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For once, a bad beat I was happy to lay down on someone else. :-) Preflop: Hero is SB with Ac, Ad. UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, Hero…
Read the articleMom always used to say that if you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say anything at all. Luckily for me, she never said anything about just walking up and punching them in…
Read the articleI hope that after I die, people will say of me: "That guy sure owed me a lot of money." --Jack Handey HDouble from The Cards Speak recently asked commented on one of my posts tracking…
Read the articleDespite my less than spectacular performance earlier this week at the Bike NL tournament I wanted to give it another shot. I entered Friday night's $25 +$5 NL Hold 'Em tournament. I was…
Read the articleLast night was a very strange evening. I had originally transferred $100 into my Empire account a few months ago when I opened the account and, for the most part, had forgotten about it.…
Read the articleI wish I had an exciting story to tell from my first live tournamnet but it was pretty much a pre-break bust. I played in the Bicycle $20 +$5 NL Hold 'Em tournament last night and busted…
Read the articleI previously posted about a game last Sat. night at Hollywood Park where I split the pot with another player when the dealer had screwed up and mucked her hand. I was hoping for some…
Read the articleI forgot to mention during my Chaos at Commerce post that at the table over from me this guy just took a major digger. All of a sudden this guy just hits the floor and he's out cold.…
Read the articleI'm killing some time playing $1/$2 on Paradise and this guy sits down with $525. When you sit down at the Paradise table it gives you a choice of the recommended $40 (which is the…
Read the articleA buddy of mine who has never really played "real" poker before wanted to go play so we scheduled a trip to Commerce Casino Friday night. He brought an out of town friend with him who…
Read the articleThat's right. If you play online poker, the terrorists win. Actually, I'm posting this in response to an IM session with a buddy (who I shall allow to remain nameless). He said he wanted…
Read the articleSpecial Report Click here to find out how you can make a living playing poker Fortune Small Business (FSB) has a one pager in their print mag about Annie Duke. It was a pretty…
Read the articleWell, last week I spoke enthusiastically about the new season of Celebrity Poker. This week they went back to their previous format of medicore poker playing. Tonight's players were…
Read the articleI'm a little surprised more poker bloggers haven't written about last night's WPT Invitational. It was one of the most bizzare games I've seen that wasn't online. That Unibomber kid,…
Read the articleHey, I'm throwing this out there to see if anybody has any general comments or advice. I've been playing a lot of SnG and Multi-Table tournaments lately and I do pretty well with the…
Read the articleIt's been kind of funny that lately I've been having a good run with the SnG games but my cash game run has been pretty poor. I went back and looked at what I was doing and I think I've…
Read the articleEarlier I posted about Wanda Sykes' table banter on the Celebrity Poker show. It started me thinking about interesting table chatter I've heard watching the WPT. The one that seemed to…
Read the articleI just caught an episode of Celebrity Poker from the new season and if the rest of the season is anything like this show . . . I'm going to be watching. Last season was disappointing.…
Read the articleFrom CardPlayer.com: "Gallagher limped in with pocket fives in a multiway pot, and managed to keep his cool as the flop came 7-5-5 . He checked his quads, there were a few other checks,…
Read the articleWow, I really felt in the groove tonight. Only had time for one game but I just sat back and hit the monster hands at all the right times. Here was my favorite hand of the match:…
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