Live poker is fkng thriving in my region. I found out today that there's an airline (JetX) that flies direct from Vegas to Austin. I'm sure they have an express to Dallas and Houston, as well. I'm willing to bet on it. Any takers? Just kidding.
There's a bill in the works for regulating sportsbetting in the state but not for poker, which is completely biased, but when you're surrounded by... Sorry. I'm going to take the high road on this one, literally. Excuse me while I kiss the sky, w/my dabber.
Okay, I'm back. There is definitely a poker buzz here in the lone star state. It seems like every other month another room is opening up or expanding. I guess that's a good sign.
I wanna thank Doug Polk and the rest of the Lodge crew for opening up the best room in the land and giving us the opportunity to show our skills and make a little $. I think their streams and promos have done the game some good.
I've been a proponent of the whole Texas poker concept for a while now. Bringing the game home and promoting it accordingly. My idea was to have belt-buckles instead of bracelets or rings to 1st place winners. I'm sure my idea will get hacked before it's over, lol. There's an old thread about it on here somewhere...