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The eccentric and exciting Phil “The Unabomber” Laak was hospitalized on Thursday after an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) accident brought a bitter end to a week-long vacation with friends in Orgeon. His initial tweets at the beginning of his fantastic voyage into the testosterone-laden wilderness painted an innocent picture: “In Victoria, 23 min flt to Vancouver [...]

As the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) enters its seventh year, tourney officials realized something had to be done to bring it out of the spiraling nosedive that would leave a wreckage indistinguishable from a backwater VFW hall home game on a Friday night. As its prestige faded with any mention of it still [...]

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Second to Phil Ivey as the all-time money earner in poker, Daniel Negreanu is a certifiable tourney force. Chronicling his rise to greatness were ESPN cameras seemingly fused at his hip through the earlier part of the decade, eager observers to this happy-go-lucky Canadian who had fresh lunches prepared for him daily by his mom. [...]

Tilt wasn’t just a terrible show on ESPN with Michael Madsen by the creators of Rounders. It’s the collapse of your psyche after someone named “AAsine” or “WinsThePOT420″ or some other stupid play on words with an avatar of himself holding up pockets As into the camera chases his gutshot to the river and hits. [...]

A recent study by the College of Pharmacy at the Nova Southeastern University in Florida found that an overwhelming 80% of poker players use performance-enhancing drugs and substances while they play cards. The other 20% listen to Creed while popping sour apple Gushers and washing down Nerds with Coke.
The 198 participants consisted of 20-year-old males, [...]

The Biggest Loser is a show about fat people losing weight. Terrance Watanabe gives the title a new meaning, having lost $204 million at the Rio and Caesars in Las Vegas last year. The astronomical figure has now somehow become the least of his worries, as the businessman and philanthropist goes on trial July 12th [...]

A disbarred lawyer from Dennis, Massachusetts pleaded guilty earlier this month to “to one count of larceny over $250 by a single scheme”, an understatement considering the amount was an additional $649,750.
John “Jack” Roberts Jr. admittedly stole $650,000 from a local client, wiring the bulk of the money to poker sites to fuel his shameless [...]

If you play poker, you’ve come to realize that the game has its fair share of idiots. Coupled with the fact these specimens often run off with your money when their cards come runner-runner, nothing would be more satisfying than punching them directly in the face. It’s one thing to think this from behind a [...]