...Poker in the Rear
...was the subject line of a sign in a bar I used to go to a lot in Pioneer Square in Seattle when I lived there. It dated back to the turn of the century, and hung above the old Poker Room (which was...
View ArticlePoker?
Hell I don't even know her!I promise I'm almost out of bad and somewhat sexist poker double entendres.Ok. Now I have a blog. So what? The hard part is finding anything vaguely interesting to say. There...
View ArticleHey - What's That Freight-train-sounding Noise?
So a few nights ago I was up $50 or so from my heads-up matches. I've gotten pretty good at the $5 ones - play 3-4/day, win ~60-65% of them. I tend to take the profits and try to parlay them into...
View ArticlePoker Knowledge - how much do you need?
Of course the pat answer is you can never know/learn too much. But, as mentioned in my previous post, it all is a function of trade offs between increased $$, time to allocate towards poker vs. other...
View ArticleGood basic info
So I found the site 'Poker Strategy.org' this week. It has forums, tips, standard shills for the various poker rooms, etc. But there's some really good info, especially on things such as bonus whoring,...
View ArticleThe Gauze Mitten
So Friday night was our regular home game. We've been playing for about 2 years, and there's a core group of 5 guys, and assorted other floaters for a usual crowd of 7-8. We play monthly, and usually...
View ArticleI Fought the Law.....
and the law won. As I'm sure is the case in most other areas, the increasing popularity of poker has led to both positive and negative types of attention. I live in a college town/area, with UNC in...
View ArticleHey - it's just a buck
Entered a $1/$1k guaranteed tourney @ UB night before last. 1239 entrants. Finished 9th. Fairly pleased. Made $17 whole dollars for four hours work. They had 90 places paying out, which kinda sucked....
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North Carolina Poker Legal Wranglings
From George Smart's RTP Poker website (http://www.georgesmart.com/poker):Triangle Poker Journalâ„¢Covering Local News on America's Favorite GameGeorge Smart, Editor. Got a comment, local update, or story...
View ArticleOK, it's been a while
I'm going to try and rekindle this blog, at least for nothing else than chronicling the home game.For now, a couple of quick posts:First, Johnny Law has stepped up their local enforcement activities...
View ArticleNice run lately
After quite a long hiatus from both my local home game and online pay of any significance, due to being busy, I decided to play a bit while on a business trip. I was stuck in a hotel room for several...
View ArticleAn odd experience
Tonight I was playing in the $12.5k Guaranteed tourney on UB. The same one I had good luck with a few weeks ago. I'm holding average well into the 2nd hour, and get transferred to a new table. After a...
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