Archive for August, 2006
Monday, August 21st, 2006
Nobody Does it Better
It goes against my Hemmingwayesque instincts to hand out open praise, but I recently read a piece from Otis that I have no trouble labeling as excellent. If I knew that one of my descendants could express themselves that well, I would die a happier man. I once parodied a story from Otis. It started [...]
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
Busy, busy, busy. But never too busy for a rebuy!
I'm in the midst of swapping my Californian existence for my upcoming turn as a New Englander. My new employer has provided me with a small team of gophers to help accomplish this task, but managing them and making decisions with my wife about what kind of house to live in has invaded the time [...]
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Friday, August 11th, 2006
Hug It Out, B*tches
“Pass the sugar” was always a little too weird anyway.
Congrats to the new world champ, Mr. Gold.
I didn’t get to see the pay-per-view, but from my perusings of the TaoPoker reporting, top pair is Gold. How many puns are we going to get out of that name? He’s right up there with Moneymaker. [...]
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Thursday, August 10th, 2006
And So It Begins.
Say what you want about the WSOP. It is still the poker tournament with the longest history and it is one of the contributing factors to the current poker craze. Winning an event in the WSOP elevates your prestige as a poker player. Winning the main event in the WSOP makes you [...]
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Tuesday, August 8th, 2006
Vegas Hangover
Whew – back from Vegas. A quick note to my shareholders – I finished 210/1007 in my $1500 event. Six word summary of my demise? Card dead for last three levels. I’m going to write up a story for PokerWorks.com about the whole experience, so I won’t say much more here. [...]
