Forum: Brick and Mortar
02-17-2007, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 228
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Forum: Poker Theory
12-12-2006, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 282
Re: Time Pot Mathematics
Whether you pay time pot or someone else pays time pot is immaterial, assuming the rest of the table agrees to pay when it is their responsibility to repay half of the time pot. Otherwise your...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-10-2006, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 643
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-07-2006, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 125
Re: New Newark, DE poker room?
It's $130 to play in a tournament if you preregister or $140 if you sign up at the door.
The prize pool for 50-59 players is $3500.
Do the math.
I don't see anything about their rake...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
11-07-2006, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 668
Re: Turning Stone to add electronic poker tables
Just to clarify- the Lightning Poker tables that are going into Turning Stone are not the same product as the PokerPro tables installed at Hollywood Park.
I'm very interested to see thoughts...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
08-23-2006, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 130
Re: Rough draft of my letter to the IRS
1) I would open with a clear explanation of what the irs wants and that you're challenging it.
2) I would reference the supreme court case on its own rather than referencing the book that references...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
08-18-2006, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 186
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Forum: Beginners Questions
08-18-2006, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 186
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Forum: Beginners Questions
08-18-2006, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 438
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Forum: Poker Legislation
08-16-2006, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 223
Re: Got a letter from the IRS
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According to "the gambler's guide to taxes" by Walter L. Lewis:
some of the qualifications to be a professional gambler:
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-There must be a profit motive. The expectation of making...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
08-05-2006, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 104
IRS audited my 2004 return- conclusion
Hi folks.
I posted three and a half months ago about the IRS proposing to change my 2004 poker income from "other income" to schedule C, thus forcing me to pay the self-employement tax. Here is...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
06-23-2006, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 226
Odd rake policies- what have you seen?
So having heard a little about Turning Stone today and the particularly odd rake policies they used to have (which are still a bit strange), I'm wondering what other kinds of rake structure are out...
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-14-2006, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 258
Re: 100% Honest Poker
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Because you can't sit there all day waiting for good cards.
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I disagree.
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-14-2006, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 195
Re: Alternate way to calculate betting the pot
For the record, I'm stating the to "raise to" amount, total stake you'd end up with in play in front of you. I've edited the original post. I think you picked that up, just clarifying.
Your...
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Forum: Poker Theory
06-14-2006, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 195
Alternate way to calculate betting the pot
I'm aware of the normal way of figuring out a pot sized bet- your raise amount is everything on the table plus the amount you'll have to call in the process of raising.
Here's another way:
3 *...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-05-2006, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 283
Re: Late ace night poker coverage?
If it's run by those folks at Maidstone studios and was a partypoker satellite deal, there's a good chance it won't show up in the States. I never saw the "World Open" I was in televised stateside,...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-04-2006, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 916
Conclusion
I went with the poker job. After sensing some real indecision they also raised their offer, but perhaps the final nudge was the following demographic info of a nearby town from the 2000 census, as...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-04-2006, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 265
Re: Pro poker player buying a house...
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Jeez!!! You guys need to find a better loan officer to begin with.
It's kind of like with a car dealer. If I really wanted too, I could stick it to my clients and make a lot of money....
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-03-2006, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 916
Re: The Myth of the Resume Gap
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What decision?
You have: Job in large corp. suited to taste vs. job in speculative enterprise less suited to taste.
If it was the other way around, I could see the difficulty.
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-02-2006, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 916
Re: The Myth of the Resume Gap
Decision time
So the large corporation interviewed me again, and the position was clearly more suited to my taste. Half the interview was a test of networking and security fundamentals, which I...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-01-2006, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 916
Re: The Myth of the Resume Gap
The poker position is in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and offers very attractive compensation relative to my level of relevant experience. I do not believe I could obtain a similar job for similar...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
05-30-2006, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 916
Re: The Myth of the Resume Gap
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(or invest some hours making up travel stories and getting hotties to pose in your backyard pretending it is Europe, for your snapshots).
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This sounds like a worthy...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
05-26-2006, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 916
Re: The Myth of the Resume Gap
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When they ask, "Oh have I seen you on TV?" and you say, "No" the first thing that comes to mind is "degenerate".
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Fortunately, I've been on TV once.
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You've...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
05-26-2006, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 916
Re: The Myth of the Resume Gap
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I don't know if this has been mentioned in the thread or not but something I've heard is a concern (and can see why) is that playing poker is like running your own business. You...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
05-26-2006, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 916
Re: The Myth of the Resume Gap
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I saw the title of this post and got real ready to flame the OP. Then I read the post.
Just some background, I run a good sized department in a large company and I hire people all the...
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