Poker Perambulation

Vote early and vote often and be sure to contribute. (more…)

The last blog talked about losing the poker issue in the RNC platform. I said “Color me dubious.” and I was right. It is back. The PPA –with their bad advice of the other day to post to the platform committee –  now want me to write McCain; I can do that. (more…)

They said to go to the RNC and get involved in the platform. So, lovable, trusting soul that I am; I went there. I even registered.   (Late breaking: Republicans removed opposition to Internet gambling from their platform. But color me dubious.) (more…)

I played the Pokerworks Tournament last evening. I was unusually lucky. That was part of the plan, doncha know? (more…)

We wax poetic about the ‘amateur’ athlete. Well, we did outgrow that a few years ago with a liberalization/acknowledgment of the graft and corruption already present. (more…)

Ugh… Ugh… Ugh… [Pound chest] Me man! Ugh… Ugh… Ugh… (Yup, still watching the Olympics.) But… (more…)

is a common saying. How do we play those premium and the not so? The grouping used by Sklansky/Malmuth in their book can be argued. But then what can’t? (more…)

My addendum comments about Bayne_S’ final hand got more comments from the engineering side of his brain. He sought clarity in his background. At least it is more current than my required course side that lead to “Stix” and “Calc” with the order reversed for course requirements. Fuzzy is – these days – an accurate statement of my Sklansky side. (more…)

Math v. Mood is a constant at the tables and in the forums. You will attract trolls strongly supporting either method. When we learn we tend toward supporting the math side. And that is the best place to start. It is a foundation. Buildings and players need that. But, like the foundation for a new house, it is just the starting point. (more…)

Yeah, it hooked me. My jaded self keeps noting the self-serving dictators callow violation of the games created by the world’s first democracy. OK, I acknowledge that the Chinese women’s team is a pedophile’s dream. When Phelps is in starting position, my concentration is on his heel to see if his mom too failed to dunk him properly. Evidently, she did better than Achilles’ mom did. And, she seems to know it after each swim — even the Hollywood choreographed finish last evening. (more…)