Seventy Five Dollars To Try This Crappy Poker Room
READ MORE: Free Money, Online Poker, Poker
Is there any such thing as a free ride? At the online casinos there is. While nearly every site offers some sort of deposit bonus, is there anyone out there that will just give you cash without a deposit? Duggle......[MORE]
Badugi Bitch!
READ MORE: Badugi, Poker
Badugi, in the words of Scurvy Dog, is like "Razz on steroids. Or crack. Or steroid crack." Scurvy's been all up in the Badugi shit lately, and he's got the mechanics of the game down: "As far as the action,......[MORE]
Another Good Reason To Make Time For Vegas
READ MORE: Las Vegas, Topless Bull Riding
From Las Vegas blog: "You may know Sapphire (3025 S. Industrial Rd.) as the largest strip club in the world -- 71,000 square feet and $25 million ($352 per square foot) invested in a multi-level former warehouse with three bars.......[MORE]
BG Says Sayonara Y'all
READ MORE: Announcements
AJ got his Buh-Bye post last week, this one's mine. It's been a pleasure working with Gawker and AJ in particular, and being able to write "professionally" (cough) about something I love has been a thrill. As the poker and......[MORE]
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Picking Up Pots With Absolutely Nothing
READ MORE: Poker
There are plenty of "moves" you can make in tournaments that are effectively bluffs or semi-bluffs that can help add to your chip stack. Poker Player Newspaper features an article about a technique the author dubs "The Fourth Street Thief:"......[MORE]
WWJD With Pocket Jacks?
READ MORE: Jesus, Poker
We talked to God last night, like we always do. He calls us on the Bat-Phone. Anyway, God says you should leave us the hell alone and let us manage our habits in private. We're going to continue to smoke......[MORE]
The Rake: One More Time
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· Chops finds an article which breaks the record for most poker metaphors ever used in one paragraph. The author, apparently, did not know when to fold 'em. [WickedChops] · April suggests you should see your unimproved hands to the......[MORE]
Celebrity Betting: Oprah's Big Fucking Night
READ MORE: Celebrity Betting, David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey, Will Leitch Likes to Pound Puppies
For those of you who don't watch splashy entertainment news shows, fat-cum-thin-cum-beefy billionaire talk show host Oprah Winfrey is finally taking off her pussypants and appearing on The Late Show With David Letterman. After years of dodging Letterman's show(16,......[MORE]
Priming Yourself For Vegas: Tip Seven - Gamble Your Ass Off... To A Point
READ MORE: Las Vegas
Dr. Pauly, with the most obvious tip of all: "I think this one is self-explanatory. Don't bring more cash to Vegas than you are willing to lose. Always keep your bankroll separate from your strip club money. You'll thank me......[MORE]
Priming Yourself For Vegas: Tip Six - You Can't Go Through Vegas Drunk And Hungry, Son
READ MORE: Las Vegas
This gem from Dr. Pauly is dumb, but oh so true: "If you have the opportunity to eat, do it because you never know when you might never have another chance to get some grub." Here's the worst feeling in......[MORE]
Home Game Hell
READ MORE: Poker
If you live in the greater Washington DC area and host a home poker game, The Washington Post wants to put the fear of god into you: "On Sunday, a pair of masked men -- one wielding a shotgun and......[MORE]
Priming Yourself For Vegas: Tip Five - Tip At Least Five
READ MORE: Las Vegas
It goes without saying that money makes the world go 'round. Greasing palms can be a tremendous advantage in Vegas, so says Dr. Pauly: "Do you wanna get shit done in Vegas? Tip the hell out of every person you......[MORE]
Score One For "Gambling Interests"
READ MORE: Gambling, Indian Casino, New York, New York Supreme Court
Opening Thursday, the Sioux Nation's Manhattan Club off 51st and Amsterdam: "The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in effect gave the green light for more legal gambling in New York. Thwarting a group of anti-gambling organizations, the high court refused to......[MORE]
Priming Yourself For Vegas: Tip Four - Ditch the Hardball Image
READ MORE: Las Vegas
Poker players, even at the low limits, depend on psychology to help them make decisions. Should I chase my flush at a bad price against the rhubarb who just bluffed at a pot with nothing? Or do I steer clear......[MORE]
The Rake: Look Mom, More Poker
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· Dan from Pokerati finds an article about a British poker bot currently in play. It's just like any other bot, except that it's unflappably polite and mildly self-deprecating. [Pokerati] · LiveStraddle launches, and reviews online poker rooms across a......[MORE]
Priming Yourself For Vegas: Tip Three - Keep It Amped Up
READ MORE: Las Vegas
Vegas is probably the one place on the planet where you absolutely shouldn't say "Charge It." Unless, of course, you're taking a tip from Dr. Pauly: "Since you will be staying up from anywhere from 20-36 hours straight, you might......[MORE]
Pokering Again Around Flori-duh
READ MORE: Florida, Poker
So poker tournaments are allowed again in Florida? Well, kinda. We'll let Online Poker News explain: "Currently, Derby Lane offers almost the same tournament rules, as he did before. The track has reportedly invented a rather original way to bypass......[MORE]
Priming Yourself For Vegas: Tip Two - Hydrate
READ MORE: Las Vegas
Dr. Pauly is a Vegas veteran, and has seen better men than you try to take a bender through the wee hours of the morning. Want to handle your liquor like a Hilton sister? Drink up on the agua, your......[MORE]
Miyagi's MGM Memories
READ MORE: Las Vegas, Pat Morita
The oh so untimely death of Pat Morita last week has hit no city harder than Las Vegas. Norm Clarke of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on an email from Vegas tourist Steve Snider, who had an encounter with the......[MORE]
Over-Emotional? Play Tournament Poker
READ MORE: Poker
If you're anything like we are, your dog takes a severe beating every time yet another three-outer spikes to take your hard-earned dough off the table. But does emotion have any place at all in poker? Suspected android Hank from......[MORE]
Priming Yourself For Vegas: Tip One - Sleep Is For The Dead
READ MORE: Las Vegas
We are eleven days from touching down in Las Vegas for a weekend of poker, too much Corona, and late night Pai Gow sessions. Thanks to Dr. Pauly, we're already preparing in whatever way we can for our trip. He's......[MORE]
Vegas On Our Mind
READ MORE: Las Vegas
In roughly 241 hours, we're wheels down at McCarran. In roughly 244 hours, we'll be down a cool hundy on the horses. This begs the question, "Can you find value in Las Vegas?" Anthony Curtis at the Las Vegas Advisor......[MORE]
Slow Rollers
READ MORE: Poker
When you win a hand, do like our dad always told us: Act like you've been there before. The WSOP on ESPN has shown us the worst tap-dancing ninnies on the planet, and if you try pulling that shit on......[MORE]
Oddjack "Blog of the Week": Best Poker Blogs
READ MORE: Best Poker Blogs, Best Poker Blogs Oddjack, Blog of the Week, Oddjack
We're happy that a poker blog called "Best Poker Blogs" is featuring us as their blog of the week, as it's possible that these fine folks are completely unaware that we're not going to be around anymore. Good times.......[MORE]
Playing For A Chip
READ MORE: Poker
Good weekend at the tables for us. We placed third in a fairly tough multi, and took $60 off the suckers our friends in our Friday night home game. Still, we got our ass kicked in the Full Tilt Poker......[MORE]
The Rake: Still Not Mailing It In
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· North Dakota is exploring opening their borders to host online casino companies in the state. Just as long as we don't have to go there to collect, we're cool. [GrandForksHerald] · A tuxedoed Phil Ivey ran over the seven-player......[MORE]
Monday Morning Oddsline
READ MORE: Oddjack's Daily Line
YOUR NEXT / OUR LAST FIVE DAYS ON THE OVER/UNDER · Percent of posts you'll see this week pertaining to poker - 62% · Posts dedicated to long-since-cancelled television series - THREE · Minutes of effort AJ will put into......[MORE]
Before You Have Breakfast, Prepare for Impending Doom
READ MORE: Bird Flu Betting, Tradesports, Weeping Virgin Mary
The Virgin Mary is crying bloody tears at a Vietnamese church in Sacramento. Does this mean somebody got a little creative with grape Juicee Juice? Most likely. However, let's look at this from an investment perspective. According to one spooked......[MORE]
Oddjack's Week Of Being Beaten Like a Baby Cheetah Cub
READ MORE: Bill Rini For President, Canned, Fired, Oddjack Dead, Oddjack's Week in Review
· Great week this week. Start off with an oddly compelling Monday Night Football after a two-day vacation...and then we get canned. · Poker stuff galore. Nobody can say BG's mailing it in! The man likes his poker. ·......[MORE]
Friday Football Rundown
READ MORE: Chopping Lines, Really Probably Drunk At Noon On A Friday
For those of you hanging on AJ's picks this week, play or fade, we've decided to give you a peek today at the lengthy process he goes through to decide who he's backing in any given week. The method to......[MORE]
Celebrity Death Pools: Pat Morita Gets Waxed Off
READ MORE: Celebrity Death Pools, Pat Morita, Will Leitch Speaks Cantonese
Karate Kid Actor Pat Morita Dies [BBC] Cash4Cadavers......[MORE]
Wil Wheaton - Poker Player, Man About Town
READ MORE: Nightmarish Fashion Choices, Poker, Wil Wheaton
The imaginatively named Poker Magazine has an interview with Wil Wheaton posted. Here's a snippet: JK: PokerStars sent you to the WSOP this year and you wrote some excellent posts about the experience on your blog. Looking back now, with......[MORE]
Chicago Poker Rooms In Gary, Indiana
READ MORE: Gary, Indiana, Poker
Gary, Indiana isn't as lovely a place as that song from The Music Man would have you believe. As a matter of fact, it's like a cross between Newark and Pittsburgh, without the sense of hope and positivity that pervades......[MORE]
NYC Card Rooms Now Advertising
READ MORE: NYC Poker Raids, Poker, Poker Rooms
One of your faithful Oddjack staff is an unassuming recreational poker player living in the Upper Midwest. So why the hell is BG getting email advertisements from an "underground" New York City poker club? After the jump, we'll post the......[MORE]
Phil Hellmuth Loves Phil Hellmuth
READ MORE: Phil Hellmuth, Poker
It must feel pretty damn good to take a hand off of Johnny Chan in a big tournament. If you're Phil Hellmuth, you'll use the hand as an opportunity to let the greater Philly area know exactly how cool you......[MORE]
The Rake: Danny's Not Embarrassed To Have A Short Stack
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· The WPT needs your money, they're hemorrhaging badly. Got $10M to spare for the future of TV poker? [PokerPages] · Shit, even the Swedes get to play legal online poker now. Thanks America! [LaunchPoker] · Poker Counselor is back......[MORE]
Friday Morning Lions-Line
READ MORE: Oddjack's Daily Line
Since one of us is a long-time diehard Detroit Lions fan, we'll handicap what's coming next for the saddest franchise in all of professional sports - so far as we're concerned... FIVE MORE WEEKS OF HELL · Will Steve Mariucci......[MORE]
Cultural Oddsmaker: The Facts of Life
READ MORE: Blairrr, Cultural Oddsmaker, Facts of Life
It's the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and you know what that means--amateur night at your local hometown bar and DUI check points on every corner. Yippee! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, today's Cultural Oddsmaker will forecast the upcoming season of that......[MORE]
For Those Who Love Friendly Home Games. And Dick.
READ MORE: Gay, Poker, Will Leitch
"Interested in a fun way to spend your Thursday night? Our low-stakes poker group meets every Thursday night at 7:30pm for a fun, social game. We're gay men, some who have played for years, and others who are just......[MORE]
Thanksgiving Lines
READ MORE: Drinking Alone, Thanksgiving
· Fried Turkey (-240) vs. Roasted Turkey (+220) · Yams (+400) vs. Mashed Potatoes (-360) · Homemade Gravy (-800) vs. Canned Gravy (+750) · Pinot Grigio vs. Sauvignon Blanc (PICK 'EM) · Pecan Pie (-110) vs. Pumpkin Pie (EVEN) ·......[MORE]
Obvious Advice To Win Poker Tournaments
READ MORE: Multi-Table Tournaments, Online Poker, Poker
CJ from Up For Poker cashed in over five multi-table tournaments this weekend, grossing over $8K for his troubles. How does he do it? How about some obvious advice, courtesy of CJ: 1. Play premium hands strong, get paid off.2.......[MORE]
Be Careful Out There
READ MORE: Overcoming Hole Card Peeking Thumb Injuries, Poker
Watch them carving knives tomorrow, or you might be facing bigger problems than a bandage can solve. Just ask The Fat Guy: "Dammittalltohell, I went and did it AGAIN. Every stinking year, this happens. I’ve gone and sliced off a......[MORE]
Live Poker On TV Tomorrow
READ MORE: Full Tilt Poker, Phil Hellmuth, Poker
Looking for some poker to watch in Thursday's tryptophan-induced couch time? Full Tilt Poker and Fox Sports will bring you live poker from Monte Carlo, sit and go style. Here's PokerNews' report: Confirmed entries for the event in Monte Carlo......[MORE]
The Rake: Hachem's Out, But Ivey's Rolling
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· Phil Ivey is leading at the Monte Carlo Millions tournament at the moment, and we wonder if those old white people that follow him around hopped the pond to support him. [WickedChops] · Joe Hachem, however, got bounced from......[MORE]
Wednesday Morning Oddsline
READ MORE: Italian Cured Meats, Oddjack's Daily Line
NOW THAT THE GALLOWS POLE IS IN VIEW · Odds that we'll be blaming all this on last week's guest editor Mean Gene to anyone who'll listen - 3-1 · Odds that AJ Daulerio will suffer through one of those......[MORE]
Remainders: The Indians Called It "Maize"
READ MORE: Remainders
· Remington Park's new slots-only casino opened on Monday, leading all seven of Oklahoma's horse racing fans to wonder what happened to their preferred parking. [Blood-Horse] · And you thought the Apple dorks were bad, now the Linux dweebs are......[MORE]
Oddjack Announcements: Buh-Bye
READ MORE: A.J. Daulerio, Nick Denton, Oddjack, Will Leitch Dances With Sailors
Hello, dear, seldom readers. As you may(or may not) have heard, this plucky little gambling site which rarely reported gambling news or serviceable insights will be no more. Thank yous across the board to those who cared enough to stop......[MORE]
Judging Your Opposition Online
READ MORE: Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker, Party Poker, Poker, PokerStars, poker bloggers
Is it easy to pigeonhole the players at the most popular online sites? Toddcommish thinks so, and has a primer for who you're facing in sit-and-goes and tournaments online: "So, to recap the basic strategies of the online players:Party :......[MORE]
Gambling 911's Jenny Woo is Part Gila Monster
READ MORE: Gambling 911, Jenny Woo, NASCAR, Will Leitch Has Ham Hands
Gambling 911's sassy-assed reporter Jenny Woo spent the weekend at some race car event and had lots of pictures taken of her in various poses with older, married gentlemen who want to do naughty things to her when they're......[MORE]
Cultural Oddsmaker: What Will Happen Next Season on Dawson's Creek?
READ MORE: Cultural Oddsmaker, Dawson's Creek, Pacey Witter, Will Leitch, Will Leitch Is Made of Wood, Will Leitch's Favorite Ham
We know it's Tuesday. That's why we're happy. And we also know plenty of gamblers love Dawson's Creek. The new season begins tonight and we've brought along handicapping sherpa Roland Barristoni to help us lay odds on what will happen......[MORE]
If You're Betting on Toledo and Bowling Green Tonight You Should be Castrated
READ MORE: Bowling Green, Covers, NCAA Football Betting, Toledo, Will Leitch Is Made of Mercury
The Toledo Hawkfaces play the Bowling Green Jaunty Rangers this evening. Bowling Green is giving 6 1/2 points because they are vengeful little demons. If you are betting on this game, remember that the Hawkfaces have a very stingy defense......[MORE]
Whitefish Salad: High Rollers Love This Magic Mush
READ MORE: Breasts, Carolina Panthers Cheerleaders, Craps, Dawson's Creek, Tits, Whitefish Salad
We know when most high-rollers spend an 18-hour day at the Taj they get pretty hungry. Most people would assume that these dapper gents take their winnings and head over to Morton's for a nice filet mignon. But that is......[MORE]
Deep Stack Tournaments - Thumbs Up
READ MORE: Deep Stacks, Online Poker, Poker, PokerStars
In most every poker tournament we've ever played, the structure of the tournament turns it into an all-in festival after only a couple hours - if you're lucky. Most of the daily tournaments thrown by the Vegas card rooms, for......[MORE]
Horse Racing Isn't Dying... Yet
READ MORE: Horse Racing, Poker
Via Dan at Pokerati, an interesting piece to chew on while you choke down your nightly haggis dinner. Martin Hannan in the Scotsman laments that horse racing, already the UK's biggest gambling draw, is losing market share to poker and......[MORE]
Shopping Around For The Best Deals On Lapdances
READ MORE: Las Vegas, Monday Night Football, Strip Clubs
Gotta love the new Las Vegas blog's willingness to do the hard work for you to make your vacation that much more enjoyable. Today, they've rounded up the best Monday Night Football specials at the local gentlemens' clubs. This one......[MORE]
The Rake: Hachem Watch, Grand Theft: Poker, and Harvard Men Make Good
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· Another final table for Joe Hachem? Does this mean it's time to change his nickname from "Effing Aussie Fluke?" [PokerStars Blog] · It was only a matter of time before a poker video game stole a page from Grand......[MORE]
Tuesday Morning Oddsline
READ MORE: Oddjack's Daily Line
SETTING THE ODDSLINE · Will Snoop save Tookie? - NO (-180) · On what will Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe lose his $23M fortune? - BLOW AND WHORES (+440) · What were the odds that a guy described as "a recluse......[MORE]
Remainders: Kyl's Crusade, 60 Minutes Musings, and Mennonites Take To The Cobblestones
READ MORE: Remainders
· Wicked Chops takes it to Senator John Kyl, the 60 Minutes naysaying Senator from last night. He didn't mention that Kyl's crusade (no credit card/bank accounts can be used to fund online gambling) is easily circumvented by sites like......[MORE]
Mrs. Arieh Wants Your $11 For These Lousy T-Shirts
READ MORE: Josh Arieh, Poker
Our good, close and personal friend Josh Arieh was feeling a little less than talky today. Thank god for the little woman, right? Angela Arieh loves her man, but is a little disturbed over his business acumen--or lack thereof. He......[MORE]
Free Pick Rundown: Cheeseheads Make Everybody Feel Like Fonzie
READ MORE: Free Pick Rundown, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Monday Night Football Betting, NFL Betting
· SharpJuice thinks that the emotion will run high tonight because it's Monday Night and it's Brett Favre. When doesn't emotion run high on Monday Night Football when Brett Favre is playing? [SharpJuice] · Al Dawg from Sedge Court took......[MORE]
Celebrity Betting: 50 Cent's Shakespeare Moment
READ MORE: 50 Cent, Celebrity Betting, Novella
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's upcoming novella has apparently sparked the interest of gangsta lovin' sportsbook Bodog, as they have odds on what the title of the bullet-riddled rap star will be. The heavey favorite is "Get Rich or Die Tryin'"......[MORE]
Odds of Seeing A Plane Crash On Live Television
READ MORE: Event Betting, Nike Jet, Plane Crashes
So, we're watching this Nike Corporate Jet saga on CNN right now and doing our own handicapping, it looks like it's a longshot for thing crashing into the runway. According to the jovial nature of the CNN broadcaster, it appears......[MORE]
Paddy Power's Finger Firmly Pressed to Pulse of NFL
READ MORE: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Monday Night Football, NFL Betting, Paddy Power
As we saw last week, Paddy Power proves that unless it's just showing the straight line on an NFL game, it has no idea what it's talking about. Observe this week's lovely "First Touchdown Scorer" prop bet for the Minnesota......[MORE]
NFL Betting: Who's Horny and Loves the Color Purple?
READ MORE: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Monday Night Football, NFL Betting
If that's you, eager bettor, well Covers has listed all the assurances you need that your foolish bet is a profitable one. Behold the five reason why the Minnesota Vikings and their toothless offense will cover their frozen asses at......[MORE]
NFL Betting: Packer Pickers Rejoice
READ MORE: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Monday Night Football, NFL Betting
Once again, Covers does its weekly Monday point-counterpoint breakdown of tonight's Monday Night Football matchup. Here are the handciapping gurus insights on why Brett Favre and the Gado-happy Packers will smoke the Vikings: 5. Offense settling down Packer fans needn’t......[MORE]
NFL Betting: No Boat Orgy Can Save Them Now
READ MORE: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Monday Night Football, NFL Betting
Not surprisingly, bettors are taking out second and third mortgages to throw money at the Green Bay Packers for tonight's Monday night matchup between the Cabezas de Queso and the Vikings de Humpo in a stultifying NFC North battle. The......[MORE]
Person of the Year: Mother Nature is Time's USC
READ MORE: Christopher Reeve, Event Betting, Hurricanes, Time Person of the Year
The heavy favorite for winning this year's heralded Time Magazine Person of the Year award is God's personal allergy "Mother Nature/Natural Disasters." According to Sportsbook.com, the massive death and destruction caused by the hurricanes in 2005, plus the hurricanes......[MORE]
Harrah's Clipped By Coupons
READ MORE: Casino, Coupon, Gambling
Harrah's Joliet Casino in Illinois wants to keep their Players' Club patrons happy. So how's $525 in free cash sound? From the Chicago Sun-Times: "The casino said a mailing error by a third-party vendor resulted in approximately 11,000 coupons being......[MORE]
Who's Going To Think About The Children?
READ MORE: Gambling
Kids today, they're just gambling so young. At least that's what the media would have you believe. It doesn't happen to be Fall Sweeps right about now, would it? WISH TV in Indiana looks at kids playing poker recreationally, and......[MORE]
Of Course This Would Be The Result From A Canadaian Publication
READ MORE: Covers, NHL Betting, Opinions
Covers Opinion [Cover]......[MORE]
60 Minutes Looks At Online Gambling
READ MORE: 60 Minutes, Gambling, Gambling Laws, Internet Gambling, Online Gambling, Online Poker
Last night, CBS' 60 Minutes ran a short piece on Internet gambling. Did they cover any new ground? Hardly. CBS reported that online gambling is a huge industry, illegal in the US, and based offshore. We learned that the Vegas......[MORE]
The Rake: Final Round Betting, Bluffing, and Hachem Gets Represented
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· Poker blogger -EV dissects final round betting - not that we read strategy, we just play anything with a face or soooted. [Fool and His Money] · Empire wants to sue Party for suggesting the company ain't worth shit......[MORE]
Monday Morning Oddsline
READ MORE: Oddjack's Daily Line
GIRLS GONE WILD ON THE OVER/UNDER · Over/Under line on the Christina Aguilera marriage - TWENTY-TWO MONTHS · Now that she's out of rehab, Over/Under line on the next Courtney Love incident that puts her back in rehab or court......[MORE]
Oddjack's Week Of Craptacular Results
READ MORE: Oddjack's Week in Review
· If we gave a rat's ass about soccer, we'd probably feel some sympathy for the UK bookies who could be busted if the Brits win the World Cup. · We found a couple of new games to mix......[MORE]
Remainders: Poconos, Atlantic City, and Legalizing It For The Good Of Our Children
READ MORE: Remainders
· A new casino is being planned for the Poconos, Shecky Green to be permanent headliner. [WNEP] · Harrah's is looking to upgrade and expand on their Atlantic City property. Likely to go with a Kevin Smith or rusted-piles-of-scrap-metal theme......[MORE]
Free Pick Whiplash
READ MORE: NCAA Football Betting, NFL Betting
Featuring Whiplash, the Dog Riding Monkey · Sedge Court's Robnosticator seems to really like whoever it is that's playing Army this weekend. If we go to lay our money down and it turns out to be "The Iraqis," we're not......[MORE]
Eight Ways To Sunday - NFL Picks To Agonize Over
READ MORE: NFL Betting
· Miami (+2) at Cleveland - Will it be Sage Rosenfels or Gus Frerotte under center for Miami? Does it matter? In what's probably a bad weather game, you've got Ricky and Ronnie and a decent defense facing Trent Dilfer.......[MORE]
CNNSI's Hack-tastic John Walters
READ MORE: CNNSI, John Walters, NCAA Football Betting
We've never been a big fan of CNN sports writer John Walters, dating back to a bunch of articles he wrote about the World Series of Poker. The articles revealed a writer who knew zilch about poker and without much......[MORE]
Eight Picks For Your NCAA Saturday
READ MORE: NCAA Football Betting
· Virginia Tech (-7) at Virginia - Seems low. VaTech's Miami loss was ugly, but the only spread they haven't covered was a gaudy 35.5 against Marshall. They still won by 27 - PICK! VATECH -7 · Ohio State (-3)......[MORE]
Penn State's Inevitable Victory, If You're Buying That Cow
READ MORE: Michigan State University, NCAA Football Betting, Penn State University
One of my favorite books is Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield. It's a book about the Battle of Thermopylae, where three hundred Spartans held off 100,0000 Persian warriors for a week. It's one of the greatest examples of courage,......[MORE]
Point / Counterpoint - Michigan State vs. Penn State
READ MORE: Michigan State Spartans, NCAA Football Betting, Penn State Nittany Lions
It's rivalry weekend in college football, and Oddjack has their own head-to-head alma mater matchup getting some national attention this weekend. Guest Editor Mean Gene is a Penn State grad (probably majoring in Bovine Studies or some shit), and BG......[MORE]
Matriculate This
READ MORE: Absolute Poker, Online Poker, Poker
Jeremy Olisar, a 21-year-old student at Carnegie Mellon University, won an online tournament at AbsolutePoker.com. That's good. What's also good, but not great, is the prize--a year's college tuition and books. Now, as all college students (and their parents) know,......[MORE]
Poker Bloggers Not Good Enough, Apparently
READ MORE: Poker, Wikipedia, poker bloggers
The hardy group of poker bloggers have suffered the occasional sling and arrow from small-minded people who forget that, sometimes, words can really hurt. Poker blogs have been called gay (gasp!) and the blogger community a sewing circle (gosh!), but......[MORE]
In Thailand, You Can Bet On This Stuff
READ MORE: Animals Attack
The shitty thing is we had the Hummingbird -110. He'll be defending his title versus Riddick Bowe three weeks from Saturday. Praying Mantis Eats Hummingbird [BirdWatchersDigest] (via The Fat Guy)......[MORE]
Fashion Fantasy
READ MORE: Fantasy Sports
We've met very few women that understand the draw of fantasy football. It's tough to explain how we can get upset when Jeb Freaking Putzier gets the look near the goal line instead of Mike Anderson, but now women have......[MORE]
WSOP 2005: Tournament Of Champions Aftermath
READ MORE: 2005 WSOP, Daniel Negreanu, Poker
The recently-completed World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions (whew) has been hailed as having one of the most entertaining final tables of all time. With Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth seated in such close proximity, that comes as no......[MORE]
Making Mobney
READ MORE: Jopke, Mobney, Online Poker, Paul Phillips, Phil Hellmuth, Poker
I think we'd all agree that Phil Hellmuth is a tireless and enthusiastic self-promoter. So you'd think by now he'd be a little bit better at the job. As discovered by Paul Phillips, winner on the World Poker Tour and......[MORE]
Oddjack FUYA: A Friday Morning Disclaimer
READ MORE: Football Up Your Ass, NCAA Football Betting, NFL Football Betting
We interrupt Oddjack's usual Football Up Your Ass coverage to bring you the following announcement: While AJ is away, BG you should fade. No kidding. Sure, we'll throw out some good and logical reasons (from our enablers around the Internet)......[MORE]
The Rake: Poker Is Rigged, The Doom Switch, and Tark Would Be Proud
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· Pocket Queens flop a full house, turn a better full house, and lose on the river. Online poker is so rigged. [PokerPlayerNewspaper] · Online poker and Internet gambling will be exposed this weekend in a 60 Minutes piece. Wonder......[MORE]
Friday Morning Oddsline
READ MORE: Oddjack's Daily Line
SETTING THE EARLY LINE · Over/Under on post-Christmas head injuries caused by top ten most dangerous toy Air Kicks Kickaroos Anti-Gravity Boots - +/- 1,500 · Odds that even this isn't going to help us get laid any more easily......[MORE]
Remainders: Scores Las Vegas, No Smoking In Jersey, and Bodog For Sale?
READ MORE: Remainders
· Double-dipping at LasVegasVegas today, they report that not only is a Scores strip club opening up in Sin City, but Heidi Fleiss will be the new face of the all-male bordello somewhere out in the desert. For the eleven......[MORE]
Anger Comes In Many Different Flavors
READ MORE: Online Poker, Poker, Tilt, poker bloggers
If you play poker, you've been on tilt. The game is designed to induce states of temporary insanity that will make you doubt your belief in statistics, in God, in yourself. But there are more flavors of tilt than even......[MORE]
We Hate Hand Histories: They Could Put In The Hill Thus
READ MORE: Hand Histories, Poker
CBS News has got the poker bug, and Ken Adams is their shot of Zicam. Did that make any sense just now? No? Fine, but it doesn't make sense for CBS to keep trotting Ken out to these poker tournaments......[MORE]
NCAA Thursday Tilt - Tame That Tiger
READ MORE: Alabama Crimson Tide, College Basketball Betting, Memphis Tigers, NCAA Basketball
Memphis (1-0, #12) matches up tonight in the Preseason NIT against Alabama (1-0, #14). The line is currently set at PICK 'EM, but you know better than to bring that waffling-ass shit our way. We dug a bit, found a......[MORE]
Check Your Panties At The Door
READ MORE: Gambling, Online Casinos, Online Gambling
Between Golden Palace and Nine.com, we thought all the good online casino gimmicks had been thought of already. Guess not. Enter the press release for new online gambling portal Lady's Casino: "Lady's Casino also offers additional resources for the gambling......[MORE]
Mon nom est Pierre, le singe de reddition (I am Pierre, the Surrender Monkey)
READ MORE: Casino, Gambling
Frivolous lawsuits aren't just the domain of idiot Americans anymore. The baguette-eating Bordeaux-swilling tourist haters from France are starting to join in the fun, including a guy who's suing the casino that let him lose a bundle. The Guardian reports:......[MORE]
Jesse Ventura To Take One For The Team
READ MORE: Gambling, Gambling Laws, Jesse Ventura, Online Gambling
Think of all the ways celebrities brighten our dreary little lives. We laugh at their little peccadillos, their petty atrocities, their shocking acts of criminal self-indulgence. If kept at a distance, it's all good clean fun. But how often has......[MORE]
Horse Wizard Wants Your Money
READ MORE: Horse Racing, Horse Wizard
Owners of horse tracks have been trying to overcome one of the challenges to the industry for years. We're not talking drugged horses and the perception of fixed races. It's the lack of constant action that proves difficult for the......[MORE]
Oddjack Goes To The Bench
READ MORE: Oddjack Announcements
We'd like to squash a couple of rumors before they grow legs and run amok on the Internet. First, Oddjack Editor-In-Chief AJ Daulerio has not entered rehab. His predilection for paint thinner has been easily managed lately because the Ace......[MORE]
Going To The Dogs Is Going To The Dogs
READ MORE: Greyhound Racing
Dog racing is dying in Wisconsin. A track in Delavan closed on Sunday, leaving only one active track in the state and dozens of dogs roaming the streets like wild dingoes. Okay, we made that last part up. But the......[MORE]
Online Gambling: State of the Circuit Address
READ MORE: Online Gambling
Web research magazine eMarketer offers up some interesting stats on the state of online gambling: · "(W)orldwide online gambling revenues will top $10 billion in 2005 — and that's just the vig, which means there was probably well over $200......[MORE]
So Does This Make Negreanu The Latter-Day Koko B. Ware?
READ MORE: Doyle Brunson, Poker, Professional Wrestling, Ric Flair
Is online poker rigged? This is the question that has replaced the previous topic that once sparked Great Debate among the more conspiratorially-inclined among us--is professional wrestling rigged? The answer to both questions is the same--of course not. There are......[MORE]
WPT Wannabe
READ MORE: Barstool Sports, Poker, WPT
So you wanna play on the World Poker Tour, you wanna rub shoulders with the Iveys and the Lederers and the other giants walking astride the poker world. Well, that's great, but first you have to get by the Eddie......[MORE]
The Rake: TJ's Swedish Chat, Gold Bracelets, and Wheaton's Stars Tourney
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· SportingOddsPoker.com aims to turn novice players into experts. Then again, when you're a low odds player and can replenish your bankroll by bringing back pop cans, you're unlikely to learn a whole hell of a lot of anything along......[MORE]
Thursday Morning Oddsline
READ MORE: Oddjack's Daily Line
WE'RE ON A ROLL, WE JUST CASHED... · Will British dinner honoring Mike Tyson end in a fight, food or other? - YES (+280) · Who was going to win the Mega Millions Lottery draw on Tuesday - NOT US,......[MORE]
Remainders: Bay Meadows OTB, Baccarat Bores Us, and The Greatest Casino Resort On The Planet
READ MORE: Remainders
· Even though they're tearing Bay Meadows race track down, the OTB clerks are likely to keep their jobs. Score another one for the service industry. [San Mateo County Times] · If you're thinking the skinny house advantage in baccarat......[MORE]
We Hate Hand Histories: The Drainage Of The Flesh Color Of The Nut
READ MORE: Hand Histories, Poker, poker bloggers
After a brief hiatus, we're back with another Babelfish'd hand history. CJ from Up For Poker hit the casino, and has the following lamentation, which just sounds better under a sombrero with a taco: "Then it's Big Slick again. I......[MORE]
NCAA Prop Betting: The Ol' Ball Coach Can Make You Rich
READ MORE: Football", NCAA, NCAA Betting, South Carolina Gamecocks, Steve Spurrier
After last weekend's trouncing of the Florida Gators, Steve Spurrier and his South Carolina Gamecocks are seated at 21 in the BCS poll. Bad news for Gator fans and Spurrier haters, but if we look closely at a prop......[MORE]
NFL Betting: McNabb's Groin Worth 3 1/2 Points
READ MORE: Donovan McNabb's Groin, NFL Betting, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles
Nobody can really imagine the Eagles winning this weekend when the travel to the Meadowlands. They're facing a Giants team that's coming off a ridiculous loss to Darren Sharper and the Minnesota Vikings special teams unit. They are mourning the......[MORE]
Shooting Angles
READ MORE: Poker
There's a grey area for poker players between fair and ethical behavior at the tables and cheating. Inside that nebulous zone is "angle shooting." If a player acts in a way that straddles that line between shady and illegal he's......[MORE]
NCAA Basketball Betting: Who's Clueless?
READ MORE: Covers, NCAA Basketball Betting
We'll admit it--every year when we bet on the NCAA tournament we usually do pretty well. However, during the season so far, well, we've sucked meaty ass. However, Covers comes to our defense today by running an article entirely......[MORE]
Phil Ivey Throws Down
READ MORE: Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker, Phil Ivey, Poker
A little Phil Ivey smack, courtesy of DonkeyPuncher: "I found Phil Ivey playing heads up against David Oppenheim. Oppenheim had the grand balance of ZERO dollars under his name. It looked like Ivey just busted him. Oppenheim then reloaded.What I......[MORE]
BetCRIS Blackjack Tourney For Those Who Hate Downloads
READ MORE: BetCris, Blackjack
Great news for all online blackjack players. Sportsbook BetCRIS.com has put together an online blackjack tournament, creatively dubbed the "1st Prestigious Blackjack Tournament", which starts tonight, Tonight, TONIGHT! To get you all lathered up about it, we'll go to the......[MORE]
Celebrity Betting: Gambling With Borat
READ MORE: Ali G, Borat, Celebrity Betting, Kazakhstan
Congratulations to Sacha Baron Cohen. You know you've made it once there's a betting line placed on your potential international scandal. When Cohen's mumbling comic dupe "Borat", featured on his show "Da Ali G Show" pissed of the government of......[MORE]
Stars May Get the Big House For Off-Shore Gambling Promotions
READ MORE: Casinos, Celebrities, Off-Shore Betting
So, wouldn't it stink to be a third-tier celebrity, well passed your prime when you finally get a sweet six-figure endorsement deal that'll enable you to live some of the good life you once had, only to have it completely......[MORE]
Frankenhorsey
READ MORE: Horse Racing
In order for a horse to race on the thoroughbred circuit, there must be a witnessed insemination via natural means. In other words, someone's cashing a paycheck for watching horses get it on. Any horse conceived unnaturally cannot race, even......[MORE]
More Dead Giants Cash4Cadavers Style
READ MORE: Cash4 Cadavers, Celebrity Death Pools, Robert Tisch
From Cash4Cadavers Death Pool E-mail List: " Robert Tisch, who was co-owner of The New York Giants, a former U.S. postmastergeneral, and the former chairman of Loews Corp., has died at 79 of brain cancer. In1980 Tisch was named New......[MORE]
Schadenphil
READ MORE: Phil Hellmuth, Poker
What's that word that best describes our gleeful delight in the losing streak of another? Schadenfreude is what we were thinking, but when it's Phil Hellmuth doing the complaining, it's even sweeter than that. His words, from The Miami Herald:......[MORE]
The Rake: Where We Didn't Learn Shit From Kenny Effing Rogers
READ MORE: Poker, The Rake
· Wicked Chops finds some info on cheap-ass poker cruises of the Caribbean, assuming you can find the info amongst all the pics of scantily clad women. [WickedChops] · The two most overplayed hands at Hold 'Em tables are Ace-King......[MORE]
Wednesday Morning Oddsline
READ MORE: Oddjack's Daily Line
LA-LA-LAND AND BEYOND · Odds that Paris Hilton got her pet monkey because he came equipped with a scrub brush, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, and an understanding of how to get past an elastic waistband - 6-1 · Chances......[MORE]
Remainders: Buried In Pennies, Aussie Excuses, and Do Your Xmas Shopping In Vegas
READ MORE: Remainders
· A California woman plunked some pennies into a slot at the Bear River Casino and hit the jackpot for $500,000. She is currently being treated for copper poisoning at a local hospital. [Times-Standard] · A short Steve Wynn profile......[MORE]
Oddsnark Enters The Tattered Fray
READ MORE: Gambling Blogs, Oddsnark
We welcome all sorts of competition. We love it. We no we suck. We know we can't spell "know". So any other gambling blog that attempts to darken the doorway with their gambling insights can only make us better. Enter......[MORE]
Reason No. 498 Not To Piss Off an Italian Woman
READ MORE: Casinos, Gambling, Italian Woman
"A 56-year-old woman from Genoa, a northern Italian seaport, who was infuriated after losing a large amount of money at a slot machine, took revenge by burning down four local bars housing the machines. Local police arrested the woman, saying......[MORE]
What A Crappy Way To Lose
READ MORE: Online Poker, Poker, poker bloggers
In all our years playing online, we've never heard anyone resort to the "I've got to take a dump" excuse before. TripJax was playing this guy heads-up, he drops a deuce, then comes back to play this hand: "I forgot......[MORE]
The Ins-And-Outs Of Online Gambling With Gratuitous Boobage
READ MORE: Gambling 911, Jenny Woo, Lisa Perry, Online Gambling
So, still confused about this whole internet thing and wondering how you can blow all your money with one gentle keystroke? Fear not, young credit destroyer! The lovable scamps at Gambling 911 offer up a handy how-to today about......[MORE]
NBA Betting: Lines That Make Ya Get All Jiggy With It
READ MORE: Lines, NBA Betting, Odds
· Those crazy Charlotte Bobcats take a ride to Disney World to meet up with Horace Grant, Penny Hardaway, Shaquille O'Neal and those up and coming Orlando Magic. Of course we're kidding, but why 4.5 points to Charlotte? [TSN] ·......[MORE]
Memo To Casinos: $50 a Night Room Rates May Attract Assholes
READ MORE: Casinos, Frank Snowney, Harrah's
A California man can(and will) sue Harrah's company in his home state for false advertising and deceptive business practices because, well, apparently he's super fucking cheap. Grumpy Californian Frank Snowney filed suit in 2002 after claiming he booked a reservation......[MORE]
Reader Mail: Home Game Poker Gets Wacky
READ MORE: Home Game, Poker
Faithful reader "Tyler" saw our post yesterday on a home game Pineapple variant and emailed us with a game he and his boys play called "Cross." Read how to play it--AFTER THE JUMP.......[MORE]
Betting on the Lilting Bark of the Bingo Caller
READ MORE: 2005", Bingo, Caller, Paddy Power
When we're old, lonely and incontinent, we fully intend to join as my many Bingo clubs as possible. In fact, we may do it sooner just because we love the smell of old people. That's what happens when your first......[MORE]