Gambling Problem? No Sex For You (And Other Disasters In Your Family)
We know the problem-gambler gets into trouble. But how does his (it’s usually a man) behavior affect everyone around him? Research is beginning to show that pathological gambling contributes to chaos and dysfunction in families, affecting spouses and partners, kids, parents, siblings, employers, and co-workers. Pathological Gambling Runs in Families 10% of family members of [...]
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Posted on September 26, 2007 by sparky | Filed Under Addiction, Culture, Poker
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“Tips and Tricks”
Daily Blog Tips had this project where bloggers would submit links to articles that talk about “Tips and Tricks” about whatever.  The project has ended (I wish I had submitted some of my poker tips for no-limit hold’em, eg. here and here),and now it’s time to vote on the best entries. Here are my top three [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2007 by Suber | Filed Under Poker
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Here’s What Lawyers and Poker Players Have In Common: Interview with Steve Lubet
I’m not a lawyer, nor a poker player, and don’t even have much interest in these topics. So I figured I would sooner win the World Series of Poker than enjoy Lawyer’s Poker: 52 Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players (see Suber’s review). But surprise, surprise. It’s one of my favorite books this year!! So [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2007 by sparky | Filed Under Book Review, Interview, Legal, Poker, Strategy
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Lawyer’s Poker: 52 Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players.
     Steven Lubet is a lawyer who’s also a Professor of Law at Northwestern University. He’s written a book titled Lawyer’s Poker: 52 Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players. Both Sparky and I really enjoyed it. I couldn’t put it down. It’s fun, interesting, informative and says some insightful, intelligent things about luck, one of my favorite [...]
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Posted on September 9, 2007 by Suber | Filed Under Interview, Legal, Poker
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$20,000 No Limit Hold’em Team Tournament at the Borgata: The Worst Form of Poker
 So I got home from Atlantic City at 4:30am this morning and had to be on the road to a client in Delaware at 7:00. I’m tired. And I’m disappointed in the outcome of the tournament I was in last night. To vent some frustration and keep myself awake I’ll give you a brief [...]
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Posted on September 1, 2007 by Ben | Filed Under Poker, Tournaments
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