Keep dreaming, Penn National...MGM Grand is already in Mike Miller's pocket, you already have one license in Maryland (hence the small matter of the state's constitution), and the state of Maryland probably doesn't want you any more involved in its gaming industry than you already ...
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I_P_Freely's first post: "Phil has always honored his commitments? I recall him committing to sit out of the WSOP and work tirelessly on behalf of all FTP players who he and his Team FT colleagues stole from until their money was refunded in full. How ...
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This will hardly be a competition...under Maryland law a single gaming company can only hold one license; on top of that, after the pouty little stunt Penn National pulled to try to de-rail (and still managed to delay for several months) Maryland Live three years ...
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I'd tend to agree with the "cruel and unusual punishment" argument. It's petty theft--sentence him accordingly (probation and/or a few months to a year in jail plus he has to make restitution which I'd imagine he already has), and if you want to throw in ...
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Like it or not, with the legal predicament (whatever the cause) comes a label. Glad to see he's made his kids whole and is now helping his community. I can't imagine the whole neighborhood's rent for a month or two amounts to much more than ...
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If you take John McEnroe, Muhammad Ali, and Tiger Woods (with a tiny little smidge of Dennis Rodman), you've got Phil Hellmuth wrapped up in a nice neat little package. Ali always touted himself as the greatest--and backed that up on many many occasions. John ...
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I've been admonished by a few dealers and floor supervisors for that choice of words for the very reason seanof30306 cites, but also left alone by far far FAR more than have ever admonished me--the reason being that the only situation in which I've ever ...
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Not to be ruled out, either, are T7 and QT, and your turn bet wouldn't exactly deter your opponent from sticking around with those holdings. Again, after the river he has more reasons to fold or check-raise (and the latter could be either for value ...
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I agree that image and range are important, but even the tightest of defending-your-blind ranges leave open too many possibilities for a hand that makes your second-pair/only-decent-kicker second-best. Also, continuing for only half the pot twice on that kind of board makes it very plausible ...
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