doubleas - 2008-08-07
Date: Thu, Aug 7, 2008
TV Pros Suck Found this on a sports blog I read (Two in the Box) talking about people who could go away: #9. Professional Poker Players: The infatuation period is finally over, and all that is left is grown men acting like 10-year-olds everytime they get an (un)lucky card. Seriously, guys like Mike Matusow & Phil Hellmuth are not modern-day cowboys; they are immature narcissists who are too
doubleas - 2008-07-27
Date: Sun, Jul 27, 2008
I was boarding a plane and texting my wife a status report. The stewardess asked, "Are you texting and walking at the same time?" The question had a motherly disapproving tone behind it. Her partner said, "He probably texts while he drives too." I was taken aback by the comments and responded, "Yep. Sure do. And also while having sex." with a stoic matter of fact tone and expression. Their
doubleas - 2008-07-27
Date: Sun, Jul 27, 2008
I was boarding a plane and texting my wife a status report. The stewardess asked, "Are you texting and walking at the same time?" The question had a motherly disapproving tone behind it. Her partner said, "He probably texts while he drives too." I was taken aback by the comments and responded, "Yep. Sure do. And also while having sex." with a stoic matter of fact tone and expression. Their
doubleas - 2008-07-06
Date: Sun, Jul 6, 2008
Lucky People I watched ESPN's coverage of the WSOP today and realized that I've come to despise tournament luckboxes. Those people who win a big one and think they're suddenly God's gift to poker. Sure you have to be good, but you also have to be tremendously lucky (obviously). For those that celebrate their good fortune - God bless you. For those that think that a tournament win proves how good
doubleas - 2008-06-12
Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2008
A Poker Player’s Self Deception Deception and poker go hand-in-hand. The game is all about making others think one thing when the truth is the opposite. In a situation where lies and deceit are all part of the game, it’s hard to be honest with the one person you need to tell the truth to: yourself. Here are some ways poker players self-deceive. Self-Deception and Table Image in Poker In poker,
doubleas - 2008-06-01
Date: Sun, Jun 1, 2008
Anybody want some poker books, software and a Pokerstars jersey? Go bid on Ebay. I'm moving to Orlando and we're selling off half of our stuff so we can travel light. My trips to Atlantic City will be few and far between now (as if they hadn't already shrunken). Before I could get in the car and be there in three hours. Now, it'll be a three hour flight and security lines, delays, etc. I'm
doubleas - 2008-05-28
Date: Wed, May 28, 2008
Tyler at http://www.bettingforvalue.com/ has a new site that I thought I'd post here: It is interesting both for poker bloggers and interested readers, RoundersBuzz.com. It is a recently launched social voting website just for poker content. If you are a publisher looking to drive traffic to your site, you can submit poker articles, stories or news at RoundersBuzz. If you are a poker player
doubleas - 2008-05-23
Date: Fri, May 23, 2008
Brilliant blogging wcgrider has a blog at http://dougkpolk.blogspot.com/ and a prop bet to play $25NL for a month and win $10K. He's got a web-cam setup at http://www.stickam.com/wcgrider so you can watch him play (can't see his cards). More information on the bet is at this two plus two post
doubleas - 2008-05-09
Date: Fri, May 9, 2008
Poker Bot A pretty good read about a poker bot: http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/how-i-built-a-working-poker-bot I'm moving to Orlando!
doubleas - 2008-02-03
Date: Sun, Feb 3, 2008
Tournament Success I played three tournaments on Stars last night and cashed in all three, albeit small returns only winning $291 on $173 of buy-ins. The exciting part is my participation in the Full Tilt Poker Big Double. It is two $60+15 tournaments played at the same time where $9 of each buy-in goes into a jackpot. To get a piece of the jackpot, you need to cash in both tournaments or have
doubleas - 2008-01-21
Date: Mon, Jan 21, 2008
"Trip Report" I actually had a great time. I didn't play anything higher than 1/2 NLHE although I signed up for and even sat once for 2/5 but the game couldn't get going. I'd rather play with my friends anyway. We had four of us at the same table for awhile and that was more fun than playing with people hell bent on telling me bad beats and how I played the hand incorrectly. Speaking of which,
doubleas - 2008-01-16
Date: Wed, Jan 16, 2008
Impact I'm in rare form, so let me write this now. For those bloggers I respect and call friends, this is a post for you to read. I admit it. I used to look around and see what others were saying about me in the blogosphere. I'd get a kick out of those who thought I was God and I'd worry about those that saw through my blog to the real me. Who gives a shi*. A certain handful of bloggers still
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