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Thoughts - Electronic Tables

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008 Professional Internet Live

One of my excellent correspondents points out that by calling these essays, “Thought of the Week” I am giving the impression that the website is not properly maintained and kept up to date. So I said I would discuss electronic tables. Recently these have been installed in one Las Vegas casino (Excalibur) poker room replacing [...]

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Thought of the Week - August 31, 2008

Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2008 Professional Internet Live

I missed a few weeks, which I should have warned you abut. I was in Florida for a week, visiting the “Sunshine” State the same time as tropical Storm Fay. Betty and I visited my mother who is 94 and in an assisted living place, and watched rain. We stopped by the Hard Rock [...]

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Thought of the Week - August 10, 2008

Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2008 Professional Internet Live

OK. Here is the answer I promise last week. But first, the question from the Forum: Question: Now that most ‘big name’ tournament pros have deals with on-line sites does anyone know if these deals routinely include the sites sites paying the buy-ins for these players so they are no longer risking their own money? Anyone [...]

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Thought of the Week - August 3, 2008

Date: Thu, Aug 7, 2008 Professional Internet Live

I remember why I do not play tournaments very often.. As you recall, during BARGE we play a number of tournaments. I entered three, and as luck would have it, I won one of them! It was the “TOC” tournament, with a format based on the Tournament of Champions Mike Sexton developed and ran for [...]

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Thought of the Week - July 27, 2008

Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2008 Professional Internet Live

OK, so it sounds more like a Thought of the Month. I had PRK surgery earlier this week, so I have not played in a few days. Before that, I played a bunch, but ended sourly with two big losers. In one I perhaps did not play as well as I could. In [...]

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Thought of the Week - June 29, 2008

Date: Sun, Jun 29, 2008 Professional Internet Live

OK, it’s time to talk about BARGE (Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion) again. This series of events is a terrific way to have fun playing in low buy-in tournaments and side games against some of the best players around (and some not so great as well.) You can find all of the information regarding registration here, [...]

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Thought of the Week - June 29, 2008

Date: Sun, Jun 29, 2008 Professional Internet Live

OK, it’s time to talk about BARGE (Big August Rec.Gambling Excursion) again. This series of events is a terrific way to have fun playing in low buy-in tournaments and side games against some of the best players around (and some not so great as well.) You can find all of the information regarding registration here, [...]

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Thought of the Week - June 22, 2008

Date: Tue, Jun 24, 2008 Professional Internet Live

I want to discuss a theory I have regarding playing is such a way at to let your opponent know what you have. The topic arises from a question about a reply I made in the Forum. You are welcome to join the Forum and contribute. Essentially, a player had an ace [...]

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Thought of the Week - June 15, 2008

Date: Tue, Jun 17, 2008 Professional Internet Live

I have recovered enough to return to playing. Maybe it is just World Series Time, but the games I have played in the last three nights have been monumentally soft. I am still playing $30-$60, and seeing 5-6 way action on raised pots preflop, and some incredible chasing. I took multiple beats yesterday, and [...]

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June Update - June 7, 2008

Date: Sat, Jun 7, 2008 Professional Internet Live

I know I have been neglecting my website, and I will get back to it this month. I spent much of May either hospitalized or at home (alternating) with IV medications. It was a rough month, and I am slowly recovering. The wonderful wife Betty also did two stints in the hospital [...]

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May Update

Date: Sun, May 18, 2008 Professional Internet Live

Betty and I have each had some tough health problems this month. As a result, I have had to cancel my Nashville seminar appearance on May 23. The event will still be held, my good friend Terricita Evanowski (an amazing high stakes player) will still be there to talk (perhaps with another speaker [...]

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Upcoming May Events

Date: Fri, May 9, 2008 Professional Internet Live

I will be doing two radio shows and a charity seminar in May. The first show, with Al Spath and Konana Luce,. will be on Roundersradio.com May 12 starting at 6:30 PM eastern. The second will be on May 15 at 8:00 PM eastern with David Apostolico, also on Roundersradio.com. Both will [...]

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Thought of the Week - April 20, 2008

Date: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 Professional Internet Live

I am writing this on the high seas, as we are on a cruise for a couple of weeks. We will be back home in May. Using the ship’s computers, I fat-fingered some e-mail and accidentally deleted about 20 messages. So if you sent me something in the last three or four days (April [...]

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Thought of the Week - April 20, 2008

Date: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 Professional Internet Live

I am writing this on the high seas, as we are on a cruise for a couple of weeks. We will be back home in May. Using the ship’s computers, I fat-fingered some e-mail and accidentally deleted about 20 messages. So if you sent me something in the last three or four days (April [...]

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