You Win Some, You Lose Some
I tried my hand at the SNG tables again tonight. Did pretty well and took 3rd place in my first game. Feeling a little cocky I decided to pony up to the the multi-table NL tourney being…
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Back To The Virtual Tables
I've been pretty busy the last couple of weeks which means that I haven't seen much poker action. Other than the tournament last week I haven't played for about two full weeks. That dry…
Read the articleDavid Ross' First 52 Weeks
Since I always enjoy reading David Ross' articles on the TwoPlusTwo forums I thought I would assemble the first year of his postings here. It's mostly for my benefit as a quick reference…
Read the articleSuper Bowl of Poker Photos Published
I may never get around to writing a full report on the May Superbowl of Poker but the long and short of it is that I didn't take home any money. Out of a starting pool of 36 players I…
Read the articleSome Sites of Note
Some of you who have been coming here a while might have noted a certain commenter going by the name initials MEP. Well, MEP has his own poker blog now. Knowing MEP, I'm guessing some…
Read the articleMy First B&M Casino Loss
Finally made it out for some live casino action at the Commerce Casino Friday night. Zengy IM'd me Friday afternoon and we agreed to meet up at Commerce around 9pm. Zengy beat me there…
Read the articleThe Game I Decided Not To Play
I was swapping emails with my friend Mark this weekend and it reminded me of a poker game I once passed up. I was in Bangkok hanging out in a bar with a group of locals (some Westerner…
Read the articleWhat was your turning point?
Most things that take skill and mastery often come with an "Aha!" type moment where one can look back and point to an event, piece of knowledge, or lesson that marked a major turning…
Read the articleArg!
Well, I guess I knew that I couldn't do 40BB every night on Empire but man, what a tough night. I still walked away with a win over my two Empire sessions so I'm not crying too loudly…
Read the articleI've sold my soul
Tonight I started playing the Empire Poker tables. I've had a very, very good experience at Paradise and a so-so experience at Party (nothing to do with Party, it was totally my run of…
Read the articlePoker Tourney Photos Now Available
Though mostly of interest to those who played in last week's poker tourney, the photos have been uploaded and available for your viewing pleasure.
Read the articleNot Getting Tweaked
Chis Halverson has a post about a string of bad cards he's been experiencing. Almost makes me glad I've been too busy to hit the tables much lately. The one piece of advice I would offer…
Read the articleTourney Ideas
After the other night's tourney, we got some feedback and I thought I would throw it out there to the general poker community for some thoughts. Basically, it was a $50 buyin with $25…
Read the articleAnd the winners are . . .
Here's the email my buddy (and co-host) Zengy sent out announcing the winners from last nights tourney: Hello All- All I can say is "Holy Shit!" Last night's tournament was the best we…
Read the articleUncle 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,…
Read the articleWhatever 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…
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…
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