Category Archives: Poker Bloggers

Aug
22
2010

Vegas in July

The pokerboyz and I went on our annual July pilgrimage to Vegas. It’s generally hot, cheap and a bit slow that time of year. But the poker scene was a lot slower than it has been in years.
We tried to play as many tournaments as possible. But one day Planet Hollywood cancelled its tourney due [...]

By java | Also posted in Las Vegas | Comments (2)
Oct
24
2009

Wil’s Big Bang and Pauly’s Finger

“Game over, Moonpie.”
If you missed The Big Bang Theory this week, you missed this line getting deliciously delivered by Wil Wheaton.  Wil plays his “delightfully evil” alter ego while tilting Sheldon in a card game called the Mystic Wizards of Ka’a.  Up until this week, I had only ever seen Wil play poker. 
It was just a couple of weeks before I [...]

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Aug
13
2009

William’s Hammer, Vicki’s Book, and More…

I thought you’d all enjoy the latest tattoo from my home game. That’s William’s arm sporting a brand new hammer.  He didn’t name names (Torres), but it was apparently in honor of the “any two” strategy successfully employed by some of our members.   
You might think I take the moral high ground when I’m behind the [...]

By java | Also posted in Mike Matusow, Poker Media | Comments (1)
May
17
2009

Running in the Rain and Poker & Drugs

At about 9:00am on Saturday morning the sky grew dark and a cool wind started to blow through.  By ten, the skies had opened up to a beautiful torrential rain. We’ve been battling a drought and I was already registered for the Run Good WSOP Seat Challenge, so I was content with nature’s whims. I was [...]

By java | Also posted in Mike Matusow, Professional Poker Players | Comments (1)
Dec
13
2008

Run Good II Grand Final: Pre-Game

This afternoon I’ll be playing in the PokerListings Run Good Challenge II Grand Final. I’d love to report that I have some momentum going into the GF, but my performance has deteriorated throughout the Run Good II Series.  After placing second in the first event, I definately lost some steam. Luckily I squeezed out a fifth [...]

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Nov
26
2008

Running Good or Procrastinating?

This past weekend was just crazy busy. The Shrink and I are in the last big push to finish the book. So the weekend for me was backloaded with chapters to edit.  Even as busy as we were, we both were hell bent on playing in the first event of Pokerlisting’s Run Good Challenge II. [...]

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Nov
21
2008

Ben Bernanke Needs a Hooker’s Heart

Crash Davis: Look, Nuke - these Big League hitters are gonna light you up like a pin ball machine for awhile - don’t worry about it. Be cocky and arrogant even when you’re getting beat. That’s the secret.
You gotta play this game with fear and arrogance.
Nuke LaLoush: Fear and ignorance.
Crash: No. Fear and arrogance, you [...]

By java | Also posted in Investment | Comments (3)
Oct
18
2008

Chicks (and Obama) Run Good

A couple of months ago, I got an email from Matt Showell over at PokerListings. It had something to do with a series of blogger freerolls. Between my day job, the book, and the few articles I was able to sneak in, I barely had time to pee. I had already reluctantly been passing on [...]

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Jun
08
2008

WSOP Vampires and the Man Behind the Hat

Since the WSOP began, I start each day with a bitch-slap by my cat Sammy, delivered at 3:30am.  Alarm clocks have nothing on Sammy.  Sammy has extra big paws replete with extra toes, and his swat is like no other.  Also, Sammy’s need-to-feed is timed more accurately than the CS2 atomic clock.
As I stumble through [...]

By java | Also posted in Professional Poker Players, WSOP | Comments (0)
Jun
01
2008

Being There

Chauncey Gardener: I like to watch.
On Friday afternoon, everyone in the office was quietly cranking away.  At 2:00 pm central time, I stood up at my desk and bellowed, “Shuffle up and deal.”  It’s been a number of years since I missed the WSOP first siren’s call to poker players around the world.  I sat [...]

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