WEEKLY DIGEST 18 [2025] Live Poker & Photo Updates

Alex is on his way back from Brazil with SD cards full of photos while Damiano should be out of the woods at some point soon too… maybe. One thing coming out of the French Cévennes mountain range would be useful for, is getting back online to play some of the upcoming PokerStars SCOOP 2025 events.

The POKER TRIPS section also features an updated list of international live poker festivals with a lot of Las Vegas action to look forward with the WSOP closing in. The problem about live poker is that you gotta deal with other humans’ needs and habits 😀 What about service dogs for instance? The topic reemerged recently on X and on PokerRed. On top of the fact that the presence of (especially big) dogs can be uncomfortable and impractical, it could constitute an angle of attack to try to impress or intimidate opponents. In 2007, German chancellor Merkel had bilateral talks with Putin, accompanied by his dog, Konni, at his vacation home in Sochi. Throughout the talks, Putin kept Konni close to them, with Merkel reportedly having a fear of dogs. So the risk of a massive dog being used as an angle shoot in a poker room, is not that absurd.

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