I haven’t been able to stop thinking about how things could have gone so horribly wrong at Full Tilt Poker. None of the people I know there are stupid. Nor are they malicious. It’s easy to go for the simple answer that Howard Lederer, Ray Bitar, Chris Ferguson, and Rafe Furst are greedy, thieving, conmen …
Despite having already written a post about why I don’t think Zynga will be a major player in the post-US legalization world, I still get asked by people what I think about the company. Mind you, I work for someone who is a tangential competitor to Zynga but I don’t feel that I’m bashing here …
Poker players shoot themselves in the foot by focusing on the wrong things. Recently, I was on a poker radio show and did a LIVE poker coaching session for a poker player I did not know. My only requirements when the radio host picks a volunteer are that the poker player wants coaching and is …
One of the things people have been reluctant to address is who is to blame for Black Friday and its aftermath. Well, I’ve done a little investigation and I can say with certainty I know exactly who is to blame for Black Friday. Want to know who it is? It’s you. Well, technically, it’s you …
Rakeback has been a contentious issue for online poker operators and their affiliates for years now, with its growing popularity very much a mixed blessing. On the one hand, openly offering to return to players 20-40% of the rake they pay each month can be a way to retain players and not lose them to …