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The Geometry of Poker

Date: Fri, Nov 7, 2008 Internet

Two more days and the “November Nine” will finally get back at it over at the Rio. I remember being very disappointed back in early May when those rumors about having a delayed final table were...

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And Bingo Was My Name-O

Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2008 Internet

Was playing some pot-limit Omaha yesterday. Am going for my Silver Star cash bonuses on PokerStars. Can’t exactly trade the FPPs directly for cash -- you still have to put in some hands to get the...

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Sorry Advertisers

Date: Wed, Nov 5, 2008 Internet

Not in such a blogging mood this morning. One reason is I was up late watching the returns and speeches. Was not surprised to see Obama take it, but it was still something to see. Certainly felt...

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Do Not Ask for Whom the Tells Show

Date: Tue, Nov 4, 2008 Internet

Gonna be a lot of folks standing in line today as America finally decides who will be our next president. Lots of big races in the Senate and House, too. Expected turnout (overall) is supposed to...

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Trick or Treat

Date: Mon, Nov 3, 2008 Internet

Got home late in the afternoon on Friday (October 31). Ripped open the bags of Laffy Taffy, Hershey bars, and Smarties we’d gotten earlier in the week and filled a big wooden bowl, readying myself...

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U.S. Treasury Dept. to Finalize UIGEA Regs in November?

Date: Sat, Nov 1, 2008 Internet

In an article appearing on the FreedomWorks website yesterday, former U.S. Congressman Dick Armey noted that the Treasury Department apparently plans to finalize those regulations for the Unlawful...

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Poker in the Mainstream: 60 Minutes Segment Set for Nov. 9

Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 Internet

I suspect most readers of this blog are aware of the latest regarding that impending 60 Minutes segment on the Absolute Poker/UltimateBet cheating scandals. Was at one time set to air last Sunday,...

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The Question Mark

Date: Thu, Oct 30, 2008 Internet

Was talking to Vera Valmore yesterday about a hand I’d played -- another one of those “Hand of the Day” conversations -- and she said something at the end that made me laugh out loud. Not sure if...

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The Hard-Boiled Poker Interview: Dennis Phillips

Date: Wed, Oct 29, 2008 Internet

I’d heard Dennis Phillips interviewed before on at least a couple of different podcasts, perhaps more. I know I heard him on Phil Gordon’s The Poker Edge as well as Gary Wise’s Wise Hand Poker. ...

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World Series Interruptus

Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2008 Internet

Had the World Series on last night -- the baseball one, not the poker one -- and watched the Phillies and Rays play through that hard driving rain for an hour or more before the umps (or whoever was...

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Fail Better

Date: Mon, Oct 27, 2008 Internet

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” --Samuel Beckett Had a late one Friday, and so ended up hitting the hay relatively early Saturday evening. So I didn’t see...

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The Hard-Boiled Poker Radio Show, Episode 9: The Case of the Poker Murders

Date: Fri, Oct 24, 2008 Internet

Finally have a new episode of the podcast up today. Sorry for the longish delay. I’d like to try to have a new show at least every 3-4 weeks or so, but various factors conspired to make it a little...

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Living to Work or Working to Live

Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 Internet

There’s a thread over on Two Plus Two that was begun six months ago and popped up again this week. Begins with a post provocatively titled “Poker sucks the life out of you” in which the OP makes...

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Joseph Walsh’s Gambler on the Loose

Date: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 Internet

A while back I picked up a copy of a book called Gambler on the Loose by Joseph Walsh. Walsh wrote the screenplay for Robert Altman’s 1974 film California Split, probably one of the best films...

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