The Cards Speak

“It hurts, doesn’t it? You can’t believe what fell… All your dreams dashed. Hopes down the fucking drain. Your fate, standin’ right behind me.” –Teddy KGB Usually the cards turn around after a while. I popped some tobacco under my lip and spat, disgusted after watching AA go down for the 4rth time that session. [...]

I was due for a big loss. The streak of winning days ended at 13, and I’ll be happy if I can ever do that again. Last night the cards finally turned against me, and I ended up down $200 after an hour and a half of triple tables. For 300 hands, my win rate [...]

Iggy and Grubby said they would like to see results for my triple table $3-6 effort. Your wish is my command, faithful readers. So a short post: I played exactly one hour last night, beginning at 9 PM Pacific time. The tables were very loose aggressive, and there was a lot of 3 betting preflop. [...]

I’m exhausted. Between work, the Grublog Poker Classic, and trying to play solid poker, I’m worn down to the felt. A break sounds pretty good right about now. Iggy‘s brief hiatus seems to have invigorated him, and I’m hoping a few days off will have the same effect on yours truly. HDouble goes Triple 5 [...]

And so, after the dust cleared, one man was left standing. A man who outlasted 31 other snarling opponents with his wit and skill. The first poker blogger tourney crown belongs to MEAN GENE! The