Category: Live Poker

Jun 26
40 000th poker player on PokerDIY – A brief history

PokerDIY started out in life in 2005 as a website for a small group of friends who got together every Wednesday for a home poker game. Roll on 3 and a half years later and we have just had our 40 000th poker player sign up for their free account on PokerDIY! This is great […]

Jun 21
Customizing your Poker League Logo

We recently had a performance issue on PokerDIY due to the amount of new poker leagues being created. After tracking it down to a file system issue we had to temporarily remove the ability to change your poker league logo. The good news is that it is now fixed and easier than ever to upload […]

Jun 19
Poker Lounge Affiliates

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Jun 16
At Least I Cut My Losses

Well thanks to a good run by Doug (a young online player I staked 10%) I was able to recoup about 1/3 of my losses. He made a great run, came back from a small stack a couple times, and had the best hand chopped or beat multiple times including his eventual bustout in 17th […]

May 14
Poker as a Revenue Source for Governments

Even in the 21st century, many shortsighted governments continue anti-gaming (and thus anti-poker) policies for no discernable reason other than habit, and lump poker in with ‘house’ games like roulette. Their knee-jerk arguments hearken back to a day when going and having a flutter was thought to be a one-way ticket to hell. Today, folks […]

May 14
Poker as a Revenue Source for Governments

Even in the 21st century, many shortsighted governments continue anti-gaming (and thus anti-poker) policies for no discernable reason other than habit, and lump poker in with ‘house’ games like roulette. Their knee-jerk arguments hearken back to a day when going and having a flutter was thought to be a one-way ticket to hell. Today, folks […]

May 13
New look for PokerDIY!

Over the past couple of years PokerDIY has been through 2 different UI redesigns. One of the most common complaints in the last year has been that PokerDIY is hard to navigate. We wholeheartedly agreed with this statement and tried to work out what was wrong with the UI that hindered usability. We came up with a few […]

May 09
League in Hudson Valley starting up….

I am looking to start a poker club around the Hudson Valley area. Some low buy in tournaments with many players .Im also looking to start a weekly league where we send one person or more to events such as the wsop or wpt or even heartland tours.we would need a bar or restaurant or […]

May 04
Online Rakeback Poker Money is Honey

It is a player versus player game where the house does not wager against its players. The initial fee is used to generate revenues. The establishment supplies the necessary services for the game to take place. In online poker the initial fee covers the operational costs of support, software and personnel. In traditional brick and […]

Apr 29
Still Prefer Live Play

While online poker is more convenient of course, every time I make the trek to our local casinos for a few hours I think to myself “why don’t I do this more often?” A few days ago I made the 40 minute drive to the casino (no biggie really), signed up for a 7pm tournament […]