Monthly Archives: May 2007

The cost of CDs

I busted out of the $400k guarantee last night at Full Tilt after 4+ hours and barely any hands.  Received AA once in the first round, which just took the blinds with a 3x bet. A total of 2597 players … Continue reading

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The magic zero

My credit card redeposit into Full Tilt at the beginning of the month has been working well. After playing some 250 sit-n-gos so far, I finally broke even. Since I don’t have rakeback, you could say it’s all been for … Continue reading

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Kerkorian’s sleeve

The next couple weeks I’m playing like a madgrub trying to qualify for a WSOP seat. If not the main event, one of the other events. And I’m prepared to go bust again in the process.

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Full Tilting FTOPS, Part 5

Thanks much to change100 for secretly sweating me and to roah for the cheering comments.  You can believe that if I had final tabled this thing, I would’ve shared. If this is the first post you’re reading, I live blogged … Continue reading

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Full Tilting FTOPS, Part 4

We’re now coming up on T500/1000 blinds with T125 ante.  Average stack is T27,089 with 701 remaining. Top 522 pay. And I have to pee.

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Full Tilting FTOPS, Part 3

I’m continuing to live blog my play at the FTOPS main event, and we’re now entering the third hour. First post here. Second post here. “Only” 1376 left with average stack T13,800 and me sitting on T20,458 in the top … Continue reading

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Full Tilting FTOPS, Part 2

(Here’s Part 1, posted an hour ago.) When Stars held their $1000 trivia freeroll, over 12,000 players entered and I wound up in the top 100 which paid a little over a dollar.  If anything, even through donkfest crapshoots like … Continue reading

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Full Tilting FTOPS

Last week, I took the train to visit a shady part of town, with people hanging out on the street, “for rent” signs for cheap, and storefronts in a different language. Was I buying drugs?  Was I looking for a … Continue reading

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Money laundering slot machines

If I’m not playing slots, the next best thing for me is watching people play. Anytime I see people winning I’m happy. I always hope for them to win and win big.

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The night of nines

Bear with me, I’m still reminiscing about the last Las Vegas trip the first week of April. And man, do I love the town. I loved it before I moved there, while I lived there, and after I moved away. … Continue reading

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