Poker Edge Review

Have you got the edge over your opposition….Poker Edge to be more precise? Over the past few weeks I have been testing a piece of software called Poker Edge and found it to be more than useful. I think that as online poker moves into   …full article

Poker EV review

With people constantly looking for help with regards to their poker game, a growing number of software programs have sprung up to meet this demand. And while quite a few of them want some type of compensation in return (not a totally unreasonable request);   …full article

Poker Academy Prospector review

Poker Academy has introduced a new poker analysis software called Poker Academy Prospector, and if you’re looking to find more gold in your poker game, this is a great place to start. There are several key pieces to this software that are crucial to all   …full article

Texas Calculatem Review

As poker enters the digital age, it’s interesting to see what aspects and artifacts of the game get updated. Some changes are minor - for example, the option to view a deck in four color mode online. Some are more extreme - witness   …full article

SitNGo Wizard (SNGWiz) review

Sit and Go tournaments (SNGs) are a unique form of poker for a couple of reasons. They are popular primarily online (although you will see them crop up in live casinos from time to time, and they do become popular when a big entry   …full article

Poker Manager Review

With so many niche tools being developed for online poker, it was only a matter of time before someone got the idea to create an umbrella program that would group a large number of tools under one banner. After all, it doesn’t make much   …full article

Review of Tournament Shark

As online poker continues to develop into a fairly unique game apart from traditional live poker, one of the key points of divergence continues to be the collection and deployment of large-scale amounts of data. The ability to collect and analyze data about your   …full article

Review of PokerGrapher

Part of the awesomeness of PokerTracker stems from its ubiquity, insomuch that people are always developing neat little tools that work with or around it. One member of that group is PokerGrapher, a tool that is probably familiar to many, but worth mentioning again   …full article

Review of Poker Stove

PokerStove is a downloadable poker calculator that lets you perform complex equity calculations with a few simple clicks.

Look
This, to me, is what software should look like - no frills, no bells, no whistles - just the stuff you need and a clear interface for getting   …full article

Review of Acespade Software: Texas Hold’em Pro 2007

I received my copy of Texas Hold’em Pro 2007 in a no-frills CD sleeve. Installation was a snap and within 3 minutes I was playing with the program. It isn’t the prettiest interface. There is very little in the way of animation   …full article

Review of Idle Miner

Any serious online poker player knows the value of analyzing hand histories. A lot of poker strategy can be learnt by studying your good and bad moves afterwards without time pressure. Of course, if you could study other players’ hand histories as well, you could   …full article

Review of Poker Academy Pro 2

Poker Academy Pro 2 is a Texas hold’em program that reasonably simulates the experience of playing in a real online poker room. It simulates limit hold’em and no-limit hold’em, although it is currently missing pot-limit play. It supports both ring games and tournaments. It can   …full article

Review of Wilson Software’s Turbo Texas Hold’em Version 6

Turbo Texas Hold’em Version 6 is Wilson Software’s flagship product. After all, Texas Hold’em is the most popular form of poker in the United States. This would give one high expectations… let’s see how it stacks up!
When I received this program (along with three others   …full article

Review of Wilson Software’s Tournament Texas Hold’em

Tournament Texas Hold’em is, I am sad to say, Wilson Software’s weakest offering. That does not mean the program is useless, but you should probably be well aware of what you’re getting or you might be disappointed.
Features
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The game features tournament limit, no-limit, and pot-limit Texas   …full article

Review of Wilson Software’s Turbo Omaha High/Low Split Version 3

Turbo Omaha High/Low Split Version 3 only supports limit play. This is almost always the form found in brick & mortar casinos, but pot-limit Omaha high/low has some popularity online. This program will be no help with that, but if you like to play the   …full article

Review of Wilson Software’s Turbo Seven-Card Stud Eight-or-Better Version 2

Turbo Seven-Card Stud Eight-or-Better Version 2 is a pretty typical Wilson Software offering. In other words, it’s a pretty good program and worth the price if you play this game often (or for high enough stakes). It is not as advanced as Turbo Texas Hold’em   …full article

General Review of Wilson Software Products

Wilson Software [www.wilsonsw.com] makes several major poker programs. Currently, they produce:
* Turbo Texas Hold’em Version 6
* Tournament Texas Hold’em Version 5
* Turbo Omaha High Only Version 3
* Turbo Omaha High-Low Split Version 3
* Turbo Seven Card Stud Version 4
* Turbo Stud Eight or Better Version   …full article

Review of Harrington on Cash Games

After changing the tournament landscape, Dan Harrington is back with a new book that tackles cash games. Read our review of Vol 1.

Review of Sit ‘n Go Strategy by Colin Moshman

With the market for generalist poker books essentially flooded at this point, publishers are quickly turning to texts that cover more specific formats to capture reader’s attention. One result of that shift is Colin Moshman’s book from 2+2 that focuses exclusively on single table   …full article

Professional No-Limit Hold ‘em: Volume 1, by Matt Flynn, Sunny Mehta, Ed Miller

While it took them a decent amount of time, 2+2 now seems to be on the ball in regards to publishing books that focus on no limit cash games. This book is Ed Miller’s second foray into NLHE cash, the first being a fairly well-received   …full article

The Mathematics of Poker by Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman

Not so much a poker book as a math primer with frequent illustrations that draw exclusively on poker. Chen and Ankenman have created a unique text, one that deals far more with a meta approach to the game of poker from a mathematical perspective and   …full article

The Rules of Poker by Lou Krieger and Sheree Bykofsky

Overview
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The Rules of Poker may be the Super System’s Anti-Christ as the back cover announces “here is the poker bible that will let you concentrate on what’s really important – winning.” The book covers a lot of the nuances of poker, the rules, which chips   …full article

Small Stakes Hold’em, by Ed Miller, David Sklansky and Mason Malmuth

Overview
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Small Stakes Hold’em brings together three of the games most notable theorists to teach you how to crush low limit hold’em games. Considering the power of the reputation of all three combined, this book has Vultron potential.
Book Structure
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Small Stakes Holde’m is more than 360 pages   …full article

My 50 Most Memorable Hands, by Doyle Brunson

Overview
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”Engrossing, Captivating, Riveting . . .” That’s how Brunson’s anthology of big hands is positioned. With red spot color to make the cards stand out and even more colorful nicknames of opponents, it’s like you’re sweating one of the greatest poker players.
Book Structure
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Doyle’s book is   …full article

Beyond Tells, Poker Poker Psychology by James A. McKenna

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James A. McKenna, Ph.D, attempts to dig deeper in to the poker psyche and sharpen the reader’s perception and increase their perspective on card room opponents. His shovel, so to speak, is his bag of professions – a psychotherapist and a poker columnist.
Book Structure
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In about   …full article

How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker By Mike Cappelletti

Overview
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Positioned as “a strategy guide to the hottest new poker game,” Cappelletti certainly provides a guide for Omaha 8.
Book Structure
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Count them with me. 1, 2, 3 . . . 70 sections! The book has about 230 pages with 11 chapters and each of the 70   …full article

Winning in Tough Hold ‘em Games: Short-Handed and High- Stakes Concepts and Theory for Limit Hold ‘em by Nick “Stoxtrader” Grudzien and Geoff “Zobags” Herzog

Overview
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It has been awhile since an important book about limit came out, and now there’s a new title that can be enjoyed and employed by players at just about all levels. This book deals with limit hold em cash games exclusively, and does a great   …full article

Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells by Randy Burgess and Carl Baldassarre

Overview
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In the mode of Mike Caro’s book on tells, Burgess and Baldassarre (B&B) try to modernize Caro’s advice and compliment it with advice on how to protect yourself from broadcasting your hand. The whole book aims to make you a ‘poker psychic.’
Book Structure
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In 195 pages   …full article

Texas Hold’em Odds and Probabilities: Limit, No-Limit and Tournament Strategies by Matthew Hilger

Matthew Hilger has written one other poker book, “Internet Texas Hold’em”, published in 2003. He also has a poker website and publishing business. His most noted tournament success is perhaps winning the 2002 New Zealand Poker Championship. He has also played extensively online. His background   …full article

Review of Phil Gordon’s ‘Little Blue Book’

Overview
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Phil Gordon’s Little Blue Book [LBB] is a worthy follow up to Gordon’s Little Green Book, a great text that does a wonderful job of introducing players to advanced play in no limit cash games. In LBB, Gordon turns his attention a bit more in   …full article

Review of Sit and Go Pro by Johnny Rothman

Sit & Go Pro [http://www.sitngopro.com/] includes a 41-page general handbook, a one-page hand selection chart, a 15-minute MP3, and three videos (divided further into parts) that total about an hour and 22 minutes long. There are also some extras available. As the name suggests, the   …full article

Review of Larry W. Phillips ”Timeless Secrets to Transform Your Game: zen AND THE ART OF POKER”

To be honest, I had never heard of the author Larry W Phillips, but since I was recommended his book I thought I’ll give it a chance, and to my joy it was great reading. Larry W Phillips claims to be “a longtime poker   …full article

‘No-Limit Texas Hold’em: A Complete Course’ by Angel Largay Reviewed

Angel Largay is one of those people with a fine wit and a wonderful sense of understated humor. A poker professional who has turned into a noted teacher, he has taken the lessons that he developed for his classes and turned them into a book.   …full article

Review of “How to Shake the Online Poker Money Tree”, by Andrew Kasch

Overview
How to Shake the Online Poker Money Tree [http://www.onlinepokerincome.com/] is a downloadable eBook that has been on the market for over two years, according to the copyright information on the website. The sales page promises to teach anyone how to derive a “reliable income” from   …full article

Review of Barry Greenstein’s Ace on the River

Over the last couple of years, Barry Greenstein has emerged as one of the more enigmatic poker celebrities. Known alternatively for his legendary cash-game wins and massive charitable donations, Greenstein decided recently to add another facet to his public persona - poker author. The result   …full article

Review of Phil Gordon’s ‘Little Green Book’

There are poker players you admire, poker players you despise but respect, and then poker players that you’d really like to just have a beer and hang out with. For me at least, Phil Gordon definitely falls into the last category.
Not that I don’t admire   …full article

Review of Dan Harrington’s “Harrington on Hold’em”

Usually the back jacket of any how-to book is a breeding ground for the worst type of self-congratulatory hype. As a rule I treat claims of greatness found there with a healthy dose of skepticism.
Dan Harrington is the exception to that rule. The claim to   …full article

Review of The Book of Bluffs

The Book of Bluffs, by Matt Lessinger, is a rare kind of poker book. Rather than discuss poker in general, or a specific form of poker in a general way, it describes in great detail a particular aspect of poker. Probably the first book to   …full article

Review of Poker for Dummies by Lou Krieger and Richard Harroch

Poker for Dummies by Lou Krieger and Richard Harroch isn’t exactly going to be the book that will turn you into a poker god. It is geared toward the home game player and casual casino player who would like to dabble in several popular poker   …full article

Review of Phil Hellmuth’s Play Poker Like the Pros

Love him or hate him, it’s clear Phil Hellmuth has a good understanding of poker. He’s mostly a tournament player, and I don’t know if he can beat the top ring games… but you’re not going to be playing in the top ring games, so   …full article

The Rules of Poker by Lou Krieger and Sheree Bykofsky

Overview
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The Rules of Poker may be the Super System’s Anti-Christ as the back cover announces “here is the poker bible that will let you concentrate on what’s really important – winning.” The book covers a lot of the nuances of poker, the rules, which chips   …full article

Leggo Poker review

As more and more players show interest in subscribing to online poker training sites, more and more sites are popping up. That competition can’t be anything but good for players, although it can be a little overwhelming if you’re trying to choose just one.   …full article

PokerSavvy+ review

PokerSavvy Plus is one of the latest entrants into the ever-expanding online poker training arena. PokerSavvy originally started as an online poker rewards site and has been steadily increasing its offerings over the last few months, culminating with the launch of Poker Savvy plus   …full article

DeucesCracked Review

Online poker training sites started off by simply offering a unique view into the thought processes of successful players. As the segment evolved, site began competing for users by signing big-name pros, upping the quality and quantity of videos and expanding the strategic focus   …full article

Grinder School review

One of the complaints you’ll often hear about some of the larger online poker training sites is that their videos and instructors are a little out of touch with life at the low stakes. While low stakes and high stakes use the same deck   …full article

Stox Poker Review

Stox Poker was one of the earliest entrants into the online poker training field, and while several other sites have come and gone since Stox launched, very few have managed to improve on the simple formula Stox has espoused all along: quality videos from knowledgeable   …full article

CardRunners Review

Cardrunners is another entry in an increasingly crowded field of sites that offer online poker training services. Like PokerXfactor and Real Poker Training, Cardrunners conducts the majority of training via video lessons where subscribers can view the hole cards of pros in real situations and   …full article

Real Poker Training Review

RPT is an online resource for the intermediate to advanced poker player for helping to improve an already existent game. While there are basic documents for the pure neophyte to learn, the value of the site comes mostly from the online pros taking you through   …full article

PokerXFactor Review

PXF is an arsenal of training tools designed to help you improve your game. The tools range from videos of pros playing online with detailed commentary, to forums where you can discuss strategy with other members, to hand replayer tools and analyzers that allow you   …full article

Pokerspace review

Community-based sites are all the rage across the net these days, so it’s no surprise that we’re seeing a proliferation of such sites in the online pokerverse as well. Community sites make a lot of sense when applied to the context of online poker   …full article

Poker Manager Review

With so many niche tools being developed for online poker, it was only a matter of time before someone got the idea to create an umbrella program that would group a large number of tools under one banner. After all, it doesn’t make much   …full article

Review of Tournament Shark

As online poker continues to develop into a fairly unique game apart from traditional live poker, one of the key points of divergence continues to be the collection and deployment of large-scale amounts of data. The ability to collect and analyze data about your   …full article

Review of Pokertube .com

Televised poker has come a long way since the now-primitive looking recordings of the old WSOPs. The development of the World Poker Tour broadcasts represented one step forward, and now the proliferation of video on the internet is taking things in even more interesting   …full article

Review of Poker Stove

PokerStove is a downloadable poker calculator that lets you perform complex equity calculations with a few simple clicks.

Look
This, to me, is what software should look like - no frills, no bells, no whistles - just the stuff you need and a clear interface for getting   …full article

CardRunners Review

Cardrunners is another entry in an increasingly crowded field of sites that offer online poker training services. Like PokerXfactor and Real Poker Training, Cardrunners conducts the majority of training via video lessons where subscribers can view the hole cards of pros in real situations and   …full article

Real Poker Training Review

RPT is an online resource for the intermediate to advanced poker player for helping to improve an already existent game. While there are basic documents for the pure neophyte to learn, the value of the site comes mostly from the online pros taking you through   …full article

Review of Official Poker Rankings .com

OPR complies results from thousands of online poker tournament results and generates rankings for individual players based on those results. OPR covers Full Tilt, Party, Stars, OnGame and Paradise. Coverage depth varies by room, check out the front page of OPR for complete details.
Look
Well executed.   …full article

PokerXFactor Review

PXF is an arsenal of training tools designed to help you improve your game. The tools range from videos of pros playing online with detailed commentary, to forums where you can discuss strategy with other members, to hand replayer tools and analyzers that allow you   …full article

Review of the Universal Hand Replayer

UPDATE: The latest version of the UHR does include support for Full Tilt, as well as automatic loading of hand histories, live replaying and support for multiple languages, including english, french, german & dutch
A handy version of a familiar tool. With this replayer you can   …full article

Review of Poker Pages Industry Index

Poker Pages.com Industry Index gives you some figures and graphs that show whether tournament poker is growing or declining, and how fast. You can take a quick look at the big picture, or look deeper into details, such as how many people are buying in,   …full article

Review of Poker Mashup .com

UPDATE - March 2007. PokerMashup has made the following improvements to their site:
1) they now accept any format for location: zip, city & state, full address, etc.
2) users can add poker rooms & once verified show up in 24 hours.
3) users can drag the map   …full article

Review of Check Your Bets .com

Check Your Bets will record all your poker sessions. It is designed specifically for poker (both live and online), not gambling in general, and it only records sessions, not bonuses or other extras. In each session, you record record the start time, end time, location,   …full article

Review of Poker Hand Converter

The Poker Hand Converter is a fairly robust, simple to use tool that allows you to take text-based hand history files and convert them into formats more friendly to the eye. Neil’s hand converter has a number of options that allow you to control the   …full article

Review of Poker Site Scout .com

Poker Site Scout offers near real-time info on the real money traffic at a variety of online poker rooms. They also offer a variety of ways to search / use that information.
Look
Simple, almost to a fault. The pages load quickly, the navigation is simple and   …full article

Review of Poker Hand .org

Poker Hand.org is a simple site with a basic goal - to allow you to take hand histories and convert them into a more readable format, and then to store that converted hand history on their server, leaving you with a URL that you can   …full article

Review of Tournament Reporter .com

Tournament Reporter takes a staggering amount of tournament information and then makes it searchable it by player results, more or less. The tool does a nice job of presenting information across a variety of metrics and seems to be fairly up to date.
Look
A nice looking   …full article

Review of SharkScope .com

Shark Scope lets you search through a few million or so SNG results from Poker Stars. Full Tilt, OnGame, Pacific, Merge Network (Carbon, Poker.com) Party Poker, iPoker networks and the Crypto network (Interpoker, William Hill, etc). Why would you want to do that? Because you   …full article

Review of The Poker DB .com

The pokerdb is, first and foremost, a great idea executed with skill. It contains the results of just about every MTT on Stars from the last several years (along with more, see below), and cross-references that information by player. Essentially, you can see how well   …full article

Review of Poker Fish Tracker .com

Poker Fish Tracker offers a growing list of weak no limit players at various online rooms, including Party, Stars Titan, Noble, Paradise and Full Tilt. As of the writing of this review, they had about 300 players in their Fish Index [the site is regularly   …full article

Review of Tournament Monitor .com

Tournament Monitor does what the name suggests - it complies and provides fairly complete and accurate lists of what online poker tournaments are coming up. The site provides the basic details for a tournament, including the description, the game, the limit, the time, the buy   …full article

Review of PSDollars.com

PSDollars is a site that offers to buy your PokerStars tournament dollars for a variable rate (the market rate is right about .90 on the dollar at the moment). The whole process is automated, and if you can follow a couple simple steps, you’ll have   …full article

Poker Verdict Review

We review another entry into the increasingly crowded field of online poker magazines. Poker Verdict - worth your bookmark?

Flop Turn River Review

Some sites choose to focus on one aspect of poker or another such as news, strategy, or maybe even a forum. There are some though that attempt to cover every facet of the game and FlopTurnRiver.com definitely falls into this description as they hit   …full article

Hard-boiled Poker review

Most people like taking credit for their work if they have the option to do so or at least enjoy putting their name out there to be seen. However, the author of Hardboiledpoker.blogspot.com prefers to go operate anonymously going by the moniker of Short-Stacked   …full article

Poker Road Review

Movies and TV dramas have made their attempts at depicting what really goes on with poker players behind the scenes and on the road. And so far most of them have failed miserably in delivering anything that’s even close to being realistic about the   …full article

Pokerspace review

Community-based sites are all the rage across the net these days, so it’s no surprise that we’re seeing a proliferation of such sites in the online pokerverse as well. Community sites make a lot of sense when applied to the context of online poker   …full article

Review of The Poker Film

The increasingly bright spotlight currently shining on the subculture of online poker is producing an interesting array of often not quite ready for prime time ‘celebrities’, which makes sense when you consider that some of the most successful online poker players are young and slightly   …full article

Review of Tight Poker.com

One of the less-discussed impacts of the UIGEA is how the legislation changed the face of online poker media. In the wake of the legislation, there was a wave of mergers and buyouts that made some headlines, but another, subtler, change was the decreased   …full article

Review of Wicked Chops Poker

Poker blogs and news sites are certainly not in short supply by any definition of the term, which makes it increasingly difficult for any one site to develop a unique voice and to have that voice cut through the mass of content competing for poker   …full article

Review of HighStakesDB.com

Railbirding high stakes online cash games has been a growing subculture over the last few years, and it’s not hard to see why. High stakes poker is pretty entertaining, even when it’s stripped down to the somewhat spartan version that online poker has to   …full article

Review of PokerKing.com

Poker has grown to the point where there’s enough of an information ecosystem to support news sites that have a fairly tight focus. One such site that’s been popping up a good amount in forum discussions lately is PokerKing, a site that offers up   …full article

Review of PokerSavvy.com

PokerSavvy is an online poker rewards site that essentially offers you incentives to sign up and play at a variety of rooms. You earn points based on how much you play, and those points can be redeemed for a variety of merchandise, tournament entries and   …full article

Review of PokerListings .com

Overview
PokerListings is a pretty comprehensive online poker magazine. You’ll find a variety of poker content, including reviews, news stories, interviews and updates from major tournaments.
Look
I’m a fan of the design. It does a good job of packing in a lot of information without overwhelming you,   …full article

Review of Poker Helper.com

Overview
Poker Helper is a solid entry in the ever-growing world of online poker sites driven by original content. Visitors to PH will find a good selection of poker strategy articles, updated poker news, and information about freerolls and various bonuses.
Look
I like the look - it’s   …full article

Review of Noted Poker Authority .com

Ed Miller is one of the brightest and most accessible poker writers working today. This is a great resource for anyone who is serious about poker.
Overview
Many players are probably familiar with Ed from his work with 2+2 publishing - especially his excellent title Small Stakes   …full article

Review of TopPoker .org

Overview
TopPoker is essentially a poker magazine featuring a blend of content, including player profiles, strategy guides, and journal / blog style articles with tales from various tables across the US.
Look
Thumbs up for an uncluttered layout and easy access to the content through properly positioned navigational   …full article

Review of High Stakes Report .com

Overview
High Stakes Report is an idea so simple I’m shocked I haven’t seen it before - a blog that does generalized coverage of the biggest games running on Full Tilt. You get session overviews, interesting hands with screen shots and HH’s, and some snippets of   …full article

Review of All In Mag.com

Overview
All In Magazine is exactly what it sounds like: a poker magazine. Its website is essentially, well, an online poker magazine. I’m reviewing the website rather than the magazine itself.
Look
It doesn’t look bad, but there’s nothing that really makes the layout too distinguishing, either. I   …full article

Review of Poker Tips .org

Overview
As the name suggests, pokertips.org focuses mostly on poker strategy. There is information available in several languages, a hand simulator, and a forum.
Look
The layout is simple, straightforward, and friendly. The site is easy to use and there are no pesky ads.
Content Quality / Quality
I did   …full article

Review of Professional Poker .com

Overview
Professional Poker falls into the medium sized poker portal category. The site is updated frequently and focuses mainly on poker strategy articles, poker resource reviews, poker news and a few poker culture articles
Look
A well done site. The design doesn’t call much attention to itself, which   …full article

Review of Online Poker Explorer .com

Overview
Online Poker Explorer offers up-to-the-minute tournament schedules for a vast majority of online poker rooms, along with some strategy articles, room reviews and assorted snippets of poker-related content.
Look
Loads quick and clean, which is a must with these type of sites. The ads are wonderfully unobtrusive,   …full article

Review of Poker Magazine .com

Overview
Poker Magazine.com offers a typical spread of poker content, including strategy from some well-known authors like Krieger and Carson, player profiles, room reviews, tournament and trip reports, and some other odds and ends. Oh, and there’s some girls in bikinis as well.
Look
I’m not a fan.   …full article

Review of Poker TV Network. com

Overview
PokerTVNetwork offers a variety of poker and gambling-related video content, including news clips, tournament updates, some scripted shows and more.
Look
A well done site. The load time is fast, the look is clean and the navigation is easy to use. The opening ad is a bit   …full article

Review of Poker Player’s Alliance .org

Overview
Poker Players Alliance is, at this point, the largest public movement focused on defending online poker. There is obviously a large lobbying prescense in Washington that speaks for the online gaming industry, but PPA is the first credible attempt I’ve seen to marshall the voices   …full article

Review of Cards Chat .com

Overview
Cards Chat is what the name implies - a place to chat about poker. The bulk of the site is made up of the forums, but there are also some articles, room reviews, a blog, a basic forum arcade and a bit more.
Look
Nice colors and   …full article