Three weeks or so ago, I found myself going bust in a $2/$5 NL game at the WSOP, and it all hinged on a single hand. I had called a small raise with 8-9s and the flop came 9-9-10. As […]
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Tuscaloosa Johnny (“Johnny Kamdis”[sic] on CardPlayer) will start Day 3 tomorrow with more than 140,000 chips. That’s pretty good. As things stand now, he and Daniel Negreanu are currently the best hopes for bloggers to make the final table. Anyhow,
LAS VEGAS–It seems clear now that the Rounder Club plays better poker than the Batfaces. The Big Randy is out … he started off in a very comfortable position on a very comfortable table, didn\’t get any cards, then 45
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LAS VEGAS–I couldn\’t find Bill \”Shaggy\” Carr, so I\’m not sure if he\’s still alive … but longtime Pokeratizen Sanbob (aka Robert Sanchez) is alive and well after the end of Day 2A with about 60,000 chips. He won his
LAS VEGAS–We\’ll just call him C0mo, as in Perry with a zero. He wanted me to change his name to something like Cuomo or Chris C. because he feared Googlish repurcussions for his semi-gambling prowess. But I think he is
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LAS VEGAS–The Big Randy may be a little weak in the Batface schlogger … and struggling painfully of late in the BT \”big game.\” But he\’s the only one of us who apparently knows how to move forward worth a
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LAS VEGAS–Just saw Randy, in late position, call a raise to 1,100. The flop came: Ac-Kc-xh. I didn\’t see his cards this time, but I was convinced Randy had AK, because he gave a tell that I have used effectively
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LAS VEGAS–Shane is out, Marco is still in … with about the exact same stack he\’s had all day — 10k. TBR is at about 15,000 in chips. And I gotta say, I think he\’s playing well. Watched him limp
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LAS VEGAS–Gentle Shane is sitting with about 6k in chips. Two to his left is fellow Dallas pokerer Marco Palacios. He is still at almost exactly 10,000. TBR has been surprisingly up and down. As high as 20k+ … then
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LAS VEGAS–I woke up this morning with a new commitment to Pokeratizens … and access to Adderall. (Haven\’t taken any yet, but I could!) I recognize the coverage here has become a little thin. Pauly reminds me of it every
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