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Barry Tanenbaum    Friends

Back - I hope

Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2009 Professional Internet Live

Yeah, I know, long time between posts. This was not my plan, but after the last one, I got sick, resisted going to the hospital for a while (always listen to your wife, or my wife, or something), went, stayed two weeks with pneumonia, was released but too weak to do anything, and am [...]

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Upcoming events

Date: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 Professional Internet Live

I have done three radio interviews lately. Two of them, for Rounders Radio, have already aired, but are in the archives at roundersradio.com. One show was Lou Krieger’s Keep Flopping Aces, and the other was for Mr. X5000 on The Daily Grind. The third has not yet aired. It will be on houseofcardsradio.com [...]

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Congratulations Jan Fisher

Date: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 Professional Internet Live

At the recent Women in Poker Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Jan Fisher was inducted, with Cyndy Violette and June Field. The ceremony,emceed by Mike Sexton, was excellent. Jan is a deserving member of the this Hall, now in its second year. In conjunction with this was yet another charity tournament, this time for [...]

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Old News

Date: Wed, Jun 17, 2009 Professional Internet Live

My apologies for the time between posts here. My site was hacked and I was unable to update for several weeks. I was was too stupid to realize what I should do about it. I finally worked out to tell my web hosts, the great folks at Zelfanet. They got it [...]

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An Angle Shot

Date: Sun, May 3, 2009 Professional Internet Live

I was playing in a $30-$60 game.  A very personable young man was a couple of seats to my right.  He, and a couple of other people, were keeping the table light, which I appreciate and join in on.   Poker is a game, and it helps to have fun. I had gone so long after sitting [...]

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My Tournament Results

Date: Wed, Apr 22, 2009 Professional Internet Live

Hi.  I did nothing, but had a good time.  I really like the charity, and I really like Jennifer (and, yes, I hardly know her, except to talk kidney transplants once in a while — she has had two, I have had one and will need another in a few years or less).  I lost my [...]

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Jennifer Harman Tournament

Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2009 Professional Internet Live

The annual Jennifer Harman Charity Tournament to benefit the Nevada SPCA is Friday, April 17, at 5 PM at the Venetian.  Entry fee is $300,, with $100 rebuys (one hour), and $100 add-on.  You can get more information here.  I will be there, as will dozens of actually famous players.  Our cat, Princess Yulee, came from that [...]

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Passive play when tired

Date: Mon, Apr 13, 2009 Professional Internet Live

I am back from the cruise.  That was a wonderful trip, in which we visited Shaghai, Xaimen, Hong Kong and Sanya (all China), Da Nang, Nha Trang and Saigon, Bangkok, and Singapore.  Educational, interesting, and very tiring. More or less recovered, I have started playing again.   I had one weak session in which I got both [...]

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Some personal stuff

Date: Wed, Feb 11, 2009 Professional Internet Live

I managed to miss all of Super Bowl weekend at the poker tables due to a brief but untimely hospital stay.  Nothing too serious, and it seems t be fixed. Betty the wife had her own wonderful news recently.  About 15 months ago, she had open heart surgery, during which her phrenic nerve was damaged.  This [...]

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Defenses against turn auto-bettors

Date: Mon, Jan 19, 2009 Professional Internet Live

These days it seems everyone and his sister is auto-betting the turn in limit.  This means that if a player, typically in position, bets the flop and is called, they bet the turn.  This has become nearly universal regardless of whether they have a hand, a draw, or nothing, or the texture of the flop, [...]

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First Hand of the Day

Date: Thu, Dec 25, 2008 Professional Internet Live

You nice folks deserve a hand…so here is one I played a few weeks ago.  I will make this a column some day, but right now I am in the middle of a lengthy series on how/when to bluff at limit hold’em. I post in in the cutoff to start my session.  I prefer to take [...]

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Offline Issues

Date: Thu, Dec 18, 2008 Professional Internet Live

This site has been unavailable twice in the past few weeks.  The first time came because the site was hacked.  The most recent was to perform maintenance (much thanks to my friends at Zelfanet.com) to strengthen the site.  In today’s environment there are no guarantees, but this update should help keep the site up for a [...]

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Poker Charity Seminar - Dec. 11

Date: Sun, Dec 7, 2008 Professional Internet Live

Several well-known poker players, featuring David Sklansky and including me, will offer a series of seminars on December 11 at 2 PM at the Traxx Lounge in Palace Station. Speakers include: David Sklansky, Lee Markholt, Mark Gregorich, Roy “The Oracle” Winston, Vanessa Russo, Mark Newhouse, and me. This event will last ove [...]

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Raising with A-K off, a minority view

Date: Sat, Nov 29, 2008 Professional Internet Live

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m sorry the site was down during much of the holiday weekend. I think I have written similar stuff before, but it is easier to explain again than check all of my previous writings. The question is: Several players limp in (in a low limit game, but that does not matter to [...]

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