July 31, 201213 yr Wow! Pokerstars settles, and buys Full Tilt. http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-f...0,7844907.story
July 31, 201213 yr Author That had been rumored for quite a while--good to see that it's finally done. I suck enough at poker that I hardly ever had a balance on FT but I know several friends who had 4-5 figure balances.
August 1, 201213 yr This makes me wonder, why would Pokerstars do this unless having knowledge that online poker will be returned to the United States in the near future. If that happens I'll be ecstatic.
August 1, 201213 yr My poker experience? Being incredibly impatient and aggressive, going all-in when I shouldn't and either winning a lot of money or losing a lot of money. Every time.
August 1, 201213 yr Author This makes me wonder, why would Pokerstars do this unless having knowledge that online poker will be returned to the United States in the near future. If that happens I'll be ecstatic. FT had some very valuable patents (Rush Poker, for one) that are worth buying even if they never get back in the US market.
August 1, 201213 yr Has anyone ever competed in the tourneys at horseshoe during the week? Whats the turnout for a noon tournament on a turesday/thursday? cant be all that big right? I made $100 in an at home tourney and wanna take that to horseshoe to see if my luck continues.
August 2, 201213 yr Author Has anyone ever competed in the tourneys at horseshoe during the week? Whats the turnout for a noon tournament on a turesday/thursday? cant be all that big right? I made $100 in an at home tourney and wanna take that to horseshoe to see if my luck continues. I'm assuming you mean the Horseshoe up by you (Hammond) and not the one by me at the other end of the state. I haven't been there, but I would expect that a $100 weekday tournament in Hammond gets anywhere between 50-100 players. If this is your first time in a casino poker room, one bit of advice: never bluff, people in low buy-in ($100 or less) tournaments don't fold. They call thinking their top pair with a terrible kicker is good even with flush and straight possibilities on the board.
August 2, 201213 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 08:00 AM) I'm assuming you mean the Horseshoe up by you (Hammond) and not the one by me at the other end of the state. I haven't been there, but I would expect that a $100 weekday tournament in Hammond gets anywhere between 50-100 players. If this is your first time in a casino poker room, one bit of advice: never bluff, people in low buy-in ($100 or less) tournaments don't fold. They call thinking their top pair with a terrible kicker is good even with flush and straight possibilities on the board. yea here in Hammond. I don't even bluff on pokerstars so i should be good in that regard, I always play super tight until I win a big hand then I may play a little more loose depending on what I have.
August 4, 201213 yr Author Are there any online casinos that accept paypal from the us? I haven't tried playing online since Black Friday so I don't know, but a good place to go to find out is forumserver.twoplustwo.com Any information abot playing online from the US will be available there.
August 22, 201213 yr http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-...0,6015474.story This could be a pretty big ruling for online gambling.
August 23, 201213 yr QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 22, 2012 -> 06:59 PM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-...0,6015474.story This could be a pretty big ruling for online gambling. I'll be so ecstatic the day I can log into Pokerstars again.....Won't ever make a living off poker but I was up a few grand and I just enjoy playing and not a fan of actual casinos much.
December 29, 201312 yr Author Need to revive this thread to tell you about my wife's 40th birthday party. My wife turned 40 Friday, and for her birthday she wanted to have a poker-themed party, which we did last night. We had a $40 buy-in tournament, with a $40 bonus bounty for knocking out my wife. We had 20 people show for the tournament, and once the tournament dwindled down, we had two tables of cash games running. At one point, there was about $2000 in play between the two tables. Chicken feed compared to casinos but quite a bit for our game. My wife got sloppy drunk and lost quite a bit, but I had an incredible night and won enough to cover her losses plus most of the cost of the party.
December 29, 201312 yr QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Aug 23, 2012 -> 12:26 AM) I'll be so ecstatic the day I can log into Pokerstars again.....Won't ever make a living off poker but I was up a few grand and I just enjoy playing and not a fan of actual casinos much. at least we can buy lotto tickets online I loved FTP. Still waiting for final balance payouts. I guess they're finally coming the first quarter of 2014.
December 30, 201312 yr Anybody host regular games? I like that home game feel but I know people are hesitant to bring outsiders in.
December 31, 201312 yr Author Anybody host regular games? I like that home game feel but I know people are hesitant to bring outsiders in. Well I do, but that's probably farther than you're willing to go to find a game. There is a site called homepokergames.com. It's a good place to find local games.
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