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Poker Articles on 07/2005
Sunday, Jul 31 2005
70 Entries - The big 7-0. Some sort of celebration is needed. I shall have a Nestea to commemorate the occasion. Im Scared Of Girls With Red Hair Shawn Desmon sings the song Red Hair about his mistrust for girls with Red Hair. The music video is of him taking care ...
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Thursday, Jul 28 2005
Thoughts That Cross My Mind - Ill keep this one short. Long Time No See week continues as i went to have Pho tonight with a friend i see about every 4-6 months (I cant really remember the last time i had dinner with her, but it was probably at Swiss Chalet). I made vague plans to mee...
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Wednesday, Jul 27 2005
Recent Action - Yeah, a few days ago I invested $50 onto Paradise. By the end of night one it was up to $90. Later the next day it was above $160. The following day it was built up to over $210. Later that evening it was over $250. Thats a 400% gain in approximately 48 h...
Luck is the residue of design. The more prepared y... - Luck is the residue of design. The more prepared you are, the more you study your game of choice, the luckier youll become. -Andy Glazer And now hes dead. Luck is the enemy of design. The more prepared you are, the more you study your game of choice, the ...
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Tuesday, Jul 26 2005
Long Time No See - What Have You Been Up To? Well its about that time. At least 2-3 times a year i try to meet up with people i havent seen in a really long time, and i think this would be an ideal week for that for a few reasons. First, i have received phone calls from p...
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Friday, Jul 22 2005
The First Hand of a $10+1 SNG - Last night I was discussing a hand with Alex that he played in a $10 one table sit and go. He got dealt pocket QQ on the first deal and opened for $75 (blinds 10/15). One of the blinds re-raised the minimum, making it $135 to go. Alex decided to raise aga...
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Saturday, Jul 16 2005
Mixed Blessing? - The final table of nine players was decided yesterday. Unfortunately yesterdays play saw the end of the #2 stack going in, Phil Ivey. He won $304,000 for busting in 20th place, and I think that sucks. I also noticed a name that nearly made the cut for Day...
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Friday, Jul 15 2005
2005 WSOP Update (Yes, I Still Love Poker) - With two days left to play (thats day SIX, folks) there are a few interesting names at the top of the leaderboard at Binions. Mike The Mouth Matusow is atop the list, weilding a chip stack of 5,140,000. Another Las Vegas resident is bringing up a close se...
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Tuesday, Jul 12 2005
Five Years: The New Poker Life Cycle - I believe that poker players have a psychological life-cycle, one which has been hyper-propelled by an overload of poker accessability... This lifetime of playing cards starts with the embrionic curiosity and vigor of a neophyte player, eager to delve int...
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Friday, Jul 08 2005
Adversity Is the Best Test... - and Im failing. They say that the true measure of the caliber of a card player is how they perform when they are running badly. I am running badly. Time to re-evaluate a few things, because it seems like my proverbial poker penis has been lopped clean ...
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