When people talk about the donkey pens, this is what they’re talking about.
PokerStars Game #13490084820: Hold’em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05) - 2007/11/26 - 20:23:37 (ET)
Table ‘Priska’ 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: PSFRON ($6.04 in chips)
Seat 3: Faceman586 ($3.79 in chips)
Seat 4: ces2245 ($6.87 in chips)
Seat 5: 26maggie ($2.04 in chips)
Seat 6: A’arab Zaraq ($9.57 [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2007
The Donkey Pens
Monday, November 26, 2007
Drugs Cause Gambling
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Over thanksgiving dinner, it was mentioned that there is a drug which has a side effect of compulsive gambling. Upon hearing this information, I cracked up.
Poker Is Back
Thursday, November 22, 2007
After a long period of languishing, my game is really together in a way it hasn’t been before. There was a long period of readjusting after studying the Sklansky NL book, but I feel great about poker right now, and my bankroll is growing again.
Foundering
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
My bankroll has been foundering lately, and I know why. Ever since reading that damned book, I’m not thinking. I’m wondering what I ought to do. I’m trying to deduce what the book would have me do. I’m feeling trapped in situations where I feel like I have to play a particular way.
I need to [...]
Monkey Monkey
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
I am reged for this week’s Monkey Tourney. If you were cool, you would also be reged.
Mass. Governor Wants To Make Online Poker Illegal
Monday, November 12, 2007
Internet gambling is a target of Patrick bill
Barney Frank is publicly opposing Patrick, and good on him. Just about everything Barney Frank does makes me happy.
Relative Position - Maniac To Your Left
Friday, November 9, 2007
I’m learning more about relative position lately. I just realized a hidden benefit of having a maniac to your left, or even a player who will just compulsively stab at a flop on your left.
Not only can you check to him when you have a hand, expecting him to bet, you can also now realize [...]
Refreshed
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
It’s nice to sit down for two hours and have a nice big up session after being away for a week or so. The time away really did give me a fresh perspective. I’m not obsessing over every small pot, not making too many moves, and I’m not thinking about where my bankroll is every [...]
Tells and The Essense Of Poker
Friday, November 2, 2007
In the home game tonight, I busted out my first buy-in and then lost half of my second one, only to come back at the end and finish up about 3 buy-ins. I didn’t give up and get stupid, even with a small stack. I monitored stack sizes and played appropriately. Most of all, I [...]
