Month: November 2012

Poker

What’s your motivation to play poker?

I recently talked about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Simply, what that psychological theory says is that we have some big needs that must be met and that once one set of needs is satisfied, we can move to the next set of needs. It states that satisfaction of needs is what motivates us. In life […]

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Nevada

Online poker bill still faces opposition

By Joel Gatlin The Harry Reid-Jon Kyl online poker bill, known as the Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2012, made its rounds over the recent weeks and has found some pretty strong opposition around the country. The bill proposes the UIGEA be upheld when it comes to illegal online […]

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West Virginia

Huge bad-beat jackpot hit at Presque Isle

Justin Como, of Grove City, Pa., won $139,271 in October by taking the best bad beat of his life at Presque Isle Downs and Casino. While Edward Orr of Erie got $69,635 for his “winning hand.” The remaining shares were split among Scott Coughencur, of Waterford; Donald Beuchat, of Meadville; Vincent Mezzacapu and John Zielinski, […]

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