Archive for February 2009
What fills the vacuum that journalism leaves?
Traditional journalism has a business model problem. As these institutions die in some form, so does the style of reporting that we have long lauded as "journalism" and what fills it does not even approach fair or balance reporting. There's no sense wringing your hands over it, it's done. But maybe it's good in the…
Read MorePoker coaching
So at the beginning of September 2008 I asked a poker player who had never coached before to be my coach. The rate we agreed upon is in line with what I've seen others coaching, in fact a little less. Since he's never coached before, we sort of made it up as we went along.…
Read More25 things about me
I joined this meme over on Facebook by posting this list, and thought it was worth repeating it here. 25 things about me Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 10:02pm 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. mu*…
Read MorePoker and parenting, right now.
First, a new baby: And now, a screen shot of a $0.25/$0.50 LIMIT Texas Hold'em game I was in this weekend online. Look carefully at the player in seat 3. He's sitting on a stack of $10,000+ chips. Now he can't possibly lose it all at once, but I found this hilarious. He sat down…
Read MoreA new member of the family
FEBRUARY 5, 2009 (SAN FRANCISCO) – Last week saw the arrival of Rivaleah Linda Imber Safdar. Born in her parents' bed with mother, father, brother, two midwives and three friends in attendance, she has brought her family great joy. At 7 pounds 4 ounces delivered in a posterior position, her mother was heard to say,…
Read MorePoker homework: what hands beat you?
So my coach and I were talking about some different ways of doing board analysis, and he suggested I compute "the hands that beat me" on every street. Getting significantly better at board analysis is important as I move up limits from the microstakes I've been playing. While I'll continue to use poker bonuses on…
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