Category: March/April 2020
A little bit of discipline
Vincent OlmosMar 12, 2020
Life in the Streets By Vincent Olmos This time of year brings some of my favorite events. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) marks the start of the religious fast known as Lent...
Postle lawsuit continues
Mike Postle stands accused of cheating approximately $250,000 from players during streams of Stones Live at Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights during 2018 and 2019....
Lucky Chances presents Battle of the Bay
The Battle of the Bay comes to Colma’s Lucky Chances Casino April 18 to May 4. These three big events all feature multiple days and will have a total of $850,000 in...
Stones files for dismissal of lawsuit
NorCal Casino Ambassador By Randall Rapp Before we get to the meat of the issue here, I would first like to point out (for those that didn’t notice up top) that yours...
30-min. poker prescription
Raymond T. AkersMar 12, 2020
Book Review By Raymond T. Akers The vast majority of instructional books on poker are simply much bigger bites than you or I are likely to be able (or want) to chew....
On the edge of extinction
Bill PattyMar 12, 2020
Prop Tales By Bill Patty For more than 10 years now I have worked to be the best poker player and poker prop that I can be. For the last three-plus years I have shared...
Learning to fold: a WPT illustration
Jonathan LittleMar 12, 2020
By Jonathan Little While I feel like I have a fairly solid grasp on how to play fundamentally sound poker, I have found that I have been calling a bit too often with...
Super Saturday tourneys come to Livermore Casino
When Livermore Casino announced that their ownership change would bring poker tournament changes as well, they certainly meant it. As of Jan. 31, Livermore Casino is no...
California Gaming Association addresses issues regarding possible changes to regulations of table games
At a Dec. 18 workshop, the California Bureau of Gambling Control came up with proposed changes to how California’s cardrooms handle the concept of the player-dealer in...
Magnolia House Casino temporarily closed
Attorney General Xavier Becerra shut down Magnolia House Casino in Rancho Cordova in early January. Becerra claimed the casino was “seriously underfunded.” Thomas B....