December 20, 2007
SHIP has once again caught fire just at the right time. Fresh off a first-place finish earlier in the week in a similar $33 tournament, our resident pot-smoking poker fiend was at it again — this time taking 2nd place in the morning version of the $33 MTT on PokerStars. He refused a chop heads up with the lead…obviously a downfall on Stars for some reason (especially when you have the chip lead, lol), and was eventually donkstruck multiple times to take home a piddly payday of almost $2,000. All in a day’s work regardless. Congrats bro.
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December 16, 2007
I changed the theme up a little bit so it was a little more friendly on the eyes and easier to read. I need to fix some of the plugins, but for the most part this is a cool looking design. I love its simplicity and I’m looking forward to posting more in the future. There’s not so much to write about this other than how cool I think it is…lol. So enjoy!
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December 14, 2007
The infamous Mitchell Report was released yesterday by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. The 20-month investigation dug deep into baseball’s dark past in regards to illegal steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. Over 80 players were implicated in the released document, including now-uncertain future Hall of Fame locks Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. Commissioner Bud Selig called this a time to act…and that baseball “will act” on the findings.
Being a huge baseball fan myself, this report really doesn’t surprise me after 2005 Congressional hearings in which 2 of my favorite sluggers, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, completely refused to acknowledge their role in taking steroids during their careers. This report confirmed a lot of what many people, fans, and purists of the game already thought — that steroids is more of a widespread issue than we all originally thought.
I was watching Mike and Mike on ESPN this morning, and Arizona Senator John McCain chimed in on the entire situation. The sports enthusiast was quoted as saying that the “integrity of the game has been compromised,” and that he hopes baseball gets “serious about the penalties — and serious about steroids.” McCain went on to say he was most surprised and “disappointed” by the addition of Roger Clemens on the Mitchell Report. Inside officials that McCain has spoken to on this issue have also said that steroids are a bigger problem than what the general public may know right now.
It is unclear whether Senator John McCain will dedicate a lot of his future political work into developing some type of government doping agency to study and regulate the problem of steroids in sports in general - not just baseball.
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December 13, 2007
Well, actually its been launched (lol) — I just decided to change the name of the blog from Arizona Poker Information to “Gambling and Poker News” instead. I figure since I’m not gonna be able to find too many local gambling stories to talk about on a daily basis, the best thing to do is just update everyone with what’s going on in the industry from around the world instead. It’ll make for an interesting read and will help get more exposure to the site.
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December 12, 2007
Yea I’m a complete and utter moron. I was reading through my site and learning how to use some neat-o, spifferific (haha at the word, eh) programs and realized that the “image verification” that my Forums use was not working right in ANY browser. Which means that for the last few weeks, if people wanted to join the Forums — well…they couldn’t anyways! LOL. The bug is now fixed…so if you had experienced any issues joining before, please feel free to do so now.
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December 11, 2007
SHIPzors is running like a man possessed lately. After going through what I can only say was probably the shittiest run of his life, it looks like the boy is finally back to his winning ways. He took down the $30 MTT on PokerStars a few hours ago, pocketing almost $4,000 for his efforts. Way to go brotha, and obviously I gotta show you main page love and a screenshot. Congratulations Michael.
SHIPdaCHIPS $30 MTT Screenshot Lobby Win (CLICK OR DIE)
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December 11, 2007
As you’ll notice on the main page of AZGambler.com, I went ahead and put up some pretty solid December promotions. The Carbon Poker deal really gives a decent bang for your buck, especially if you throw on a $100 or more on your first deposit. Carbon has always been a great place to play at, and the software and customer service give it a great edge over a lot of other online poker rooms. Use bonus code FIRSTSANTA (shameless plug I know).
My favorite promotion though definitely goes out to BetUS.com. With one of the most anticipated UFC’s (Ultimate Fighting Championship for all the noobs who have been living under a rock and follow boxing too much, heh) coming up on December 29th, BetUS is giving out some sick cash for any new depositor wanting to get their bets in for the fights. Along with $75 in bonuses on a $200 deposit, they’re also giving out a saucy BetUS Swimsuit Calendar and DVD to all new players. If you don’t know shit about UFC btw, check out my buddy’s site (MMABettingBlog) to get the skinny on it — because sorry, boxing lots its flare years ago…and it’s honestly a joke to watch in comparison to UFC folks. Get on it immediately.
On top of adding those, I went ahead and updated a few of the review pages and cleaned up some other stuff on the site. I still have yet to make any headway on the Forums and getting more active posters, but I know it’s something I have to focus on soon to get the word out about the site. Have a few other things in mind but my side work has been getting the best of me as of late. Anyways, rant over with for now — I hope you guys take advantage of the special deals being listed on the site for December…just in time for the holidays too, right? LOL.
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December 10, 2007
Not really…lol — but I am extremely tired and bored on this glorious late night/early morning Monday. The weekend was solid…no poker though. I have a lot more things to do with the site yet I find myself doing a lot of other side projects instead of buckling down and finishing this damn site! At least I’ve made some more decent link swaps and hope to link you more sites on the good ‘ol blogroll.
My friend Nikki has a sweet poker blog that I added over the weekend. If you’re looking for a solid read, just check out The-Poker-Blog.com (what an awesome and straight to the point name eh?). I found another local forum located at CAZPoker.com (redirects to a simple forum) that is a pretty decent place to read over, especially if you play at Casino Arizona alot.
They’ll be more to come I hope…I need to get some sleep. It’s 2:30 in the morning and I’m just rambling about how lazy I’ve been with the site, lol.
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December 6, 2007
You may wonder why that affects you - well truth be told it may or may not be a big reason the UIGEA gets overturned someday down the road. Arizona Senator Jon Kyl (R) has been one of the strongest advocates to prohibit online gambling in America. His new title as minority whip in Congress could mean a more aggressive and harsher stance on the bill. He’s replacing Senator Trent Lott, who stepped down earlier last week. I’ll try and provide as many updates as I can regarding this and any Congressional decisions on the bill down the road.
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December 6, 2007
One of my best friends and quite possibly one of the most legendary potheads I’ve ever known, “SHIPdaCHIPS,” went very deep in the PokerStars Sunday Million this past weekend. After hours and hours of grueling play, the SHIP finally went donkdown with pocket 9’s versus pocket 10’s (SFObv, right?), good enough for 38th place and a decent $3,300 payday. Congratulations sir, and it’s nice actually writing about my members doing well in tournaments again…kind of missed it from the good ol’ PokerOwnage days.
SHIPdaCHIPS Sunday Million Screenshot
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