetence and ethical flexibility of the morons running the company.…
