Wish List for Live Streaming of It is the middle of March and the 2011 WSOP is right around the corner….will be here before we know it and the burning question on my mind is what kind of live Internet coverage will we get this year???? Last year was a big disappointment since we were treated to 24 live streamed…
This week we saw the addition to yet another poker tour when Full Tilt Poker announced the Onyx series. This will be a series of 6 tournaments with buy ins of $100K to $300K….certainly not for the average player but instead caters to the professional players at the nose bleed levels and the rich guys that can afford to give…
Today’s Dallas Morning News gave an update on progress made to allow casino/slots in Texas. The issue is heating up due to budget shortfalls and massive cuts, especially in the education area. The size of the push by gaming interests is evident by the amount that is being paid to lobbyists and by who they are representing. In past years…
In the quest to find out the status of any progress in the legalization of gaming in Texas the House Bills listed below were the only pending bills to be found. As a reader can see, there has not been action recently so will be monitoring to see if any progress is made. It may also be noted that right…
2010 has come and gone and at Pokerhag, we are big on cosmetic surgery so for the New Year we have given ourselves a facelift…. As you can see we have moved to Word Press and steamlined the site to be more user and operator friendly. The last part of 2010, we got a little lazy….got overly excited about our…
Mike made some interesting comments in his recent article. He was addressing the dilemma of high buy-in, deep stack, multiple day tournaments. Some of the issues I see were not really addressed…..like the growing number of Poker Tours/events going on…. Every time you turn around, there is a new one popping up and nearly all of them have a large…
With the new year will come the latest attempt by lawmakers to get a new gaming law for Texas. A recent article in the Dallas Morning News outlines those efforts. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-gambling_12tex.ART0.State.Edition1.436bc26.html The Texas Legislature meets for about 2 months every other year so if the movement fails this year, it will be another two years before another try. The really…
Friday, July 23, 2010 Some WSOP Thoughts and New Videos Up Have been having some serious WSOP withdrawal for the past week and the whole experience has been on my mind. It was exactly one month ago that I played my first WSOP event and it was just such fun and something that was long overdue. Being a fan/junkie/mediocre player…..the…
With the election for Governor of Texas heating up, the gaming possibilities for the state subject is starting to get some play. This morning in the Dallas Morning News, an article appeared and although has no new information, it sort of addresses the efforts by some groups to get a gaming bill on the ballot for Texas voters to approve…
Now that the Hag has a year under her belt she is speculating on what will be different about next year. Now that all the “avid fan” issues have been resolved…..the favorite players spotted and lots of railing, the real poker playing is due for review. While the high profile action was at the Rio, there was lots going on…