So let me get this straight, Harry Reid is for online poker, but he is against legalized brothels. On Tuesday, Reid addressed the Nevada State Legislature and said that brothels should be shut down because they are stifling job growth in Nevada. He claims that getting rid of them will get rid of the tarnished image of the state. Really? Legalized sex is the reason Nevada has a tarnished image? Yes, when I hear people talk about Nevada, I hear them say "You know, I would go out there except for those damned brothels.

It looks like there is a new allegation of cheating involving Sorel Mizzi. This time the accusations stem from John Racener. Actually, the accusation came from Shaun Deeb who was speaking for Racener on 2+2. Essentially, it boils down to Racener and Mizzi were playing high stakes Chinese Poker and Racener says he caught Mizzi dealing from the bottom of the deck.

I was reminded earlier today of a couple of people I have run across in the poker industry in my travels. I will not name any names or even state where they work due to respecting their privacy. However, what I will tell you is that they are both holdovers from "Old School Vegas. " [assets/Uploads/Blog/Old-Vegas.

Coming in at #15 on the list of the "20 Most Influential People in Poker" is the man most synonymous with the World Series of Poker. He is also the one poker player that everyone loves to hate. Yes, #15 on the list is none other than Phil Hellmuth. [assets/Uploads/Blog/Hellmuth-15.

As most of you know, Prahlad Friedman (aka #AssClown to @AsianSpa) recently signed with UB amid a flurry of controversy.   Now, someone has taken to the Youtube airways with their own Prahlad Friedman "beatdown video" entitled "Black and Yellow. " All I am going to say is that this is an EPIC WIN of a video: [youtube]http://www. youtube.

So what the hell do you do when you find poker boring? Most of you are probably thinking "I never find poker boring. " If that is you, then great. Personally, I have had that problem quite a bit and lately it seems to have gotten worse. In the past, I have taken mini-breaks from the game after certain events.

After a bit of a hiatus, I am resuming my series of the Top 20 Most Influential People in Poker. So far the list has broken down as follows: 20.  Chris Moneymaker 19.  Brian Balsbaugh 18.

From the current of home of 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer comes our current Redhead of the Month.   Personally, I am a Virginia Tech or Notre Dame fan in football, but if you keep sending me more girls like this from North Carolina, I may just learn to become a Tarheel. As always, you are welcome to send any submissions for Redhead of the Month to [email protected] com or you can submit them on the PokerJunkie fan page on Facebook.

The announcement was made today that Gabe Kaplan is out as the host of High Stakes Poker and in his place, we get comedian Norm McDonald.   In addition, this season if High Stakes Poker will be in 3-D.   Also, no Full Tilt Pro's will appear on the show. First, I hate the McDonald move.

On December 14th, a robbery occurred at the Bellagio in Las Vegas that resulted in approximately $1. 5 million in chips being stolen from the casino. Most of these chips were in $25,000 denominations. The culprit was caught on Wednesday when 29-year-old Anthony Carleo was arrested and charged.