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Giants!

2012-01-23T09:04:00.003-06:00

I'm blowing the dust off this old pokah blog today in honor of the G-Men going to the SuperBowl!

It's not to say I'm a huge Giants fan, but I grow up in New York, so I will band wagon the Giants for the Super Bowl....but mainly it's because I HATE THE CHEATRIOTS (Thanks Hoy for the name!)

I HATE THE CHEATRIOTS

I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE THE FUCKING CHEATRIOTS!

If I feel like, I may tell you later how I really feel about those fucking CHEATRIOTS! And their Fucking Cheater of a head coach! And if you think they are not still cheating...think again!

I'm sure they had someone with a laser pen messing with the poor Ravens kicker yesterday.....in the minimum!

Go GIANTS!!!!!

TBA

Micros - WSOP edition

2011-07-02T20:28:00.000-05:00

2BA

FullTilt is in the coffin - Shutdown world wide

2011-06-29T08:08:00.000-05:00

See details here

2BA

Quadjacks blips Howard Lederer

2011-06-24T13:11:00.001-05:00

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Poor Phil didn't win #12

2011-06-12T08:34:00.003-05:00

JJ did, to capture #5 for him:

Check here for details.

2BA

WSOP 10K Event#16 Final Table is stacked

2011-06-11T09:51:00.007-05:00

This is the 2-7 Draw Low Ball championship, and the final table is really going to be fun:

Richard Ashby - 700K

Jos Cassidy - 540K

David "Bakes" Baker - 492K

Steve Sung - 441K

Hasan Habib - 437K

Greg Raymer - 355K

Phil Helmuth - 339K

Nick Schulman - 306K

John Juanda - 171K

Final table starts at 3pm PST, tune into WSOP.com for the live streaming coverage.

Also good luck to Numbbono who goes into day2 of the WSOP HORSE event.

2BA

Phil Ivey Interview

2011-06-09T13:08:00.003-05:00

Had never seen this, nor do I know when it was done.....funny, he's also patchless:

2BA

Phil Ivey Website

2011-06-07T19:25:00.002-05:00

I don't know if this was there before his statement, but check out Phil's website.

He's going to teach us all how to win at poker!

Ever since Phil's statement came out, there's been a ton of talk regarding how self serving it was, and that it marked the final nail in FullTilt's coffin, yada yada yada....what did you expect? Phil is the franchise. Period. And he's not going down with that sinking ship, no way, no how.

He's worked very hard to achieve his stature, and his actions should be no surprise to anyone. Least of all to the morons who run FullTilt poker. Funny how these bozo's don't say anything significant regarding the player cashouts, but yet in record time, respond to Ivey's statement.

I hope they all get just what's coming to them....and let's pray that the vaseline gets thrown out in the process.

2BA

WSOP live events

2011-06-05T20:03:00.001-05:00

Kinda cool....but not quite the production I thought it would be.

By the way, been noticing some weird play by some of these final table players....but, since when do you call a bet on the river, and instead of waiting for your opponent to table his hand, you go ahead and show your hand, only to see the better fold without showing?

Buddy, if I'm calling, you bet your ass your showing your cards!

2BA

Seriously Serious Funny stuff here

2011-06-03T10:38:00.002-05:00

I think I'm late to the party on this one, but this sure gave me a good laugh:

2BA

Looking for Backers

2011-06-02T21:26:00.001-05:00

Figure I'd start early!

2BA

FullTilt 'RONNIES' Response to Ivey

2011-06-02T08:26:00.003-05:00

From Poker News

This drama's script continues to evolve. Hollywood should take notice, it will make a nice movie, especially wants the complete dirty laundry is aired!

2BA

Phil Ivey says it all....

2011-06-01T09:36:00.004-05:00

Reposted from PhilIvey.com

Here's a link to the filing:

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIAYE RELEASE

May 30, 2011

For many years, I have been proud to call myself a poker player. This great sport has taken me to places I only imagined going and I have been blessed with much success. It is therefore with deep regret that I believe I am compelled to release the following statement.

I am deeply disappointed and embarrassed that Full Tilt players have not been paid money they are owed. I am equally embarrassed that as a result many players cannot compete in tournaments and have suffered economic harm. I am not playing in the World Series of Poker as I do not believe it is fair that I compete when others cannot. I am doing everything I can to seek a solution to the problem as quickly as possible.

My name and reputation have been dragged through the mud, through the inactivity and indecision of others and on behalf of all poker players I refuse to remain silent any longer. I have electronically filed a lawsuit against Tiltware related to the unsettled player accounts. As I am sure the public can imagine, this was not an easy decision for me.

I wholeheartedly refuse to accept non-action as to repayment of players funds and I am angered that people who have supported me throughout my career have been treated so poorly.

I sincerely hope this statement will ignite those capable of resolving the problems into immediate action and would like to clarify that until a solution is reached that cements the security of all players, both US and International, I will, as I have for the last six weeks, dedicate the entirety of my time and efforts to finding a solution for those who have been wronged by the painfully slow process of repayment.

Copyright © 2011 Philivey.com • All Rights Reserved

2BA

Durrrr Patchless @ WSOP HU 25K Event #2

2011-05-31T22:17:00.000-05:00

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Latest Communication from FullTilt via FTPDOUG

2011-05-30T22:34:00.002-05:00

Source is 2+2.

To our customers:

We acknowledge that our lack of communication reflects poorly on us, and rightfully so. We have been too optimistic in estimating how long it would take to sort through the issues we have faced since Black Friday. And as frustrating as the delays have been for us, we recognize that it cannot compare to the frustration you have been feeling.

We further recognize that our lack of communication has led to much speculation and many unsubstantiated rumors, which have often been contradictory. With this message, we hope to clear up as much confusion as we can, while at the same time keeping in mind the constraints imposed on us as a result of the cases brought in the Southern District of New York.

The most pressing questions:

1. When will the US players be paid?

We still do not have a specific timeframe for this. There has been, and remains, no bigger priority than getting US players paid as soon as possible, and we have been working around the clock to get this done.

2. Is FTP bankrupt?

No. FTP's worldwide business is healthy and, although we've had some short-term challenges, it is operating as normal.

From: http://www.gamblingcontrol.org/userf...2020110516.pdf

"The AGCC’s investigation into the affairs of it licensee Vantage Limited, trading as Full Tilt.com, is ongoing; initial investigations indicate no reason to believe that player fund transactions are fundamentally threatened by any consequence of the US authorities' actions. Delays caused by these actions are in the process of resolution, with normal service now being restored for non-US players. We understand that progress in respect of US player fund repatriation is anticipated and will be the subject of a separate statement from Full Tilt in due course. The Commission will remain engaged in this process."

3. What is the company doing to speed up payouts to the US players?

We are raising capital to ensure that the US players are paid out in full as quickly as possible.

It is important to remember that Full Tilt Poker has always paid out our players, even in the face of previous legal obstacles or factors not in our control, such as payment processor defaults and prior actions by the US government which resulted in US player funds being seized.

In all of these previous instances, Full Tilt Poker has covered these losses and intends to do the same again.

4. Why are the Full Tilt Pros remaining silent?

It is not their choice. But they are constrained by the pending legal actions.

As a final note, we understand -- and have always understood -- the effect that our brief statements have had not only on our customers, but also on our reputation. It has not been easy to stay silent and watch the damage being done to our company brand and personal reputations, but we need to be mindful of the complicated and serious legal issues raised in the pending cases.

Again, still think we will get paid, maybe some time in 2012 is probably about right. I heard a rumor that they were trying to shop part of the company around, but I don't see any potential investor wanting to do anything with the current operations, given the damage sustained from this fiasco. However, buying out the company with the intent of rebranding and leveraging the good things like the software and patents they have on Rush poker, may be an interesting option for somebody with deep pockets to consider.

2BA

One of Fulltilts Frozen account has unfroze

2011-05-27T17:45:00.001-05:00

Hey, does this mean we might get paid????

2BA

$10,000 WSOP BUYIN GIVEAWAY

2011-05-24T15:16:00.002-05:00

Daniel 'Jungleman' Cates is giving away a 10K seat to the WSOP ME to one of his twitter followers.

Check details here.

2BA

And the Hits just keep on coming.....

2011-05-23T16:48:00.004-05:00

More indictments, this time from Maryland Homeland Security.

Here are the impacted sites from these latest indictments:

Bookmaker.com
Truepoker.com
Doylesroom.com
Beted.com
Betehorse.com
Betgrandesports.com
Goldbnarchcasino.com
Funtimebingo.com
2Betdsi.com

I'm sure more to come.

2BA

Boom Trailer

2011-05-22T19:44:00.000-05:00

This looks like it will be pretty good.

2BA

Anyone Surprised?

2011-05-22T10:14:00.002-05:00

Erik Seidel Defeats Erick Lindgren in Super High Roller

I'm happy for Erik, he is truly 'the man'! In the midst of all the FullTilt drama, his ability to stay focus is pretty amazing. And he's not hiding, or staying away either. You got to give him props.....and really speaks volumes about who he really is.

In other somewhat positive news, I got my final rakeback payment from FT, although it's still stuck on the site, it has been credited to my account. I also read that they will be or have started converting points and tickets to cash, but I have not received anything myself as of this writing.

2BA

Tony G Tweets on FullTilt Payouts

2011-05-18T08:52:00.004-05:00

Howards' house for sale seems to be in line with what the G is saying here. Tony is obviously a very vocal and opinionated character, but I do believe he's got a beat on this issue. If he's right on, then Team Full Tilt's exposure is pretty clear.

2BA

The Lederer estate up for sale

2011-05-17T16:33:00.001-05:00

Found this nugget out on Gambling911 site.

2BA

Shocked and Outraged!

2011-05-17T08:28:00.005-05:00

Many years ago, I met a guy who's favorite line was to say that he 'was shocked and outraged' by whatever the current issue of the day was. He overused it to no end, basically rendering it meaningless, but I use to get a good laugh every time. You know the type, big, loud, overtly flamboyant, never shuts up, loves to hear himself talk, etc, etc.

Every once in a while, when a situation comes up which is truly fitting, I will also go into that 'shock and outraged' mode. I was actually reading some of the posts on 2+2, when this thought came to mind.

Funny that it took me a month + to self acknowledge that it's truly how I felt. I don't think I was alone in thinking what a great site FullTilt poker was to play on. I really really liked the site for many reasons. Pokerstars on the other hand, was a site I played on, had pretty good results, but it was always a vacation from Fulltilt.

Tilt did alot to create a great atmosphere for it's players. They did alot of promotion and were not cheap about it. But like any great salesman, the facade they created, masked problems and issues behind the scenes. They were good at it, and were seemingly getting away with it....but was not to last forever.

It is like what happens to criminals that get away with their crimes for years and years....we've all seen it, eventually time catches up with them. They get snug and conceited and comfortable, and then it all comes crumbling down. Just look at the Onyx cup as an example of where they were heading.

So at least for me, there is nothing FullTilt will ever be able to do, to get my business back, short of sending me a big check as an apology. But that will never happen.....I mean, I'll be happy if they just give back the money they owe to their U.S. players. FWIW, I think they will, but don't hold your breath. WSOP is a couple of weeks away, and many players were counting on getting their rolls to play. So if they haven't return the monies by then, it will create another shit storm on top what's already piled up.

It's ironic that as good as they were as selling themselves, they were equally as bad at the PR handling of this situation.

One other thing about the sponsored pro's. You know that was another pretty nice marketing gimmick....'play and chat with the pros'......the stable of which had grown dramatically. We don't know what was happening behind the scenes, but at the end of it all, I suspect we will find that these pro's were just employee's. I've seen comments by many on forums and the podcasts who would love to hold them accountable, but I don't see it that way at all.

Team FullTilt is another story, and I think most have always seen them as part owners of the company. But even if they were, we don't know what kind of voting and or say they had on the operations. I think I will reserve any judgement, until or if that ever comes to fruition.

I got an email from the CEO of Black Chip Poker, because I had signed up, but not deposited. Black Chip is on the Merge network. Dusty Schmidt aka Leatherass, has a pretty nice deal if you decide to put money on Merge. Lessons/Books/Rakeback, alot of incentives, and there are other skins of Merge which are also offering, and apparently successfully signing up U.S. players, as their numbers have been on the rise.

But as I sent in my reply to Scott Brown (BC CEO), I really hate the software. It's horrible. The usability is horrendous, and it's leaps and bounds behind what most players are use to from Tilt and Stars.

Now there will be die hards that are jonesing for real action poker, and they may put up with the crappy software.... But I will not.....seems silly maybe, but the 'experience' is part of the allure of playing for me.

Anyway, I'm not sure how much longer I'll keep the blog alive, since my poker playing is ziltch, and going out and playing live will be very infrequent. I am toying with the idea of heading out to the WSOP, but I have a bunch of personal and business commitments, that are making those chances slim...but will post if I do, and maybe I can finally meet some of you guys in our little corner of the poker blog world.

2BA

Lederer and Ferguson step down from PPA Board

2011-05-16T13:11:00.001-05:00

Not surprising at all.....check 2+2 post.

Here is the Board link at PPA.

2BA

Siedel Interview

2011-05-16T10:09:00.001-05:00

Not much to add....I have mad respect for Eric, but still disappointing.

2BA

FTP speaks....not much really....

2011-05-15T18:08:00.002-05:00

FTP credibility and reputation have been badly severed, as they continue to fumble.

2BA

Doyle Brunson says bye bye to Doyle's Room

2011-05-13T15:24:00.002-05:00

From Gambling911.com:

The legendary poker pro and dear friend of this website, Doyle Brunson, has left DoylesRoom.com, Gambling911.com can report exclusively.

Brunson issued this statement Friday afternoon.

“Reluctantly, I have decided to terminate my endorsement contract with Doylesroom.com. It pains me to leave at this time. I have aspirations of reentering the online poker business when the United States Government passes legislation, that officially legalize online poker sites. Doylesroom management has decided to continue to serve U.S. customers. Although they believe they have the right to market the name Doylesroom and to use my name and likeness for a period of time, I have asked them not to. Good luck-Shuffle up and deal.”

2BA

Micros Episode #5

2011-05-13T14:55:00.001-05:00

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WSOP.com TO STREAM 55 GOLD BRACELET FINAL TABLES ONLINE

2011-05-11T20:34:00.000-05:00

Posted from WSOP.com

Fly On The Wall Video Offers Most Comprehensive WSOP Coverage Ever

LAS VEGAS (May 11, 2011) – After announcing just last week the more than doubling of television coverage of the 42nd Annual World Series of Poker® on ESPN, the WSOP today continues with additive coverage of poker’s largest event, with the announcement that poker enthusiasts around the globe will be able to watch the final table action of 55 gold bracelet events live (on a five-minute delay) via the Internet. Jack Link’s Beef Jerky will be the Presenting Sponsor of this coverage.

WSOP.com will be the exclusive home to the streaming, which will include two-camera coverage and audio via the tournament’s final table announcer.

A wide overhead shot of the entire table and its participants along with a flop camera will provide the visual sightlines, while audio from the event’s tournament announcer will describe the betting action as it occurs.

This is the first time in the history of the WSOP that all 58 gold bracelet events will receive some sort of video coverage. (ESPN3 is streaming the $25K Heads Up, $50K Poker Players Championship and the Main Event).

The WSOP.com coverage will not involve any hole card coverage. It will be delayed 5 minutes per gaming regulations, and be commentary-free (outside the announcer providing betting action). In essence, the coverage will allow those unable to witness the action in person, the ability to watch the event in similar fashion to spectators on-site.

“We are proud to provide video of the culminating action to a worldwide audience in real time,” said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. “This online initiative will complement our spectacular television package on ESPN and deliver even more of this year’s WSOP to fans who want the most immediate coverage possible.”

On most days, two final tables will be streamed. The typical start times for these will be 2:30 or 3:00 PM Pacific time. The streams will last until the event concludes, and no video will be shown during the standard breaks in action. Beginning June 1 and running through July 7, there will be at least one stream a day except for June 2, June 7 and July 4-6, where no final tables are scheduled to be contested. All times and dates are subject to change without notice.

WSOP.com Streaming Schedule by Event/Date:

EVENT #	EVENT NAME	AIR DATE	TIME (PT)
1	$500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Final Table	June 1	2:30 PM
3	$1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Final Table	June 3	2:30 PM
4	$5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 4	2:30 PM
5	$1,500 Seven Card Stud Final Table	June 4	3:00 PM
6	$1,500 Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 5	2:30 PM
7	$10,000 Pot Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 5	3:00 PM
9	$1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) Final Table	June 6	3:00 PM
10	$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Final Table	June 8	2:30 PM
11	$10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or Better Final Table	June 8	3:00 PM
8	$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 9	2:30 PM
12	$1,500 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 9	2:30 PM
13	$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout Final Table	June 10	2:30 PM
14	$3,000 Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 10	3:00 PM
15	$1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 11	2:30 PM
16	$10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) Final Table	June 11	3:00 PM
17	$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table	June 12	2:30 PM
18	$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 13	2:30 PM
19	$2,500 Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Final Table	June 13	3:00 PM
20	$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 14	2:30 PM
21	$10,000 Seven Card Stud Final Table	June 14	3:00 PM
22	$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Final Table	June 15	2:30 PM
23	$2,500 Eight Game Mix Final Table	June 15	2:30 PM
24	$5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout Final Table	June 16	2:30 PM
25	Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better Final Table	June 16	3:00 PM
26	$2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Final Table	June 17	2:30 PM
27	$10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship Final Table	June 17	3:00 PM
28	$1,500 No Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 18	2:30 PM
29	$2,500 10-Game Mix Six-Handed Final Table	June 18	3:00 PM
30	$1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 19	2:30 PM
31	$3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Final Table	June 19	3:00 PM
32	$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 20	2:30 PM
33	$10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or Better Final Table	June 20	3:00 PM
34	$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 21	2:30 PM
35	$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed Final Table	June 22	2:30 PM
36	$2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 23	2:30 PM
37	$10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table	June 23	3:00 PM
38	$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 24	2:30 PM
39	$2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha Final Table	June 24	3:00 PM
40	$5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Final Table	June 25	2:30 PM
41	$1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout Final Table	June 26	2:30 PM
42	$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table	June 26	3:00 PM
43	$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 27	2:30 PM
44	$2,500 Seven Card Razz Final Table	June 27	3:00 PM
45	$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 28	2:30 PM
46	$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Final Table	June 29	2:30 PM
47	$2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better Final Table	June 29	3:00 PM
48	$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	June 30	2:30 PM
49	$2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) Final Table	June 30	3:00 PM
50	$5,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	July 1	2:30 PM
51	$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Final Table	July 2	2:30 PM
52	$2,500 Mixed Hold’em (Limit/No-Limit) Final Table	July 2	3:00 PM
53	$1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	July 3	2:30 PM
54	$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	July 7	2:30 PM
56	$1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Final Table	July 7	2:30 PM
57	$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Final Table	July 7	3:00 PM

Really Fulltilt???

2011-05-10T09:45:00.003-05:00

You know, this has to make you wonder what kind of morons FT has in their IT dept. It's either IT, or just the people who run this joint. Then again, after all that has been uncovered since Black Friday, it's no wonder at all!

Fucking tards.....oh, and I hear they may start doing cash outs by the end of the week....we shall see if that pans out. I don't think we will get screwed, but this whole post black friday experience has really shown how way behind the tards at Fulltilt were in comparison with Stars.

Not even in the same league.

2BA

Sebok Blogs on UB/Black Friday

2011-05-09T17:08:00.003-05:00

I was waiting to see what he had to say, and his so call 'apology' is par for the course. I don't doubt he started off with good intentions, but clearly, he must have realized the boat was sinking. He 'trusted' way too much, and apparently, it's taken this to finally come to that realization. He still states he hopes that everyone will get their money back....so apparently, the full realization has still not hit. Writing has been on the wall for a while....oh, and he was fired today too.

Link is here.

2BA

WSOP Live Main Event Telecast Schedule:

2011-05-06T12:15:00.003-05:00

WSOP Live Main Event Telecast Schedule:

ESPN2 air times are slated as follows: (32 hours)

Thursday, July 14: 3.5 hours: 8-11:30 pm PT (Footage gathered from 7:30-11 pm)
Friday, July 15: 3.5 hours: 8-11:30 pm PT (Footage gathered from 7:30-11 pm)
Saturday, July 16: 9 hours: 12:30-7 pm PT; 9-11:30 pm PT (Footage gathered 12-6:30 and 8:30-11 pm)
Sunday, July 17: 4.5 hours: 7-11:30 pm PT (Footage gathered from 6:30-11 pm)
Monday, July 18: 5.5 hours: 4-7 pm PT; 9-11:30 pm PT (Footage gathered from 3:30-6:30 pm & 8:30-11 pm)
Tuesday, July 19: 6 hours: 9 pm to conclusion [3 am PT max] (Footage gathered from 8:30 pm until reaching November Nine)

2BA

ESPN to offer same-day WSOP coverage

2011-05-04T19:11:00.001-05:00

This will be cool!

2BA

Homage to Eric the SEIborg Siedel

2011-05-02T09:39:00.002-05:00

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Live cheats and Sunday news

2011-05-02T09:34:00.004-05:00

Now that online poker is on hiatus, many will be starting or going to home games to scratch the itch. Here is an interesting video on how an expert can cheat you at a home/live game:

Also, many thanks to HeffMike who made a virtual home game on Stars, and got the whole gang back together last night, post Black Friday.

And of course, the best news of all to cap off the weekend!

2BA

Cashier update

2011-04-29T15:33:00.002-05:00

I got my money from PokerStars today, they came through as advertised.

I also just got this from FullTilt:

Dear twoblackaces,

As you are aware, following the recent events in the United States, Full Tilt Poker is no longer able to offer real-money play to residents of the U.S. and its territories.

Returning U.S. Players' funds is our top priority. We are working hard to achieve this and will have a further update for U.S. players next week.

We have compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions we have received from U.S. players, which may address some of your questions or concerns.

The page can be found here: http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/us-player-faq

Updates will be posted on this page when they become available.
Thank you for your patience as we work through the outstanding issues.

Kind regards,

Full Tilt Poker

2BA

Cashed out from PokerStars

2011-04-27T08:45:00.002-05:00

PokerStars is now allowing cashing out for US players. In a pretty telling mark, that this is truly the end for US players, you will need to cash out your entire account balance when you place your cashout request. Wire payments will be available for amounts over $50,000, while all others will get paid out via a direct bank transfer.

I was happy to see that they converted my T$ and SCOOP ticket to dollars, but FPP’s were not. I do expect that they will work something out..

You can login to your PokerStars account and start the process by going to the cashier and requesting a withdrawal.

You can also follow this topic on this twoplustwo thread.

2BA

Quadjacks

2011-04-26T10:53:00.002-05:00

I've been tuning into the marathon podcast over a quadjacks from time to time, they've had many interesting guests, and some compelling discussion on the current state of online poker.

Here is a blog by one of the panelist, where he shares some very interesting commentary:

http://www.lawdonk.com/

CK (from BWOP blog) has also been a regular panelist, giving plenty of legal analysis, which has triggered many good discussions.

I have no idea how much longer they will keep it up....you should check them out if you can.

2BA

Poker my pokah

2011-04-25T20:55:00.002-05:00

Where to begin? Well for one, I suppose I have all kinds of free time now. Playing online poker did take time a toll on my time, although I tried to play mostly in the evenings. But it was my hobby, and so convenient too. I was and always consider myself a 'casual' poker player. The money I dumped into my hobby, was truly a cost of entertainment. Luckily, I had success, and had some nice scores. The real fun was always in the challenge, and the competition. Whether it was against 3000 other fellow donks, or against my fellow poker bloggers, it was always good times.

On the other hand, I really feel for all those cyber friends and acquaintances that I've made over the years, who were making their living from poker. That extends out to many in the poker media, who I've had the pleasure of reading over the past years, and who's livelihood's are now in jeopardy. Alot of good folks are going to be impacted, and are collateral victims of this mess.

There is plenty of analysis on the current and future state of online poker. I've listed many links in past posts, and I don't think it's hard to keep up to date. But here are some additional thoughts I have, for what it's worth.

As those of you who read my blog know, I had already started to sour on Fulltilt, after being wrongly dinged by a payment processor, which obviously had in some way, been passed my personal banking information by Fulltilt. They never took any accountability and made it my problem to fix. I suppose it was an appropo prelude to Black Friday.

I think we were all in a classic case of denial We all knew 'something' was up, but we just never owned up to it. If we had, we would have stop playing a long time ago. I'm just as guilty as everyone else in this respect.

The allegations against Fulltilt and Pokerstars are grave. Make no mistake, if you've read the indictments, it's obvious that the issue goes far beyond the UIGEA The DOJ has been building their case since way back in 2006, and the proverbial hammer has come down.

Some may argue that the UIGEA 'forced' these sites to undertake the actions that has now led to these indictments. But as we all know, 2 wrongs don't make a right.

Greed is a powerful motivator.....no wonder it's one of the deadly sins.

So for now, it will be occasional play money games and trips to Winstar or Choctaw to play this game I truly love.

As for real money online poker, I'm sure it will be back.

Might be a few years, but it will be back.

2BA

Need a good laugh?

2011-04-25T12:07:00.001-05:00

Funny stuff in this epic 2+2 Thread!

2BA

Sunday poker with HeffMike

2011-04-22T12:18:00.002-05:00

Great idea Mike!

2BA

DOJ paves way for US Online poker players to get their money

2011-04-20T11:00:00.004-05:00

This is some good news.

Note DOJ made this agreement with Pokerstars and Fulltilt. UB is not mentioned, only Absolute, but has not agreement as of yet.

2BA

Go Check BWOP's blog on current Online Poker situation

2011-04-18T09:07:00.004-05:00

http://bwop.blogspot.com/

Great explanations by CK over her last few posts. As I recall, she is a lawyer and has very insightful views on the current situation with Online poker.

Go check it out!

- Fred

Micros Episode #5 - DOJ inspired!

2011-04-17T13:34:00.001-05:00

2BA

Online Poker - RIP

2011-04-15T19:46:00.002-05:00

http://www.scribd.com/doc/53107543/Indictment-DOJ-vs-Scheinberg-Bitar-Tom-et-al

Game over......well at least until it's regulated.

2BA

No honor among thieves

2011-04-15T17:13:00.001-05:00

http://www.businessinsider.com/boy-genius-online-poker-scandal-2011-4

2BA

Online poker D-Day

2011-04-15T16:27:00.004-05:00

http://blogs.forbes.com/nathanvardi/2011/04/15/founders-of-worlds-biggest-online-poker-companies-indicted/

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/April11/scheinbergetalindictmentpr.pdf

Hasta la vista baby....

2BA

PMI Update #3

2011-04-13T17:35:00.002-05:00

......check out the latest email from Fulltilt:

Hello Fred,

Thank you for contacting Full Tilt Poker Black Card Support,

Allow me to assure you that Full Tilt Poker did not initiate or authorize the processing of this PMI transaction. Please also be assured that there has been no compromise of any of your personal details or banking information.

Unfortunately, we have recently been made aware of a technical error on the part of one of our previous banking partners. After a thorough investigation, we have learned that this bank had erroneously and incorrectly billed a batch of transactions that originated from Full Tilt deposits made in July of 2010. This bank had inadvertently submitted these payments to a processor known as PMI. However, PMI has never been authorized to handle FTP customers.

We have since been assured that any accounts that were erroneously charged by PMI will be refunded. If you have not been refunded for any transactions billed by PMI, we kindly request a copy of a bank statement showing these charges so we can investigate further.

Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us.

Regards,

Andrew
Full Tilt Poker Black Card Support

I am pretty shocked that their legal dept has authorized this communication. If PMI was never authorized to process transactions, then it follows logically that my personal information - specifically my banking information - is absolutely not secure. And neither is yours.

If this was a technical issue, then why the same recurring error 4 months in a row???

But here's the million dollar question.....since they now know this was an issue, have any of you out there receive an email from Fulltilt notifying you of this issue, and asking you to check your bank accts? Wouldn't that be the right thing to do here?

To date, from what I've read on the forums, all the impacted players (who have noticed) have had to take the initiative to get their money back....there has been no refund made to anyone who hasn't put in a claim.

2BA

PMI update #2

2011-04-12T15:32:00.002-05:00

The credits hit my bank today. In fact, they hit me 4 times, I had missed one. I'm glad that they did it without hassle, but obviously you need to take the first step. I don't believe they had it 'in process' as they claimed, and only my contacting them is what got me the credits back.

Now that the credit's have applied, I'm going to close my bank acct and all the headache's that come with doing that. But at least I'll have piece of mind.

I am convinced that Fulltilt is fully responsible, and by basically not taking any accountability, has shown me that they don't care about their players.

Outside of some blogger events, I doubt you'll see me much on FT anymore.

2BA

PMI Update

2011-04-11T11:53:00.002-05:00

I finally got a hold of this company calling the 8888758035 number. Miraculously, they had already 'flagged' my account, and was sitting with their Risk group. She put me on hold, and when she came back, she said that the 3 charges had been erroneously process. And that the credit's had already been processed, and should hit my bank within the next 3 days.

Sounds like great news, but the reality is after reading 2+2, is that others had the same experience. I've also seen posts where impacted folks have indeed been credited by PMI.

I should know in the next few days if I get mine as well.

What a great scam. And the way I see it, Fulltilt is and should be held accountable. How else did PMI get our 'secure' info? and up until now, they are pulling a Poncius Pilate. Not cool and unacceptable.

Bottom line is, that anyone who was charged by these people, will have to call them, or their bank in order to get this reversed. So anyone who doesn't, most likely because they are not aware, will be screwed. Everyone should always be auditing their accounts, but the reality is that most don't. And of course, this crooked payment processor, will pocket that cash.

Spread the word.

2BA

Fulltilt email response

2011-04-10T16:05:00.002-05:00

Here's another email I just got from their black card support:

Hello Fred,

Thank you for emailing.

I can confirm that Full Tilt has never contracted with, or used a third party processor called PMI.

We never initiated, nor authorized, the processing of any PMI related transactions. We have attempted to contact the PMI +1-888 number to get more information for our legal team, to vigorously defend these allegations and investigate this matter further.

So far, we've been unsuccessful in determining the source of how these transactions were wrongfully processed. We recommend that you contact your bank and dispute all transactions related to PMI 8888758035. As stated, they were never authorized nor processed by any of Full Tilt?s processors.

Should you have any further enquiries, please dont hesitate to contact us again.

Regards,

Paula
Full Tilt Poker Black Card Support

Unreal! How completely unacceptable is that!

2BA

FullTilt Compromising it's Players Bank information

2011-04-10T10:10:00.003-05:00

This will be a huge ding on online poker, and I'm telling you this issue has impacted me first hand.

A former FTP payment processor has gone bad and is stealing from the bank accounts of Full Tilt depositors.

READ this thread at 2+2 discussing the matter. The company in question is called PMI 8888758035 and FTP has acknowledged the fact PMI did do work for them. Players report PMI began "double-charging" their bank accounts in January. PMI would then go on to change the name on charges to bank statements to "PMI SALE".

This response from Fulltilt is completely unacceptable:

"We can confirm that Full Tilt Poker did not initiate or authorize the processing of this transaction. For further details on this charge, please contact the processor in question PMI 8888758035 As this charge did not originate from Full Tilt Poker, we also recommend contacting your financial institution should you wish to pursue the matter further. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused."

Like most of you, I only keep an operational amount of money on Fulltilt/Stars for obvious reasons. I too back in November made some deposits, and had reported this issue to Tilt about double charges on my account, which didn't hit until the end of Feb and March. Considering I am a supposed VIP, on their Black Card Program, their response blows my mind. I have been a faithful customer since the beginning, but this is the straw that is breaking the camels back.

I should have done this from the start, but now I'll be forced to close my bank acct, and get another one exclusive for online poker. This will be a major pain in the ass, but I have no other choice. This has had a very sobering effect on my online poker playing habit, and I don't think I'll be playing anywhere near the volume or the stakes I have before. I won't go back to that until online poker is regulated in the US, and therefore at least have some of peace of mind that we aren't getting ripped off.

So.....If you made Full Tilt Poker deposits in the Fall of 2010 (and into 2011) :

CHECK YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS PEOPLE!

2BA

Micros episode 4

2011-04-03T08:01:00.001-05:00

2BA

This is cool Phil!

2011-03-30T14:48:00.005-05:00

Reposted from Realestate Yahoo:

Two views of the slide connecting the New York penthouse apartments
Photo: Turett Collaborative Architects

Fresh off snatching up a pair of penthouses in a brand new luxury condo building, our hero was faced with a dilemma: How to combine the two apartments into one bonkers bachelor pad to rule them all?

The answer was surprisingly simple: Duh, a slide!

Here's what the architects said about it:Turett Collaborative Architects created this indoor funzone, and they explain the whole crazy scheme on their website. What they don't include is the identity of the manchild who commissioned the slide, nor the building that has been turned into a playground. We did the homework.

"TCA has had a lot of experience connecting smaller apartments together into a seamless whole, but this adventurous client requested something we'd never seen before. In a newly constructed multi-residential development, in the East Village of NYC, TCA had the opportunity to meet a unique client's desire to combine two penthouse condos... with a helical slide. In this transformation, two identical 1-bedroom units, one atop the other, were combined into a duplex 2-bedroom home with the option to descend in the usual way on a new Italian-made "Rintal" stair, or more speedily, in a seated position, careening through the new double-height atrium.

No word if you can also climb the slide connecting the NYC apartments
Photo: Turett Collaborative Architects

"The half-tube stainless steel slide starts on the top floor near the office, and lands below near both the living and dining areas. The sculptural slide is housed in a newly created 18’ tall double-height space, which includes custom designed glass railings. The image of the stainless steel curves in front of the oversized window to the city beyond, to say nothing of the irrepressible glee of grown adults on the slide, is surprisingly poetic; with careful detailing, the playground element is an unexpectedly elegant addition to the space.

"Upon completion, the owner enjoys not only the newly combined total of 2,400 square feet, but also a new game room, office, putting green on the terrace, and of course, the slide."

Perhaps you won't be surprised to find out that this penthouse combo is in the East Village's most notorious party pad, the A Building. According to public records, Penthouses F & G were bought on the same day in October 2008 for a combined $3.14 million. The buyer was Phil Galfond, who we're guessing is the same Phil Galfond that makes his living as a professional poker player and lives in New York City. If there's one guy you'd expect to have a metal slide linking his two downtown Manhattan penthouses, it's a 26-year-old poker pro, right? Our only question is, dude, why leave out a ball pit at the bottom?

Wheeeee!

2BA

St8 Flush again FTW

2011-03-25T10:34:00.002-05:00

Got a Benjy back on the power of another St8 Flush....

2BA

#&$@()@#&^#)#

2011-03-24T21:48:00.003-05:00

That was a fucking $352 River!

2BA

#45

2011-03-21T11:32:00.007-05:00

If your a tournament poker player, Sunday's are your 'holy day'. Between Stars and Tilt, you have so many excellent big guarantee tournaments, and lot's of possibilities to have a big payday, for small buy-ins. The $26 dollar tourney's on FullTilt get some huge fields, and from what I hear, Double Guarantee's are back starting next week, which will keep the tournament prize pools on the rise.

I played a bunch yesterday, and was happy to satellite into a couple of entries for the MiniFtops main event, which drew some bazillion players, where the winner was going to get almost 500K for their $75 investment. Not bad at all....I saw the tournament ended this morning, as I expected with that many people in it. I managed one cash, which combined with the satty's, made almost break even for the ME. I played a bunch of other tournaments, including the KO MiniFtops, but got KO'd early when some RONnie moved in from the BB for like 60 BB's, after i 3x from SB. I had AA, so I'm not folding EVER, and he had AQ...a pretty nice position to be in, unless of course #45 puts a bazillion Q's on the board. Fucker made quads, and that was that.

Then one of my entries in the ME got it all in for a monsterpotten, again SB vs BB, where I had A9, and he had 98. The preflop action was a min-raise from me, and a flat from him. Flop comes A9x....and of course this genius decides top pair crap kicker is good, and so all the money goes in (I checked, he bet, I 3 bet and he shoved), and #45 dishes out 88 on turn and river. Fucker! I suppose I could have folded Top Two, but in that spot, against that RONnie, it wasn't going to happen. Plus I still had my other entries still in the tournament...but nevertheless...geez!

This crap however went on for my other tournaments entries as well, so of course I had to have a heart to heart with #45 about all this silliness. So of course, in his sense of fair play, he decides to 'even things out', during the evening's blogger Survivor tournament:

This was not a pretty win folks....but of course you all know that already. If only I had that heart to heart with that fucker at the start of the day!

2BA

Nice Call dude!

2011-03-17T11:35:00.000-05:00

LOL!

2BA

Who Knew?

2011-03-14T22:51:00.004-05:00

May be my first non holdem win outside of blogger tournaments:

And for good measure, on my way to this victory:

2BA

FullTilt announces Onyx Cup

2011-03-14T12:30:00.002-05:00

http://www.fulltiltpoker.net/press-announcement

2BA

Micro Karma

2011-03-10T20:18:00.001-06:00

2BA

Outlasted, in the Mook

2011-03-10T07:46:00.005-06:00

Well Sorta....I offered Numbbono a straight chip chop, and he accepted. I don't recall, but I may have had 3 to 1 advantage at the time, I was pretty sleepy. Right before the deal, we got it in with AK vs AT but wound up chopping.

It's been fun watching the current Survivor theme, hats off to Goat for spicing things up in the blogger tournaments, and look forward to see how this all winds up.

HeffMike, thanks for the 20, had I been up to speed on your bounty offers, I would have tried and scoop the entire 40!

2BA

Raining DQB!

2011-03-08T18:35:00.004-06:00

2BA

$75 into $1148

2011-03-07T18:02:00.006-06:00

and for good measure, since I know it annoys the hec out of Hoy:

2BA

Siedel is sitting on top of the poker world!

2011-03-07T12:41:00.006-06:00

Mr Siedel is what is known as 'en fuego'! He disposed of Moneymaker in the final match (2-0) with ease, basically squashing him like a bug to take down the NBC headsup title, which incidentally, he took 2nd for last year.

Vanessa Selbst said it best, when just before starting her match with Siedel, she said (paraphrasing)...."I'm basically drawing dead".

Here is the full brackets if your interested.

With the win, Siedel surpasses the 4 MILLION mark, in just the 1st quarter of 2011. That's a freaking amazing run!

EDIT: just adding his 1st quarter 2011 results:

3rd place finish at the $5,000 6-max event for $46,560 at the PCA
4th place finish in the $25,000 High Roller event for $295,960.
3rd in the Aussie Millions $100k High Roller event for $618,139
Then wins the $250k High Roller Event for a further $2.4 million.
5th at the $5,000 Heads-Up event LAPC for $14,500
Then winning the $25k High Roller event for another $144,570.
Wins NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship to book another $750,000

Johnny Chan who???

2BA

Priceless

2011-03-07T12:07:00.004-06:00

If you want one, get it here.

2BA

Nanonoko

2011-03-06T12:15:00.001-06:00

Very interesting piece on a Pokerstars SNE grinder NanoNoko:

2BA

32K Final Table

2011-03-03T00:15:00.002-06:00

A funny story on my way to this 3rd place finish.....About 30 min after the start of the tournament, I was reading about the IPAD 2 coming out next week. Apple has gone over the top again, and improved on an already great device. I held out from buying the original purposely, and after seeing the announcement, I started looking around to see what apps where out there which would allow me to remote into my desktop from the IPAD to play poker.

So I read some posts on 2+2, and decide to download Teamviewer, since the comments were good, works over both wifi and 3g, and it's free! I install it on my desktop and then install the client on my Iphone. Literally took 5 min to setup, and bingo bango, I have control of my desktop from my Iphone. Of course on the Ipad, this will be even better for obvious reasons.

So I wander out to show Mrs 2BA, and low and behold I get KK.....now prior to this, I had already played (mostly folded) about a dozen hands or so from the Iphone. I had also made some raises, and had got the general jist of using the Teamviewer app. However, on this hand, I accidentally folded, but 2 other guys got it all in, and one of them had the other KK, and the 3rd guy had AA. So there you go...funny how things tend to work out. A few hands after that one, I got KK again, still playing on the Iphone, and had better results as I was able to double up.

I suppose I can 'afford' that Ipad2 now! Lock it up!

2BA

Floppy Flop

2011-02-27T13:26:00.002-06:00

Gotta love the action too! Luckily, it held, unlike yesterday, when I flopped a boat with 88, only to have QJ get it all in with me on a q82 flop, and then see the proverbial 'runner runner' QJ send me to rail.

2BA

The Micros, Episode 3

2011-02-26T16:34:00.000-06:00

2BA

2011 NBC National Heads-Up Championship Field Revealed

2011-02-23T12:13:00.002-06:00

You can find the full article from Bluff and list here.

Now in light of the big 2+2 thread regarding Sorel Mizzi and John Racener, wouldn't it be cool to have them matched up? At least they will have a 3rd party dealer this time! lol!

2BA

Highway robbery at FTOPS ME FT!

2011-02-21T08:54:00.007-06:00

This was a whopper of a main event for the latest installment of the FTOPs. The final table deal went down early this morning, and from the looks of it, someone made out like a bandit. I believe Blur is Blair Hinkle, and a pretty good thing he had multi entered (6 Entries) this tournament. 1.1 Million ROI on his 6 entries is pretty damn good, especially given how he made out on the deal. At the time of the deal, the chip counts were roughly:

60m (Blur)
30m (Giampp)
16m (SirMad)

The deal was..

1.145m (Blur)
830k (Giampp)
805k (SirMad)

About 65k left to play for. With Giampp winning the ME, he banked less than 2nd would have been pre-deal. Sirmad would have got 620k ish for 3rd pre-deal.

One thing of note which was interesting, is that Giampp only had one entry in the tournament. I might be wrong, but he may be the first, non-multi entry player to win a big buy-in multi-entry tourny, since Fulltilt started these a month or so ago. Nevertheless, the MultiEntry format definitely benefits the elite players, and as long as they continue, winner's like Giampp will be far and few between. Of the 9 players at the final table, only Giampp and beerocrat had single entries, all the rest had multi's, with the majority holding 6 entries!

2BA

Could it be?

2011-02-10T14:59:00.003-06:00

I had extra outs this time to hit it too,open ended Straight flush draw........drum roll.............

Ha ha.....at least he paid me off!

2BA

A straight flush a day....

2011-02-09T20:56:00.002-06:00

What can I say? Odds? have to be in the millions! (like Deniro in Casino)

2BA

LOL!

2011-02-08T16:51:00.002-06:00

Ok, please report me! Even I'm getting suspicious!

2BA

Final Table the 35k

2011-02-07T22:23:00.002-06:00

I was able to ride the just previously posted 'str8 flush' to a 6th place finish in the 35K. Talk about not being able to close out a tourney, this is getting old. I had the chip lead at one point when we were down to 2 tables, but it wasn't meant to be.

It still is what I love about tournament play, and will keep plugging away. In this tournament, pretty much everyone left after 3 tables were pretty good/expert players. I am always up for the challenge, and felt I held my own fairly well.

Granted I was aided by that spectacular suckout, but hey, you have to have a little bit of help from lady luck along the way.

2BA

FU and your never ending string of st8 & Royals Flushes!

2011-02-07T17:42:00.003-06:00

2BA

You don't see this often

2011-02-02T09:06:00.003-06:00

And by that, I am referring to coming out on the + end of the suckout! Amazing no one had a heart!

2BA

And another one.....

2011-01-28T16:21:00.002-06:00

....this time on Stars, during the WBCOOP!

2BA

1st Straight Flush of 2011

2011-01-27T17:11:00.002-06:00

2BA

2 Buck Rush FT

2011-01-25T22:22:00.003-06:00

2 dollar rush tourney, plus the double guarantee made this a pretty nice ROI. For those of you who aren't aware, Fulltilt is running double guarantee's on all of their guarantee tournaments, through Sunday I believe. They have peppered these with the previously mentioned 'JJProdigy' enhancement, which namely allows you to have multiple runners in the tournament. In this particular one, you could have up to 4, which I did take advantage of, and a fair number of rebuys, probably around 20 bucks total investment roughly.

I know I've seen some rumblings about the 'JJProdigy' enhancement on FT MTT's, but at least for this week, with the double guarantee's, you can play for a significant payday for a small buy-in. Tournaments I usually play that are $26 dollar buyin, and normally carry about 900 runners, with a top prize of say 6-7K, are getting ridiculous runners (4x), and with the added entries per runners, your getting some whopper of prize pools. Especially in the evening tournaments.

I would suggest however if your going to buy in multiple times, to look at the payout structure. When you only have 1 runner, and you make the money, you make a small profit. If you have multiple runners, and only one min cash's, you've lost money. So at least know per entries, where you would have to place to recover, but I suppose the real added value is that you are allowing yourself a change to go deep. Ask Shaun Deeb...who won last night's 1k, had 4 entries for a whopping 4k in buyins, but won the tourney and collected a cool 317K. Now there is a real ROI!

Get it while you can folks!

2BA

Edit: As I posted this, I noticed CK has a very nice, well thought through analysis of these tournaments. My comments are more of the 'high level' variety.

The Micro's Episode 2

2011-01-24T23:32:00.000-06:00

2BA

WSOP 2011 Schedule

2011-01-24T15:46:00.000-06:00

Get it right here.

2BA

WTF???

2011-01-19T14:13:00.004-06:00

What a nice way to treat not only a long time regular, but also a Black card member!

WTF???

Update: My account has been restored. They had suspended my account for 'my protection against possible fraudulent attempts to access my account'. So the short story is that I play poker on 2 computers. One is a desktop, and the other is my new MacBook Pro. I usually log off the client on my desktop, but yesterday, I forgot, and put the computer in suspend mode. While playing on my Mac, my desktop woke up, probably my daughter moved the mouse in my office, which is all it would take, and since the FT client was already open, it tried to log in. Of course the client on the Mac detected this, and prompted me that another system was trying to logon to my account. I quickly realized it was the desktop, and clicked on "Deny". You would think that would kill the other client, but it doesn't. Instead, every few minutes, I was getting a pop up, telling me the same thing, and I kept on just clicking on Deny. It was 10 min or so until the break in the tournament I was playing in, so figured I kill the desktop client then, given that FT's 'Deny' wasn't doing what it should have done. I explained this to their "Black Card Customer service" and they replied fairly quickly, re-enabling my account, and giving me the 'better safe than sorry' spiel. I guess I can appreciate that, but it would have been nice if their software worked in the first place. I noted that in my reply to them, and they have forwarded it to their development team. Funny, that their detection overlooked the 2nd computer was on the same network...the same detection which in fact does sense when more than one computer on the same network is trying to register to the same non-private tournament with different accounts.

2BA

Multi-Entry FT

2011-01-19T07:51:00.001-06:00

Had 2 Entries invested, so not a bad ROI. In fact, my other entry cashed as well, albeit a small amount. This one was a Rush tourney as well, and really took way longer than usual.

I don't recall the last time a ran in the so called 'god mode', but I did for about 10 min in the late stages of the tournament. I picked up AA,KK,JJ a total of 3 times each during that span, and won every hand. I also played some suited connectors which either made straights or flushes, which most importantly, all held. It was a very weird run, and all I could think of was 'why this can't happen in a larger buy in tournament'! Pretty sick.

2BA

Don't see this often

2011-01-18T15:23:00.002-06:00

The money went in on the Turn......lucky me!

2BA

Crazy new MTT on Fulltilt

2011-01-17T18:27:00.004-06:00

Multi Entries aka as the 'JJ PRodigy" feature have been introduced on Fulltilt. Catch a discussion of it here on 2+2. This one is called the kitchen sink, as it not only allows you 4 entries, but also is Rush, Super Turbo, Knockout, 6max!

Maybe change the Mookie to this format? Would be fun!

2BA

Pokerstars World Blogger Championship

2011-01-13T20:14:00.001-06:00

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.

Registration code: XXXXXX 394125

1st Royal of 2011

2011-01-13T15:37:00.002-06:00

Poor sap made a boat on the river too!

2BA

Final Table 40K

2011-01-12T00:07:00.004-06:00

Another nice score, considering how many times I got hit in the junk this tourney. I'd get up a nice amount, only to get fleeced by those dastardly 2 and 3 outers my opponents seem to always hit. At the start of the Final Table, I was last in chips, but somehow managed to make it up to 6th.

2BA

1st score of 2011

2011-01-08T09:18:00.003-06:00

I don't play the 50/50 that often, in fact, if I do, it's pretty much only on Fridays/Saturdays, due to how late it ends, and the fact that I need to be reasonably awake for the work I do. Obviously would have like to have won, but for a change, the poker gods actually allowed me several suck-outs, so wasn't too terribly disappointed.

I hope that this is the start of a good year, and wish the same to all of the blogger brethren in cyber space.

2BA

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-25T09:18:00.003-06:00

Here's hoping a very Merry Christmas and Happy new year to all!

2BA

The Micros - Holiday Special

2010-12-22T16:16:00.000-06:00

2BA

Fulltilt Epic Fail

2010-12-21T17:55:00.004-06:00

Needless to say, I was doing well in both tournament SNG's I was in. Just standard I suppose.

2BA

Cruelty?

2010-12-19T22:01:00.002-06:00

That's me with the Kings....yuk!

2BA

The Micros

2010-12-09T16:40:00.001-06:00

Great stuff here!

2BA

Season 9 WPT promo

2010-12-07T08:56:00.000-06:00

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Top This!

2010-11-29T19:53:00.002-06:00

Proudly brought to you by FullTilt poker:

Awesome!

2BA

Called by Stuey's ghost!

2010-11-20T10:30:00.003-06:00

Like, obviously!

2BA

TwoBlackAces Casual Poker Player

Giants!

Micros - WSOP edition

FullTilt is in the coffin - Shutdown world wide

Quadjacks blips Howard Lederer

Poor Phil didn't win #12

WSOP 10K Event#16 Final Table is stacked

Phil Ivey Interview

Phil Ivey Website

WSOP live events

Seriously Serious Funny stuff here

Looking for Backers

FullTilt 'RONNIES' Response to Ivey

Phil Ivey says it all....

Durrrr Patchless @ WSOP HU 25K Event #2

Latest *Communication* from FullTilt via FTPDOUG

One of Fulltilts Frozen account has unfroze

$10,000 WSOP BUYIN GIVEAWAY

And the Hits just keep on coming.....

Boom Trailer

Anyone Surprised?

Erik Seidel Defeats Erick Lindgren in Super High Roller

Tony G Tweets on FullTilt Payouts

The Lederer estate up for sale

Shocked and Outraged!

Lederer and Ferguson step down from PPA Board

Siedel Interview

FTP speaks....not much really....

Doyle Brunson says bye bye to Doyle's Room

Micros Episode #5

WSOP.com TO STREAM 55 GOLD BRACELET FINAL TABLES ONLINE

Really Fulltilt???

Sebok Blogs on UB/Black Friday

WSOP Live Main Event Telecast Schedule:

ESPN to offer same-day WSOP coverage

Homage to Eric the SEIborg Siedel

Live cheats and Sunday news

Cashier update

Cashed out from PokerStars

Quadjacks

Poker my pokah

Need a good laugh?

Sunday poker with HeffMike

DOJ paves way for US Online poker players to get their money

More Links

Go Check BWOP's blog on current Online Poker situation

Micros Episode #5 - DOJ inspired!

Online Poker - RIP

No honor among thieves

Online poker D-Day

PMI Update #3

PMI update #2

PMI Update

Fulltilt email response

FullTilt Compromising it's Players Bank information

Micros episode 4

This is cool Phil!

Bachelor Builds Slide Between His NYC Apartments

St8 Flush again FTW

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#45

Nice Call dude!

Who Knew?

FullTilt announces Onyx Cup

Micro Karma

Outlasted, in the Mook

Raining DQB!

$75 into $1148

Siedel is sitting on top of the poker world!

Priceless

Nanonoko

32K Final Table

Floppy Flop

The Micros, Episode 3

2011 NBC National Heads-Up Championship Field Revealed

Highway robbery at FTOPS ME FT!

Could it be?

A straight flush a day....

LOL!

Final Table the 35k

Latest Communication from FullTilt via FTPDOUG

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