Monthly Archives: December 2006
Aud Lang Syne
It is my Google hit success story. The last few weeks, I’ve gotten hits every day from that old blog that had the term in it. It is that time of year; people ask questions. Google handles that nicely. Resolutions … Continue reading
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Is poker a sport?
My follow up questions: Should we want it to be? And how important is the answer?
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Why?
It is a word we can use often. It happens in life and it definitely is around in poker. Why did something happen. Why should I do something with the future unknown. In our forums, a player asked such a … Continue reading
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Poker History 101
The following is a brief history of the making of a poker player … or what passes for one … me. With 1/1/2007 close, it is a time for looking in both directions.
Posted in Journal, Poker Other, Poker Thoughts
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Poker Room Security? Sucks?
Pet Rock or Poker Player? Every so often you hear about some guy losing a 5-figure amount when someone comes up with his password. The usual response from the room is something to the effect that it is their loss … Continue reading
There are bad beats and there are bad beets…
(stolen without remorse from Grubby) In poker most are in the bad beet category — something not all that tasty on the plate but something to stomach. In life, we sustain bad beats. And they are ones that weren’t planned … Continue reading
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
May you all find something under the tree that you truly need!
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OT: We are more than UIGEA broken.
The constitution is a very laissez-faire document. It speaks more to what the Federal Government cannot do. I don’t see anywhere it really speaks to what it should do. And I am sure that there is no requirement that it … Continue reading
All the news that’s fit to print
unless you are Iggy and then this doesn’t make it as the preamble.
Three o’clock in the morning
and we’ve been playing this tournament for three hours. Most of my tournament stuff addresses simple early play. It hints around all the rest that makes up poker but that is a hard subject to ever fully address.
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