Poker Perambulation

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. Read the rest of this entry »

It is what we seek. Even more so when it comes to major purchases. Having just paid a whorehouse price for a washer-dryer combo, I may not be the one to listen to at the moment. At the tables though, value betting is paramount. Read the rest of this entry »

This is going to be a problem article. There’s a one line answer. As soon as I make the point, the rest of the blog is annoyingly superfluous. What am I worried about? Most of my blogs can reach than point without stopping for a breath. Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Her main job has been to make your and my life a roller coaster at the tables. But, that’s evidently gotten too easy. So, the little minx went looking for part-time work. She found it close by – saving serious gasoline costs. She taken on the job of adding spice to the WSOP and the lives of the suits at Harrahs/Caesars and ESPN and the rest of the cast. Collectively, all that can be called: “The Poker Boom.” Read the rest of this entry »

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. Read the rest of this entry »

It was shorthanded to TW3. The Brits do satire well and that was that days Colbert Report. The group included writers that would go on to do Monte Python. This week that was didn’t need writers. The plot just moved along on its own. Read the rest of this entry »

Great movie idea. Maybe I should work up a script. (But, I’m not really a writer.) Or, I could hit Tony up for a buyin. (Nah, he’s not that dumb.) Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve come up with a brilliant solution to all things poker. If this can be implemented, we’ll be able to sit at the tables and play poker while singing Kumbyya and roasting smores over a fire of craps rakes. Read the rest of this entry »

TIVO and the like did away with that for many. Poker players aren’t so lucky.

 The WSOP is over … almost over … or as Effel so interestingly put it, “See you in 117 days.” Read the rest of this entry »