Archive for the 'Poker Lifestyle' Category

Poker Players Like to Bluff in the Buff

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

Paddypowerpoker.com today released preliminary results from its forthcoming report “Poker 2006: The State of Play” revealing that:
• Over 50% of all poker players have played the game naked or in their underwear.
• More than 10% have injured themselves playing poker.
• Around 33% would forfeit their partner […]

Win Your Seat at the World Series of Poker 2006

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

A new web site launches today which promises to keep poker players up to speed with all WSOP 2006 satellites and prize draws.
WSOPSeat.com aims to help average poker players get to the World Series of Poker 2006 for a fraction of what it would cost to buy in directly.
Getting in to the WSOP 2006 is […]

Gambling in Moderation

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

There are those who visit casinos to win big, and those who go to have fun and gamble in moderation. For the average person, gambling is probably best viewed as a fun night out rather than a way to make a pile of money, and those who approach it in this way have find a […]

Play Poker: Win College Tuition

Monday, November 7th, 2005

University of Florida law student, Derek Dilberian, did it in June of 2005, playing under the “handle” of “DILBERMAN.”
So did Jeremy Olisar from Carnegie Mellon University, in October, 2005, playing as “OLYSPORTS.”
What did they do?
They entered an online Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament and won a semester’s tuition.
Absolutepoker.com, the sponsoring site, placed no limitations on […]

Poker Cruises

Monday, November 7th, 2005

What a combination: playing poker and being on a cruise ship.
Card Player Magazine, one of the premier poker magazines out of Las Vegas, enlists Linda Johnson (“The First Lady of Poker”) as the honcho on Card Player Cruises. She has run more than 40 of them and knows her business.
More than that, she also knows […]