Archive for the 'Tournaments' Category

in the bi-weekly HORSE. I was called a luckbox often but that wasn’t the case. I tried to find hands to play but didn’t hit a lot in late play. I went out 6^th of 7 players. (more…)

I talked about a pros approach in the last My Bad. Dario had a clue but not a winner. Let me proceed to talk about a guy without the clue or the winner. (more…)

I am still PO’d at PokerStars‘ decision to eliminate all-in protection but I’ll give them their genius at PokerStars.TV. They are doing the WCOOP as a netcast with good commenting. (more…)

Now that I am back home still stuck in Melbourne Podunk I have decided to play a few events single event this weekend online.  In my case it will be PokerWork’s $5.50 tournament on PokerStars.

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

Remember I said I had one ready to post and then all this silliness by Harrahs gave me fodder. Well, it is time to let it out into the world…

No, that title is not sending crypto secrets to my Al Qaida handler.* I am talking big bet and expectations. (more…)

I enjoy reading Glenda’s stuff. When she wins she isn’t full of herself. When she loses she looks at her game before looking elsewhere. I think all there fixate on their competition more than is prudent. But, let’s face it, we all do that. Just what do we have control of in life and poker? Hindsight always shows us it was more than we’d thought and less than we’d like. (more…)

Isn’t that’s one of those Chinese curses that the Chinese know nothing about or translates to something that makes no sense in English like “Your duck has fleas.”?  But, it has to be on the minds of Harrahs’ Jeff Pollack and ESPN. (more…)

The last hand at the ESPN table led to a Hellmuthian blowup. While it is believe that Christian “The Fragrance” Dragomir can spell Antidisestablishmentarianism P-O-K-E-R, he isn’t making Phil’s friends and family phone list. (more…)