Is poker a game of skill or luck? Research begins!

Is poker a game of skill or luck? For regular players that's a no-brainer, but showing that skill wins out has proven surprisingly difficult for mathematicians. Now two studies that tapped the vast amounts of data available from online casinos have provided some of the best evidence yet that poker is skill-based. Many hope that the results will help to roll back laws and court decisions that consider poker gambling, and therefore illegal in certain contexts. (More)

Chip Reese's Son Dead at 20.

Word first hit the poker world late Monday night that Casey Reese, the 20-year-old son of poker legend Chip Reese, had passed away as the result of a drug overdose. Phil Hellmuth was the first to let the poker community know via his Twitter account. The sad news was confirmed today by Daniel Negreanu on the Full Contact Poker forums:
"I was at Bellagio last night when we all got the news. Very sad. Everyone took it pretty hard. Kid was 20 years old, an incredible baseball pitcher, super smart, good looking kid… very sad. Chau was a very good friend of both Chip and Casey and while he came down to play poker he just couldn’t do it. It was a shock. People were both sad, and also pretty angry at the same time. " (More)

POKERDONKEYS! presents "KICK A$$ CLASSIC POKER MOMENTS" ...1988 WSOP Final Hand!

A hand made famous by the movie "Rounders" Johnny Chan lets Eric Sidel dig his own grave by checking his made hand. You don't mess with the Chan baby!

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NEW SHOW THIS WEEK! (hopefully)

Hey everyone we're doing a new show this week. Really, a new episode this week! Check out your ITunes. This week Slade is calling in from Las Vegas! He's sooo money! Check out the new episode of POKERDONKEYS! POKER PODCAST!

POKERDONKEYS! presents "KICK A$$ CLASSIC POKER MOMENTS"

"You call and it's all over baby!" Scotty Nguyen vs. Kevin Mcbride WSOP 1998 Main Event. A classic Kick A$$ Poker Donkey moment! (Listen closely it's young Phi11 Helmuth!)

Vanessa Rousso's New GO DADDY Commercial

Ok, Vanessa can't act but who cares! Check out the Go Daddy Girls and the special surprise at the end for Slade! He'll LOVE IT! GO POKERDONKEYS!

P.S. New show this week with Slade in VEGAS (but don't quote me on it)

LEARN TO WIN AT TEXAS HOLD EM WITH DANNY N!

Learn to win at poker from the best: Daniel "Don't Call Me Cry Baby" Negreanu! Learn about Daniel's Small Balls (oops) Small Ball Poker! A 3 part series so you can play like Danny!

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Play 26 Sit n Go's At The Same Time? (Easy!)

Check out Hevad "RainKhan" Khan prove to PokerSucks (oops Pokerstars) that he's not cheating.