http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/beanmo 1368135986 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/101028/?t=pxf Lock Poker is no stranger to controversy. Take the Girah scandal, casino bonus scandal, and Fair Play Technology to name a few. But serious questions are now swirling about their solvency. Payouts to U.S. customers have been taking 3-5 months lately. I know the U.S. payment processor environment makes speedy cashouts tough, but some of their competitors have been making it work for some time. But I wouldn't dwell on that too much since Full Tilt was able to make zippy U.S. cashouts partly due to their bank fraud... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:46:26 -0400 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/101025/?t=pxf Legal regulated online poker in the U.S. arrived today for those in Nevada at UltimatePoker. It's name is associated with UFC not Ultimate Bet. A questionable name choice for those of us in the know online poker-wise, but probably a fine name for the masses. I’ll be interested to see much traction this site gets. Any Nevada-based PXFers should definitely report on how it goes. There's sure to be some hiccups initially, but cashout/deposit concerns will be a thing of the past. The early rake schedule appears to be reasonable and in line with industry standards... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:32:35 -0400 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/101009/?t=pxf It's been a while since I've done any Leakfinder videos and I'd like to open that back up to everyone here again. It's always a nice change of pace to look at hand histories other than my own. The different lines/approaches to the game often let me learn as well.Since I'm limited in the sites I can play on, I'm looking for you guys to submit your hand histories for leakfinder videos. Any HHs from Stars, Full Tilt, Party or other non-U.S. facing sites would be great. But I don't want to shut out you U... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:09:44 -0500 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/101006/?t=pxf Governor Christie just signed off on a bill that legalizes online gambling in New Jersey. It's pure speculation on how long it will take before games are live. I've seen guesses of this summer/fall to 18-24 months from now. The pessimistic 18-24 months timeframe came from Gary Loveman (Caesar's CEO) which is disconcerting. I'm just hoping he's off here. But I also have my doubts that cards will be in the air for 2013. All in all though still a great day. The coming months should be fun to watch as we figure out which state will join in compacts with NJ and Nevada... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:57:16 -0500 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/100999/?t=pxf A few years ago, I thought I'd try expanding my professional gambling repertoire by adding in sports betting. I'm a math guy and a pretty big sports fan so it seemed a natural fit. I bought Stanford Wong's "Sharp Sports Betting", thinking it would push me in the right direction. Well I guess it did in a way. While the book is very good, I quickly realized how difficult it is to bet sports profitably. I guess that's why there are so few professional sports bettors out there. Basically you really need to invest 2 things: money & time... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:34:28 -0500 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/100993/?t=pxf I've never understood berating fish at the tables. I see it all the time even sometimes after the fish donates to the berater. (if that word is a new invention, I’ll take the credit.) I've talked about this before and won't belabor the point. But I thought I'd touch on a different angle. As the subject says, we're all fish somewhere. First off, almost all of us were horrible the first time we played poker. I know I certainly was. Now consider other parts of life. Whether it's investing, home repairs, cooking etc... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:54:39 -0500 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/100977/?t=pxf In browsing poker forums looking at possible U.S. poker legislation info, I keep seeing a comment that doesn't make much sense to me. It has to do with Poker Stars / Full Tilt potentially coming back to the U.S. market. Basically the language of several bills will make it impossible for Stars to operate in the U.S. for 5 years or perhaps forever. It's my understanding that this sort of language would be standard for any poker operators that accepted U.S. customers after UIGEA passed in 2006... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:28:04 -0500 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/100974/?t=pxf It's hard to bash a site for running a freeroll for its customers, but I thought this Lock freeroll was kind of funny. I have no idea what BotK stands for. I'm guessing "Battle of the" something. But maybe the good folks at Lock should spell it out next time and not name a their tournaments anything with the word "Bot" in it. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:45:21 -0500 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/100963/?t=pxf I played the $300 bounty tournament at Foxwoods last week. I got nothing going and busted shoving 10 or 12 BBs over limpers with A8o. QJo called me down and took me out. Normally not so good, but his call was fine given that the bounty was $100 and I was shoving like half the starting stack. I'm not sure of the best way to run a live bounty event, but at Foxwoods they give you a $100 casino chip (so basically like cash) that you have to keep on the table. And throwing it in the middle = you're allin... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:19:36 -0400 http://www.pokerxfactor.com/problog/view/100940/?t=pxf For the first time since Black Friday, Howard Lederer has publicly discussed the Full Tilt situation in an interview with Poker News. 3 parts are up so far on Poker News out of 6 I believe. You can also find it on youtube. Unfortunately his memory seems to be a bit cloudy and he seems to have had not much of a clue about the finances of the company. A company in which he had a large stake and where he was on the Board of Directors. Hmmmmm. I'm fairly surprised he'd come out even now to talk with possible litigation still hanging over his head... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:45:26 -0400