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Happy Thanksgiving!

Date: Fri, Oct 10, 2008 Internet

Happy Thanksgiving! Over the next few days, I'll be eating tons of food, playing video games, playing a bit of poker, having a few drinks, and relaxing with my family. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

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Family, Poker, and Games

Date: Thu, Oct 9, 2008 Internet

If there's one thing that poker's taught me, it's that I don't handle adversity well. Any bump in the road, any sort of unforeseen shenanigans, cause my poker game and my desire to play poker to head south quickly. I also tilt quite hard, though not in the "yell at your monitor" and "gamble your bankroll away" sense. Tilt introduces doubt. When I begin to doubt my ability to play winning poker, I step back from the game to look at the big picture. Will I be able to make enough money...

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History Repeats Itself

Date: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 Internet

My weekend at the tables went as expected: quite poorly. I'm not sure why I start every month off on a losing streak but that's what's happened again. I'm not making any big mistakes in the games I'm playing but my bankroll's taken a hit regardless. I don't have any hand histories today. Suffice it to say that Friday night was all about getting my flopped two pair counterfeited on the river. I played about 250 hands of $100 NLHE at Stars and dropped a buy-in thanks to a terrible player's...

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Weekend in the Great White North

Date: Fri, Oct 3, 2008 Internet

The weekend is hours away and I couldn't be more excited. I'm pretty psyched to get back to the tables this evening. I've been watching and re-watching many of the videos that I downloaded from PokerSavvy last month. I still can't believe how much better my game's gotten having only spent a measly $25 for some great videos! Hopefully I'll be able to put my new skills to use and start the month off with a bang. I'll be playing some $100 NLHE at Stars tonight. And I may have a few drinks...

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Cool Hand Online Poker

Date: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 Internet

In case you hadn't noticed, online poker is still going strong despite a number of obstacles that have popped up along the years. Year after year, more and more people are getting online and playing some poker. If you're new to the game, where can you go to learn the ropes? Is there an online poker room available that can help you play better poker without feeling the pressures of playing like a pro? Yes there is and it's called Cool Hand Online Poker! Cool Hand Online Poker is a safe and...

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Month in Review: September 2008

Date: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 Internet

September was a strange month for me. I started the month off on a four buy-in downswing which is pretty big for me considering my typical volume. This turn of events had me longing to take a little time away from the tables to recharge and re-examine my game. To make matters worse, I caught a pretty nasty cold and decided to settle in for some video games; I rarely play well when I'm sick. And then my Xbox 360 broke. But things turned out well for me. I managed to pull off another...

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Happy Birthday!

Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2008 Internet

I've spent the past few days reacquainting myself with 6-max NLHE. I thought that my head's up game would have adversely affected my 6-max game but I don't think that'll be the case. I'm looking forward to hitting the tables tomorrow night. It's my son's birthday today so we'll be having a small family celebration with the grandparents, some pizza, and a chocolate cupcake for the birthday boy. I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun. I'm going to try and post a review of my poker play in September...

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A Delicious Weekend

Date: Mon, Sep 29, 2008 Internet

It was a very busy weekend for my wife and I...mainly for my wife. We managed to get a lot of food and a lot of family members at our place for my youngest son's first birthday party. It was a lot of fun and there was a lot of food. So much food, in fact, that I managed to pack on five pounds in less than 48 hours. I blame the eight Ham & Swiss sandwiches, two pounds of five-layer nacho dip, the full bag of Cheese and Horseradish potato chips, and the litre of premium ice cream for my...

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Happy Birthdays, New Avatars, and a New Outlook

Date: Fri, Sep 26, 2008 Internet

For the past couple years, I've used the same avatar (i.e. Will Ferrell at the wheel of a ship smoking a corn cob pipe) for both my site and my avatar on various poker sites. In recent times, I haven't felt like that care-free sailor floating from one hilarious box office hit to the next. I've matured greatly over the past couple years, due in great part to the extra responsibilities of being a father and husband. And so I thought it would be fitting to update my old avatar with a new...

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A Little Inspiration

Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2008 Internet

I spent last night relaxing with my wife. It's nice that both House and Bones are back with new episodes. House is my second favourite show on TV, surpassed only by The Office. And Bones is a surprisingly good show that some friends turned us onto over the summer. Great stuff all 'round, I'd say. In any case, I didn't play any poker last night. I may play a little heads up poker tonight if the mood strikes. I've already put in over 6,000 hands this month so I wouldn't mind just taking a...

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A Grueling Match

Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2008 Internet

I ended up playing a fairly grueling heads up match at Titan Poker last night. Although things started off quite poorly, I ended up winning close to a buy-in ($50 buy-in though...) over the course of 560 hands. It was just one of those nights where I couldn't seem to pick up a hand when I needed it. Heads up poker can be exhausting... I'd played with this particular Villain a few times prior. Overall, I had him stuck about five buy-ins over the course of our matches. I thought I had a...

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Some Toughts on Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em (Micro-Stakes Version)

Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2008 Internet

Unlike Gnome, I'm actually finding heads up poker much more enjoyable than the 6-max grind. Of course, I haven't played as many hands of HUNL as Gnome nor have I played against knowledgeable opponents. I'm sure that variance is waiting for me just around the corner, ready to knock me on my ass and put me on full-blow hiatus tilt. Until then, I guess I'll just keep rocking the $50 HU tables at Full Tilt and Titan Poker. Having played a (small) number of HUNL hands at the micro-stakes, here...

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Dismantled

Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2008 Internet

I ended up playing more video games over the weekend than poker. I've decided to focus a little more on head's up poker until this month comes to an end. I've posted some pretty solid results at the $50 tables. And if things continue the way they've been going, I might even try the $100 HUNL tables in short order. I've still got quite a bit of work to do on my game before I move up though. I still run into problem against certain player types. More specifically, tight-weak players who...

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