90%?

Date: Mon, Sep 20, 2010

Well at least I can say I was better than more than 90 percent of the players entered in the $1000 Weekly Freeroll at Full Tilt Poker. But that is about all I can say. I was going alone pretty well until My AQ ran into AA and I lost three fourths of my chips (At least I did not lose them all). I did recover and played over have the tournament even getting into the top 1000 for a while. But the blinds and antes kept going up and I was card dead for quite a while. Oh well. It was good experience. Officially I went out 1223 out of over 18000. Maybe next time.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness.

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Incident at Hollywood Casino

Date: Sat, Sep 18, 2010

I wasn't there, but if this is the kind of thing that goes on at Hollywood Casino I am not sure I want to play poker there.
The following is from the "The Journal's" website. The Journal is the Eastern Panhandle's daily newspaper.

Man arrested on betting charges
September 18, 2010

CHARLES TOWN - A Lorton, Va., man was arrested on four counts of West Virginia table games violation Thursday at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.

Abraham G. Abraham, 43, allegedly was caught on surveillance video placing a bet after knowing the outcome of four separate Texas Hold Em poker games, according to court records.

Abraham allegedly told West Virginia Lottery Investigator David Loftis that he had placed a bet after knowing his hand approximately five or six times, and that he was sorry.

Abraham was arrested at 8:44 p.m. Thursday and taken to the Eastern Regional Jail. He was later released on a $10,000 bond.

I am guessing that this gentleman will not be welcome at Hollywood Casino again. I think the article was trying to say Abraham was allegedly trying to put chips into the pot after he knew he had won. The way the article is worded it sounds like you are not allowed to bet on Texas Hold Em.

Either way, Hollywood Casino would do well to get the exact circumstances published so others don't try it. I would like to think that the casino would like to run a clean game. Because at some point I would like to Enjoy the Pokery Goodness there.

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Come see the Dead Money

Date: Fri, Sep 17, 2010

By some freak happenstance, I find myself in the Full Tilt Poker $1000 Dollar Freeroll Sunday at 3:40 pm eastern time. I won entrance this morning by being one of the top 250 in one of there qualifying freerolls. I have no chance in hell against a possible 30,000, but it will be fun. Come by and watch one of the worst players in poker. If you do stop by, my FTP ID is "the mortal 1".

Now back to your regularly scheduled sucky blog.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness

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Chip of the Old Block

Date: Fri, Sep 10, 2010

Last night my 8 year old son sweated me while I played a one table SnG online last night. It was for chips and not money. He made most of the decisions, I explained the board to him and he would decide what I should do. We actually made it to the 1 hour break in a close 3rd place. Then we flirted with the chip lead and one of the other two players took out the other. We were in a close second. We battled back and forth for a good 10 minutes.

Then we saw AJ spades in the big blind and called. We bet, the other player raised and we went all in. The other player had KTo and spiked a 10 on the river. I don't look at it as a bad beat. I look at it as a valuable lesson for my son. We can only control the things we have control over. We got our chips in when the odds were in our favor, but poker as in life there are no guarantees.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

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Playing again...

Date: Thu, Sep 9, 2010

The past two weeks I have been playing on Full Tilt Poker again. So far, I have been playing only with chips. I have been playing mostly multi-table SnGs. I have been in the money (chips) 4 out of 5 times. I have also played 4 freeroll tournaments. I have yet to cash, but I have gone deep each time. I think that it is only a matter of time before I start getting some return on my time investment. If you see me at the tables, give me a yell. I usually don't pay attention to the chat, unless my name is in the box.


Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

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Checking out the Poker

Date: Sun, Aug 29, 2010

Sometime in the next two weeks I will be headed over to the "Hollywood Casino" (formerly Charles Town Races and Slots) to check out the poker action. No, I will not be playing. Unfortunately I am still unemployed and have no bankroll. But I hope to report on how the poker is there. This is really killing me. I have been trying to get poker here in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia for some time. And now that we have it, I can't play it.

Probably just as well though. I have only played online poker, and for play chips only since congress passed UIGEA. I would probably lose my bankroll in an hour.

If I don't get a report on Hollywood Casino up by September 14th, please remind me.

Until then, Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

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We Need the Money

Date: Thu, Jul 29, 2010

Isn't it amazing how when Congress needs money, ideology goes out the window. Congress is now considering legalizing online Poker and non-sports betting. What a change from four years ago when they snuck legislation through and justified it by saying that they were protecting us.

Will greed win out over political ideology? Who knows. It is interesting that there is an Opt Out clause in the current legislation for states with Native American casinos.




"Some adults will spend their money foolishly, but it is not the purpose of the federal government to prevent them legally from doing it."

REPRESENTATIVE BARNEY FRANK, on a proposal in Congress to tax internet gambling.


See the whole article here at the New York Times.



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The Cards Are In The Air (At least that's what I read)

Date: Mon, Jul 5, 2010

Yes, Charles Town Races and Slots now has Table Games at what they call "Hollywood Casino". They had a soft opening on Thursday, July 1st. According to reports in the Journal Newspaper, they started with 6 tables, then stopped, reviewed procedures, then opened with more tables. Once they get up to speed, they will have about 100 tables open. They are estimating that about 27 of those will be for Poker of various shapes and sizes.

While I am glad they are running table games, I am also sad that I could not be a part of it. Unfortunately, I have been unemployed for the last 12 months and have no bankroll. I am really irked that now that there is poker 20 minutes from my house, I can't enjoy it. Oh, well. I can't be too much of a degenerate poker player if I put my family's welfare over poker. I don't think unemployment benefits were designed with poker player's in mind.

Well, come to Charles Town, WV and Enjoy the Pokery Goodness, even though I can't!

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FTP Notice

Date: Sat, May 15, 2010

I got this email from Full Tilt Poker yesterday. Fortunately I upgraded my computer in January.

Full Tilt Poker is withdrawing support for Windows 2000 as of May 27th, 2010.

You can continue to play at Full Tilt Poker using Windows 2000, but we will not be able to guarantee the quality of your experience or offer you support if you encounter any issues.

Click here to learn more about current computer requirements.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this might cause. If you have any questions or require any assistance, please email technology@fulltiltpoker.com.

Full Tilt Poker

Of course considering the pain I went through on my Win2K laptop last year just trying to load the FTP software, I don't blame them. I spent about 8 months dealing with their technology department trying to figure it out. And eventually I had to come up with the solution myself. I am just glad I can play poker online.


Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

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Greenbrier Hotel & Casino

Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2010

The Charleston (WV) Gazette had an article about the expected opening date for the full opening of the Casino at the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia. If they build it, will you come?

For more details read the Gazette article here.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

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Blog Pimpage

Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010

Greetings my two or three readers. Today I will be giving you a link to a blogger who has been reading me for at least a couple of weeks now, judging from the comments. Go read this blog. You don't even have to travel to England to do it. All I have to say is at least they still have Neteller there. Must be nice.

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

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Getting Better

Date: Sun, Feb 21, 2010

I had time for some play money SnG action this week on FTP. I played 4 multitables and made the final table 4 times. I was in the (play) money twice and even won once. I was making good reads and getting my chips in at the right places throughout. The two where I did not make it to the money, I was not patient enough. I'm getting better. Hopefully the trend will continue.

As you may or may not remember, I have not played with real money online since the US Congress passed the most dastardly, cowardly act I can remember. I think it would be better if they regulated and taxed online poker than try to ban it. It does not stop those who truly wish to play. They can get their money to the online site. With any luck, congress will wake up after the election and deal with this. But I doubt they will. At this point it is not a major issue and the atmosphere is too polarized for them to agree to anything.

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I Suck at Poker!

Date: Sat, Feb 13, 2010

Yep, you heard that right. I played online for the second session in 8 months. And I completely suck. I will have to play more in the future to get what little chops I had, back. But at least I am enjoying the pokery goodness!

Charles Town Races and Slots is training there dealers for table games, which will start sometime around June. I just hope I have a job by then so I can go and play live. I had applied to become a dealer and was rejected. I will try not to hold that against them. It is their loss.

Hopefully I will have better things to report on my game the next time.

See Ya!

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FTP Withdrawls

Date: Sat, Feb 6, 2010

I got an email yesterday. (A rare thing with this blog.) And this is what it said (name and email address removed):

Hi, I read your blog about not being able to withdraw from your account... can you please help me out..? Im having problems withdrawing.. any suggestions?

Thanks,

I got my withdrawl through the Check by Mail method. That means I had to scan in a photo ID and a monthly bill or statement. I then emailed the scans to the cashier at FTP. They verified that the information on my account matched the scanned documents and then sent me a check.

All I can say further is to check out the excellent documentation FTP has on the procedure.

Hope this helps!

Enjoy the Pokery Goodness!

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