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Poker’s frequently asked (Naked strip poker) questions on Google

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:15:09 +0000

Poker’s frequently asked questions on Google
Remember that time you four-bet pre-flop with aces, flopped your set, and got your opponent to get it all in? Remember when he shoved his chips in and then asked, “Do you have the ace?” You probably thought, “What is this guy doing playing poker?” We sometimes think the same thing about the search referrals we get here on the Up For Poker Blog. Here are just a few recent questions that Google has thrown our way. Q. Who is the High Stakes Poker guy who looks like Jabba the Hutt? A. We here at Up For Poker are huge fans of both the Star Wars series and High Stakes Poker. So, when we saw this question come in, we wondered if we had missed a few episodes of HSP. After looking at the cast list from the past several seasons, we narrowed it down to two possibilities. The first is David Benyamine, for obvious reasons. The second is Doyle Brunson. Either way, that’s just mean, and we’d dare whoever asked the question to call either of the above players Jabba to his face. And either way, if you’re hoping to play poker and you don’t know Brunson or Benyamine, you’d best stick to watching Return of the Jedi and pleasuring yourself to your Princess Leia action figure. Q. Is an UTG limp raise always the nuts? Yes. We polled every poker player in three countries. The results were staggering. No player in our millions of respondents has ever limp re-raised under the gun with anything other than the nuts. Every player indicated it would be irresponsible to play a hand in such a way that it led others to believe he might have aces instead when he actually held kings, queens, or 9c-7c. We suggest that if you are ever limp re-raised by a player under the gun, fold your kings immediately. You are behind and will never catch up. Q. (From Sweden) How does WSOP poker works? A. This is a tricky question and one not taken lightly. It assumes that WSOP poker (translated World Series of Poker poker) actually works. We are not ready to make that assumption. If we did, we might answer that the World Series of Poker poker takes a decades old tradition of poker mastery and devalues it by creating dozens of events that award dozens of bracelets and charges millions of dollars in juice to play tournaments with dubious structures. Of course, we wouldn’t ever actually say that. We’re just saying, if we made an assumption, we might think about saying something like that. In the meantime, if you’re reading from Sweden, we like your women. How much for them? Q. Suppose that you have played F five times but you don’t yet know your wins and losses. Would you play the gamble a sixth time? A. You just blew our mind, sir. We love you as a reader. We’d love for you to stay. However, we think you’d be better suited reading the “Handbook of the economics of finance” by George M. Constantinides, Milton Harris, Ren M. Stulz. But to answer your question, we’ve played F several times. We’ve got a lot of experience in the world of F. We may not yet know our wins and losses, but you give us a sixth shot at F and we’ll take it every day of the week. Twice on Sunday, in fact. Would we gamble a sixth time? Silly question. Q. Are cops allowed to bust poker games? A. That all depends on where you live. If you live where we do, cops are allowed to bust poker games, take all the money, take all the cards, take all the chips, rummage through your house, make eyes at your girlfriend, and use your bathroom without flushing. You probably won’t ever be officially prosecuted, but you’ll sort of wish you had been. A real prosecution makes it feel less like a shakedown. Just sayin’. Q. Why is poker bad? A. Poker is not inherently bad. It’s naughty sometimes. Sometimes it’s downright dirty, nasty, naughty little poker. It’s not bad, though. Look at it this way: if poker was good all the time, you’d sit around wondering if you should’ve taken your shot at the game with the tattoos, nipple rings, and questionable grasp on hygiene. Trust us on this one.

NCAA Tourney Bracket Revealed Early!!
Why wait for the tournament selection committee? I’ve got your 65 teams right here. Joe Lunardi may be ESPN’s Bracketologist, but he’s not the best in the biz. I now present the 65 teams headed to the Big Dance courtesy my Dad. Here is his email to me in its entirety (I’ve updated with MSU’s win): “This may be my worst projection in the last 10 years. Why? Mediocrity! My process involves looking at data that allows me to almost compare blind resumes. So when I finish, I’m sometimes surprised at the outcome. This year I am devastated. Of the “bigs,” the Big East is the class while the Big 10 is common. My dance card – 7 Big East teams and 8 Big Ten teams. I refuse to put San Diego St in my bracket when their signature win out of conference is CSU-Northridge. So, here we go…” AMERICAN EAST – Binghamton (14) ACC – UNC (1), Duke (2), Wake (3), FSU (4), Clemson (6), Maryland (10), BC (11) ATL. SUN – E Tenn St (15) ATL 10 – Xavier (5), Dayton (8), Temple (12) BIG EAST – Pitt (1), L-Ville (1), UConn (2), Nova (4), Syracuse (4), WVU (6), Marq (7) BIG SKY – Portland St (14) BIG South – Radford (15) BIG 10 – Mich St (2), Purdue (5), Illinois (7), Ohio St (8), Michigan (9), Wisc (10), Minn (11) BIG 12 – Okla (2), Missouri (3), Kansas (3), Okla St (5), Texas (7), Texas AM (9) BIG WEST – CS Northridge/Pacific (16) COLONIAL – VCU (12) CONF USA – Memphis (1) HORIZON – Butler (9), Cleve St (13) IVY – Cornell (15) MAAC – Sienna (12) MAC – Buffalo/Akron (13) MEAC – Morgan St/Norfolk St (16) MVC – Creighton (10), N. Iowa (12) MWC – Utah (4), BYU (9) NORTHEAST – Bob Morris (15) OVC – Morehead St (16) PAC 10 – Wash (3), UCLA (6), Ariz St (6), Cal (8), USC (11) PATRIOT – American U (14) SEC – Tenn (5), LSU (8), Miss. St. (11) SOUTHERN – UT Chat (17) SOUTHLAND – St F Austin/UTSA (13) SWAC – Ala St/Jackson St (17) SUMMIT – N Dakota St (14) SUN BELT – W. Kentucky (13) WCC – Gonzaga (7) WAC – Utah St/Nevada (10) Luckbox’s thoughts: UConn is a better #1 seed than Memphis. Who has Memphis beat this year? Coasting through Conference USA just doesn’t compare to what the Huskies did in the Big East. Should Duke beat FSU, they could get the 4th #1 seed (along with UNC, Pitt and Louisville). Mich. St. and Oklahoma both played their way out of a #1 seed. I also think Florida played its way out of the tourney by failing to make even the semis of the SEC tourney. The SEC gets juts two teams unless Miss. St. upsets Tennessee. That said, I haven’t done enough checking myself to see who might be a better candidate. UPDATE: Miss. St. did, in fact, upset Tennessee so they’re in and Florida is out.

Party Like It’s 1994
When I met the woman who would later become my wife, I was just 19 years old. I had a long, long ponytail. I delivered pizza. In 1994 I was thin, carefree, and spent more time planning my next road trip than with silly “conventional” distractions like rent, gas, and cable TV. I saw the Grateful Dead at Soldier Field that year. I saw Phish in Cincinnati and Louisville. I crashed a Phish show on my 20th birthday way up in Bethlehem, PA. I ended that year with the same wife-to-be and two of my closest friends, by spending New Year’s Eve in Amsterdam. Those were heady days my friends and, now, if it’s possible to have a mid-life crisis at 34, welcome to it’s heart. Maybe it starts with Phish. Could be Bonnaroo. It may be that having my brother living so much closer has a mutual bad influence. We’ve already caught the start of the Dead tour (as posted below) and now here’s a rundown of the summer to be : May 31 Phish@Fenway Boston, MA My friend “Uncle Ted” scored the tickets up in the rightfield grandstand. My brother and I are flying up that morning. We get in at 11:30. We leave Boston at 5:00AM Monday. It’s a whilwind, what Timmy calls a “Rockstar Vacation”. We’re just going to RAWK! Should make for a pretty interesting return flight in any event. June 9 Phish@Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC Hard tickets to score but I paid the scalpers. This will bring about some scorn in the -Head community. I absolutely do not care. Otis, Pauly, and my wife will be there too. Should be silly since it’s the smallest venue on the Phish tour this year. This is an old-school venue. I plan to act in a very stupid manner. As soon as the show ends my wife and I will hop in the fully-loaded car and head to Charlotte for a few hours sleep before hooking up with my brother, his wife, and “Uncle Ted”. We’ll be getting an RV. June 10 Phish@Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN We’ll take that RV 4 hours down I-40 to Knoxville and hook up with a half-dozen more friends. We’ve got 12 seats for this one. Hopefully the Joker and TD will be there. Some other friends, both new and old will be using some of the 12 tickets my brother and I scored (all at face value) through various means. My seats are fantastic. Lower level, Pageside. After the show we’ll load up the RV and hit a hotel just 6 miles away. This will be the last clean bathroom for days. June 11-14 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN This is my fourth Bonnaroo. B and I went in 2002, 2004 and 2007. My brother and his wife will be with us for the third time. Uncle Ted, Matt, and Julie-Steakdoses are back for a second time. It’s awesome for a long list of reasons but my favorite are : Phish is playing both Friday and Sunday nights. Plus, The Beastie Boys. David Byrne Bruce Sprinsteen and the E Street Band Snoopy Dog etc. etc, etc, I can’t wait. August 15 Phish@Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia, MD I threw this in for good measure. I scored 4 tickets on the Fishman side in the lottery. My wife, my brother, sister-in-accodance-with-law, and I will have fun. You know, because its the Phishes. Now here are my concerns, I’m not 19. I’m older, fatter, and more pampered. I do have actual responsibilities. And kids. I played in a decent frolf tournament Sunday and played well. Today my back and legs have been extremely sore. That makes sense. I competed for a full 11 hours. You know, competed. At standing, walking slowly, and throwning a frisbee. Yikes. If that hurts now, I’m more than a little worried about the stamina required for a summer of ’94. We’ll see how it goes.

NCAA Tourney Bracket Revealed (Web cam strip poker) Early!!

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:15:07 +0000

Celebrity and Poker – the perfect match (Lesbian strip poker)

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:30:22 +0000

Celebrity and Poker – the perfect match
It seems that the gambling habit can affect anybody! Celebrity players have been spotted all over Las Vegas in the run up to this years WSOP – some happier to be spotted betting on the turn of a card than others!

NCAA Tourney Bracket (Wwe strip poker) Revealed Early!!

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:30:18 +0000

BREAKING: Betonsports CEO pleads guilty to federal charges (Drunk strip poker)

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:30:15 +0000

BREAKING: Betonsports CEO pleads guilty to federal charges
Today, former Betonsports.com CEO and Director David Carruthers pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the Betonsports organization’s conspiracy included: “Creating and disseminating advertising throughout the United States which represented that its Internet and telephone gambling operations were legal and licensed. They failed to disclose known material facts, namely that the U.S. government and most state governments viewed such operations as illegal, and that they did not have a license to operate legally anywhere in the United States.” “Representing to potential customers that money transferred by them to BetonSports on account was safe and readily available to be withdrawn at anytime. BetonSports was actually using the funds to support and expand its operations, including the purchase of Easybets. When BetonSports ceased operations in July 2006, it could not repay its customers over $16 million held on account.” Carruthers now faces up to 20 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines. He will be sentenced on October 2nd. The man who hired Carruthers also faces charges along with four other individuals. Those charges range from RICO conspiracy to mail fraud to the interstate transportation of gambling paraphernalia. That trial is scheduled for September.

Video strip poker – NCAA Tourney Bracket Revealed Early!!

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:15:19 +0000

brbNCAA Tourney Bracket Revealed Early!! /bbrWhy wait for the tournament selection committee? I’ve got your 65 teams right here. Joe Lunardi may be ESPN’s Bracketologist, but he’s not the best in the biz. I now present the 65 teams headed to the Big Dance courtesy my Dad. Here is his email to me in its entirety (I’ve updated with MSU’s win): This may be my worst projection in the last 10 years. Why? Mediocrity! My process involves looking at data that allows me to almost compare blind resumes. So when I finish, I’m sometimes surprised at the outcome. This year I am devastated. Of the bigs, the Big East is the class while the Big 10 is common. My dance card – 7 Big East teams and 8 Big Ten teams. I refuse to put San Diego St in my bracket when their signature win out of conference is CSU-Northridge. So, here we go… AMERICAN EAST – Binghamton (14) ACC – UNC (1), Duke (2), Wake (3), FSU (4), Clemson (6), Maryland (10), BC (11) ATL. SUN – E Tenn St (15) ATL 10 – Xavier (5), Dayton (8), Temple (12) BIG EAST – Pitt (1), L-Ville (1), UConn (2), Nova (4), Syracuse (4), WVU (6), Marq (7) BIG SKY – Portland St (14) BIG South – Radford (15) BIG 10 – Mich St (2), Purdue (5), Illinois (7), Ohio St (8), Michigan (9), Wisc (10), Minn (11) BIG 12 – Okla (2), Missouri (3), Kansas (3), Okla St (5), Texas (7), Texas AM (9) BIG WEST – CS Northridge/Pacific (16) COLONIAL – VCU (12) CONF USA – Memphis (1) HORIZON – Butler (9), Cleve St (13) IVY – Cornell (15) MAAC – Sienna (12) MAC – Buffalo/Akron (13) MEAC – Morgan St/Norfolk St (16) MVC – Creighton (10), N. Iowa (12) MWC – Utah (4), BYU (9) NORTHEAST – Bob Morris (15) OVC – Morehead St (16) PAC 10 – Wash (3), UCLA (6), Ariz St (6), Cal (8), USC (11) PATRIOT – American U (14) SEC – Tenn (5), LSU (8), Miss. St. (11) SOUTHERN – UT Chat (17) SOUTHLAND – St F Austin/UTSA (13) SWAC – Ala St/Jackson St (17) SUMMIT – N Dakota St (14) SUN BELT – W. Kentucky (13) WCC – Gonzaga (7) WAC – Utah St/Nevada (10) Luckbox’s thoughts: UConn is a better #1 seed than Memphis. Who has Memphis beat this year? Coasting through Conference USA just doesn’t compare to what the Huskies did in the Big East. Should Duke beat FSU, they could get the 4th #1 seed (along with UNC, Pitt and Louisville). Mich. St. and Oklahoma both played their way out of a #1 seed. I also think Florida played its way out of the tourney by failing to make even the semis of the SEC tourney. The SEC gets juts two teams unless Miss. St. upsets Tennessee. That said, I haven’t done enough checking myself to see who might be a better candidate. UPDATE: Miss. St. did, in fact, upset Tennessee so they’re in and Florida is out. brbr

High Stakes Poker Remains On Top (Adult strip poker)

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:30:13 +0000

brbHigh Stakes Poker Remains On Top /bbrIs there better poker television than GSN’s High Stakes Poker? If there is, I haven’t seen it. While it may lack some of the flashy production value of ESPN’s WSOP or the various incarnations of the WPT, it’s still better than them all. Here are 5 reasons why High Stakes Poker is the best poker show on television: 1. We don’t know the outcome. When it comes to the WSOP and the WPT, we know who wins these events long before it ever reaches our television screen. Even with the November Nine experiment, I knew the winner a day before it was televised. There’s something to be said for actual drama. Poker After Dark is the only other high-profile poker show where the result isn’t always known beforehand, but it’s no match for HSP. 2. It’s real money, and it’s big money. I know the WSOP Main Event offers the largest prize in poker, but it’s not the same. It’s just not the same as watching Barry Greenstein toss a $100,000 brick of cash into the pot. In fact, check out this hand: It’s a million dollar pot between Sam Farha and Patrik Antonius… and they run it FOUR times after getting all in. You just can’t get this anywhere else. 3. It’s full of big guns. Sure, the other shows and the tournaments get their taste of the top names, but High Stakes Poker features poker royalty: Doyle Brunson, Barry Greenstein, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu. These are the people who regularly throw around hundreds of thousands of dollars in the world’s biggest games, and they’re ready to do it for the poker-viewing public. It’s fabulous theatre. 4. It’s got the best personalities. It’s not just about the old guard, it’s about the new guard, too. This season features guys like 2008 WSOP champ Peter Eastgate and internet poker and high stakes phenom Tom Durrrrr Dwan. In fact, Short-Stacked Shamus has a great post about a fascinating hand involving those two players and Barry Greenstein. No other show gives us a look at both the established pros and the top up-and-coming hot shots. 5. More poker, less other stuff. Very little time is spent doing anything other than showing us hands. It’s all action, all the time. Plus, we get to hear an awful lot of the conversation between the players, talking about the hands, or talking about whatever. The announcers are there, but not nearly as intrusive as Norm Chad. Plus, Gabe Kaplan is about as good as they come, in my opinion. He knows the game and he’s got a great sense of humor. brbrbMatt Born /bbrDespite winning a Media Tournament that qualified him to enter the Palm Beach CelebPoker Classic Tournament, being held at the Palm Beach Casino, Mayfair, this weekend, Matt has chosen to stay at home. brbr