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Poker Articles on 06/2005
Thursday, Jun 30 2005
Nigh Hand? Nite Hand! Niiice Hand. - Even though I have a lot of love for online play, I still have to always pay homage to the live games that help develop me into the player I am today. Although the internet play provides opportunities to peruse through porn, watch tv, and play naked, it ...
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Wednesday, Jun 29 2005
Oh so close: 2005 WSOP Event #11, $2000 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em - Play Online Poker Feast and famine After taking the day off during the $2000 limit Hold Em event I was refreshed going into the $2000 pot-limit Hold Em competition, which drew a mere 540 players. I started at table 138, seat four, and was happy to recogni...
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Monday, Jun 27 2005
Something different - We did promise to do something radically different with this weeks show, and in a way we have - were doing nothing. Various real life goings-on have conspired against us in the last few days, but rest assured well be back next week with another show.
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Sunday, Jun 26 2005
The drubbing continues: 2005 WSOP Event #9, $2000 No-Limit Hold 'Em - Play Online Poker AK sucks I plunked down another two dimes to enter the $2000 NLHE event and drew table 58, seat nine, in a rollicking field of 1403. Paul Darden was in seat two and Gary Bush in seat five. I played some small pots and went to the first b...
Personalized poker chips - Langford nets award: SFU coach is best in nation Langford nets award: SFU coach is best in nation WINNIPEG — Bruce Langford works so hard to wear a poker face. Registered 6-day subscribers to the Province newspaper or electronic edition enjoy full a...
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Saturday, Jun 25 2005
Who counterfeited who? - Played in 8-16 ring game at Parkers Casino in north Seattle. This particular game was pretty weak sauce. 4 loose passive players with two wimpy rocks and one LAG. LAG has been stealing my blinds for a few rounds. Everywhere now and then I would play ba...
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Friday, Jun 24 2005
Setting Goals - Life is good again. Yesterday I won back 1k mashing at the 10-20 limit ring on partypoker. My SN is bienupinya. Apologies ahead of time if I ever play on the same table with anyone who ever comes across this blog. I kind of run my mouth at times.Need to...
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Thursday, Jun 23 2005
Rock! The World Series of Roshambo - Play Online Poker Rock! The World Series of Roshambo Random I entered the $200, winner-take-all, 64-person World Series of Roshambo tournament since I knew the optimal strategy and the whole thing was televised on ESPN. Roshambo is the game of Rock, Paper...
Rite of Passage - The kid walks into the poker room with a confident swagger and steps up to the front. Hey Charlie. Can you put me on the list for the 10-20? Third up, Replied Charlie. The kid walks around the poker room and makes his daily round saying hi to regulars- ...
Clay poker chips - Langford nets award: SFU coach is best in nation Langford nets award: SFU coach is best in nation WINNIPEG — Bruce Langford works so hard to wear a poker face. Registered 6-day subscribers to the Province newspaper or electronic edition enjoy full a...
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Wednesday, Jun 22 2005
Rebuy! 2005 WSOP Event #7, $1000 NLHE with rebuys - Play Online Poker Coin flips The big $1000 No-Limit Hold Em rebuy tournament drew a field of 826 and I got a nice table draw, 37-3, with only one big-name pro, Farzad Freddy Bonyadi. He was on my left in seat four. Gabe Mr. Kotter Kaplan was in seat 10 an...
Poker chip sets - 6 Shooter Showdown: Poker on eleven wireless … (Daves Ipaq) 6 Shooter Showdown: Poker invites you to keep your guns handy while you sharpen your poker game in this Western-themed setting. Anyone can deal the cards but can you pull a fast one on your...
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Tuesday, Jun 21 2005
Notes for Show 007 - Better later than never folks!Selection of Sun Tzu links: www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/suntzu.htmExcellent resources on Sun Tzu and strategy: www.sonshi.com/An English translation of the full text, from Giles original: www.chinapage.com/sunzi...
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Sunday, Jun 19 2005
Short Shorthanded: 2005 WSOP Event #6, $2500 six-handed No-Limit Hold 'Em - Play Online Poker Nada I was looking forward to this event since I considered shorthanded No-Limit to be my best game. I drew table 127, seat two, in the field of 548. Reza Payvar, a friend of Amir Vahedis who played much like him, had seat four. I got no...
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Friday, Jun 17 2005
No love from Nebraska: 2005 WSOP Event #5, $1500 Limit Omaha 8 - Cell mate One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Id never had the slightest bit of luck in Omaha Hi/Low Eight or Better tourneys, even on line, yet I entered another, believing I played at least a...
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Thursday, Jun 16 2005
Flushed out: 2005 WSOP Event #4, $1500 Limit Hold 'Em - Teddy and the Monkey I didnt really enjoy limit tournaments but I had done well in the past so I entered the $1500 Limit Hold Em tournament at the Rio. There were a stunning 1049 entrants and I drew table 141, seat 10. The very loose Steve Shkolnik was on...
Aggression, Action, & Uncertainty - Poker has become the modern mans form of the old western showdown where the hero faces the villain head on at the stroke of noon. In some cases it feels good to be the villain, constantly pushing the table with absolute merciless aggression and action. Fl...
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Wednesday, Jun 15 2005
New Protege - While Im living my dual life, working man by day- hustler by night, my girlfriend is left bored at the pad with nothing to do. Being the genius that I am, I decided to give her money to play holdem online. Hopefully shell understand my world more when I s...
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Sunday, Jun 12 2005
Pot shot: 2005 Event #3, $1500 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em - Pot shot: 2005 Event #3, $1500 Pot-Limit Hold Em Presto Gonzo With the exception of the bathrooms, things seemed to be much more under control at the Rio for the second event in to 2005 World Series. Pot-Limit Hold Em was a game that some said required mo...
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Saturday, Jun 11 2005
All clay poker chips - Langford nets award: SFU coach is best in nation Langford nets award: SFU coach is best in nation WINNIPEG — Bruce Langford works so hard to wear a poker face. Registered 6-day subscribers to the Province newspaper or electronic edition enjoy full a...
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Thursday, Jun 09 2005
Rare Form - Being my rebellious self, Last week I decided to fight the Man and middle class institution by surfing on the web instead of working. While rebelling I came upon an article Poker and Zen in Howard Lederers website, www.howardlederer.com. A good read. Th...
I went to the Animal Fair: The 2005 World Series of Poker - Zoo I flew into Vegas the day before the first WSOP event to get a jump on registration. Hertz had a Hyundai Affront sitting in my space but I begged for an upgrade and they switched it for a silver Buick Coronary. I drove over to the Rio, new home of the...
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Wednesday, Jun 08 2005
Partied out weekend = No more bankroll - So I just returned from Houston, Texas where I experienced the joys of Everclear and 151. A great duo to many but it became my supreme demise. Big Henney and the Goose were also part of the alcoholic orgy which left me with more intensified inebriation....
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Tuesday, Jun 07 2005
Notes for show 006 - Odds calculatorThe excellent free odds calculator we used can be found at:www.cardplayer.com/poker_odds/texas_holdem/index.phpBlogs Gracies blog is at: http://www.sheverb.com/Avatar The word avatar is generally used to describe some kind of icon that is...
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Sunday, Jun 05 2005
Odd odds - More on-line tornament poker action and talk with Henry and Zog. This week its a $20 sit-and-go tournament... and we get a look at how some different starting hands stack up against each other in theory and in practice! Proper show notes to follow tomorro...
So Long Shana: Season Four of the WPT at the Mirage - Movie Star Shana had quit the World Poker Tour to try her luck at being a movie star but I entered the first event of season four anyway. The Mirage wanted $10,200 to play and I plunked it down in the now all-too-familiar ritual. There were 317 entered, s...
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Friday, Jun 03 2005
Mirage barrage: Two preliminary tourneys at the Mirage - Starting off small Hoping the novice tournament staff at the Mirage had corrected the lunch problem I entered two smaller tournaments in preparation for the premiere Season Four WPT event. The first was a $2600 No-Limit Hold Em event with 159 entrants. I ...
Collaboration? - After weeks of internet access pain I finally gave in to all the advice Id been getting and bought a router, so I can finally post other than in my lunch hour at work. But you dont care about that. I did want to clear something up though - in the last po...
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