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Google “Tilt” on a Smartphone

Dave McCarthy — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:10:42 +0000

Fans of google’s occasional search pranks (or Rush Poker Mobile) might have noticed that if you google “Tilt” from a smart phone on April 6, the results are literally tilted. Rush Mobile continues to function regardless of the angle you hold your Android phone at. Rush Mobile: Play online poker on a smartphone. Post from: [...]

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Google “Tilt” on a Smartphone

The Best of Full Tilt’s 2010 WSOP Videos

Dave McCarthy — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:00:18 +0000

During the 2010 World Series of Poker, the Full Tilt Poker Academy sent a video production team to the FTP suite at the Rio to record video interviews of Full Tilt Pros and Friends of Full Tilt. You can find these videos at the Full Tilt Poker WSOP video archive. They’re divided into a few [...]

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The Best of Full Tilt’s 2010 WSOP Videos

Poker in Colombia: A Guest Post by Villa

Dave McCarthy — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:34:37 +0000

Ever wondered what the poker scene is like in other parts of the world? Poker from the Rail reader Villa has written a review of poker in his native Colombia. (I found the part about the brick and mortar affiliates particularly interesting…) Villa has also agreed to answer some questions if you want to leave [...]

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Poker in Colombia: A Guest Post by Villa

WSOP Caption Contest #4

Dave McCarthy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:35:43 +0000

The WSOP might be on break for a while, but we can still have a little WSOP fun. Below are three pictures from the last couple weeks of the WSOP. Best 3 captions for each photo (as chosen by Poker from the Rail) will receive 500 FTP points each. Leave your captions as comments in [...]

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WSOP Caption Contest #4

2010 WSOP November Nine Facts and Figures

Dave McCarthy — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:48:37 +0000

Shortly after the November Nine was determined, Harrah’s Entertainment, owners of the WSOP, sent the poker media a press release with all sorts of information. Here’s some of the most pertinent info, including chip counts and bios of the November Nine, interesting notes, and ESPN’s television schedule. All information courtesy of Harrah’s Entertainment: Notes: – [...]

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2010 WSOP November Nine Facts and Figures

Annette Obrestad Talks about her First WSOP

Dave McCarthy — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:28:08 +0000

Few players have had as much attention heading into their first WSOP as Annette “Annette_15″ Obrestad. I had a chance to speak with her after it was all over. So how was your first WSOP? Pretty much went as expected. I try not to ever enter any tournaments with high expectations since it’s so high [...]

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Annette Obrestad Talks about her First WSOP

WSOP Interview with Online Qualifier Mike, MMCQTX

Dave McCarthy — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:31:35 +0000

I met Mike (FTP ID: MMCQTX) in the Full Tilt lounge. He was talking to fellow online qualifier Horatio so I came over to say hello. He had won a $75 5-seat guarantee satellite. Mike’s a teacher and volleyball coach in Irving, Texas. He finished Day 1c with 74k chips. By dinner break on Day [...]

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WSOP Interview with Online Qualifier Mike, MMCQTX

WSOP 101: Series Info for the Fans at Home

Dave McCarthy — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:37:50 +0000

If you’ve never made it out to Vegas (which is lovely in the summertime) for the WSOP, here are a few notes from ground zero… Live Reporting Ever wonder exactly how PokerNews* gets its live chip count updates? Maybe not, as it isn’t all that complicated. But in case you were wondering if robots are [...]

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WSOP 101: Series Info for the Fans at Home

WSOP Interview with Online Qualifier Zane

Dave McCarthy — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:10:39 +0000

A number of readers have asked for some stories about qualifiers who won Main Event seats via $1 satellites…Cinderella stories. Zane did one better: he won his seat in a freeroll. So is this your first WSOP? Yeah. A friend of mine played one, and ended up on TV when he was seated between Johnny [...]

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WSOP Interview with Online Qualifier Zane

Batman at the WSOP: An Interview with the Caped Crusader

Dave McCarthy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:14:40 +0000

While scouting the tables for Full Tilt Pros, qualifiers, and other notables, I noticed that The Batman was sitting at White Table #5, Seat 2. Outside the Rio, The Batman is either a wealthy idle socialite or a 25 year old medical student from Toronto. Around Level 3, the tables in the Pavilion were broken [...]

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Batman at the WSOP: An Interview with the Caped Crusader