Monthly Archives: May 2011

Campeones (Part I of II)

Well I thought Ryan Giggs took that anonymity order a bit far on Saturday. Boom! Actually to be fair to Giggsy, he covered more ground than any other Man Utd player in the 90 minutes – 11.16km. And he got … Continue reading

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Harrington on Holdem – The Oldies are the Best (Part IV of IV)

Harrington on Holdem – The Oldies are the Best (Part IV of IV) This week I’m reviewing Dan Harrington’s Book Harrington on Holdem Volume III: The Workbook, which is a compilation of 50 quiz hands where the reader is marked … Continue reading

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Harrington on Holdem – The Oldies are the Best (Part III of IV)

This week I’m reviewing Dan Harrington’s Book Harrington on Holdem Volume III: The Workbook, which is a compilation of 50 quiz hands where the reader is marked on his decision making. When I did this quiz, sometimes I’d find myself … Continue reading

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How I won the Irish Open (Part 4 of 4)

Monday Final Day I went into the final table as chip leader. I can remember looking at it on the Paddy Power blog the night before and thinking ‘Is that really me there with 2 million in chips?’ Before the … Continue reading

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How I won the Irish Open (Part 3 of 4)

Sunday Day 3 Day 3 was the least eventful day for me. The table was very aggro with the bubble burst. People wanted to get in a position to either win the tournament or go home. I tightened up a … Continue reading

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Harrington on Holdem – The Oldies are the Best (Part II of IV)

This week I’m reviewing Dan Harrington’s Book Harrington on Holdem Volume III: The Workbook, which is a compilation of 50 hands where the reader is marked on his decision making at each juncture. This is the scoring classification for the … Continue reading

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Harrington on Holdem – The Oldies are the Best (Part I of IV)

Whenever I go on holiday I take a couple of good books for a rainy day. For some reason I read more when I am out of the country than at any other time. So when I went away to … Continue reading

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How I won the Irish Open (Part 2 of 4)

Saturday Day 2 So I make day 2. I’m starting below average but I’m in a better mindset. My plan is to pick the best spots possible to get all my chips in and double up. I know this sounds … Continue reading

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How I won the Irish Open (Part 1 of 4)

Well for all of you who don’t know me I’m Niall Smyth and was lucky enough to be crowned the Irish Open Winner 2011.I was also the first sole survivor to win it.This is an account of my experience playing … Continue reading

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Well look what’s new! (Part V of V)

The password for this week’s Friday’s Freddie Mays Bounty is: irishpk1 I mentioned earlier this week that I would be posting daily on weekdays from now on. One of the other changes on Paddy Power is that the “Fridays Freddie Mays … Continue reading

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