I probably shouldn’t have threatened legal action against PokerSavvy, especially as they’re the first publication to mention my Presidential campaign. Mind you, they didn’t endorse me, which was disappointing, but they may be waiting to see how I do in South Carolina before they make their decision. Some strange play at the tables recently. I…
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Yes, we lucky few, we Band of Brothers (and Sisters) are featured on PokerSavvy.com, and if you’re reading this you should check it out and understand the cultural phenomenon that is the pokerblog. My only complaints are that the quote they pulled from my blog is about their Bad-Beat-O-Meter and how I was allegedly “confounded”…
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During last night’s WPT Celebrity Challenge they had the usual player interviews and Aiesha Taylor said something along the lines of “Poker is all about acting”. Or she said something like “Being an actor is an advantage at the poker table”. I could re-watch the episode to get the exact quote but I’m tired and…
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Even though last night’s WPT Celebrity Showdown wasn’t a “real” WPT event, it was still great to have a new episode to watch. I’ve watched the ones I’ve taped so many times my wife probably knows subliminally that Phil Ivey is called the “Tiger Woods of Poker” even if she doesn’t know who Tiger Woods…
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Instead of the usual hand-histories and bad beat laments, I thought I’d take some time and get a few things off my chest. Don’t worry, Iggy, I haven’t abandoned my Phil Hellmuth thing. I just imagine Phil reading it and I have to make it as perfect as one of Phil’s reads on T.J. Cloutier….
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From my last abbreviated post you know that I won my last SNG, and tonight I logged on and had my brother watching me play from his place. He just signed up at Empire, but of course the site wouldn’t let him register so he couldn’t play and hand over his chips. I’ve been playing…
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Sorry, no Phil Hellmuth post tonight. Played another SNG, it was an epic affair, and yours truly was triumphant! I’ll post more tomorrow, including the Phil post I promised Iggy, and I recap of what was a hell of a SNG. Went all in 3 times in a row…no, I’ll post tomorrow. Way past my…
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After the last few crazy days I must use the tool of philosophy to put my play in context. An experiment–fill a glass with water until it reaches the halfway point. The optimist says that the glass is half full. The pessimist says the glass is half empty. The grinder, however, shrugs his shoulders, accepts…
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Congrats to Jason of Stick and Move, who was the first among us to hit with the Hammer. I don’t play a big enough game to qualify for the prize, but I thought if I won a $5 pot might prevail on the Grubster to toss me a bone. So I’ve been playing 2-7 every…
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Congratulations to the lovely (if slightly weird looking) Nicole Sullivan, who won last night’s Celebrity Poker championship. I think she’s rather easy on the eyes (and Phil Gordon agrees) but I’ve had a few people say she’s a bit weird looking. I think it’s just that her face is so active, she has an extremely…
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