The UIGEA passed the House and Senate on September 30, 2006. It served to restrict gambling transactions for financial institutions. For players, that meant it became harder to deposit and withdraw money.
Here’s my simplified model of how the poker economy works:
You probably use these 7 poker terms all the time. The origin and history of these words is actually pretty funny…
To have the best possible hand.
The UIGEA was passed in 2006 and made it harder for U.S. players to deposit money on poker sites. But how and why was it pushed through Congress so quickly (and sneakily)? Put on your tin foil hats — here are 3 crazy conspiracy theories.
My friends over at PokerTableRatings.com gave me an exclusive sneak peak at the new PTR Premium section. To take this bad boy for a test drive, I looked up some stats for Isildur1.
People are born, grow up, grow old, and die. Businesses are born, mature, and die. Most businesses that were around 100 years ago aren’t around today — technology gets outdated, CEOs die off and the corporate bureaucracy stifles adaptation. Poker, like any other business, has a finite…
In 2 weeks since, 12 people registered and made a meaningful post on the AnskyPoker.com HU Forums.
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You’ll be able to personally ask me questions about hands you’ve played, heads up NL strategy, hand reading and mental toughness. I’ll post hands from my HU sessions too…
It looks like the new version of FTP made the HEM HUD stop working. It wouldn’t even display the mucked hole cards of your opponent…