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Mike Caro--The Mad Genius of Poker: Today’s word is... “SAD”
Have you ever stopped everything you’re doing right in the middle of the day and thought, “What makes me sad about poker?” Me, too. In fact, so many people seem to be doing it that worldwide...
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Victor Ramdin KOs Joe Hachem to Win the Bike’s Big Event The Bicycle Casino’s...
Victor Ramdin KOs Joe Hachem to Win the Bike’s Big Event The Bicycle Casino’s Big Event, a six-day, $5,000 buy-in affair that attracted 417 players, wound up with Joe Hachem and Victor Ramdin facing...
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Poker Northwest
Tulalip Resort and Casino in Marysville, WA is hosting a $1,100 buy-in, four-day Poker Pro Challenge March 24-27, beginning at 11a.m. each day. Players receive 15,000 starting chips; rounds are 45...
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The Fox’s Den: Surviving an Audit
Last week a client asked me whether it’s possible to get a refund when you are audited by the Internal Revenue Service. I told him that it can happen: In the twelve years I’ve been practicing, I’ve had...
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Tax Court Clarifies Deduction Law for Professional Gamblers
For those of you who engage in the business of gambling and have taxable winnings, a recent decision by the United States Tax Court should get your attention and that of your tax advisor. There had...
View ArticleMysterious Ways: A Joe & Hobby fiction by David J. Valley
Hobby and I were having lunch at the Blue Coyote, a Southwestern restaurant in downtown Palm Springs. I have always held Hobby’s margaritas as the standard of excellence, and have never found any...
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Poker And The Law: “Blackjack And The Law” Wins Case for Casino
In one of the very first cases heard by the federal court in Las Vegas in 2011, Harrah’s (now renamed Caesars) once again won the right to kick out card-counters. Roger L. Hunt, Chief U.S. District...
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Improving Performance: Part 169—Remembering Hole Cards
One quick way to tell if you’re playing with a real rookie is if they repeatedly need to look back at their hole cards to reaffirm what they are. If you find yourself doing this more than on a rare...
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The $500 Dollar Poker Challenge--PART NINE: “Not Playing the Math, Playing...
Terms of the $500 Poker Challenge: Start with $500 and build your poker bankroll over one year into a substantial bankroll. You may only play live games in casinos and poker rooms; no online or home...
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Straight Skinny: "Trapper" Fred
Fred sent us an e-mail asking about a hand he played on-line. He related that he survived in his Sit ‘n’ Go until he and one other remained. After several rounds of heads-up play, he decided to limp on...
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