Uncle Sam Sucks
I hate paying taxes. It would be nice if they just sent you a bill every year but instead they just take it out of your paycheck before you even see it and then, like a crack addict,…
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Whatever Happens In Bangkok, Stays in Bangkok
Since I got Tivo I rarely see commercials. First off, I don't watch that much television to begin with but more importantly, with Tivo I can skip the commercials. Still, I do love a good…
Read the articleBetting your life savings on roulette
MSNBC is running a story about Londoner, Ashley Revell, who claims to be a professional gambler, placing a $135,300 bet on "Red" resulting in a $270,600 payoff. Just in case you're…
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I spent the day with a scuba and travel buddy at the Songkran festival held at Wat Thai in the San Fernando Valley. Songkran is the Thai new year (currently 2547) and is a enthusiastic…
Read the articleSo far, so good
Couldn't find any juicy games when I logged into Paradise so I played a $5 + $1 SNG. Took first place. My strategiology? I played almost no hands for the first 3 orbits. When I did take…
Read the articleOnline Gambling DOJ Letters
The other day I wrote about Google and Yahoo pulling ads for online gambling sites. Well, TechDirt has a follow up on that where it seems the DOJ has been sending out some nastygrams to…
Read the articleBack At The Tables
Finally was able to get in about 100 hands this evening after about a week and a half break from the virtual (and b&m) tables. Played two tables at Paradise and seemed to hit some big…
Read the articleEasiest or Hardest Job in the World? You Decide.
I was reading The Economist recently and they had the story of Abdi Jimale Osman, Somalia's minister of tourism. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, Somalia…
Read the articlePauly's Quest For The Gold
I just got done reading Pauly's post over at the Tao of Poker and I have some mixed thoughts on it. To give the background (in case you didn't read the link), Pauly has made it into the…
Read the articleChris and Hank's Excellent Adventure
I'm a big fan of both HDouble's The Cards Speak posts as well as Chris Halverson's blog. Good to see Hank was able to show Chris a good time while Chris was out visiting Los Angeles. A…
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