Monthly Archives: December 2011

Merry Christmas!  I’ve got a real life photo of one of my mates for our last Caption Competition of the year. But before we get on to that, here’s the password to the Freddie Mays tournament at 8pm tonight: acecrack … Continue reading →

Well I hope you all had a Merry Christmas. Mine feels like it’s been a personal crusade to reach 20 stone – with a Christmas Day water fight thrown in for good measure – just like we did in the … Continue reading →

It’s Caption Competition time again. But before that, here’s is the password to the Freddie Mays tournament at 8pm tonight: rainyday Well you could say we’re not getting the best weather where I am. It’s been Sydney’s worst summer in 51 years … Continue reading →

When should you show your hand in poker? Some players show their hands all the time. Others never do it.  Sometimes during a game it catches on and hands are getting shown so often you’d think it was a rule that they had to show. … Continue reading →

Recently I’ve been playing cash games and I’ve seen a lot of players showing just one card after the hand has finished.  In some games the ruling is “show one show both” but that definitely isn’t the case over here, … Continue reading →

Ya flamin’ galah! I’ve been dying to hear someone say that since I landed but so far the Aussies have all come up short.  I don’t know. You arrive with these rigidly enforced sterotypes and they turn out not to … Continue reading →

It’s Caption Competition time again. But first, with a hugely subtle hint as to what sort of establishment I spent last night in, here is the password to the Freddie Mays tournament at 8pm tonight: girlybar This also had something … Continue reading →

This week’s poll of the week is an ethical dilemna which we’ve probably all encountered at one time or another. The clumsy player to your right keeps showing his hole cards inadvertently but so far it hasn’t made a difference … Continue reading →

I’ve seen some bad plays in the short time I’ve been away so I thought I’d tell you about one of those today.  This one was a real horror show. I suppose it is possible that worse plays were made … Continue reading →

Just thought I’d give you a quick heads up on the local poker situation here in Sydney. I found the local game without too much difficulty.  I’m not saying this is the only game in town, you understand, far from … Continue reading →