I Choose to Accept Personal Responsibility
I ran across MrBossMan's blog the other day after he linked to my post on ZeeJustin's response to getting caught cheating. First, I don't think I agree with the overall premise of his…
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Soft Game Alert
Since Mikey is heading off to Japan soon we decided to hook up Sat. night and hit the Hustler Casino. Due to his preperations to depart the US, he didn't have a lot of cash on him so…
Read the articleOnline Gambling Causing Credit Card Debt
I ran across this little piece of absurdity and thought I would take it head on. Online Gambling Causing Credit Card Debt It is the latest craze at the moment and everyone seems to be…
Read the articlePoker Marketing Backfires
Yes, another guerilla (or gorilla depending on your taste) marketing stunt. Online poker site Pokershow decided to drum up a little PR by putting up a video aimed at being offensive to…
Read the articleFun Facts About Phil Gordon
And in case anybody needed a reason to vote for Phil Gordon in 2008 , I give to you these facts about the man. Phil Gordon's tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. The chief…
Read the articlePhil Gordon for President
WickedChopsPoker is trying to recruit Phil Gordon to run for President in 2008 .
Read the articleForget A WSOP Seat, You Can Win A Hooker
Yes, another site that obviously falls into the Gorilla Marketing group of online poker rooms, Sinful Poker, is offering a 69 cent satellite into a tournament that nets you: * A trip to…
Read the articleCommerce, Paul Shirley, and a Win
I called up Henry to see if he wanted to head down to Commerce for a little action on Monday night. He wasn't up for it but I figured I would run into Pauly or someone else I knew so I…
Read the articleKatkin's Lucky Horseshoe
There are certain moments in your life where you know you just can't lose. Calling an all in bet with pocket aces and seeing your opponent flip up AKo is one of those moments. According…
Read the articleAnother Night on Murder's Row
Yet another Friday evening spent in the good company of some of the most degenerate gamblers this side of Vegas. Highlights of the evening: F-Train was in town and showed up for the…
Read the articleExpect nothing from a hand. Play each street based on the information at hand.
Here is my post in response to my previous challenge. You've been folding every hand for the last three orbits. You're getting ready to play any two paint cards from any position just to…
Read the articleAnnie Duke on The Colbert Report
It might be too late to catch it but they usually air re-runs from time to time on Comedy Central. There's also a chance that they'll have a video clip on the Colbert Nation website…
Read the articleWhen Free Means It'll Cost Ya
I received an email from Empire Poker today that offered me the chance to play in a $10,000 Freeroll. But when you read the email it says that you must exchange 2000 EPoints to buy a…
Read the articlePoker Bloggers and Poker Immortals
Not too many moons ago I was having a conversation with one of our poker blogging brethren and I made a prediction that out of our little community would rise some of tomorrow's poker…
Read the articlePoker Blogs Get Dissed
Last week I was having a conversation with a co-worker about many of the new services like digg, technorati and del.icio.us . One of the problems I have with some of these sites is that…
Read the articleCompany Holiday Party (aka How John Juanda Pwned Me)
It's a chilly Sunday afternoon as I race down Washington Blvd towards Marina del Rey. Of course, in Los Angeles chilly means anything below 60 degrees so it's somewhat relative. The…
Read the articleWorld Poker Blogger Tour Winter Classic 2 - Part 5
Sunday morning I awoke torn as to whether or not I should get an early start on the drive home or try and avoid traffic by leaving late. I decided to leave late. I meet up with Mike and…
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I woke at 9:30 and the calls were already coming from folks who had gone down to register early for the tournament. I rolled in and Otis had already done what would become natural for…
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After showering I listened to the 14 messages on my cell (how did I sleep through the phone ringing 13 times? Oh yeah, I remember now . . . kind of.) and found out that everybody was up…
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I roll into Vegas around 3am and call Michael as I exit onto Flamingo Blvd. He informs me that the gang is up at Excalibur abusing the cowboys in town for the rodeo finals. I drop my…
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