Online Poker Still Going

So I figured I still need a fix. Guess I can't kick my addiction like some strong people can. And I don't have the time to play live more like other people can. Anyway. Seems like I'm off to a good start on Carbon Poker. Let's see how it goes:

Pokerstars Cashout for US Players now available

I just logged into my Pokerstars account and confirmed. They even converted my SCOOP tickets to cash (now that is +EV... hehehehehe)

More information is here. Best is just to log in and request it direct from PS.

 

Antigua talking about suing the US for 2nd time.

Here's an interesting twist on the whole online poker thing. Antigua is talking about suing the United States through the WTO. Here are some more details on the whole process they went through from 2005-2007 and how/why the WTO ruled against the US before.

I'm curious to know why this has been a non factor in all of the legal discussions going on right now. I would suppose it has something to do with the limited power of the WTO over the US?

Storms in Saint Louis

Funny how storms work. They just drop in, do their damage and then it's gone. In a matter of 60 seconds your are defenseless as your whole world changes. And these aren't trailers in the middle of tornado alley. My prayers go out to anyone who was affected by this. Luckily, I was not. And shame on the people who were out looting these homes before the sun came up. I hope Karma comes back to bite them in the ass.

These pictures are from someone who lives 4 houses away from the tornado touching down. His house was undamaged.

Copied from HEFFMIKE

Let's all freaking play cards one time.....

"Remember, Red. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. "

OK, here's what I figure.

What most of you really miss after Black Friday is sitting down and playing cards with each other.

Some of us played for fun, some for side money, some for an actual living... That's the big uberpicture, and it's being well covered in many, many places...

The smaller, Blogger Tourney picture - is that with all the tourneys people hosted over the years -

the WWdN,
the Mookie/Dank,
the MATH,
the Skillz game,
Riverchasers,
PokerSlut,
AIPS,
Friday Donkaments,
WPBTs,
BBTs,
VeryJosie,
Survivor Island, yadayadayada
(and sorry if I missed something!)

People were essentially playing for pocket change and entertainment.

It wasn't really about the money. It was about the play, the competition and the win.

While you can recreate a lot about online poker by going to play live, what you can't recreate is bringing everyone together from across the country in one virtual place at the drop of a hat.

So, just because the DoJ stopped everyone in the U.S. for doing it for money - doesn't mean you have to stop playing period.

I'm setting up a Home Game for play money on PokerStars.
I assume most of Blogger Nation has a Stars account.
You can still get a .net one if you don't.

There will be a tourney on Sunday night, May 1, at 9:30ET.

There is NO LEGAL DANGER for doing this.
No money is at stake.
Come out and play, or don't.
But I think by May, people will want to push some chips around and just see what's up with everyone else.

2000 chips/10 minute levels with standard Stars setup, so it'll be a decent structure without taking all night.

Let's just play some cards and have a few hours of fun.
There might be 3 players, there might be 30.

If it works out OK, maybe there will be some occasional tourneys that are something else besides unlimited hold them on Sundays. That's probably the best time of the week to do something like this, with no football/Sunday majors/like you're really watching Brothers & Sisters anyway you momo...

If not - we'll that's OK too.

I know it's hard to sit there and play for a couple hours with nothing but pride at stake.

I just figured that it's silly to just throw in the towel when there is an avenue for everyone to get together and play. While I doubt anything about online poker will be the same whenever it's legal for Americans to play for real $$ again, this is what we have right now.

It's a small gesture of civil disobedience. Club is named BBT in Exile.

*****
- Open the main poker lobby, then click on the Home Games tab
- Click the 'Join a Poker Club' button
- Enter my Club ID number: 415619
- Enter my Invitation Code: wolverines
*****

Weeeeeeeeeeeee

Dear jamyhawk,

We were very pleased to receive the news today that allows US players to cash out their real money balances.

In response to this update, the Cashout Option in the PokerStars Cashier will be temporarily closed to allow us to prepare the technical solutions and formulate the plan and processes required to allow you to cash out your balance.

In the interim, any pending cashouts have been returned to your account in order to ensure players have the opportunity to cash out orderly. Please be assured, US player balances are safe. We will notify all US players as soon as the cashier is available again.

Providing you with the facility to cash out is our top priority right now, and hopefully all US players will be able to cash out via the PokerStars Cashier in the near future. We apologize for the temporary delay, and sincerely appreciate your patience and cooperation, as we continue working towards providing you with a solution to cash out.

Regards,

PokerStars Support