POW: Never Fold
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–Damnit, where\’s my head? I guess I went on tilt when I folded away a $700 pot. I had K-J (with a jack as the top card on a no-straight, no-flush board) and folded to an all-in from Mr. […]
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POW: el norte
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–Kinda funny … arrived at Winstar to find two of the players from today\’s deep stack tourney in action here. Unscientific Demographic Spot Check: (via license plates) Texas – 71 Oklahoma – 2 Illinois – 1 Kansas – 1
pow: out but up
Well that went fine but not great. Out early in level 4. (Posted two updates earlier, but ran into technical difficulties with my non-iPhone.) Anyhow, all I know is that i will be a better player when I learn how
Poker Orgy Weekend
I\’ve got a plan in place — a test really — and am ready to embark. I\’ve got a specified wad of cash, two packs of cigarettes and some breath mints in my pockets, a change of shirt in the
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WPT Love Fest: How Long Can It Last?
For starters, here is a video of WPT video hostess Kimberly Lansing and WPT show hostess Layla Kayleigh from the recent WPT tournament in Biloxi. Now, go to Wicked Chops and watch the two videos of Kimberly and Layla putting
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Hollywood Juice
Living and working in Los Angeles, just a few miles of nightmarish traffic away from Hollywood, it’s not difficult to keep up with tabloid journalism news of the rich and famous. And as they make poker news, this reporter is
Geico Poker
Tom loves nothing more, I am sure, than getting a call from me late at night to relay a bad beat story. One of the things he\’s been on my case about lately is the concept of running it twice
Online Poker Kinda-Sorta in the News
The non-poker press is catching on to online gambling issues [Fort Worth Star-Telegram] — still learning what they really are about, and feeling out whether or not they have enough relevance and traction to merit follow-up stories throughout the upcoming
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Kill Skill?
Ray in Chicago writes in with some relevant, outside-the-poker-box thoughts about why it might be a losing battle to argue poker as a game of skill: Hi Dan, I wanted to comment on the bust and on the updates that
Extreme Poker Takes the Over (Down) Under
Extreme Poker is in the process of finding six Australian poker players, via an online promotion, to play in its Australian Extreme Poker Tournament. The craziness will happen on Thursday, October 4th in Sydney. Six random people are being chosen
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