Marcel “The Warbling Dutchman” Luske Releases Music CD
My, oh, my, it’s shaping up to be a fine week here at the old Kick Ass Poker blog, starting off with one of those oddball tidbits that tend to brighten up one’s day. Y’all remember Marcel “The Flying...
View ArticleRaymer Departs Stars Pro Lineup; Marketing Shift in Progress?
Duke is damaged goods, in the marketing sense; for all I can see, Raymer is not. Continue Reading
View ArticleThe Unretiring Peter Eastgate
When last we spoke of 2008 WSOP World Champion Peter Eastgate, it had to do with his turning his back on the poker world, abandoning his pro-player dealer with online site PokerStars, and auctioning...
View ArticleLegislative Sound and Fury, Part 2: NAPT LA’s Last-second Sponsorship...
...(E)ven PokerStars has had a hand in the weakening of power able to be wielded by online rooms. Despite their billions in earnings, they've turned out to be an impotent short-sighted bunch, focusing...
View ArticleThe PeachyMer Mystery Drifts On
One of the goofier stories drifting around in recent weeks is the controversy surrounding a young Georgian woman known by the online handle of “PeachyMer”, and whether or not this player is everything...
View ArticleUnderage Dutch Player Loses Big Payday in Stars Sunday Million
Remember what it was like to be seventeen? I do (if just barely), and one of the things I remember was wishingwishingwishing every day for my 18th birthday to hurry up and arrive, so I could do all of...
View ArticlePokerStars and the Nevada Political Scene — Big Move or Big Bluff?
Among the topics certainly worth a bit of examination this week are the recent legal and business moves undertaken by online poker giant PokerStars in the state of Nevada. Earlier this week, the Las...
View ArticleUnderstanding Online Poker’s Black Friday
That may or not be legal, again dependent on what the courts rule as online poker's status amid these other banking charges, but to my way of thinking it has always posed an unnecessary legal risk......
View ArticleUS to Return Domains to PokerStars, Full Tilt
American players left in limbo following last Friday’s announcement of indictments against officials of major online poker sites received a bit of good news this morning, when the USDoJ announced that...
View ArticleDetails of Stars, Tilt Domain Agreements Released
Following the news a couple of days back that the United States’ Department of Justice had reached an agreement with PokerStars and Full Tilt, that department has now released the official legal...
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