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Monthly Archives: January 2006
cash game update
I am making good progress on Phase 2, almost to 20%. 25c/50c is very similar game to 10c/20c in the quality of play. But I suppose that is to be expected with a default $5 buy-in. One SnG over the … Continue reading
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2nd Live Game of ’06 and Level 2
I played in my second live game of 06 and did much better. I think I did one of my best games in a long time. The only mistake I made was trying to bluff our biggest calling station. It … Continue reading
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OK, I was over confident and I admit it!
So in a few of my last posts I commented on how few losing sessions I had. Well, that pretty much ended this weekend. Of the last 5 tables I have sat at I have only had one winning session … Continue reading
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busy week…
Not as much poker this week as I would like. I am up to almost 78% of my stage one goal (note the table on the right side of this page). I did add a losing session, so my record … Continue reading
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football and poker, a progress report
So the Pats lost. Badly. Grrrr. Oh well, they didn’t really have the team they had last year and they at least got to the playoffs. After going 3-3 to start that was in doubt. Indy lost yesterday on a … Continue reading
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Colds suck.
I have been fighting a headcold- or allergies- for about a week now and it sucks. On the plus side NyQuil gel caps are giving me wickedly vivid dreams. I am just shy of 20% though my first level of … Continue reading
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Hopefully my weekend will not be a trend…
I did rather poorly all around actually. My $5 Lotto parley (I thought it was $4, so maybe a mild win there was a bust. I finished 2nd in a SnG, but busted out early in two others. I played … Continue reading
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Better lucky than good…
Not poker related but: I won the lotto on Saturday, ok not the *whole* lotto. But I did with $102 on $1 ticket. Nice. I let $2 ride and took a crisp $100 bill. Well I checked my numbers for … Continue reading
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Tuesday Poker
So I entered Wil Wheaton’s Tuesday event last night. It starts at 6 for me and the PSU/FSU game comes on at 7, so I figured to be distracted after that. Wil did not play, something about the Bahamas. Damn … Continue reading
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