This article raises the possibility that the FBI misused passenger lists given to them by airlines in order to arrest David Carruthers of BetOnSports.com this week. These lists are made available to federal authorities to allow them to screen flights for potential terrorists. Read the rest of this entry

Tonight, Phil Gordon and some of the other folks associated with the Put A Bad Beat On Cancer drive hosted a small buy-in tourney to benefit the charity. I had almost forgotten about it but remembered in time to sit down and not get blinded away. Read the rest of this entry

Having played more than my fair share of freeroll satellites lately (hey, they’re cheap – when a donkey makes a horrific call to crack my hand, I can’t complain much), I’ve made a few observations about them that may help you survive them.

1. Don’t play the early stages. The first few rounds bring nothing but misery. If you do play, understand that it will suck out if it can and your monster starting hand will likely get cracked. I’ll spare the gory details of bad beat stories, but I’ve had aces cracked by 7-6 off-suit hitting a full house and a big pre-flop bet called by 7-4 off-suit. I just pushed with A-J suited before the flop and was called by 8-2 off-suit which won when a deuce hit the river. That’s the level of donkery we’re talking about. Read the rest of this entry