I just wanted to let you know that I’m in this month’s (March 2007) Maxim Magazine. It’s a short one-page article on p. 72 called “Small Stakes Assassin.” They took some serious artistic license with my poker advice, but my picture looks freaking awesome. Anyway, I got a kick out of it.

I’ve been something of a broken record in the past about the fact(s) that: Gambling income is taxable in the US Lots of people aren’t declaring poker income on their returns The transactions are all logged, so there’s no plausible deniability if they look into your stuff They will start looking into online gambling transactions, [...]

I added a few features to the site to make it easier to keep up with comments. In the sidebar I added a Recent Comments section and a Top Commenters section. These sections will let you follow the most recent discussion more easily. The Top Commenters section lists the people who comment most often. People [...]

I can’t say I’m very surprised to hear it, but today it became official. Neteller is rolling over to save itself from the headache and expense of a fight with the DOJ. Neteller issued a press release today. The lowlights are the following: The discussions between [Neteller's] legal advisers and the USAO are ongoing. [Neteller] [...]

My friend Dr. David Fromm (aka J.A.Sucker on 2+2) has just come out with a set of three DVDs on shorthanded limit hold ‘em. Dave has been quietly playing very successfully in some of the biggest limit hold ‘em games both live and on the Internet over the last few years. He’s an excellent player, [...]