Poker and gambling

I’ve gotten an unsolicted e-mail about a new 1/2 and 2/5 No limit hold’em game in Baltimore, run professionally with dealers and referral bonuses.  If you’re going to be in Baltimore and would like to check it out for me, let me know and I’ll send you the details. I’ve got about 1,300 hands worth…

"Just because you are making money, doesn’t make you a favorite in a game." Sometimes you’re not a favorite because you’re just not good enough to hold your own with the other players.  But sometimes you are pretty good, but your skill is diminished by the fact that there’s a lot of people calling the…

With the Big Game on hiatus I returned to Chris’ regular Friday night 1/2 game. Chris loves the rotating game, and so we play a dealer’s choice game where you can choose any of the HORSE games: hold’em, omaha, razz, 7 card stud, omaha hi/lo, or 7 card stud hi/lo. I just scooped a massive…

I was sitting at the Sahara poker room’s 7pm tournament when the player in the 6 seat, clad in Yankees garb, started berating us all for our sucky play.  "If you guys hadn’t sucked out on me I’d have about 17,000 in chips right now." I ignored his Hellmuth-ian tantrum and started fiddling with my…

I’ve written many times about the Big Game.  Today Katie hooked me up with a much bigger game, though I don’t think I really have the bankroll (or the financial base) to play in it.  It’s basically $100/$200 spread limit.  During the first rounds of betting, all the bets can be up to $100.  In…

I’ve been seeing these rumors about screwups at the World Series all over the place for days, but today one of my favorite poker writers just let them all out in a rant.  Conveniently they’re in one place so I can just link to them and if you’re interested, you can read them. In short,…

Last night Sarah said to me, "Are you excited?  You’ll be in Vegas soon." Actually, it hadn’t really hit me that I’m headed to the World Series to play my baby event, the $1,000 2 day No Limit Hold’em event.  I am a little excited now that I’m starting to look at the results.  The…

The Big Game is proving to be my first time becoming a regular at a local cardroom.  Possibly because this is one of the first times I’ve had a local cardroom! I hit the Big Game with two coworkers and a friend of a friend.  One friend was definately on the prowl for chicks as…

I’m in California for a few days to do a little business and see Sarah’s 90+ year old grandmother.  Fortuitously, Sarah’s grandmother lives about 15 minutes from legendary California Casino Bay 101.  Bay 101 runs lots of low limit Hold’em games, an Omaha and a stud game, and a ‘spread limit’ Hold’em game.  I guess…