About Bill Rini

Bill Rini has been working in the online poker industry since 2004. He was a product manager for poker at Full Tilt and was the poker room manager at PartyPoker.

 

Bill has been blogging about online poker since 2003 and is considered one of the leading authorities on the online poker industry.

 

“I like What Bill Rini said in his blog” – Doyle Brunson

 

“In other news, we had Bill Rini write an absolutely home run blog.” Daniel Negreanu

 

“Industry insider Bill Rini has one of the most popular blogs in poker, with thousands of subscribers and fans regularly coming back for his universally respected insight into the industry” – Barry Carter (News editor for PokerStrategy, Co-Author: The Mental Game of Poker)

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Here are my most recent posts

Infographic: Male vs. Female Poker Players

iGame – Female vs Male Infographic – An infographic by the team at iGame [...]

Don’t listen to the hype – Guest post by Carl “The Dean” Sampson

First off, I would just like to say thanks to Bill for allowing me the chance to write for his site. I have been a regular reader off and on for a while after discovering that [...]

Black Friday, Affiliates, and New Markets

While the impact on poker players and poker operators has been well documented not only in the poker community but also in the mainstream media, not a lot has been said about how affiliates were impacted. [...]

Vintage Las Vegas

Some old photographs of Las Vegas in the early years. [...]

Rush Poker Patent Battle Coming? Guest Post by Planet Mark

When Full Tilt Poker launched Rush Poker in 2010 it was a breath of fresh air in an industry that hadn’t seen much innovation. Dubbed “the ultimate high-speed poker experience” the idea was so simple it’s [...]

Howard Lederer 2p2 PokerCast

I finished up listening to the Howard Lederer 2p2 PokerCast with Mike and Adam last night. Another, somewhat painful, three hours of Howard rehashing the rise and fall of Full Tilt Poker. I say painful because [...]

The Lederer Files: My Reactions

I think this sums up my reactions to various Howard Lederer statements made in Part I of the Parvis interview. [...]

I Don’t Know

If you felt like the Lederer Files left a lot unanswered, take a stroll down memory lane with Howard as he I don’t know’s it through the interview. [...]

The Lederer Files Parts 5, 6, and 7

Just got done watching parts 5, 6, and 7 and it’s just more of Howard seeming a bit out of touch. Howard laments the fact that people didn’t seem to be working towards resolution and people [...]

A Review of The Lederer Files (Parts I – IV) and Andy Bloch Interview

I’ve watched the first four episodes of the Howard Lederer interviews multiple times since they were released. I’ve read and re-read Andy Bloch’s interview with Diamond Flush. I’ve begun to write a post about both several [...]

WPT Senior Regional Manager position available

WPT Regional Manager position available.Contact @angelicahael worldpokertour.com/About_us/Jobs/… — Bill Rini (@billrini) September 6, 2012 Check out the above if you have an interest. [...]

Poker Jobs Available

Here’s a list of jobs recently posted on Poker Job Search. Fraud Investigator – Russian – Maternity Cover Language CSR – Dutch – Part Time Language CSR – Italian – Part Time Compliance Investigation Analyst Compliance [...]

Zynga Real Money Poker: Hype or Reality?

Anybody who has been reading this site for a while may remember that I’ve written about Zynga real money poker in the past.  Originally, I wanted to dispel the idea that Zynga was guaranteed to become [...]

Questions for All In: The Poker Movie Director, Douglas Tirola

I’ve been chatting with the folks who helped put out All In: The Poker Movie and I thought it might be interesting to hear from the director, Douglas Tirola. I have a few questions in mind [...]