January 2010, Las Vegas Trip Report, Day 2, - An Introduction to the Uncapped...
Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. The rest I spent foolishly. – George RaftAs I awoke on Thursday morning, I could still hear thunder and knew it was going to be another rainy...
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January 2010, Las Vegas Trip Report, Part 3 - Lucy(pher) in the Sky with...
You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind. – Timothy LearyFriday was our 10th Anniversary. We celebrated by sleeping in and reminisced about our honeymoon, ten years prior in Las...
View ArticleJanuary 2010, Las Vegas Trip Report, Day 3, part 2 – The Fall of “Spew”cypher
I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind. – Steve AllenFollowing the show, we returned to PH. After I tucked my lovely wife in for the night, I made a...
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January 2010, Las Vegas Trip Report, Day 4 – Leaving Las Vegas
No wife can endure a gambling husband; unless he is a steady winner. – Thomas R. DewarWhile I still catch some grief from my wife for the amount of time I like to devote to poker, she never bugs me...
View ArticleLet Freedom Ring - Americans Should Be Free to Enjoy Casino Games
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.– Bertrand...
View ArticleHigh Stakes Poker on TV
Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead. – Jackie RobinsonI am primarily a cash game player. Almost all of the time I spend...
View ArticleIt was the best of times; it was the worst of times…..
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. – Bertrand Russell.Friday, I was invited to a home game tournament...
View ArticleJanuary 2010, Las Vegas Trip Report, - Planet Hollywood Review
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. - Josh BillingsPlanet Hollywood was nicer overall than I expected but my expectations were rather low. Our room seemed small...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with Kansas?
All soldiers who serve their country and put their lives at risk need to know that if something happens to them, their families will be well taken care of. That's the bond we have with our military men...
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing. – Warren E. BuffetDid you know that flying non-stop from New York City to Omaha, Nebraska on the first weekend in May (2010) will cost more than flying...
View ArticleFoucault - FTW!
The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning – Jack NicklausA fellow poker blogger (and philosopher) is making another deep run in the Worlds Series of Poker, Main Event. In...
View ArticleThe Grass Always Seems Greener on the Virtual Felt
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for...
View ArticleRIP - George Blanda
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. – Dan GableI only knew him as a Raider, but guts he had and plenty of ‘em. I was too...
View ArticlePoker Blogger Foucault on TV
Tardiness often robs us opportunity. – Niccolo MachiavelliSorry for the late report but I just watched my DVR recording of the Tuesday night ESPN WSOP broadcast last night. Check out Foucault (AKA -...
View ArticleWelcome to the Future
For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. – John F. KennedyThe common perception of poker...
View ArticleGG, Joseph Cheong, aka - subiime
The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success. – Marquis De VauvenarguesA 6-bet bluff for $1.4 million - some might call it a blow up, some might call it a...
View ArticleTurn Out the Lights, the Party’s Over – RIP Joseph Donald “Dandy Don” Meredith
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation. – Mark TwainAnother NFL great has passed. Don Meredith was a former NFL All Pro quarterback and...
View ArticleThinking About the Reid Bill
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing...
View ArticleProp Bets are Foolish
A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place. – Stanley WeiserThe poker blogosphere is currently abuzz about the recent prop bet between two young guys that, apparently,...
View ArticleWill High Stakes Poker Survive?
All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward. – Ellen GlasgowNorm did a lackluster job for his first outing but was better on the second show (with his hands in his pockets instead of...
View ArticleRegarding Black Friday and the Bitter Aftermath
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. - ConfuciusThere have been many...
View ArticleDon’t Rapture Me, Bro.
Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it. – Lyndon B. JohnsonThat’s pretty much how I felt about the prospect of the Rapture...
View ArticleOklahoma Trip Report 2011
Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. - Steven WrightWe gently toasted ourselves in the warm Dallas air that reminded me of a convection...
View ArticleTrue Grit is Hard to Find (in Austin)
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.– George SantayanaOur allegedly enlightened elected officials in the 82nd Texas Legislature are doing it again. They are ignoring the...
View ArticleApparently, True Grit is hard to find in Washington, too.
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we...
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