With Thanksgiving weekend behind us, the NFL’s Week 12 schedule is a little shortened. This doesn’t leave players with many betting options, something you always want when watching a series…
Year: 2023
Decisions made by players in the December clash between WSOP Paradise and WPT World Championship
In today’s poker world, it is not uncommon for players to have to make decisions about which tournaments to enter. However, it’s rare that the tournaments in question have such…
The secret of the re-entry tournament
Gather together, kids, as we look back on a day in poker when – SHOCKING! – You only have one chance at a poker tournament. Yes, there were those days…
Wide Open Race last month for 2023 Player of the Year
When breaking down the Female Player of the Year race for both CardPlayer Magazine and the Global Poker Index, we came up with the question: What is the race like…
Brazilian pro Rafael Caiaffa was banned from the BSOP event for sneaking chips onto his stack
There’s an old saying: “If you don’t cheat, you don’t try.” So I might have to give Brazilian poker pro Rafael Caiaffa some credit for trying. But I probably won’t…
Las Vegas Culinary Union members approve new contract with MGM and Caesars
Improved pay Culinary Local 226 members this week overwhelmingly approved new five-year contracts with Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, averting potential strikes. Caesars employees voted 99 percent in favor…
Wait what? Oklahoma’s governor expresses support for cockfighting
This is one of the strangest things I’ve ever written about. You might think that a state governor would do better to announce his support for the blood sport of…
Workers at two Detroit casinos agree on a new contract and end to the strike, but MGM employees are still against it
Aren’t two out of three bad? The goal of the Detroit casino workers’ strike is in sight, even if the bond isn’t quite broken yet. On Friday, the Detroit Casino…
The Borgata starts 2024 with its Winter Poker Open
We may not have made it to 2023 yet, but the poker tournament calendar is already gearing up for 2024. The Borgata in Atlantic City is the first tournament of…
NFL Week Eleven 2023: What’s most important? TIMED COORDINATION…
There’s an old joke among comedians. FIRST COMEDIAN: “What is the most important thing in comedy?” SECOND COMEDIAN: “Wh-” FIRST COMEDIAN: “TIMING!” The same goes for many things in life,…
