Quest of a Closet Poker Player

It was a session that had me quickly down almost -$750, but I was able to claw back to a loss slightly under -$300.

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I’ve been doing more of these deep-dives into my sessions, so here is a look at a huge turnaround from yesterday during a four-tabling hour or so on PokerStars.

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In the event that anyone thinks it’s a good idea to head to a regular underground card room, read this harrowing story from G-Vegas about one of the regular stops being held up.

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I live in the ATL, so I would be remiss if I didn’t address today’s hot story, the guilty plea by Michael Vick.

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I reached PlatinumStar VIP on PokerStars this weekend but reached it by erasing all my winnings from the month.

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I just had a new article go up on the top women tournament players since WSOP 2006 (including that World Series). I started looking at it when I realized that one of the best women in poker, Jennifer Harman, wasn’t on that list.

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As many of you know, I’m in the midst of transitioning from being one of the top LHE players on my cul-de-sac to a non-busto online NLHE.  In the process, I’ve focused on 6-max NLHE on PokerStars, playing $0.25/0.50 up to $1/2.  Some insight into a few of my recent sessions.

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I’m starting a recurring series of looking at a session as I explore my growth in 6-max NLH.   I’ll work through some of my perceptions as well as decisions along the way.

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I’d clawed and clawed my way up headed to a big winning weekend but losing big hands is not normally the way to lead to success.

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I’ve only watched and listened to about 400 Ricky Gervais videos on YouTube (listened because many are from his radio program). After straining my abdominal muscle a few minutes ago, here are just a few of the many, many top ones.

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