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Ghosting and Selling your seat in a tournament
Any out there willing to talk to me - on the record - about playing online as a team, buying someone's seat late in a tournament, or about this issue in general' This is for an article I'm working on for . Please PM me if you're willing to talk on the record. Thanks
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Aug 25th, 2007
Re(1): Poker Boycott - formerly (A not very modest proposal)
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Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 26th, 2007
Re(2): Poker Boycott - formerly (A not very modest proposal)
In the light of day my agreements with Doug fade somewhat. While I agree that Full Tilt has been more active than most in promoting the work of the PPA, I still think that some of the cash used to charter a private jet and fly a pile of people down to the Aussie Millions could have been better spent shooting an anti-UIGEA commercial. Frankly, I think the genie is out of the bottle as far as amending the concept of the boycott, and it does need to go forward as initially planned. I still think that Full Tilt is the least of many evils in this fight, but certainly could do better about putting ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 25th, 2007
Re(3): A not very modest proposal
Are they on our side' With the exception of a few major players who have interests in sites (Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Greg Raymer, etc.) what major statement have the sites made objecting to this law, these regulations, these arrests' I've missed it. Mike Sexton came out and organized a protest, but the people collecting the rake are just moving on to the greener pastures of Europe and Asia. Even por Jamie Gold lost his gig over this! Okay, I'm somewhat less than sympathetic for Gold's loss, but if Calvin Ayres wanted to make fighting this legislation a priority, he could pull a few ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 25th, 2007
Re(2): A not very modest proposal
While that may keep some people from the boycott, it's more important that we get as much participation as possible from people who can't afford to play in the FTOPS. Those are the sites' bread and butter customers, and the ones they stand the greatest chance of losing forever with this current climate. Winning players and large-roll players are great, because they're advocates for a site and walking advertisements, but the day to day new players and constant turnover in recreational players is what has made this poker boom happen. So if we can get all the little guys to stay away from the ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 25th, 2007
Re(2): A not very modest proposal
Thanks. The PPA keeps talking about the 50 million people in the US that play poker. Well if we showed the industry the kind of market leverage we really have, we as a group would be taken seriously.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 25th, 2007
Re(3): Sorry, one more PPA post
And more to the point, as long as we're all trying to come up with workarounds to Neteller and new ways to get money into the site, why should the sites step up and put their money where their mouths are' If they put out one weekend's worth of rake to the PPA, that would be a massive shot in the arm to that organization's funding, and money = access. Until the sites and the major players put money into the PPA, the PPA will not be able to work effectively for the players and the sites. And for the record, I am and have been a member since early last summer. So my money is where my mouth is.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 25th, 2007
Poker Boycott - formerly (A not very modest proposal)
My plan to get more attention paid to this issue by the folks that run the sites. You know, the sites that we voluntarily keep in business by paying the rake' Name change at the request of someone further down in the thread.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 25th, 2007
Re(4): Neteller Withdrawals
That's exactly what I did. I called back a couple of times until I got someone smarter, or more willing to help a brutha out. I was also told initially that my EFT withdrawal was unable to be cancelled, but last night I got in touch with a different customer service rep who cancelled my EFT, I moved money onto my Neteller card, and the cash is now comfortably in my pocket.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 25th, 2007
Re(5): lets try this.
Like I said in the initial blog post, I think I was screaming into the void, but you're right - maybe if enough people scream with me we can get something done.
Posted in: Off Topic 		Falstaff
Jan 20th, 2007
Re(4): Vegas, $.25/.50- $.50/1- $1/2?
If you've got limited time, try the MGM or Bally's, both full of action monkeys. Stay away from the ridiculousness that is the Luxor, three blinds and a $50 max buy-in make it a silly push-fest. All the other strip casinos I've played are about even, with MGM having the most drunken fratboys.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 12th, 2007
Re(3): serious question about fulltilt
If your account gets hacked and the appropriate login and password information is put in, what is Full Tilt supposed to do' If my computer gets hacked and someone steals my Bank of America login and password and uses that information to steal my money, they are criminals, but the bank is not going to give me my money back, because their system worked the way it was designed to. The correct login and passwords were input, their responsibility stops there. Had the thief been able to crack an account without having the login and password information, then there would be some responsibility on ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jan 12th, 2007
Re(1): Guess the field in PokerStars' WCOOP main event
2878 XXL, please
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Sep 28th, 2006
Re(4): Does the sponsoring site really benefit that much?
Also think of the amount of money that it costs to get your brand mentioned on the poker table (Party & Milwaulkee's Beast). Every time they showed a picture of Cunningham, Full Tilt's brand recognition improved with the masses. Bodog got so much more out of having Gold at the FT (and win) than FTP, Stars or Party because their market position wasn't as strong to start with. Even folks who've never played online poker have seen the poker-playing dog commercials for Party, but Bodog just got millions of dollars worth of advertising time, all for the low low price of $10K. Pretty good ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Aug 11th, 2006
Re(3): cash game bank roll help
I'd drop down until your BR was comfortably above $3k. It's not a bad idea to hang out around the 30 buy-in mark for a given level. I play mostly $.25/.50 NL with a BR of about $2500, and I occassionally play a bit at the NL100 games, but the swings are a little much for my roll right now. Once I crack the $3k mark I'll play that level more consistently, but right now I do most of my play a step lower and take the occassional swing at the NL100 tables.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Aug 9th, 2006
Re(1): Charity, Poker and its PERCIEVED IMAGE!
I'm not sure exactly what you were saying, but here are some pretty good examples of charitable works done by poker players this year alone. 1) Mike Sexton donated $500,000 of his $1,000,000 win at the Tournament of Champions to 5 different charities ($100,000 each) 2) Gavin Smith has rounded up tons of items for charity auctions for , a charity that he has championed. Smith also has given $2K of his own money to this charity,along with Josh Arieh and Phil Hellmuth. 3) Phil Gordon's Bad Beat on Cancer charity has dozens of WSOP participants pledging at least 1% of their WSOP winnings to ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Aug 8th, 2006
Re(1): An Open Challenge to All P5ers - Write Your Best Poker Story
And Happy Birthday!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jul 28th, 2006
Re(4): An Open Challenge to All P5ers - Write Your Best Poker Story
Is it cool if it's something I wrote a few months ago, or do you want strictly new original work'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jul 28th, 2006
Re(4): Pineapple Poker on Paradise
We add it in late at my home games for the diehard action junkies. Like me. All the fun of getting Omatarded without having to hold onto 4 cards all the time. I loves me some Pineapple.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jul 28th, 2006
Re(1): A Discussion with My Congressman's Office and Thoughts on the Senate (long)
Thanks for the well-constructed post. I appreciate the tips on how to effectively communicate with our Senators. Joining the Poker Players' Alliance doesn't hurt, either.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jul 21st, 2006
Re(1): where can i play horse and razz online?
Full Tilt is currently offering Razz, and Pokerstars is working out the bugs on their test site. They have announced that Razz and HORSE will be offered as part of their World Championship of Online Poker this year.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jul 20th, 2006
Poker Swag up for auction for charity
Go to or my blog - to see all the cool stuff that's being auctioned off to raise money for cancer research and for a little girl who lost her mom to cnacer last year. Prizes include passes for two to the Full Tilt WSOP party, 2-hour poker lesson with Robert Mizrachi, a Phil Hellmuth DVD package, an Annie Duke DVD package, and a poker table signed by Gavin Smith and as many big name pros as he can snag! These poker pros have done some great work helping out charities this year, so no matter what you may think of folks like Hellmuth for their table antics, you can't argue with him putting ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jul 20th, 2006
Re(1): Tournament is Cancelled
Thanks, We know you guys will look out for us.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jul 19th, 2006
Re(6): top 5 in NC
I thought that address sounded familiar. I designed the lights for the Wake Chapel Church right down the road from there. I woulda spent more time going to site meetings if I knew I could catch a game afterwards.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jun 27th, 2006
Re(1): NC charlotte area live action
I'm usually good for a small ($50 buy-in) ring game at my place weekly. PM me for more info.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jun 27th, 2006
Re(1): How Ghetto is the Imperial Palace?
I stayed there in December, and will also be there 7/7-7/14. It's not bad, and dirt cheap. The poker room is tiny, but they give the best poker room comps in town at $3 per hour of play, so that's pretty good. Look me up if you want, I'll be there all week. PM me for contact info.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jun 27th, 2006
Re(1): Deposit / Reload Bonuses
Interpoker has $100 deposit bonus and $100 every month.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jun 22nd, 2006
Re(3): having trouble proving poker is consistent income to the gf
The aforementioned "hick" is one of the largest revenue-generating figures in sports marketing today, several years after his death. The "hick" turned out to not only be an excellent driver, but a genius at marketing and self-promotion, and a successful entreprenuer (sp') as well, founding his own race team when few drivers had the wherewithal to try. Please do not confuse a small town upbringing or a heavy accent with a lack of intelligence.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jun 19th, 2006
Re(3): How do i Build A Bankroll?
One concept of bankroll building is to never have more than 10% of your roll on the table at a given time. Chris Ferguson talks about an experiment he conducted where he turned $1 on to $20K in the course of 5 months by following this strategy. 1) Sit down with 5% of your bankroll. Obviously he had to risk a higher percentage of his roll at first, but that's the theory. 2) Whenever the amount on the table is = or > 10% of your total roll, stand up from the table and sit down at another table with 5% again. For example, if your roll is $100, sit down with $5, and if you run it to over ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jun 19th, 2006
Re(5): *Official* Blogger Championship Thread
Congrats cashdaddy, I watched a little of the FT long after I busted. Check out the WSOP website to see what $1500 event you want to play in, cause there are several. The Imperial Palace has rooms for $50 a night midweek the first part of the series, so you might want to check them out. It's not the greatest place, but it's mid-strip and clean, and what more do you really want out of a hotel'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		Falstaff
Jun 19th, 2006