22 Jan
for every time i sat down, opened up this editor and started a post, i’d a have a buck. (Willie, that’s 20 times that i shut it down before pushing “publish”). so, tonight, using the fire in my face that was produced by the poker tables, i’m going to type away for a bit.
i just [...]
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15 Jan
well, so far a lot has changed. i’m up for the year on a couple of different rooms. for the most part i started out climbing out of a whole i dug in December. at my main room i’ve accomplished that and am pushing further into the black. i am happy with the progress.
one thing [...]
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07 Jan
nah, i’m just kidding. i did lose a buy-in tonight, so i’m not terribly thrilled, but it came basically on 1 hand, and i felt i made the right play, so that’s fine.
i was on the slow leak early in the session when i just couldn’t get past these two guys. i know if i could [...]
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06 Jan
Finally . . . . (and this one will take more than a moment to read, hehe)
first, some catching up to do: Chris, i owe you a comment on your two hands. i know that. i’m behind a set of comments on some vids as well (vili/pete). but, i’ve been in a bit of slide [...]
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03 Jan
or some such thing.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHYt0BqSwno]
i hear the wife and kids playing guitar hero or rock band (videogames) pretty much an hour or two a day. they happen upon this RUSH tune, and it brings back memories. i know i did Tom Sawyer and Limelight in bands. i think i did YYZ.
eek, talk about the wearing of [...]
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02 Jan
after session 1 i’m down 1/2 a buy-in. it all hinges on this hand:
the link
didn’t have much on the guy at the time, but at session’s end i had him at 53/38. i 3-bet him out of the blinds, and he calls. flop comes all undercards, two to a flush.
i have to act first, and [...]
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01 Jan
wow, just got back from the gig. i have to say it was definitely different!
first off, big thanks to the fellas and ladies who put it all together. when Mark said don’t go heavy on the food, i didn’t pay him any mind at all. when i cook outside the family, it’s for an army. [...]
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