I’m afraid to read the news lately, not wanting to see any more UIGEA related bad news. When I read about the DOJ’s bank subpoenas on Sunday night, I hit a new low. But reaction to the news has me optimistic; which these days means I’m not yet ready to enterinto a murder-suicide pact. Continue reading
What Would John Do?
Over? Did you say “over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! – John Belushi in Animal House Continue reading
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Don’t Panic!
“On a misguided hysteria-driven journey, Chicken Little’s supportive and well meaning friends get eaten by Foxy Loxy. The moral of that story, and ours, is that hysteria isn’t an action plan and we must defend against real, not imagined, risk.” Continue reading
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Mr Hand and Poker ‘n’ Porn
Last year, in poker’s classroom, I did my best Spicoli impression.Oh, I playeda lot of poker. But unlike other years, I didn’t work on my game. This year, I am going to have to spend a lot of time with Mr. Hand.
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Grubby, Johnny, and Poker Media Payola
While I welcomed Grubby on Aimlessly, let me pimp him once again from our home turf. I think a lot about Grubby these days, because he’s keeping me warm at night. Well technically it’s the PokerPro hoody that he stole for me in Vegas keeping me warm, but that still deserveswarm thoughts.
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Channeling My Inner Donkey
I’ve seen donkey play. And I’ve heard people that I thought excellent players exclaim that they’ve played like one. But never, until Sunday, did I find my inner donkey. In some ways, I feel this was an important rite of passage for me. Continue reading
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Tunica Bliss
As I walked into the GoldStrike ballroom, I felt like Norm on the old television show Cheers. After making the trek to the World Poker Open all these years, Tunica is the venue where everyone knows my name and I know theirs. Continue reading
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Resistance is Futile…On All Fronts
In the case of joining the PokerWorks “blog collective,” resistance never entered my mind. I couldn’t think of anything I wanted more for the New Year than to be part of the burgeoning, warm, and diverse PokerWorks blog family. Continue reading
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