I’m off to the Gulf Coast to play some poker tonight. It’s my own xmas miracle. LOL.
I’ll leave you this Xmas eve with a little tune. I’m not a singer, so bare with me.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: A suckout in a pear tree
On […]
Entries from December 2007
Merry Xmas
December 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Tags: David · Off topic · Poker Talk
Poker Etiquette
December 14th, 2007 · No Comments
This isn’t about splashing the pot or acting in turn… what I’m talking about here is mature civility at the poker table.
In live play, people are usually more polite for a couple of reasons.
1. Being rude to someone’s face takes a lot more “balls” than flipping someone off while driving or something else with some […]
Tags: David · General Strategy · Online Poker · Live Play
2008 WSOP Schedule Announced
December 12th, 2007 · No Comments
If you’re serious about poker or even just like it as a hobby, you’ve probably dreamed of playing the World Series Of Poker.
Harrah’s Entertainment released the official schedule of events for the 39th WSOP, which will once again return to the Rio. It will run from May 30 – July 16, 2008 and offer […]
Tags: David · Tournament Play
PokerStars now on Mac
December 9th, 2007 · 3 Comments
A year ago, I made the switch from Windows based laptop to Mac laptop because of Final Cut Pro and my job as a film maker. Only then did I realize that most of the poker sites I was playing at didn’t support Mac. Slowly that’s changing because finally, PokerStars has recognized that […]
Tags: David · Poker Talk · Online Poker
Quiz 7 - Against a flush draw
December 6th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Okay as promised, this is taken from a hand that I witnessed at my table during the Boomtown Casino weekly tournament last night. Since I know the cards and how it played, I present it to you. BTW, pretend that you performed the action the player you are playing with did and decide […]
Tags: David · Tournament Play · Live Play · Poker Quiz
Another Boomtown tournament bad beat
December 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Second week in a row that I got busted out of the Boomtown tournament when I was a favorite to win.
I was on the short stack and had KK in the cutoff. UTG+1 raised to put me all-in ahead of me and I was delighted to find him holding ATo (a bad play on […]
Tags: David · Tournament Play · Live Play
All I do is think about poker!
December 4th, 2007 · No Comments
Maybe I have a problem. When I’m not playing poker, I think about poker. When I go hang out with friends (who don’t play), I have a hard time thinking of things to say that DON’T relate to poker.
Luckily, I think most of my friends understand this. They understand that I’m obsessed. […]
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