Tag Archives: poker

After the online poker armageddon in April this year, it appear that there is a downward dent in the number of participants at the World Series of Poker. This was expected because those online poker websites sponsored hundreds, perhaps thousands ...

It’s that time again. It’s getting close to the WSOP main event for 2011 in July. Unfortunately for me, unlike last year, I have not won my way into the event. When I saw that Hollywood Park had a satellite ...

Finally got a table share of a Jackpot at the Hustler. It’s been a long time coming. AK vs. QQ and the flop was AA6. I asked the dealer for an A on the turn and got it. Nice. Update: ...

Now that the November 9 has been set at the 2010 WSOP, it’s time to reflect on my trip this year. Compared to 2007, this year’s WSOP was better organized and seemed to be running a lot smoother. I liked ...

Unlike my trip back in 2007 to the WSOP, there was no “Gaming Life Expo” this year. I guess it didn’t work out for the booths. In any case, since the glasses I bought back then were destroyed during my ...

My first day at the WSOP did not start well for me. After starting the day with 30,000 chips, at one point, I was down to about 12K. Mostly, this was due to a lot of loose play on my ...

It seems like just last year but it’s been 3 years since my last WSOP. There were no big name poker players on the plane from Los Angeles but Gene Simmons was right after us in line. One thing that ...

It’s almost time for the 2010 World Series of Poker. That means it’s time to update my tournament outfits. There was an ad in Bluff Magazine from Scotte Vest for a hoodie with a lot of pockets. It’s normally $70 ...

It’s been a while since I’ve done a tournament at Commerce so I decided to try their “Hold’em Series.” Their first of 17 tournaments was a multi-day $500,000 guaranteed one but I got there too late on the last day ...

After my disappointing performance at the last series of tournaments at the Bicycle Casino, I decided to keep trying at the Legends of Poker tournaments. First, I tried the re-buy $300 tournament ($200k guarantee) with no luck.  The week after ...