I want to know what genius decided that the $50,000 H. O. R. S.

If you play poker, then you are white trash.   At least, that's what Joan Rivers believes.   In a recent episode of Celebrity Apprentice, Rivers went off on a tirade that included a stab at Annie Duke and poker players around the world.   She said "You're a poker player.

Anyone who followed the coverage of the WSOP Main Event this past year should clearly remember Tiffany Michelle.   She was the last woman standing who called the clock on Paul Snead and sparked a lot of controversy due to her attitude at the tables. There was also controversy surrounding Tiffany Michelle due to the fact that she chose to sign an endorsement deal with UltimateBet during the Main Event while being sponsored by PokerNews. com.

Anyone who followed the coverage of the WSOP Main Event this past year should clearly remember Tiffany Michelle.   She was the last woman standing who called the clock on Paul Snead and sparked a lot of controversy due to her attitude at the tables. There was also controversy surrounding Tiffany Michelle due to the fact that she chose to sign an endorsement deal with UltimateBet during the Main Event while being sponsored by PokerNews. com.

EPT Monte Carlo is running on its second day, and we get pictures from inside thanks to a few twittering pros. Vicky Coren[http://twitter. com/VictoriaCoren/statuses/1642872088] is overwhelmed by the Monte Carlo high stakes hotels: "MC room service is so expensive that I just ate a sandwich I bought yesterday at Heathrow. Ah, the glamour of the international poker scene.

Right now Monte Carlo is probably nicer than ever - the poker elite has come to town. David Williams[http://twitter. com/dwpoker/status/1637034762] took a chopper from the Nice airport. Even though he's afraid of heights and Nice-Monaco is a comfortable taxi trip.

Forget the poker shows on TV, if you want a real insight on the life of the high stakes gamblers radio is the thing. The best online poker radio show at the moment is Barry Greenstein's show 'Tips from the Bear[http://www. pokerroad. com/radio/tips-from-the-bear]'.

I was out in Vegas back in December to play in a series of poker tournaments and for the first portion of my stay, downtown Vegas was hopping. There was all kinds of action going on and a lot of people bellying up to the tables.   Then about a week later, things virtually died.   I had come to find out that the only reason things had been so busy was that the rodeo was in town.

Doyle Brunson skipped the recent WPT Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas. As he stated in his blog[http://www. doylesroom. com/blog/?p=164], a lot of the reason had less to do with poker as with life issues.

The poker world has lost one of its most recognized and beloved voices.   Joe Seebok announced the passing of Justin Shronk at the age of 27. Shronk had been suffering from ongoing health problems and according to the blog, he died of natural causes.   He had recently been in the hospital with pancreatitis.