This Last Month in Poker History
A few people have asked me WTF I’m talking about saying that November 2008 will go down as an historical month where everything changes/d. To spell it out, you have: The November Nine — historic simply...
View ArticleGo Dallas Poker! (And other Bellagio Updates)
The two chip leaders on Day 2 in the World Poker Tour’s Doyle Brunson 5-Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio (the WPT DB5DWPC?) are Clonie and Kido Pham. I’d say congrats, but I have argued...
View ArticleClonie v Full Tilt – The Saga Continues
Attorneys for Tiltware, the parent company of Full Tilt Poker, filed a motion yesterday to dismiss Clonie Gowen’s case against them for $40 million as an alleged 1% owner of the company. For those...
View ArticleClonie v Full Tilt – The One with the Amended Complaint
Clonie Gowen filed an amended complaint in her lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker last month, according to Pokerlistings. The complaint added two additional defendants (Pocket Kings Consulting and...
View ArticleRe: Clonie vs. Full Tilt-The One with the Amended Complaint
This is really interesting stuff. As I alluded to in an earlier comment with respect to this case, the rubber will meet the road for FT when they have to testify with respect to the operation of the...
View ArticleThe Poker Beat, Episode 2
… is coming up. Be sure to tune in live here. Not exactly sure what’s on the agenda today — I just go wherever Scott Huff tells me to — but I’m pretty sure I’ll be talking about Clonie’s lawsuit, UIGEA...
View ArticleThe Poker Economy
If you haven’t voted (a few times) already, be sure to check out our current sidebar poll … Currently we’re wondering how your poker play has changed in Q1 2009 from, say, Q1 or Q2 2008, back when...
View ArticleNHUPC Field Whittling, Being Whittled
Crap, one of my final four picks is already out. Erik Seidel. I so almost went the other way with that one, too. Otherwise, all is well in my bracket. Got the 4 3 other matches right — Farha d....
View ArticleClonie vs. Full Tilt Lawuit Settled/Thrown Out/Resolved?
No details yet … just an unsubstantiated report. More info sure to emerge: http://www.aintluck.com/clonie-gowens-claims-dismissed-against-full-tilt/ UPDATE: And that “more info” is that someone misread...
View ArticleClonie vs. Full Tilt: Case Dismissed? Maybe kinda-sorta, but not really
2+2 is speculating that “Clonie Gowan’s suit against Full Tilt dismissed” [sic]. PokerNewsDaily followed suit: With the majority of the case being dismissed with prejudice and only Tiltware, Bitar and...
View ArticleInstapoker: Legal Matters, Malaysian Ladies, and Phelps’ Vices
Been gathering a few gems over the past week… Lawsuits are so easy and fun. Well, ask Clonie and she might deliver a different response, but that hasn’t stopped the lawyers in other cases from filing...
View ArticleGo Texas Poker! (In Oklahoma, of Course)
photo: @cgowen Considering that Texas poker players helped build the third-largest friggin’ casino in the world (literally under a tent in Thackerville, OK) we can take some pleasure in knowing a...
View ArticleJason Newitt Sues Full Tilt, Lederer, et al.Another Ex-FTP Employee Suits Up
The Full Tilt Poker legal team is busy. On the heels of the presumably still-unresolved Clonie Gowen $40 million lawsuit, another case was filed in the Nevada court system on September 11, 2009. This...
View ArticleBrandon Cantu Tasered
I gotta say, @Phil_Hellmuth really is turning into one of the best poker reporters out there … I read his blog, follow his tweets and generally occasionally love his vids; you can tell he is actively...
View ArticleFull Tilt Sues Clonie? High-stakes legal maneuvers
The Full Tilt legal battles are heating up … and this time they are on the offensive, suing Cycalona Gowen in federal court. Full Tilt (specifically Tiltware, LLC, out of California) is not seeking...
View ArticleClonie Gowen Case Dismissal Pwned in court?
Speaking of Oklahoma .. Clonie officially lost her lawsuit against Full Tilt last week. Though attorneys tell me it’s very strange that this case couldn’t get at least to the discovery phase — I mean...
View ArticleA Look Back: Full Tilt at 1 Day Old
Woke up this morning talking a little Full Tilt with The Poker Beat crew … and looking back through some old archives … I remember hearing about this “new site” from Clonie way back before they even...
View ArticleAppeals Court: Judge Kinda-Sorta Erred in Clonie Case vs. Full Tilt - Case...
Not sure yet what exactly this all means … but the case of Clonie Gowen vs. Team Full Tilt (that strangely never got to trial) is still alive in some capacity. A federal Appeals court ruled yesterday...
View ArticleEskimo Yes, Jesus No (Ep 08) - Tao of Pokerati, 2011 WSOP
Please forgive any apparent smugness of prescience … I didn’t know about the appeals court ruling when Pauly and I recorded an episode two days ago, where we addressed certain ironies about neither...
View Article“Real Talk” with Daniel Negreanu - Says it's OK to be gay and/or a vigilante
I watched it … you probably will, too. Draw your own conclusions from a pre-launch YouTube timeline that starts with “Kangaroos and Emus” and “Get Out of the Friend Zone!!!” then goes to “Your Anus?”...
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