He was always there to listen and give his opinion. If you needed a freeroll to enter to get your mind off the day, he would find one. And his gambling exploits were always good for a laugh.

To honor his memory, Eddie’s good friend, RudyRudeth, plans on enjoying a game of late night poker. “Hopefully he’ll be watching over me and I’ll kick arse but its more likely he’ll be watching and yelling ‘what the f#$* are you doing you dafty old cow’!”

Ahhh, the memory of Eddie lives on! Here is to you, our good friend!

#1 Poker TV Show: GSN’s High Stakes Poker
This show was launched in 2006 and was one-of-a-kind among all existing poker shows because one could sit alongside the top poker professionals from all corners of the globe, such as Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu of PokerStars, and Jen Harman as opposed to the tournament format of other shows. Thus, this show allowed viewers to watch the poker biggies gamble with their personal cash (tons of it, really considering each player had to buy-in using USD 100,000 with variations of deals one doesn’t normally get to see anywhere else.

#2 Poker TV show: ESPN’s World Series of Poker
This show has got to be the biggest ever in televised poker event history since nowhere else can viewers tune in to such a tremendous variety of poker games. You have Texas Hold’em, 7-card Stud andOmaha – played high with the Main Event being the real crowd puller because it is here that the nail-biting finish table action has everyone betting on who will walk away with the No Limit Hold’em tournament’s multi-million dollar first prize!

#3 Poker TV show: World Poker Tour
This show definitely has all the poker nuts tuning in to the WPT and also dragging along family and friends to watch the action after it launched with much fanfare in 2003. It rapidly climbed up the TRP charts and became the Travel Channel’s top rated program because of great poker tournament coverage from across the country’s best casinos.

Each hand that is relayed on the TV screen causes hearts of poker fans to beat faster with the pace of the action speeding up across all the different channels the show airs on: from Fox Sports to Travel Channel to GSN, which is sponsored by PokerStars.net, viewers have a choice of which channel they want to change the dial for in order to be part of the poker claim to fame – just like the pros featured on this show!

#4 Poker TV show: Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown
This show really built up the game’s popularity, much like the shows listed above because it brought in a niche audience to watch their favorite stars vying for great poker prize pools amid light-hearted bantering and some fabulous on-screen chemistry between the hosts: Phil Gordon of FullTilt and Dave Foley who came across as naturals when it came to informative commentary of the show’s action. Lots of poker fun, cool prizes, celebrity flavors and the rumors of poker veteran Phil Hellmuth taking to the hosting keep this TV show on the hot list of many card game enthusiasts.

#5 Poker TV show: GSN’s Poker Royale
This TV show about poker is unique because it combines two opposing groups that come together to duke it out at the poker table, across different segments like Girls versus Boys or Celebrities versus Professionals. Three players from each group face each other at the No Limit Hold’em tournament and compete for the host of prizes – and of course, fan favor!

Throughout his playing career, Phil has earned himself a reputation as one of the frightening faces in poker. He has developed a wide range of arsenal that many other players are left in awe after the hand. The cards that land on his hands seem to be certainly lucky but his knack on the tale is definitely superb. If someone wants to have an idol, it’ll definitely be like this man.

He belongs to the fresher breed of poker players that has won several tournaments and has played almost all kinds of poker table. While there are other players like Phil, his style has never been replicated. His wits and genius always bring him the respect of peers and fellow FullTiltPoker.net champions. It is not impossible that his name has risen from the simple gamer into an international celebrity that many other starters respect. He now reaps all the rewards of his hard work both on and off the table. And he truly deserves this respect.

A homegrown talent of Roselle, New Jersey, Phil Ivey was born on Riverside, California in 1976. When they transferred to New Jersey, he was introduced by his grandfather to this card game. He played as a young gambler together with his grandfather who was a dealer. Five-Card Stud was his first try of the game and even at a young age he has grown fondness to the game. The early years in poker was merely for fun and he saw things rather at an unbalanced perspective. It was even daunting to see cards but couldn’t understand what was written in there. This, however, has given him a broad background of the game, something that poker players are born to have.

By age 16, he started playing backroom games for both fun and some money. It wasn’t that great at start. H had to lose most of the games and his nickname had become “Bringing It Home Jerome” which was supposedly “No Home Jerome.” He has seen the game again but now its real sense, an overwhelming mind puzzle. His first splurge into the world of poker has given him an early taste of beating. Just imagine having no purse to pay for his basic necessities – no electricity and water was shut off.

The tide eventually turned to his side when he reached 21. Tables have become friendly and his arsenal of strategies has been growing into fortified block. There were times when he won streaks while playing poker online for almost a month and luck was smiling right at him. He then started his glorious campaign into international professional tournaments. He was 24 at the time he set foot into the World Series of Poker. From there, he made a slow progress into the world of poker.

The Detective Duo also alleges that at least one other account, swyyft, may also be part of this scheme that has thrown the online poker community, as well as the ever growing twitter mass, into an hysteria not seen since 9/11. The very thought that one person, whom nobody has ever met in real life, may
not be what the seem online.

“Absolutely shocking” is the way one twitter user, who wishes to remain anonymous, has described this breaking news.

Another user, FakeStreet3, says “This ground breaking discovery has many people questioning whether or not, I, FakeStreet3, am real or not. Because of this one guy, I now have to relentlessly prove that I am the REAL, FakeStreet3. I am utterly disgusted at this C.H. guy.”

No messages were returned, as neither Arkansas or Florida have developed the required technology for telephones. Speaking tubes, telegraphs, and two paper cups were being instrumented as secondary communicative means. More on this breaking news as the story develops.

“I can confirm I met HyperVocal representatives,” Partrude told the Tulsa Weekly Shopper. “These talks will continue for several more weeks when, hopefully, I can go to the Board of Directors and discuss the opportunity.” Partrude was in Tulsa, Oklahoma, meeting with Steve “Alfman” Carse and his attorneys about his lifetime suspension from the Twitter Poker Tour.

HyperVocal Co-Founder Slade Sohmer was not available for comment.

PokerPlasm CEO, Sir Trevor Holewinski, finishing a business luncheon with Lee “The Jester” Cambell and Sir Peter James Maxwell in Central London declined to make any comment, pushing his way through reporters to a waiting limousine.

In a much publicized twitter posting, Mr. Manning’s decision was direct, swift, and immediate.

That is the first order of business. Happy 2 year anniversary Carse, Happy Birthday Too, You’re Fired!
- Geoff Manning, October 20th, 2010

With the tour looking to clean up their image and become visibly professional, Mr. Carse’s antics, asinine comments, and general bullshit, on and off the poker tables were too much. The suspension comes off a one year probationary period that Mr. Carse served for threatening a Twitter Poker Tour official (see Player Fined For Threatening Twitter Poker Tour Official) in December 2008 as well as unruly behavior (see Graham Beasley Frustrated with Twitter Poker Tours Bad Boy) that same month.

Mr. Carse, a well known University of Oklahoma alumnus and booster, was not available for comment concerning his suspension.

Card carrying tour members were generally enthused with Mr. Manning’s decision and have supported his decision on the Twitter Poker Tour forum and through the tour’s twitter account.

Clearing Poker Bonuses the Smart Way: Know Where You Stand
You should periodically check your bonus status to see where you are in the process. With most sites, this is very easy to do. There should be a menu option on the main page or even a radio button from the cashier screen allowing you to check your bonus status. This operation will tell you how much time you have to complete the bonus and how much progress you have made. This can be helpful by letting you know whether you are on a good pace to complete the bonus. Also if you check frequently you can estimate just how many bonus clearing points you are earning per hour with your particular type of play.

Clearing Poker Bonuses the Smart Way: Favoring Cash Games
You will usually earn points towards bonus clearing a lot faster playing cash games than in tournaments. If you earn ten points for every $20 + $2 tournament you play, you may earn ten points in an hour. If you earn one point for every raked hand of $3/$6 hold’em that you play, you may earn around a point every minute, or 60 points an hour. Clearly the cash game has an edge. Same as online blackjack is more of a skill game then roulette.

Clearing Poker Bonuses the Smart Way: Playing Your Game
Except for shifting the focus towards cash games if you normally split your playing time between cash and tournaments, and accelerating your play if you are close to having the bonus expire, you shouldn’t change your playing routine for the sake of the bonus. Jumping up in stakes or trying a completely new game can result in wild fluctuations to your bankroll, and you don’t want to go broke and stop earning bonus points right in the middle of your quest to clear the bonus.

Can the Spyware Free Claims Be Trusted?
Many online gambling sites are advertising in big, bold letters that they have been tested and certified as spyware and malware free, but can you trust their claims? Do you really think they have your best interests at heart? How hard would it be to just say that your gambling site is free of spyware, but include it anyway? Your best protection from spyware and malware is to prevent it by installing your own spyware removers. These easy-to-use, protective programs will scan each download to make sure it is safe in addition to monitoring your entire system for other malicious code.

What Does Spyware Do?
Many computer users may be infected by spyware and malware and not even realize it. They may even notice that odd things seem to appear on their system and that their lightning-fast computer has become very slow. Maybe, they’re even considering a new computer to replace one that must be having system problems. They may think that there’s no way they’ve been attacked if their machine still runs. If a computer shows the following signs, it has probably been infected with spyware:

• The home page on Internet Explorer continues to change no matter how many times you reset it.
• The computer suddenly becomes very slow.
• The favorite’s list includes unknown sites that continue to reappear after they’ve been deleted.
• Uncontrollable and unrequested pop-ups are experienced during web browsing.
• New toolbars show up unannounced and can’t be permanently removed.
• The web browser is redirected to malicious sites.
• Unknown shortcuts appear on the desktop.

Protect Your Computer System through Spyware Detection Software
Once spyware, malware, or a virus has been installed on your computer, it can be very difficult for most people to remove. The programmers that specialize in this type of code know the operating system inside and out. They will embed the code in web browsers and system files so that it becomes part of the core system. Instead of reloading your computer from scratch and losing valuable data, install the best spyware removers to protect your investment from spyware scammers. If you search carefully, there are many free antivirus programs available.

If you’ve been playing poker for some time, you will have your share of bad beat stories to tell. That’s because poker is a game of probabilities (some critics would call it a game of luck but that’s because they don’t know better). Even if you’re ahead of your opponent with a pair of aces on a A93 rainbow flop, there’s always the possibility he catches running 5′s for 4 of a kind. This element of chance is the basis of all variance in poker. Variance combined with your skill set at the tables is what makes your stack fluctuate from hand to hand, and your bankroll fluctuate on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. If you’re a poker novice, your bankroll will most likely decrease because you still have a lot to learn, but even poker pros
have bad runs.

Besides learning all the poker rules, proper bankroll management is your best weapon against variance and the risk of ruin. It goes without saying that you’re much more likely to lose a 100$ bankroll playing NL100$ tables compared to NL5$ tables. With proper bankroll management you will always have enough buyins in your bankroll to outlast bad spells. As a rule of thumb, you will need between 20 to 50 buyins on the level you’re playing to make sure you won’t go broke in the long run.

Before you make your first deposit, make sure you realize the consequences of your bankroll management choice. If you’re looking for quick thrills and the chance of building a bankroll with lightning speed go ahead and put your entire bankroll at stake on one table. Just be aware that you have a low chance of success. If on the other hand you’re looking to sustain your bankroll for a long time then stick to the 20 to 50 buyin rule of thumb. However, following this plan means that you will be grinding it out on small buyin tables for a long time in order to increase your bankroll enough to move up to the next level.

As for me, my grinding days are over. Some years ago I followed a strict bankroll management scheme for about a year and made enough money to pay for a road trip in Asia with my best friends. The trip was the best I’ve ever been on, but I realized that grinding isn’t my cup tea. Nowadays I deposit on average $100 a month into various poker sites and just have fun playing tournaments. If I cash big, I pull out the money and if I go broke I don’t worry too much about it.

If you don’t have money of your own to deposit, or belong to the group of unfortunate poker players in the US who are not allowed to deposit into poker sites, freerolls are a great way to start up a poker bankroll.

That is why it is tough to hear that Eddie passed away last week, after a long battle with cancer. It is someone we will never forget. And to remember Eddie, we wanted to share some stories of his escapades.

I woke up this morning at 4:30 AM and was still half asleep and thought I would play a little Black Jack with that $51.00 I had won last night on AP. I was still in a daze and hit the wager button for $50.00 on one hand by mistake and lost it all! Oh well, Easy come, easy go!

Here’s an example of Karma for you! I didn’t scream, bitch or holler when I lost my connection and that $18.00 at PokerStars and I sat at another 5 card draw cash table about 30 minutes later and I won $31.00 more dollars in about 4 hands. LOL.

I went to the slot parlor to play again yesterday. Five minutes after I got there I won $850.00 on a machine. Then I hit one another one for $480.00. I went on to play yet another and lost a bit and then played the one on the side of it and cashed it out for $200.00. I played video Black Jack with 5 other players, minimum bet was 5.00 but I was wagering $20.00 to $100.00 per hand and cashed out with $300.00…I was playing a fruit matching and jackpot symbol slot I love, That’s the same as the first machine where I won the $850. I lost $40.00 and had 5 minutes left until it was time to leave , so I decided to put $20.00 more in and was betting .50 cents a line for 5 lines for a total bet of $5.00 per spin and I hit all the JACKPOT symbols in a row for a win of $3200.00! I then went home with a very fat wallet. Good thing I didn’t listen to you and quit playing this weekend.

He truly was an awesome, unique and incredibly handsome man with lots of great stories. We shall always remember you, Eddie!