Reads of the Week
Key Takeaways
  • Our “must read” this week is a piece by long-time poker author Haley Hintze in which she examines the circumstances under which the demise of Lock Poker occurred.
  • Martin Harris, a.k.a. Short-Stacked Shamus, took to his blog to identify a situation in which the PPA’s Rich Muny unnecessarily aimed his vitriol at Jon Stewart of the The Daily Show.
  • With the current generation being so attentive to mobile devices, Eric Raskin questions how adept they will be at interpreting nonverbal information when they become adults.

Commencing: The Lock Poker Blame Game

The collapse of Lock Poker which resulted in millions of dollars of losses for players has provided the perfect opportunity for analysis and opinion as both players in the industry try to avoid similar disasters in the future. Our “must read” this week is a piece by long-time poker author Haley Hintze in which she examines the circumstances under which the demise of Lock Poker occurred.

From the “power void in the US-facing market” that was created as a result of Black Friday, to the sponsored pros that lent credibility to the site, to the affiliate sites that continued to promote the room even after it was apparent the operators had problems paying their players, Hintze intertwines facts and her opinions to form a truly entertaining and informative look at the landscape surrounding this unfortunate incident.