Category Archives: MTTs

The First 48

Posted on May 31, 2007 by change100

I wish our first two days in Vegas were as easy as the drive out from Los Angeles. Though we managed to drive 300 miles, pick up our keys, and shlep all our stuff from the car to our apartment … Continue reading →

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The Darfur Tourney

Posted on May 28, 2007 by change100

I played the PokerStars Oceans 13 Darfur Tournament this afternoon and finished 263rd out of 744 runners. The event ended up raising $41,800 for Not On Our Watch. I went in for 4 rebuys plus the add-on and happily busted … Continue reading →

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The Final Table, Times Two

Posted on April 27, 2007 by change100

Tuesday was my day to rage solo. I unexpectedly had the afternoon off from work while Pauly was down at Bellagio all day covering the WPT Championships. After grabbing a late breakfast with him at the Cafe Bellagio (I went … Continue reading →

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Taking a Cue from Anna Wroblewski

Posted on April 22, 2007 by change100

“Sometimes, you’ve just got to say, ‘what the fuck?’” -Risky Business Anna Wroblewski’s story is a good one. It’s perhaps the sweetest poker Cinderella story since a guy named Moneymaker parlayed $39 into $2.5 million nearly four years ago at … Continue reading →

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LOL Donkaments: The Big Game and the Bracelet Race

Posted on April 16, 2007 by change100

I played Miami Don’s Blogger Big Game last night, capping off a close-but-no-cigar sort of weekend in poker for me. 53 bloggers showed up creating a $3,600 prize pool with almost $1,400 awarded for first place. Since that would like, … Continue reading →

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COME ON!

Posted on April 6, 2007 by change100

That’s what I usually yell at my screen when I get bad beated online. A yell is probably the wrong word. It’s more of a cry, painted in severe exasperation. Whatever it is, Showcase knows to stay the hell away … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the K-K and J-T Hands

Posted on April 5, 2007 by change100

Thank you all for your comments on the J-T and K-K hands. I truly appreciate the time you took to offer your thoughts. Let’s look at the K-K hand first. After the UTG player made it 7,000 and I saw … Continue reading →

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The K-K Hand

Posted on April 3, 2007 by change100

Let’s look at a “hypothetical” situation. You are playing the PokerStars $11 rebuy, where there are over 1600 runners. You have $61 invested in the tournament. 232 players remain and the bubble bursts at 225. First payout level is $78, … Continue reading →

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April Fool?

Posted on April 1, 2007 by change100

While sweating the Ohio State-Georgetown and Florida-UCLA games Saturday night (Pauly had bets out and I’m miraculously in contention to win his NCAA pool), my inner junkie got the best of me so I played this:

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Cracked

Posted on February 22, 2007 by change100

After a 2 week hiatus, I got back on the horse and played another blogger tournament. Pauly was feeling well enough to play in the Riverchasers tourney and I decided to join him, having really nothing better to do until … Continue reading →

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