This is my last post at PokerWorks. My departure is a bit complicated.
NY Times Poker Coverage
Jim McManus wrote a recurring weekend column on poker for the New York Times. It was short-lived, missing the mark it seems for both poker zealots and the general population alike. Sunday’s article on the death of Frank DeSena, unfortunately, was read more widely.
The Business Acumen of Poker
Kajagugu highlighted a recent 2+2 thread of an internal FullTilt email generated by Howard Lederer. It was posted by Jimmy “goboboy” Fricke, last year’s runner-up at the Aussie Millions. Here is a snippet of Fricke’s request to FullTilt and the comment from Lederer.
Close but No Cee-Gar in the Mook
Sweetie fell asleep with the Little Guy last night, which meant I got to sneak into the Mook. The result: a final table, this time making an arguably bad play to go out in 5th.
Super Mario Brothers: The Lost Levels
After reading an article on Slate about the Mario Brothers sequel deemed too hard for Americans, I decided to watch a master at work on YouTube.
Weekend Wrap: Dog Starts Fire?
I made it through jury duty unscathed last week, but watching the boys while Sweetie had a girls weekend away proved to be a bit more challenging.
Sick Hand of the Week Halloween Edition
Well, I guess it could be worse. I could have been in this hand…
Age of Empires Monkey Tilt
Ridiculous. I’ve now found something that is more of a waste of time than online poker: Age of Empires.
CC’s Vlog1
So, I guess I’ve figured out that my Sony Vaio laptop has a whole video component to me (quick on the uptake here). Without further ado and no editing comes the launch edition.
After a Wild Ride, There at the End
I was able to play in a blogger tourney for the first time in a long while as a record 112 players convened in the Mookie. I had a wild ride along the way.