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Poker Articles on 06/2005
Saturday, Jun 25 2005
Profitability and Game Analysis 1 of 4 - Ok, as promised, heres my report on how Im doing so far tracking 10,000 hands of play for the purposes of measuring my profitability and analyzing my game for weaknesses to correct. First, a little background. Poker advocates like to suggest measuring pr...
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Friday, Jun 24 2005
Wil Wheaton in Poker - Today, Poker Stars announced that Wil Wheaton has joined their stable of affiliated celebrities, and will play in the World Series of Poker main event. Other than Stand By Me and Star Trek, Wil isnt very much in the mainstream any more. He isnt doing much...
The new WSOP venue - Craps used to be the game in town. Now its poker. Itll be like that for the next 10 or 15 years. -Drew, a dealer at the Sahara. LAS VEGAS -- First off, the old Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas will always be special. Downtown is where many people from Haw...
Wynn vs. Bellagio - LAS VEGAS -- Before I came to Vegas, I read a columnists piece on the Wynn that basically said the Wynn is very reminiscent of the Bellagio. When I visited, I found thats shockingly true. Especially the signs, which use the same (or similar) typescript as...
Poker ambassador - LAS VEGAS -- Back at a railed-off table in the corner of the Wynns brand-new poker room, theres a guy with short blond hair with a boyish frame, silver stud in his left ear, looking intently at the felt. Thats Daniel Negreanu, the poker ambassador at the ...
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Wednesday, Jun 22 2005
Poker Journalism - In about 19 hours Ill be on my way to Las Vegas. I cant wait to see what I will find there. Im traveling light armor, only a few changes of clothes, the bare necessities. Monday and Tuesday have been great -- I interviewed Josh Arieh on his WSOP pot-limit...
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Tuesday, Jun 21 2005
Poker Recipe - From the Overly Abused Analogy Department, heres what I think is a good recipe for a good poker game: 2 parts Patience3 parts Knowledge1 part Fortitude2 parts Instinct1 part Luck Like any good gumbo recipe, the flavors and textures of the ingredients and...
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Friday, Jun 17 2005
War! - War! The Republic is crumbling under the attacks by the Separatist leader, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. -Title card, Star Wars Episode III, Revenge of the Sith Good against remotes is one thing. Good against the living...
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Wednesday, Jun 15 2005
Not a Poker Post - You should support independent music. You can start by reading this review, then going here to hear samples of tracks and maybe buy the album. And, after that, check out their new release. Why should you do these things? Because there is a whole univer...
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Wednesday, Jun 08 2005
Cat vs. maniac - Stop using the standard attacks. Use the unorthodox. Dont let your pursuit of trinkets cloud your reality. Remember what I taught you general, if youre to succeed in combat against the best of the Jedi, you must have fear, surprise and intimidation on you...
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Tuesday, Jun 07 2005
Starting Poker - Since Ive gotten a couple comments on the subject, I thought Id offer my advice to those thinking about getting into poker. First off, I would recommend a regular friendly game with buddies and co-workers. Have fun with it. Dont play for high stakes, be...
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Monday, Jun 06 2005
It's not the spoon that bends - Boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. Thats impossible. Instead... only try to realize the truth. Neo: What truth?Boy: There is no spoon.Neo: There is no spoon?Boy: Then youll see, that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself. -The ...
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