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Aaron Todd Gaming Guru - Page 12  Top-10 reasons Phil Ivey's baccarat play shouldn't be called cheating14 April 2014
Last week we learned that the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is suing Phil Ivey for $9.6 million, the amount he won from the casino playing baccarat in 2012. Unfortunately, many journalists (or at the very least, headline writers) have characterized Ivey's play as "cheating." For a detailed explanation of how ... (read more)
Top-10 reasons I've come around on late registration and re-entry7 April 2014
A few weeks ago, I jumped into a $400 no-limit Hold'em tournament at the Foxwoods Poker Classic. I busted out about an hour before play ended on Day 1 after losing two-thirds of my stack with pocket queens vs. kings. The event included a couple of my longstanding tournament pet peeves: late registration and re-entry. ... (read more)
Top-10 Sweet Sixteen bets24 March 2014
The first week of the NCAA men's basketball tournament exceeded expectations with several upsets, drama and exciting action. Unfortunately, with all the upsets, no one will win the Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge. No bracket emerged from the Round of 32 without at least one blemish. For the ... (read more)
Top-10 tips to win the billion-dollar bracket17 March 2014
Whether you're a diehard college basketball fan or you will see your first game of the season this Thursday, chances are pretty good that you're going to fill out an NCAA basketball bracket at some point this week. Maybe you participate in an office pool, or maybe you plan on picking some games at Las Vegas sportsbooks (or online, if you live in a jurisdiction where it's legal). ... (read more)
Massachusetts Internet gambling hearing focuses on geolocation, payment processing issues11 March 2014
BOSTON – A panel of gambling regulators, Internet gambling operators and vendors testified about their experience running regulated online poker, casino and lottery games in an open meeting with the Massachusetts Gambling Commission at the Boston Convention Center on Tuesday. Massachusetts just awarded its ... (read more)
Top-10 gambling and beverage pairings10 March 2014
I love a good meal, but I'm no expert when it comes to pairing food with beverages. Sure, I know that you're supposed to drink red wine with a steak and white with chicken or seafood. And if I'm having a hearty winter stew, I like to have a Guinness or a Mayflower Porter with it, while a summer barbeque is best enjoyed with a hoppy IPA. ... (read more)
Top-10 ways to spend your Full Tilt money3 March 2014
Last Friday, after waiting almost three years, more than 27,500 Americans logged in to their banks to see their Full Tilt Poker balances had been deposited by the Garden City Group into their accounts. While some folks are still waiting (people who disputed their balance, or have trickier issues such as ... (read more)
Top-10 reasons why poker is not like golf24 February 2014
Top-10 reasons poker will never be organized like golf Earlier this month, Dan Shak made news when he announced via Twitter that he wasn't going to be playing any more super high roller events that allowed more than one reentry. "It just doesn't seem right that these events overshadow the main events where ... (read more)
Top-10 things to look forward to at this year's WSOP17 February 2014
The World Series of Poker released its 2014 tournament schedule last week, and poker players around the world have started planning their summer pilgrimages to Las Vegas. Some will play as many events as they physically can. Others will take just one shot, whether it be a $1,000 or $1,500 event, or the $10,000 Main Event. ... (read more)
Top-10 poker player interviews10 February 2014
Last week, the poker world was buzzing about an interview that Joe Hachem did with Bluff Magazine at the Aussie Millions. I'll have more on that later, but it got me thinking about some of the great interviews I've seen poker players do over the years, so I decided to put together a top-10 list of some of my favorites. ... (read more)
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