I really should play more SnGs. That was my bread and butter back when I played a lot. A lot sometimes amounted to 200 hours in a month. I didn't make a lot of hay in them but I was always profitable. SnGs are a grinder's game most often with not a lot of variance -- played right. Read more...
First the bad, I went bust on Full Tilt. That didn't last long and that's without the ol' redeposit. That's the good news. At least of a sort. Read more...
This is the first hand I played after sitting on Full Tilt. I had KK6 and just called from early position. I probably should have completed but had just sat and didn't know the other players. I then proceeded to slightly overplay with betting and raising as strong as I could. But, I wasn't even the one to cap the river. Read more...
My mother loved the seasons. I like them when they cooperate a bit. But, this year hasn't. My little lake has a few ducks showing up. They are the earlier ones – diving ducks. The bigger puddlers haven't shown yet. The Geese are also missing. The state says that the Sandhill Cranes are showing up. Read more...
It happens on occasion to all of us. It happens because of the pressures of life or blinds and antes. I can still remember a tournament situation a half-dozen years past where I let the guy on my right steal my blinds until I was a shell. It still smarts.
No California Highway Patrol special today. There's been an exchange about smart play. No Limit tournament lives often in the moment. The hand we've been analyzing away at has two side that can be supported. The aggressive player wanted the pot overage and went for it with your basic zip, nada, zilch. Then he went runner-runner. Read more...
I watched a bit of the first hour of the 2100 PLO. I first watched Elky and then BarryG. Interesting! It a slow blind game and both players were tight and fairly passive. Really I only saw one hand that got going. Read more...
Our PBS station is rerunning the Civil War. Attrition is an ugly word. Drawout is the one we poker players dread. The Wilderness and PLO are brothers. Read more...
It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to
Cry if I want to, cry if I want to
You would cry too if it happened to you
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CNBC had a discussion between the PPA and an opposing group. What wasn’t said? Read more…
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