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Harrington is Here!

Published on 2008-04-12 17:37:11

I was surprised to see a parcel waiting for me when I got home on Friday.  It was Harrington’s Cash Books, which I wasn’t expecting for some weeks yet, given that Amazon had indicated they had a big backload to fill and I had a mail from > read more

I Seen it But I Don’t Believe It …

Published on 2008-04-06 04:33:48

…well anyone that is even semi-regularly reading my blog will realise by now I’m trying hard to avoid the bad beat stories.  It has to be the most tempting thing in poker, to cry to the world how if only you just ran normal, then your wi > read more

Rebuy Fun

Published on 2008-03-28 17:04:35

Over on the private forum I am a member of, called the Plus One, back in January I ran a series of tournaments which proved quite successful.  The most entertaining of these was the $2 Rebuy, with 26 entrants we managed a prize pool somehwere in the > read more

A Small Break

Published on 2008-03-20 16:53:15

I’ve taken a few days off playing this week.  I think I’d started to feel the grind a little, the constant up down swing and not feeling like I’m making any progress.  Having looked at pokergrapher, this year has just been one big > read more

Betting Mediocre Hands on The River

Published on 2008-03-14 16:29:57

Read an interesting article by Mike Caro in this months edition of Bluff Australasia, which I thought was really relevant to my play.  Essentially, it was a simplification of scenarios to demonstrate why you shouldn’t bet mediocre hands on the > read more

Finally Got Around To It …

Published on 2008-03-11 06:24:24

… I pre-ordered the Harrington on Cash Games Vols I and II yesterday.  My poker library is fairly extensive, but I’m really looking forward to these ones.  Harrington’s Tourney Editions were my first real reads – I had Theor > read more

A Great Poker Story

Published on 2008-03-09 17:28:23

My second post of the day – I have to write this one.  A few weeks ago I was home unusually early on a Monday night so I tuned into the final table of the Stars Sunday Million, and an entertaining table it was.  There was a fellow Aussie goin > read more

Confessions…

Published on 2008-03-09 15:30:32

Although not a religious person, I need to make confession this morning   Last night I committed one of poker’s great sins, so I’m going to talk about it here to make sure I get it out of my system and don’t do it again!  I was pl > read more

Live vs Online, What a Difference

Published on 2008-03-06 03:59:52

Went interstate for work yesterday and had a four hour session of live poker at Australia’s premier card room at Crown Casino in Melbourne.  I don’t get this opportunity very often – while we do have a casino in my home town it onl > read more

Many Things

Published on 2008-03-01 16:05:21

Another break between posting, lots happening at the moment.  In the broader poker world, great to see Phil Ivey finally crack it for his first WPT win.  Interesting stat that he has eight cashes in the WPT – and has made the final table ever > read more