General

My 2006 UIGEA Conspiracy Theory Confirmed?

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.

How the Poker Economy Works

Here’s my simplified model of how the poker economy works:

• The bucket represents the poker room.
• There are two holes on the bottom. One hole is the rake and the other hole is withdrawals.

The History Behind 7 Popular Poker Terms

You probably use these 7 poker terms all the time. The origin and history of these words is actually pretty funny…

The Nuts

To have the best possible hand.

The Poker Life Cycle

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 Most businesses that were around 100 years ago aren’t around today — technology gets outdated, CEOs die off and the corporate bureaucracy stifles adaptation.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…

Problems with Hold’Em Manager After Full Tilt’s Update

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…