So close, yet…
Last night I played poker for the first time since my effort at the WSOP event at the beginning of May. I played in the $200+25 no-limit event at Canterbury and finished 16th out of 137 entries....
View ArticlePoker TV
Anyone who has only experienced poker on television really has no idea how boring the game can truly be. Heavily edited, most hands on TV actually have some level of action and interesting play. Normal...
View ArticleHigh to Low
I played in the $200+25 No-Limit tournament at “Canterbury”:http://www.canterburypark.com/cardclub/pokerroom.htm Wednesday night. I haven’t played in a tournament for awhile and had an itch I needed to...
View ArticleWSOP Bound
Hello John, You have been registered in to the following WSOP event: Tournament 7403113 June 22-Event #22– $1,500 NL Hold’em using W$1,500 from your account. You will be next receiving an email from...
View ArticleBest Call Ever
I’ve been keeping up with some of the WSOP events via cardplayer.com who have been doing a nice job with frequent updates and videos. Tonight I read about the wildest call I’ve ever heard of at a poker...
View Article2005 WSOP Trip Report
Well I’m back from a few days in Vegas and sorry to say I won’t be on ESPN yet again this year, although I did make one of the Cardplayer.com videos I had mentioned previously. I make my appearance in...
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Free is Good
I have registered to play in theOnline Poker Blogger Championship! This event is powered by PokerStars. Registration code: 8828202 Decided to move “all my poker...
View ArticlePoker, Dutch Style
I got into Amsterdam early on Saturday and settled into my hotel room by about 9:00AM. Use a travel guide for finding a cheap hotel in Amsterdam. The last thing you want to do in this situation is to...
View ArticleCasino de Barcelona
Wrapped up work in Barcelona at about 7:00PM on Wednesday and then headed over to the Casino de Barcelona for another taste of European poker. The World Heads-Up Poker Champinoships have been running...
View ArticleThird Time Not A Charm
At 5:00 on Friday I wrapped up a tough, long week at work. Having already been looking at the calendar for the WSOP and our own summer vacation schedule I knew the only event I would be able to play in...
View ArticleBack in Amsterdam
Back in Amsterdam again and I have found a little time to play poker between the long days in the office. Reading the Amsterdam travel guide gave me a lot of great ideas for sightseeing but for last...
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Prague Observations
Having spent about 10 days in Prague, Czech Republic, I offer the following observations: The business part of the trip I spent at the Prague Hilton, a very fine hotel and of course quite...
View ArticleWSOP 2008
The 2008 World Series of Poker kicked off yesterday with Event #1, $10,000 Pot Limit Hold’em. It’s a 3 day event and Eli Elezra has the chip lead after day one. Check out Tao of Poker to get a great...
View Article2008 WSOP Trip Report
For the second year in a row I arrived in Las vegas expecting to play in a WSOP event but failed to do so. Last year I didn’t play in my planned event because the place was such a zoo, but Harrah’s...
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Blogger Poker Tournament
I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! All bloggers can play in this exclusive online poker tournament. Registration code: 901558 I’ve played in one of...
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Winning Poker Tournaments Never Gets Old
So the Blogger Poker Tournament that I mentioned previously actually was made up of 7 events – 6 prelims with the top 72 people all advancing to the finals this Sunday. Tonight was the second...
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Sunday Million Results
The good news is that I took one of the tickets I won in the Blogger Tourney to today’s Sunday Million where I finished in 166th place out of 16,260 players. A score good for $3,577.20 – my second...
View ArticleMinnesota Tries To Ban Online Gambling
It’s hard to imagine anything dumber than Minnesota ordering ISPs to blacklist gambling sites. Check out the fax the state sent to as variety of ISPs. Reading this over brings up a number of questions:...
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2010 World Blogger Championship of Online Poker
I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play. Registration...
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Poker Tournament Selection
Unlike in cash games, when you play in a poker tournament you have no say to the table you will be playing at (unless you are playing in a single-table tournament like a sit and go.) As players...
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