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Listening to: The sound of a high school PE teacher reaching into his wallet for yet another $100… 411: A poker game (probably legal) in Mount Pleasant. So my favorite game got busted (I wasn’t there) so I’m hitting some new games that I haven’t been to before. First place I’ve been to in a…

A good friend of mine (K, if you remember him) asked me what’s up with my blog. Do you have writer’s block? I’ve got nothing to do at work anymore since you stopped writing. Clearly K reads my blog only because he can’t surf porn at work without getting caught. Anyway, here’s what’s new: Our…

411: The poker room of Harvey’s Casino, South Lake Tahoe Listening to: Some old guy “moo” every time there’s a good hand out on the table Dealer Gus: Back again, Shabbir? Me: Yeah you’d think after making so much money last night I’d be happy, but my wife’s an hour late coming in from Sacramento…

As I prepare to go play a whole lot of poker, let me give you some more details about yesterday’s game: I had found that Sarah was an excellent second opinion, so I asked her to sit with me while I played the tournament. This isn’t a small favor: the tournament went past midnight, and…

I played my first semi-final tonight and I came in 28th out of 1,377 players. I didn’t make the prize level (the first 22 got $10,000 tickets into the big tournament, and 23, 24, and 25 got cash) but I’m so hyped. I did so much better than I’ve ever dreamed. I’ve got another ticket,…

That’s a $226 value, in case you’re counting!

We’ve been painting this month like fiends, eschewing most social events and other fun in order to get our work done. I’ve also been working on my online game, and have some exciting news! I’ve qualified for the Party Poker Million IV semi-finals through a satellite tournament that I won. The tournament I played to…

So my June poker results are up on the left. I had a good month, but I’m still down for the year. This month’s discovery was Pot Limit Hold ’em. It turns out my playing style fits rather well to what’s needed. I’m also starting to find better tournaments. Check out more on the sidebar.

He’s widely regarded as a far superior poker player to anyone else in the home game circuit at the levels I play at. Therefore it’s pretty much impossible for him to play there. Sometimes he deals cards at games. Sometimes he plays in AC or Vegas. Mostly I think he plays online where an alias…

Basic math is a wonderful thing. Entire industries are built upon convincing people to ignore basic math and probability. Take the DC Lottery for example. Your odds of hitting all five numbers of the Powerball are 14 billion to 1. (They’re actually slightly worse, but the exact number is unwieldy) This means that if you…