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Cryptologic Quarterly Earnings Down Sharply on BetFair Exit

While Cryptologic eeked out earnings of $1.5 million for the three months ending March 31, 2007, revenue and earnings were down sharply year over year, dropping 27% and 80%, respectively. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the positive quarterly earnings were entirely due to a positive gain on the books for changing their accounting on […]

Carlos Mortensen Wins 2007 WPT Championship

Carlos Mortensen added an impressive double double to his poker resume, taking down the nearly $4 million first prize in the 2007 WPT Championship tournament. Already a WSOP Main Event winner, Mortensen became the first player to ever win both a WSOP Main Event and a WPT championship. And he did it in impressive fashion, […]

CryptoLogic to Power WPT Online Poker Site

After unsuccessfully struggling to launch their own online poker site, the World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced that it has signed a 3 year deal with CryptoLogic to license its platform for the WPT’s online gaming site.
“Liquidity is a big deal in this business,” said Steven Lipscomb, President, Founder and CEO of WPTE. “CryptoLogic has […]

Barney Frank to Save Online Poker in the US?

US Representative Barney Frank is set to introduce a bill on Thursday in an attempt to roll back much of the effects of the unlawful internet Gambling Enforcement Ace (UIGEA) that was passed last October.
While any legislation to repeal or reform the act faces an obvious uphill battle (once in place, it’s much harder to […]

Counter-intuitive poker strategy

I wanted to test my multi-table skills without much risk today, so I 4-tabled some $2+.25 SNGs at Full Tilt. Here’s what I observed:
1. When you put money in the pot, always defend it pre-flop when you have the least amount of information about your opponents’ hands.
2. QT is the nuts, and can call any […]

Neteller Withdrawls from Canada

I know today was suppose to be the poker points final review and i’m sure you’re all dying to hear about that. But bigger news is on the front. Which, personally affects me and sucks like your aces getting cracked.
Neteller has withdrawn from Canada. Although, online gaming isn’t illegal […]

From Good to Bad

Last week, I was running hot. Seriously hot.
Perfect reads. Laying down big hands when I knew I was beat. Making big calls with second pair. Catching the cards I was chasing, and picking up the big hands deep in the SNG.
And, when it was over, I didn’t realize it.
Calling extra bets. Bluffing with air, […]

REVIEW - Poker Points Stores (II)

The second in my three part series is on Poker Savvy.   The first article on Poker Source Online (PSO) can be found here.
PokerSavvy is another site similar to Poker Source Online (PSO), however, it hasn’t been around for as long as PSO.  However, what they lack in age they gain in number of poker sites.  […]

REVIEW - Poker Points Stores (I)

In the last article I explained the basic premise of the Poker Points Sites. That article can be found here. Today’s article will deal with Pokersourceonline, one of if not the, leading poker points site.
Poker Souce Online (PSO) has 12 different promotions that you can take advantage. The requirements […]