Archive for May, 2008

Not all of them are obvious. It can be as hard as a read at a tough poker table. (more…)

No, this isn’t my weekly homage to Fuel55. It is Day 1 of 55 poker tournaments that are being held in an obscure meadow in an underpopulated – with reason – state. Yes, today kicks off the Word Series of Poker. (more…)

Linda and Glenda wax poetic over Donkeys. That may be valid or not. Here, I’m not always sure. We three tend toward the 7 card games and early aggression often prices in drawing hands. And decent hands can also backdoor a longshot. But, I think the ladies aren’t ignoring that. (more…)

That’d probably mean you’re sitting on a bluff. Yes, I do that on occasion too. Unlike some though, I don’t try to make it a livelihood. It a selective, situational activity. The goal isn’t to outjism the other guy. The goal is to keep people a bit more honest and try to compensate a bit for the blinds and antes. (more…)

and it is a big three day one with Indy in the mix. I’ve gone to time trials and race. It is an experience you should have once. Especially the race. It is an all night party in the street alongside the track. Lot of good old boys, trucks with a stock tank full of cold beer on the back, and food stands along the street’s edge. (more…)

Linda said to answer in the blog. I got to thinking about all she’s putting out there – combined with some of the stuff already in her Chris Forum. I thought the thing had grown to the point of a blog with some extra comments in the forum thrown in. (more…)

No, this isn’t a visit to the mall. Nor is it a release of my ranking system for poker players. Nor does it have anything to do with that new GPS for your car. It is a bit more basic. (more…)

I’ll get the poker part out of the way first. The darn random number generator at PokerStars is mistaking me for Linda. I have a cooler from hell. Sets and straights are costing me money. My losses on those darn .50-1 tables are going (more…)

Boxers or briefs make me no nevermind. Aaron has an article up outline a strategy relating to M being a low value — IE the short stack. M is a Harrington term that divides the cost of a tournament round with your stack. (more…)

OK, I know I come up with weird titles but at the ragged edge here, right? Actually, Clearspine is a fellow I’ve run into in our forum and had some fun with. I like the term eclectic – beats the hell out of off the wall. (more…)