Archive for August, 2006
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Thursday, August 31st, 2006Suppose you’re forced to sit down at the poker table with a fictional creation – an opponent who, technically speaking, doesn’t exist, but is still a better player than you are. Someone who has all the qualities that make up a dynamite poker player, who’s better at certain things than maybe anyone else. Fictionally speaking, [...]
Every Bad Idea Deserves Fudge (Vol. III)
Thursday, August 24th, 2006(Latecomers may want to read Vol. I and Vol. II first.) So we’re at Binion’s, it’s two in the morning, and for some reason we’re signed up for the night-owl tournament, the result of going with option D when options A, B and C (which were, granted, slightly mad in their own right) were rejected [...]
My One-Point-Five Seconds
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006I got a call from ESPN today to confirm the spelling of my name, so presumably they’re showing Jesus’ waterloo in an upcoming episode. I will therefore likely be visible in at least ten or twelve frames of the broadcast, maybe as many as forty. They didn’t confirm the pronunciation so y’all are welcome to [...]
Table Stakes
Sunday, August 20th, 2006Everyone’s got their own stories of rampant stupidity during this year’s WSOP. Floor decisions were arbitrary and occasionally ludicrous. I forgot about mine since it happened shortly before I exhibited my own special brand of idiocy. But it came back to me the other day, and I thought I’d share with those of you who, [...]
Legendary
Wednesday, August 16th, 2006Drove out to the Bike to play in today’s $500+50, part of the Legends of Poker series. As it turns out I might as well have stayed home. I’ve never been to the Bike before. It’s nicer on the inside than on the outside, but that isn’t saying a whole lot. How’s this: It’s a [...]
Our Revels Have Ended
Saturday, August 12th, 2006Back in LA after what seems like forever in Vegas. Developed a nasty cold with about 36 hours to go, managed to arrange a last-minute ride back to LA rather than having to figure out how to safely pack a couple grand worth of consumer electronics into my checked baggage. So unbelievably glad to be [...]
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