THE RISE OF THE SECOND BRIGHTEST POKER STAR

While the Wizard of Vegas, and Las Vegas Advisor Forums are the only Forums at which I am an actual Member, I do regularly lurk at other Forums, but even more likely, I stumble across them while searching the Internet for information. In any case, I stumbled across a blog post by Poker Hall of Fame Member, Daniel Negreanu, in which he opined that Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson should not be banned for their (alleged) involvement in the Full Tilt scandal.

It was the first time I had thought about, "Black Friday," April 15, 2011, in quite some time. I certainly did not play online poker at that time, (or now, for that matter) nor was I as involved or interested in gambling, in general. However, I did recall Black Friday to a certain degree and decided to do some research into the collapse of Full Tilt Poker.

Before we get into that, I suppose I should start by saying that, while I didn't play online poker, I did regularly play in Limit Texas Hold 'Em lives games, occasional No Limit or Mix home games, and I also played in the occasional No Limit Tournament at one of a few local casinos https://www.blackjacktopsite.com/. Given the interest in Poker I had at the time, (I play MUCH less often these days) I would obviously watch a lot of poker on TV in the hopes of improving my game by studying the play of those better than me.