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10 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Poker Journal Session: The Comeback to Book a Small Win

Well, it wasn’t pretty, but I managed to come back after getting my butt kicked on a super tough $5.10 table to book a huge win of $8 in a short session of 1 hour (2 tables simultaneously, so 2 hours total). Here are the highlights:
The Good

Caught some cards at this table in my short [...]

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01 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Home Poker Game Law: Exploring Why This Card Game is Illegal

Can anybody give me a reason why home poker tournaments that take a small rake are considered illegal across the country? To this day, I have not heard a good one.  I can only chalk it up to complete ignorance on the part of lawmakers across the country, but how can that many lawmakers be [...]

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27 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Birthday Vegas Trip: Poker Tournaments, Cabbies, & Dealers

After a 2 month delay, my birthday Vegas trip is finally underway, as M ditches work early (1:00 pm) and I take off to meet him at 2–how convenient when the boss’s baby keeps him up all night! Looks like luck is on our side before we even hit the road… until we hit a [...]

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26 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker Schedule Released

The 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) schedule has now been officially released by PokerStars.
As a quick run-down before I give you the schedule, the SCOOP events will run May 3rd to May 16th. It’s going to be 33 events, with three buy-in levels. The final event is the Main Event that will have [...]

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16 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Fighting the School of Poker Fish: Andy Morton’s Theorem

[I've been] thinking about the mysterious “Morton’s theorem,” which is often referenced but rarely explained. It was offered up as an RGP post several years ago by the late, great Andy Morton, who tragically died in a Motorcycle accident at age 34. No doubt Morton would have been a star in the poker world, as [...]

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