OT: Where are the poker players going now that "Black Friday" hit?

[Abravefan11]

Quan I agree the PPA hasn't really done much other than bring in D'Amato to be a figure head.

The poker industry did see the writing on the wall and wanted to work with the government to set up regulation, but congress didn't want to go that route. Congress tried to pass the UIGEA on it's own but it failed. It wasn't until it was attached to the SAFE Port Act that it passed.

[mybuddyinc]

OK............ let me get this straight:

I can go onto many, many "legal" bet sites, and put any amount of money on team XX (with line) for 10/9 odds ................. or buy a lottery ticket for $XX with a million or billion to one chance of winning .............. but I can not play every last Tuesday of the month with a bunch of friends for $11 on a game of skill ................... ???????????????




............. and people say I waste my vote on the Libertarian candidate !!!

[carrigansghost]

Time Warner has taken it to a new low here. They won't show anything with poker on their line ups. channels like GSN and ESPN2 are either not on or alternate programming is shown instead of the poker shows.

Rawn

[lhardem]

As already stated in this thread, the Old Cardboard Texas Hold'em tournaments for vintage card collectors have been shut down.

We deeply regret the disruption in our monthly private tournaments and strongly protest the government's action to further restrict the rights of its citizens. Now midway through sponsoring our fourth annual series of the private events for vintage card collectors, we are no longer able to sponsor the monthly games.

Over these four years, many of us have also played in low-stakes online public tournaments with players from many dozens of countries all over the world. Sadly, the citizens of the "land of the free" are now the only ones to be denied access to this global form of entertainment.

Isn't it ironic that I am no longer allowed to play Texas Hold'em from my home in Austin, but will be able to play freely when I visit Russia next month in "the land of the oppressed"?

We will continue to look (and hope) for alternatives in conducting these monthly tournaments. Meanwhile, write your Congressman!

With sadness,
Lyman

[carrigansghost]

Meeting at Leon's once a month?

Rawn

[Leon]

Originally Posted by carrigansghost

Meeting at Leon's once a month?

Rawn

I have hosted friendly poker parties before. You guys are welcome to come over.

[CW]

I was both shocked and disappointed when I came home from
a road trip on Friday evening, only to find out that one of my
favorite hobbies and pastimes was taken away.

As many of you know, PokerStars recently introduced "Home Games"
in which you can setup private, custom tourneys and play with your
friends. This would be a fine alternative for you guys and the Old
Cardboard tourneys -- simply setup a private tourney, arrange to
have everyone send someone (likely Lyman) their entry fee, and
once the play money tournament is over the winnings can be dispensed
via paypal. While a little more inconvenient than just firing up a
regular tournament, it is more customizable (ie. blind levels, starting
stacks, etc.), and you don't have to pay rake. The bonus is that this
is a pretty tight-knit group where we trust each other, so it would be
no problem for one person to temporarily hold the money.

Just a suggestion....