Monthly Archives: November 2011

WSOP that was not to be.

Vegas I arrived on my own in Vegas a week before the final table which worked for me because it gave me time to focus. I played a bit, went to the gym and looked through some of the coverage … Continue reading

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Poll of the Week

I played some live poker on Saturday and I saw the most ridiculous hand. With 1-1 blinds a three way pot was checked all the way to the river and the board read 6♣ Q♦ J♦ 10♦ 9♦ The limper … Continue reading

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Hand of the Week – Week 19

Insane in the membrane….insane in the brain! When I read about this following hand those Cypress Hill lyrics immediately started playing in my head.  You’ll soon see why: this isn’t just reckless, it’s utter lunacy. It happened on Sunday at … Continue reading

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Who’s the Best?

Over the past couple of weeks in my poll of the week I’ve asked the questions “who is the best WSOP champ?” and “who is the worst WSOP champ?” since 2003. The responses were really varied. In fact for the … Continue reading

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Friday’s Caption Competition

It’s Friday again. And that means it’s Caption Competition time.  But first, here is the password to the Freddie Mays tournament at 8pm tonight:                                 … Continue reading

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Separated at Birth?

I saw the funniest thing yesterday. It was also the most unlikely thing: somebody suggested that the Manchester Utd and England defender Rio Ferdinand, was the spitting image of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister for Propaganda, mate of Adolf Hitler and all … Continue reading

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Poll of the Week

I wonder if any of you could see this one coming? Last week’s question was “who is the best WSOP chanpion in recent years” and the results were mighty close.  The players that got most votes were: Joe Hachem/Peter Eastgate/Pius … Continue reading

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Hand of the Week – Week 18

Sometimes you miss the hand you were drawing to and you absolutely must bluff on the river if you’ve got any chance of winning the pot. Today’s hand is an example where you definitely cannot bluff . Well I suppose … Continue reading

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The Solution?

I don’t know about you but I seem to suffer from a lack of motivation these days. Each month I set out to play 40 hours a week (and thus 160 hours in the month). You know, like a proper … Continue reading

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Third time (un)lucky at the IWF

I was going to start off with a good whine as I like to do from time to time but thought it would be more appropriate to congratulate Eoghan O’Dea on a great year in general but especially on his … Continue reading

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