Because I’m bashful I didn’t go up and introduce myself to Barry Greenstein when he spoke at the WPBT event in December. I had a more pragmatic reason as well–I wrote a review of Ace in the Hole, and after hearing Michael Craig talk about the 10,000-word email discussion he and Barry had about disputed…
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Rather than spout off for 2,000 words about the officiating in yesterday’s Steeler game, I’m gonna dial it down a bit, get a little mellow, ease it on down. Frankly, I’m pooped. I never much bought into the whole “emotional exhaustion” thing, believing that one could always generate a proper amount of bloodlust given the…
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That’s all I can say about that game. I thought the Jets game last year aged me. Ha. That last 45 minutes was defibrulating. First, you have the worst call in NFL history, as Polamalu makes the pick, he has the goddam ball, and the grossly incompetent ref overturns it even though the video evidence…
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I read a lot about poker, obviously, and a common topic of discussion is how unlucky the writer is. How unlucky to lose this particular hand, against this particular moron, how the luck never evens out, etc. Writing can be cathartic when you’re frustrated, goodness knows. Even I’ve vented about an especially galling hand, once…
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Full of myself after my HUGE win yesterday I played a simple 1-table SNG after work yesterday. And when we were down to three (of COURSE I cashed, you silly goose) I was neck-and-neck with one player with the shortstack snorting felt. Both players were fairly decent, no all-in calls with K-10 and bitching about…
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Seems like every day I read about some blogger making a big score in a tourament, but since I’m above petty emotions like envy and jealousy I haven’t seethed and sulked and lain awake at night wondering when my ship would come in. Because I’m a stand-up guy. Oddly, I DID lay awake all last…
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Steeler Nation is celebrating a playoff win tonight, but with little hoohah or gloating. Histrionics like that would be unseemly after Carson Palmer went down on the second play of the game. Big Ben looked like he was done for the year after the hit he took against San Diego, but he got lucky and…
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Just got bounced from a 45-person SNG one from the final table. Got trapped by the chip leader, who flopped top two and made his boat on the turn. I had J-3 and flopped a three. Brilliant play on my part, but I was shortstacked and, well, when that second king came I hoped I…
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What a game last night. Great plays, bad plays, mistakes, miracles. Was Vince Young’s performance the greatest in college football history? I’d have to say yes. Playing the way he did against what was thought of as the greatest team in history (a totally bogus claim, but still) adds his name to the Pantheon of…
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Of course I watched Penn State win the Orange Bowl last night. But if Kevin Kelly misses his third chip-shot FG to win the game I go to bed. I’m willing to invest a lot of emotional capital in a sports event, but after seeing the Nittany Lions give up a punt return for a…
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