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Poker Articles on 08/2005
Wednesday, Aug 31 2005
Bad news in Biloxi - Grand Casino Biloxi washed across U.S. 90. Treasure Bays pirate ship was beached. Beau Rivage still stood, while Hard Rock Casino -- scheduled to open in early September - was half destroyed. Hard Rocks signature guitar, touted as the worlds largest, sur...
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Saturday, Aug 27 2005
Update- $15/30 debut - I got in! What happened was that superfishy, after he was down to $111, won a hand and had $427 again. I noticed it right before I almost closed out the window. And then he kept winning and winning, climbing up to $800 when I got the table seat. Poor supe...
The Fisherist - Oh, put me in coach/Im ready to play... -John Fogarty So right now Im watching and waiting out a train wreck. I have a table open at Eurobet, watching this guy play $15/30 and am absolutely drooling. Only problem is, Im 2nd on the waiting list. And, by ...
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Tuesday, Aug 23 2005
Riding the waves (for free) - This is Radio Clash on pirate satellite/orbiting your living room/cashing in the Bill of Rights/This is Radio Clash on pirate satellite... -The Clash Yes! It finally happened! Im writing to you ... look ma! No wires! A puzzle has been solved at long las...
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Monday, Aug 22 2005
It's Not About the Bike - When a nation is engaging in war, every resource and tool should be used to achieve overwhelming force against the enemy. -The Powell Doctrine of Overwhelming Force As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to...
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Wednesday, Aug 17 2005
Vegas -- Starting Rotation - If you werent dealing I would never play this stuff. My favorite hand -- two cards. -Loose player in the Sham Seat, Mandalay Bay $4/8 If youre playing anything under $60/120, you should be playing every hand. Your chances are about the same. -Same loose...
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Monday, Aug 15 2005
Vegas -- Sunday in the Church of Poker - I believe in the Church of Baseball. Ive tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. Ive worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic ro...
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Sunday, Aug 14 2005
Midnight at Bellagio - There are always loose games here. -Seat 10 (the Shams Seat), Table 32, Bellagio LAS VEGAS -- Surely Ive found the cure to the tight online blues. Im utg with AA at the Bellagios $4/8 tables, just after midnight. Craziness is in the air; just two tables ...
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Friday, Aug 12 2005
Window of Opportunity - Risk is our business. -Capt. James T. Kirk, Star Trek Its a crazy thing to just get up and go, travel 1,740 miles away at just a whim. But this is my life.You used to always put on your hat and your shoes, that meant you were ready to go, my mom told me l...
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Sunday, Aug 07 2005
News Alert- I'm back!!! - ATLANTA (KURO) -- A spokesman for kurokitty says the long dry spell is finally over. Kurokitty posted more than $2,500 in profits for the year Saturday, the highest profit margin of the year and a career high. It ended a four-month, minus-467 BB drop he e...
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Saturday, Aug 06 2005
Tunica - It never happens like this - Toothless Guy (after seeing an Asian guy try to sit down in a seat reserved for some lady) to dealer at Horseshoe, Tunica: Must be nice that Orientals dont have to abide by rules in the poker room.Me (sitting next to him): I LOVE IT! (A few minutes later)...
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Friday, Aug 05 2005
Tunica -- "There's nothing I won't play" - Just as I remembered it. -text message from Mark as were playing at a $4/8 table at the Horseshoe Man, its so fishy. -Mark Tunica. Were back, Mark and I, and are loving it. Using those SkyMiles (Delta is going to be bankrupt soon, right??) really paid ...
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Wednesday, Aug 03 2005
Poker wallflower - So maybe this prop player thing isnt all that, after all. I signed onto William Hills poker site last night -- the Crypto site has the same kind of prop deal -- and almost immediately I was whisked away to another 3/6 (GBP) 6-max table. I deposited more m...
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Tuesday, Aug 02 2005
Prop Playin' - So I was chasing a $90 monthly bonus at Interpoker when I saw an interesting promotion: regular online players can become temporary prop players. How awesome! Ive toyed with the idea of being an online prop before. It would be cool to be one at a B&M, lik...
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Monday, Aug 01 2005
Shake up the Picture the Lizard Mixture - Ok, the title of this article is the first line of a Duran Duran song, the one whose chorus goes: New moon on Monday and a firedance through the nightI stayed the cold day with a lonely satellite Ok, I like Duran Duran. Shoot me if you must. Heres the pr...
Profitability and Game Analysis 2 of 4 - Well, here we are over a month later, and Im only up to 5167 hands of low-stakes No Limit Holdem. And, my game went to hell in a handbasket; my second 2600 hands almost exactly undid the gains of my first 2500. Its a bit depressing. But, its important ...
The Dark Arts, part II - The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.-Star Wars, Episode III Its one thing to be a poker player and not consider yourself a gambler. Youre making plays based on pot odds and percentages, right? Its not li...
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