TSS: TSS POKER

Legal issues abound, Poker is back on Television, and more SNAFUs at Ultimate Bet. High Stakes challenges are issued and accepted and a top pro tries to run a $10 bankroll into $100,000 playing cash games at Pokerstars. We also have a discussion of rakeback, prompted by a voicemail. It's the first TSS Poker Show of 2009! Happy New Year!

Time constraints have kept Jamey and Shane from creating a complete new show. They will be back in January with new shows, but until then enjoy this butchered version of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Jamey.

Jamey and Shane cover and discuss the 60 Minutes episode that reported on the Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet scandals. They discuss the legality of online poker, the deficiencies in the reporting, and how the public may perceive online poker after the report. They talk some World Poker Tour News and some online poker news, then discuss a question from the boards: What are some good house rules for hosting a poker game? They finish up by covering the Message Board Tournament, and handing out a surprise post of the week. http://www.thesportsstuff.com

Jamey and Shane discuss how they did online over the last week. Then they go in-depth to answer a question from the boards -- how to get over the jitters of being in a cardroom for the first time. They then cover some of the things a first-timer should keep in mind in order to make their first time in a cardroom fun. Finally, they cover hand number two (and the first elimination!) of the message board tournament.