Poker Articles on 05/2005

Tuesday, May 31 2005

Tuesday - Thank goodness for long weekends. We all spent a much needed, nice relaxing weekend together. Went to the Newport Aquarium on Saturday...for anyone in the area, its an easy drive (just over the Ohio River into Kentucky from Cincy) and is a very nice aqu...
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Sunday, May 29 2005

Internet Poker Site Countdown - #15 and #16 - Number 16 is Pokertropolis. This site has eye pleasing software that is very fast! It looks a lot like Paradise Poker at the table, but classier. It usually has around 1000 to 2000 players at any given time. This lifts it over the sites listed below. Live...
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Friday, May 27 2005

Friday lunchtime post - Just hanging out for a few minutes waiting for the girls to arrive here at work for lunch. Really looking forward to it, as its been a long time since the girls were in the building, and its always fun to show them off a bit. Today was Danielles last da...
Back home...finally - Hello everyone....I am so happy to be back home after two weeks of jet setting all over New York and New Jersey. Nothing fun to report on the trip except for some great meals on the company dime....cant beat Ruth Chris Steakhouse when you dont have to pic...
Internet Poker Site Countdown - #17 and #18 - Number 18 is CD Poker. The software graphics are really nice. It gives you the option of playing from the top view (like most sites) or the side view with you in seat #8. The graphics are similar and better than True Poker. The ring game play is very loos...
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Thursday, May 26 2005

Play Poker? You can get $25 cash for free! - Play poker? Or havent tried it yet, but youve seen Texas Holdem on ESPN and would like to play poker? If so, you can take advantage of a special deal of $25 free from www.partypoker.com when you sign up to play poker on their site. Thats right, you will r...
Internet Poker Site Countdown - #19 and #20 - Number 20 is Royal Vegas Poker. It is actually part of the Prima Poker network. The site actually shares the same software and player pool of close to forty other sites. The parent site is The Gaming Club (TGC), which finished #2 in my review list. We wil...
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Tuesday, May 24 2005

Monday in NJ - Hello everyone...sorry for the sporadic updates the past week or so, but with the travel schedule over the last week, I havent had time to sit a collect my thoughts long enough to sit and type anything coherent. Anyway, poker has been a drag lately....rel...
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Monday, May 23 2005

Ed Tonnellier Wins a Seat in the Main Event on Poker Stars! - Nick D and I met Ed at the Poker Players Plus Charity Casino in Windsor, Ontario, where he was the Cardroom Supervisor.Congratulations Ed! For the rest of us - here is what the Poker Stars email looks like when you win a seat in the BIG ONE! Congratulat...
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Saturday, May 21 2005

Long Week...Finally Friday - Whew...what a week....spent 3 1/2 days in NJ assisting in a vendor audit. Lots of long days and time spent reviewing files and SOP at the supplier...glad to be home. Of course, Im heading back to NJ on Monday morning for another three day stint with au...
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Wednesday, May 11 2005

Today is the day - Tonight is the night of my ASQ presentation, so send me some luck/good fortune tonight around 6pm. I have put together a pretty nice PowerPoint presentation, so I think it will go well. Rob and Amber didnt win the Amazing Race last night, but they did ...
CD Poker - Nice Site, But No One There - I played a few weeks at CD Poker. This site is exactly like Noble Poker and Fair Poker, so this review can cover both sites.The site has a nice option where you can play from the standard top view or change to the 8-seat side view.The site also has the vo...
Texas Holdem: Calling a Bluff In No Limit And Losing - Texas Holdem poker (or Texas Holdem) can be a brutal game, especially when you are playing with No Limit stakes. When a player makes mistakes in a No Limit Texas Holdem tournament, they usually dont last long and end up talking to themselves while leavin...
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Monday, May 09 2005

Bobby Z and Jim R Co-winners of May Event - For the second straight game we had new winners in the Poker Player of the Year race.Bobby Z was the big winner for the May game, while Jim R scored his first NPP Tournament victory. Bobby Z finished second in the tournament also!Tolly must have been tire...
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Friday, May 06 2005

Poker Tips For beginners: Lesson #3, Poker Odds - While you do not need to be a professor like Howard Lederer, have a PhD in computer science like Chris Jesus Ferguson, or have an engineering degree like I do to understand odds and probability, having at least a simple understanding of poker odds is a mu...
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Tuesday, May 03 2005

Poker Tips For beginners: Lesson #2, Identity - Im not sure if this is a beginners lesson or not, but it is probably the single most important aspect of poker and something that beginners should at least be aware of in concept. Identity in poker is sort of like your invisible name tag that everyone ca...
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Monday, May 02 2005

The start of another week - Well...another week is upon us. Going to be a busy week at the Villa household...One of my best friends from back in WV is in town for the week. Jason arrived late yesterday and should be coming over tonight to catch up with all of us. My brother and h...
Poker Tips For beginners: Lesson #1, Play Money Games - Everybody has to start somewhere. This is true in all things, and the world of poker is no different. I can remember playing friendly poker games with my brothers and sisters as far back as when I was a young boy. We also played other games like Go Fis...
The dream is fading - Time is running out to win a spot in this years WSOP. Just played in the second WPBT WSOP $33 satellite. Finished in 20th spot out of 63. Finished in 35th spot in the first tourney last week. Not bad, but no Vegas, either. Today, my QQ lost out to KJ ...
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Sunday, May 01 2005

Everything You Need for a Poker Party, Save a Winning Hand - Saw this article today in the New York Times... Everything You Need for a Poker Party, Save a Winning Hand By COELI CARR About a year and a half ago, Jeff Cook, a Houston firefighter, poured a slab for a 12-by-16 structure in his backyard in Spring, T...
The newest addition to the family...good bye Explo... - The newest addition to the family...good bye Explorer...hello Sonic Blue Focus.
Sat evening - Just a quick update for the day...placed 3rd in a WAPt event today, netting a nice $60 for a freeroll event. Decided to trade in the Explorer for a new Ford Focus...needed something better for mileage and reliabilty, and the Explorer was starting to need...
Online Poker Bots: Urban Legends of Internet Poker - I am a poker player, online and off. Both are unique and have their respective pros and cons (yes, the pun is intended). One such con, or more likely urban legend, is that of the so called poker bot or computerized player sitting in a game with real huma...
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