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Friday, December 29, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
We Are Marshall Movie
Hi, I wanted to let eveyone Know I got to see the We Are Marshall Movie. It was very good but sad. Alot of critics think it stinks. But You would have had to Live here to really understand it. It was many years ago when we lost the whole football team coaches and fans. 2 players lived and 1 coach who were sick or didn't take the plane home. I went to Marshall University for 3 years and We have a very good team.We have several NFL players from Marshall including Troy Brown (New England Pats) Randy Moss (Raiders) And Chad Pennington (New York Jets) who is a close and personal friend of Mine Byron Leftwich (Jackonnville Jags). So Marshall has started over from the plane crash it took them a long time But they Made it .Im very Proud Of them as many of us are. if you Haven't seen the Movie put it on your list of things to do this week. WE ARE MARSHALL !!!! GO HERD !!!
U.S. President Gerald Ford Dies
U.S. President Gerald Ford dies
December 26, 2006
Former United States President Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) has died today, December 26, 2006 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 93. He was the longest-lived President in the history of the United States surpassing Ronald Reagan on November 12, 2006. Oldest-living President is now George H. W. Bush.
Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States following the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974, and ran an unsuccessful re-election bid for the presidency in 1976 against Jimmy Carter. Ford is the only president to hold the presidency without ever having been elected to that office or the vice-presidency.
Gerald Ford had been a prominent politician from Grand Rapids, Michigan before his appointment to the vice-presidency, having served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years from 1949 to 1973 and acted as Minority Leader. He was appointed Vice President of the United States following the resignation of Spiro Agnew.
Ford's presidency was marked by his pardon of former President Nixon, a controversial move that many felt cost him the 1976 election. Ford also attempted to tackle inflation (at the time, only a modest 7%) with a public relations campaign to "whip inflation now". Ford's presidency also saw the final United States evacuation of South Vietnam.
Once one of the most active former Presidents, in recent years Ford was perceived as becoming increasingly frail, particularly since suffering a small stroke in 2000. For the first time since becoming active in national politics, he did not attend the Republican National Convention in 2004. He also did not attend the inauguration of President George W. Bush in 2005 — former President Bill Clinton indicated in an interview with Larry King that Ford was increasingly uncomfortable flying.
In 2006, he was hospitalized on four separate occasions by the month of November
December 26, 2006
Former United States President Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) has died today, December 26, 2006 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 93. He was the longest-lived President in the history of the United States surpassing Ronald Reagan on November 12, 2006. Oldest-living President is now George H. W. Bush.
Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States following the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974, and ran an unsuccessful re-election bid for the presidency in 1976 against Jimmy Carter. Ford is the only president to hold the presidency without ever having been elected to that office or the vice-presidency.
Gerald Ford had been a prominent politician from Grand Rapids, Michigan before his appointment to the vice-presidency, having served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years from 1949 to 1973 and acted as Minority Leader. He was appointed Vice President of the United States following the resignation of Spiro Agnew.
Ford's presidency was marked by his pardon of former President Nixon, a controversial move that many felt cost him the 1976 election. Ford also attempted to tackle inflation (at the time, only a modest 7%) with a public relations campaign to "whip inflation now". Ford's presidency also saw the final United States evacuation of South Vietnam.
Once one of the most active former Presidents, in recent years Ford was perceived as becoming increasingly frail, particularly since suffering a small stroke in 2000. For the first time since becoming active in national politics, he did not attend the Republican National Convention in 2004. He also did not attend the inauguration of President George W. Bush in 2005 — former President Bill Clinton indicated in an interview with Larry King that Ford was increasingly uncomfortable flying.
In 2006, he was hospitalized on four separate occasions by the month of November
Monday, December 18, 2006
Cell Phone reminder
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
My Baby Girls Turning 21
Well folks my baby girls turning 21 on Saturday and to celebrate we are having a tournament over at Poker.com
Buy in is $2.20, $20 added and a $20 bounty on my head.
Game is located under Tournaments-Scheduled-Private and at 18:00 lobby time, December 15th. Game name is Neefer's 21st Birthday Bounty Bash.
I'm sure she'd love it if some of you could join.
Seems like just yesterday she was walking around with a pasifyer in her mouth...oh how things have changed..
Monday, December 04, 2006
online poker players are u aware of a rakeback
If you play online poker, you are probably aware of Rakeback.
Whether you are a full time player or if you just play for fun, getting rakeback is essential to your overall profitability.
Everytime you see a flop in a cash game or enter a tournament, the poker site you are playing at earns money from you.
www.rakeback30.com has come to an agreement with a number of sites to give you a proportion of this money back - every month.
Once you have decided you want a slice of your pie back, the next step is to choose a rakeback partner.
Please read ahead for 5 very good reasons why you should earn your rakeback with www.rakeback30.com.
Everyone earns our Top Rate - 30% - No minimum play required to reach top level.
Tournament Fees are included - So many don't include tournaments - heaven knows why.
The Poker room pays you directly - Your rakeback partner could never do a runner with your money.
Keep your Deposit Bonuses - If your Poker room offers a bonus, we will not deduct it from your rakeback payment.
No ther costs are deducted - 30% of your Gross Rake - Many pay rakeback net of running costs. Insist that you get Monthly Gross Rakeback (MGR)
We intend to make it as easy as posible to get back your share. We are adding new poker rooms all the time, so long as they can meet our 5 key points above. It is for this reason alone that we do not have as many options as some others.
If you have any further queries, we have live online support and we respond to emails in a timely fasion.
www.rakeback30.com
Whether you are a full time player or if you just play for fun, getting rakeback is essential to your overall profitability.
Everytime you see a flop in a cash game or enter a tournament, the poker site you are playing at earns money from you.
www.rakeback30.com has come to an agreement with a number of sites to give you a proportion of this money back - every month.
Once you have decided you want a slice of your pie back, the next step is to choose a rakeback partner.
Please read ahead for 5 very good reasons why you should earn your rakeback with www.rakeback30.com.
Everyone earns our Top Rate - 30% - No minimum play required to reach top level.
Tournament Fees are included - So many don't include tournaments - heaven knows why.
The Poker room pays you directly - Your rakeback partner could never do a runner with your money.
Keep your Deposit Bonuses - If your Poker room offers a bonus, we will not deduct it from your rakeback payment.
No ther costs are deducted - 30% of your Gross Rake - Many pay rakeback net of running costs. Insist that you get Monthly Gross Rakeback (MGR)
We intend to make it as easy as posible to get back your share. We are adding new poker rooms all the time, so long as they can meet our 5 key points above. It is for this reason alone that we do not have as many options as some others.
If you have any further queries, we have live online support and we respond to emails in a timely fasion.
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Thursday, November 30, 2006
Pin Number Reversal ( Good To Know)
PIN NUMBER REVERSAL (GOOD TO KNOW)
If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your Pin # in reverse. For example if your pin number is 1234 then you would put in 4321. The ATM recognizes that your pin number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to help you. This information was recently broadcasted on TV and it states that it is seldom used because people don't know it exists. Please pass this along to everyone possible.
If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your Pin # in reverse. For example if your pin number is 1234 then you would put in 4321. The ATM recognizes that your pin number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to help you. This information was recently broadcasted on TV and it states that it is seldom used because people don't know it exists. Please pass this along to everyone possible.
Friday, November 24, 2006
AUTHORITIES SHUT DOWN HELLMUTH CHARITY POKER TOURNEY
Local, county and state officials have decided that Texas is no place for Hold 'Em, even if it is for a charitable cause.
As reported here earlier, Phil Hellmuth was to host the Phil Hellmuth Poker Challenge on May 21st in Houston, TX. Anywhere from 600 to 1000 players were expected to attend the one-hour seminar with Phil and, from their contribution of $500, battle for seats to the Main Event at this year's World Series. People could pay $100 just to be able to attend the day's events (without playing in the tournament), and the benefit was to help the Houston chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, with all proceeds going towards that cause.
According to alert PokerNews reader "paboid" (and much thanks for your message alerting us), the event has been canceled. "paboid" mentions a website that is currently accepting signatures for a petition, houstonpokerchallenge.com. I looked a little deeper and was able to talk Tuesday afternoon to the organization putting on the tournament, Vegas style.com, and learn some more about what fell through in the event.
"It's very sad, because we have run these type of events in the past without an issue. Recently, we raised$105,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association."
"It looks like we have been shut down," said Chuck Frierson who, along with Dale Hunsucker, were thelocal organizers for the event. "Players who have pre-registered will be receiving a full refund."
"It started to unravel last week," Frierson told me. "It seems a person from an anti-gambling organization in Colorado heard about this event and contacted the Harris County Sheriffs Department regarding its legality. We were looking to hold the event at Reliant Park, which is part of the Reliant Stadium grounds that are overseen by the county. Reliant Park gave us a great area to present the tournament and the expected crowd that would be there for the festivities."
"Once this happened, then the District Attorney and other law enforcement organizations began to question everything," Frierson continued. "We were very cooperative towards making sure that everything was in line as far as the legal angles were concerned, but apparently that wasn't good enough. Reliant Park wanted us to sign a paper, which they hadn't asked us to do previously. It was apparent that something was going wrong with it."
"It's very sad, because we have run these type of events in the past without an issue. Recently, we raised$105,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The $105,000 was after any expenses we had. It was a great tournament for a great cause and we thought this one was going to be bigger."
"We were expecting about 600 people," lamented Frierson. "With that number, it was conceivable that we could have raised around $250,000 for breast cancer research. If we had 1000," Frierson paused, "it could have been $350, maybe $400,000...The charity is the one who is hurt the most, with the players who wanted to participate being hurt as well."
"I'm also a little angry with Reliant Park," continued Frierson. "It seems that anyone who was calling them last week regarding the event was being told that it was canceled. They overstepped their boundaries tremendously by doing that!"
It is unbelievable that, in the home of the most popular form of poker, one person from an out-of-state organization can cause such a charitable cause to be shut down. It shows a lack of spine in every level of state and local government, as well as law enforcement, that such a great cause cannot be benefited by a simple poker tournament, featuring one of the great players in the game.
Frierson did state that VegasStyle is trying to put on the tournament, but instead of holding it in a government owned facility, will attempt to have it in a private locale. The prizes for the tournament make it very time-restrictive, but beyond someone not going to a poker tournament it is even sadder that the Komen Foundation in Houston will miss out on what would have been a very beneficial charitable act from the game of poker...at least for right now.
"Golf does this with every event they have...why can't poker do the same thing?" asked Frierson.
As reported here earlier, Phil Hellmuth was to host the Phil Hellmuth Poker Challenge on May 21st in Houston, TX. Anywhere from 600 to 1000 players were expected to attend the one-hour seminar with Phil and, from their contribution of $500, battle for seats to the Main Event at this year's World Series. People could pay $100 just to be able to attend the day's events (without playing in the tournament), and the benefit was to help the Houston chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, with all proceeds going towards that cause.
According to alert PokerNews reader "paboid" (and much thanks for your message alerting us), the event has been canceled. "paboid" mentions a website that is currently accepting signatures for a petition, houstonpokerchallenge.com. I looked a little deeper and was able to talk Tuesday afternoon to the organization putting on the tournament, Vegas style.com, and learn some more about what fell through in the event.
"It's very sad, because we have run these type of events in the past without an issue. Recently, we raised$105,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association."
"It looks like we have been shut down," said Chuck Frierson who, along with Dale Hunsucker, were thelocal organizers for the event. "Players who have pre-registered will be receiving a full refund."
"It started to unravel last week," Frierson told me. "It seems a person from an anti-gambling organization in Colorado heard about this event and contacted the Harris County Sheriffs Department regarding its legality. We were looking to hold the event at Reliant Park, which is part of the Reliant Stadium grounds that are overseen by the county. Reliant Park gave us a great area to present the tournament and the expected crowd that would be there for the festivities."
"Once this happened, then the District Attorney and other law enforcement organizations began to question everything," Frierson continued. "We were very cooperative towards making sure that everything was in line as far as the legal angles were concerned, but apparently that wasn't good enough. Reliant Park wanted us to sign a paper, which they hadn't asked us to do previously. It was apparent that something was going wrong with it."
"It's very sad, because we have run these type of events in the past without an issue. Recently, we raised$105,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The $105,000 was after any expenses we had. It was a great tournament for a great cause and we thought this one was going to be bigger."
"We were expecting about 600 people," lamented Frierson. "With that number, it was conceivable that we could have raised around $250,000 for breast cancer research. If we had 1000," Frierson paused, "it could have been $350, maybe $400,000...The charity is the one who is hurt the most, with the players who wanted to participate being hurt as well."
"I'm also a little angry with Reliant Park," continued Frierson. "It seems that anyone who was calling them last week regarding the event was being told that it was canceled. They overstepped their boundaries tremendously by doing that!"
It is unbelievable that, in the home of the most popular form of poker, one person from an out-of-state organization can cause such a charitable cause to be shut down. It shows a lack of spine in every level of state and local government, as well as law enforcement, that such a great cause cannot be benefited by a simple poker tournament, featuring one of the great players in the game.
Frierson did state that VegasStyle is trying to put on the tournament, but instead of holding it in a government owned facility, will attempt to have it in a private locale. The prizes for the tournament make it very time-restrictive, but beyond someone not going to a poker tournament it is even sadder that the Komen Foundation in Houston will miss out on what would have been a very beneficial charitable act from the game of poker...at least for right now.
"Golf does this with every event they have...why can't poker do the same thing?" asked Frierson.
Cops Bust 2nd Poker Game
If At First You Don’t Succeed…
Baltimore Cops Bust Second Poker Game After First Raid Fails, Arrest One of Their Own
80 people were arrested in Baltimore recently in the largest gambling raid since a Prohibition-era raid in Highlandtown, MD in 1932. The Baltimore Police Department quickly became the local laughing stock as the public rallied around those arrested and the courts found no grounds to prosecute the players. So, in their zeal to justify the morality behind their actions, the cops again raided another poker game. This time, one of their own—an off-duty Baltimore police officer—was caught and arrested.
Baltimore Cops Bust Second Poker Game After First Raid Fails, Arrest One of Their Own
80 people were arrested in Baltimore recently in the largest gambling raid since a Prohibition-era raid in Highlandtown, MD in 1932. The Baltimore Police Department quickly became the local laughing stock as the public rallied around those arrested and the courts found no grounds to prosecute the players. So, in their zeal to justify the morality behind their actions, the cops again raided another poker game. This time, one of their own—an off-duty Baltimore police officer—was caught and arrested.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
McCain Says More U.S. Troops Needed in Iraq
McCain Says More U.S. Troops Needed in Iraq
By JOHN HEILPRIN, AP
WASHINGTON (Nov. 19) - Sen. John McCain, a front-runner among GOP presidential contenders for 2008, said Sunday the U.S. must send an overwhelming number of troops to stabilize Iraq or face the possibility of more attacks in the region and on American soil.
CREDITSen. John McCain says if more U.S. troops aren't sent to Iraq, America could eventually face attacks on its own soil. Talk About It: Post Thoughts
"I believe the consequences of failure are catastrophic. It will spread to the region. You will see Iran more emboldened. Eventually, you could see Iran pose a greater threat to the state of Israel," said McCain, R-Ariz.
"We left Vietnam. It was over. We just had to heal the wounds of war," said McCain, who spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war after his Navy plane was shot down in 1967. "We leave this place, chaos in the region, and they'll follow us home. So there's a great deal more at stake here in this conflict, in my view, a lot more.
McCain said he based his judgment partly on the writings of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida leader in Iraq who was killed in a U.S. air raid, and of Osama bin Laden.
"The consequences of failure are so severe that I will exhaust every possibility to try to fix this situation. Because it's not the end when American troops leave. The battleground shifts, and we'll be fighting them again," McCain said. "You read Zarqawi, and you read bin Laden. ... It's not just Iraq that they're interested in. It's the region, and then us."
With about 141,000 U.S. troops in Iraq more than 3 1/2 years into the war, the American military has strained to provide enough forces while allowing for adequate rest and retraining between deployments.
Democrats poised to take control of the House and Senate are pressing for a substantial reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq and a timetable for their withdrawal, as a way of forcing the Iraq government to rely more on itself.
"We must tell the Iraqis that we would begin, starting in four to six months, a phased reduction of our troops," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. "Because if you don't do that, they're going to continue to have the false assumption that we are there in some kind of an open-ended way. And it is that assumption on their part that takes them off the hook."
Incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., agreed. "As a practical matter, there are no troops to increase with," he said. "Our objective was to remove Saddam Hussein and create an environment in which a democracy could be established. That has been done."
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But Hoyer said Democrats would continue funding the existing troop levels, for the time being.
"That's not an option, of not supporting our troops in the field and making sure they're as safe as we can make them," he said. "Very frankly, their lack of numbers exposes them on a daily basis to danger and death, unfortunately. But clearly, we're going to have discussions going forward as to how we change this policy and change it in the short term, not the long term.
Gen. John Abizaid, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East, told the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that believes troop levels should remain steady for now. He said it was possible to add 20,000 troops for a short time, but it would be unrealistic to raise troop levels as proposed by McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Abizaid said the American military in Iraq is stretched too thin already, and sending over a bigger, more permanent presence would undercut efforts to force Iraqis to take on more responsibility.
McCain disagreed, saying it was time to use decisive force with a clear exit strategy.
"You've got to ask yourself some questions. One, are we winning? And I think the answer is no. The other is, what are the consequences of defeat?" McCain said. "Can we still win? Yes, I believe we can. It'll be tough, but we need to do it."
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said he thinks the U.S. generals have been put "in a a very, very difficult position."
"What I don't have confidence in is the policy. And General Abizaid is giving us a diagnosis that is based on the current policy. But that policy has to change, and it can change."
Kerry spoke on "Fox News Sunday," while McCain and Hoyer appeared on ABC's "This Week." Levin spoke on CNN's "Late Edition." Rangel and Graham appeared on "Face the Nation" on CBS.
11/19/06 12:33 EST
By JOHN HEILPRIN, AP
WASHINGTON (Nov. 19) - Sen. John McCain, a front-runner among GOP presidential contenders for 2008, said Sunday the U.S. must send an overwhelming number of troops to stabilize Iraq or face the possibility of more attacks in the region and on American soil.
CREDITSen. John McCain says if more U.S. troops aren't sent to Iraq, America could eventually face attacks on its own soil. Talk About It: Post Thoughts
"I believe the consequences of failure are catastrophic. It will spread to the region. You will see Iran more emboldened. Eventually, you could see Iran pose a greater threat to the state of Israel," said McCain, R-Ariz.
"We left Vietnam. It was over. We just had to heal the wounds of war," said McCain, who spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war after his Navy plane was shot down in 1967. "We leave this place, chaos in the region, and they'll follow us home. So there's a great deal more at stake here in this conflict, in my view, a lot more.
McCain said he based his judgment partly on the writings of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida leader in Iraq who was killed in a U.S. air raid, and of Osama bin Laden.
"The consequences of failure are so severe that I will exhaust every possibility to try to fix this situation. Because it's not the end when American troops leave. The battleground shifts, and we'll be fighting them again," McCain said. "You read Zarqawi, and you read bin Laden. ... It's not just Iraq that they're interested in. It's the region, and then us."
With about 141,000 U.S. troops in Iraq more than 3 1/2 years into the war, the American military has strained to provide enough forces while allowing for adequate rest and retraining between deployments.
Democrats poised to take control of the House and Senate are pressing for a substantial reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq and a timetable for their withdrawal, as a way of forcing the Iraq government to rely more on itself.
"We must tell the Iraqis that we would begin, starting in four to six months, a phased reduction of our troops," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. "Because if you don't do that, they're going to continue to have the false assumption that we are there in some kind of an open-ended way. And it is that assumption on their part that takes them off the hook."
Incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., agreed. "As a practical matter, there are no troops to increase with," he said. "Our objective was to remove Saddam Hussein and create an environment in which a democracy could be established. That has been done."
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But Hoyer said Democrats would continue funding the existing troop levels, for the time being.
"That's not an option, of not supporting our troops in the field and making sure they're as safe as we can make them," he said. "Very frankly, their lack of numbers exposes them on a daily basis to danger and death, unfortunately. But clearly, we're going to have discussions going forward as to how we change this policy and change it in the short term, not the long term.
Gen. John Abizaid, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East, told the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that believes troop levels should remain steady for now. He said it was possible to add 20,000 troops for a short time, but it would be unrealistic to raise troop levels as proposed by McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Abizaid said the American military in Iraq is stretched too thin already, and sending over a bigger, more permanent presence would undercut efforts to force Iraqis to take on more responsibility.
McCain disagreed, saying it was time to use decisive force with a clear exit strategy.
"You've got to ask yourself some questions. One, are we winning? And I think the answer is no. The other is, what are the consequences of defeat?" McCain said. "Can we still win? Yes, I believe we can. It'll be tough, but we need to do it."
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said he thinks the U.S. generals have been put "in a a very, very difficult position."
"What I don't have confidence in is the policy. And General Abizaid is giving us a diagnosis that is based on the current policy. But that policy has to change, and it can change."
Kerry spoke on "Fox News Sunday," while McCain and Hoyer appeared on ABC's "This Week." Levin spoke on CNN's "Late Edition." Rangel and Graham appeared on "Face the Nation" on CBS.
11/19/06 12:33 EST
Friday, November 17, 2006
Poker Sites Accepting U.S.A Players
Most Popular Sites Accepting U.S.A PlayersPokerStars.com - They have taken over as the biggest poker site online. Yes, bigger than Party Poker due to their departure. Offering a 100% bonus just for the occasion by clicking here. They have an insane amount of traffic right now.Poker.com - The affiliate manager said they never had any plans to back out of the USA market.Absolute Poker - They said that because they are privately held the new law does not affect their business plan.
Page Index
I Suggested USA open sites
II USA deposit methods
III Other Sites open to USA
IV Sites not open to USA
V 11 states strong affected
VI Casinos open to USA
VII Videos about ban
VIII FAQ
IX Archived daily updates
a PokerRoom special update
b Neteller special update
c Moneybooker special updateBodog.com - The affiliate manager said it was business as usual at the Bodog poker room and casino. I talked with Pete at Bodog and they aren't going anywhere.Fulltiltpoker.com - We received an email from them on 9/5/06 saying that they will not stop supporting American players. UltimateBet.com - They are merging with Absolute Poker and will stay open to Americans.Doyles Room - Open to all states except WA & LA. Doyle said he will honor VIP status from Paradise Poker, Party Poker, PokerRoom and other sites if you email the VIP team after signup vip@dbpn.comAmericasCardRoom.com - Having server problems and the website isn't always loading. They expect a new software change by January 1st which will accept US players.USA Depositing Method Updateslast updated Nov. 17thNeteller - Nov. 10 - Will comply with US laws within 270 days when full terms are issued by US gov. This is Netellers press page. If you are having trouble logging into Neteller go to the Japan link on the Neteller homepage and try logging in that way. Works like a charm :)Firepay - Stopped US transactionseWalletXpress - Received a personal email saying they will continue business as usualPayspark -Nov. 3 - They said it's business as usual but wouldnt comment on the gambling ban.Wire Transfer - myCitadel - Nov. 10- Derek, the senior Merchant Marketing Manager, confirmed they were still allowing US gambling transactions.moneybookers - Oct. 25 - They suspended US gamblers from making transactions.click2pay - Nov. 14 - Committed to the American market but do not plan on making official statements regarding the bill. Here is the Click2pay email we got.epassporte - The guy on the phone support said they will stay open after the 270 time period.Central Coin - The guy on phone support said they will continue business as usual with no plans of closing to USA gamblers.Western Union - WU is a good deposit option now but with them being a publicly traded company you could see the noose tighten. Here is a review of how Western Union deposits work.UsemyBank - They are a Canadian company and don't accept US transactionsCitadel Commerce - Nov. 10 - Support said it's business as usual.EcoCard - Nov. 10 - Still accepting US gaming transactions. Verified through email support.Paypal - They have never accepted US gambling related transactions.Merchant Banks - Any Merchant Banks that operate with gaming sites will be closed by RBS and Barclays. This is for the UK.Other Sites Accepting Americans / USA Players7sultanspoker - 11 state banAllinpokerAmericasCardroom - One of the only Ongame (PokerRoom skin) sites taking US playersAlamo Poker - Working on business with new software provider for US customersBowmans Poker - Part of Tribeca and said they have their own payment processingBugsysclubCake PokerCrazy Poker - 11 state banDream Poker - 11 state restrictionDoylesroom - Not taking players from Washington or LouisiannaEuroLinx - US accepted Tribeca skinFullContact Poker - Expected to be back up and running for US players sometime in December after a network change.Gamesgrid - email verificationGamingClub Poker - 11 state banGoldenPalacePoker - Could be closing shortlyGoldenTigerPoker - 11 state banInterchampsMansionpoker - received an email from pokerblog.com saying they were still open to poker players. You can't play the casino or sportsbook.NakedPokerOkUSApoker (Jungle poker skin)PharaohsPokerPalacePitbullPoker - verified through email supportPokerHost - verified through live support and switching software providersPoker Metro - 11 state banPoker Rewards - 11 state banPoker Share - 11 state banPoker Time - 11 state banPokerWorldPoker333 - 11 state banRed Star PokerRoxyPoker - 11 state restrictionRoyal Card Club - Accepting from 39 states and is part of the Prima NetworkRoyal Vegas Poker - 11 state banSportsInteractionpokerStanleyVippoker.comTonyGPokerTradesportsTribeca Skins (only some open) - Doyles, BowmansTrident Poker - 11 state banTrue PokerTropical PokerUnited Poker NetworkUSAPoker - (one of the only iPoker (TitanPoker) skins still open)Virtual City Poker - 11 state banWild Jack Poker - 11 state banWorld Poker ExchangeNotable Poker Sites / Brands NOT Open to USAPartyGaming - (Party Poker, MultiPoker, etc.)Was the second poker room to back out of USAEmpire Holdings (Empire Poker)Pacific Poker - Was the first to back out of the USAiPoker - (Titan Poker, Poker Ocean, CD Poker, Noble Poker, Prestige Poker, Betfred, Fair Poker) USApoker is one of the only ones still open to USA. They backed out after about a week of legal advicePrima Network - Some prima sites are out and some are just accepting Americans from certain states. For a full list visit primapoker.comB2B Skins - (24h poker, Redbet, Betunited etc) For full lists of B2B sites click hereBoss Media - (TotalPoker, Virgin Poker, CelebPoker, Pokerheaven, King Solomons Poker PokerSyndicate, etc)Tribeca Sites - Doylesroom, Paddypowerpoker, Bluesquarepoker, Victor Chandler, etc.Wagerlogic - William Hill, Betfair, PokerPlex, etc. click here for full listStopped real money play on Nov. 13th Paradise Poker - Stopped real money play on Nov. 13thOngameNetwork -PokerRoom.com HollywoodPoker and bwin sites like Holdempoker, Europoker, Cherrypoker) stopped taking deposits Oct. 25. On Nov. 6 US players were locked out of real money games. Click here for all ongame sites. The only Ongame site still accepting US players is Americascardroom.comKiwi PokerJetsetpokerSunPokerCrypto - William Hill, Interpoker, Poker Plex, LittleWoods Poker, etc.Betsson Poker - All US accounts cancelled on Oct.31Everest Poker (no new accounts allowed)Poker ChampsAction Poker Network - Includes places like Nine.com, Tigergaming, Superior poker etc. Here are all the Action Poker sites. click hereMicrogaming - Initiated an 11 state ban11 States Strongly Affected by Poker / Casino Banaccording to (www.gambling-law-us.com)IllinoisIndianaLouisiana - felony to play online poker for real money in the USMichiganNevadaNew JerseyNew YorkOregonSouth DakotaWashington - felony to play online poker for real money in the USWisconsin
Page Index
I Suggested USA open sites
II USA deposit methods
III Other Sites open to USA
IV Sites not open to USA
V 11 states strong affected
VI Casinos open to USA
VII Videos about ban
VIII FAQ
IX Archived daily updates
a PokerRoom special update
b Neteller special update
c Moneybooker special updateBodog.com - The affiliate manager said it was business as usual at the Bodog poker room and casino. I talked with Pete at Bodog and they aren't going anywhere.Fulltiltpoker.com - We received an email from them on 9/5/06 saying that they will not stop supporting American players. UltimateBet.com - They are merging with Absolute Poker and will stay open to Americans.Doyles Room - Open to all states except WA & LA. Doyle said he will honor VIP status from Paradise Poker, Party Poker, PokerRoom and other sites if you email the VIP team after signup vip@dbpn.comAmericasCardRoom.com - Having server problems and the website isn't always loading. They expect a new software change by January 1st which will accept US players.USA Depositing Method Updateslast updated Nov. 17thNeteller - Nov. 10 - Will comply with US laws within 270 days when full terms are issued by US gov. This is Netellers press page. If you are having trouble logging into Neteller go to the Japan link on the Neteller homepage and try logging in that way. Works like a charm :)Firepay - Stopped US transactionseWalletXpress - Received a personal email saying they will continue business as usualPayspark -Nov. 3 - They said it's business as usual but wouldnt comment on the gambling ban.Wire Transfer - myCitadel - Nov. 10- Derek, the senior Merchant Marketing Manager, confirmed they were still allowing US gambling transactions.moneybookers - Oct. 25 - They suspended US gamblers from making transactions.click2pay - Nov. 14 - Committed to the American market but do not plan on making official statements regarding the bill. Here is the Click2pay email we got.epassporte - The guy on the phone support said they will stay open after the 270 time period.Central Coin - The guy on phone support said they will continue business as usual with no plans of closing to USA gamblers.Western Union - WU is a good deposit option now but with them being a publicly traded company you could see the noose tighten. Here is a review of how Western Union deposits work.UsemyBank - They are a Canadian company and don't accept US transactionsCitadel Commerce - Nov. 10 - Support said it's business as usual.EcoCard - Nov. 10 - Still accepting US gaming transactions. Verified through email support.Paypal - They have never accepted US gambling related transactions.Merchant Banks - Any Merchant Banks that operate with gaming sites will be closed by RBS and Barclays. This is for the UK.Other Sites Accepting Americans / USA Players7sultanspoker - 11 state banAllinpokerAmericasCardroom - One of the only Ongame (PokerRoom skin) sites taking US playersAlamo Poker - Working on business with new software provider for US customersBowmans Poker - Part of Tribeca and said they have their own payment processingBugsysclubCake PokerCrazy Poker - 11 state banDream Poker - 11 state restrictionDoylesroom - Not taking players from Washington or LouisiannaEuroLinx - US accepted Tribeca skinFullContact Poker - Expected to be back up and running for US players sometime in December after a network change.Gamesgrid - email verificationGamingClub Poker - 11 state banGoldenPalacePoker - Could be closing shortlyGoldenTigerPoker - 11 state banInterchampsMansionpoker - received an email from pokerblog.com saying they were still open to poker players. You can't play the casino or sportsbook.NakedPokerOkUSApoker (Jungle poker skin)PharaohsPokerPalacePitbullPoker - verified through email supportPokerHost - verified through live support and switching software providersPoker Metro - 11 state banPoker Rewards - 11 state banPoker Share - 11 state banPoker Time - 11 state banPokerWorldPoker333 - 11 state banRed Star PokerRoxyPoker - 11 state restrictionRoyal Card Club - Accepting from 39 states and is part of the Prima NetworkRoyal Vegas Poker - 11 state banSportsInteractionpokerStanleyVippoker.comTonyGPokerTradesportsTribeca Skins (only some open) - Doyles, BowmansTrident Poker - 11 state banTrue PokerTropical PokerUnited Poker NetworkUSAPoker - (one of the only iPoker (TitanPoker) skins still open)Virtual City Poker - 11 state banWild Jack Poker - 11 state banWorld Poker ExchangeNotable Poker Sites / Brands NOT Open to USAPartyGaming - (Party Poker, MultiPoker, etc.)Was the second poker room to back out of USAEmpire Holdings (Empire Poker)Pacific Poker - Was the first to back out of the USAiPoker - (Titan Poker, Poker Ocean, CD Poker, Noble Poker, Prestige Poker, Betfred, Fair Poker) USApoker is one of the only ones still open to USA. They backed out after about a week of legal advicePrima Network - Some prima sites are out and some are just accepting Americans from certain states. For a full list visit primapoker.comB2B Skins - (24h poker, Redbet, Betunited etc) For full lists of B2B sites click hereBoss Media - (TotalPoker, Virgin Poker, CelebPoker, Pokerheaven, King Solomons Poker PokerSyndicate, etc)Tribeca Sites - Doylesroom, Paddypowerpoker, Bluesquarepoker, Victor Chandler, etc.Wagerlogic - William Hill, Betfair, PokerPlex, etc. click here for full listStopped real money play on Nov. 13th Paradise Poker - Stopped real money play on Nov. 13thOngameNetwork -PokerRoom.com HollywoodPoker and bwin sites like Holdempoker, Europoker, Cherrypoker) stopped taking deposits Oct. 25. On Nov. 6 US players were locked out of real money games. Click here for all ongame sites. The only Ongame site still accepting US players is Americascardroom.comKiwi PokerJetsetpokerSunPokerCrypto - William Hill, Interpoker, Poker Plex, LittleWoods Poker, etc.Betsson Poker - All US accounts cancelled on Oct.31Everest Poker (no new accounts allowed)Poker ChampsAction Poker Network - Includes places like Nine.com, Tigergaming, Superior poker etc. Here are all the Action Poker sites. click hereMicrogaming - Initiated an 11 state ban11 States Strongly Affected by Poker / Casino Banaccording to (www.gambling-law-us.com)IllinoisIndianaLouisiana - felony to play online poker for real money in the USMichiganNevadaNew JerseyNew YorkOregonSouth DakotaWashington - felony to play online poker for real money in the USWisconsin
Monday, November 13, 2006
Poker.Com
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Poker.com Comp Points
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Aussie Millions Freeroll + 100% First Deposit Bonus
Make your first deposit with Poker.com and use coupon code AUSSIEFREEROLL to receive entry to the Aussie Millions Freeroll plus earn a 100% bonus on deposits up to $100! That's $100 free on deposits of $100.
After depositing you will receive entry to a special freeroll on November 4 that will award a $12,500 Aussie Millions package.
This deposit bonus offer has the following play requirements:
$1 paid per 200 comp points.
For each 2000 comp points you earn, $10 of your bonus will be paid.
User coupon will expire 30 DAYS after activated AND/OR on withdrawal.
For example, if you deposit $100, you will receive $10 of your bonus automatically everytime you accumulate 2000 comp points (200 comp points for each $1 of bonus). This will happen 9 more times until the total $100 bonus is paid.
Aussie Millions Satellites
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You could win a $12,500 package to the 2007 Aussie Millions, in Melbourne, Australia.
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Freeroll Tournaments
NEW FREEROLL SCHEDULE! EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1st 2006
Our new freeroll schedule includes at least one freeroll every 2 hours! All times are listed in Poker.com Time (GMT -5, ET-1)
$50,000 Freeroll
On the last Sunday of every month at 16:00, Poker.com will run a $50,000 Freeroll that is open to all players who earn 5000 comp points so far in the month*.
$10,000 Freeroll
Every Sunday at 16:00 (except the last Sunday of every month), Poker.com holds a $10,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 2500 comp points in the previous 7 days (168 hours)*.
$2,000 Freeroll
Every Saturday at 16:00, Poker.com holds a $2,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 1000 comp points in the previous 3 days (72 hours)*.
$1,000 Freerolls
Every Monday through Friday, Poker.com holds a $1,000 freeroll for players that have earned at least 1000 comp points in the previous 3 days (72 hours)*.
Monday - 19:00 Poker.com Time
Tuesday - 16:00 Poker.com Time
Wednesday - 19:00 Poker.com Time
Thursday - 16:00 Poker.com Time
Friday - 19:00 Poker.com Time
$500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players
Make an initial deposit at Poker.com and you will gain a coupon valid for 7 days entry into our daily $500 Freeroll for New Depositing Players.
$50 Freerolls every 2 hours
Open to any Poker.com member.
$50 New Player Freeroll every 3 hours
When you join Poker.com you will receive entry to the $50 New Player Freerolls every 3 hours for 4 weeks.
* Players wanting to enter these freeroll tournament must complete the required comp points by the time they want to register. For example, if you want to register at 14:30 for the Monday $1,000 Freeroll, which starts at 15:00, then you need to have accumulated 1000 comp points during the 72 hours prior to 14:30.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Marshall 1970 Crash Remembered
November 14, 1970 ... RememberedMemorial of the 1970 Marshall University Football Team Plane Crash
Southern Airlines Flight 932 left Kinston, North Carolina, at 6:38 p.m., carrying the Marshall University football team, coaching staff and fans to Huntington, West Virginia. After an uneventful flight, the crew contacted Huntington Airport tower at 7:23 p.m. and were cleared for a localizer approach on runway 11. The weather conditions were poor, mist and light rain with broken clouds at 500 feet. The plane descended below the Minimum Descent Altitude, striking trees on a hillside about one mile from the runway. The plane then crashed and burned.
“The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause was the descent below Minimum Descent Altitude during a non precision approach under adverse weather conditions, without visual contact with the runway environment. The Board has been unable to determine the reason for this descent, although the two most likely explanations are: a) improper use of cockpit instrument data; or b) an altimetry system error” (Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB-AAR-72-11, p. 36).
Thursday, November 09, 2006
A Hero Is never Alone
He waits to get his order
He sits without despair
Knows that someone's with him
Her wings are wrapped with care
She holds him close in battle
He feels her gentle touch
He whispers to her daily
I feel your love so much
She smiles upon him daily
With wings so soft and pure
Knowing she is with him
His heart feels so assured
No matter what the outcome
Whatever come what may
Her voice in gentle poetry
I'll never go away
He feels the courage in him
With pride he takes his stand
A soldier in a distance
His Angel at his hand
Protect him with your power
With wings that soar above
A breeze comes by so gentle
Such power in their love.
The Meaning Of Love
Love is the most wonderful sensation,
a parfum that reaches the bottom of rationality
while sweetly commands us to be slaves of someone else.
Freedom is nothing for that nation
while the wheel of destiny
abruptly changes our dark side to a clear one.
Love is the most incredible situation,
a flavour capable of making us do things
for someone else. Incredibe things, indeed.
Rationality will be nothing for us in that situation,
a wheel of incredible flavour, a smell that reaches
the bottom of emotion.
destiny is capable to change our dark side to a clearer one
in the very moment we fall
in love.
a parfum that reaches the bottom of rationality
while sweetly commands us to be slaves of someone else.
Freedom is nothing for that nation
while the wheel of destiny
abruptly changes our dark side to a clear one.
Love is the most incredible situation,
a flavour capable of making us do things
for someone else. Incredibe things, indeed.
Rationality will be nothing for us in that situation,
a wheel of incredible flavour, a smell that reaches
the bottom of emotion.
destiny is capable to change our dark side to a clearer one
in the very moment we fall
in love.
Pokers 10 Commandments
1. You shall not overly celebrate when you win a pot. (Especially in a big tournament). Your opponent is indubitably feeling terrible when you hit that middle pin 9 on the river to crush his dream of a big score. He does not need you jumping around shouting and screaming like a demented baboon or like you've just scored the winning goal in the FA Cup final. Show some class. In the immortal words of 'BadBeat' Channing, "Get it quietly".
2.You shall not soft play your friends. Checking or not raising a pot because you don't want to knock out a mate from a competition is against the whole ethos of poker. And ultimately it ruins the game for you and the rest of the players. If you do well in a tournament, buy your mate a beer or slip him a fifty, but for the integrity of the game please knock him out or win his chips when you have the chance.
3.If you really need to nip do not disappear straight away afterwards. The nature of poker is that on occassion you will need to nip a few quid from a fellow player. Fair enough. But, if you do have to nip, do not stop coming to the casino/cardroom and keep your mobile switched off and leave the nipee having sleepless nights whether he is ever going to see you again, let alone get his cash back.
4.You will not claim state benefits if you are a professional poker player and have no intention of getting work. Poker players give very little to the community. We do not pay tax or National Insurance. So, please do not take benefits intended for the poor or needy. If you consider yourself poor or needy, you really should get a job, because you are not winning enough playing poker to live securely.
5.Take a shower before coming to the casino. Please!
6.Do not say "sorry" when you outdraw someone in a big pot. You are not sorry. If you were truly sorry you would give the loser his money back. The loser knows you're not sorry. Just shrug your shoulders and shake your head a little bit and get on with the game. It is disingenuous in the extreme to apologise. Unless of course you really hate the guy you've outdrawn. Then it's perfectly acceptable to apologise.
7.If you reach the business end of a tournament and propose a deal (no matter how fair it is) and one or more of your oppnents turns it down you will not get the hump. I was once asked outside because I refused a deal. How ridiculous is that? Deal making is part of tournament poker and part of the game is to get the best deal possible for yourself, which may very well include refusing to deal at all. Do not get riled if someone refuses to deal, it is their absolute right and should be respected.
8.Do not bleat about how unlucky you have been or tell boring, long winded poker bad beat stories. Believe me, almost noone is interested in your bad luck, and telling the stories makes you look like a bad loser.
9.Do not type anything into the chat box of an online poker room which you would not be prepared to say to someones face. I met a guy in Vegas who once said to me "I hope you die of cancer" after I outdrew him in a pot. It is real people you are talking to. Why go out of your way to upset someone?
10.You will not abuse in any way dealers or any other casino staff. As Jessie May says the dealer just "prints the tickets". It is up to you how you play the game. If you lose a big pot on the river, it is not the dealers fault! And if the dealer makes a mistake, be gentle with him. In an 8 hour poker session do you never make a mistake? Of course you do. So, give them a little leeway.
2.You shall not soft play your friends. Checking or not raising a pot because you don't want to knock out a mate from a competition is against the whole ethos of poker. And ultimately it ruins the game for you and the rest of the players. If you do well in a tournament, buy your mate a beer or slip him a fifty, but for the integrity of the game please knock him out or win his chips when you have the chance.
3.If you really need to nip do not disappear straight away afterwards. The nature of poker is that on occassion you will need to nip a few quid from a fellow player. Fair enough. But, if you do have to nip, do not stop coming to the casino/cardroom and keep your mobile switched off and leave the nipee having sleepless nights whether he is ever going to see you again, let alone get his cash back.
4.You will not claim state benefits if you are a professional poker player and have no intention of getting work. Poker players give very little to the community. We do not pay tax or National Insurance. So, please do not take benefits intended for the poor or needy. If you consider yourself poor or needy, you really should get a job, because you are not winning enough playing poker to live securely.
5.Take a shower before coming to the casino. Please!
6.Do not say "sorry" when you outdraw someone in a big pot. You are not sorry. If you were truly sorry you would give the loser his money back. The loser knows you're not sorry. Just shrug your shoulders and shake your head a little bit and get on with the game. It is disingenuous in the extreme to apologise. Unless of course you really hate the guy you've outdrawn. Then it's perfectly acceptable to apologise.
7.If you reach the business end of a tournament and propose a deal (no matter how fair it is) and one or more of your oppnents turns it down you will not get the hump. I was once asked outside because I refused a deal. How ridiculous is that? Deal making is part of tournament poker and part of the game is to get the best deal possible for yourself, which may very well include refusing to deal at all. Do not get riled if someone refuses to deal, it is their absolute right and should be respected.
8.Do not bleat about how unlucky you have been or tell boring, long winded poker bad beat stories. Believe me, almost noone is interested in your bad luck, and telling the stories makes you look like a bad loser.
9.Do not type anything into the chat box of an online poker room which you would not be prepared to say to someones face. I met a guy in Vegas who once said to me "I hope you die of cancer" after I outdrew him in a pot. It is real people you are talking to. Why go out of your way to upset someone?
10.You will not abuse in any way dealers or any other casino staff. As Jessie May says the dealer just "prints the tickets". It is up to you how you play the game. If you lose a big pot on the river, it is not the dealers fault! And if the dealer makes a mistake, be gentle with him. In an 8 hour poker session do you never make a mistake? Of course you do. So, give them a little leeway.
Poker Thoughts
Play your A game at all times , if your not able to play at your bes don't play at all for you will lose
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