CowboyKO

over 1 year ago

The line between FPS and my genius is so thin

In hand one, villain would not be a good player if she is folding an overpair to a turn 3bet. You most likely have two pair or an aggressively played J10 - she has at least eight outs. Just re...

over 1 year ago

job offer dilemma. Poker or Investment Bank?

I'll share my two cents since I worked as an analyst at an i-bank after college before playing poker professionally for a couple years.

First, if you are burned out from school, you...

about 2 years ago

Non-Poker Web Design and Database Question

The database would be subject to conditional and relational searches (e.g. if it is Monday, then users did x at y time on z site etc.) and, if successful, would be very large in scale. I'm thin...

about 2 years ago

Non-Poker Web Design and Database Question

I am a US player who played for a living on Stars prior to Black Friday. I am hoping to create a non-poker website now that I have a lot of time on my hands and a big hole in my resume. Since ...

about 2 years ago

PokerStars Concierge Service

Have any US players had any luck with the concierge service since the shutdown? I would like to convert my FPP's to cash by submitting receipts for the month but am just getting form letters in...

about 2 years ago

FBI taking down poker domains

GamblingComp is one of the most well respected and reputable information sources for the global gaming communtity..



And they are speculating that the s...

about 2 years ago

FBI taking down poker domains

http://twitter.com/ESPN_poker

"CKrafcik My colleagues @GamblingComp have said that within 48 hours, all the indicted #poker sites—around the world—will be shut down."<...

about 2 years ago

FBI taking down poker domains

My withdrawal request went through at PokerStars (US player) but I cancelled my request a short time later...where is the money going to come from? The accounts they used to process the cashout...

about 2 years ago

Home Office Tax Deduction

Thanks for the replies. I think I will just opt out of the deduction. It would only put an extra couple hundred dollars in my pocket and playing poker on my laptop means that there is really no...

about 2 years ago

Home Office Tax Deduction

My accountant says that I should take a home office tax deduction since I have no other sources of income and file as a professional poker player. Is this deduction a red flag for the IRS? The...