It’s like death and taxes–when you talk about a winning streak, it’s certain that streak will come to a sudden end. Which is exactly what happened to my hot run Friday night. Our final table ended around 8:30 and we went for a bite to eat before hitting the casino. Played some video poker–lost. Played…
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I had a day off on Tuesday and was determined to make the most of it. I slept in, ate some Mini-Wheats for breakfast, did some work…by then it was 2:30 and I still hadn’t taken a shower. Matt wanted to head out to South Pointe and I told him to go, I’d walk over…
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Yesterday I wrote a post (never published) about how bad it was gonna be covering Day 2 of the $2,500 NLHE Event. Turns out I was optimistic–it was probably the worst day I’ve ever had at the World Series. We’re trying a new player ID system and when it works, it’s great. When it doesn’t…
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A day off yesterday, which meant I was in the mood to do a whole lotta nothing. Slept in. Went to eat. Did some writing. Around 8 or so Matt and I went up to South Point to wander a bit, play a bit. I wanted a beer so I found myself a nice seat…
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Best team won. Hard to argue. Would I trade being a Pens fan to be a Wings fan right now? No way. Next year. Can’t wait for next year. And the years after. If there’s pride in defeat, well, there you go. Let’s go Pens.

Today’s gonna be a tough day, no getting around it. Day 2 of the $1K rebuy event starts at 2pm, and with 106 players left and lots of chips in play I’m thinking we’re gonna be playing into the wee hours. Yesterday was a 14-hour day, today will probably be longer, and God knows what’ll…
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What a game. One of the greatest games in Penguin history. The atmosphere in the Arena will be unbelievable. And I have to work Wednesday, it’ll be a Day 2 and I’ll be there until the wee hours. Bad karma, gotta find a way to reverse it. Watching ESPN highlights. Idiots. They’ve misprounouced half the…
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Is the poker boom coming to an end? Has it come to an end? Did it end in 2006? If the UIGEA is repealed in 2008, will poker boom again? How about if folks across Asia and Latin American start playing en masse? Before we can look to the future we should look to the…
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Not once, bitches, but… They call me Quadzilla, and I shall rock thy world!! Made quads twice and still ended up losing ten bucks, but the three free beers I had made it all worthwhile. I helped cover the entertaining $10K Pot-Limit Hold-Em event yesterday, "helped" being the operative word as I was there to…
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Left for work yesterday at 11AM. Got home at 6AM. You cover poker tournaments and sometimes that happens. It was well past dawn when I caught a cab home. Vegas is really beautiful in the early morning, the light hits the big casinos and the mountains in a very different way. Ever go to the…
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