Archive for June 2007

In the last post we talked about hosting a home game one of these days.  I am sure that many a poker enthusiast has thought of doing that many times over.  If you are anything like me, you would be thinking of ways to make your home game something unique, something to remember, something that […]

There is no escaping the fact that poker is one of the most – if not the most – popular card games played all over the world.  From the land-based casinos to the off-shore casinos to online casinos, poker reigns supreme.  Yet ask people who play poker often which format of poker they prefer playing, […]

With poker as popular as it is now, you might be getting curious as to how poker is played and perceived in other parts of the world.  Let’s take a look at Asia and the way people there perceive poker.  India is one of the biggest countries in Central Asia.  This is one country which […]

I can’t remember exactly when the idea of DIY became popular but there is no doubt that all over the world, people are relishing the idea of doing things themselves.  It is thus no surprise that even Poker would have its own DIY.  What is this about really?
Ok imagine you setting up your own poker […]

With the Gambling Act 2006 due to take effect on the first of September of this year, poker enthusiasts in the UK are coming together and getting up in arms to do take some action – possible court action, that is.  The UK Poker Clubs Association (UKPCA) is applying for a judicial review of the […]

The WSOP can perhaps be credited for single handedly making poker as popular as it is today. Thanks to its exciting scenes and table action, people all over the world are getting into poker as they have never done before. In many different countries across the continents, many TV shows have even been […]

Marshall Kirkpatrick has the news over at his SplashCast blog: poker pro Phil Hellmuth is using SplashCast - my favorite video player - to broadcast his videolog/ vlog. And like that guy in the electric shaver TV commercial of long ago, Phil likes the company so much he’s decide to invest in it as an […]